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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chair made in solid mahogany in the 1950s by Muebles
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Wood

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chair
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chair
H 30.71 in W 27.17 in D 29.93 in
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Armchairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven Armchairs made in the 1950s in Primavera wood and palm
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Wood

Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Rockingchairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven Rockingchairs made in the 1950s in Primavera wood and palm
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Wood

Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chairs made in the 1950s. Featuring simple but
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Wood

Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chairs made in the 1950s by Muebles Tropicales and
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Wood

Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker Chair
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing chair designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Wood, Pine

Rare Chair Hand Painted by Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing chair hand painted designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960, includes
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Wood, Pine

Pair of Mexican Midcentury Side Chairs
By Michael van Beuren, Clara Porset
Located in Toronto, ON
Beautiful pair of Mexican midcentury chairs with woven seats, made by Florida Muebles in Toluca
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Wood

Pair of Mexican Midcentury Side Chairs
Pair of Mexican Midcentury Side Chairs
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 31.5 in
Don Shoemaker Sloucher Rosewood & Leather Sling Chairs for Señal, S.A., 1960s
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
rosewood and black leather. Iconic example of Organic, Mexican Mid-Century Modern design. Organic, bone
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood, Cocobolo

Upholstered wood frame contemporary Eugenio Dining Chair by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Mexican midcentury chairs of Spanish designer Eugenio Escudero made for a project that overlooked the
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Mexican Club Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique pair of Mid-Century Modern Mexican club chairs with a beautifully textured fabric and
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Mexican Club Chairs
Pair of Mid-Century Mexican Club Chairs
H 24.25 in W 31.5 in D 33.75 in
A Pair of Vintage Mid Century Mexican Modern Iron Leather Lounge Chairs 1950s
By Arturo Pani
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of modernist Mexican lounge chairs circa 1950s Enameled iron frames / leather strap sling
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel, Iron

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in primavera wood and
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Seagrass

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
H 33.47 in W 23.23 in D 28.35 in
Mexican Designer, Lounge Chair, Oak, Cane, Mexico, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A cane and oak lounge chair designed and produced in Mexico, c. 1950s. 11” seat height
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Cane, Oak

Mid-Century Mexican Modern Don Shoemaker Senal SA Sling Swinger Chairs Set of 4
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent set of four rare original Mid-Century Modern Mexican bocote wood and black leather
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Children Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1950. Made in primavera
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Seagrass

Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
H 19.69 in W 14.18 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Edmond Spence Mexican 'Yucatan" Chairs
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid mahogany frame with original hand-rolled grass rushing. American designed, Mexican made
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Rush, Mahogany

Mexican San Miguelito Chair Attributed to Michael van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mexican San Miguelito chair attributed to Michael Van Beuren, circa 1950 in primavera
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Wood

Mexican Midcentury Lounge Chair, “Malinche“, 1950s
By Silleria La Malinche
Located in Mérida, Yucatan
century until its closure in the 1960s after a devastating fire. Today, Malinche furniture is remembered
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Elm

Set of Original Midcentury Mexican Chairs Designed by Eugenio Escudero
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this Set of 4 Original Midcentury Mexican Chairs designed by Eugenio Escudero
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Mexican 1950 Vidales Lounge Chairs
By Octavio Vidales
Located in Austin, TX
sought after designer for Mid-Century modern pieces from Mexico. Our vintage pieces show the passage of
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

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Bronze

Mexican Modern Lounge chair and side table/ottoman
By Clara Porset, Michael van Beuren
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Superb vintage mexican modern lounge chair and side table in the style of Michael Van Buren and
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Reed, Mahogany

Set of 4 Original Midcentury Mexican Chairs Designed by Eugenio Escudero
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this set of 4 original midcentury Mexican chairs designed by Eugenio Escudero
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Mahogany

Mexican Rocking Chair Attributed to Michael van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Ciraca 1950, we offer this Mexican rocking chair attributed to Michael van Beuren made in mahogany
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wood

