EA178 Loose Cushion Arm Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1979. We reupholstered and refoamed the loose cushion in a nubby brown/white boucle but kept the chair fabric original.
Fabric, Bouclé
Restored Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Custom New Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredibly vibrant and elegant edition of the classic Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman, circa 1960s-70s chair with original Herman Miller label.
Aluminum
1960s Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair with Down Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames lounge chair with down fill mix cushions. All original.
Leather
Sold
H 31.11 in W 32.29 in D 33.08 in
Vintage Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman Second Generation Feather Cushions Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
The Latex and feather cushions are incredibly comfortable and also take on a lovely wrinkled patina which is the aesthetic Charles & Ray Eames intended when they said they wanted the...
Leather, Rosewood
Sold
H 31.11 in W 32.29 in D 33.08 in
Vintage Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman Second Generation Feather Cushions Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
The Latex and feather cushions are incredibly comfortable and also take on a lovely wrinkled patina which is the aesthetic Charles & Ray Eames intended when they said they wanted the...
Leather, Rosewood
Sold
H 32 in W 31.25 in D 30 in
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Amazing Brazilian Rosewood, Newer HM Cushions
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
All Brazilian rosewood Eames chairs are not created equal. Just look at the stunning figuring in this set.
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 32 in W 31.25 in D 30 in
Vintage Rosewood Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with New Herman Miller Cushions
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is the best of both worlds: A 1970s original rosewood Eames chair and ottoman with new Herman Miller ivory cushions.
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Herman Miller Eames Lounge and Ottoman with Down Mix Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Herman Miller Eames Lounge and ottoman. All original. Gorgeous deep color and grains in the wood. Cushions made of down/feather/foam mix. In excellent condition with normal wea...
Leather
Early 60's Eames Lounge Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Red Leather eames chair in great condition. The cushion is half feathered half foam.
Rosewood
Sold
H 32 in W 32.75 in D 32.75 in
3rd Generation Eames Lounge Chair in Brazilian Rosewood and Oxblood Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Diego, CA
Complementing the wood is a set of supple oxblood leather cushions, providing the classic contrast that made the Eames Lounge Chair famous.
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 32.75 in D 32.75 in
Early Rosewood Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Herman Miller in Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This early (down-filled cushion) Eames chair is available new today in many wood finished.
Chrome
Time Life Executive Chair in Leather by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames Exceptionally generous in size, the Eames Executive Chair has deep cushions and padded arms--unmistakable hallmarks of a chair steeped in rich trad...
Leather, Upholstery
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Vintage Rosewood Ottoman
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames rosewood ottoman for the Eames lounge chair.
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 33 in D 32.5 in
Restored Rosewood Eames lounge Chair with New Herman Miller Leather Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Restored vintage Eames lounge and ottoman. Gorgeous rosewood shells outfitted with new black leather cushions from Herman Miller.
Leather
Sold
H 32 in W 32 in D 32 in
Restored Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Custom New Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredibly vibrant and elegant edition of the classic Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman, circa 1960s-70s chair with original Herman Miller label.
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 32.5 in D 33 in
Restored Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Custom New Cushions
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredibly vibrant and elegant edition of the classic Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman, circa 1960s-70s chair with original Herman Miller label.
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 33 in D 55 in
Charles Eames Rosewood for Herman Miller Lounge and Ottoman with Down Cushions
By Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Eames rosewood for Herman Miller lounge chair and ottoman with black leather down filled cushions.
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair with New Ivory Leather
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rose woodHerman Miller Eames lounge chair and new ivory cushions. In perfect condition.
Wood
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with New Ivory Leathe
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rosewood Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and new ivory cushions in perfect condition.
Wood
Sold
H 29.875 in W 19.5 in D 21.25 in
Red Herman Miller Eames Brown Cushioned DCW Molded Plywood Dining Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A reintroduced version of the Eames upholstered DCW chair produced by Herman Miller finished in red aniline and brown leather cushions on the back and seat rests.
Plywood
4 Cushion Eames Soft Pad Lounge Chair for Herman Miller in Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Francisco, CA
Part of the Eames Aluminum Group, for Herman Miller. It's the 4 back cushion model in leather, with the color like desert sand.
