Rare Dorothy Schindele Hairpin Leg Chairs, circa 1949
By Dorothy Schindele
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1949, ergonomic, spring back chairs by noted California designer Dorothy Schindele. Fully restored. Currently x14 in stock.
Steel
Rare Pair of Dorothy Schindele Hairpin Leg Chairs, Circa 1949
By Dorothy Schindele
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of rare 1949, ergonomic, spring back chairs by noted California designer Dorothy Schindele. Fully restored.
Steel
$960Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Hobart Wells Hairpin Lounge Chair for Lensol-Wells
Located in Esperance, NY
The chair sits on bent iron metal hairpin legs. Chair is discussed in National Furniture Review, March 1951 on page 49.
Metal
1960s Pair of Rattan Woven Basket Chair with Hairpin Legs
Located in Praha, CZ
- Iron base in good original condition with some signs of use - Rattan in very good condition - Made in Germany - Height of seat 39 cm.
Iron
Pierre Paulin Inspired Small Black Mid-Century Bucket Chair w/ Gray Hairpin Legs
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single petite Mid-Century bucket chair newly upholstered in black fabric with original grey bent wire enameled metal frame with visible wear consistent with age and use.
Metal
Mid Century Modern Italian Wrought Iron Hairpin Leg Bentwood Accent Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Italian Wrought Iron Hairpin Leg Bentwood Accent Side Chair. Item features a bentwood seat, slat back, wrought iron frame, hairpin legs, very nice vintage item, cl...
Wrought Iron
$3,000 / item
Mathieu Matégot Metal Heart Chair
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare metal chairs by French designer Mathieu Matégot. White metal chairs with hairpin legs, signature Mategot perforated metal seat and heart shaped backrest.
Metal
Vintage Metal Wire Chairs With Hairpin Legs - Set of Four
Located in Draper, UT
This is a fabulous set of four vintage chromed metal chairs with stunning silhouettes and hairpin legs.
Metal
1950s German Club Chairs in Gray Boiled Wool
Located in Seattle, WA
Fully restored armless channel back club chairs with hairpin legs. The fabric is a grey boiled wool from Holland and Sherry.
Wool
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 30 in D 27 in
Set of 3 Steel Hoop 1950s Poolside Chairs with Hairpin Front Legs 'Narrow X'
Located in Denver, CO
Set of three matching 1950s steel hoop poolside lounge chairs. Frames only, no upholstery. Hairpin style front legs with a "narrow" X back stretcher.
Steel
Unavailable
H 29 in W 31 in D 26.5 in
Set of 3 Steel Hoop 1950s Poolside Lounge Chairs Hairpin Front Legs 'Wide X'
Located in Denver, CO
Set of 3 matching 1950s steel hoop poolside lounge chairs. Frames only, no upholstery. Hairpin style front legs with a "wide X" back stretcher.
Steel
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Set of Four Mid-Century Upholstered Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Dorchester, MA
Upholstered in a soft textile in vibrant red, these four birch armchairs are classic modernist bentwood by Thonet. Three chairs, attributed to Joe Atkinson, sport solid seat backs an...
Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch
Hobart Wells Hairpin Lounge Chair for Lensol-Wells
By Lensol - Wells Co., Hobart Wells
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The chair sits on bent iron metal hairpin legs. Chair is discussed in National Furniture Review, March 1951 on page 49.
Fiberglass
Unique Lucite Hairpin Leg Vanity Chair by Karmel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lucite Hairpin Leg Vanity Chair by Karmel. Chair features very unique form, vinyl upholstered seat and back, and chrome accents.
Chrome
Single California Modernist Hoop Chair with Hairpin Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wrought iron patio hoop chair with four hairpin legs. The sling is made of natural cotton canvas stitched in a bucket shape and bound taught to the frame with a hidden wire.
Iron
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H 29.14 in W 25.99 in L 29.14 in
Midcentury Basket Woven Lounge Chair with Hairpin Metal Legs, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful lounge chair witch can be used for inside and outside. Made in 1950s period The Netherlands. Minimalistic chair is made of woven rattan base ( has a small damage due to ...
Metal
Rare Hairpin Leg Salterini Patio Lounge Chair/Chaise
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare hairpin leg version of the the Maurizio Tempistini design John Salterini lounge chair with removable footrest and attached (also removable) table.
Wrought Iron
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in London, GB
Completed by a sage coloured cushion, its shell is raised on hairpin legs. The Diamond Chair perfectly reflects the principles of Bertoia's wire collection, appearing airy and work...
Metal
A Mid 20th Century Teak Hans Bratturd Scandia Senior Chair
By Hans Brattrud
Located in London, GB
Raised on elegant chromed wire bases with minimalist hairpin legs, the chairs embody the clean, functional aesthetic of mid-century Scandinavian design.
Teak
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H 30.25 in W 25 in D 22 in
Eight John Salterini Outdoor Dining Chairs, Hoop Design with Rare Hairpin Legs
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of eight, very rare "hairpin" leg version of the patio / pool dining chair designed by Maurizio Tempestini design for John Salterini Company.
Steel, Wrought Iron
Midcentury Chairs by Joe Atkinson for Thonet, circa 1950s
By Joe Atkinson
Located in Gloucester, GB
Midcentury chairs by Joe Atkinson for Thonet, circa 1950s - Prices is per chair - Steamed Beech Ply seats and back rests - Solid Beech hairpin style legs - Stacking - Each cha...
Beech
A Set Of Four Vintage Teak Hans Bratturd Junior Scandia Chairs
By Hans Brattrud
Located in London, GB
Raised on elegant chromed wire bases with minimalist hairpin legs, the chairs embody the clean, functional aesthetic of mid-century Scandinavian design.
