Scandia Junior Stackable Chair by Fjord Fiesta with Bolt Base
By Fjord Fiesta
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
Scandia Prince / Stackable Dining Chair by Hans Brattrud The Scandia Collection by Hans Brattrud - one of the highlights in Norwegain and Scandinavian design heritage. Dining chair ...
Metal
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair, Metal Frame, Mid-Century Style
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which t...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Organic Rattan Metal Dining Chairs Sonett 1950 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Plus, these chairs are stackable. Throughout its organic material rattan these chairs could be paired perfectly with Antiques or Contemporary, Mid Century Modern or Art Deco; Rattan ...
Metal
100+ Roland Rainer Stacking Chairs – Wiener Stadthalle, 1952 – Bent Plywood & Wo
By Roland Rainer
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
100+ Roland Rainer Stacking Chairs – Wiener Stadthalle, 1952 – Bent Plywood & Wooden A-Frame Exceptional find: a cohesive lot of more than 100 original Roland Rainer stacking chairs...
Wood, Plywood
Pair of Mid Century Grenada Bistro Chairs by Arthur Umanoff
By John Salterini, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Mid Century Grenada Bistro Chairs by Arthur Umanoff Perfect for a small apartment terrace or patio. Dimensions: Seat height is 18. Seat diameter is 14" Total chair depth is 2...
Metal
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s. This chair was des...
Beech
Gilded Wood Florentine Hollywood Regency Style Tole Console Table with Drawer
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Florentine Italian painted table with drawers. Perfect as a bedside table, next to a reading chair or used a small vanity table. It could also be great at the end of a narr...
Metal
Henning Kjærnulf Set of Three Oak Nesting Tables for EG Kvalitets, Denmark 1960s
By EG Kvaliteet, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Debrecen, HU
Elegant set of three nesting tables designed by Henning Kjærnulf and produced in Denmark by EG Kvalitetsmøbel during the 1960s. Crafted from solid oak, the tables are distinguished ...
Ceramic, Oak
Osvaldo Borsani Modus Chairs for Tecno, Stackable Design, Italy, 1978
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in bari, IT
This model was presented in January 1972 in Cologne as the first product of the Tecno Project Center, an innovative initiative by Borsani that marked a change in the landscape of Ita...
Aluminum
Herman Miller Modern Stacking Armchairs, Set of Four
By Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding set of four Modern stacking armchairs or office chairs By Herman Miller USA, 1998 Tubular aluminum and chrome frames, with upholstered seats and backs. Measures: 2...
Aluminum, Chrome
Herman Miller Modern Stacking Armchairs, Set of Six
By Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding set of six Modern stacking armchairs or office chairs By Herman Miller USA, 1998 Tubular aluminum and chrome frames, with upholstered seats and backs. Measures: 23...
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Green Vintage Dining Chairs by Carl Auböck 1956 Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of 2 green vintage dining chairs was designed by Carl Auböck 1956 Vienna and executed by E & A Pollak Vienna.
Plywood, Beech
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brown Dining Room Chairs Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna
By Roland Rainer
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining room chairs model P7 designed by Roland Rainer for the stage area of the Viennese city hall, 1952 up to thirteen ( 13 ) chairs.
Beech, Plywood
Mid Century Modern Authentic Three Chairs with Armrests Gian Franco Legler 1950s
By Gian Franco Legler
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage authentic three dining chairs or chairs with armrests from rattan and metal by Gian Franco Legler 1950s Switzerland.
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Pair Franz Schuster Bicolor Dining Chairs 1959 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
Mid Century Modern Vintage Ten Bicolor Dining Chairs Franz Schuster 1959 Vienna
By Franz Schuster
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of ten ( 10 ) stackable bicolored dining room chairs designed by Franz Schuster (1892-1972) for the Forum Stadtpark Graz 1959, model Austro Chairs, and execute...
Beech, Plywood
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair for Cassina, Metal Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which t...
Metal
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair for Cassina, Metal Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which t...
Metal
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair, Metal Frame, Mid-Century Style
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which t...