Mexican Sabino Wood Live Edge Wood Chair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Great, primitive live edge chair. Perfect corner piece to compliment any wabisabi, minimalist or
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Mid-20th Century Rustic Chairs

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Wood

Mid Century Lounge Chair, Walnut, Leather Bordeaux
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mérida, Yucatan
Piece designed by Michel Van Beuren in the early 60s. It is an occasional lounge chair
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

1950s Attributed Clara Porset Mexican Mod Leather Woven Cane Folding Chairs
By Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Folding Chairs From Mexico circa 1950s. Attributed to Clara Porset Folding Side Chairs. Listing is
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Leather, Cane, Wood

Pair of Mexican San Miguelito Easy Chairs Attributed to Michael van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this pair of Mexican San Miguelito Easy Chairs attributed to Michael Van
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Pine

Mexican Modern Lounge Chair, Wood and Leather, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
This is the Sloucher chair made in the 1960's. Leather has been restored. Made of Cocobolo Rosewood
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Cocobolo

Mid-Century Don Shoemaker Accent Chair
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interior. One of the most well-known designers of the Mexican-Modernism movement, Shoemaker's unique design
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Walnut

Mid-Century Don Shoemaker Accent Chair
Mid-Century Don Shoemaker Accent Chair
H 32 in W 31.25 in D 29 in
1950s Octavio Vidales Chairs Leather and Mahogany Mexico City
By Octavio Vidales
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Octavio Vidales for Muebles Johrvy Mexico City, Mexico Octavio Vidales sensational Leather
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Sabena, Freeform Lounge Chair, Walnut, Iron, Brass, Mexico, 1950s
By Sabena
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, black-painted iron and brass lounge chair produced by Sabena, Mexico, 1950s. Seat height
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass, Iron

Sabena, Freeform Lounge Chair, Walnut, Iron, Brass, Mexico, 1950s
By Sabena
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, black-painted iron and brass lounge chair produced by Sabena, Mexico, 1950s. Seat height
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass, Iron

1950s Clara Porset Style Gray Slipper Chair Mexico City
By Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Modernism Gray Slipper Side Chair Cedar Wood Style of Clara Porset Mexico 31.5 h x 23.5 w x
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

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Fabric, Cedar

Clara Porset's Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Hide, Maple

Set of Four Mexican Chairs Designed and Hand Painted by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo
By Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this fantastic Set of Four Mexican Chairs designed and hand painted by
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Don Shoemaker Rosewood and Leather ‘Sloucher’ Chairs, Mexico 1950s
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Pair of lounge chairs model 'Sloucher' by Don Shoemaker for Señal, Mexico 1960s. Outstanding
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Cocobolo

Vintage Don Shoemaker Rosewood Swinger Chair Signed Senal, Mexico
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chicago, IL
A great vintage example. Not a reproduction. Beautiful grain. Signed on cross stretcher. Are pictures available upon request.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wood

Don Shoemaker Sling "Swinger" Chair and Ottoman, Mexico 1960s
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Camden, ME
A Classic 20th century chair and ottoman from one of the great craftsman's workshops of Mexico
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Cocobolo

1955 Arturo Pani Custom Modern Blue Lounge Chairs Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1955 Arturo Pani Custom Blue Lounge Chairs Mexico City new blue seat rope and metal unmarked 58.5
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Don Shoemaker Sling Sloucher Chairs Señal, Sculptural and Organic, Mexico
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
as a modernist version of the Mexican Butaque chair, made of Mexican local woods, these chairs are
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Four Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Mahogany Side Chairs Woven Sea Grass Seats
By Industria Mueblera Mexico, Edmond J. Spence
Located in Camden, ME
Four vintage Yucatan side chairs by Edmund Spence for his Mexican manufacturer Industria Mueblera
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Seagrass, Hardwood, Mahogany

