Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available Sold par piece 1250€.
Vintage 1970s European Armchairs
Chrome
Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available Sold par piece 1250€.
Chrome
Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available Sold par piece 1200€.
Chrome
Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available Sold par piece 1200€.
Chrome
Pair of China red lacquered “Diamond” chairs by Harry Bertoia, 1950
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of China red lacquered “Diamond” chairs by Harry Bertoia. Production: Knoll, 1950s Dimensions: 90 W x 70 H x 74 D cm Sold as set of 2.
Metal
Early Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia, White and Dark Red Enameled Metal, c. 1956
Located in Berlin, DE
Early diamond chair by Harry Bertoia in white and dark red enameled metal.
Metal
Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Bertoia Small Diamond Chairs, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952.
Steel
Diamond Chair by Harry BERTOIA, KNOLL INTERNATIONAL
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Original Diamond Chairs, designed by Harry Bertoia. U.S.A., Knoll International, 1970s Early production Diamond chairs in white and black painted metal with rust-orange velvet pads.
Metal
Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in bruxelles, BE
Armchair in metal and blue fabric by Harry Bertoia. Large Diamond model. Seat height: 39 cm. Wear due to time and age. For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Bill Bertoia
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of iconic chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Diamond chairs in a dark blue knoll fabric indicating they are from mid to late seventies.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of White Mid Century Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll USA, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of white mid century diamond chairs in lacquered metal by Harry Bertoia produced by Knoll USA, 1950s.
Metal
Early Knoll Bertoia Large Diamond Chair with Original Mustard Upholstery, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional early-production Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates, circa late 1950s.
Steel, Chrome
Diamond lounge chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hilversum, NL
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Steel
Set of 2 Diamond chairs, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Metal
Pair of Early Harry Bertoia Black Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
These iconic chairs were first designed in the 1950s by Harry Bertoia with a collaboration with Knoll that became one of the most celebrated mid century pieces of furniture. The chai...
Metal
Harry Bertoia White Wire Diamond Lounge Chair for Knoll (B)
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white plastic coated welded wire diamond lounge chair with a contrasting satin black base and sunflower yellow leatherette seat pad .
Steel, Wire
Harry Bertoia White Wire Diamond Lounge Chair for Knoll (A)
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white plastic coated welded wire diamond lounge chair with a contrasting satin black base and sunflower yellow leatherette seat pad .
Steel, Wire
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair with Seat Pad
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International.
Steel
1971 Harry Bertoia Large Diamond Lounge Chair, Black Cushions & Frames (4x)
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Diamond Lounge Chair, originally designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Steel
Harry Bertoia "Diamond" Lounge Chair for Knoll, USA, 1980s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Hellouw, NL
A diamond lounge chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll with Kvadrat Fabric from the USA.
Metal
Mid Century Silver Diamond Wire Lounge Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of vintage mid century modern diamond wire lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) for Knoll are circa 1970.
Steel, Wire
Set of 4 Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Ready for Upholstery, USA, c. 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and limited set of "Diamond" chairs designed by the influential Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Metal
Harry Bertoia Early and Rare 'Pre-Production' Small Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Early production small diamond chair with a very usual double wire seat configuration, the typical wire structure is in place but an additional larger spaced wire seat frame is attac...
Wire
Mid-Century Modern Red Wire Diamond Lounge Patio Chair by Harry Bertoia Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll.
Wire
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Small Diamond Chair with Fabric Upholstery
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Small Diamond Chair, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952.
Steel
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair and Ottoman for Knoll, circa 1950's
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large diamond chrome chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Chrome
Authentic Bird Lounge Chair w/ Matching Ottoman, Harry Bertoia, Knoll, USA, 1960
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and limited "Bird" chair with matching ottoman designed by the influential Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Bouclé
$1,462Sale Price|20% Off
1970s MCM Knoll Poppy Orange Wool & Chrome Bertoia Diamond Armchair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
A history of modern design is written in pieces such as Mies’ elegant Barcelona Chair, Saarinen’s pedestal Tulip chair, Breuer’s tubular steel Wassily chair and the grid-patterned Di...
Chrome
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair with Black Seat Cushion
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International.
Steel
2010s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Small Diamond Lounge Chairs Grey Fabric & Chrome
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Bertoia Small Diamond Chairs, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952.
Steel
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chairs w/ Original White Covers
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare pair of large diamond lounge chairs, designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by knoll circa mid 1960s.
