Mid-Century Modern Knoll Bertoia Wire Bar Counter Stool
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Single Knoll bar stool by Harry Bertoia. Seat pad labeled with tag and printed into the fabric Knoll.
Steel
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair with Seat Pad
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The design consists of a black and white powder-coated steel wire seat in the shape of a diamond. This example also features an orange upholstered seat pad.
Steel
$3,950 / set
H 42 in W 21 in D 21 in
Pair of Bertoia Bar Height Stools in Black with Volo Leather Seat Pad
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring delicate filigreed construction that's supremely strong, the airy seats of the Bertoia Seating Collection (1952) are sculpted out of steel rods and have a relaxed sit. The ...
Metal
$1,100
H 41 in W 19.75 in D 21.25 in
2011 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Bar Stools with Ivory Fabric Seat Pads
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Each stool measures 21.25 inches deep, 19.75 inches wide, and 41 inches tall. Their seat height is 30.25 inches. One of the stools has a stain on the seat, and the rest of the seat p...
Steel
$850
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
2005 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chairs in w/ Blue Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Their blue seat pads have some spots. Overall, these chairs are in good condition with light wear apparent.
Steel
$1,300 / set
H 24 in W 24.5 in D 22.75 in
2000s Pair of Harry Bertoia Diamond Child Size Lounge Chairs w/ Seat Pads
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both chairs have the Knoll logo stamped onto the back of their bases. The seat pads were a custom order and are upholstered in Knoll Textiles ‘Quark’ Fabric in the ‘Carbon’ c...
Steel
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair with Classic Boucle/Smoke Seat Pad & Black Frame
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in East Greenville, PA
Frame in black rilsan finish. Seat pad in Classic Boucle, Smoke. This piece works well in the living room and bedroom.
Steel
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair in Classic Boucle/Neutral Seat Pad & Black Frame
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in East Greenville, PA
Frame in black rilsan finish. Seat pad in Classic Boucle, Neutral. This piece works well in the living room and bedroom.
Steel
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair with Knoll Velvet/Wine Seat Pad & Rose Gold Frame
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in East Greenville, PA
Frame in limited edition 18K Rose Gold plated finish with clear laquer protective coating. Seat Pad in Knoll Velvet, Wine. This piece works well in the living room and bedroom.
Steel
Unavailable
H 23.5 in W 15.75 in D 14.5 in
Knoll Noguchi Cyclone Table and Matching Bertoia Chairs for Children Set
By Knoll
Located in Denver, CO
Early Noguchi cyclone table and Bertoia chairs with the original seat pads designed for Knoll.
Metal
Sold
H 28.75 in W 21.26 in D 22.84 in
Bertoia Side Chairs with Back & Seat Pads by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
The chairs are upgraded with a back pad and seat pad which are interchangeable. The pads are attachable to the shell with snaps.
Steel
Set of Harry Bertoia Childs Chairs, Original Knoll Orange Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Westport, CT
Two-six available Harry Bertoia childs chairs, white with black base, originals vintage with Knoll orange Pads, circa 1963.
Bertoia Side Chairs with Seat Pads c.2014-Price per chair
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chair made in Italy, seat pad made in U.S.A. CREATOR Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Metal
Sold
H 29.5 in W 23 in D 21.25 in
Set of 4 Modern Harry Bertoia White Side Chairs with Vinyl Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Each chair boasts matching white vinyl seat pads with Knoll monograming on the underside.
Metal
Sold
H 29.5 in W 23 in D 21.25 in
Set of 4 Modern Harry Bertoia White Side Chairs with Vinyl Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Each chair boasts matching white vinyl seat pads with Knoll monograming on the underside.
Metal
Sold
H 30.5 in W 21 in D 18 in
Vintage Mid-Century Black Knoll Bertoia Side Chair, Original Yellow Seat Pad
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bertoia designed the patented diamond chair for Knoll in 1952. As a furniture designer, Bertoia is best known for the diamond chair and the bird chair, a high-backed model developed ...
Iron
Mid-Century Knoll Bertoia Wire Chairs in White with Red Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are Harry Bertoia for Knoll vintage side chairs. These authentic examples are icons of Mid-Century modern design, and are still being produced to this day. The...
Sold
H 29.14 in W 20.87 in D 25.6 in
Vintage Black Original Harry Bertoia Chair by Knoll International, 1950 Red Seat
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage black original Bertoia chair, with red seat pad, designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in the 1950s.With a red vinyl cousin.
Metal
Set of 10 Dining Chairs with Custom Seat Pads by Harry Bertoia
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of 10 dining chairs in welded steel with seat pads by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, American 1970's Custom brown calf hide seats
Sold
H 30.5 in W 33 in D 26 in
Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Chairs with Custom Leather Seat Pads
Located in Sacramento, CA
Pair of black mid-century modern diamond lounge chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll with custom-made brown leather seat pads.
Metal
Vintage Black Original Bertoia Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage black original Bertoia chair, with red seat pad, designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in the 1950s.
