Italian Mid-Century Black Steel Leather Cafè Chairs by Starck for Baleri, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Baleri Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century black steel and leather Cafè Chairs by Starck for Baleri, 1980s Pair of chairs mod. Cafè Chair with squared seat in black leather. The seat is made up of a leath...
Metal, Steel
Mid Century Rocking Chair By Ilmari Tapiovaara Circa 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Rocking Chair By Ilmari Tapiovaara Circa 1950s - Solid Beech seat and frame - By Ilmari Tapiovaara - Finnish ~ 1950s - 57cm wide x 83cm deep x 92cm tall - 45cm seat heig...
Beech
Mid Century Rocking Chair By Ilmari Tapiovaara Circa 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Rocking Chair By Ilmari Tapiovaara Circa 1950s - Solid Beech seat and frame - By Ilmari Tapiovaara - Finnish ~ 1950s - 57cm wide x 83cm deep x 92cm tall - 45cm seat heig...
Beech
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in London, GB
This set of eight "Series Seven" Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen dining chairs would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartme...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Model 3107 Series 7 Stacking Chair Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen Germany
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous set of four signed rare and gorgeous classic 3107 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen chairs. Marked with manufactory mark. In used and still very good condition. A nice additi...
Metal
Set of Six Vintage Eames for Herman Miller Stacking DSS Chairs in Tweed Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Set of six stacking DSS chairs, designed by Eames, for Herman Miller, having beige/ clay colored tweed upholstery, dark gray fiberglass shells, and metal legs. All are in very good...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
$660Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Five Stockable Mid-Century Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Five chairs, stackable, metal frame, seat and top rail veneered varnished beech. H. 76 Sh. 44 cm. Signs of wear, scratches, veneer chips, staple marks.
Steel
Space Age Chairs Set of 4, Fröscher Stacking Chairs, 1980s German Design
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 4 Space Age Stacking Chairs by Fröscher, Germany, 1980s–1990s – Design by Hartmut S. Engel (IF Design Award 1988) Price is for a set of 4 chairs. A striking set of Space Age ...
Metal
Four Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Stacking Dining Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic set of iconic Eames shell chairs by Herman Miller. Parchment color shells atop zinc plated steel stacking bases. All chairs with glides. Signed and guaranteed authentic vinta...
Fiberglass
Set of 3 Thonet Stackable Chairs – Vintage Conference or Dining Chairs, 2000s
By Thonet
Located in Hannover, DE
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Metal
Verner Panton, Orginal Heavy Fibreglass Black Stacking Chair by Vitra
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Black Vitra, expensive version stackable chair made out of fiberglas in heavy version. Dimensions 83 cm H x 43 seatH in the middle and 47 cm on the edges x 49 cm W x 54 cm D
Fiberglass
$374Sale Price / item|25% Off
Set of 8 10 12 Giancarlo Piretti DSC 106 Oak Stacking Dining Chairs by Castelli
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Lafayette, IN
The iconic "DSC 106" stacking chair designed by the renowned Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Chair features plastic-sheathed legs, contoured Oak plywood seat & back, and stylish ...
Aluminum
20th C Modern Wrought Iron Sculptural Black Outdoor Arm Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th C Modern Wrought Iron Sculptural Black Outdoor Arm Chairs - Set of 4.
Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Russell Woodard Stacking Dining Chairs, Black Mesh, 1955
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 Mid-Century American stacking black mesh dining chairs with concave seat and curved back which wraps to the midpoint. (RUSSELL WOODARD)(PRICED AS SET) Condition: Good; Wea...
Metal
Danish Teak and Birch Stacking Chairs, Hand-Crafted, 1962
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of Danish, teak and birch stacking chairs. Very solid somewhat like Chairs designed by Peter Hvidt. This model is slightly different with a different shaped back panel. Chairs ...
Birch, Teak
1 of 22 Mid Century Chair by Frederic Weinberg in Wicker, Iron and Brass
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find Mid-Century Modern chairs designed by Frederic Weinberg, the renowned US designer.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Don Albinson Stacking Side Chairs by Knoll Set of 14
By Don Albinson, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
Important industrial designer Don Albinson, a Cranbrook peer of Charles and Ray Eames, Ralph Rapson, Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen worked in the Eames office as head designer for 1...
Aluminum
Centro Progetti Tecno Set of Twelve Stackable ‘Modus’ Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Centro Progetti Tecno, set of twelve stackable chairs model ‘Modus', nylon / plastic, aluminum, metal, Italy, 1970s Highly functional chairs designed by Centro Progetti Tecno that a...
Metal, Aluminum
Italian Modern Antti Kotilainen for Arper Aava Stackable Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Arper
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Very versatile can be used as dining, conference, side, or guest chairs. A beautiful multi-purpose chair for modern home and workplace interiors, will add subtle drama and sensuality...
Steel, Chrome
$163Sale Price / item|36% Off
Stackable Dining Chairs by Stol Kamnik, Chrome & Plywood, 1990s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Stackable chairs Manufacturer: Stol Kamnik Country of Manufacturer: Slovenia Period: 1990s Materials: Chrome, plywood Condition: very good vintage condition.