Steel
Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll 2016 Chrome Diamond Chairs with Seat Covers
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of classic Bertoia small chrome diamond lounge chairs, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 2 Lounge Chairs w/ Matching Ottomans, Harry Bertoia, Knoll, USA, c. 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and limited "Bird" chair designed by the influential Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Bouclé
2005 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chairs in w/ Blue Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are classic Bertoia Diamond Chairs, Model 421, initially designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Steel
2000s Pair of Harry Bertoia Diamond Child Size Lounge Chairs w/ Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of original Diamond Lounge Chairs in the children’s size, Model 421LS, initially designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Steel
2013 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Small Diamond Lounge Chair in Chrome w/ Fabric Seat
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Small Diamond lounge chair, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952.
Steel
Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel.
Steel
Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chair in Matte Black
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Stamford, CT
The result was a series of seating designs that felt as light and effortless as air itself. This Diamond Chair perfectly captures Bertoia’s early vision.
Metal, Steel
Bertoia Diamond Chair by Knoll, Mid-Century Modern, Circa 1970, Pair
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Wilton, CT
The Diamond Chair by Bertoia for Knoll has been among the most iconic design of the Mid-Century Modern period. It is an astounding achievement in furniture design, elevating an Indus...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Large Knoll Diamond Bertoia Lounge - Single
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Raleigh, NC
1960’s Large Knoll Diamond bertoia lounge designed by Harry Bertoia.
Metal, Chrome
Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Diamond Chair with Full Pad Cover C 1960/1970s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Chrome
Original pen drawing by HARRY BERTOIA, Bushes, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Although internationally celebrated for his iconic Diamond Chair (1952) for Knoll, Harry Bertoia always considered himself first and foremost an artist and sculptor.
Paper
Mid Century Silver Diamond Wire Lounge Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern diamond wire lounge chair designed by Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) for Knoll is circa 1970.
Steel, Wire
HARRY BERTOIA Original pen drawing, Mushroom, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Although internationally celebrated for his iconic Diamond Chair (1952) for Knoll, Harry Bertoia always considered himself first and foremost an artist and sculptor.
Paper
Set of 2 Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Ready for Upholstery, USA, c. 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and limited set of two "Diamond" chairs designed by the influential Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Metal
$1,096Sale Price|20% Off
Authentic Mid-Century Modern Knoll Style White Wire Chair – Diamond Lounge
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A stunning and timeless example of Mid-Century Modern design, this sculptural white wire lounge chair is an authentic piece by Knoll, designed by renowned Italian-American designer H...
Wire
Harry Bertoia Study for Wire Form, Rare / Experimental 1949
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Provenance: Wright Modernist 20th Century, auction 12/7/2003, Bertoia worked with the Eames' in California in the late 1940s to develop their wire form chairs. His involvement led...
Steel
Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Four, Welded / Coated version
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Four Avail. , ******NOTE*** PRICED PER CHAIR.....Welded & Coated Steel.
Steel
Bertoia — Mid-Century Visionary Abstraction, Unique Monotype, Signed
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Harry Bertoia, Untitled Abstraction, monotype, c. 1960, a unique impression.
Monotype
Chair Large Diamond by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, USA 1952.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Lounge Chair model " Large Diamond Chair " armchair with a black leather (skai) cushion on a chrome-plated metal frame Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, USA 1952.
Metal
Richard Schultz for Knoll White 'Petal' Coffee Table
By Richard Schultz, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This series was specifically designed to accompany the ‘Diamond’ chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Schultz was inspired by the plant Queen Anne’s Lace which is truly evident in the ...
Aluminum, Steel
Bird Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Customised in Black Fabric
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in San Lorenzo, Italy, he emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where he taught metalworking and became close with Charles and...
Steel
"Diamond" Chair, Harry Bertoia, Knoll Ready for Re-Upholstery, USA, c. 1960s
By Knoll
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare authentically vintage "Diamond" chair designed by the influential Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Metal
Model 2464 "Marketta" Chair by Asko, Finland 1950s
By Asko
Located in Utrecht, NL
Its design famously bears a striking resemblance to Harry Bertoia's iconic Diamond chair from 1952. While the designer of this model had been unknown for decades, as Asko’s archive m...
Fabric, Wood
$406 / item
50ties metal dining chair Belgium
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
These metal chairs have a beautiful design, the base of the chair reminds me of the design of Harry Bertoia diamond chair.
Metal
Vertial Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Lambertville, NJ
While at Knoll Associates, he created the famous wire Bertoia Collection. Among the designs for this collection was his Diamond Chair, which quickly became an iconic and commercially...
Paper, Monoprint
Three Sound Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Lambertville, NJ
While at Knoll Associates, he created the famous wire Bertoia Collection. Among the designs for this collection was his Diamond Chair, which quickly became an iconic and commercially...
