TAWARAYA "Boxing Ring" Seating Pod by Masanori Umed, Memphis Design, Japan, 1983
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
He had always been a bit ironic about the Memphis style and felt that of all the hundreds of objects and interiors he designed during his career, only Tawaraya and his flower-shaped,...
Laminate, Wood
Ping-Pong Wall Lamps by Masanori Umeda for Iguzzini, 1979
By iGuzzini, Masanori Umeda
Located in UTRECHT, NL
That was before he worked with Memphis Milano and became world-famous for works such as the Getsuen lounge chair and the Tawaraya boxing ring.
Plastic
Masanori Umeda Getsuen Chair Edra Japan, 1990
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Munster, NRW
Lounge chair model Getsuen chair, designed by Masanori Umeda for Edra, Italy.
Getsuen Chair in Red Velvet by Masanori Umeda
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Dronten, NL
The Edra "Getsuen Chair" upholstered in rich red velvet. The lily-shaped armchair 'Getsuen' is a well known 20th century design icon.
Chrome
Getsuen Chair by Masanori Umeda for Edra Italy 1990
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Outstanding example of Memphis design this rare easy chair model Getsuen, lily-shaped was designed by Masanori Umeda.
Steel
Getsuen, Lilly Chair, Designed by Masanori Umeda, Edra Italy
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A hallmark of postmodern design, the Getsuen chair reflects Umeda’s playful, poetic approach and his association with the avant-garde Memphis Group.
Steel
Post Modern “Getsuen” Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Renens, CH
The Getsuen or Lily lounge chair was designed by Masanori Umeda (Japan) during the 1990s.
Metal
Pink Getsuen Lili Chair by Masanori Umeda, for Edra, Italy
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Brecht, BE
A very rare easy chair model Getsuen "Lily" designed by Masanori Umeda.
Velvet
Post Modern “Getsuen” Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda, 1990s
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Renens, CH
The Getsuen or Lily lounge chair was designed by Masanori Umeda (Japan) during the 1990s.
Metal
Sold
H 35.44 in W 38.59 in D 35.44 in
Original “Getsuen” Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda Produced by Edra Italy C.1990
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Renens, CH
(The chair still has the original green wheels).
Metal
Sold
H 35.44 in W 38.59 in D 35.44 in
Original “Getsuen” Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda Produced by Edra Italy C.1990
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Renens, CH
The Getsuen or Lily lounge chair was designed by Japanese designer Masanori Umeda during the 1990s.
Metal
Early Getsuen Chair by Masanori Umeda for Edra
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Miami, FL
Original orange velvet Getsuen (Lily) chair designed by Masanori Umeda for Edra in 1990.
Steel
Sold
H 30.71 in W 29.53 in D 35.83 in
Blue Set of Two Lounge Flower Chairs Designed by Masonaria Umeda
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Antwerp, BE
Suitable for any type of office or living room. The Getsuen chairs are in an original and perfect condition.
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 34.26 in W 38.19 in D 35.44 in
Early 90's Production Getsuen & Rose Lounge Chairs Masanori Umeda for Edra Italy
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of early 1990's production Getsuen & Rose Flower lounge chairs by Japanese designer Masanori Umeda for Edra Italy 1990 Very rare to find 2 early production examples now combine...
Aluminum, Steel
Getsuen "Lily" Chair by EDRA in Red velvet by Masanori Umeda
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
Umeda’s Getsuen chair is a hallmark of radical design from the late 20th century.
Velvet
Masanori Umeda for Edra Getsuen Lily Chair
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Astoria, NY
Masanori Umeda for Edra Getsuen Lily Chair, with red velvet upholstery, Edra label to reverse. 35" H x 39" W x 32.5" D; seat: 17.5" H.
Upholstery, Velvet
Getsuen Lily Green Easy Chair by Edra, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Masanori Umeda Getsuen lily red easy chair by Edra, circa 1990.
Velvet
Sold
H 35.44 in W 41.34 in D 34.26 in
Red Post Modern 90s Getsuen Lily Flower Chair Designed by Masonaria Umeda Edra
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Basel, BS
Rare easy chair model Getsuen ‘Lily’ designed by Masanori Umeda.
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 35.44 in W 38.59 in D 35.44 in
Original “Getsuen” Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda Produced by Edra Italy C.1990
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Renens, CH
The chair still has the original green wheels.
Metal
Sold
H 35.44 in W 39.38 in D 35.44 in
Rare Masanori Umeda Getsuen Lily Red Easy Chair by Edra, circa 1990
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare easy chair model Getsuen ‘Lily’ designed by Masanori Umeda.
Upholstery
Sold
H 30.32 in W 29.53 in D 35.83 in
Getsuen Chair from the Flower Collection by Masanori Umeda for Edra, Italy, 1990
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Get yourself a piece of design history! We have a Getsuen Chair by Masanori Umeda for Edra in excellent condition.
Aluminum, Steel
Lily Chair in Style of Masanori Umeda, 1990's
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Budapest, HU
The Lily Chair in the style of Masanori Umeda's Getsuen (Lily) Chair, designed for Edra in 1990, is the ultimate unconventional addition to any home.
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 30.71 in W 29.53 in D 35.83 in
Getsuen Chair by Masonori Umeda from Edra Italian Fornitur, 1988
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Lucca, IT
The Getsuen Chair is an iconic piece. Suitable for any type of furniture and any room.
