Midcentury Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll started production of Harry Bertoia's Diamond chair in the early 1950s. Since then it has
Metal
Original Midcentury Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll started production of Harry Bertoia's Diamond chair in the early 1950s. Since then it has
Metal
Mid-Century Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll started production of Harry Bertoia's Diamond chair in the early 1950s. Since then it has
Metal
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair and Ottoman for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Since Harry Bertoia's Diamond chair was produced by Knoll in the 1950s these wire chairs have
Steel
Sold|$600
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 1960s, chromed steel frames supporting upholstered seat
Sold|$1,450
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large chrome diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, U.S.A. Excellent condition chrome
Expertly Restored - Vintage Harry Bertoia Diamond Wire Chair for Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Metal
Pair Knoll Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs with Full Cover Purple Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
softness and texture to the graceful lines and industrial beauty of Harry Bertoia’s classic Diamond Chair
Stainless Steel
Original Large Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Super cool original large diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia and manufactured by Knoll. This
Steel
Sold|$8,500
Marble Top Credenza by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Harry Bertoia diamond chairs and side chair for scale.
Marble, Steel
Harry Bertoia For Knoll Black Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern classic Diamond lounge chair in black designed by Harry Bertoia and made by
Steel
Sold|$1,900
Pair of Harry Bertoia White Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
These Iconic chairs were first designed in the 1950s by Harry Bertoia with a collaboration with
Metal
Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International.
Steel
Diamond Chair with Rocking Action by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Ferndale, MI
Wire with Wrought Iron Frame Diamond Chair with Rocking Action by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
Steel
White Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dronten, NL
Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952, the Diamond chair is a classic of steel-rod
Steel
Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll chrome diamond chairs.
Pair of Diamond Chairs By Harry Bertoia For Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of mid century modern Diamond lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Black
Steel
Akari Model 5x Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan. Photographed with Harry Bertoia Diamond chair
Bamboo, Paper
Set of Four Diamond Bastools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Set of four diamond bastools designed by Harry Bertoia, 1952. The Bertoia Barstool is part of
Steel, Wire
Sold|$4,800
Collection of 12 Vitra Miniature Chairs
By Vitra
Located in East Hampton, NY
Collection of 12 miniature Vitra chairs including: 1. Harry Bertoia - Diamond chair 2. Marcel
White Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Chair is powdercoated in white with original
Midcentury Knoll Large Diamond Chair By Harry Bertoia
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large diamond chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in black with shock mounts, circa 1970 chair is in
Iron
Four 'Diamond' Wire Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four 'Diamond' chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, metal, turquoise cushion, 1950s, (later
Metal
Harry Bertoia Knoll Industrial Design Diamond Chair Jig, 1952
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in South Charleston, WV
Industrial designed jig by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952. Exhibited Huntington Museum of Art 2020
Steel
Early Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Chair in Rare White with White Leather
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning example of Harry Bertoia's Classic diamond chair in white having it's original white
Metal
Pair of Gloss Black Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Chairs
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Ferndale, MI
Recently powder coated in gloss black . Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll welded steel wire diamond
Wrought Iron, Steel
Pair of "Diamond Chair" by Harry Bertoia 'Set of 2'
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Roma, RM
"Diamond chairs" by Harry Bertoia. Bertoia, who came from the collaboration with architect Eero
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Knoll Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of chrome with period 1970 purple fabric diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Foam has
Chrome
Pair of Early Harry Bertoia Two-Tone Diamond Chairs for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A pair of early 1950s #421 'Diamond Chairs' by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in black and white lacquer
Two Vintage 1960s "421" Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An early pair of 1960s "421" Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, in white with contrasting
Steel
Set 6 Modernist Wire Mesh Diamond Chairs, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic set (6) side dining chairs designed by Harry Bertoia, manufactured by Knoll. These are
Metal
2000s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair in Purple Boucle
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia Diamond Chair, Model No. 421, originally designed by Harry Bertoia for
Bouclé, Upholstery
Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Diamond Armchairs in Original Fabric
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous pair of Bertoia diamond arm chairs retaining their original covering and enamel paint
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wire Diamond Lounge Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in Red
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic Classic designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll. This model features a chrome
Steel
Diamond Shaped Outdoor Love Seat after Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Iron "wire" construction diamond form metal bench. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Usable as
Iron
Sold|$675
Two Bertoia Knoll Diamond Chairs
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Classic Bertoia diamond chair, manufactured Knoll. These chairs are being offered and priced
Wrought Iron
Sold|$1,150
Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Chair/ Unused
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bertoia for Knoll diamond chair with cinyl seat pad. 5 or 6 year old chair that has never really
Metal
Sold|$10,237
Set 14 White Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chairs
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
The diamond chair has become one of the most recognized chair designs of the 20th century and has
Matched Set of 4 Midcentury Bertoia Diamond Chairs, Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched set of 4 midcentury Bertoia diamond chairs, Knoll, classic indoor or outdoor diamond chairs
Metal, Iron
Original Bertoia Diamond Chair Revisited by Clément Brazille
By Clément Brazille, Harry Bertoia
Located in Geneve, CH
at Cranbrook Academy. Harry Bertoia's first chair design for Knoll, the "Model 420 Diamond" (1950
Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair and Ottoman with New Knoll Cover!
