1960s Herman Miller Eames Fibreglass Shell MSX-1 Low Dressing Occasional Chair
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A very attractive Herman Miller green MSX-1 Low Chair on an Eames H-Base, previously used as a dressing table chair.
Metal
$2,200 / set
Eames Wire Scoop Dining Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Manufactured by the Herman Miller Furniture company , the chairs do not come with pads or coverings .
Metal, Wire
Eames for Herman Miller 1957 DAG Chair in Red Orange
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dallas, TX
Considered a Third Generation Chair. The DAG was added to the series in 1954 and was exact to the DAX only with longer rear legs to ‘guard’ the shell against wall impact and thus the...
Steel
Herman Miller Eames DAW Chair - Set of (2)
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Alpha, NJ
These two chairs are authentic 2017 production Herman Miller Eames DAW (Dining Armchair Wood Base) models, a celebrated mid-century modern design originally created by Charles and Ra...
Steel
Original 1970s Production Eames Lounge Chair For Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An original 1970s Eames Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Leather, Rosewood
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith Plastics LAX Rope Edge X Base Armchair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A fabulous Charles & Ray Eames transitional armchair produced by Herman Miller with Zenith Plastics.
Metal
Dat-1 Swivel Desk or Office Armchair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
The DAT represented Herman Miller’s first fiberglass venture into the ‘desk chair’ market, something in which the company would excel in by the late 1970’s and 1980’s.
Metal
Stunning Eames lounge chair set & ottoman by Ray & Charles Eames - Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Eames Lounge Chair 670 & Ottoman 671 Set by Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, 1990sBlack Patinated Leather Lounge Chairs on Ash Black Plywood Shells with Exposed Birch Edge This r...
Leather
A Transitional Charles Eames PAW Shell Swivel Chair w Wood Dowel Legs
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
A Transitional Charles Eames PAW Shell Swivel Chair w Wood Dowel Legs. In beautiful attractive condition. Red Venice Label attached on underside. Production Date was 1954-1955. Imme...
Fiberglass
Original 1960s Production Eames Lounge Chair For Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An exceptional early example Eames Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, dating from the 1960s.
Leather, Rosewood
Eames Early Rope Edge Lounge Chair for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
The chair still retains the four squares manufactures label made by the Herman Miller Furniture company Zeeland Michigan, and by the Zenith Plastic company Gardena California and des...
Iron
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Early Pair of Dax Transitional Shell Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent early example of a pair of Transitional Herman Miller Dax red/orange armshell chairs. All original. Early black X-base with large shock mounts. Shells are non-rope edge. Re...
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Vintage Eames Lounge Chair with Ottoman
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an iconic, original Eames Lounge Chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Steel
Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base.. White fiberglass shell with amazing green naugahyde and Alexander Girard fabric seat. small ho...
Aluminum
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 26 inche...
Chrome
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Red Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Red Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 26 inches ...
Chrome
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 26 inches ...
Chrome
Herman Miller Swoop Plywood Lounge Chairs by Brian Kane in Original Blue Fabric
By Brian Kane, Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
The Swoop Plywood Lounge Chair is a tribute to Herman Miller’s esteemed legacy, deeply influenced by the groundbreaking work of Charles and Ray Eames.
Chrome
Herman Miller Eames Tandem Bench with Brown Naugahyde Pad Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
After the war, they established the Eames Office in Venice, California, and their prototypes became a product in 1946 when Herman Miller introduced the Eames molded plywood chair.
Metal, Aluminum
Eames RAR Rocking Armchair for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Designed by Ray and Charles Eames and manufactured by the Herman Miller Furniture company and has been kept by the original owner until our purchase .
Metal
Highback Shell Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1971
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A fully adjustable upholstered desk chair having a molded fiberglass body resting on an early four-pronged aluminum base with casters.
Aluminum, Steel
Set of George Nelson Swag Leg Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Highland, IN
The same fiberglass technology used to manufacture the famous Eames shell chairs was used to create the two-part seats.
Steel
Early Vintage Charles Eames Herman Miller Arm Shell Chair / SAX or DAX / X Base
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Vintage Charles Eames Herman Miller Arm Shell Chair. SAX or DAX, uncertain which name is correct for this version.
Fiberglass
Four Herman Miller Eames White Molded Plastic DSR Chairs with Eiffel Tower Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Essex, MA
A superb set of four Eames Molded Plastic Side Chairs (DSR) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, featuring the iconic Eiffel Tower wire base in polished chrome.
Stainless Steel
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Padded Arm Shell Chairs, Two-Tone /Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of Mid-Century Modern padded arm shell chairs,Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller.
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller Tandem 4 Seat Fiberglass Shell Chair Bench
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller 4 seat tandem shell chair bench.
Metal
Eames Lounge Chair Rosewood by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra (Herman Miller)
By Vitra
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Charles and Ray Eames Lounge Chair for Herman Miller made by Vitra Brazilian Rosewood Lounge Chair with Black Leather Upholstery on a Black Aluminium Swivel Base An exceptional exam...
Wood
PAiR OF VINTAGE HERMAN MILLER HILLIE STAMPED BLACK LEATHER SWIVEL LOUNGE CHAIRS
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
This is a vintage set, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, made by Herman Miller and retailed through Hillie, one of the chairs retains the original stamp as pictured We have clea...
