$1,871Sale Price|25% Off
H 15.5 in W 47.5 in D 29.5 in
Coffee Table w/Black Base & Biomorphic Glass Top Style Kroehler Pearsall or Tonk
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co., Tonk Mfg. Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
painted wood base and a biomorphic or kidney shaped glass top in the style of Kroehler, Adrian Pearsall
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Lounge Chair By Kroehler
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
misattributed to the beloved American designer Adrian Pearsall. It features a uniquely sculpted walnut base with
Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut
$12,501Sale Price / set|45% Off
H 27 in W 103 in D 31 in
Adrian Pearsall for Kroehler MFG Co Sofa and Two Matching Armchairs
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Sarasota, FL
Adrian Pearsall for Kroehler Manufacturing Co RARE matching atomic sofa set with sofa and two arm
Fabric, Walnut
$2,950 / set
H 20.5 in W 33 in D 22 in
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Sculptural Glass-Top Side Tables (Set of 2)
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Hollywood, CA
associated with Adrian Pearsall and the Kroehler design era of the mid-20th century. Each table features a
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-Century Kroehler Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co., Craft Associates
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century armchair manufactured by Kroehler, circa 1960s. Very much in the style of Adrian
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Gondola Style Sofa by Kroehler
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century sofa manufactured by Kroehler and very much in the style of Adrian Pearsall, i.e., the
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
$1,600
H 16 in W 48.5 in D 30 in
Mid Century Amoeba Freeform Coffee Table by Krohler after Pearsall c 1950/60's
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
base features the original insert lined planter, please see images. Often attributed to Adrian Pearsall
Glass, Wood
1960's Mid-Century Modern Walnut Arm Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Burbank, CA
Original vintage Midcentury Modern couch for sale. In the manner of Adrian Pearsall. Was previously
Faux Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Side Tables After Adrian Pearsall
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Framingham, MA
Mid-Century Modern side or end tables by Kroehler Furniture. These are in original condition with
Wood
Kroehler Adrian Pearsall Style Contemporary Armchair
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kroehler Adrian Pearsall Style Contemporary armchair The chair measures: 30 wide x 30 deep x 35
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler mid century coffee table This table measures: 50.5 wide x 31 deep
Glass, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler mid century gondola sofa The sofa measures: 93 wide x 33.5 deep x
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Kroehler Style Mid Century Side Tables, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Kroehler style mid century side tables - pair Each table measures: 23 wide x 33
Glass, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Avant Mid Century Walnut Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Avant mid century walnut sofa The sofa measures: 86 wide x 32
Upholstery, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Walnut Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Walnut Gondola Sofa The sofa measures: 93 wide x 33
Upholstery, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Plinth Base Gondola Sofa
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Plinth Base Gondola sofa The sofa measures: 96 wide x
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 29 in W 96 in L 29 in
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Midcentury Re-Upholstered Orange Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler midcentury re-upholstered orange gondola sofa Sofa measures: 96
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 29 in W 26 in L 29 in
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Midcentury Orange and Green Striped Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler midcentury orange and green striped lounge chair and ottoman
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century His and Hers Lounge Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century His and Hers lounge chairs Each chair measures: 38
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 37 in W 28.5 in L 37 in
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century His and Hers Lounge Chairs and Ottoma
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler mid century his and hers lounge chairs and ottoman Each chair
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 34 in W 30 in L 34 in
Pair Kroehler High Back Adrian Pearsall Style Walnut Lounge Chairs and Ottoman
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
manner of Adrian Pearsall. Chairs feature tall diamond backs, solid walnut frames, tapered and angled
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 29.75 in W 105 in D 31.5 in
Mid Century Modern Kroehler Gondola sofa style of Adrian Pearsall Kagan
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
for Adrian Pearsall's work, it surpasses many Pearsall pieces in both construction quality and iconic
Walnut
Mid-Century Gondola Sofa in the Style of Adrian Pearsall
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co., Milo Baughman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century gondola sofa in the style of Adrian Pearsall. This sofa is perfectly retro and modern
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Walnut
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H 16 in W 46.75 in D 29.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Coffee Table Attributed to Kroehler or Tonk
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Tonk Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Topeka, KS
all over the internet attributed to Adrian Pearsall. It is not designed by him. Of that I am sure. But
Glass, Wood
1960s Regal High Back Lounge Chairs, A Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in New Windsor, NY
A very nice pair of 1960s upholstered high back chairs. Featuring sculpted and arched backs and arms, buttoned backs and seat cushions and solid wood legs with faceted tops. Fun and ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Fruitwood
