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Butterfly Sling Chair

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Yellow Canvass Sling
Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Yellow Canvass Sling

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Yellow Canvass Sling

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Midcentury butterfly chair with yellow canvas sling seat. Clean, ready to use condition.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid Century  Butterfly Chair with Black Canvass Sling
Mid Century  Butterfly Chair with Black Canvass Sling

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Black Canvass Sling

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Midcentury butterfly chair with yellow canvas sling seat. Clean, ready to use condition.

Category

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Materials

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Butterfly Sling Hanging Chair - temporarily out of stock
Butterfly Sling Hanging Chair - temporarily out of stock

Butterfly Sling Hanging Chair - temporarily out of stock

By Joanina and David Pastoll

Located in Johannesburg, ZA

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Mid Century CastIron Butterfly Chairs With Canvas Slings - a Pair
Mid Century CastIron Butterfly Chairs With Canvas Slings - a Pair

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Located in Esperance, NY

Introducing a remarkable pair of vintage Cast Iron Butterfly Chairs featuring durable canvas slings. Crafted with high-quality, heavy Cast Iron.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Vintage Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvass Sling Seat att. to Knoll
Vintage Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvass Sling Seat att. to Knoll

Vintage Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvass Sling Seat att. to Knoll

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Iconic Mid Century design lounge chair, attributed to Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, for Knoll. This example is in very good, clean, original, ready to use condition, the canvass sling shows ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Knoll Butterfly Chair with Custom Sling
Knoll Butterfly Chair with Custom Sling

Knoll Butterfly Chair with Custom Sling

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H 33 in W 32 in D 24 in

Knoll Butterfly Chair with Custom Sling

By Knoll

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Iconic Knoll butterfly chair with custom-made sling. The Fabric used to make the sling is vintage and is backed in linen.

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Vintage Leather Butterfly Chairs, Pair
Vintage Leather Butterfly Chairs, Pair

Vintage Leather Butterfly Chairs, Pair

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H 35.44 in W 33.08 in D 22.84 in

Vintage Leather Butterfly Chairs, Pair

Located in Lábatlan, HU

Vintage elephant leather "Butterfly Chairs”. Original leather sling with nice brown patina, circa 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Three Butterfly Sling Chairs by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll
Three Butterfly Sling Chairs by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll

Three Butterfly Sling Chairs by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Ferndale, MI

Three Butterfly Sling Chairs by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll

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Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs

Knoll Hardoy Vintage BFK Butterfly Sling Chairs with New Leather
Knoll Hardoy Vintage BFK Butterfly Sling Chairs with New Leather

Knoll Hardoy Vintage BFK Butterfly Sling Chairs with New Leather

By Knoll

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Knoll or Hardoy BFK wrought iron butterfly chairs with leather slings. Brand new thick leather four piece slings, with heavy duty stitching, brass rivets and hand rubbed aged finish.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Jorge Ferrari, Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chair for Knoll International, 1960
Jorge Ferrari, Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chair for Knoll International, 1960

Jorge Ferrari, Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chair for Knoll International, 1960

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Munster, NRW

very rare edition with a stainless steel sling frame and leather seating... J. Hardoy for Knoll International in the 1960ties nice vintage condition with perfect patina

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Materials

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1960s Butterfly Sling Chair and Ottoman in Saddle Leather by William Katavolos
1960s Butterfly Sling Chair and Ottoman in Saddle Leather by William Katavolos

1960s Butterfly Sling Chair and Ottoman in Saddle Leather by William Katavolos

By William Katavolos

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Rare and very sought after 1960s swivel sling chair by William Katavolos for Leathercrafter. Made from forged iron and saddle leather. Great patina and a few minor scuffs and scratch...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Butterfly Chairs, New Hair-On Cowhide Leather Covers, Hardoy Design for Knoll
Butterfly Chairs, New Hair-On Cowhide Leather Covers, Hardoy Design for Knoll

Butterfly Chairs, New Hair-On Cowhide Leather Covers, Hardoy Design for Knoll

By Bonet, Kurchan, and Hardoy, Knoll

Located in Kansas City, MO

Vintage Knoll Hardoy BFK butterfly sling chairs with new tan cowhide leather.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

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Vintage Pair of Leather Sling Butterfly Chairs
Vintage Pair of Leather Sling Butterfly Chairs

Vintage Pair of Leather Sling Butterfly Chairs

Located in Hixson, TN

A nice quality pair of butterfly chairs in the style of Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy.

