Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchair with Chrome Structure, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian armchair with chrome structure and original "mille righe" velvet fabric
Chrome
Sleek Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Gray Silk Velvet Club Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern pair of livingroom chairs having sophisticated streamline silhouette with
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Sofa with Chrome Structure, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian sofa with chrome back details and original velvet upholstery. Overall
Chrome
Stylish Art Deco Velvet and Chrome Handbag Purse, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly stylish and rare 1930s black silk velvet clutch bag
Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern High Back Parsons Chairs in Chrome & Velvet
By Design Institute America, Milo Baughman, John Stuart Inc.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
deftly combine sleek chrome architecture with the warm comfort of tufted brown chevron-velour upholstery
Chrome
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Italian Chromed Steel and Velvet Dining Chairs 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
These four steel chairs with velvet upholstery were produced in the 1970s in Italy. In excellent
Steel, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of Red Velvet and Chromed Chairs, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Set di quattro sedie con struttura in acciaio cromato, seduta schienale imbottiti e rivestiti in tessuto originale color rosso mattone. 1970 ca. Buone condizioni generali, qualche se...
Steel
Harvey Probber Style Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Tufted Velvet Lounge Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in Bridgeport, CT
most modern settings. The chrome frame is nice and clean showing minimum wear while the velvet is a
Steel, Chrome
Pair Mid-Century Chrome "Spring "Style Chairs in Silk Velvet
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of springer style chairs with heavy chrome frame upholstered in beautiful silk velvet. Each
Chrome and Optical Velvet Chair by Milo Baughmann
By James Inc., Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century by Milo Baughman for James Inc. Original upholstery features a groovy, psychedelic
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Style of Knoll Chrome Bench Restored w Grey Cotton Velvet
By Florence Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
incorporated into the frame. Completely restored chrome polished to perfection and recovered in a cotton velvet
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Green Velvet Office Desk Chair, Chrome Frame, Italy, 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Green Velvet Office Desk Chair, Chrome Frame, Italy, 1970s Elegant vintage desk / office
Chrome, Metal
$2,400 / set
1970s Modern Chrome and Velvet Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1970s modern well made chrome and red velvet table lamps. Shades for
Chrome
Pair of Italian Chrome and Blue Velvet Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
period with an impeccable balance between structure and comfort. The chrome metal base forms an
Chrome
Pair of Midcentury Chrome and Yellow Velvet Italian Ashtrays, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of midcentury Italian ashtrays in chrome and yellow velvet. These delightful objects
Brass
Adriano Piazzesi Sofa in Blue Marine Velvet and Chrome Frame
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
: Adriano Piazzesi Place of Origin: Italy Date of Manufacture: 1970s In style: Mid Century Modern Materials
Chrome
Adriano Piazzesi Armchairs in Blue Marine Velvet and Chrome Frame
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Piazzesi Place of Origin: Italy Date of Manufacture: 1970s In style: Mid Century Modern Materials &
Chrome
American Designer, Stools, Chrome, Velvet, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four chrome-plated metal and blue velvet stools designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s
Chrome
Set of 4 American Mid-Century Smoky Lucite and Pink Velvet Swivel Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 American Mid-Century smoky lucite swivel side chairs with pink velvet seats and chrome
Chrome
Milo Baughman style Chrome Desk Chair in Cowtan & Tout Velvet
By Milo Baughman
Located in Miami, FL
Milo Baughman style chrome desk chair in Cowtan and Tout velvet. Offered for sale is a single
Chrome
$7,120Sale Price|20% Off
F&T Salotti Space Age Italian Velvet and Chrome Wrapped Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Italian sofa by F&T Salotti. Overstuffed space age silhouette. Original chocolate
Stainless Steel
Glamorous Set of Three Lucite and Chrome Bar Stools Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
chrome legs and are upholstered in zebra velvet. The Lucite is also nice and thick and well sculpted.
Chrome
Beautiful mid century modern green velvet striped lounge chair circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful mid century modern lounge chair featuring a chrome frame and newly reupholstered in a
Chrome
$6,360Sale Price|20% Off
Marvelous Milo Baughman Burled Olive Wood Chrome Credenza Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Milo Baughman burled olive wood and chrome credenza. This particular piece is in very
Chrome
$339Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Orange and Blue Ceramic and Velvet Table Lamp, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Mid Century table lamp designed and produced in Italy during the 1960s. Beautiful and unique
Chrome
Midcentury Chrome and Smoked Bronze Gauffraged Velvet Stool by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in New York, NY
with any style of interior from classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary. Excellent vintage condition
Chrome
Mid-Century Chrome Dining Chairs Styled After Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four chrome dining set styled after Milo Baughman, each chair features a chrome base with a
Chrome
Pair Italian Modern Brick Green Velvet and Gold Chromed Metal Chairs, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of Italian modern chairs with gold chromed structure, padded on seat and back and covered in
Metal, Chrome
Lounge chair in pink velvet and chrome, Carlo de Carli for Cinova
By Carlo di Carli
Located in amstelveen, NL
. With a curved, chromed frame that holds the tufted cushions with pink velvet upholstery. The armchair
Metal, Chrome
Le Corbusier Style LC2 Settee in Charcoal Velvet and Chrome
By Le Corbusier
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. This loveseat features the signature wrap-around chrome-plated steel
Chrome
$2,331Sale Price|20% Off
Set of Four Tubular Chrome Chairs, Velvet and Ikat, 1970 by Giotto Stoppino
Located in Rome, IT
Set of four Giotto Stoppino chrome tubular chairs, circa 1970 named "Cobra" chrome, velvet and ikat
Chrome
Mid Century Chrome Dining Chairs Six Milo Baughman Style
By Contemporary Shells Inc. 1, Milo Baughman
Located in Baltimore, MD
Mid century chrome dining chairs by contemporary shell, two arm chairs and four side chairs
Chrome
Italian Modern Brick Green Velvet and Gold Chromed Chairs, 70s, Set of 6
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 6 Italian modern chairs with gold chromed structure, padded on seat and back and covered in
Steel, Chrome
Restored Mid Century Ward Bennett For Brickel Assoc. Cane Desk Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Bridgeport, CT
presentation is Classic Mid Century.
