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Mid-century Modern Danish Leather Chair, 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Sino, Denmark, 1960s.
This rare chair was conceived in the mid century modern style context, it has
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chair, Europe 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
, slipper chairs usually lack arms and sit low to the ground. In the 1950s, Billy Baldwin, an American
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Mid-Century Modern Wood Crate Chair, circa 1950
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Crate chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, executed circa 1950 by Metz and Co in Holland
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian mid-century modern Chair Carimate by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chair Carimate by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
Chair mod
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 29.93 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Chair with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 30.91 in W 22.45 in D 22.64 in
Mid-Century Modern Pfister Cube Lounge Chairs for Knoll in Black Leather
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Vintage all original Knoll cube club chairs. Simple cubist form with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Superb Mid-Century Modern Pfister Cube Lounge Chairs by Knoll in Cognac Leather
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Vintage all original Knoll cube club chairs. Simple cubist form with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
H 24 in W 33 in D 33 in
Scandinavian Mid-Century Pair of Easy Chairs, Scandinavia ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of easy chairs is exemplary of the main ideals of mid-century modernism: the chairs are
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Wool
Mid Century Rattan and Black Iron Chair by Dirk van Sliedregt
By Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and elegant mid century black painted iron and rattan chair designed by Dirk van Sliedregt
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century pair of Vivalda lounge chairs by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani. 1960s
By Sormani, Claudio Salocchi
Located in Catania, CT
Pair of lounge chairs designed by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani and produced in Italy during the 60s
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
H 30.32 in W 21.66 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Mid Century Lounge Chairs in Original Purple Fabric After Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Deland, FL
chairs will add the color and depth to your space that it lacks. Make them yours today.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
H 33 in W 29 in D 25 in
2 Midcentury Organic Modern / Sculptures/ Lounge Chairs, Frederick Kiesler, 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
Two Rare Organic Modernist Sculptures that also function as lounge chairs and attributed to the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Oak
H 25.5 in W 18.88 in D 35.5 in
Mid-Century Set of four Zea dining chairs by Annig Sarian for T70. Italy 1980s
By Annig Sarian, T70 Furniture 1
Located in Catania, CT
Fair vintage condition with trace of age and use. Some lack of lacquer and small scratches
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 40.95 in W 20.87 in D 18.9 in
Large English-Style Over-Sized Club Chair, Denmark, 20th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
points to mid-century and Denmark. The chair has great dimensions and quite a deep seat depth making it
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Beech
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy, relaunched in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Lacquered Wooden Chairs, Imitating Bamboo, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lacquered wooden chairs, imitating bamboo circa 1950;
structure in very good condition
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chairs designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Suite of 14 Industrial Chairs of the Fibrocit Brand, circa 1950
By Tolix, Fibrocit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 14 industrial chairs of the fibrocit brand, circa 1950
Normal wear, scratches, lack of
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chairs designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chairs designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gae Aulenti, Set of 6 "Orsay" Chairs for Knoll International, 1970s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Paris, FR
.
(minor lack of paint and scratches)
The "Orsay" chair was named after Musée d' Orsay in France, which
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Wilhelm von Bode, Rare Bow Wood Chair N ° 3, Edition Steiner, circa 1950
By Steiner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wilhelm von Bode, rare bow wood chair n ° 3, Edition Steiner, circa 1950.
Structure in very good
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' Chair Designed for Chandigarh's High Court, 1959-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
can be be sure of the mid century authenticity and provenance of this example. The chair clearly needs
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
H 35.83 in W 23.23 in D 25.4 in
Willy Rizzo, Set of 6 Chairs in Lacquered Wood and Steel for Mario Sabot, Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Mouscron, WHT
lacks of paint on the top of all the chairs
the upholstery needs to be redone
the model table is
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 27.96 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
C-Chair Dining Chair, French Cane, Walnut
By Gubi, Marcel Gascoin
Located in Berkeley, CA
One of Marcel Gascoin’s most well-known pieces, the C-Chair dining chair, was designed in 1947. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Allan Gould Iron and String “Bow” Lounge Chairs, 1950s
By Allan Gould, Functional Furniture
Located in Round Rock, TX
any mid-century modern or contemporary decor.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Madsen & Schubell Mette lounge chair Bovenkamp The Netherlands 1960
By Bovenkamp, Madsen & Schubell
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful shaped lounge chair model Mette designed by Danish designers Arnold Madsen & Henry
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Tufted 'Party' Club Chair in Black Leather
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Waalwijk, NL
a classic chesterfield chair with a modern aesthetic. The outside is tight and sleek. The patinated
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Rare T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Slat Back Chair
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a reupholstered and refinished chair, it lacks the original cloth label, but construction exactly
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Pair of Swivel Chairs in Mahogany and Patterned Upholstery
By Edward Wormley
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Wormley, swivel lounge chairs, model 5609, fabric, mahogany, United States, 1950s
These
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 27.56 in D 32.29 in
Scandinavian Brutalist Oak rocking Chair, Scandinavia 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
a deliberate plainness and crudity, and emerged in the mid-20th century and gained popularity in the
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
1964, Joe Colombo, Super Comfort Chair in Red Leather and Black Base for B-Line
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Superleggera armchair remains as fashionable and modern as ever. The chair has a multilayer curved walnut wood
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 30.71 in D 28.75 in
Set of 6 T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Ladder Back Side Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.