Monoprint
Arne Dahlén chrome swivel dining chair (Sweden, 1960s)
By Arne Dahlén
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The wire frame construction places these chairs within a broader mid-century design movement that included contemporaries such as Harry Bertoia's Diamond Chair (Knoll, 1952) and Vern...
Chrome
Mid-Century Large Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Lisbon, PT
Mid-Century Modern large diamond chair by Harry Bertoia manufactured by Knoll International, Germany.
Steel
Pair of mid century "diamond" chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
This pair of "diamond" chairs by Harry Bertoia has blue upholstery and white metal frame on black legs.
Metal
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 33.47 in D 29.53 in
Vintage Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Set of 2
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cape Town, WC
Using industrial material while elevating the chair to the status of an art-work, Bertoia cemented the conversation around utility and aesthetics within the context of furniture desi...
Steel
Unavailable
H 28.25 in W 45.5 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful vintage large "Diamond" chairs by famed designer Harry Bertoia manufactured in the USA by Knoll.
Metal
Unavailable
H 28.25 in W 45.5 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful vintage large "Diamond" chairs by famed designer Harry Bertoia manufactured in the USA by Knoll in the 1970s.
Metal
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair with Red Wool Pad
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Harry Bertoia diamond chair with red wool pad manufactured by Knoll.
Stainless Steel
Pair of Large Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Beautiful pair of chrome large diamond chairs with upholstered covers by Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Chrome, Steel
Bertoia Diamond Chair by Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1972 Harry Bertoia diamond chair by Knoll International.
Stainless Steel
Unavailable
H 27.17 in W 44.1 in D 31.5 in
Harry Bertoia “Big Diamond” Chair for Knoll International, USA 1960
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Wilnis, UT
An impressive lounge chair designed by Harry Bertoia, manufactured by Knoll International in the USA around 1970.
Metal
Knoll Bertoia Wide Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Authentic wide version of the iconic Diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Steel
Unavailable
H 31 in W 32 in D 26.38 in
Pair of Vintage Midcentury Harry Bertoia for Knoll Black Diamond Wire Chairs
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
The diamond wire chair was designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Steel
Excellent Large Bertoia Diamond Chair by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Oisterwijk, NL
Vintage large Diamond Chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952.
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Bertoia Lounge Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hudson, NY
pr. of Diamond lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia [1915 - 1978] for Knoll Associates in 1951-52.
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
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of Mid-Century Modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
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 Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Steel
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair in Cato/Ivory Upholstery Full Cover & Black Frame
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Steel
"Diamond Chair" edited by Harry Bertoia for Knoll 1952.
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
"Diamond Chair" edited by Harry Bertoia for Knoll 1952.
"Diamond Chair" edited by Harry Bertoia for Knoll 1952.
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
"Diamond Chair" edited by Harry Bertoia for Knoll 1952.
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair in Cato/Hot Pink Upholstery Full Cover & Black Frame
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of Mid-Century Modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Steel
Unavailable
H 30 in W 33.5 in D 28.25 in
Bertoia Diamond Chair in Cato/Fire Red Upholstery Full Cover & Black Frame
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
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 Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in East Greenville, PA
Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs are among the most recognized achievements of mid-century modern design and a proud part of the Knoll heritage.
Steel
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 33.47 in D 28.75 in
Rare Bertoia diamond chairs with ottoman for Knoll International, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Harry Bertoia’s Diamond Chair, introduced in 1952, is a masterpiece of mid-century design.
Metal
Unavailable
H 30.63 in W 33.38 in D 27.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Knoll Diamond Bertoia Chair Reupholstered in Faux Leather
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Diamond chair Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll USA, d 1952 / c 1970s Reupholstered in faux leather + chrome 30 ⅝" h x 33 ⅜" w x 27 ¾" d x seat 16 ¼" h
Metal
Hairy Bertoia Diamond Chair
By Douglas Homer
Located in New York, NY
Harry Bertoia's timeless design has been classically revitalized by Douglas Homer to embody design, comfort and lots of oomph. These chairs are extremely comfortable and perfect for ...
Unavailable
H 28.25 in W 30 in D 33.5 in
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Modern "Diamond" Chairs by Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is an exclusive and authentic pair of a now one of a kind "Diamond" chair designed by artist sculptor Harry Bertoia for Knoll.
Metal
Willow
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bethesda, MD
c. 1960 Steel 52'' x 26'' Italian artist and furniture designer, Harry Bertoia, was 37 years old when he designed the patented Diamond chair for Knoll in 1952.
Steel
Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia, Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Utrecht, NL
Beautiful conditioned Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia by Knoll International.
Wrought Iron
Pair of Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Pair of white diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Original condition.
Metal
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.