Aluminum
Eames EA178 Loose Cushion Armchair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in TORONTO, CA
Amazing EA178 loose cushion armchair by Charles and Ray Eames. In good vintage condition with minor wear on original black fabric and light scratching on fiberglass frame. Includes d...
Aluminum
671 Ottoman by Charles Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
Ottoman usually used with 670 Eames lounge chair, black leather cushion on rosewood shell.
Wire Side Chair 'DKR' with Seat Cushion by Charles and Ray Eames
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Denton, MD
In very good condition. Seat cushion is removable. This design won the Eames' their first American mechanical patent.
Metal
$2,700Sale Price|25% Off
H 35 in W 24.25 in D 26.75 in
1970s Model 'EA-416' Soft Pad Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
By Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic of modernist comfort, this vintage "early production year" model EA-416 swivel lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller is part of the iconic Soft Pad series...
Aluminum
Gorgeous Avocado Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Not a color you see often! A classic signed Eames lounge chair and ottoman with freshly dyed Avocado leather and cleaned wood and metal components. 3-4 week production time. Signed a...
Leather
$14,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 33 in D 33 in
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Green Leather, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to present this sensational Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, circa late 1960s. This chair was originally designed by husband and wife Charles and Ray Eam...
Leather
Classic 1960s Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the discerning collector, a gorgeous original Herman Miller edition Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Beautiful patina while still intact with no leather tears, no missing parts, a...
Leather
$1,420
H 31.5 in W 18.51 in D 20.87 in
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller – Swiveling Parchment Fiberglass Arm Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
An original 1960s swiveling fiberglass arm chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This highly desirable early production example features the classic parchment-colo...
Aluminum
$8,500 / set
H 31.5 in W 33.5 in D 35 in
2003 Herman Miller Eames Cherry & Tobacco Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
An exceptional, highly sophisticated, and rarely specified mid-century modern design icon: the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (Models 670 and 671), designed by the legendary duo Char...
Aluminum
$6,500 / set
H 33.25 in W 33.5 in D 34.5 in
2025 Herman Miller Tall Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman and Walnut
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, models 670 and 671, initially designed by Ray and Charles and Eames in 1956. This set dates to 2025 and has walnut shells and blac...
Steel
Restored Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic black leather and Brazilian rosewood Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Signed authentic original Herman Miller production. Wood refinished. Leather cleaned and conditioned. Cir...
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman, model 670 and model 671, black leather upholstery and molded plywood frames, "Herman Miller" labels to undersides. ...
Leather, Plywood
Gorgeous Restored Eames Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simply stunning restored Eames lounge chair and ottoman by Herman Miller. Spectacular color and grain detail on the outer shells. Wood has been cleaned, oiled, and freshly finished i...
Metal, Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome classic Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Executed in rosewood and black leather. Cast aluminum bases, with adjustable “domes of silence” leveling glides. Extremely comfortabl...
Aluminum
Fauteuil Lounge par Charles & Ray Eames pour Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Rouen, FR
Fauteuil Lounge conçu par Charles et Ray Eames et édité par Herman Miller en 1956. Modèle emblématique composé de coques en bois moulé plaqué, de coussins rembourrés en cuir et d’un ...
Leather, Wood
$9,723 / set
H 31.89 in W 32.68 in D 33.47 in
Early Ed. Ray & Charles Eames Original Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Classical lounge chair and ottoman designed by Charles& Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller, end 40's beginning 50's period USA. "Who would say that pleasure is not usef...
Leather, Rosewood
$14,282
H 32.29 in W 32.68 in D 33.47 in
Eames Lounge Chair 670 & Ottoman 671 in Rosewood, Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine vintage example of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Model 670, accompanied by its matching Model 671 Ottoman, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the Herman Mille...
Aluminum
$14,000 / set
H 32 in W 32 in D 34 in
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Green Leather, 1964
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to present this sensational Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, circa 1964. This chair was originally designed by husband and wife Charles and Ray Eames in...
Leather
High Back La Fonda Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Francisco, CA
La Fonda armchair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Cream colored fiberglass, with black upholstered insert and chromed aluminum base.
