Castelli DSC Style Stacking Chairs with Burgundy Perforated Seats
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Piretti introduced the DSC 106 stacking chair for Anonima Castelli in 1965, and it became one of the defining contract furniture designs of Italian Mid-Century modernism.
Metal, Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
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
Mid-Century Modern Low Modular Square Upholstered Chair with Back
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A low modular square stacked Mid-Century Modern lounge chair. This piece features a large square seat with a stacked rectangular back.
Metal
Two-Toned Stackable Pagholz Galvanitas S22 Industrial Diner Chairs
By Galvanitas, Galvanitas Pagholz
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
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
$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
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
$777 / 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
$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
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
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
100+ Roland Rainer Stacking Chairs – Wiener Stadthalle, 1952 – Bent Plywood & Wo
By Roland Rainer
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Why this lot is special 100 chairs in matching specification — exceptionally rare in these quantities Ideal for hospitality, events, wedding venues, auditoriums, meeting rooms, fil...
Wood, Plywood
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
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
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
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
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
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
$1,280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Four Vintage 1950s Belgian Fibrocit Industrial Stackable Terrace Chairs
By Fibrocit
Located in Haarlem, NL
Rare 1950s Fibrocit Industrial steel structure chairs. One of the first stackable and stainless terrace chairs, also known as the Belgian Tolix. Look how pretty this white-red Indus...
Metal
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
Set of Four Gispen Style Plywood Stacking School Chairs with Bakelite Arm Rests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen, the Dutch manufacturer founded in 1916, became closely associated with functional institutional and industrial furniture throughout the mid-20th century. Chairs of this type ...
Metal
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 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
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
Arne Jacobsen "Series 7" Stackable Beech and Chrome Chairs for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
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
Set of 4 stackable Dining Chairs by Steen Østergaard for Cado, 1960s
By Steen Ostergaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of 4. Steen Ostergaard Cado period molded plastic all original stack chairs with original cushion in all original condition, rare and unusual set.
Plastic
1980s Stacking Chrome Tubular Grey Tweed Chairs
By Knoll, Steelcase, Marcel Breuer
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 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
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
$3,684Sale 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
Set of 2 Plastic BA 1171 Stacking Chairs by Helmut Bätzner for Bofinger, 1960s
By Helmut Bätzner 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Design classics in a special color. 2 Bätzner chairs by Bofinger in a bright yellow tone. The chairs are stackable.
Plastic
Set 8 Stackable Chairs in Chromed & Ecru Bouclé By K. Takahama for Simon Gavina
By Simon Gavina Editions, Kazuhide Takahama
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
Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Stackable 'S83' Dining Chairs
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, dining chairs, model 'S83, moulded plywood, lacquered wood, aluminum, Italy, design and production 1962 Dining chairs model S83, designed by Eugenio Gerli ...
Aluminum
Stackable Thonet Chrome and Beechwood Curved Diner Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Voorburg, NL
Sculptural set of six beautiful curved Thonet diner chairs. The chair is not a classic Thonet chair but a more modern version of their quality chairs. It is made of beechwood with a ...
Chrome
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
$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
Set of Six Coquillage Stacking Chairs in the style of P. Guariche, circa 1960
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of six Coquillage stacking chairs in the style of P. Guariche, circa 1960.
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
Set of 3 Thonet Stackable Chairs – Conference or Dining Chairs, 2000s Set of three Thonet stackable chairs, perfect for use in dining areas, offices, or conference spaces.
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
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
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
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
$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
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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