$10,706
H 28.75 in W 33.86 in D 30.32 in
Pair of Naeko armchairs by Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina spa 1957
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Pair of Naeko armchairs by Kazuhide Takahama, first model manufactured by Gavina. Supporting structure in metal, polyurethane foam padding, original upholstery, slightly elastic band...
Metal
D61 Chairs by El Lissitzky for Tecta Germany - 1980s
By El Lissitzky
Located in Renens, CH
The D61 Chair was originally designed by El Lissitzky for the 1930s Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden, Germany. Tecta re-issued this chair for a short period in the late 1970s -early 198...
Mohair, Wood, Plexiglass
French Mid-Century Modern Lucite Lounge Chair, Paris, 1970
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant French Midcentury modernist lounge, club chair / armchair in Lucite, Plexiglass. The piece sits low to the ground and has a unique, aerodynamic form, yet is large ...
Lucite, Plexiglass
$3,806
H 39.38 in W 25.6 in D 21.66 in
Raphael (1912-2000) Armchair, plexiglass, metal and tissue, circa 1970, France.
By Raphael Furniture
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Raphael (1912-2000) Armchair, plexiglass, metal and tissue, circa 1970, France. Height: 1m, depth: 55 cm, Width: 65 cm.
Metal
Boris Tabacoff Sphere Armchairs
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Megeve, FR
Designed by Bulgarian interior architect Boris Tabacoff in 1971, the sphere lounge chair was produced by French furniture manufacturer Mobilier Modulaire Moderne (M.M.M). Construc...
Leather, Plexiglass
Sold
H 25.6 in W 26.78 in D 23.63 in
Space Age "Sphère" Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff, Mobillier Modulaire
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Brussels, BE
Space Age "Sphère" Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff, Mobillier Modulaire Modern, in Plexiglass,Steel, France, 3 available
Fabric, Plexiglass
Pair of Amanta Mario Bellini armchairs, original fabric, label
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine sinking into the comfort of a vintage armchair, surrounded by the timeless elegance of mid-century design. Now, imagine not just one, but a pair of Amanta Mario Bellini armch...
Fabric, Plexiglass
Sold
H 24.81 in W 27.56 in D 27.17 in
Pair of low armchairs by B.Tabacoff, Ed. Mobilier Modulaire Moderne, France 1971
By Boris Tabacoff, Mobilier Modulair Moderne
Located in Paris, FR
Armchairs designed by Boris Tabacoff in 1971 for M.M.M. (Mobilier Modulaire Moderne). They consist of two brown smoked Plexiglas half-shells bolted to a chromed metal frame. The upho...
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 33.86 in W 44.49 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Cognac Armchairs by Marzio Cecchi, Plexiglas and Leather, 1970s
By Marzio Cecchi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Cognac Armchairs by Marzio Cecchi, Plexiglas and Leather, 1970s
Plexiglass
Pair of Modern "Seattle" Armchairs by Pure White Lines, England
Located in Brussels , BE
Pair of Modern "Seattle" Armchairs by Pure White Lines - England.
Plexiglass
Michel Dumas Chairs, Plexiglass, 1970s
By Alexandre Dumas
Located in Brussels , BE
Michel Dumas chairs, plexiglass, 1970s.
Plexiglass
Sold
H 25 in W 32.5 in D 43 in
Leather Marsala Lounge Chair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France, 1970s
By Ligne Roset
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Lignet Roset, the Marsala chair features a sculptural amber plexiglass frame that is entirely curved. This Marsala chair has gorgeous stitched black le...
Leather, Acrylic, Plexiglass
Sold
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 43.31 in
Michel Ducaroy "Marsala" Lounge Chair for Ligne Roset, 1970s, France
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-Century modern period gorgeous armchair designed by Michel Ducaroy and manufactured by famous Frensh furniture manufacture Ligne Roset in 1970s period. This chair is from the ...
Fabric, Plexiglass
Set 4 Armchairs Design Marsala Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Perpignan, FR
Set of 4 armchairs Marsala edited by Ligne Roset. in very good conditions. Suede and Plexiglass.
