1950s Marco Zanuso Reclining 'Lady' Lounge Chair in Leatherette, Italy
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use - rare model
Faux Leather
Pair Marco Zanuso 'Lady' chairs. Reclining. Italy c1950
By Marco Zanuso
Located in London, GB
A pair of original Marco Zanuso reclining 'Lady' chairs. Italy c1950 Original upholstery.
Brass
$2,278Sale Price|30% Off
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.
Iron
$3,905Sale Price|30% Off
Pair of Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Leather Reclining Armchairs, 50s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of reclining armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s.
Metal
$4,556Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Reclining Armchairs, 50s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of reclining armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s, the armchairs have been restored and upholstered in avio blue velvet with a gray mouse tail finish.
Iron
1970s in Style Zanuso Reclining Purple Velvet Armchairs, one piece
By Marco Zanuso
Located in IT
One Reclining Armchairs from Italy from 1970s Attributed to Zanuso. Reupholstered in Purple Velvet , it has been attributed to Zanuso for lines, shapes and proportions. The reclinin...
Velvet
Recliner Armchair in Eco-Leather, 1970s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in taranto, IT
Beautiful original recliner from the 70s, with an elegant and very modern design, made with metal structure, foam padding on wooden frame.
Metal
$8,369Sale Price / set|20% Off
Gorgeous Reclining Chair with Ottoman
By Tecno, Nello Pini, Ignazio Gardella, Cassina, Marco Zanuso
Located in Lugo, IT
Gorgeous armchair with pouf Possible alcantara Good condition. Thanks
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H 33.08 in W 31.89 in L 33.08 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chairs, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of Pizetti Roma Marco Zanuso reclining lady chairs, Italy, 1960s.
Brass
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H 33.08 in W 31.89 in L 33.08 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chair No. 2, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare Pizetti Roma Marco Zanuso reclining lady chair, Italy, 1960s.
Brass
Marco Zanuso Reclining Chairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of Italian armchairs by Marco Zanuso reupholstered in creamy wool bouclé and polished brass legs.
Wool
Marco Zanuso Reclining Chairs
By Mobili Pizzetti, Marco Zanuso
Located in London, GB
Marco Zanuso for Mobili Pizzetti reclining chairs.
Brass
Rare Marco Zanuso Recliner Armchair Blue Alcantara
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1950s Italian reclining armchair attributed to Marco Zanuso in a high quality deep blue Alcantara upholstery.
Steel
Midcentury Recliner in the Manner of Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury reclining lounge chair in the manner of Marco Zanuso.
Brass
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H 35.44 in W 29.14 in L 35.44 in
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian 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 burgundy red velvet The elongated armchair measures 145 cm.
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H 34.65 in W 28.75 in L 34.65 in
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 burgundy red velvet The elongated armchair measures 145 cm.
Brass, Iron
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H 37.01 in W 28.35 in D 35.44 in
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Bouclè 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 English green Bouclè fabric The extended armchair measures 150 cm.
Metal
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H 36.23 in W 28.35 in D 36.23 in
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.
Iron
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H 36.23 in W 28.35 in D 36.23 in
Pair of Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Reclining Armchairs, 1950s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of reclining armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s, the armchairs have been restored and upholstered in avio blue velvet with a gray mouse tail finish.
Iron
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H 36.75 in W 27.5 in D 32 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs/ Recliners Style Marco Zanuso, Italy
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern reclining armchairs in the style of Marco Zanuso's Lady chairs, 1950.
Steel
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H 38.19 in W 28.75 in D 30.71 in
Pair of Italian Grey Mid-Century Reclining Chairs in the Style of Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
These armchairs are so chic with their beige and silver grey velvet. They have got black lacquered steel legs. Moreover they offer relaxing comfort as seats or even as day beds sin...
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H 34.65 in W 27.56 in D 34.26 in
Pair of Italian Reclining Lounge Chairs in the Manner of Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
I have seen this exact model of chair described as reclining lady chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, but in my opinion they are simply in the style of Zanuso, just a little more comfo...
