Pair of Stanley Model 404-85 Mid-Century Walnut Dinning Chairs
By Stanley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish pair of 404-85 MCM dining chairs by Stanley. Crafted in warm walnut with comfortable upholstered seats, and featuring clean lines and classic proportions, they offer a perf...
Walnut
$4,800 / item
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Metal Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 8 MCM contemporary metal dining chairs painted in gun metal grey with grey upholstered seats.
Steel
Set of Six Mid-Century Dining Chairs by G Plan
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made in the UK by G-Plan. These MCM dining chairs feature gorgeous wood grain frames, sculpted backs and comfortable seats.
Wood
Vintage Niels Otto Møller 78 Dining Chairs in Solid Teak Set of 4
Located in Emeryville, CA
Recently imported from Denmark and in excellent vintage condition, these chairs are both stylish and functional—perfect for any modern or MCM-inspired space.
Teak
$2,660Sale Price / set|20% Off
D Scan Teak Dining Chairs New Upholstery Danish Modern Set of 6
By D-Scan
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 6 MCM D-Scan Teak Dining Chairs with New Upholstery in Danish Modern Style Coloration: Fabric is...
Cotton, Teak
$1,916Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Walnut & Cotton, 1950s
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 6 Vintage MCM Dining Chairs Mid-Century 1950s Approximate Measurements in Inches 43" high at bac...
Cotton, Walnut
Model J 77 'Farmhouse' Chair in Teak by Folke Palsson for FDB Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Folke Palsson
Located in Deland, FL
Constructed of solid teak with exceptional woodgrains this side chair is perfectly understated. Perfect against a multitude of design backdrops from Modern to Contemporary to MCM to ...
Teak
Set of 4 Arthur Umanoff Grenada Collection Wrought Iron Dining Chairs, c. 1960's
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Deland, FL
Perfect in myriad of design backdrops from Industrial to Modern to MCM these chairs are truly extraordinary and when they're gone, they're gone forever.
Iron
Set of 4 Model J 77 'Farmhouse' Chairs in Beech by Folke Palsson for FDB, 1960's
By Folke Palsson
Located in Deland, FL
Perfect against a multitude of design backdrops from Modern to Contemporary to MCM to Farmhouse these chairs are sure to steal the show and make a bold statement.
Beech
Outstanding Pair Hand Crafted Danish Modern Chairs, c1980s Two sets available.
By MCM Unique
Located in Bellport, NY
There are four chairs available and sold in sets of two,all new upholstery in a soft chenille fabric,immaculate condition. Generous deep seat,light oak wood curvaceous frames. Danish...
Upholstery, Oak
$2,751Sale Price / item|20% Off
1980s Post Modern Sculptural Lounge Chair MCM
By Louis Durot
Located in Basel, BS
Thank you for visiting our shop. We have two of these fabulous chairs. The price here is for one, they are sold individually here. These are stunning examples of 1980 Postmodern L...
Metal
$1,096Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Leather Lounge Chair by KOINOR Germany
By Koinor
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Leather
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Of Vintage Bentwood MCM Laminated Chairs C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
A sophisticated pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs, attributed to the Thonet design aesthetic and dating to approximately 1960. These chairs exemplify the elegant bentwood craftsma...
Bentwood
MCM Jens Risom Split Lounge Chairs Newly Reupholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Rare Jens Risom Split Single Arm Lounge Chairs Newly Reupholstered in High End Royal Purple Mohair and Violet Velvet - Set of 2 We reupholstered this Jens...
Mohair
MCM High Barrel Back Lounge Chair by Fairfield Chair Co. Newly Reupholstered
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in Chicago, IL
MCM High Barrel Back Lounge Chair by Fairfield Chair Co.
Cowhide, Wool, Wood
Pair Of Strandmon MCM Sunshine Yellow Lounge Chairs, Signed, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A striking pair of Strandmon lounge chairs, presented in a vibrant sunshine yellow upholstery. These chairs embody the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic with their distinctive wingback de...
Upholstery
MCM Dining Table & 6 Chairs Newly Reupholstered After Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Walnut Drop Leaf Dining Table and 6 Chairs Newly Reupholstered Styled After Broyhill Brasilia - 10 Piece Set This Mid Century Modern dining set features six dinin...
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Adrian Pearsall Style Gondola Sofa & Club Chair Newly Reupholstered
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Gondola Sofa & Club Chair Set Newly Reupholstered in a Retro Knoll Tower Patterned Chenille with an Italian Plush Deep Blue Mohair M...
Mohair, Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Eames For Miller School Burnt Orange Accent Lounge Chair C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
An iconic Mid-Century Modern lounge chair, with the design sensibilities in the manner of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, dating to circa 1960. This unsigned piece exemplifi...
Upholstery
MCM Dining Room Chair with Armrests by Bernardo Bernardi, Yugoslavia 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern Armchairs designed by one of the most prominent Yugoslav designers, Bernardo Bernardi. His work has been...