Metal, Chrome
1971, Rodney Kinsman, Set of Rare Yellow Omstak 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, Chrome
Don Albinson Stacking Side Chairs by Knoll Set of 14
By Knoll, Don Albinson
Located in Highland, IN
Important industrial designer Don Albinson, a Cranbrook peer of Charles and Ray Eames, Ralph Rapson, Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen worked in the Eames office as head designer for 1...
Aluminum
Modernist Stacking Dining Chairs - Original by L.Ercolani.. Ercol /England
By Ercol
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set 4 Modernist Dining Chairs.. Early production.. Retain original labels... Original finish and patina..Age appropriate wear... Structurally sound,, tight joints, no wobble..The out...
Beech, Elm
Green Stackable Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Frame made of cast aluminium frame, upholstered seat and back, covered with green fabric, still in original condition. Frame with patina and scratches. Upto 16 available.
Aluminum
$4,600Sale Price / set|23% Off
Arne Jacobsen 'Series-7' Jacaranda Rosewood Stacking Chairs, 1960s, Signed
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The slender black metal legs allow the sculptural plywood shells to visually float, while the stacking design reflects the functionalist ethos of mid-century modernism.
Metal
Large Stock of Stackable Galvanitas S17 Industrial Dining Chairs
By Galvanitas
Located in Voorburg, NL
Highly wanted and in multiple colors and quantities, with bespoke service available: the Industrial S17 stacking chairs by Galvanitas. These Sculptural chairs are made for optimal co...
Steel
Set of 4 Verner Panton for Vitra "S" Stackable Chairs (8 available)
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Pasadena, TX
Verner Panton's cantilevered stacking chair (1960) was the first single-material and single-form chair to be made and has been produced by Vitra through three decades of development ...
Fiberglass
$595Sale Price / item|25% Off
Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli 'DSC 106' Stacking Dining Chairs, c 1965, Signed
By Giancarlo Piretti, Castelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Giancarlo Piretti Manufacturer: Castelli Origin: Italy, 1960s Materials: Oak plywood, cast aluminum, steel Style: Mid-Century Modern / Italian Modern MEASUREMENTS: H 30" x...
Metal
Danish Stacking Chairs from Four Design, 1980s, Set of 6
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
A set of six stacking chairs by Four Design, crafted with a strong emphasis on quality, durability, and seating comfort. The chairs feature a clean, functional design suitable for a ...
Metal
$2,970Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored Mid-century 3/4 Round Pretzel Arm Rattan Lounge Chair Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Post War Mid-Century 3/4 round pretzel-arm rattan lounge chair pair, featuring sculptural three-strand round pretzel arms. The set includes one reclining lo...
Wicker, Rattan
$4,788Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored pair Teal Square Pretzel Stacked Rattan Lounge Chairs Style of Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Six-strand square pretzel arm rattan chairs with stacked bases in the style of Paul Frankl. Both chairs have been professionally custom painted in a teal finish. 1950, United States...
Rattan
Set of Six Stacking Chairs Franz Schuster, Bicolored Beech Wood, Austria, 1959
By Franz Schuster, Wiesner-Hager, Thonet, Roland Rainer, Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of six bicolored stacking chairs designed by Austrian architect Franz Schuster manufactured by Wiesner-Hager in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). This chair ...
Beech
Gijs van der Sluis Style Beech Wood and Metal Stacking Chairs
By Gijs Van Der Sluis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Gijs van der Sluis style stacking armchair exemplifies Dutch Mid-Century Modern design with its blend of natural materials and industrial functionality.
Metal
1980s McGuire Rocking Rattan Stacked Swivel Tulip Chairs, Set of 5
By McGuire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Showcasing some of the best designs of the Mid Century Modern era from one of the most iconic designers of the 20th Centuries.
Upholstery, Rattan
Modernist Up to Twelve Green Vintage Beech Stackable Dining Chairs 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Mid-Century Modern twelve ( 12 ) vintage dining chairs from beech in green color, Austrian design 1950s.
Beech, Plywood
1 of 4 Vintage 1970s Teak & Metal Stacking Chair, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
1 of 4 Vintage Stacking Chairs – Likely German, 1970s A sleek and functional vintage stacking chair, likely produced in Germany during the 1970s. The listed price is for one chair, ...
Metal
1960s Stacking Turquoise Fiberglass Krueger Metal Products Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
This set of four retro fiberglass Krueger chairs is in an eye catching turquoise and would be perfect in any mid-century modern space.
Metal
Vintage 1980s Stacking Dining Chairs by Gino Carollo in Red Vinyl
By Gino Carollo
Located in Buxton, GB
These vintage stacking chairs by Gino Carollo are a charming addition to any room, featuring a square shape and a classic red colour with a vinyl plastic material. The chairs are ful...
Metal
Stackable Aluflex chairs by Armin Wirth for Hans Zollinger Sohne, Switzerland
By Hans Zollinger Sohre, Armin Wirth
Located in Almelo, NL
Stackable Aluflex chairs designed by Armin Wirth for Hans Zollinger Sohre in Switzerland in 1951. This set features six Aluflex folding chairs, a remarkable design by Armin Wirth, ...