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Pair of Italian Recliners in the Style of Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Gorgeous pair of reclinable sculptural Lounge chairs in the style of Zanuso. Fully restored and upholstered in Italian fabric, circa 1950, Italy.
Italian Recliner in the Style of Zanuso, circa 1950, Italy
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Fully restored and newly upholstered Vintage recliner in the style of Zanuso, circa 1950, Italy.
Italian Reclining Lady Chairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gorgeous pair of Italian chairs in the style of Marco Zanuso with reclining backs. Chairs are newly reupholstered in beautiful linen.
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Pair of Reclining Armchairs, Italy, 1950
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of reclining armchairs made in solid wood structure, upholstered in cotton velvet with metal legs finished in brass. Italy 1950.
Metal, Brass
A Pair Of 50's Italian Reclining Armchairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Italian fully reclining armchair, Milan. In the original black leather. c.1950's Measure: 98cm high (backs) x 44cm high (seats) x 74cm wide x 72cm deep
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H 37.01 in W 28.35 in D 31.5 in
Blue leatherette reclining armchair in the style of Marco Zanuso, 1960s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Midnight blue leatherette reclining armchair in the style of Marco Zanuso, 1960s.
Metal
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H 36 in W 27.5 in D 33.5 in
Pair of Italian Midcentury Reclining Chairs in the Manner of Marco Zanuso
By Dormiveglia
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of circa 1960s reclining armchairs in style of Marco Zanuso by Italian maker Dormiveglia Brevettatata.
Metal
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H 33.08 in W 31.89 in D 37.8 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chairs, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of Pizetti Roma Marco Zanuso reclining lady chairs, Italy, 1960s.
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H 33.08 in W 31.89 in D 37.8 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chairs, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of Pizetti Roma Marco Zanuso reclining lady chairs, Italy, 1960s.
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H 33.08 in W 31.89 in D 37.8 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chair No. 2, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960s (UK)
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare Pizetti Roma Marco Zanuso reclining lady chair, Italy, 1960s.
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H 33 in W 32 in D 38 in
Rare Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chairs in Boucle, Pizetti Roma, Italy, 1960's
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Culver City, CA
These chairs are absolutely stunning! A rare pair of Marco Zanuso reclining lady armchairs labelled Pizzetti Roma, these lady chairs are as timeless as it gets.
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Marco Zanuso Reclining Lady Chair for Arflex, Italy, 1950s
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Berlin, DE
This is a very comfortable easy reclining seat from Marco Zanuso.
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Rare Marco Zanuso Recliner Armchair Blue Velvet
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1950s Italian reclining armchair attributed to Marco Zanuso in a high quality deep blue velvet upholstery.
Steel
Midcentury Recliner in the Manner of Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury reclining lounge chair in the manner of Marco Zanuso.
Fabric
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H 35.44 in W 29.14 in D 32.29 in
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian 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 sky blue velvet The elongated armchair measures 145 cm.
Iron
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H 41.34 in W 29.14 in D 36.23 in
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Bouclè 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 ivory-colored Bouclè fabric The extended chair measures 150 cm.
Metal
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H 35.83 in W 28.75 in D 37.01 in
Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Bouclè 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 English green Bouclè fabric The elongated armchair measures 153 cm.
Metal
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H 36.23 in W 28.35 in D 35.44 in
Midcentury Red Reclining Armchair, Marco Zanuso Style, Studio Pizzoli Italy 60s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice reclining armchair designed in style of Marco Zanuso in the 60s.
Metal, Iron
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H 36.62 in W 26.38 in D 31.11 in
Pair of Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Leather Reclining Armchairs, 50s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of reclining armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s.
Metal
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H 35.04 in W 29.14 in D 38.59 in
Pair of Marco Zanuso Style Reclining Lady Chairs in 100% Mohair, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A pair of Marco Zanuso style reclining lady chairs, Italy, 1960s.
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H 37.01 in W 28.35 in D 27.56 in
Reclining Armchairs in Yellow Velvet by Marco Zanuso, Italy, 1950s, Set of 2
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Pair of midcentury Italian armchairs attributed to Marco Zanuso, Italy 1950’s. The armchairs are newly lined in a very attractive yellow velvet fabric.