1950s Octavio Vidales Two Leather Chairs Muebles Johrvy Mexico City
By Octavio Vidales
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Octavio Vidales for Muebles Johrvy Mexico City, Mexico Octavio Vidales Iconic Leather Chairs
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Set of Mexican Iron and Rattan Loung Chairs and Sofa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Set of Mexican Iron and Rattan loung chairs and sofa, handmade by local artisans, it consists of
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Iron

Handwoven Mexican Midcentury Inspired Cali Lounge Chair, Steel and Leather
By Leon Leon Design
Located in Mexico City, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
This handwoven midcentury inspired Cali lounge chair is a unique creation by León León Design from
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Mexican Modern, Don S Shoemaker, Sling Swinger chair with footstool, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
Iconic Don S. Shoemaker Sling Swinger chair with footrest. Made from cocobolo (Mexican rosewood
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Cocobolo

Modernist Mexican San Miguel Lounge Chair by Michael van Beuren from Luteca
By Michael van Beuren, Luteca Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The San Miguel lounge chair is a timeless mid-century Mexican piece inspired by the classic Latin
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Teak

Clara Porset's wood and rattan Mexican Butaque Chair by Luteca
By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Rattan, Walnut

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Walnut, Hemp

1960s Silver Side Chair Faux Bamboo Style Frank Kyle Mexico City
By Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Stunning Aluminum Faux Bamboo Accent Armchair style of Frank Kyle Mexican Modernism at its
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Aluminum

1950s Arturo Pani Gilded Iron Six Dining Chairs Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Arturo Pani Modern Chairs Set of Six Gilded Iron Mexico City Fresh new dark gray fabric in a
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Gold, Bronze, Iron

Antique Mexican Folding Armchair Made in Solid Cocobolo Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this antique Mexican folding armchair made in solid Cocobolo wood.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Cocobolo

1950s Spanish Colonial Four Woven Leather Chairs Style Luis Barragán Mexico
By Pierre Lottier, Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Spanish Colonial Woven Saddle Leather Chairs Set of Four Patinated mahogany wood - woven
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Mexican Armchair in the style of Michael van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mexican Armchair in the style of Michael Van Beuren, circa 1950 in pine wood.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Pine

Sabena, Freeform Lounge Chair, Walnut, Iron, Brass, Mexico, 1950s
By Sabena
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, black-painted iron and brass lounge chair produced by Sabena, Mexico, 1950s. Seat height
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass, Iron

1970s Mexico Ten Tall Dining Chairs Exquisite Modern Mahogany Perfect & Ready
By George Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Set of Ten Dramatic Dining Chairs Mexico City Custom design 1970s Set of Ten Tall Chairs in
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Mahogany

1950s Arturo Pani Eight Dining Chairs Faux Leather Mahogany Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Custom Arturo Pani Dining Chairs Set of 8 Faux Green Leather Sculptural Mahogany Wood with
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

1950s Frank Kyle Set of Six Gray Dining Chairs Sculptural Mexican Mahogany
By Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Frank Kyle Set of Six Gray Dining Chairs Sculptural Mexican Mahogany and Brass custom made
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Large Set of Mid-Century Art Populaire Dining Chair and Table Set
Located in London, GB
A set of Art Populaire dining chairs and tables. Two dining tables with eight dining chairs
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Don Shoemaker Folding Arm Chairs, Mexico c.1960-Price is per chair
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in San Francisco, CA
handcrafted designs were essentially a mid-century modern interpretation of traditional Mexican household
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Rosewood, Teak

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Mexican Midcentury Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of Mexican midcentury chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all Mexican midcentury chairs available were constructed with great care. We have 718 antique and vintage Mexican midcentury chairs in-stock, while there are 47 modern editions to choose from as well. Mexican midcentury chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, folk art and modern Mexican midcentury chairs are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made Mexican midcentury chairs over the years, but those made by Don S. Shoemaker, Michael van Beuren and Pedro Friedeberg are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Mexican Midcentury Chairs?

Mexican midcentury chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,869, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.

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

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.

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.