Aluminum
$5,327 / item
H 39.77 in Dm 20.48 in
Tulip 520 Organic Minimal Belgian LInen & Brass Pendant Light by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
Tulip 520 Pendant, handmade to order, is a 21sst century organic modern timeless design. Tulip 520 is inspired by nature with a modern geometric reference to both the Gothic and Art...
Brass, Copper
$5,141 / set
H 32.29 in W 27.56 in D 31.89 in
Scandinavian Swedish Modern Carl Malmsten Samsas White Bouclé Armchairs
By O.H. Sjögren, Carl Malmsten
Located in Kramfors, SE
Carl Malmsten Samsas armchairs for O.H. Sjögren from the mid 20th century. The chairs are a Swedish modern classic and the Samsas series is today recognised as the most characteristi...
Bouclé, Wood
Louis XVI Style Carved White Oak Nightstand with 3 drawers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis XVI style 3 drawer nightstand in a beautiful natural white oak finish. The elegant design of this Louis XVI nightstand features intricate detailing and craftsmanship that exude...
Oak
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottoman with Oak Ball Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar - Large Luupo Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in Sweden using the highest quality materials. This example is upholstered in 'Moonl...
Sheepskin, Oak
$27,500
H 68 in W 70.5 in D 21 in
Italian Mid-Century Dresser by Gio Ponti, 1950s, White Lacquer & Gold
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) white lacquered dresser with 2 doors centering a Pair of gilt framed drawers under a gold glass top supporting a large mirror with brass trim and handles ...
Brass
$5,491
H 28.94 in W 38.59 in D 22.84 in
Antique Rare Swedish Sideboard, Unusually Low Gustavian Style Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique Swedish sideboard. The sideboard is unusually low and made in gustavian style. It is an authentic country house furniture from 1834 made in Hälsingland. The frame is mad...
Pine
Tiled Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TILED MIRROR, designed in 2025. This mirror is crafted with hand-built tiles that are available in customer's own choice of glaze. Crafted by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal....
Ceramic, Mirror, Walnut
Marion Linen Slipcovered Sofa - Greige
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing our Marion slipcovered sofa in 100% natural linen. Sink into the plump down-wrapped seat cushions. The soothing oatmeal color, reminiscent of natural flax linen, adds wa...
Hemp
Glass & Brass pendant by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s
By Bohlmarks
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish glass and brass pendant by Böhlmarks, 1940s. Very good condition, new wiring.
Brass
Axel Einar Hjorth Swedish Grace Bookshelf, 1930
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
"Funkis" Bookshelf made of Bonad birch with removable shelves. Metal plaque on back with the following information NK R 35389- C 25 1 32. Dimensions: H100.5 x W116 x D25cm H39" x W46...
Birch
$31,916
H 34.26 in W 86.62 in D 16.93 in
Sideboard - Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler Forma Moveis, Brazil, 1950s
By Forma Brazil, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Rosendahl, DE
A rare and exquisite four-door buffet designed by Martin Eisler and Carlos Hauner, founders of the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma Móveis. Crafted in Brazil in the 1950s, th...
Cane, Wood
$3,750 / set
H 30.5 in W 26.75 in D 29.5 in
Pair of 1930's Thonet Bentwood Armchairs in the style of Alvar Aalto
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely pair of 1930's Thonet bentwood lounge chairs was recently reupholstered in an amazing performance fabric from HBF textiles (Merci Boucle in their Du Jour colorway). The ...
Upholstery, Bentwood
Una 'Articolo Indeterminativo' Wood Chaise Longue
By Stefano Marolla
Located in Roma, IT
The chaise longue is the third piece of the collection Una (Articolo Indeterminativo) by Stefano Marolla. The name of the collection comes from the Italian grammar where the indeterm...
Wood
$2,056 / item
H 27.17 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
Amarante Mirror - oak - gouged - textured - handmade - artisanal - carved
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Amarante Mirror Designed in 2024 by Project 213A The Amarante Mirror is trapez shaped and framed in solid wood. Crafted by Skilled artisans in Northern Portugal and finished in a g...
Mirror, Oak
2008 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair in Red Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. This particular example dates to 2008. The...
Aluminum, Steel
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.
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.