$7,200 / set
H 31 in W 22 in D 20 in
Pair of Mies van der Rohe for Knoll 'Brno' White Leather and Chrome Tube Armchai
By Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century 'Brno' armchairs with chrome tube frames and white leather upholstery
Metal, Chrome
Brno Flat-Bar Chair Upholstered in Navy Velvet, White Frame
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Wilton, CT
Celebrated for its lean profile, clean lines, and meticulous craftsmanship, the Brno Chair is an
Steel, Chrome
$3,341 / set
H 31.11 in W 22.84 in D 23.23 in
Pair of Knoll Studio “Brno Flat Bar” Armchairs in Chrome & White Leather
By Knoll
Located in Barrowford, GB
This is a sublime, immaculately-presented, original pair of “Brno Flat Bar” Armchairs with Arm Pads
Leather
Pair of Mid-Century Chrome and White Leather Armchairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of chrome Brno chairs with white leather upholstery (MIES VAN DER ROHE FOR KNOLL) (PRICED AS
Chrome
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 21.75 in D 22.5 in
Tubular Brno Arm Chair, Sabrina/White Leather Upholstery & Satin Chrome Frame
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Designed by Mies van der Rohe for his renowned Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno
Steel
STUNNING PAIR OF BLACK AND WHITE COWHIDE BRNO CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of vintage chrome frame knoll Brno chairs which have been fantastically reupholstered
Six White Leather Mies Van Der Rohe For Knoll Brno Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
A set of six mid century modern Brno chairs designed by Mies Van Der Rohe and made by Knoll
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Knoll Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe in White
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
White leather chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll. Beautiful cantilevered chairs showing very
Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 22.75 in D 22.5 in
Mies Van Der Rohe Stainless Steel Brno Chairs by Knoll in Off-White Leather
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
The iconic Brno Chair by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll. This is a nearly new pair of chairs in high
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 31.11 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
Set 8 Mies van der Rohe Knoll Brno Flat Bar 255 Cantilever Dining Chairs White
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Celebrated for its lean profile and clean lines, the Brno chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 31.11 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
Set 4 Mies van der Rohe Knoll Brno Flat Bar 255 Cantilever Dining Chairs White
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Celebrated for its lean profile and clean lines, the Brno chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 23.04 in D 20.87 in
1928, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll Brno Chair in Black Leather
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. Also available are Brno's in off-white. Weight 20 kg The width of the seat is 52 cm and the total
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.75 in
Set of Six Flatbar Brno Chairs by Knoll in New White Leather Upholstery
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Newly polished stainless steel and white leather upholstery. Six Brno chairs by Mies van der Rohe
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 31.5 in W 23 in D 17.5 in
Mies Van Der Rohe, Knoll Flat Bar Brno Chairs, Eggshell White Leather, Set of 4
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Mies Van Der Rohe, Knoll Flat Bar Brno Chairs in White Leather, Set of 4 Offered is a set of four
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Mid-Century Chrome and White Leather Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 chrome Brno chairs with white leather upholstery (MIES VAN DER ROHE FOR Knoll) (PRICED AS
Set of Eight Knoll Brno Flat Bar Chrome Chairs in White
By Knoll
Located in Bridport, CT
Perfect condition, set of eight almost unused Brno chairs for Knoll. Flat bar with arm pads.
Chrome
White Rock Quartz Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
White Rock Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture its divided into two parts.
Rock Crystal
$6,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33 in W 24 in D 24 in
Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Cantilever Dining Lounge Chairs Barbara Barry Boucle
By Thayer Coggin, Barbara Barry, Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of four signed Milo Baughman sculptural cantilever dining arm chairs newly professionally re-upholstered with very soft and textural high end luxury curly boucle fabric by Barbar...
Metal
$280 / item
H 35.43 in W 21.25 in D 17.71 in
Garden Or Dinning Armchairs in Black Wrought Iron. Indoor & Outdoor. Price/Piece
Located in Miami, FL
Garden armchairs in black wrought iron Handmade. Dining armchairs PRICE PER ITEM.
Wrought Iron
1 Fritz Hansen Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Arne Jacobsen swan chair. Design Arne Jacobsen, 1958. Designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, for which designer Arne Jacobsen was the architect, the Swan Chair (1958) p...
Naugahyde
Green ‘Me’ Table Lamp
By Hannah Simpson Studio
Located in London, GB
Green Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation. Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included. If you wou...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
$2,300 / set
H 35.25 in W 22.25 in D 24.25 in
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Knoll Style Brno Dining Chairs
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of four vintage dining chairs features unique flat chrome frame cantilever design, with rounded armrests, and comfortably padded seats. Unique scrolled top seat back and stu...
