Refurbished Mid-Century Bassick Armless Steno Chair
By Rehab Vintage Interiors
Located in Alhambra, CA
Completely refurbished 1960's/70's Bassick steno. Refinishing of the steel frame and leather reupholstery performed by our workshop in east LA. Chair back and seat cushion upholstere...
Steel
Armless Mid-Century Modern Patio Chairs by Richard Schultz for Knoll
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Discover an icon of modernist outdoor design with this vintage 1966 Collection Lounge Chair by Richard Schultz, crafted for Knoll in 1966 at the request of Florence Knoll. Built to w...
Steel
Modern Armless Lounge Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vintage armless chair with channeled upholstered in gray cashmere/wool blend..... on a chrome base.... all newly reupholstered.
Wool
Executive Conference Chair Armless
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Forest, BE
Designed by Eero Saarinen in the early 1950s, the Executive Conference Chair reflects the designer’s innovative approach to modern furniture. Its softly curved silhouette and invitin...
Fabric, Wood
Executive Conference Chair Armless
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Forest, BE
Designed by Eero Saarinen in the early 1950s, the Executive Conference Chair reflects the designer’s innovative approach to modern furniture. Its softly curved silhouette and invitin...
Fabric, Beads
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-06-A Armless Chair / Mid-Century Modern Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
As a prototype, it is much more free, less afraid to fail. Apart from its importance as an early piece with specific development, it was never made in larger quantities. An item whic...
Iron
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-35-A Armless Easy Chair / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
The visible nonchalance here celebrates the lightness and the joy of life. It’s not about representation or impressing others. It demonstrates the Indian lifestyle, much more casual ...
Cane, Teak
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-18-A Leather Armless Chair/ Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
This item is raw and sturdy. Its rugged textures and bold lines define that radical character. Its presence is uncompromising and captivating. Here the silhouette is strong. It is p...
Teak, Hide
$556Sale Price / item|20% Off
Knoll Cesca Armless Cane Chair
By Knoll
Located in Commerce, CA
A Herman Miller Brand! Marcel Breuer's Cesca Chair (1928) by Knoll is a comfortable cantilever design with a poetic blend of materials. Named after his daughter Francesca, the icon...
Steel, Metal
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-08-A Armless Easy Chair / Mid-Century Modern Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
As a prototype, it is much more free, less afraid to fail. Apart from its importance as an early piece with specific development, it was never made in larger quantities. An item whic...
Cotton, Bamboo, Cord
Pair of Mid-Century Red and Polished Chrome Artifort Armless Lounge Chairs
By Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stylish and versatile pair feature polished chrome frames with newly upholstered lipstick red fabric and can be used as individual lounge chairs or as a two seater. Set price.
Chrome
Knoll Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs Black - a Pair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning, authentic mid-century modern pair of Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll.
Steel, Chrome
201 Armless Chair by Elias Svedberg
By Elias Svedberg
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare and important, 201 armless chair by Elias Svedberg for Nordiska Kompaniet -1947 imported by Knoll International. The 201 armless chair was made 1947- 1951 in Sweden and is in ve...
Birch, Upholstery
Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs, Set of 4
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic Mid-Century Modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll.
Steel, Chrome
Frameworks Puzzle Armless Chair in Mamaye
Located in Dallas, TX
A collection of uniquely soft but sophisticated modular pieces that can be created as a sofa or a robust sofa sectional. Each piece has a loose back knife edge pillow encased in down...
Upholstery
Pierre Jeanneret, Rare Armless Easy Chair, Chandigarh, 1955
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Jeanneret; Le Corbusier; Armless easy chair; India; Chandigarh; 1955; 1950s; Mid-Century Modern; cane; teak; wood; rattan; side chair; dining room chair; This very rare ar...
Cane, Wood, Teak
$54,400Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Jeanneret Low Armless Lounge Chairs 'Kangaroo'
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A really terrific pair of rare low lounge chairs in teak and Indian Sissoo wood. A true matched pair as indicated by the numbered designation on the rear of the seat-backs. In b...