Fabric, Beech
MCM Dining Room Chair with Armrests by Bernardo Bernardi, Yugoslavia 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern Armchair designed by one of the most prominent Yugoslav designers, Bernardo Bernardi. His work has been produce...
Fabric, Beech
Vintage MCM Chrome & Royal Blue Fabric Armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company
By Hibriten
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern royal blue and chrome armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will...
Chrome
Vintage Dining Set, Drop Leaf Table, Six Chairs, Mid Century, MCM, Laminate
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Dining Set, Drop Leaf Table, Six Chairs, Mid Century, MCM, Laminate, Wood, Unique, Kitchen Vintage from the 1960s Measurements: Table:: Open: 57.5" L x 41.75" W x 30" H Leav...
Wood, Laminate, Formica
Pair of Blonde Pod Tub Chairs Sculptural Organic Coastal Boho MCM Conran Rattan
By Sir Terence Conran, Habitat International
Located in London, GB
A strikingly impressive pair of sculptural pod armchairs in lovely vintage condition. This super-stylish pair would suite a variety of interior styles, could be used inside or outdoo...
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
MCM Hannah Morrison Style Chrome Tubular Sling Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Hannah Morrison Style Chrome Tubular Sling Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Chrome
MCM British Colonial Style Bamboo 6 Folding Chairs and 2 Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern British Colonial Style Bamboo Folding Chairs with 2 Folding Bamboo Side Tables - 8 Piece Vintage 8-piece bamboo furniture set in a British Colonial style, includ...
Bamboo
$8,700Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored MCM Rattan 4-Strand Reverse Pretzel Sofa & Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored living room set features a 4-Strand, 3-seat Reverse Pretzel sofa and a set of two lounge chairs. Each piece features sleek mid-century 4-strand "Reverse Pre...
Fabric, Rattan
Vintage MCM Salterini Patio or Garden Peacock Wrought Iron Wingback Arm Chair
By Salterini, John Salterini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Salterini patio, porch or garden "Peacock" wrought iron wingback form arm chair. In need of repaint, showing layers of white green and black paint. Inquire for cost to blast,...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Russell Woodard Woven Spun Fiberglass MCM Swivel Seat Dining Arm Chair
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Russell Woodard Woven Spun Fiberglass Armchair. Item features a swivel seat, pedestal base, woven fiberglass construction, great style and form. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measu...
Fiberglass
MCM Original Milo Baughman Tuxedo Sofa & Cube Chair for Thayer Coggin- 2 Pieces
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Original Milo Baughman 3 Seat Tuxedo Sofa & Cube Chair For Thayer Coggin - 2 Piece Set Featuring a MCM vintage sofa and cube chair designed by Milo Baughman by T...
Upholstery
$6,477Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored MCM Rattan Five Strand Square Pretzel Sofa, Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A fully restored living room set featuring a five-strand square 3/4 pretzel three-seat sectional sofa and matching lounge chair. Heavily influenced by the iconic "stacked" rattan des...
Fabric, Rattan
$14,400Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored MCM Frankl Style Six-strand Rattan Sofa, Table, Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-style rattan living room set includes a matching three-seat sectional sofa and a pair of lounge chairs. Both feature the famous six-strand squar...
Rattan
MCM Homecrest Outdoor Coral Adjustable Dining or Low Table & 4 Springer Chairs
By Homecrest
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Homecrest outdoor coral painted height adjustable dining, coffee, or end table with round expanded metal mesh top and 4 metal wire springer chairs. Beautiful condit...
Metal
1970s Faux Rattan Chinoiserie Style Aluminum MCM Floral Sofa Chairs, Set 3
By McGuire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, aluminum faux rattan patio set you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design is exh...
Aluminum
$10,500Sale Price / set|40% Off
Rare MCM Stepped Rattan Sofa Chair Ottoman Livingroom Set w/ Built in End tables
By James Mont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored stepped mid-century rattan living room set featuring a lounge chair and 3-seat sofa with built-in 2-tier end tables and matching ottoman. The set features a...
Rattan
$13,449Sale Price / set|20% Off
Round Post Modern Brutalist MCM Beech Dining Table + 6 Chairs, 9 Pcs Set
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Basel, BS
Absolutely incredible, and very stylish Brutalist dining table with an additional extendable leaf, and 6 chairs set made of solid beech wood. When the table is without the leaf it se...
Beech
Mid-20th Century MCM Tropitone Outdoor Chairs with Vinyl Straps & Cushions Set 6
By Tropitone
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Tropitone outdoor chairs with vinyl straps & cushions, set of 6. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use a...
Metal
1970s Danny Ho MCM Sculptural Rattan Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 5
By Danny Ho Fong
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan dining table and chairs you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design is exh...
Brass, Steel
$2,040Sale Price / item|40% Off
MCM Foating Seat Lucite Wrap Around Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, 10 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These mid-century modern design armchairs by the famed designer Charles Hollis Jones feature wrap-around Lucite frames that envelop you while sitting on a floating black vinyl seat. ...
