Pair of Sapority Italian Mid Century Modern Leather Chaise Lounges
By Saporiti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Leather 'Wave' chaise by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Red Velvet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible designed and constructed chaise lounge from Italy circa 1990's. It features a heavy steel internal frame, red velvet upholstery and polished stainless legs. Fabric is o...
Stainless Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Tito Agnoli Rattan Chaise Longue by Bonacina, 1960
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Renens, CH
Model P3S lounge chair by Tito Agnoli produced by Pierantonio Bonacina in Italy in 1964 This present model is a rare edition from the first series recognizable by its small brass ...
Brass
Italian Modern, Walnut, Leatherette, Chaise Lounge, Italy, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Modern, Walnut, Leatherette, Chaise Lounge, Italy, 1950s A sculptural chaise lounge in walnut and green leatherette designed and produced in Italy c. 1950s. Walnut, Leather...
Faux Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Art Deco Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredibly designed chaise lounge from Italy circa 1990's. It features quality construction with a stacked art deco form.
Fabric
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that Cass...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that Cass...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that C...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that Cass...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that Cass...
Bamboo
Le Corbusier Style, Mid-Century Modern, Black Leather, Chaise Lounge, 20th C.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Stamford, CT
Le Corbusier Style, Mid-Century Modern, Black Leather, Metal, LC4 Chaise Lounge, 20th C.
Leather
Italian Outdoor Chaise Lounge, 80s
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
This Outdoor Chaise Lounge is more than just a chair; it's a piece of Italian craftsmanship. The chaise lounge boasts clean, curved lines, which provide a comfortable seat, making it...
Plywood
Italian Bamboo Chaise Lounge Chair, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural 1960s Italian chaise lounge chair, crafted entirely from bamboo. Its sinuous frame cradles the body with effortless ease. The design—a two-piece construction—allows the ...
Bamboo
Carlo Bartoli Rossi di Albizzate Mid Century Chaise Lounge
By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Carlo Bartoli Rossi di Albizzate mid century chaise lounge This chair measures: 40 wide x 58 deep x 29 high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair clearance 23 inches A...
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Brushed Aluminum Chaise Lounge, 1960
By John Vesey
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Brushed Aluminum Chaise Lounge w/Black Channeled Leather, 1960s. Style of John Vesey. Original condition. Measures 60” long, 24” deep, 33.75” tall at back.
Aluminum
Italian Modern Chaise Lounge Mod. Torso by Paolo Deganello for Cassina, 1980s
By Paolo Deganello, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chaise lounge mod. Torso by Paolo Deganello for Cassina in the 1980s. Torso model chaise longue, with irregularly shaped upholstered seat with adjoining triangular cof...
Metal
Italian Designer, Chaise Longue, Wood, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A red fabric and wood chaise longue likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Vintage fabric distressed, including missing buttons, reupholstery recommended. Wear consistent...
Fabric, Wood
Italian Channeled Leather and Chrome Chaise Longue, 1970
Located in New York, NY
A handsome chocolate brown channeled Italian leather chaise longue from the 1970's. The sloping contoured wavy curved frame sits in harmony with the angular chrome support. The warm ...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Rattan Lounge Chair
By Franco Albini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous sculptural rattan chaise lounge chair attributed to Franco Albini. Rattan is tightly woven over a brass plated steel frame. Very strong and rigid frame. In excellent vintage...
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modernist Chaise Lounge Model LC/4 5559 by LeCorbusier for Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your interior with the iconic Mid-Century Modernist Chaise Lounge Model LC/4 5559, designed by Le Corbusier for Cassina.
Chrome
$2,025Sale Price|20% Off
Cream Leather Chaise Longue
By Contempo
Located in Nantwich, GB
In the style of Italian manufacturer Contempo, this Chaise Longue, in cream leather, was first produced in the 1960’s. Contempo is an Italian manufacturer of luxury leather seating. ...
Stainless Steel
Achille Castiglioni Imperiale chaise longue for Zanotta, Italy 1983
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Skokie, IL
Achille Castiglioni Imperiale chaise longue for Zanotta, Italy 1983. The structure of the armrests is the basis for this articulated chaise longue. The rest of the structure can take...
Stainless Steel
P3 Chaise lounge chair by Tito Agnoli, Italy 1960's
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This elegant chaise lounge, designed by renowned Italian architect and designer Tito Agnoli for Pierantonio Bonacina in 1962, is a striking example of Italian modernism. Crafted with...