Steel
Four Mid-Century Modern Bertoia White Wire Side Chairs
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
Classic Mid-Century Modern white wire Bertoia side chairs with blue seat pads. They are all in wonderful vintage condition.
Wire
Pair of Custom Diamond Bertoia Chairs for Knoll American Mid Century
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare pair of Harry Bertoia diamond chairs, with original seat pads and original chrome bases, we have the tops sandblasted and powder coated in green, the seat pad,its not...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Bertoia Childs Chairs
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Harry Bertoia for Knoll , original pair of Bertoia childs wire chairs , orange seat pads still in place , black bases , white tops .
Sold
H 28.35 in Dm 35.83 in
Original Saarinen Knoll Studio Marble Tulip Dining Table and Bertoia Wire Chairs
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Highclere, Newbury
The chairs, are also much more comfortable to sit in with the seat pads which makes a surprising difference to the overall usability of Bertoia’s design.
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 24 in W 15.5 in D 15 in
Harry Bertoia Child's Chairs in White with Original Knoll Seat Pads, USA, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A universally recognized design, these Bertoia child's chairs have black bases and the original seat pads.
Steel
Sold
H 29.93 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Four Harry Bertoia for Knoll Wire Chairs with Original Seat Pads, USA, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A set of four original Harry Bertoia for Knoll white wire chairs with original green seat pads, USA, 1960s.
Metal
Sold
H 37.5 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
Modernist Set of 3 Bertoia Style Chrome Wire Bar Stools w Vinyl Pads Seats
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful set of three, chrome wire bar stools, with original vinyl seats, In the style of Harry Bertoia. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 21.5"...
Chrome
Bar Stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of ten counter chairs (as these are proper chairs) by Harry Betoia for Knoll International with black leather seat pads. In Bertoia's own words; 'If you look at these stools, th...
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 28.75 in Dm 59.85 in
Original Eero Saarinen Black Marble Tulip Dining Table and Bertoia Wire Chairs
By Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A Classic midcentury dining set comprising an original black Nero Marquina marble Eero Saarinen round tulip dining table matched to 6 original black Harry Bertoia wire chairs with or...
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Large Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair with Seat Pad for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Large Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair with Seat Pad for Knoll Seat Pad was not photographed - Maharam Dark Gray textured Fabric.
Sold
H 30.5 in W 21 in D 20 in
Set of six 1960s Harry Bertoia Side Chairs for Knoll with Original Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Sacramento, CA
Set of six 1960s wire mesh side chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Chairs have their original seat pads and most have their original slides.
Metal
Mid-Century Bertoia Chrome Wire Side Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Harrogate, GB
1950s Bertoia side chair with original seat pad.
Pair of Harry Bertoia Bar Stools for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Stylish set of two vintage bar stools designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Black leather seat pads. Condition is excellent.
Leather
Pair of Vintage Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome diamond chairs designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Original seat pads with Knoll tags available.
Steel
Set of Four Harry Bertoia Chairs With Yellow Seat Pads for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Very nice set of four classic Bertoia chairs for Knoll with original yellow vinyl seat pads.
Metal
Sold
H 30.5 in W 21 in D 20 in
Pair of 1971 Harry Bertoia Side Chairs for Knoll with Original Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Sacramento, CA
Pair of 1971 wire mesh side chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Chairs have their original seat pads and most have their original slides.
Metal
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Five Harry Bertoia Chrome Wire Dining Chairs by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Mateo, CA
Set of five Harry Bertoia side chairs manufactured by Knoll. These chairs date to around 1970. They have a chrome finish. The chairs have black vinyl seat pads. The pads are Knoll re...
Chrome
Arthur Umanoff Bar Height Swivel Stools
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have 2 of these rare rotating, counter height stools by Arthur Umanoff. These stools are thoughtfully crafted with a steel frame, birch seat, and jute wrapped around the seat back...
Cut Steel
1960s "Skyscraper" Design Velvet Sectional Sofa
Located in New York, NY
1960s "Skyscraper" design velvet sectional sofa. There are eight sections to the sofa (including the two ottomans). Original upholstery. 2 Ottomans: 36 squared x 16H 3 Corners: 34H ...
Velvet
Mid Century Harry Bertoia for Knoll Black Wire Side Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Harry Bertoia for Knoll Black Side Chair No label present. Black Metal with original vinyl cushion. Visible use and wear. Dimensions: 30 h x 20.75 w x 22.75...
Metal
$935Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 21.26 in D 18.9 in
Knoll Bertoia Bar Stool with Beautiful Original Cushion, 1970
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oirlo, LI
Knoll Bertoia bar stool with beautiful original cushion, 1970 The Bertoia side chair is available with a seat cushion. The frame is a welded steel construction with bars in chrome ...
