$395
H 16 in W 20 in D 16.5 in
Norco Mid Century Modern Sculpted Footstool Ottoman Tapered Leg Black Vinyl Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Norco Mid Century Modern Sculpted Footstool Ottoman with Tapered Legs and Black Vinyl Seat. Circa
Wood
$600
H 16 in W 39 in D 26 in
Mid Century Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin White Vinyl Rolling Storage Ottoman
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Lutz, FL
Mid Century oversized storage ottoman in white vinyl on a wood plinth base with hidden casters. Lid
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Black Vinyl Ottomans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two comfortable vintage-modern black vinyl ottomans. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ
Leather
$3,800
H 16.5 in W 28 in D 19 in
Paul McCobb for Directional Rectangular Black Vinyl and Walnut Ottoman
By Directional, Paul McCobb
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century rectangular ottoman with a black vinyl upholstered top resting on a walnut
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
$9,800
H 17 in W 72 in D 18 in
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Black Tufted Vinyl and Wood Floating Bench
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century floating bench with a black vinyl button tufted seat resting on a wooden
Upholstery, Wood
$675
H 20 in W 16 in D 16 in
Vintage 1960's Patriot Textile Vinyl Rolling Ottoman with Storage Compartment
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Vintage Ottoman with Vinyl Patriot Textile. Opens to reveal storage compartment.
Wood
$3,995 / set
H 17 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pr Lane Rolling Cube Storage Ottoman End Tables Game Board Black Vinyl Flip Top
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Mid-Century Modern Lane Style No. 997-87 rolling cube storage ottoman walnut
Faux Leather, Walnut, Cedar
1960s by Lane Walnut and Vinyl Chess Table with Storage
By Lane Furniture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s by Lane Walnut and Vinyl Chess Table with Storage Storage Box or Side Table Reversible faux
Faux Leather, Wood
1960s Danish Teak Black Vinyl Teak Fliptop Stool by Erik Buch
By Erik Buch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in 1957 by Erik Buch. This piece has a wonderful architectural quality about it. This is a reversible stool or makes great side table. Made in Odense, Denmark. The leather i...
Teak
Vintage MCM Beige Faux Leather Vinyl Octagonal Hassock Ottoman or Footstool
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Mid-Century Modern beige faux leather or vinyl octagonal hassock, ottoman, or
Faux Leather
Black Aluminum and White Vinyl Ottoman by Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950’s black powder coated aluminum with white vinyl straps “Katan” ottoman by Brown Jordan
Aluminum
$2,800 / set
H 30 in W 20 in D 26 in
Brown Jordan Tamiami Aluminum Vinyl Strap Pool Patio Chair & Ottoman - 4 Sets
By Brown Jordan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brown Jordan Tamiami Aluminum Vinyl Strap Pool Patio Chair & Ottoman - Item features 4 Sets. Item
Aluminum
$1,470 / set
H 38 in W 29.5 in D 31 in
Mid-Century Modern "Kropp Stolen Original" Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous Mid-Century burgundy vinyl lounge chair and ottoman features tufted cushions
Rosewood
$495
H 15 in W 17 in D 21.5 in
Mid Century Wrought Iron and Upholstered Footstool Ottoman by Troy Sunshade Co
By Troy Sunshade Company
Located in New York, NY
Chic Mid Century footstool, ottoman having a vinyl upholstered pad top, mounted on a wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Unavailable
H 16.15 in W 19.69 in D 16.15 in
G Plan Quadrille Stool Footstool Retro Mid-Century Black Vinyl Eames Era
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
features beautiful jet black vinyl over ample and generous padding to create superb comfort whilst the
Faux Leather, Teak
Danish Teak and Black Vinyl Stool G Plan
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
The Danish designers of the mid-20th century were masters of their craft taking utilitarian pieces
Teak
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 33.08 in D 12.21 in
Blue Glass top Italian Vanity Matching Ottoman in Blue Vinyl Fabric, Italy 1950s
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
Vanity and matching ottoman in light color wood. Interesting design and compatible size for smaller
Glass, Maple
Unavailable
H 14 in Dm 18 in
1950s Stool Maple Wood Legs, Brass Ferules, Yellow Vinyl Paul McCobb Attribute
By Paul McCobb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cool Mid-Century Modern stool, ottoman, tapered splayed light maple wood legs with brass ferules
Wood
Sold
H 13.5 in W 23 in D 18 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Tufted Vinyl Lounge Chair Footstool Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern black tufted vinyl lounge chair footstool ottoman. Item features black
Wood
Sold
H 11 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mid Century Brown Vinyl Faux Leather Foot Stool Hassock Ottoman Pouf Baseball
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century Brown Vinyl Ottoman or Pouf. Features a squat round form with baseball shaped stitch.