Cane
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Also available w...
Bamboo, Teak
Trio of Mid Century Iron Mesh Chaise Lounges in the Style of Salterini
By Salterini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This elegant set of three vintage-style chaise lounges captures the timeless charm of Salterini-inspired wrought-iron design. Each piece features a finely woven mesh seat and backres...
Iron
Chaise longue in rattan and bamboo by Bonacina, Italy, 1950s
By Bonacina
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Chaise longue in rattan and bamboo by Bonacina, Italy, circa 1950s This sculptural chaise longue features a curved bamboo structure with an open woven rattan seat and backrest. The ...
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century, Bernard Rancillac Chaise Longue mod. Elephant
By Bernard Rancillac
Located in Turin, Turin
Bernard Rancillac was a French painter and sculptor. He did not follow a classical path to become an artist, while working as a teacher, he took printmaking courses. After abandoning...
Metal
Vintage Lc2 Chaise Lounge After Corbusier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This iconic LC4 Chaise Lounge, designed in the spirit of Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Pierre Jeanneret, remains a definitive masterpiece of Mid-Century Modern design. Known ...
Steel, Chrome
Italian Midcentury Venetian Style Chaise Longue with Missoni Striped Fabric 1950
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Venetian style Chaise longue with Missoni striped fabric, 1950s Chaise longue with rectangular seat and backrest upholstered and covered with multicolored stripe...
Fabric, Wood
Franco Albini, Early Rocking "PS16" Chaise Lounge, Sycamore, 1960s, Poggi, Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in High Point, NC
A rare and early "PS16", cotton, cord and sycamore rocking chaise lounge designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi, Italy, 1950s-1960s. Wear consistent with age and use. Pr...
Cotton, Cord, Sycamore
Chaise Longue Outdoor Indoor Sculpture Mirror Steel Metal Spheres Design Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
The sculptural chaise longue 'Golem' is an imposing sculpture, made up of hollow stainless steel spheres, welded one by one by hand and mirror polished. A sinuous top cuts the group ...
Stainless Steel, Metal
Tito Agnoli P3 blue rattan chaise longue
By Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV048 Tito Agnoli (1931-2012) P3 blue rattan chaise longue in perfect conditions. This chaise longue in blue rattan had been custom made as a unique piece. Manifacture, Bona...
Rattan
$2,118Sale Price|50% Off
Danish Antique Chaise Longue / Daybed, Early 20th Century, Renovated
Located in Tarm, 82
Original Danish antique chaise longue / daybed. Renovated in top quality Italian, patinated cognac leather. Retro gold decorative nails. Made in about 1900-1920. Teak and ash wood. H...
Leather, Ash, Teak
$11,213 / item
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chaise Lounge by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge Manufactured by Cassina A SYMPHONY OF MODERN LINES An iconic chaise longue equipped with armrests, to read, write and work in compl...
Metal
Tord Björklund, Brown Leather Chaise Lounge, 1970
By Tord Bjorklund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a striking statement piece to your interior with this exceptional mid-century modern chaise lounge. Designed by the acclaimed Tord Björklund, this iconic lounge chair perfectly b...
Leather
Vintage Italian "Soriana" Chaise Lounge and Ottoman by Afra and Tobia Scarpa
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic Italian Modernist chaise lounge and ottoman designed in 1969 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina as part of the "Soriana" series, which won the “Compasso d’Oro” prize in 1970...
Metal, Chrome
Mid century Italian Saporiti Lounge Chairs and Ottomans by Giovanni Offredi
By Gianni Offredi, Fratelli Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"This collection features exquisite Mid-century Italian lounge chairs and ottomans designed by the renowned Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Crafted during the mid-20th century, these ...
Metal
$13,574 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that C...
Bamboo
$16,973 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Teka For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Teka For Cassina A piece of design history that conveys Cassina’s exceptionally fine wood craftsmanship. A chaise longue with a sinuous, welco...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Bamboo For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Bamboo For Cassina A piece of design history that conveys Cassina’s exceptionally fine wood craftsmanship. A chaise longue with a sinuous, wel...
Bamboo
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge Manufactured by Cassina A SYMPHONY OF MODERN LINES An iconic chaise longue equipped with armrests, to read, write and work in compl...
