Metal Frame Mid Century Sofa

Mid Century Modern Sofa Wood Legs

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Kho Liang Artifort

Louis Rosenthal

1960s Midcentury Couch Wood Frame

Blue Mid Century Couch

Floor Couch

80's-90's leather sofa black

$1,034Sale Price|20% Off

80's-90's leather sofa black

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Sofa, metal frame, covered in leather, foam seating.

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

$2,288Sale Price|30% Off

Gigi Radice Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa for Minotti, 1950s

By Gigi Radice, Minotti

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Sofa designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti. Made with a solid wood frame and green velvet upholstery, brass legs, and black lacquered metal. It is recommended to replace the worn uphol...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Metal, Brass

Italian Mid-Century Sofa Bed in Textured Black Velvet, Italy, 1950

$2,038Sale Price|36% Off

Italian Mid-Century Sofa Bed in Textured Black Velvet, Italy, 1950

Located in Madrid, ES

The upholstery has been applied by hand, enhancing both comfort and durability. The metal frame provides structural stability and reinforces the sofa’s architectural profile.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Metal

Located in London, GB

Gold-coloured metal legs. Comfortable 2-seater – perfect for smaller spaces, solid, sturdy Frame, This sofa offers both comfort and feminine style.

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sofas

Materials

Bouclé

$2,650

Vintage MCM Richard Schultz 1966 Outdoor Sofa

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The 1966 Collection by Richard Schultz remains one of the most celebrated achievements in outdoor furniture design. Commissioned by Florence Knoll to withstand the corrosive salt air...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

$3,843

Divanotti Italian Freestanding Red Leather Two-Seat Sofa

Located in Praha, CZ

An outstanding freestanding two-seat sofa manufactured by Divanotti, Italy. This sculptural model showcases the expressive elegance of Italian contemporary furniture design with its ...

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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal, Other

$18,053

Costela Sofa by Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1950s–1960s

By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil

Located in Wien, AT

This iconic “Costela” sofa, designed by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner, was most likely produced in the late 1950s or early 1960s and is considered one of the most important and reco...

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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

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Indigo Metal Frame Sofa

Unavailable

H 32.5 in W 29 in D 75 in

Indigo Metal Frame Sofa

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Indigo velvet sofa with 4 matching pillows and an iron frame.

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Mid-20th Century Sofas

Mid-Century Sofa, the Netherlands 1960's

Unavailable

H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 70.87 in

Mid-Century Sofa, the Netherlands 1960's

By Rob Parry

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Mid-century sofa on a metal frame with wooden arm rests.

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

H 29.53 in W 68.9 in D 29.53 in

Vintage minimalist Gelderland 3-seat sofa, 1960s

Located in Antwerpen, VAN

A minimalist 1960s sofa by Gelderland Holland, finished in a muted pink fabric. The frame is made from brushed metal and wraps around the back and sides, giving the sofa a 1960s mini...

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 21.66 in D 25.6 in

Minimalist German Chrome and Leather Modular Lounge Chairs from Brune, 1960s

Located in Warsaw, PL

This Minimalist and elegant easy chairs were produced by Brune, German manufactory founded in 1945. This model was created during the 1960s but not for regular offer. Those were mayb...

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Mid-20th Century German Minimalist Sofas

Materials

Steel

Unavailable

H 27.56 in W 75.6 in D 32.29 in

Martin Visser BR02 Sleeping Sofa for 't Spectrum

By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Martin Visser

Located in 's Heer Arendskerke, NL

Daybed or sleeping sofa designed by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum Bergeyk, Holland, 1960. This sofa can be turned from a sofa into a daybed by just pulling out the seat. The sofa ha...

Materials

Metal

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$3,895

H 16 in W 72 in D 27 in

Danish Modern Teak Daybed w/ Leather Accents

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Materials: Teak Wood, New Tweed Fabric, New Pirelli Webbing, New Italian Cognac Leather Bolster Pillow _________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern fu...

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather, Upholstery, Teak, Wood

Mid Century Upholstered Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall

$2,760Sale Price|20% Off

H 27 in W 60 in D 23 in

Mid Century Upholstered Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Basel, BS

Very cool and unique Mid Century Original Lounge Chair Floor rocker. This chair rocks, and if you put stoppers on it, it will remain stable. Perfect centerpiece as well as conversati...

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

H 23.63 in Dm 43.31 in

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Leather Sofa with Original Upholstery, Good Condition

$1,397

H 26.38 in W 31.5 in D 67.72 in

1960s Italian Leather Sofa with Original Upholstery, Good Condition

Located in Roma, IT

Leather Sofa is a design furniture realized by italian production 1960s. Original Upholstery. Good condition except for slight stitching of the sewing thread.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Sofas

Materials

Leather

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Metal Frame Mid Century Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the metal frame mid century sofa you’re looking for. A metal frame mid century sofa — often made from metal, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer metal frame mid century sofa, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A metal frame mid century sofa is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made metal frame mid century sofa has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Augusto Bozzi, Charles Niedringhaus and Florence Knoll are consistently popular.

How Much is a Metal Frame Mid Century Sofa?

A metal frame mid century sofa can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,995, while the lowest priced sells for $1,275 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.

How Top Designers Are Using Mid-Century Chairs in Today’s Interiors

Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.

The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs

You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair Shook Modernism and Charmed Hollywood

The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

The brand that turned Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson into mid-century household names is just as relevant today as it was six decades ago.