Set of 4 Mid-Century Side Stacking Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Metal, Plastic Color: Gray Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period: 1960s Brand: Vitra Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dimensions: 23.23ʺW × 19....
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Chairs for Castelli in Forest Green Fabric
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Chairs for Castelli in Forest Green Fabric, Italy, 1960s A striking example of Italian modernist design, this mid-century chair by Giancarlo Pir...
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Commercial Stackable Side Dining Chairs by American Seating Company
By American Seating
Located in New York, NY
11 molded plastic and squared chrome stackable dining chairs, by the American Seating Company, circa 1950/60's. All 11 are structurally sound and sturdy, some show rust or pitting t...
Chrome
$636Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Mid Century Avocado Green Fiberglass Eames Style stacking Side Chair -2 pcs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Krueger International
Located in Basel, BS
Sold here as a PAIR. We have 6 pairs available. These chairs are really hot. They are original fiberglass stacking mid century eames style side chairs in avocado green. They are ver...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern DSC Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli/ Anonima 1970
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Set of 4 Italian Mid-Century Modern DSC Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli / Anonima Castelli, 1970s Italian mid-century modern DSC chairs Giancarlo Piretti Anonima Castelli, ...
Metal
Mid-Century Bruno Rey Stackable Dining Chair, Cherry Stained Beech, 1971
By Kusch+Co, Bruno Rey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bruno Rey designed the Model Rey Chair 33 for German manufacturer Kusch & Co. in 1971, creating stackable dining chairs that embody modernist principles of form and function. The...
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-Century Bentwood Plywood Chairs Stackable by Royal Germany Set of 4
By Royal
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This bentwood plywood chairs are produced by ROYAL in Germany around 50ties/60ties. The chair has a beautiful beech frame. The chairs are stackable. With signs of use but still i...
Wood, Lacquer, Beech
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Chairs by Arne Jacobsen Denmark Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage four ( 4 ) plywood teak Model No. 3103 laminated rare stacking chairs, designed 1952 and produced just for 15 years only.
Plywood, Teak
Set of 4 Vintage Mid-Century Italian Modern Atlantide Toy Plastic Chairs
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four Atlantide Collection Toy chairs was designed by Philippe Starck for the Italian manufacturer Driade in 1990. Toy is the quintessential chair. A concentration of eleg...
Plastic
Italian mid-century modern chair in brown formica and black metal, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chair in brown formica and black metal, 1960s Set of six brown formica chairs with decorations that recall the texture of wood.
Metal
Mid-Century Robin Day Inspired Gray Acrylic Stacking Armchairs, Set of Six
By Robin Day
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six stacking armchairs inspired by Robin Day's iconic design, featuring molded acrylic shell seating in gray tones. Shells showcase ergonomic contours with characteristic cuto...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern "Masp 7th Abril" Chair, by Lina Bo Bardi, 1947
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in New York, NY
A chair designed by the Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi for the MASP auditorium when it was still located on 7th April Street. The writer and curator Pietro Maria Bard...
Leather, Rosewood
“Sultana” Stackable Chair by Arrben, Italy, 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
The Sultana chair by Arrben is a refined example of Italian design from the 1980s, combining a lightweight tubular metal frame with perforated metal seat and backrest. Designed to be...
Metal
$201Sale Price / item|25% Off
Dietiker Rey Junior Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Beech Wood, Designed by Bruno Rey
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children version of the famous Rey chair. Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair...
Beech
Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Libellula Chairs G.Carini for Planula 1970
By Giovanni Carini, Planula
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern set of Libellula chairs by G.
Metal
$1,304Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960's Dutch Industrial Design Stacking Chairs
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Industrial Design Stacking Chair set of 10 pieces. Made in the Netherlands, 1960's period. Designed in the manner of Willy Van Der Meeren. These have no mak...
Metal
Modern Ross Lovegrove for Knoll Sprite Stacking Armless Dining Chairs- Set of 10
By Ross Lovegrove, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
It's a beautiful, multi-purpose chair for modern home and workplace interiors, which will add subtle drama and sensuality to any modern, minimal, or mid-century modern setting.
Steel, Chrome
1 of 20 Vintage Mid-Century Stackable Dining Chairs by Froscher Sitform, 1990s
By Fröscher Sitform
Located in Zagreb, HR
One of twenty vintage mid-century stackable dining chairs produced by German manufacturer Froscher Sitform in the 1990s. Some chairs feature hooks on one side of the chair and loops ...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Knoll Handkerchief Chairs by Massimo and Lella Vignelli
By Knoll
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Knoll midcentury handkerchief chairs designed by the husband and wife team of Massimo and Lella Vignelli, whose design captured the lightness and organic ease of a handkerchief drift...