Metal
Tito Agnoli Set of Four Cane Chaise Lounges P3S Pierantonio Bonacina Italy, 1964
By Pierantonio Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An extremely well preserved set of four chaise lounges designed by Tito Agnoli for Pierantonio Bonacina, Italy 1962. These chairs were produced in the late 70s and maintain both thei...
Metal
Vintage Milo Baughman Chrome Wave Chaise Lounge in kiwi green Italian Leather
By Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, US
Indulge in the perfect blend of style and comfort with the original Milo Baughman Wave Chaise, reupholstered in luxurious kiwi green Italian calfskin leather. Its sleek, contoured de...
Chrome
$1,744Sale Price|57% Off
Sculptural Chaise Longue 1980 Paolo Passerini Minimal Design
By Paolo Passerini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculptural chaise longue 1980 Paolo Passerini Minimal design, frame in black lacquered iron rod, cushion lined with chenille gray velvet.
Metal
2 chaise longues lounge chairs Wink by Toshiyuki Kita per Cassina 80s
By Toshiharu Kitagawa, Cassina
Located in Padova, IT
Toshiyuki Kita (born in Osaka, 1942) is a world-renowned industrial designer famous for creating an aesthetic and functional bridge between traditional Japanese craftsmanship and Eur...
Fabric
$683Sale Price|64% Off
Bamboo Lounger Daybed, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970, Good Condition
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
These dynamically designed lines make the bamboo lounger a truly timeless piece of furniture. The lounger features two long bamboo tubes joined together, merging into one at the head...
Bamboo
$1,500Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Vintage Lc4 Chaise Lounge Styled After Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century chaise lounge designed and manufactured in Italy circa 1970s.This stunning chaise lounge features a black leather upholstery that attaches to a sleek chrome frame. What s...
Chrome
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Chaise Longues in Vibrant Upholstery
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, chaise longues, chrome-plated metal, textured multicolored fabric, Italy, 1970s This exquisite lounge chair, designed by Giovanni Offredi for t...
Chrome, Metal
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC4 Chaise Lounge
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise lounge designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Chaise lounge with adjustable polished trivalent chrome pl...
Metal
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Reclining Armchair, 1950s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Reclining armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s, the armchair has been restored and upholstered in navy blue velvet with a gray piping finish. The extended armchair measure...
Iron
Vico Magistretti, Italian Modern, Fabric, Metal, Veranda Lounge Chair, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Stamford, CT
Vico Magistretti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Fabric, Metal, "Veranda" Lounge Chair, Italy, 1980s A "Veranda" model lounge chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, likely pro...
Fabric
$2,993Sale Price / set|23% Off
Chaise Longue Genni for Zanotta by Gabriele Mucchi 70s
By Gabriele Mucchi, Zanotta
Located in bari, IT
Chaise longue model Genni, design Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. Chrome-plated steel frame. Springing on steel spirals. Seat adjustable to two positions. Polyurethane padding. Leather ...
Steel
Mario Papperzini Amalfi Pair of Chaise Lounges for Salterini, 1950's
By Mario Papperzini, John Salterini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of wrought iron chaise lounge chairs by designer Mario Papperzini for John Salterini. Manufactured circa 1950's. This line of furniture was named "Amalfi" after the Amalfi c...
Wrought Iron
Fish Lounge Chair Lina Zervudaki for Elsa Schiapaparelli Rattan Fish Chaise.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A LINA ZERVUDAKI FOR ELSA SCHIAPARELLI RATTAN FISH LOUNGE CHAIR, Very Chic, Piece of art work.
Rattan
Italian Modernist Wrought Iron Chaise and Ottoman, Italy, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist highly unique architectural wrought iron chaise longue with foot stool. Newly upholstered in a creamy faux fur. Italy, circa 1960 Size: 34" back height x 15" sea...
Wrought Iron
Le Corbusier 4 Chaise Longue À Réglage Continu Durable For Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier 4 Chaise Longue À Réglage Continu, Noire, Durable For Cassina Iconic, original, ageless. Created in 1928 and exhibited at the Paris Salon d’Automne in 1929, Chaise long...
Steel
Cassina LC4 “Chaise Longue à Réglage Continu, 60” Blue Limited Edition Chair
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina LC4 “Chaise Longue à Réglage Continu, 60” Limited Edition Created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cassina’s production of the Le Corbusier®, Pierre Jeanneret® and Charl...
Metal
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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