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair and Ottoman. Ottoman measures 23.5 x 16.5 and 14.5
Metal
Early Pair of Bertoia for Knoll Associates Yellow Diamond Lounge Chairs, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them." - Harry Bertoia.
Steel
Sold|$1,400
Pair of Diamond Chairs by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Belmont, MA
Midcentury pair of Diamond chairs by Knoll designed by Harry Bertoia. Original blue upholstery.
Bertioa Knoll Large Rocking Diamond Chair in Cato Fabric
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bertoia Knoll large rocking Diamond chair with white Cato fabric cover. Chair has the rocking
Steel
Sold|$2,200
Pair of Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Harry Bertoia diamond chairs in black by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. Black
Wrought Iron
Sold|$2,200
Pair of Harry Bertoia Diamond White Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of Harry Bertoia diamond chairs finished in white powder coat over wrought iron by Harry
Wrought Iron
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair and Footstool Knoll Edition
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Megeve, FR
Harry Bertoia Diamond chair and footstool Knoll edition.
Sold|$2,974
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair, circa 1965
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Harry Bertoia diamond chair, circa 1965 A black coated wire diamond chair designed by Harry
Wire
Sold|$1,240 / set
Midcentury Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs by Knoll, circa 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Midcentury Harry Bertoia diamond chairs by Knoll, circa 1970s Pair of Harry Bertoia diamond
Steel
Sold|$1,240 / set
Midcentury Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs by Knoll, circa 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Midcentury Harry Bertoia diamond chairs by Knoll, circa 1970s Pair of Harry Bertoia diamond
Steel
Sold|$1,605
Harry Bertoia "Diamond Chair"
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Stockholm, Sweden
Diamond easy chair designed by Harry Bertoia. Produced by Knoll, USA.
Steel
Sold|$1,795
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
• Designed by Harry Bertoia for the Knoll Company • Stainless steel frame reupholstered in rust
Stainless Steel
Sold|$1,246
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Solihull, GB
Originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia the Diamond chair is unquestionably one of the most
Chrome
Sold|$1,500
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic and innovative design by Harry Betoia for Knoll International was introduced in 1951 as
Sold|$2,300
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Current production example of 1952 Harry Bertoia design for Knoll. Free form chair with vibrant
Sold|$1,195
Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Classic Bertoia Lounge Chair with custom-designed cushion.
Steel
Vintage Harry Bertoia 'Diamond' Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A true MCM Classic. The “Diamond Chair” by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. White enamel coated wire
Steel
Sculptor, furniture and jewelry designer, graphic artist and metalsmith, Harry Bertoia was one of the great cross-disciplinarians of 20th-century art and design and a central figure in American mid-century modernism. Among furniture aficionados, Bertoia is known for his chairs such as the wire-lattice Diamond chair (and its variants such as the tall-backed Bird chair) designed for Knoll Inc. and first released in 1952.
As an artist, he is revered for a style that was his alone. Bertoia’s metal sculptures are by turns expressive and austere, powerful and subtle, intimate in scale and monumental. All embody a tension between the intricacy and precision of Bertoia’s forms and the raw strength of his materials: steel, brass, bronze and copper.
Fortune seemed to guide Bertoia’s artistic development. Born in northeastern Italy, Bertoia immigrated to the United States at age 15, joining an older brother in Detroit. He studied drawing and metalworking in the gifted student program at Cass Technical High School. Recognition led to awards that culminated, in 1937, in a teaching scholarship to attend the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Bloomfield Hills, one of the great crucibles of modernism in America.
At Cranbrook, Bertoia made friendships — with architect Eero Saarinen, designers Charles and Ray Eames and Florence Schust Knoll and others — that shaped the course of his life. He taught metalworking at the school, and when materials rationing during World War II limited the availability of metals, Bertoia focused on jewelry design. He also experimented with monotype printmaking, and 19 of his earliest efforts were bought by the Guggenheim Museum.
In 1943, he left Cranbrook to work in California with the Eameses, helping them develop their now-famed plywood furniture. (Bertoia received scant credit.) Late in that decade, Florence and Hans Knoll persuaded him to move east and join Knoll Inc. His chairs became and remain perennial bestsellers. Royalties allowed Bertoia to devote himself full-time to metal sculpture, a medium he began to explore in earnest in 1947.
By the early 1950s Bertoia was receiving commissions for large-scale works from architects — the first came via Saarinen — as he refined his aesthetic vocabulary into two distinct skeins. One comprises his “sounding sculptures” — gongs and “Sonambient” groupings of rods that strike together and chime when touched by hand or by the wind. The other genre encompasses Bertoia’s naturalistic works: abstract sculptures that suggest bushes, flower petals, leaves, dandelions or sprays of grass.
As you will see on these pages, Harry Bertoia was truly unique; his art and designs manifest a wholly singular combination of delicacy and strength.
Find vintage Harry Bertoia sculptures, armchairs, benches and other furniture and art on 1stDibs.
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.