Set of Four Mies Van Der Rohe designed Knoll Dining Chairs c. 1981
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of four Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe designed dining chairs ( 3 MR 10 & 1 MR 20 ), made by Knoll circa 1981. These iconic chairs feature cantilevered tubular chrome fram...
Chrome
Jil Sander for Thonet S 64 P Serious 05 in Lacquered Wood an Webbing
By Thonet
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jil Sander for Thonet S 64 P Serious in Lacquered Wood and Leather. New, current production. With the JS . THONET signature collection, she has taken the most famous tubular steel c...
Steel
$4,466 / item
Tom Sofa Designed by Ahmet Kaleli
By Norde
Located in Alemdağ, TR
The TOM Sofa by Norde, designed by Ahmet Kaleli, is a contemporary leather sofa defined by its minimalist structure and refined industrial character. Featuring a polished metal frame...
Chrome
"Wassilly Chair" by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, in red leather, 1960s design
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Milano, IT
Original Wassilly B3 armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, designed in the 1960s. Steel frame, red genuine leather straps, excellent vintage condition, polished steel, some signs of...
Steel
B3 Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer, 1960s, set of 2
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Correggio, IT
Pair of Wassily armchairs designed by Marcel Breuer made of black leather and chromed metal tubular frame. The Wassily B3 Chair is an icon of twentieth-century modernism, ideal for f...
Steel
Pair of Contemporary S 35 Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Norwalk, CT
Where the leather bends upwards, two curved cutouts add visual interest and create a smooth hinge.
Chrome
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Chaise Longue LC4 for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
An icon of style and timeless elegance, the "LC4" chaise longue was designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in the 1928. The item we present here is the edit...
Metal
$2,796 / item
Tom Armchair Designed by Ahmet Kaleli
By Norde
Located in Alemdağ, TR
The Tom Armchair is a refined interpretation of modernist design, combining sculptural clarity with contemporary craftsmanship. Its architectural metal frame, finished with polished ...
Chrome
Matteo Grassi Sofa Designersofa Italian Design Ledersofa Vintage Couch #0387
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
Matteo Grassi Designersofa Guter Zustand. Minimale Gebrauchsspuren am Holzrahmen Nichtraucherhaushalt Keine Haustiere Leder ist im tadellosen Zustand. Abmessungen: Breite...
Leather, Wood
$578Sale Price|20% Off
Egon Eiermann SE119 architect chair, Germany, 1961
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This SE 119 chair, designed in 1958 by the architect & designer Egon Eiermann for Wilde + Spieth in Germany. It was designed for the New Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, a building ...
Leather, Beech
Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand & Le Corbusier Grand Comfort Lounge Chairs
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Dallas, TX
The minimalist and incredibly comfortable 'LC3' series chairs designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina. Large and in-charge, the 'LC3 - Fauteuil ...
Chrome
Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Cassina, Atelier International
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 club chair by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s black leather with white and ...
Steel
Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Cassina, Atelier International
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 club chair by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s gray leather with white, grey...
Steel
Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Atelier International, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 pair of club chairs by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s black and gray leath...
Steel
Design-Klassiker Brühl Moule in Schwarz, Metallgestell, guter Zustand
By Brühl
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
Hersteller & Design Marke: Brühl Modell: Moule (2-Sitzer) Designer: Addy W. H., 1995 Herkunft: Deutschland Beschreibung Dieses Brühl Moule 2-Sitzer Sofa in tiefschwarzem Led...
Metal
1930thies dinning room set from PEL by Serge Chermayeff table and 6 chairs
By Serge Chermayeff
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1930thies dinning room set from PEL by Serge Chermayeff table and 6 chairs
Chrome
Early Thonet S533 RF Cane Weißenhof Armchair Chair Mies van der Rohe Set of 2
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage armchairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed by Mies van der Rohe and knowned by the name Weißenhof Chair.This pair were produced by Thonet with the Mode...
Steel, Chrome
Black Mucke Melder Armchair and Ottoman, 1930s Czechia
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Steel, Chrome
Red Mucke Melder Armchair and Ottoman, 1930s Czechia
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Steel, Chrome
White Mucke Melder Armchair and Ottoman, 1930s Czechia
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Steel, Chrome
Old Danish Police Club, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Authentic Danish Police Club used in service during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Its made from a thick rubber-like material, has cork stoppers that allow to adjust the clubs weight with s...
Leather, Cork
ClassiCon Eileen Gray Daybed Original Vintage Day Bed
By Eileen Gray
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Vintage daybed with the name Day Bed by Eileen Gray. Manufactured by Classicon. Classic all time piece of furniture by the original producer. Black leather and chrome tubular steel ...
Steel, Chrome
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Red Barcelona Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1972, Set of 2
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 2 Barcelona lounge chair, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and leather. Excellent vintage co...
Chrome
3 Armchairs mod. LC 1 1970s Le Corbusier - Cassina -Made in ITALY
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
The 3 armchairs model LC1 by Le Curbusier is reproduced by Cassina in Italy, in the 1980s, are in perfect condition and there is the possibility to buy 1 at € 1,200.00 , 2 at € 2,20...