Adrian Pearsall Style Kroehler Mid Century Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall style Kroehler mid century Gondola sofa Sofa measures: 107 wide x 34 deep x 31
Upholstery, Wood
Kroehler Avant Designs Adrian Pearsall Style Walnut Arm Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Adrian Pearsall. Features original upholstery and walnut arms. Dimensions: 88.5" W x 32.5" D x 29" H
Fabric, Walnut
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H 30 in W 88 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Modern Kroehler Curved Arm Sculptural Sofa, Adrian Pearsall Style
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Kroehler avant Mid-Century Modern curved arm sofa in the style of Adrian Pearsall. Item
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 29.75 in W 105 in D 31.5 in
Mid Century Modern Kroehler Gondola sofa style of Adrian Pearsall Kagan
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
for Adrian Pearsall's work, it surpasses many Pearsall pieces in both construction quality and iconic
Walnut
Sold
H 33 in W 31 in D 33 in
Pair of Kroehler Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Club Lounge Chairs after Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern curved arm lounge chairs by Kroehler Avant in the Adrian
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 32.5 in W 28 in D 32 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Style Leisure Collection Lounge Chairs by Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Kroehler armchairs from the leisure collection 1966. Upholstered frames on walnut bases
Walnut
Kroehler Sculptural High-Back Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Kroehler Avant. Original upholstery in good condition with some wear and fraying. One button missing at top
Fabric, Wood
Sold
H 41.5 in W 39 in D 32 in
MCM White Faux Leather Walnut Base High Back Lounge Chair Style Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Topeka, KS
in the style of Adrian Pearsall or Kroehler. Great condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage
Faux Leather, Walnut
Kroehler His & Her Armchairs, Circa 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
chairs feature the original label and are in the style of Adrian Pearsall. This stunning set has been
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 35 in W 31.5 in D 28.5 in
Pair of MCM Adrian Pearsall Style Leisure Collection Lounge Chairs by Kroehler
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Adrian Pearsall. Professionally Reupholstered & Refinished Chair 28 inches wide 31.5 inches deep 34
Walnut
Sold
H 32.5 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
MCM Pair Two-Toned Lounge Chairs by Mastercraft Original Green & Floral Fabric
By Mastercraft, Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Topeka, KS
after Adrian Pearsall. They wear their original two-tone green & floral nubby linen-like fabric & have
Metal
Modern Natural Form Nesting Cocktail Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
This exquisite set features two tables, each boasting a natural form design that adds a unique charm to any room. The larger table, measuring 48" W x 43" D x 14" H, is topped with t...
Glass, Wood
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Concrete Cantilever Coffee Table
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare coffee table designed in the late 1970s by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
Concrete, Metal
$6,276 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
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
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Lehigh Leopold, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
Isamu Noguchi coffee table by Herman Miller.
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
For your viewing is Isamu Noguchi Coffee Table produced between 1965 and 1980. Over all height is 15.75" and the thickness of the glass is 0.75" (19mm) This table came out of a 35 ye...
Glass, Cherry
$1,823Sale Price|30% Off
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 33.47 in
Mid-Century Velvet Armchair Zanuso Style Italian Design, 1950s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century velvet armchair Zanuso style Italian design 1950s.
Chrome
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$1,400Sale Price|26% Off
H 41 in W 30 in D 35.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Styled Vintage Sculptural Wood Lounge Armchair, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s vintage highback lounge chair features sculptural wood and groovy original 1960s fabric. The style is in the manner of Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates and Kipp Stewar...
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round glass top coffee table with polished base made of chrome rings. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Chrome
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Vintage Mid Century Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid Century Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" coffee table. Overall excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Slight scuffs on feet of table. Measures approximately 59 3...
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Club Chair Att. to Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New York, NY
Extra clean mid century lounge chair attributed to Heywood Wakefield. This example is well constructed, well designed and in. exceptional, ready to use condition. Measures: Total ...
Upholstery
Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary update of an obscure desi...
Sheepskin, Beech
Mid-Century Prestige Lounge Chair after Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century lounge chair makes a comfortable and stylish addition to any interior, combining vintage fabric with shapely seat design. Unique tapered legs in the style of Adrian ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
American Designer, Lounge Chair, Fabric, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white fabric and stained oak lounge chair designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Likely reupholstered at some point in history, vintag...
Fabric, Wood, Oak
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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