Metal
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair for Cassina, Metal Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which t...
Metal
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
Chrome
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
Chrome
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
Chrome
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
Chrome
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
Chrome
German, Set of five stackable dining chairs
Located in London, GB
c.1955 Wood, black frames, newly upholstered H77 x W55 x D50 cm
Upholstery, Wood
Modernist Philippe Starck Style Square Back Dark Stained Wood Stacking Chairs
By Philippe Starck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philippe Starck style dark stained wood stacking chairs. Great architectural lines. In original condition with visible wear, including minor scratches and chips, consistent with age ...
Wood
1971, Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast , 8 White Omk-Stack Stacking Chairs
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Metal
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller DSS Original Fibreglass Stacking Chair 1980s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Charles & Ray Eames Original Herman Miller Dss Fibreglass Green Coloured Upholstered Chair, With Original Seat Cushion, Chrome Base And Labels 1980's Item has attribution mark to th...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Four Vintage Green Beech Dining Chairs, circa 1956, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of four vintage dining chairs executed by E. & A.
Beech, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blue Twelve Dining Chairs Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs or chairs from beechwood and plywood in ocean blue teal color tone by Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna for Emil and Alfred Pollack.
Beech, Plywood
One Bruno Rey for Stendig Stacking Chair
By Bruno Rey
Located in Pasadena, TX
One chair designed by Bruno Rey and made by Stendig. One side chair with upholstered seat in a royal blue leather. 1 side chair 1 armchair Reupholstery available for additional fee...
Fabric, Oak
4 Stackable Plywood Chairs by Ronald Rainer for Viennese Civic Hall, 1951 - 1956
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Roland Rainer and Emil & Alfred Pollak for the Viennese Civic Hall, 1951 - 1956 Set of 4 Plywood "Rainer" chairs with a very nice aged patina A very functional chair that is light ...
Birch, Plywood
Fritz Hansen Denmark 1974 Plywood Hammer Stackable Chairs Set of 2 Refinished
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Love these chairs!! They are very comfortable as well as being stylishly simple. One of the chairs has the original sticker and both have the plastic leg holders on the bottom that a...
Metal
$18,800Sale Price / set|23% Off
Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House Set of Nesting Tables, Very Rare 1950s, Signed
By Grosfeld House, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extremely rare collectors set of nesting tables by Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House (1950's USA), fully restored. This set is signed underneath the center table with original Gro...
Brass
Set of 4 Stackable Plastic Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonnet
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of 4 stackable plastic chairs was designed by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonet and manufactured by STAMP in France in 1988. The chairs stand out with their geometric shapes ...
Plastic
Erla Sólveig Óskarsdóttir, EO 5400 White Stackable Bessi Chair by One Collection
By Onecollection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bessi chair is a light, stackable chair designed by the Icelandic designer Erla Sólveig Óskarsdóttir in 2000. The compact, yet feather light, expression of Bessi chair unites minima...
Steel
1970's Red Prouve Style Stacking Chairs with Dark Enameled Compass Legs
By Jean Prouvé, Galvanitas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prouve style Industrial stacking chairs with Fritz Hansen style shell seat in red with dark enameled metal frames by Galvanitas. Creative linking to make rows. In original condition ...
Metal
Set of 35 Multi-Coloured Stacking Tubular & Plywood Chairs by NF Mobilier France
Located in London, GB
A set of 35 multi-coloured stacking tubular and plywood chairs made by NF Mobilier of France. They stack in sets of six safely. You would expect to find wear to the paint at the knee...
Steel
Set of Four Gispen Style Plywood Stacking School Chairs with Bakelite Arm Rests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four stacking school chairs in the Gispen industrial tradition, each combining a gray enameled tubular metal frame with molded plywood seat and backrest. The plywood component...
Metal
Arne Jacobsen "Series 7" Stackable Beech and Chrome Chairs for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arne Jacobsen 'Series 7' natural beech wood stacking chairs for Fritz Hansen. Seats made of pressure-molded Beech atop chrome frames. In original condition with visible wear, consist...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Set of Four Dining Chair Roland Rainer, 1952, Austria
By Roland Rainer
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of four bicolor dining chairs, which were designed by Roland Rainer and executed by Emil & Alfred Pollak, Vienna.