Minimalist Aesthetic: The chair's minimalist design is a hallmark of mid-century modern furniture. It
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Bauhaus MR 10 Side Chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Stendig, 1970s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Stendig Co.
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of vintage Mies van der Rohe MR 10 cantilevered cane side chairs produced by Stendig are
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
White Stackable Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Pair
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
Batzner and Sergio Mazza were amongst those who had chairs utilising modern plastics in production by the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 29.53 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Robert Lewis Set of Four Lounge Chairs Studio Crafted Santa Barbara, CA. 1940s
By Robert Lewis
Located in Camden, ME
mid century modern I think but I am not 100% positive of the date of when these were made.
Note the
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.5 in W 23 in D 23 in
Pair of Hanging Seats in White Lacquered Bamboo, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
lacks, but nothing structurally.
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Modern Style Swan Chairs after Arne Jacobsen
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in High Wycombe, GB
complement his “Egg Chair” with it’s very organic feel with the distinct lack of hard edges and a beautiful
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 27.17 in
Ivan Loss Mid-Century Modern Green Metal Italian "Ulisse" Folding Chair, 1980s
By Ivan Loss
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Ivan Loss Mid-Century Modern green metal "Ulisse" folding chair. This item was produced
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
H 28.75 in W 8.67 in D 14.97 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Guillerme et Chambron Armchairs, France, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair of Guillerme et Chambron Armchairs, France, 1960s.
Condition :
New
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 35.83 in W 32.29 in D 29.14 in
American Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Dresser / Sideboard by Harvey Probber 1960s
By Harvey Probber
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Dresser / Sideboard by Harvey Probber 1960s
Harvey Probber
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
H 31.5 in W 76 in D 20 in
Pair of Mid-1970s Marcel Breuer Cesca Arm Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid century modern pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Arm Chairs, mid-1970s, Italian. These have had only
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Black Hanging Lamp After Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1960
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
chair and for the Rietveld Schröder House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In 1934 Rietveld
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
H 41.34 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
White Wood Mid-Century Modern Table in the Style of Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1950
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
for his red and blue chair and for the Rietveld Schröder House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
H 17.72 in W 39.38 in D 17.72 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Swedish Mid-Century Cabinetmaker Armchair, Sweden 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
perhaps most important mid-century Scandinavian design principle, functionality.
With a lack of a
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Mid-Century Cabinetmaker Armchairs, Sweden 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
, functionality.
With a lack of a corresponding Swedish name, 'mid-century modern' describes the attributes that
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Arcos little Chair by Brazil 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Brasília, BR
). Sergio sensed that modern Brazilian architecture lacked furniture that could keep up with this
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
1950s Steel Chair by Hans Harald Molander for Nordiska Kompaniet
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Hans Harald Molander
Located in Madrid, ES
example of mid-20th century design, taking its inspiration from industrial forms in the search for the
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Rietveld 'Berlin Chair and End Table' Model Toy, 1985
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scale model kit of the Berlin chair and end table.
Manufactured in Holland in 1985.
It consists
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Rare Organic Modern Sculpture / Bench Attributed to Frederick Kiesler circa 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
form and lack of corners strongly contrasted with the hard geometric edges that defined most modern
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Benches
Materials
Oak, Plywood
H 16.5 in W 30.5 in D 18.75 in
1959, Cordemeyer for Gispen, Easy Chair 140, Original Blue 1960s Fabric
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
typical upholstery. The back of this armchair lacks upholstery, but still the chair is with or without a
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
H 41.34 in W 25.01 in D 28.35 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century modern lack chair you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, every mid century modern lack chair was constructed with great care. There are 195 variations of the antique or vintage mid century modern lack chair you’re looking for, while we also have 50 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern lack chair, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century modern lack chair, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one mid century modern lack chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina and Knoll produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mid Century Modern Lack Chair?
Prices for a mid century modern lack chair start at $216 and top out at $200,000 with the average selling for $4,862.
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
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
Questions About Mid Century Modern Lack Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Wassily chairs are indeed considered mid-century modern. Although the chair was initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, it was re-released in the 1960s. Shop a collection of mid-century modern goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Some iconic chairs from the mid-century modern era include the Egg chair by Arne Jacobson, the La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames and the Womb chair by Eero Saarinen. With their clean lines, organic shapes and simple details, these chairs reflect some of the key features of the style. Shop a variety of mid-century modern chairs on 1stDibs.
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