Acrylic
$2,195Sale Price / item|39% Off
MCM Teak Expandable Desk and Chair by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard, Denmark c.1960
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A mid-century teak writing desk with expandable sliding top for more working space. One smaller drawer with brass key hole and one large drawer, each with carved pulls and dov...
Brass
$4,905Sale Price|40% Off
Restored MCM 3/4 Pretzel Rattan Sectional Sofa & Recliner Chair Living Room Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Mid-century 2-piece living room set featuring a 3/4 pretzel arm rattan sectional 4-seat sofa with a stacked rattan base and a 3/4 pretzel adjustable reclini...
Rattan
1960s MCM Wood Design Drexel Round Dining Glass Table and Rattan Chairs Set of 5
By Drexel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1960s with this low profile MCM dining set. The ultra rare set exudes an air of luxury and refinement.
Rattan, Wood
$900Sale Price / set|40% Off
MCM Sam Avedon Styled Iron Outdoor/Patio Saucer Chair w/ Nylon Weaved Seat, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This mid-century outdoor chair, styled after Sam Avedon’s designs, features a vibrant green woven nylon seat with bold yellow accents, creating a striking contrast. The iron saucer-s...
Iron
Pair of Vintage Horse Head Iron and Leather Strap Chairs, MCM (Two Pairs Avail
Located in West Palm Beach, US
A distinctive pair of vintage armchairs from the mid 20th century featuring wrought iron frames with sculpted horse head finials at the armrests. The seats and backs are crafted wi...
Leather, Ironstone
$960Sale Price|40% Off
Blue Terrier Dog Childs Rocking Chair Giocattoli Trudi Italy Rocker Toy MCM Isle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Looks like a character out of the movie, Isle of dogs. A very Interesting vintage infants rocker-riding toy. Stuffed (Kerry Blue) Terrier on birch runners and chromed steel tubular f...
Birch
$1,560Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of MCM Walnut Arm Chairs by Johnson Furniture Company in the Style of Risom
By Jens Risom, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM walnut framed arm chairs in the style of Jens Risom for Johnson Furniture Co., circa 1960s.
Walnut
MCM Set 4 Krueger Chairs & Tulip Style Base Game or Dining Table Faux Wood Top
By KI Krueger International
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern set of 4 Krueger chairs of molded fiberglass shell bodies with seats & backs of mottled creamy beige Naugahyde upholstery, and black painted sled...
Metal
1960’s MCM Black Outdoor Set of 4 Rid-Jid Hoop Chairs & Newer Dining Table
By Salterini
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage MCM (mid-century modern) black painted outdoor dining set of 4 Rid-Jid Hoop chairs comprised of tubular steel folding chairs paired with a newer wrought iron round di...
Metal
Roxinho vintage Safari armchair in leather and wood by MCM Michel Arnoult, 1960s
By Michel Arnoult
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Roxinho vintage Safari armchairs in leather and wood by MCM Michel Arnoult, 1960s A pair of truly amazing mid century Roxinho leather safari style lounge chairs by Michel Arnoult, c...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Rare Jindrich Halabala "Mid- Century Bentwood Arm Chairs"
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Bellport, NY
Immaculate pair of MCM bent wood chairs by Jindrich Halabala .Showing a very generous seating area,firm high backs,new silk velvet upholstery,Pricing shown is for the pair.
Oak
$1,196Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Louis XVI High Back Accent Dining Chairs Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of French Louis XVI High Back Accent Dining Chairs With MCM Cotton Fabric and 2 Matching Bolster P...
Cotton, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Style Blue Velvet & Walnut Frame Barrel Chair, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
This pair of MCM style chairs will elevate the style and design of any space.
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
$1,200Sale Price / set|60% Off
Mid-Century Modern Style Chair Multicolor Upholstery and Walnut Frame, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
This pair of MCM style chairs will elevate the style and design of any space.
Upholstery, Walnut
$9,424Sale Price / set|30% Off
Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race
By Ernest Race, Race Furniture
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A unique 1950s table with four accompanying "Springbok" chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture. Made for the 1951 Festival of Britain, the chairs are of original vintage.
Steel
Mid Century Modern Teak Arm Chair Rocker Recliner Arnt Lande Stokke Mobler 1960
By Stokke Møbler
Located in Portland, OR
The frame is made of teak and has sculpted 'boomerang' shaped arms, the chair is raised on tapered legs. The chair has just been professionally re-upholstered with base cushion and b...
Fabric, Teak
Minimalist 1970s Oak Frame Side / End Table by Mazairac & Boonzaaijer - Pascoe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ginsberg, who's house was filled, with other masters of MCM design, like Barcelona chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, Charles Eames LCM, Rosewood furniture by Paul Hundevad, Eero...
Oak
Pair of Minimalist 1970s Oak Frame End Tables by Mazairac & Boonzaaijer - Pascoe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ginsberg, who's house was filled, with other masters of MCM design, like Barcelona chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, Charles Eames LCM, Rosewood furniture by Paul Hundevad, Eero...
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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