Beech, Plywood
1980s Stacking Chrome Tubular Grey Tweed Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll, Steelcase
Located in Bensalem, PA
Set of six chairs please look at pictures and video for overall detail feel free to reach out with any questions
Chrome
Set of 6 Stackable Chairs, Design by Preben Fabricius, by Interplast, Germany
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This chair design by Preben Fabricius was manufactured by Interplast in Germany in the 1970s. The stackable chairs are made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic and show signs of wear d...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Set of 2 Mid-Century German Metal Garden Chairs from Mauser Werke Waldeck
By Mauser Werke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Metal Color: White Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period: 1960s Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 17.32ʺW × 30.31ʺH Condition: Good ...
Metal
Modern Ross Lovegrove for Knoll Sprite Armless Stacking Dining Chairs, Set of 12
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
Set of 2 Plastic BA 1171 Stacking Chairs by Helmut Bätzner for Bofinger, 1960s
By Helmut Bätzner 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Plastic Color: Yellow Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period: 1960s Country of Origin: Germany Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dimensions: 20.8...
Plastic
Set of 4 Space Age Stacking Child Sized Red Casalino Chairs by Alexander Begge
By Casalino, Alexander Begge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four child-sized Casalino stacking chairs by Alexander Begge, produced in the 1970s. Each chair is molded from a single piece of red plastic, forming a continuous sculptural shape th...
Plastic
$3,680Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 6 Stackable Pine Chairs, German Work by Karl Klipper, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This set of 6 stackable chairs is made of pine. This is a nice work with curved seat and backpart which make these chairs comfortable with a great design. This is German work by Karl...
Pine
MCM Stackables Folding Chair Side Table by Krueger Steel Frame Red & Black Vinyl
By Krueger International
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage MCM or Mid Century Modern Stackables Line folding chair and/or side table by Krueger comprised of a steel frame & red & black vinyl, Beautiful condition, keeping in...
Steel
Set 8 Stackable Chairs in Chromed & Ecru Bouclé By K. Takahama for Simon Gavina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Roma, IT
I am offering for sale a set consisting of 8 "TULU" chairs, designed in the late 60s by the Japanese designer Kazhide Takahama for the historic company Simon Gavina. The "TULU" chair...
Chrome
Set of 4 Vintage Pagholz Stackable Chairs, Industrial Dining Chairs, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 4 vintage stackable chairs from the 1970s–1980s, featuring molded Pagholz seats and backrests with solid beech wood armrests. Most likely manufactured in Germany. Price is fo...
Metal
Set of 6 Stackable 40/4, Red/Orange Chairs by David Rowland - GF Business
By David Rowland, General Fireproofing Company
Located in Beirut, LB
The 40/4 Chair, a timeless masterpiece designed by David Rowland and crafted by the renowned General Fireproofing Company. This iconic chair is celebrated for its exceptional design,...
Steel
Mid Century Modern, Dining Chairs in Oak, Set of 6, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Rødding, DK
KEYWORD ANALYSIS High-Volume Broad Terms: Henning Kjærnulf Dining Chairs, Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Oak Dining Chairs Set of 6 High-Intent Niche Terms: Kjærnulf Ladder Back...
Bouclé, Oak
Set of 4 Anonima Castelli DSC-106 Stacking Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti, 1960s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Designed in 1965 by Giancarlo Piretti, the DSC-106 stacking chair is one of the most famous chairs Castelli ever made. It has become an integral part of design history and features i...
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 6 Prouve Style Red Teak Toned Industrial Stacking Chairs w/ Compass Legs
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 red teak toned stacking chairs with light gray enameled metal frames. One of our faves! Creative linking to make rows of seating. Good original condition. Similar chairs als...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Set of Twelve Green Vintage Dining Chairs P7 by Roland Rainer
By Roland Rainer
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage set of 12 beech green vintage dining chairs model no.
Beech, Plywood
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.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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