Suede, Plexiglass
Plexiglass Lounge Chair with Leather Cushion, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Italian lounge chair featuring a curved amber plexiglass frame which sits on a cantilevered chrome base with two tubular support bars. It has a removable patinated leather ...
Chrome
Sold
H 28 in W 33 in D 42 in
White Leather Marsala Chair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France 1970s
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Lignet Roset, the Marsala chair features a sculptural amber plexiglass frame that is entirely curved. This Marsala chair has gorgeous white leather uph...
Leather, Plexiglass
Set of 4 vintage armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Set of 4 vintage armchairs
Steel
Gerald Summers Lucite Chair
By Gerald Summers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful example of Gerald Summers iconic 1934 plywood chair design, reimagined in lucite (plexiglass), circa 1970’s. The condition is good with some minor wear and scratches cons...
Lucite, Plexiglass
Sold
H 30 in W 33 in D 43 in
Pair of Marsala Chairs in Original Fabric by Michel Ducaroy for Lignet Roset
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Lignet Roset, the Marsala chair features a sculptural amber plexiglass frame that is entirely curved. This Marsala chair features original upholstery. ...
Fabric, Plexiglass, Upholstery
Lucite 'Champagne' Chair by Estelle & Erwin Laverne
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lucite 'Champagne' chair by American designer couple Estelle and Erwin Laverne. Organic shaped moulded shell with a buttoned leather seat cushion on sprung auto return revolving alu...
Aluminum
Vintage plexiglass armchair at cost price.
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb set of 4 armchairs in smoked/blue plexiglass and steel foot. Entirely restored and reupholstered. Italy, 1970s Price for one
Fabric, Plexiglass
Plexiglass Armchair at Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage plexiglass armchair entirely restored and reupholstered, Italy, 1970.
Fabric, Plexiglass
Sold
H 31.89 in W 25.99 in L 31.89 in
Pair of Champagne Chairs by Erwine + Estelle Laverne for Laverne International
By Laverne International, Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Munster, NRW
'champagne chair', designed in 1957 (source: detroit institute of arts), cast and polished aluminium, swivelling plexiglass (also called 'acryl' or 'lucite') shell with auto return s...
Aluminum
Marsala Armchair by Michel Ducaroy, Edition Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Paris, FR
An armchair model Marsala designed by Michel Ducaroy (1925-2011), an important 20th century French designer and edited by Ligne Roset during the 1980s. It consists of a structure in ...
Fabric, Plexiglass
Michel Ducaroy, Pair of Marsala Armchairs for Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Paris, FR
Two armchairs model Marsala designed by Michel Ducaroy (French, 1925-2011) and edited by Ligne Roset during the 1980s. It consists of a structure in brown thermoformed plexiglass and...
Fabric, Plexiglass
Sold
H 31.5 in W 22.84 in D 24.02 in
Champagne chair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Formes Nouvelles, USA, 1960s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Hamburg, DE
Single Lucite 'Champagne' chair by American designer Estelle and Erwin Laverne on polished aluminium base with a white buttoned leather cushion. Designed in 1957 and part of a series...
Aluminum
Sold
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 36.23 in
Bubble Chair by Christian Daninos, Laroche Edition, France, 1968
By Christian Daninos, Laroche
Located in Brussels, BE
Bubble chair by Christian Daninos, Laroche Edition, France, 1968. New upholstery.
Steel
Gastone Rinaldi Attributed Lounge Chair, Italy, 1955
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic shaped lounge chair attributed to Gastone Rinaldi, unknown manufacturer Italy, 1955. The chair has a fantastic shaped square tubular metal frame, black painted and it has p...
Metal
Lucite 'Champagne' Chair by Estelle & Erwin Laverne
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lucite 'Champagne' chair by American designer Estelle and Erwin Laverne on polished aluminium base with buttoned leather cushion. Designed in 1957 and part of a series of chairs by...