Chrome
$950 / item
H 29.25 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
C. 2022 Grazia & Co Diiva Swivel Counter Stool in Orange 7x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Upholstered Diiva Swivel Counter Stool, designed by Grazia Materia for Grazia & Co. in Australia in 2014. These examples were produced ca. 2022. The listed price includes ...
Brass, Steel
$2,200 / set
H 43 in W 21.75 in D 22 in
2014 Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bar Stools with Black Leather Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic pair of Bertoia bar stools, model 428C, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to 2014, and the listed price incl...
Steel
$2,200 / set
H 41 in W 21.25 in D 19 in
2010s Pair of Harry Bertoia Wire Bar Stools with Leather Pads with Chrome Frames
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Bertoia Stools, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the 2010s. Their design consists of a welded...
Steel
$12,360 / item
H 30.32 in W 133.86 in D 38.19 in
Sectional Sofa Upholstered in Velvet with an Upholstered Plinth Base
Located in New York, NY
This generously proportioned modular sofa offers exceptional versatility and comfort through its thoughtfully designed components, all seamlessly upholstered in a cohesive material. ...
Upholstery, Velvet
Classic Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wire Iron Stool
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Mid-Century Modern bar or counter stool, right out of the Jetsons, Classic sculptural brass Bertoia like design seats. As well as geometric iron base design with elements of ...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bertoia For Knoll Wire Bar Stool
By Knoll
Located in Toledo, OH
Bertoia for Knoll wire chrome plated bar stool. Two are available. Price reflects one. Very solid and in very good condition. Remnants of a Knoll label was attached to the back of th...
Chrome
$5,450 / set
H 41 in W 22 in D 22 in
Set of Three Harry Bertoia Barstools for Knoll, Signed & New in Original Boxes
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your home or office space with this exquisite set of three Harry Bertoia barstools for Knoll. Crafted with impeccable attention to detail, these iconic chairs are both stylis...
Steel
$4,250 / set
H 41.5 in W 21.25 in D 21.5 in
Pair of Harry Bertoia Wire Barstools for Knoll With Red Pads, Signed
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of modern elegance to your home with this exquisite Pair of Harry Bertoia Wire Barstools for Knoll With Red Pads, Signed. Crafted with precision and artistry, these iconi...
Steel
Stool by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Inc, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in bruxelles, BE
Black metal stool designed by Harry Bertoia. Seat height 77cm. Wear due to time and age of the stool. For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal
$2,300
H 38.25 in W 22.25 in D 19.75 in
2011 Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Counter Stools w/ Ivory Fabric Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of 427C Counter Stools, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA during 2011. The stools are comprised...
Steel
Sculptor, furniture and jewelry designer, graphic artist and metalsmith, Harry Bertoia was one of the great cross-disciplinarians of 20th-century art and design and a central figure in American mid-century modernism. Among furniture aficionados, Bertoia is known for his chairs such as the wire-lattice Diamond chair (and its variants such as the tall-backed Bird chair) designed for Knoll Inc. and first released in 1952.
As an artist, he is revered for a style that was his alone. Bertoia’s metal sculptures are by turns expressive and austere, powerful and subtle, intimate in scale and monumental. All embody a tension between the intricacy and precision of Bertoia’s forms and the raw strength of his materials: steel, brass, bronze and copper.
Fortune seemed to guide Bertoia’s artistic development. Born in northeastern Italy, Bertoia immigrated to the United States at age 15, joining an older brother in Detroit. He studied drawing and metalworking in the gifted student program at Cass Technical High School. Recognition led to awards that culminated, in 1937, in a teaching scholarship to attend the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Bloomfield Hills, one of the great crucibles of modernism in America.
At Cranbrook, Bertoia made friendships — with architect Eero Saarinen, designers Charles and Ray Eames and Florence Schust Knoll and others — that shaped the course of his life. He taught metalworking at the school, and when materials rationing during World War II limited the availability of metals, Bertoia focused on jewelry design. He also experimented with monotype printmaking, and 19 of his earliest efforts were bought by the Guggenheim Museum.
In 1943, he left Cranbrook to work in California with the Eameses, helping them develop their now-famed plywood furniture. (Bertoia received scant credit.) Late in that decade, Florence and Hans Knoll persuaded him to move east and join Knoll Inc. His chairs became and remain perennial bestsellers. Royalties allowed Bertoia to devote himself full-time to metal sculpture, a medium he began to explore in earnest in 1947.
By the early 1950s Bertoia was receiving commissions for large-scale works from architects — the first came via Saarinen — as he refined his aesthetic vocabulary into two distinct skeins. One comprises his “sounding sculptures” — gongs and “Sonambient” groupings of rods that strike together and chime when touched by hand or by the wind. The other genre encompasses Bertoia’s naturalistic works: abstract sculptures that suggest bushes, flower petals, leaves, dandelions or sprays of grass.
As you will see on these pages, Harry Bertoia was truly unique; his art and designs manifest a wholly singular combination of delicacy and strength.
Find vintage Harry Bertoia sculptures, armchairs, benches and other furniture and art 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.