Aluminum
Set of 6 Vintage Stacking Chairs, 1960s, Teak - German Design
Located in Hannover, DE
Nice vintage set of 6 stacking chairs in the style of Series 7 from Arne Jacobsen. Unknown German manufacturer. Production period: approx. 1960s. Displayed price is for a set of 6....
Teak
1960s Wim Rietveld Pyramid Stacking Chairs in Teak & Black Enameled Metal
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six Pyramid stacking chairs designed by Wim Rietveld and produced by Ahrend de Cirkel, the Dutch manufacturer known for its commitment to progressive industrial design in the ...
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Set of (4) Sunrise Yellow Tolix Steel Stacking Chairs from France
Located in Highwood, IL
Vintage Set of (4) Sunrise Yellow Tolix Steel Stacking Chairs from France, circa 1960's-1970's would be our best guess. Currently we have over 500-pieces of Tolix in stock with the v...
Steel
Unusual Set 6 Industrial Modernist Bauhaus Bent Plywood Stacking Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual set 6 industrial modernist bent plywood stacking chairs. Amazing design. Bauhaus influenced. Extremely comfortable.
Bentwood, Plywood
1948, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Fiberglas Stacking Side Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
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, Chrome
1965, Verner Panton, Stacking Chair, Herman Miller, Second Edition in White
By Herman Miller, Verner Panton
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...
Plastic
Expertly Restored - Børge Mogensen Stackable Dining Chairs for C.M. Madsens
By Børge Mogensen, C.M. Madsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Wood, Beech, Teak
Vintage Oak Stacking Chair by Carl-Ewert Ekström – 1960s Scandinavian Design
Located in Hannover, DE
Vintage Oak Stacking Chair by Carl-Ewert Ekström Manufactured by Alb. Johansson & Söner, Hyssna – 1960s Only 1 available A beautifully restored mid-century oak chair designed by...
Oak
2 of 8 Vintage Casala Stackable Chairs, Germany 1970s, Plywood & Chrome
Located in Hannover, DE
2 of 8 Vintage Stackable Chairs by Casala Germany, 1970s Two chairs from a set of eight vintage stackable chairs produced in Germany in the 1970s by Casala. Price is for 2 chairs. A...
Chrome
Roland Rainer, Set of Four Stacking Chairs P7, Bicolored Beech, Austria, 1952
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack, Roland Rainer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of four stacking chairs designed by Professor Roland Rainer (1910-2004) in 1952 and manufactured by Emil & Alfred Pollak, Vienna. Roland Rainer used these chairs for the Vienne...
Plywood, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Friis and Moltke Mid Chair With Veneer For On Collection
By Knud Friis & Elmar Moltke Nielsen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Friis and Moltke Mio Chair For On Collection. The Mio Chair is a classic yet contemporary stackable chair with a low backrest. Crafted in collaboration with Friis & Moltke, it embod...
Oak
Aluma-Stack Chair by Jack Heaney for Treitel - Gratz Co. Inc., 1947
By Jack Heaney, Treitel Gratz
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stacking chair designed by Jack Heaney featuring sculptural frames of tubular aluminum with black leatherette sling seats and back rests. Part of the permanent design collection of...
Aluminum
$902Sale Price|44% Off
4x 1950's Stako Stunning Four Stackable Retro Dining Chairs in Original vinyl
Located in Markington, GB
A stunning original 1950's set of four stackable vintage Stako chairs, upholstered in their lovely original retro vinyl. The upholstery remains in good vintage condition, showing onl...
Wood
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Set of 4 Stackable 40/4 Chairs By David Rowland in Dark Brown
By David Rowland
Located in Huntington, NY
Set of 4 Stackable 40/4 Chairs By David Rowland in Dark Brown Recognized as the first stackable chair, the 40/4 Chair is a feat of Design, elegance and ergonomics; encompassing the ...
Steel
Set of 4 Stacking Chairs by Armin Wirth and Aluflex, 1950s
By Aluflex, Armin Wirth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stackable Aluflex chairs designed by Armin Wirth. Manufactured by Aluflex, Switzerland, circa 1950.
Aluminum
Vintage Lübke Stacking Chair, 1970s German Design, Dark Beech Wood & Mustard Uph
By Lübke
Located in Hannover, DE
Vintage Stacking Chair by Lübke, Germany, 1970s Only 1 available. Vintage stacking chair manufactured by Lübke in Germany during the 1970s. The chair features a dark-stained beechw...
Fabric, Beech
Six Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974.
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of six stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, 1974. The chairs are labeled on the underside of the seats with 'herm...
Metal, Chrome
Early Landi Aluminum Stacking Chair by Hans Coray for MEWA, Switzerland, 1950s
By Hans Coray
Located in Dronten, NL
Iconic Landi aluminium stacking chair, originally designed by Hans Coray for the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich (1938) and executed in the 1950s by P. & W. Blattmann Metallwaren...
Aluminum
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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