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Chrome and Orange Crushed Velvet Counter Stools
Located in San Diego, CA
Original pair of vintage chrome and orange crushed velvet counter stools, circa 1960s. Great
Chrome
Mid Century Bench Stool, Turquoise Blue Dedar Plushy Velvet, Bauhaus, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
chrome. About the fabric: A velvet in deep luminous colours, with a soft and pleasing feel. The
Chrome
1972 Cheetah Lithograph Art by Richard Evans Younger in Velvet Chrome Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1972 Cheetah Lithograph Art by Richard Evans Younger in Velvet Chrome Frame. Item featured is
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Polished Chrome Rail Back Lounge/ Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
demilune frame consisting of bent and welded rectangular polished chrome segments adjoined by thinner
Chrome
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Tubular Chrome Dining Chairs, 1970's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful set of four Mid-Century Modern chrome frame dining chairs featuring a sculptural tubular
Chrome
$3,157Sale Price / set|20% Off
midcentury chrome pink velvet dining chair set, 4 pcs, Italy 1970s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Freshly upholstered Italian chrome dining set in high quality pink velvet, 1970s Solid weight and
Chrome
Pierre Paulin pair of CM236 armchairs chrome satin wool velvet 1960
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, IDF
, aiming to rethink seating as a fluid and organic volume. The chromed steel base, both graphic and
Chrome
Modular Sofa in Emerald Green Velvet Fabric and Chrome Frame by Adriano Piazzesi
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
: 1970s In style: Mid Century Modern Materials & Techniques: Chrome Frame & Emerald Green Velvet
Velvet
Vintage 1970s Chrome Blue Velvet Lounge Chair Cy Mann Milo Baughman
By Cy Mann
Located in Monrovia, CA
. This Is A Beautiful Sleek Mid Century Chrome Lounge Chair. Beautiful Modern Squared Chrome Frame
Chrome
A mid century modern tulip chrome dining set circa 1970s
Located in Houston, TX
A stylish mid century modern dining set including 4 armchairs and a matching glass top table, all
Chrome
$500Sale Price|47% Off
Karl Springer Style Soufflé Ottoman in Black Velvet with Chrome Base
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Hollywood Regency soufflé ottoman in the style of Karl Springer. Pleated black velvet
Chrome
Mid Century Table Hollywood Regency Orange Lamp, Velvet, France, 1960s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Midcentury table lamp designed in France during the 1960s. Gold elements, orange velvet on the top
Chrome
Gorgeous Wide Chrome Band Sofa Mid-century Modern
By Craft Associates
Located in Pemberton, NJ
original bright yellow cut velvet fabric in very nice vintage condition. The thick chunky chrome band arms
Chrome
Set of 4 "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Blue Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
stunning new stain-resistant, fire-retardant petrol blue velvet. A magnificent and iconic set that will be
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$2,800Sale Price / set|42% Off
1970s Mid Century Modern Chrome Dining Room Set in the Milo Baughman Style.
By Milo Baughman
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Dining Room Set in the Milo Baughman Style manufactured by
Aluminum, Chrome
$4,125Sale Price / set|44% Off
(6) Green Velvet Knoll + Thonet Chrome Brno Cantilevered Chairs
By Thonet, Knoll
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of six, nicely upholstered, deep emerald green cantilevered, tubular chrome "Brno" chairs. This
Chrome
Modernist Chrome Wrapped Ottoman in Cream Gaufrage Velvet, Manner of Springer
Located in New York, NY
gauffraged velvet. The base is wrapped wrapped in lustrous chrome. With its clean modernist lines and
Chrome
Mid-Century Zebra Velvet Armchair, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful Zebra Velvet Armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Steelcase Chromed Steel Lounge Chair Draped in Blue Velvet Midcentury
By Steelcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful lounge chair with generous proportions with a chromed steel frame and upholstered in a
Velvet
Milo Baughman Button Tufted Chrome Sofa in a Crushed Velvet
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
tufted seating and rolled arms. We specialize in high-quality mid-century modern furnishing, and this
Chrome
Maison Jansen Attributed Ottomans In Donghia Velvet Fabric
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Castanets velvet fabric, in vintage condition with some wear and patina to the legs, fully restored and
Chrome
Pair of Barrel Back Chrome Lounge Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
By Flair
Located in Pemberton, NJ
with their original light brown velvet fabric in usable condition. The thick chrome flat bars are in
Chrome
Italian Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs, Paolo Buffa Pink Coral Velvet
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
. Measures cm: H 86/35, W 80, D 88 About the designer Paolo Buffa One of the greatest Mid-Century Modern
Velvet
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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