Fiberglass
Mid-century modern white 40\4 chairs by David Rowland for GF Furniture, 1963
By David Rowland
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century modern white 40\4 chairs by David Rowland for GF Furniture, 1963.
Metal, Steel
Modernist Philippe Starck Style Blonde Wood Stacking Chairs
By Philippe Starck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philippe Starck style stacking blonde wood stacking chairs. Great architectural lines. In original condition with visible wear, consistent with age and use. Also available in a dark ...
Wood
$1,481Sale Price / set|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Egg Shaped Swivel Lounge Chairs, a Pair
By Paul Frankl
Located in Wichita, KS
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bamboo rattan swivel lounge chairs in the style of Paul Frankl or Ficks Reed.
Rattan, Bamboo
Pair of Stacking Bentwood Chairs by Pagholz Flötotto
By Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of original stacking bentwood chairs by Pagholz Flöttoto. Stamped under the seats and with original "Made in West Germany" stickers. Hard to find in the US.
Chrome
Herman Miller Modern Stacking Armchairs, Pair
By Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Modern stacking armchairs or office chairs By Herman Miller USA, 1998 Tubular aluminum and chrome frames, with upholstered seats and backs. Measures: 23.75...
Aluminum, Chrome
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embossed number on both under the chairs. Iconic and collectible chairs and mid century modern staple.
Fiberglass
Modern Minimalist Topstar Open 30 Stacking Guest Chairs Made in Germany - a Pair
By Topstar
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The design is classified as modern minimalist with deep structural roots in mid-century modern and Bauhaus design.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$1,393Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 5 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Plastic & Fabric Chairs, 1970s
By Overman
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
It adapts to any space and perfectly combines functionality with the Scandinavian design characteristic of the Mid-Century Modern era. The design of the chairs consists of a backrest...
Chrome
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Stackable Chairs for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Denton, TX
Iconic Arne Jacobsen series 7 stackable natural beech wood chairs for Fritz Hansen. The lean, stackable chair updates Jacobsen’s simple and spare 1952 Ant chair.
Beech
Mid-Century Sven Markelius Style Brown and Birch Stacking Chairs set of 5
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Sven Markelius style two-toned stacking chairs with simple modernist birch frames and brown seats and backs. The chairs are stackable and also attach to one another. Good condition...
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Folding Chair Beech 1 / 11
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Mid Century folding chair was manufactured back in the old days 70ties in Yugoslavia. It is made of solid beech wood. It has a beautiful honey colour. Some wear and Patina. Come...
Steel
Set of 3 Scandinavian Teak Nesting Tables, Denmark 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Set of three Scandinavian teak nesting tables from 1960s Denmark with clean lines, warm materials, and a quiet sophistication rooted in everyday functionality. Crafted in beautifully...
Wood, Teak
Knoll International 1601 Model Stackable Chairs by Don Albinson 1970s
By Knoll, Don Albinson
Located in Debrecen, HU
Mid-century modern comfort and durability – Don Albinson’s classic design!
Aluminum
Pair of Studio Organic Modern Stacked Laminated Mixed Woods Lounge Chairs Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Matching pair of laminated wood chairs as a sculpted work of art. It consists of layered mixed woods. It has a satin sheen and is in great condition.
Birch, Teak
Walnut Nesting or Serving Tables by Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons, 1950s
By M. Singer & Sons, Bertha Schaefer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Walnut Nesting or Serving Tables by Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons, 1950s An iconic creation from the mid-century modern era, this exceptional set of nesting or serving tables wa...
Walnut
Two-Toned Stackable Pagholz Galvanitas S22 Industrial Diner Chairs
By Galvanitas Pagholz, Galvanitas
Located in Voorburg, NL
Highly wanted industrial stacking chairs by Pagholz. Galvanitas, never seen in this Two-toned coloring with black frame. The backside of the shells are in darkbrown or wenge and the ...
Steel
A Set Of 2 Yellow Fiberglass Toga Lounge Chairs Mid Century Modern Seating
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Monrovia, CA
Beautiful Set Of Yellow Fiberglass Toga Lounge Chairs. The Toga Chair Designed by Sergio Mazza For Artemide In The 1960s. These Toga Chairs Are Stackable. Dimensions Are: HEIGHT 25 ...
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Sven Markelius Style Brown and Birch Chair
By Sven Markelius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sven Markelius style two-toned stacking chair with simple modernist birch frame. One left! In original condition with visible wear and scratching that's consistent with age and use. ...
Birch, Wood
Green Mid-Century Modern Six Vintage Dining Chairs, 1950s, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern set of six green vintage dining chairs or chairs, which were designed and manufactured in Vienna, Austria, 1950s.
