Pair of Vintage Italian Gio Ponti Style Bar Stool
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of vintage Italian bar stools, in the style of Gio Ponti. Original Patent Leather Seat.
Steel
Mid-Century Italian Brass and Wood Bar Stools, Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Refined pair of midcentury Italian bar stools with structure in wood and brass, coming from an important villa on como lake. The brass workmanship that reproduces the bamboo cane mo...
Brass
$5,936Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Rosewood Bar Cabinet with Stools, Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Rare and Exquisite Rosewood Bar Cabinet with Stools, design Attributed to Gio Ponti Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exceptional rosewood bar cabinet and stools.Craft...
Iron
Gio Ponti Inspired Curved Ottoman Bench With A Matching Pair of Stools
By Osvaldo Borsani, Paolo Buffa, Ico Parisi, Marco Zanuso, Gio Ponti
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Gio Ponti inspired curved ottoman bench with a pair of stools with circular footrests All have brass tapering legs with ball ends and are upholstered in purple velvet, Stools Diamet...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Stools/Poufs in Wood and Bouclé Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of elegant Mid-Century Italian stools, in wood and Bouclé fabric
Fabric, Wood
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 15.5 in D 18 in
Chrome Bar/ Counter Stools in Graphic Black & White Twill Upholstery Set of Four
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Very much in the manner of Gio Ponti's Superleggera chrome chairs, these clean-lined, minimal bar stools are the perfect antidote to other more clumsy, hard-to-manage bar and counter...
Chrome
Unavailable
H 44.49 in W 32.29 in D 31.5 in
Made to Order Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Elephant Wingback Armchair and Stool
By Tony Subal
Located in Vienna, AT
Handcrafted wingback armchair in the style of Gio Ponti. The armchair comes with a matching stool. The two pieces have a solid walnut frame and a tight upholstery, which consists of ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Pine
Unavailable
H 20.87 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Guglielmo Ulrich 1940 Italian Design Stool in Super Elegant Flowered Green Satin
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
New covered in contemporary Classic green satin for this wonderful piece by the Italian master designer Guglielmo Ulrich. Also available the small living room lounge chair covered i...
Upholstery, Wood
Designer Gio Ponti Style Brass Bar Stools
By Gio Ponti
Located in Austin, TX
From a Hotel in Milan, a pair of brass bar stools in the manner of Gio Ponti, featuring a tripod base with tapered legs.
Brass
Brass and alpaca velvet bar stools. Attributed to Gio Ponti Italy c1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Pair brass bar stools by Gio Ponti. Italy c1950 Re upholstered in off white alpaca velvet which contrasts nicely with the brass patina
Brass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Bar Stools by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless Pair of Italian Midcentury Modern Bar Stools in Solid Brass by Gio Ponti. The bar stools present an open, transparent aesthetic with pure lines and sober deta...
Brass
Sold
H 43 in W 17 in D 20 in
Italian Superleggera Styled Bar / Kitchen Stools in the Manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Cincinnati, OH
The design has the front legs angling out from the thin delicate legs in the manner of the Supperleggera design by Gio Ponti making this set of six a statement in any bar or kitchen ...
Metal
Sold
H 30.32 in Dm 13.39 in L 30.32 in
Pair of Gio Ponti Style Circular Italian Bar Stools Upholstered in Dedar Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of circular Italian bar stools in the style of Gio Ponti. Base made of brass and upholstered in cotton pattern fabric model “Serpentino” edited by Dedar.
Brass
Sold
H 45.28 in W 64.18 in L 45.28 in
1960s Modernist Italian Cocktail Bar Set Cabinet and stools Gio Ponti Manner
By Gio Ponti
Located in IT
Midcentury cocktail bar set with mirrored display cabinet and two stools, at the manner of Gio Ponti.
Brass
Set of Four Brass Bar Stools Gio Ponti Style
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Nice set of four brass stools in the style of Gio Ponti. Original pink velvet upholstering.
Italian Pair of Modernist Bar Stools, Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice typical Italian shaped bar stools by unknown designer or manufacturer, Italy 1950. These stools have professionally repainted black tubular metal frames and newly upholster...
Metal
Sold
H 31.11 in Dm 15.75 in
Pair of Midcentury Italian Bar Stools in Gilt Brass and White Fabric, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful pair of stools were designed in Italy during the 1950s and are attributed to the mastery of Gio Ponti.
Brass, Metal
Pair of Gio Ponti Style Italian Midcentury Modern Bar Counter Stools
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These are beautiful bar or counter stools. They are each 28 inches tall x 14 x 14 round. This is a great pair of beautiful stools.
Steel
Sold
H 37.01 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Vintage 1960s Stools Height Bar Chairs, Gio Ponti Manner, Turned Beech and Straw
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Of great good taste and elegance midcentury stools bar chairs, Gio Ponti manner, turned beech and straw in excellent conditions.
Straw, Beech
Pair of Tripod Bar Stools Brass and Red Vinyl Gio Ponti style, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Magnificent pair of Mid-Century Modern bar stool in red vinyl and brass structure. This wonderful set was designed in Italy during the 1950s in the style of Gio Ponti.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 44.5 in W 65.5 in D 22 in
Italian Modern Gio Ponti Style Brass & Ebonized Bar, with Stool, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Culver City, CA
This bar unit is simply stunning-- from every single angle. often attributed to Gio Ponti, this bar features angular brass upright splayed legs, with atomic style ball feet.