Chrome
$9,600 / set
H 31.5 in W 22.75 in D 22.5 in
Set of Eight, Ten or 12 Mies Van Der Rohe Tubular Brno Chairs by Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Highland, IN
These tubular Brno chairs by Mies van deer Rohe have stainless steel frames and are upholstered in Eames small dot fabric, giving a lighter, playful touch to an otherwise sober refin...
Stainless Steel
$800 / set
H 31.5 in W 22.75 in D 22.5 in
One Authentic Knoll Brno Chair by Mies Van Der Rohe in Black Leather
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
One black leather Brno chair with tubular frame and thin pad seat and back as was the original design. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by Knoll. Beautiful showing very little use. 800 per ...
Chrome
$560 / set
H 35.43 in W 21.25 in D 17.71 in
Set of 2 Garden or Dinning Armchairs in Black Wrought Iron, Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
Garden armchairs in black wrought iron Handmade. Dining armchairs.
Wrought Iron
Mies Van Der Rohe Thin Brno Chairs by Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
We think this version of Mies' Brno chair with it's thin seat and back is the most elegant and comes closest to his minimalist ideal. Upholstered in black leather, this pair is in go...
Stainless Steel
$2,200
H 26 in W 66 in D 28.25 in
2000s Richard Schultz for Knoll 1966 Series 3-Seater Outdoor Sofa w/ Beige Mesh
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Schultz 1966 three seat lounge chair with arms, originally designed by Richard Schultz in 1966. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in the 2000s. The l...
Aluminum, Steel
$5,387
H 27.56 in W 74.81 in D 31.5 in
Vico Magistretti "Maralunga" 3-seater re-upholstered sofa For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in The Hague, NL
If it's classic Italian style you're after, look no further! Maralunga 3-seater Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions t...
Fabric, Bouclé
Spanish Catalan Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Catalan Spanish carved walnut chest of drawers, highboy or console Country Provincial Chinffoniere was fashioned from solid walnut and features two drawers and two doors...
Walnut
$2,600 / set
H 20.28 in W 27.56 in D 13.98 in
French Nightstands with Drawers and Cabriole Legs, 1900s, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French bedside tables from the early 20th century with beautiful walnut top, drawer with a pair the bronze handles and cabriole legs. The tables have a beautiful carving on t...
Walnut
Mies Van Der Rohe Calfskin Brno Chairs Set of 4
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Saint Louis, US
A set of 4 Mies Van der Rohe Brno chairs fully reupholstered in a California alabaster cowhide. The intelligent creative eye of Van der Rohe makes the chairs appear as if they are fl...
Stainless Steel
Bar Cabinet by Gio Frigerio, Italy 1970s
By Frigerio
Located in New York, NY
Bar cabinet by Gio Frigerio. Red lacquer doors and mirrored interior. Makers label affixed to back.
Glass, Lacquer
As a company that produced many of the most famous and iconic furniture designs of the 20th century, Knoll was a chief influence in the rise of modern design in the United States. Led by Florence Knoll, the firm would draw stellar talents such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen into its compass. Their work would help change the face of the American home and office.
The company was formed in 1938 by the German immigrant Hans Knoll. He first worked with his fellow ex-pat, the Danish designer Jens Risom, who created furniture with flowing lines made of wood. While Risom served in World War II, in 1943 Knoll met his future wife, Florence Schust. She had studied and worked with eminent emigré leaders of the Bauhaus, including Mies, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. She won Knoll over with Bauhaus notions of industrial arts, and an aesthetic that featured flat and tubular metal frames and angular forms. When Hans died in a car crash in 1955, Florence Knoll was appointed head of the company. It was as much through her holistic approach to design — a core division of the firm was dedicated to planning office systems — as Knoll's mid-century modern furnishings themselves that she brought about the sleek and efficient transformation of the American workplace.
Today, classic Knoll furnishings remain staples of modern design collections and decor. A history of modern design is written in pieces such as the elegant Barcelona chair — created by Mies and Lilly Reich — Saarinen’s pedestal Tulip chair, Breuer’s tubular steel Wassily lounge chair and the grid-patterned Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia.
As you can see from the collection of these designs and other vintage Knoll dining chairs, sofas and tables on 1stDibs, this manufacturer's offerings have become timeless emblems of the progressive spirit and sleek sophistication of the best of modernism.
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.