Teak
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H 26.5 in W 40 in D 54 in
Rare Hairpin Leg Salterini Patio Lounge Chair / Chaise. Ten sets available!
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare hairpin leg version of the Maurizio Tempistini design for John Salterini lounge chair with removable footrest and attached (also removable) table.
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Rocker with Iron Hairpin Legs and Foot Stool
By Paul McCobb
Located in South Charleston, WV
Simple and elegant rocking chair with ottoman in the style of Paul McCobb or Clifford Pascoe, circa 1940-1955. Features teal upholstery performed recently with the iron also recently...
Iron
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H 26.5 in W 40 in D 26.5 in
John Salterini Chaise Lounge Chair W/ Detachable Footrest and Table Hairpin Legs
By John Salterini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare "hairpin leg" version of the Maurizio Tempistini design.
Iron
3-Basket Wicker Chairs in the Style of Mathieu Mategot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Halle, DE
A 1950s 3-piece set of modernist basket chairs with hairpin legs. They are comfortable and have a sculptural design.
Steel
Pair of Mategot Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mategot Hairpin Leg Chairs, Perforated Seats
Iron
Pair of Mid Century Splayed Leg Club Chairs
Located in Bedford, NY
These are 1950 splayed leg or Wooden Hairpin legs chairs. They are elegant sans piping which show the lines in a more quiet way.
Early Milo Baughman Armchair with Hairpin Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Milo Baughman Armchair with Black Iron Hairpin Legs
Brass
California Modernist Set of Four Chairs Dorothy Schindele
By Dorothy Schindale
Located in Crockett, CA
Flex back and hairpin leg metal frame chairs designed by well known California modern furniture designer Dorothy Schindele.
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 27.37 in W 62.6 in D 38.98 in
Hans Brattrud Rosewood Dining Table & Six Scandia Chairs, Hove Mobler circa 1965
By Hans Brattrud, Hove Möbler
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnicent rare and highly desirable dining set by Norwegian Hans Brattrud (b. 1933) Brazilian rosewood dining table on Hairpin legs with six ‘Scandia’ dining chairs circa 1965 Hove...
Rosewood
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H 27.37 in W 62.6 in D 38.98 in
Hans Brattrud Rosewood Dining Table & Six Scandia Chairs, Hove Mobler circa 1965
By Hans Brattrud, Hove Möbler
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnicent rare and highly desirable dining set by Norwegian Hans Brattrud (b. 1933) Brazilian rosewood dining table on Hairpin legs with six ‘Scandia’ dining chairs circa 1965 Hove...
Rosewood
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H 27.37 in W 62.6 in D 38.98 in
Hans Brattrud Rosewood Dining Table & Six Scandia Chairs, Hove Mobler circa 1965
By Hans Brattrud, Hove Möbler
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnicent rare and highly desirable dining set by Norwegian Hans Brattrud (b. 1933) Brazilian rosewood dining table on Hairpin legs with six ‘Scandia’ dining chairs circa 1965 Hove...
Rosewood
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H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Wicker Basket Chairs Hairpin Legs, Austria, 1950s
By Janine Abraham / Dirk Jan Rol
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern wicker basket chairs hairpin legs, Austria, 1950s.
Iron
Cute Rattan Chair with Metal Hairpin Legs, circa 1950s-1960s
By Rohe Noordwolde
Located in Schagen, NL
This rare design was manufactured in the Netherlands and is very likely to come from the Rohé Noordwolde factory. It remains in a wonderful condition with wear consistent with age an...
Metal
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$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
$2,524 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. The 5321 table la...
Metal, Brass
$7,500 / item
H 9.85 in Dm 14.18 in
Stunning Florian Schulz Double Posa Brass Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double posa pendant lamp with one E 27 / model a bulb in brass.
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
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
ShiLU Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the ShiLU Sconce is a fully Directional reading sconce crafted from patinated brass and steel hardware and fabric shade. Classic ...
Steel, Brass
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' Floor Lamp for Innolux Oy
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Innolux Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' floor lamp for Innolux Oy. Originally produced in the 1950s by Orno, this newly authorized re-edition of the iconic lamp is made by Innolux in Finland usi...
Brass
$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
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$4,897
H 14.5 in W 59.5 in D 20 in
Large & Stylish Minimalist Coffee Table w. Stunning Black Slate Top & Iron Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking. sleek design, long and practical, rectangular coffee table. This beautiful quality and lengthy coffee table is made of natural materials only and you could not wish f...
Slate, Wrought Iron
$4,200 / set
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 21.26 in
Pair of French Art Deco Oakwood Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This dining chair was designed around 1930 by French designer Charles Dudouyt. It is an Art Deco design from a period just before the mid-century period, and while it still retains s...
Oak
Pair of Custom Made Walnut & Sheepskin Esko Ottomans
Located in London, England
Pair of custom made Esko Ottomans from Dagmar Design. This classic yet contemporary design was first produced in Denmark in the 1960s by cabinetmaker Soren Nielsen. This new edition...
Oak
$1,749 / item
H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 9.06 in
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This charming wall lamp is entirely handmade in Murano. Each single leaf is handcrafted in high quality Murano blown glass; that's why each leaf is slightly different from the other....
Brass
$6,500 / set
H 36 in W 23.5 in D 32 in
Sculptural Pair Italian White Wood Elegant Lounge Chairs, 1960's, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This is a pair of beautiful deep and stylish lounge chairs. Incredible shape and newly upholstered and comfortable. Chic lines. These are imported from Italy.
Wood, Cotton
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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