Chrome
Herman Miller Charles Eames Shell Chair Is a Nice Orange on Taupe Fiberglass
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
A very nice color combination of a popping upholstered color on a understated neautral Taupe-ish grey color. need to confirm dims on this chair.
Fiberglass
RAR Rocking Chair Eames yellow original vintage - Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Authentic Armchair RAR (Rocking Arm Chair) shell Eames original and vintage edition Herman Miller Designed by Charles EAMES - 1950 Original fiberglass hull in pale young color.
Steel
1960s Herman Miller Eames Swivel Office Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s Herman Miller Eames fiberglass shell office or desk chair.
Aluminum
1980s Pair of Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass DAX Dining Arm Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These examples were produced by Herman Miller in the 1980s. Each chair features a black molded fiberglass arm shell with orange upholstery, set on a four-leg steel H-base.
Steel
Tandem Five-Shell Seating by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Tandem Five-Shell (side scoops) Seating by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller,, Seldom seen black fiberglass shells,, all embossed "DESIGNED BY cHARLES EAMES" 40 years in this b...
Aluminum, Steel
Set of Four Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Dining Chairs
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A timeless set of four Eames fiberglass dining chairs produced by Herman Miller in the 1960s.
Steel
Rocking Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An iconic Zenith Shell RAR rocker with organically shaped shell resting on cross-braced steel struts attached to birch runners.
Fiberglass
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Swivel Padded Arm Shell Chairs, Two-Tone
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames swivel padded arm shell chairs, unusual color combination, early brown exposed fiberglass shells.
Aluminum
Classic Modernist Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Lounge Chair, Zenith
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith
Located in Buffalo, NY
First generation, circa 1950 Charles and Ray Eames. Museum quality, sea foam green arm shell lounge chair made by Zenith Plastic Co./ Herman Miller.
Zinc
Early 2nd Generation X Base Translucent Arm Shell Lounge Chair by Charles Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 2nd generation X base translucent arm shell lounge chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller.
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Armchair on Low Lounge Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing color on this Eames fiberglass armshell for Herman Miller. Beautiful orange tone contrasts nicely against black lounge height base. No cracks or major wear. Even color throug...
Steel
Pair of Eames for Herman Miller LAR Shell Chairs with Yellow Naugahyde Pads
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredibly rare pair of Eames for Herman Miller LAR lounge chairs with yellow Naugahyde pads.
Metal, Aluminum
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller (Seafoam Green)
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"' Arguably one of the 20th century’s most beloved designs, the Eames Shell chairs remain a sought after design clas...
Fiberglass
1975 Set of Three Herman Miller Eames Arm Shell Chairs PAC w/ Red/Orange Shells
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of three Eames Arm Shell PAC Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1952.
Aluminum
Set of 6 Herman Miller DAF Chairs Designed by George Nelson in 1958
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
The seat shells are mounted on coated Herman Miller La Fonda bases, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1961.
Aluminum
$1,440Sale Price|24% Off
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"' Arguably one of the 20th century’s most beloved designs, the Eames Shell chairs remain a sought after design clas...
Fiberglass
Charles Eames Parchment Arm Shell Chair, Herman Miller
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super clean example of this classic fiberglass arm shell chair, designed by Charles Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller.
Metal
Extremely Rare Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Chair in Pink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bears original paper patent label and embossed mark in shell verso. Paired with authentic Herman Miller aluminum swivel rolling desk base.
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Dining Chair and Table Set
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original signed Herman Miller Eames dining set. Features multicolored shell chairs on black H bases.
Aluminum, Steel
2018 Eames Plastic DSW Shell Dining Chairs in White w/ Dowel Bases 5x Available
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DSW Side Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948.
Steel
C. 1953 Pair of Herman Miller Eames Zenith MAX Fiberglass Arm Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an early Pair of MAX Armchairs, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1953. This particular pair of chairs was produced by Zenith and Herman Miller in the USA in ca....
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Eames Leather Ottoman by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in High Point, NC
This authentic Herman Miller Eames Ottoman exemplifies timeless mid-century modern design with its sleek profile and exceptional craftsmanship.
Leather, Wood
Charles Eames RAR Rocker Chair Second Generation Lemon Fiberglass 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production Charles Eames rocker with early fibre glass shell, zinc Eiffel tower base and wood rockers wood birch, second generation .. Large shock mounts (domes of silence) c19...
Zinc
2016 Herman Miller Eames DFAW Fiberglass Shell Arm Chairs in Parchment w/ Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
They are properly stamped with the Herman Miller logo under each seat. Each chair measures 23.25 inches deep, 24.5 inches wide, and is 31.5 inches tall.
Steel
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller This chairs are one of two new fiberglass chairs Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1961, inspired by reque...
Fabric, Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames DSR Fiberglass Dining Chair in Seafoam Green
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Herman Miller production shell. Chrome rod wire “Eiffel” base with all glides and screws intact.
Fiberglass
2017 Set of Four Eames Plastic DSW Dining Shell Chairs in White with Oak Bases
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Eames DSW Side Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948.
Steel
Eames RSR Rocking Chair Elephant Gray
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elephant gray Herman Miller Eames fiberglass shell on rocking base. Excellent grain in the fiberglass side shell. Stamped on bottom with Herman Miller. No cracks or chips in fiberglass.
Steel
DAX Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A 'DAX' rope edge fiberglass Zenith shell chair with a metal X base.
Leather
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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