Steel
$2,237Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Tubular Chrome Dresser Set, 1940s
By Heteka
Located in Karis, Nyland
A very rare dresser manufactured by Heteka (Helsingin Teräshuonekalutehdas) in Finland in the 1940’s. The model PÖ305 was firstly introduced in Heteka’s 1941 cataloque and became an ...
Steel, Chrome
$1,137Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid Century Chrome Lounge Chair By Viliam Chlebo For Kodreta, Czechoslovakia
By Viliam Chlebo
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful and stylish lounge chair designed by Viliam Chlebo and produced by Kodreta in Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. The sleek frame is crafted from bent chrome tubing, supportin...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Carafe/Vase by Carl Auböck 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful mid-century minimalist vase or carafe, "tuberculin flask", designed and executed by Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. This piece is made of clear blown glass and features a ha...
Leather, Glass
$14,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Early Barcelona Chair by Mies Van Der Rohe by Stiegler 1950s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Aachen, NW
These rare Barcelona chairs were designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 for the famous Barcelona pavillon and produced by Stiegler in the 1950s. Stiegler was a small company who c...
Stainless Steel
$2,331Sale Price|20% Off
Mies Van der Rohe style Black green Daybed, Mid-century
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Valladolid, ES
The armrests open outwards and are upholstered in imitation leather and finished with studs. The rectangular cushion or mattress rests on a slatted base and is newly upholstered in b...
Wrought Iron
Sven Markelius modernist stacking chair mint condition 1931 flat seat rare
By Bodafors, Sven Markelius, SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in Forest, BE
Original, minimal and elegant lightweight confortable stacking chair by modernist architect Sven Markelius. Designed and produced for the orchestra of the Helsingborg theater in Swed...
Faux Leather, Birch
CASBAH Chair Iron , wool Mexican Contemporary Design by Nomade Atelier
By Nomade Atelier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Striking modern minimalist chair, a true statement piece for contemporary interiors. Crafted with a sleek metal frame and a geometric, industrial-inspired design, this chair combines...
Metal
Series04 Floor Lamp Nickel-Plated Brass Adjustable Goatskin Shade Suede trim
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in polished nickel-plated finish, goatskin parchment shade with ultrasuede trim, hand-dyed braided cotton cord. Adjustable height from 38"H to 63"H. Allen key in...
Brass
Avant-Garde Cantilever Armchair by SAB, Prague – Design by Josef Havlíček
Located in Berlin, DE
Avant-Garde Cantilever Armchair by SAB, Prague, ca. 1932 – Design by Josef Havlíček This avant-garde cantilever armchair was produced around 1932 by the Prague-based manufacturer SA...
Steel, Iron, Nickel
$1,557Sale Price|20% Off
Metalarte. Hollywood Regency and Space Age style table lamp, Spain, 1960s
By Metalarte
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Base and structure in golden chrome, finished in genuine chocolate brown leather and white methacrylate/plastic shade. A good example of Spanish design in the Bauhaus and Le Corbusie...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$1,445Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp by Josef Frank for Kalmar, 1930s
By Josef Frank
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Large brass table lamp. Designed by Josef Frank and manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in the 1930s. Two E27 sockets. Original silk shade.
Brass
Mid Century Mies van der Rohe Style Chaise Longe in Holly Hunt Great Plains
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Miami, FL
Original Vintage Midcentury chaise lounge rendered in a driftwood stained oak frame polished steel legs leather bolster cushion and strapping with a Holly Hunt Great Plains upholster...
Steel
Contemporary Ceramic Handmade Table Side Lamp, White
Located in Carballo, ES
The design of this lamp is unique and the material is the most durable. This lamp could last generations sharing between each other. It is electrified for both the United States and ...
Brass
$1,165Sale Price|20% Off
1932, Cor Alons, Hairpin Seat in Chrome and Grey Vinyl
By Cor Alons
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Metal, Chrome
$1,352Sale Price|37% Off
1935, W.H. Gispen, by Gispen Culemborg, 413 Easy Chair in Original Black Vinyl
By Gispen Culemborg, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Metal, Chrome
A Set of 4 BRUTALIST CHAIRS by MICHEL MILLERET, Pierre Chapo Style, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A powerful and rigorous set of 4 chairs in massive elm and dark brown leather, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Forme Libre, geometrical structures in thick pieces of massive elm ...
Leather, Elm
Set of 2 Vintage MR10 Chairs by Mies van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1970s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Milano, IT
These vintage chairs are iconic, with frames that draw inspiration from Marcel Breuer, a fellow Bauhaus designer. Crafted with thick leather and supported by chrome tubular frames in...
Chrome
$5,040Sale Price|40% Off
Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In designing the space, they were assisted by three young men -- William Katavolos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelley -- whom they had hired to help design their first efforts at furni...
Fiberglass, Rosewood
The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furniture — sofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
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The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism.
The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.
Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.