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Vintage 1960s Unknown Chairs

Mid Century Butterfly Chairs with Canvas Slings, a Pair
Mid Century Butterfly Chairs with Canvas Slings, a Pair

Mid Century Butterfly Chairs with Canvas Slings, a Pair

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Esperance, NY

Very nice pair of Butterfly chairs with canvas slings. The slings have been replaced recently and are made out of cotton.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas

BKF Hardoy for Knoll Butterfly Chair with New Cowhide Sling
BKF Hardoy for Knoll Butterfly Chair with New Cowhide Sling

BKF Hardoy for Knoll Butterfly Chair with New Cowhide Sling

By Knoll, Bonet, Kurchan, and Hardoy

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Hardoy for Knoll Butterfly Chair that date to the mid-60's. New Cowhide Sling gives it a fun look and feel!

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Rare 1960s William Katavolous Sculptural Leather Swivel Sling Butterfly Chair
Rare 1960s William Katavolous Sculptural Leather Swivel Sling Butterfly Chair

Rare 1960s William Katavolous Sculptural Leather Swivel Sling Butterfly Chair

By William Katavolos

Located in Hudson, NY

Rare 1960s wrought iron and heavy luggage tan leather hide sling chair designed by William Katavolous and made by Leathercraft. A great modern design that is very comfortable.

Category

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Materials

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Vintage Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron Butterfly Sling Lounge Chair Frame
Vintage Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron Butterfly Sling Lounge Chair Frame

Vintage Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron Butterfly Sling Lounge Chair Frame

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron Butterfly Sling Lounge Chair Frame (no seat). Circa Mid 20th Century.

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Pair of Hardoy Style Folding Leather Butterfly Chairs
Pair of Hardoy Style Folding Leather Butterfly Chairs

Pair of Hardoy Style Folding Leather Butterfly Chairs

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in New York, NY

Nice vintage pair of leather sling butterfly chairs. Saddle leather slings rest in wrought iron superstructure.

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Set of 4 Butterfly Sling Chairs

Set of 4 Butterfly Sling Chairs

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H 33 in W 31 in D 29 in

Set of 4 Butterfly Sling Chairs

By Knoll

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Set of four Mid-Century Modern butterfly sling lounge stacking outdoor suitable chairs.

Category

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Knoll Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chairs 1954 brown leather
Knoll Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chairs 1954 brown leather

Knoll Hardoy Butterfly Sling Chairs 1954 brown leather

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in Dallas, TX

Early pair of Knoll Hardoy butterfly chairs with beautiful original patinated cognac leather slings.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Pair of Early Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs
Pair of Early Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs

Pair of Early Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs

By Knoll, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in New Windsor, NY

Old BKF iron frames with new Vermillion duck cloth sling seat covers. Clean and room ready, circa 1950. Measures: 36" high x 31" wide x 31" deep. 27" wide at narrowest point.

Category

Vintage 1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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2 Mid-Century Modern Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs Algoma Cover Vintage Retro
2 Mid-Century Modern Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs Algoma Cover Vintage Retro

2 Mid-Century Modern Iron Butterfly Sling Chairs Algoma Cover Vintage Retro

By Knoll

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid 20th century Iron butterfly chairs attributed to Knoll. Features 2 sets of Algoma seat covers.   

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Unusual High Back Hardoy Style Butterfly Chair
Unusual High Back Hardoy Style Butterfly Chair

Unusual High Back Hardoy Style Butterfly Chair

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in New York, NY

Not often found form, Butterfly Sling Chair with exaggerated tall back. This example comes with the original canvas sling seat.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Iron Frame Butterfly Chair Frames, A Pair
Iron Frame Butterfly Chair Frames, A Pair

Iron Frame Butterfly Chair Frames, A Pair

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H 34 in W 28.25 in D 30 in

Iron Frame Butterfly Chair Frames, A Pair

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Bonet, Kurchan, and Hardoy, Knoll

Located in New Windsor, NY

A very good and early pair of iron frame butterfly sling chairs. The original design dates to the late 1930s and rediscovered and produced by Knoll years later.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Classic Modernist Hardoy "Butterfly" Chair Sling, Knoll
Classic Modernist Hardoy "Butterfly" Chair Sling, Knoll

Classic Modernist Hardoy "Butterfly" Chair Sling, Knoll

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic modernist, "Hardoy" sling chair also known as the "butterfly" chair designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy and originally made by Knoll from 1947 until 1950.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Black Canvas Sling Seat
Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Black Canvas Sling Seat

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Black Canvas Sling Seat

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Period midcentury butterfly chair, having a wrought iron frame and original black canvas sling seat.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Hardoy Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvas Sling Seat
Hardoy Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvas Sling Seat

