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Frank Kyle Armchair

1960s Silver Side Chair Faux Bamboo Style Frank Kyle Mexico City
By Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Stunning Aluminum Faux Bamboo Accent Armchair style of Frank Kyle Mexican Modernism at its
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Aluminum

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Frank Kyle Armchair
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, MX
Frank Kyle armchair.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Natural Fiber, Mahogany

Frank Kyle Armchair
Frank Kyle Armchair
H 33.08 in W 28.35 in D 22.45 in
Pair of Armchairs "Oriental Collection" by Frank Kyle
By Frank Kyle
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
by Frank Kyle in the early 1950s. The common denominator of Kyle's designs are clearly modern
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Frank Kyle Mexican MCM Pair of Mahogany and Brown Leather Armchairs
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, MX
Pair of 1960s mahogany and brown leather armchairs by Frank Kyle. The low back design shows the
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Solid Rosewood and Leather Lounge Chairs by Angel Pazmino, Ecuador
By Angel Pazmino
Located in Round Rock, TX
and Frank Kyle. Both chairs frames are in good vintage condition with normal wear. Minor scuffing
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Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Rosewood, Leather, Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
such as Frank Kyle and Escudero, in no way could we attribute them. An unusual arm design but without
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
H 31.89 in W 26.78 in D 30.32 in
Frank Kyle Armchair
Located in Mexico City, DF
Frank Kyle Armchair
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Pair of Frank Kyle Armchairs with Maggie Howe Enamel Detail
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, MX
Pair Of Frank Kyle Armchairs And Ottoman With Maggie Howe Enamel Detail
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Mexican Modernism By Frank Kyle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist chair by Frank Kyle. Black lacquered frame with brass Fittings and original melon vinyl
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20th Century Mexican Armchairs

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Metal

Mexican Modernism By Frank Kyle
Mexican Modernism By Frank Kyle
H 30 in W 25 in D 29 in
Sideboard by Frank Kyle. Ca. 1960.
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Frank Kyle was an American sculptor and designer who established a gallery here in Mexico City in
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Sideboard by Frank Kyle.  Ca. 1960.
Sideboard by Frank Kyle.  Ca. 1960.
H 34 in W 78.75 in D 22 in
Console by Frank Kyle. Ca. 1960.
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Frank Kyle was an American sculptor and designer who established a gallery here in Mexico City in
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Brass

Console by Frank Kyle.  Ca.  1960.
Console by Frank Kyle.  Ca.  1960.
H 30 in W 60.25 in D 20.5 in
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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 seating for You

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.