Brass
Brass Bar Stools
By Gio Ponti
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of solid brass bar stools with half moon crescent shaped foot rests, brass foot pads and upholstered swiveling round cushion with big brass button . In a dark teal toned turqu...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Bar Stools, Brass, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Refined pair of midcentury Italian bar stools, brass structure and original fabric. 1950s A pair of organic stools of great executive quality, coming from an important house in the ...
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Red Vinyl and Brass Tripod Italian Bar Stools, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent pair of Mid-Century Modern bar stool in red vinyl and brass structure. This wonderful set was designed in Italy during the 1950s. These pair of bar stools were constru...
Brass
1950s Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Brass and Velvet Italian Bar Stools
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two stylish bar stools made in Italy in the fifties, brass it's in original patina, the seats has been upholstered in a blue velvet.
Brass
1950s Italian Bar, Back Bar and Pair of Brass Tripod Stools
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Attributed to Silvio Cavatorta but the Dolce Vita styling screams Gio Ponti. Dimensions shown are for front bar.
Marble, Brass
1950's Italian Bar, Back Bar and Pair of Brass Bar Stools
By Gio Ponti, Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1950's Italian brass tripod bar stools constructed of three tubular solid brass tapered legs on brass ball feet, braced by a solid brass ring footrest and upholstered round s...
Brass
Italian green velvet & wood Mid Century Modern stools/ottomans
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of bedroom stools also usable as ottomans. Wooden structure with cushioned seats upholstered in green velvet. the wooden structures have been refinished keeping their original p...
Velvet, Wood
Gio Ponti Bar Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ORIGINAL BAR STOOLS W/ORIGINAL UPHOLSTERY
Brass
Gio Ponti Bar Stool from the Hotel Parco del Principi, Rome
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
Gio Ponti and Gianfranco Fratini for the Hotel Parco del Princpi, Rome-1960 Documented in Gio Ponti ,L'Arte Si Innamore Dell'industria Pg.366
Brass
Sold
H 44.5 in W 59.75 in D 31.5 in
Ponti-Style 1950s Italian Bar Suite with Two Stools and Standing Wall Cabinet
By Gio Ponti
Located in North Miami, FL
Que bella! 1950s Italian bar suite in the manner of Gio Ponti. The suite includes a glass-topped bar, a mirror-backed standing wall unit, and two matching bar stools, all with patina...
Brass
Set of Two 1950s Armchairs by Gio Ponti with Stool
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very nice set of mustard yellow velvet Italian armchairs by Gio Ponti and one matching stool from around 1950. Original condition and upholstery. The chairs can use some extra stuff...
Brass, Steel
Gio Ponti Dry Bar Cocktail Bar Stools Italian 1950s Vintage
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful Italian dry bar with two matching stools, possibly by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) circa 1950s, the glass top over shelf supported by four tall and elegant sculpted brass legs, ...
Brass
Sold
H 44.49 in W 32.29 in D 31.5 in
Italian Design Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Wingback Armchair with Stool
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
In the style of the famous designer Gio Ponti, the armchair combines elegance and comfort.
Fabric, Upholstery, Pine, Felt, Velvet, Walnut
Sold
H 39.77 in W 29.14 in D 31.11 in
Mid Century 1950s Italian Lounge Chair & Stool Teddy Fur & Leather, Sheepskin
By Mogens Lassen, Gio Ponti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
Beautiful 1950s Italian midcentury lounge chair, new upholstery and new fabric, teddy fur cotton fabric, super soft to the touch, like sheepskin, tufted with leather buttons, super c...
Leather, Faux Fur, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Italian Mahogany Ottomans, Poufs or Stools, Italy, 1930s
By Saddier et Fils, Gio Ponti
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of geometric, cross shaped wooden ottomans, poufs or stools from 1930s. Made in Italy. The ottoman has a comfortable round cushion and a cross shaped base consisting of dif...
Fabric, Mahogany
$9,093 / item
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pair Various Positions Nightstand in Walnut and Oak by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by his fascination with the aesthetic allure of interiors depicted in films and literature, Yaniv Chen endeavors to capture the essence of captivating spaces. Reflecting upo...
Oak, Walnut
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available In patinated unlacquerd brass or aged silver and steel with (1) E26 m...
Steel, Brass, Gold, Silver
Frosted Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Frosted Murano glass wall sconces with brass hardware holding four sources of light.
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$8,648Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$8,277 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
Osvaldo Borsani Blond Walnut Center Table, Coffee Table, Italy 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous round coffee table in a fantastic old walnut. This fantastic piece was design by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1940s in Italy. The coffee table, fully made in a gorgeous walnut,...
Wood, Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Style Circular Brass and Cotton Velvet Italian Bar Stool
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern circular Italian bar stool, made of polished brass structure with bottom footrest ring and upholstered in green plain cotton velvet fabric. Every item LA Studio offers is che...
Brass
$18,400 / set
H 78 in W 61.5 in D 11 in
Standing Dry Bar in the style of Willy Rizzo, Italy, circa 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and sculptural, this standing dry bar in the style of Willy Rizzo embodies the glamorous aesthetic of 1970s Italian design. The piece features a curved front clad in plush gr...
Metal
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Steel
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$5,900 / set
H 25 in W 7.5 in D 4 in
Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass & Brass Frame
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass paneled sconces; each crafted with three curved panels of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sc...
Brass
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
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.
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