Faux Leather
1970's Vinyl Ottoman Benches
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Vinyl ottomans or benches. They each have a letter. Choose from "A", "D", "E", or "N".
Faux Leather
1950s Hassock/Ottoman in Maraschino Cherry Red Vinyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1950s hassock/ottoman in Maraschino red cherry vinyl with white piping. All original with few flaws
Naugahyde
Sold
H 15.5 in W 22 in L 15.5 in
Vintage Overman Swivel Black Vinyl Ottoman Footstool Chrome Base to Egg Chair
By Overman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage overman swivel black vinyl ottoman footstool chrome base to egg chair. Item features chrome
Metal
Sold
H 16.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Midcentury Campaign Style Black Vinyl Covered Cube Storage Ottoman Side Table
Located in Topeka, KS
with age, circa 1950s-1960s. Wow! This is an incredible mid-century Campaign style storage ottoman
Brass, Metal
1960s Danish Teak Black Vinyl Teak Flip-Top Stool by Erik Buch
By Erik Buch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in 1957 by Erik Buch. This piece has a wonderful architectural quality about it. This is a reversible stool or makes great side table. Made in Odense, Denmark.
Teak
Mid-Century White Vinyl Storage Ottoman
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid-century vinyl stool with storage. Stands on tapered wood legs. The top hinges open to reveal
Plastic, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet Vinyl & Walnut Armchair & Ottoman
By Thonet
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Le Shoppe Too is pleased to present this fantastic orange vinyl armchair with matching ottoman, by
Walnut
Sold
H 14 in W 24.5 in D 16 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Tufted Vinyl Tapered Leg Footstool Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Tufted Vinyl Tapered Leg Footstool Ottoman with Brass Capped Feet
Wood
Mid-Century Modern White Vinyl and Chrome Chair with Ottoman
Located in Wichita, KS
Mid-Century Modern chrome and vinyl lounge chair with matching ottoman. Button tufting. Great style
Chrome
Mid Century Vinyl Chair and Ottoman by Percival Lafer
Located in Astoria, NY
A chair and ottoman in orange tufted vinyl upholstery with chrome "rail" legs. Reduced From
Chrome
Mid Century Vinyl Chair and Ottoman by Percival Lafer
Located in Astoria, NY
A chair and ottoman newly reupholstered in tufted black vinyl with chrome "rail" legs
Metal
Vintage Moroccan Style Brown Vinyl Wooden Camel Saddle Ottoman Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Moroccan Style Brown Vinyl Wooden Camel Saddle Ottoman Stool. Item features Brown vinyl
Wood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 35 in D 31 in
Spanish Meditteranean Style Black Tufted Vinyl Recliner Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
with it’s original, heavily textured black vinyl upholstery and ornately carved solid wood trim. This
Oak
Sold
H 31 in W 67 in D 26 in
Overman Living Room Set, Loveseat, Pair of Chairs and Ottoman, Black Vinyl
By Overman
Located in Kansas City, MO
/ sofa / loveseat, two chairs and ottoman. Original black vinyl in very good condition. Sofa
Aluminum
Sold
H 28 in W 27.75 in D 31 in
Pair of 60's Vintage Walnut Lounge Chairs & Ottoman w/ White Vinyl Accents
By Galloway
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Tampa Bay locals will appreciate a bit of home town history with this pair of Mid-Century Modern
Walnut
Vintage Leather Chair with Ottoman
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Seat Height: 12.50" Mid century vinyl chair and ottoman. Unsigned, heavy steel frame. Condition is
Steel
Sold
H 17 in W 24 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Modern Green Vinyl Rectangular Storage Ottoman Footstool Bench Retro
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century green vinyl footstool. A rectangular form with hinged lid opening to accessory storage.
Faux Leather
Sold
H 16 in W 22 in D 16.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Yellow Vinyl Stools Benches Seats Ottomans Casters
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a slick pair of ottomans or seats on casters, upholstered in yellow
Leather
Unique Vintage Vinyl Pouf / Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wonderful vintage pouf style ottoman combines unique design, button tufted upholstery, and
PVC
Blue and White Vintage Vinyl Ottoman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small vintage ottoman in light blue and white vinyl.
PVC
Paul McCobb Square Wrought Iron and Olive Green Vinyl Ottomans
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern, low-profile, ottomans or benches by Paul McCobb feature square wrought
Wrought Iron
Pair of Powder Blue Vinyl Wrought Iron Paul McCobb Square Ottomans
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, low-profile, square ottomans/stools/benches by Paul McCobb feature minimal
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 17.25 in W 24.5 in D 18.75 in
Mies Van Der Rohe Style Barcelona Chromed Steel Red Vinyl Ottoman Footstool 1980
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Mies van der Rohe attributed steel X base Barcelona style ottoman in tufted rust
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Faux Leather/Vinyl Ottoman Bench with Teak Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MCM tufted leather/vinyl bench with teak base. Deep brown color. See images. Original upholstery.
