"Culbuto" rocking chair
By Marc Held
Located in Paris, FR
Halfway between sculpture and functional object, the "Culbuto" chair embodies the utopian impulse of an era when design, freed from traditional constraints, explored new relationship...
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid Century French Modern Lacquered Sunburst Sideboard
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Marc Held**: - Known for his innovative use of materials and bold designs, Held's furniture often features sleek lines and functional forms. His Culbuto chair is a notable examp...
Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Pair of Culbuto Chairs by Marc Held for Knoll
By Marc Held
Located in PARIS, FR
The first prototype of the chair was sculpted from a solid block of balsa. 5 Prototypes of the Culbuto chair were presented in 1967 in Paris and they were an immediate hit; This al...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Mid-Century Marc Held Culbuto Chair with Ottoman for Knoll
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Marc Held was the first and only French designer by Knoll. The Culbuto chair was only produced for a short period of time (1967-1970) and only a handful exist.
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Space Age Culbuto Chairs by Marc Held for Knoll 1970
By Marc Held
Located in Naples, FL
A rare pair of playful space age chairs that rock in all directions. Le Petite Culbuto, 1970, for Knoll.
Leather, Fiberglass
Marc Held Culbuto Rocking Chair for Knoll
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Marc Held was the first and only French designer by Knoll. The Culbuto chair was only produced for a short period of time (1967-1970) and only a handful exist.
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Midcentury Marc Held Culbuto Rocking Chair with Ottoman for Knoll
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Marc Held was the first and only French designer by Knoll. The Culbuto chair was only produced for a short period of time (1967-1970) and only a handful exist.
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Pair of Culbuto Rocking Chairs by Marc Held, Knoll
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Culbuto rocking chairs by Marc Held, Knoll.
Sold
H 20.08 in W 19.69 in D 20.08 in
French Space Age Bar Cart with Bottle Holder by Marc Held for Prisunic, 1970s
By Prisunic, Marc Held
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Held’s designs, like the iconic "Culbuto" chair for Knoll, are celebrated for their practicality and playful yet sophisticated style.
Glass, Plastic
Marc Held
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Held for Knoll International: 'Culbuto' High-Back Rocking Chair and Ottoman. Short production run 1967 thru 1970 Rocking ottomans dimensions: 22" high 15.5 seating surface 29" w...
Fiberglass, Glass
1960s Culbuto Chairs by Marc Held for Knoll leather and fiberglass
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A pair of "Culbuto" chairs designed by French designer, Marc Held for Knoll in the 1960s.
Leather, Fiberglass
Marc Held Green Culbuto Chair for Knoll
By Marc Held
Located in Paris, FR
The "Culbuto chair" is a revolving and rocking seat on a convex base made in fiberglass.
Fabric, Foam, Fiberglass
Sold
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in L 27.56 in
Marc Held, Pair of Black Leather 'Culbuto' Chairs Éd Knoll Int, France, 1967
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Marc Held Pair of 'Culbuto' chairs éd. Knoll International France, 1967.
Leather, Fiberglass
Culbuto Rocking Chair by Marc Held Produced by Knoll in 1967
By Marc Held, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
The Culbuto Roking Chair is one the bestsellers in design history.
$2,300 / item
H 20.5 in W 14 in D 67 in
HIFI Vinyl LP Storage Bench / Record Shelf Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pete Deeble
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
This bench is the ideal solution to having records sitting all over your house and no place to sit. This is an original design, but with a strong influence of Mid Century Danish Mode...
Walnut
$59,195
H 64.57 in W 37.8 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury Modern Unique Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Unique bar cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth, in a strikingly decorative design with elegant details. Made from mahogany with floral motif inlays in birch and rosewood. Lighting inside. M...
Mahogany
IB Kofod Larsen Danish Rosewood Credenza
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century Rosewood credenza designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark, 1955. This sideboard features book-matched rosewood with four cabinet doors below four drawers. Upon opening, the ...
Rosewood
$7,300
H 37.41 in W 90.16 in D 2,026.78 in
Gio Ponti - Inspired - Sideboard - Macassar - 1960s - Italy
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Italian Macassar Sideboard with Brass Details, in the Style of Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, 1960s Cinematic glamour distilled to line and sheen — a collector’s piece of Italian mid-cen...
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Buffet Enfilade with Brass, 1960
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet enfilade from mid-century France made of wood with a beautiful rosewood. The design across the front emphasizes the burled ash and rosewood as well as lemon wood inlay. There ...
Brass
$25,000
H 32.25 in W 84.13 in D 22 in
Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare 1970s Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard with waterfall ends for Directional with brass tiles and book matched Burl wood doors. Interior laminated in black with adjustable shelves, ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Credenza Sideboard
Located in Baltimore, MD
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood credenza/sideboard circa 1960s. This smartly crafted credenza is a perfect collaboration of design and function. Featuring triple cabinet doors that open ...
Rosewood, Walnut
$16,171 / item
H 33.08 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
Italian Contemporary Architecture and Jungle Decor Wooden Sideboard
By Massimiliano Giornetti
Located in Scandicci, Florence
High lacquer black 6-door sideboard with jungle motif and cast brass handles. Brilliant vermilion interior detailing handcrafted in Florence Italy. Handmade wooden frame with tropica...
Brass
$6,160 / item
H 30.12 in W 62.6 in D 19.69 in
Italian Contemporary Green Murano Glass, Brass and Wood Dresser
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful dresser designed and handcrafted by us with structure and interior in solid wood, legs and finishes in brass and tops and decorations in emerald colored Murano glass. It i...
Brass
$8,250Sale Price|50% Off
H 36 in W 108 in D 24 in
French Art Deco, Large Sideboard, Ebonized Wood, Macassar, Lacquer, France 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
A palatial six door Macassar sideboard cabinet. This fine French custom cabinet has ebonized column sides and ebonized Feet supporting a satinwood six door front leading to a fully s...
Macassar, Satinwood
Paul McCobb, Irwin Collection for Calvin Wall Unit Hutch Credenza
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, two piece, walnut and brass, wall unit hutch credenza by Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture, Irwin Collection features a bottom credenza with recessed wall unit hut...
Brass
$13,800
H 37.41 in W 102.96 in D 20.08 in
Guillerme & Chambron Sideboard in Solid Oak and White Ceramic
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, sideboard, solid oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This charming sideboard, designed by the talented designer duo Guillerme et Chambron, stands out...
Oak, Ceramic
$25,000 / item
H 39 in W 118 in D 22 in
Brazilian Modern Caviuna Wood Credenza by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional credenza was designed in the 1950s by Giuseppe Scapinelli for a private residence in São Paulo and produced by the esteemed workshop Fábrica de Móveis Finos Zullo So...
Other, Brass
Guillerme & Chambron Sideboard in Solid Oak and Ceramic
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Saint Véran' credenza, solid oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This charming Saint Véran sideboard, designed by the talented designer duo Guillerm...
Oak, Ceramic
French Art Deco Six-Door Buffet in the Style of Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Gorgeous French Art Deco six-door buffet in the style of Jules Leleu. With beautiful rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlay along with stunning marquetry. The middle doors open to reveal...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
$7,699
H 46.86 in W 98.04 in D 16.93 in
1959 Dieter Waeckerlin Rosewood B60 sideboard /Highboard by Behr
By Dieter Waeckerlin, Behr
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rio Rosewood veneer - very good original condition - completely cleaned and refreshed !! - marked by Behr Swiss interior - inside is covered with a maple veneer with beautiful cont...
Chrome
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.