Beech, Plywood
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Metal & Rattan Dining Chairs, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
There are a few signs of use. One of the chairs has a small damage in the weave. Additional information: Materials: Metal, Rattan Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period: 1960s Color: Be...
Metal
Set of 3 Nesting Tables, Kai Kristiansen, Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a set of three nesting tables designed by the incomparable Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik. Designed and crafted in Denmark during the early 1960's, this set is...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Bicolor Dining Room Chairs Franz Schuster Vienna
By Franz Schuster
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Vintage pair duo of Dining Chairs or Side Chairs in bicolor tone by Franz Schuster 1959 Vienna for Wiesner Hager.
Beech, Plywood
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Six Kusch Walter Leeman Stackable Side Chairs
By Kusch+Co
Located in Pasadena, TX
A set of six mid-century modern side chairs designed by Walter Leeman and manufactured by Kusch in Germany. Chromed steel rode frames with ebonized wood seats and backs.
Metal
$2,000Sale Price|50% Off
4 Peter Danko Design Mid Century Modern Bodyform Chairs Bent Wood
By Peter Danko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of (4) Peter Danko design Mid-Century Modern "Bodyform" dining chairs bent Molded wood.
Upholstery, Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
$340Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Set of Two Bamboo and Woven Rattan Nesting Tables, 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Woven Top Vintage Nesting Tables Set of 2 vintage nesting tables each with rich color and texture, comprised of a bamboo frame and rattan surface. Th...
Bamboo, Rattan
$776 / set
Vintage Stacking Chairs 1970s Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 4 Vintage Plastic chairs. Unknown manufacturer. Good condition. Metal chrome feet and plastic seat. Displayed price is for 4 chairs.
Metal
Set of 3 Teak Nesting Tables by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Mogens Kold, Denmark, 1960s
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of three nesting tables designed by the influential Arne Hovmand-Olsen. Designed and crafted in the early 1960's in Denmark, this exquisite set represents the ...
Teak
Set of Four White 'Acton Stacker' Chairs by American Seating
By American Seating
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of four Acton Stacker chairs by American seating. Comfortable and practical set of chairs for dining, office, or casual use. Chairs have a gentle rock to them by design....
Chrome
Italian Nesting Tables Model 777 by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy 60s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of two Model 777 extractable coffee tables, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina in 1965. Made of walnut. They are two coffee tables of different sizes, each designed to...
Walnut
Adam Stegner Plywood Midcentury Stackable Chairs for Pagholz Flottöto, 1971
By Adam Stegner, Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of Six Stackable Chairs Designed by Adam Stegner for Pagholz Flötotto, 1971 This set of six stackable chairs features: - Solid Pagwood molded seats (high-density laminated compr...
Iron
Mid Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs Chocolate Brown Nineteen 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage beech dining chairs or chairs chocolate brown stained designed and manufactured Italy 1970s, up to nineteen ( 19 ) chairs.
Beech, Plywood
A Set Of 2 Green Fiberglass Toga Lounge Chairs Mid Century Modern Seating
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Monrovia, CA
Beautiful Set Of Green Fiberglass Toga Lounge Chairs. The Toga Chair Designed by Sergio Mazza For Artemide In The 1960s. These Toga Chairs Are Stackable. Dimensions Are: HEIGHT 25...
Fiberglass
$647 / set
Vintage Stacking Chairs 1970s Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 4 Vintage Plastic chairs. Unknown producer. German origin. Year of production: 1974. Displayed price is for 4 chairs. Good condition. Metal chrome feet and plastic seat. ...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Twelve (12) Dining Chairs Franz Schuster 1950s Vienna
By Franz Schuster
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage beechwood chocolate brown and honey brown twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs or stacking chairs by Franz Schuster 1959, Vienna, A great set of twelve ( 12 ) dinin...
Beech, Plywood
Vintage Mid Century Folding Chair Green Beech Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Authentic Mid-Century folding chairs manufactured in the 1970s in former Yugoslavia. Crafted from solid beech wood, these chairs feature a lacquered finish stained in a rich green t...
Beech
Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons Walnut Serving Tables
By Bertha Schaefer, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Hanover, MA
Award winning set of nesting serving tables designed by Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons in 1952 and produced in Italy for the Singer Modern collection. These were exhibited in ...
Walnut
Mid century Modern Vintage Side Chair Dark Brown Beech Laminex Jens Nielsen 1966
By Westnofa Furniture, Jens Nielsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern Mid Century Modern vintage chair or side chair by Jens Nielsen for Westnofa, Norway 1966.
Beech
Pair of Industrial Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz Galvanitas Stacking Chairs
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of industrial Pagholz Galvanitas stacking chairs model S23 Thur-Up Seat by Elmar Flötotto, circa 1970. This beautiful design from the 1970s with solid black lacquered steel fr...
Steel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
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