Aluminum
Michel Ducaroy Marsala Chairs by Ligne Roset, France, 1970
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large lounge chairs pair designed by Michel Ducaroy, manufactured by Ligne Roset, France, 1970. This is from the Marsala series and these have brown plexiglass base and very cosy bla...
Leather, Plexiglass
Sold
H 28.35 in W 33.47 in D 31.5 in
Swivel Armchairs of the Early 1960s by Georges Vanrijk for Beaufort
By Georges van Rijck
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of swivel armchairs by Georges Vanrijk for Beaufort. The original vintage structure has been reupholstered with a white cotton chenille. The legs, in brushed chrome, are in an ...
Chrome
Rare Orange Leather Herman Miller Armchair
By Herman Miller
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare orange leather Herman Miller armchair.
Leather, Plastic, Plexiglass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$74 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
Wood
$1,245 / item
H 18.94 in W 12.92 in D 13.31 in
FRAMA Minimal Scandinavian Design Riveted Table Storage Aluminium Box
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Aluminium can be difficult to weld and screw. With that in mind a riveting/tenon technique was developed for the Rivet project. This was also a way to experiment with different varia...
Aluminum
$2,117 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
$15,356 / set
H 23.63 in W 42.52 in D 27.56 in
Klaus Uredat ‘Corbi’ Sofa for COR in New Mohair Upholstery, Germany – 1969
By COR, Klaus Uredat
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Introducing the epitome of elegance and comfort: ‘Corbi’ modular sectional sofa by Klaus Uredat for COR, Germany – circa 1969. The Corbi sofa consists of sections with roll cushions....
Mohair
$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
$4,996
H 33.08 in W 14.18 in D 23.63 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Cardboard Wiggle Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972
By Frank Gehry
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage cardboard wiggle chair, which is a great design side chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972 for Jack Brogan, USA 1972-1973. Reissued by Vitra from 1992 as Wiggle ...
Paper
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Lehigh Leopold, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.
Stainless Steel
$15,900 / set
H 18 in W 20 in D 15.75 in
Pair of French Bronzed Iron Stools / Benches after Jean Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of stools / benches in bronzed wrought iron in the modern neoclassical taste expressed by Jean Michel Frank. The wrought iron frame is in the Classic X form and the apro...
Wrought Iron
$4,200
H 32 in W 25.5 in D 18 in
Lucite and Chrome Desk Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, United States, c. 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York City, NY
Lucite desk chair with chrome base and new upholstery, by Charles Hollis Jones for Pace Collection.
Chrome
$19,990 / set
H 31 in W 25.5 in D 34 in
Pair French Mid-Century Modern Grid Back Cherry Lounge / Armchairs, Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
An Iconic pair of French Mid-Century Modern armchairs, club or lounge chairs in solid cherry by Rene Gabriel, circa 1948. The chairs feature angled armrests and angled saber legs wit...
Wrought Iron
$38,500
H 31.5 in W 154.73 in D 53.15 in
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric
By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sofa, reupholstered fabric, France, late 1970s The Croissant sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, epitomizes the organic and fluid design ...
Fabric
Lucite Lounge Chair with Pillow by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lounge chair constructed in upholstered wood frame flanked by thick Lucite plank arm with exposed brass hardware, this bespoken model was a design attributed to Vladimir Kagan (192...
Brass
"The Monroe" Lucite Lounge Chair by Aaron R. Thomas, USA 1990
By Aaron R. Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite lounge chair designed and manufactured in the United States in 1999 by Aaron R. Thomas for Design Lush for the ICFF furniture fair. The chair is made out of solid Lu...
Fabric, Lucite
$10,111
H 20.87 in W 57.88 in D 20.48 in
Stereophonic TOTEM rr130 Radio by Mario Bellini for Brionvega, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Brionvega
Located in bruxelles, BE
White Brionvega stereo radio, Totem model. The radio and record player work perfectly and have been completely overhauled by an engineer. There's a bluethoot connection for connectin...
Wood
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.
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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