Teak
Set of 8 Chandigarh "V" Leg Chair (Armless) by Pierre Jeanneret - Collectables
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
Pierre Jeanneret “V” Leg Chair (Armless) Chandigarh, India Circa 1950s Authentic set from the University of Patiala, Punjab.
Cane, Teak
Armless Easy Chair by Pierre Jeanneret rattan, teak & wood, Chandigarh, 1960s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Antwerp, BE
Armless Easy Chair by Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, 1960s This iconic low chair, known as "Armless easy chair", was created for the city of Chandigarh in India, the ut...
Rattan, Wood, Teak
Armless Slipper Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1957
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An armless slipper chair from the Janus collection with button tufted upholstery and beautifully carved integral walnut base. Model 5775.
Upholstery, Walnut
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Emerald Velvet, Gold Edition
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
Edited by Montage, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch of gold. Our Gold Edition features the chair body...
Steel
Black Eero Saarinen Series 71 Armless Chair for Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Original Eero Saarinen executive armless side or dining chair in black wool fabric with chrome legs. Original fabric and foam in very good condition.
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Ocean Mohair, Chrome Legs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen is widely regarded as one of the most important furniture designers of the 20th Century, known for his innovative use of materials and sculptural approach to form. His ...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Gae Aulenti Style Low MOD Red Armless Salon Chairs with Aluminum Legs
By Evertaut, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Gae Aulenti style low armless lounge chairs with fat Aluminum legs and upholstered in a two-toned plain woven textile (red with black underlaying complement). Designed in Gre...
Aluminum
Early Rare Vintage Milo Baughman "Armless" Architectural Bronze Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Chicago, IL
A very scarcely seen variation of the Model B-1739 Lounge chair for Thayer Coggin with a Bronze Finish. Possibly a custom special order to have one executed without arms. This is the...
Metal
Pierre Jeanneret 'Armless Easy Chair', Model No. PJ-SI-35-A
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Pierre Jeanneret armless easy chair. Teak and rattan.
Cane, Rattan, Teak
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Gunmetal Velvet, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
We have been restoring Saarinen Executive Chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine. We’ve restored these side chairs with polished steel tubular legs, using our stunning coll...
Stainless Steel
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Navy Velvet, Steel Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
We have been restoring Saarinen Executive Chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine. We’ve restored these side chairs with polished steel tubular legs, using our stunning coll...
Steel
Knoll Armless Saarinen Chair Polka Dot Deluxe
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
This whimsical Eero Saarinen for Knoll side chair was just reupholstered in our Connecticut workroom. It was completed in a velvet pink dot fabric. It's hard-shell back and chrome le...
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Cognac & Créme Velvet, Walnut Legs
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
The Saarinen Executive Armless Chair is perhaps the most versatile dining chair to emerge from the Mid-Century Modern movement.
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Pierre Jeanneret Armless Easy 'Fireside' Lounge Chairs c. 1955-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Pierre Jeanneret armless 'Fireside' chairs, model PJ-SI-18-A. Private residences and PGI Institute, Chandigarh, India c. 1955 - 1960. Solid teak. Lightly conserved and up...
Teak
Set of 4 Model 72C Armless Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, USA, c. 1967
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of four Model 72C armless executive chairs designed by the incomparable Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
Bouclé, Walnut
Pair Armless Lounge / Slipper Chairs with Brass Frames by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare pair of Harvey Probber lounge chairs with brass frames. All original brass feet are intact. The original blue upholstery shows wear, stains and imperfections and is priced acc...
Brass
$4,550 / set
Mid-Century Modern Tufted Slipper Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish and comfortable, this pair of mid-century modern slipper lounge chairs brings timeless design and relaxed sophistication to any space.
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Italian Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Italian lounge chair armless lounge chair with original floral upholstery.
Brass
MR Armless Lounge Chair by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. USA. Upholstered seat pad with chrome frame. Signed.
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Navy Velvet, Obsidian Matte
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
We have been restoring Saarinen Executive Chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. Skilled craftsmen bring each chair back to life to live on...