Hardoy Butterfly Chair with Original Orange Canvas Sling Seat

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in New York, NY

Hip sling chair with vintage orange canvas sling seat, on wrought iron frame.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Leather Butterfly Hardoy Lounge Chair
Leather Butterfly Hardoy Lounge Chair

Leather Butterfly Hardoy Lounge Chair

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H 34 in W 31 in D 31 in

Leather Butterfly Hardoy Lounge Chair

By Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Classic vintage leather "Hardoy" butterfly lounge chair. Tan leather sling seat, on black wrought iron frame.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Nice Leather Hardoy Butterfly Chair
Nice Leather Hardoy Butterfly Chair

Nice Leather Hardoy Butterfly Chair

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H 35 in W 28 in D 30 in

Nice Leather Hardoy Butterfly Chair

By Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Nice period Hardoy leather sling butterfly chair, with wrought iron frame. This example has a particularly attractive patina, stylish, chic, clean and ready to use.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Hardoy Tan Leather Butterfly Chair
Hardoy Tan Leather Butterfly Chair

Hardoy Tan Leather Butterfly Chair

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H 33.5 in W 32 in D 24 in

Hardoy Tan Leather Butterfly Chair

By Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Iconic Jorge Ferrari- Hardoy design butterfly tan leather sling chair. Originally designed in 1938, and produced by Knoll from 1947-1973.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

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Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Black Wrought Iron "Butterfly" Sling Stool, 1950s
Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Black Wrought Iron "Butterfly" Sling Stool, 1950s

Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Black Wrought Iron "Butterfly" Sling Stool, 1950s

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll

Located in Bainbridge, NY

The Hardoy, butterfly chair and sling stool were designed by Argentinian architect Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy in 1937.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Butterfly  Chair
Vintage Butterfly  Chair

Vintage Butterfly Chair

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A beautiful butterfly/sling chair also known as a "Hardoy" chair after the original 1938 design by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Antonio Bonet and Juan Kurchan.

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20th Century American Chairs

1950's Charles Pinnell Leather Sling Butterfly Chair
1950's Charles Pinnell Leather Sling Butterfly Chair

1950's Charles Pinnell Leather Sling Butterfly Chair

Located in New York, NY

Early Leather Sling Iron Butterfly chair by Charles Pinnell.Solid iron frame supports heavy weight calf leather sling.

Category

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Materials

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1970s Knoll Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Suede Leather Sling Chair
1970s Knoll Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Suede Leather Sling Chair

1970s Knoll Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Suede Leather Sling Chair

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Huddersfield, GB

Vintage Knoll butterfly chair. Designer: Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll.

Category

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Materials

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Pair Mid-Century Butterfly Chairs with New White Slings
Pair Mid-Century Butterfly Chairs with New White Slings

Pair Mid-Century Butterfly Chairs with New White Slings

By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy

Located in Asheville, NC

Two vintage butterfly chairs with new white slings, in the style of Jorge Ferrari Hardoy for Knoll.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

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The Django ottoman is a sculptural living object that brings its eclectic personality into any space. Exhibiting a sleek yet playful nature, Django also has a practical side and is a...

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2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Jacquard

Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone

Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone

By Gervasoni, Paola Navone

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant

Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade

Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade

By Adam Otlewski

Located in Ozone Park, NY

Solid machined brass, hand-stitched accordian folded goatskin parchment shade with diffuser. Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its na...

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2010s American Bauhaus Flush Mount

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Brass

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Located in Roma, Lazio

A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

$7,485 / item

H 87 in W 59 in D 18 in

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

Located in Westwood, NJ

Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

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Wood

Brazilian Rosewood & Leather Sling Chair and Ottoman by Sergio Rodrigues for ISA
Brazilian Rosewood & Leather Sling Chair and Ottoman by Sergio Rodrigues for ISA

Brazilian Rosewood & Leather Sling Chair and Ottoman by Sergio Rodrigues for ISA

By Sergio Rodrigues

Located in Chattanooga, TN

This Sergio Rodriguez Sheriff Chair and Ottoman were completely disassembled and each piece of rosewood was stripped, sanded and refinished in multiple coats of hand-buffed finishing...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric

By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sofa, reupholstered fabric, France, late 1970s The Croissant sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, epitomizes the organic and fluid design ...

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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Sofas

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Fabric

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Butterfly Sling Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the butterfly sling chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each butterfly sling chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer butterfly sling chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each butterfly sling chair bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made butterfly sling chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Knoll and Leathercraft are consistently popular.

How Much is a Butterfly Sling Chair?

Prices for a butterfly sling chair start at $475 and top out at $5,600 with the average selling for $1,225.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer. 

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Lounge-chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.