Brass
1950s, Italian Zanuso Style Reclining Lounge Chairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1950s, Italian reclining lounge chairs in the style of Marco Zanuso.
Metal, Brass, Iron
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H 34.65 in W 27.56 in D 34.26 in
Reclining Purple Wool Fabric Lounge Chair in the Manner of Marco Zanuso
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
I have seen this exact model of chair described as a reclining lady chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, but in my opinion they are simply in the style of Zanuso, just a little more com...
Steel
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Recliners in the Style of Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Stunning pair of Italian Mid-Century reclinable sculptural lounge chairs. Fully restored and upholstered in beautiful wool fabric, circa 1950.
Metal
Italian Reclining Lounge Chairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful pair of Reclining Italian lounge chairs with iron base and reupholstered in camel wool boucle. Unique design has mechanism to allow back seat to recline in multiple deg...
Iron
Italian Wingback Recliner Chair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Vintage Italian wingback recliner with gorgeous new Italian wool upholstery. Frame and legs are blackened steel with brass tip feet. Fully refursbished.
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H 38.59 in W 26.78 in D 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern Velvet and Metal Reclining Italian Armchair, circa 1960
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A reclining armchair in the style of Marco Zanuso. It's made in Italy in the 1960S, has been reupholstered with multicolor velvet.
Iron
Rare Pair of Marco Zanuso Reclining Armchairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of reclining Italian vintage armchairs by Marco Zanuso- in beige linen fabric with brass conical legs.
Reclining Lady Chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Maastricht, NL
Fully restored reclining lady chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex with Kvadrat Tonus Fabric.
Brass, Metal
Reclining Lady chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Maastricht, NL
One out of a pair Reclining Lady chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex.
Brass, Metal
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H 36 in W 29 in D 36 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Recliners in the Style of Zanuso in Charcoal Mohair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Houston, TX
Similar in style to Marco Zanuso, Ico Parisi, Paolo Buffo and Gio Ponti.
Midcentury Italian 1950s Recliner with Ottoman
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Pasadena, CA
Its design reminds us of the Marco Zanuso chair line..
Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut
Italian Pair of Reclining Armchairs, 1950
By Marco Zanuso
Located in London, GB
1950 Italian pair of reclining armchairs
Marco Zanuso "Lady" Reclining Chair for Arflex, Italy, 1950
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in Wilnis, UT
A very rare "Lady" chair, designed by Marco Zanuso and manufactured by Arflex in Italy, circa 1950.
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H 37.41 in W 30.52 in D 37.8 in
1950s Pizzetti Roma Reclining "Lady Chair" Lounge Chair Italy, New Upholstery
By Marco Zanuso, Mobili Pizzetti
Located in Bergen op Zoom, NL
A beautiful 1950s reclining "Lady" lounge chair in the style of Marco Zanuso produced by Pizzetti Roma featuring brass legs.
Metal, 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
$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 Los Angeles, 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
$1,349 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
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
LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available In patinated unlacquerd brass or aged silver and steel with (1) E26 m...
Steel, Brass, Gold, Silver
Tiled Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TILED MIRROR, designed in 2025. This mirror is crafted with hand-built tiles that are available in customer's own choice of glaze. Crafted by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal....
Ceramic, Mirror, Walnut
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
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
$3,990 / item
H 34 in W 31 in D 40 in
Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This White Linen Slip-Covered Lounge Chair fits as the perfect accent to any room. It's the perfect chair to have adjacent to a sofa, and can make every pillow look delightful in the...
Cotton, Linen, Wood, Down
$2,726 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
Petite LUsaucer Brass Fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sharp and elegant 12" ceiling flush mount or wall mount fixture. This fixture is a new take on the traditional concept of indirect lighting that functions to accent a room with rich ...
Brass
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
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
LUte Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The stunning LUte sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is an up and down fixed cylindrical wall sconce in unlacquered patinated brass or unlacquered gold finish. An all brass fixture, with ...
Gold, Brass
$5,376 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
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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