Steel
Eero Saarinen Armless Executive Chairs by Knoll in Donghia Red Mohair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
Upholstered in high-quality Donghia red mohair, these chairs are a testament to our commitment to offering the finest mid-century modern furnishings at our showroom.
Metal
Knoll Armless Saarinen Chair with Black Velvet Seat
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
This Eero Saarinen for Knoll plastic-back side chair was reupholstered in black cotton velvet fabric. Perfect for a kitchen, as a desk chair, or a single chair in any room of the hou...
Steel
Knoll Armless Saarinen Plastic-Back Side Chair in ZigZag Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
This Eero Saarinen for Knoll plastic-back side chair was reupholstered in a geometric zigzag mutlicolor fabric. We offer this at a set - perfect for a fun kitchen - or as a single ch...
Steel
Hans J. Wegner Rare model AP 43 armless Airport lounge chair in Red Leather
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Hans J. Wegner Rare model AP 43 armless Airport lounge chair in Red Leather. This low lounge chair is made of solid oak frame with rubber upholstery straps with Newly done ...
Steel
Mid-Century Upholstered Tweed Slipper Chairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair Mid-Century Tweed Upholstered Slipper Chairs, circa 1950s-60s.
Upholstery, Wood
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Fire Red Fabric, Chrome Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
100% authentic, pre-owned Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chair in its original Fire Red fabric upholstery. Featuring chrome tubular legs in excellent condition. We have ma...
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Sand Mohair, Ebony Oak Legs by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
The Saarinen Executive Armless Chair is perhaps the most versatile dining chair to emerge from the Mid-Century Modern movement.
Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Oak
Set of 10 Eero Saarinen for Knoll 72C Executive Armless Chairs Chrome Legs *2016
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Eero Saarinen originally designed this chair in the 1950s MCM period for Knoll, model 72C armless executive chair with tubular steel legs, these have a production date of 2016, This ...
Chrome
Mid 20th Century Mid Century Dining Chairs by John Keal, Set of 4
By John Keal
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
John Keal for Brown Saltman Mid Century Cerused Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4 A stunning set of four mid-mod Danish style dining chairs attributed to John Keal for Brown Saltman.
Fabric, Mahogany
Knoll Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Sand Mohair, Ebony Legs - Set of 6
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
The Saarinen Executive Armless Chair is perhaps the most versatile dining chair to emerge from the Mid-Century Modern movement.
Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Oak
Knoll Armless Saarinen Chair White Plastic Back with "Funfetti" Upholstery
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
This Eero Saarinen for Knoll plastic-back side chair was reupholstered in a super fun mutli-color dot fabric. We offer this at a set - perfect for a fun kitchen - or as a single chai...
Textile, Plastic
Knoll Armless Saarinen Chair Plastic Back in Beaded Silver Leather
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Out of this world! This white-plastic back Eero Saarinen for Knoll side chair was recently reupholstered in an incredibly supple beaded silver leather. This chair would be awesome in...
Leather, Plastic
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs, Set of 12
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs completely restored ground-up We've been restorin...
Steel
$1,695 / set
Stickley Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Stickley Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 4 Each armless chair measures: 20 wide x 19.75 deep x 36.5 high, with a seat height of 19 inches Each captains chair measures: 24.5 wide ...
Upholstery, Wood
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Emerald Velvet, Gold Edition, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch ...
Steel
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Noir Velvet, Gold Edition, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch ...
Steel
Set of 4 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Chairs in Red KNOLL Fabric
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of 4 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Chairs in Red KNOLL Fabric. Classic modernist design, Extremely comfortable. ####NOTE ,PRICED PER CHAIR..Hand delivery avail to New...
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Office Desk Chair in Cato Fire Red by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen is widely regarded as one of the most important furniture designers of the 20th Century, known for his innovative use of materials and sculptural approach to form. His ...
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Blush Mohair Swivel Slipper Chair By Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your decor with this Mid Century Modern, swivel, armless slipper chair by Kroehler Smartset Design.
Mohair, Rosewood
$3,847 / set
Directional Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Directional
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Directional Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each armless chair measures: 18 wide x 19.25 deep x 44.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches Each captains chair measures: 22 wid...
Upholstery, Cane, 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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