Leather
1950s Stool Maple Wood Legs, Brass Ferules, Yellow Vinyl Paul Mc Cobb Attrib.
By Paul McCobb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cool Mid-Century Modern stool, Ottoman, tapered splayed light maple wood legs with brass ferules
Wood
Incredible Red Vinyl Lounge Chair with Ottoman, circa 1940
Located in Portland, OR
joined by its original, matching ottoman? This well-preserved mid-century beauty likely comes to us from
Plycraft/Selig/Eames Style Ottoman in Black Leather or Vinyl and Walnut
Located in Kennett Square, PA
Ottoman only! Possible Selig or Plycraft homage to the great Eames 671. Wonderful replacement
Chrome
Danish Teak and Black Vinyl Ottoman Storage Box
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
The Danish designers of the mid-20th century were masters of their craft taking utilitarian pieces
Brass
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Sofa
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Sofa This sofa measures: 98 wide x 30 deep x 30 inches high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height of 21 inches All pieces of furnitur...
Upholstery, Wood
Milo Baughman Desk for Directional Furniture
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toledo, OH
Milo Baughman desk for Directional Furniture. 48" writing desk with movable drawer base on rollers. Flat black frame with walnut top. Cabinet has file drawer and 2 storage drawers. 4...
Walnut
$10,500
H 28.5 in W 86 in D 34 in
Expertly Restored - Milo Baughman Rosewood Case Sofa for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
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 precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Upholstery, Foam, Rosewood
Case Lounge Chair in Velvet and Walnut by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Maurice Villency
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Gorgeous case chair with figural walnut sides and square chrome legs attributed to Milo Baughman for Thayer-Coggin. The chair was bought from New York based retailer, Maurice Villenc...
Chrome
$1,800Sale Price|26% Off
H 25 in W 18 in D 18 in
Milo Baughman Model 5009 Revolving Book Table for Directional Custom Collection
By Directional, Milo Baughman
Located in Littleton, CO
An exceptional side table designed by Milo Baughman for Directional's "Custom Collection" executed in Southeast Asian paldao with 5 drawers and book storage in a handsome cabinet tha...
Hardwood
$2,300
H 21.5 in W 30 in D 30 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin MCM Burl & Chome Coffee, Cocktail Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Plainview, NY
Designed by the renowned American furniture designer Milo Baughman (1923-2003) for Thayer Coggin, this Mid-Century Modern coffee table is a testament to timeless mid Century modern d...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Tilt/Swivels in Holly Hunt Teddy
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the exquisite Milo Baughman Tilt/Swivels, expertly reimagined in the iconic "Roxy" chair design. These chairs not only rock slightly and swivel, but also feature the luxurio...
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman Cube Side or End Table in Rosewood
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your living space with the Milo Baughman Cube Side or End Table in Rosewood. This exquisite piece boasts a beautiful and simple design to highlight the dramatic graining of t...
Rosewood
Milo Baughman for Lane furniture, Rosewood and chrome side table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage rosewood and chrome side table made by the lane furniture company and designed by Milo Baughman. The top of this table is a beautiful dark rosewood with...
Wood
Chrome mid-century modern etagere by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Chrome mid-century modern etagere by Milo Baughman in very nice original condition with white glass shelves.
Chrome
$1,850
H 13.25 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
1970s Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Rosewood and Lucite Square Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a modern coffee table by American designer Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, circa the 1970. Thayer Coggin is a staple for luxury home furnishings and the...
Lucite, Rosewood
$9,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 28.5 in D 30 in
Milo Baughman Chrome Frame Lounge Chairs in Deep Charcoal Velvet
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
One of his timeless designs, a pair of chrome frame lounge chairs in new cut velvet upholstery.
Metal
$7,500
H 16.5 in W 48 in D 20 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Rosewood 'Minimalist' Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1970) rectangular 'Minimalist' coffee table with a rosewood top supported on a chrome plated steel frame. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR THAYER COGGIN)
Steel, Chrome
$3,499 / set
H 20 in W 32 in D 32 in
1970s Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin pair of end, side or coffee tables
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of 1970s Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin parsons style end/side or coffee tables. Both are labeled and stamped with the manufacturing date, October 13, 1972. Made of wood. Sleek...
Plywood
Milo Baughman Chrome and Glass Pyramid Etagere
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toledo, OH
This unique pyramid etagere by Milo Baughman has 9 removable glass shelves. The center shelf can accommodate a 33" sculpture. The flat tubular chrome frame is in excellent vintage co...
Chrome
1970s Milo Baughman Floating Lucite and Wood Tables, Set of 2
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning lucite and wood tables you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of ...
Lucite, Wood
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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