Steel
A pair of Getsuen "Lily" chairs
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Sundridge, GB
On a molded steel frame covered in velvet and with 3 chrome feet. Designed by Masanori Umeda, an award winning designer from Japan who spent much of his working life in Italy. EDRA (...
$7,580 / item
H 70 in W 76 in D 12 in
Casey Lurie Studio Modern High "Primo" Shelving System in Walnut with Brass
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
“Shelving can be the most mundane thing you own, or it can be the beautiful bones of a room as pleasing to see as anything it displays. Casey Lurie’s Primo system would be the latter...
Brass, Stainless Steel, Metal
$9,958 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Midcentury James Mont Style Lacquered Gondola Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic mid-century modern upholstered gondola sofa made in the style and manner of James Mont. The chic sofa features a gondola sled inspired wood frame with an ebonized black lac...
Fabric, Wood
$6,060
H 37.01 in W 107.88 in D 0.99 in
Evolving Elegance: An Oxidized Silver Screen from the Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This anodized 6-panel screen captures the serene and minimalistic beauty of a bamboo grove, embodying the aesthetic principles of the Edo period. The screen features subtle and delic...
Silver Leaf
$5,450
H 50.01 in W 59.85 in D 16.15 in
Art Deco Dressing Table Attributed to Betty Joel, Rare, c 1930s
By Betty Joel
Located in Devon, England
For those with a more refined taste in quality we are pleased to be able to offer you this Sycamore Art Deco dressing table attributed to Betty Joel. Beautiful quality, lovely condit...
Steel
Canapé "Rognon" Art déco en placage d'acajou 1930
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Canapé "Rognon" Art déco en placage d'acajou 1930's Restauration nécessaire
Wood
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
$3,438
H 14.57 in Dm 11.03 in
Model Frants T601 Ceiling Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in KUTNO, PL
The stunning Frants T601 pendant lamp, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for his own company, Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB Markaryd, in the 1960s, embodies the essence of Scandinavian lighti...
Brass
$2,500
H 16 in W 14 in D 1 in
Medusa, classical monster oil painting, skin tones, red green, snakes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classically painted original oil painting, reminiscent of Caravaggio, shows the mythological monstrous Medusa, with swarms of snakes growing from her screaming head. This work is be...
Canvas, Oil
Woman in Paris Vanity Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Woman in Paris Vanity Table by Matteo Cibic is a stunning dressing table with two drawers and three mirrors, two of which can be moved to desired angles. It is available in a range o...
Resin
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Brass
A pair of extremely rare Valk table globes
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Title on the globes: VALK, Gerard and Leonard. [Terrestrial globe:] Cosmotheore, caelesti nostro globo, par, et plane novus, hic terrestris ut existeret, certo scias, errore veterum ...
Other
Open Edition Ribbon Side Table
By Sam Klemick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved Ribbon Side Table. Inspired by draped fabric tied in a loose bow. This side table is made from reclaimed douglas fir sourced in Los Angeles, also handmade in Los Angeles....
Reclaimed Wood
$21,000 / item
H 26 in W 25 in D 23 in
Cream Side Chair Iron Modern Handmade Handwoven Horsehair Textile Accent Mane
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
HORSECHAIR NO. 2 J.M. Szymanski d. 2021 Contemporary furniture at its finest. Horsehair textile and blackened iron are combined to create an exciting juxtaposition of elements....
Steel, Iron
$201,085
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
Match Box Lord Cupboard by Diederik Schneeman
By Diederik Schneemann
Located in Milan, IT
Made from 10.000 matchboxes collected from the period 1960-1995 from all-over the world. ‘Cherished’ is Diederik Schneemann’s latest project revolving around the concept of collectin...
Brass, Bronze
From his cheerful Getsuen Lily chair to his provocative Ginza robot cabinet, Masanori Umeda’s furniture designs are often described by critics and collectors alike as poetic, ironic and full of whimsy.
Umeda was born in 1941 in Kanagawa, graduating from Tokyo’s Kuwasawa Design School in 1962. In 1967, he moved to Milan, Italy, where he began his design career working in the studio of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. From 1970 to 1979, Umeda was a design consultant for the Olivetti studio, and there he met prolific furniture designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, who founded the Memphis Group, Italy's boldest, brashest postmodern design movement.
In the early 1980s, Umeda joined Memphis, creating his most famous piece, the Tawayara boxing ring seating unit in 1981. Comprising a monochrome, Tatami matte floor, tie-dyed cushions, bungee-style ropes and flexible lighting at each of the four corners, the Tawayara was Umeda’s homage to space-constrained Japanese living areas. It remains one of Umeda’s rarest pieces (only 30 were ever made). Fashion designer and icon Karl Lagerfeld once owned a Tawayara boxing ring that featured prominently in his Monaco apartment.
In 1986, Umeda returned to Japan and opened his U-MetaDesign Studio (now Umeda Design Studio Inc.) in Tokyo, garnering accolades for his uniquely lighthearted collection of armchairs, lounge chairs, table lamps and decorative objects.
Over the course of his career, Umeda has won several awards, including the BraunPrize in 1968, the Grand Prix of Japan Display Design Award in 1981, the Japan Commercial Space Design Award in 1984 and the Grand Prix of Good Design Award in 1990.
Umeda continues to design furnishings that embody the spirit of postmodernism, enjoying collaborations with Memphis Milano and Italian furniture manufacturer Edra. His pieces have been exhibited internationally and are held in the collections of museums around the world, including the M+ Museum in Hong Kong, which acquired more than 180 of his works in 2015.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Masanori Umeda seating, lighting and serveware.
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.