$5,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in Dm 57 in
Wonderful Milo Baughman Circular Satellite Chair Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful oversized circular chaise, cuddle style chair by Milo Baughman. Perfect for that cozy corner! The original creamy white velvet shows some light wear but in our opinion co...
Upholstery
$6,795
H 30.5 in W 53.5 in D 58 in
Mid-Century Modern Oversized Walnut Satellite Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century modern walnut “Satellite” lounge chair designed by Milo Baughman in the 1970s, a sculptural statement piece that perfectly captures the designer’s talent for blending bol...
Fabric, Walnut
1970s Milo Baughman Style Satellite Sofa, Patchwork Brown Leather
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized circular lounge sofa inspired by Milo Baughman's Satellite design, upholstered in a two-tone patchwork of tan and golden-beige leather patches arranged in a bold checkerboa...
Leather
$16,400
H 29 in Dm 58 in
Milo Baughman Style Monumental Satellite Chair in Soft Ivory White Bouclé c.1960
By Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sexy oyster for two or big clam for one all can spread out in this large monumental Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style satellite lounge chair newly restored and reupholstered in ...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
Oversized Milo Baughman Round Circular Chaise "Satellite" Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Buffalo, NY
We have for your consideration a vintage Satellite chaise lounge chair on castors.. attributed to Milo baughman This is a very large chair made for two.Amazing original condition!!
Fabric, Wood
1970s Luxurious Satellite Lounge Chair in the Style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s Big lovesac loveseat sofa satellite lounge chair wide gold platform base. In the style of Milo Baughman.
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Satellite Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Canaan, CT
fresh estate find. a huge round lounge, on wheels. this is significant of Baughman in the 1960s. needs to be reupholstered and you are ready for another 50 years!
Wood
Large Scale "Satellite" Chaise Attributed to Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Providence, RI
Large scale Milo Baughman "satellite" chair. Retains the original fabric, some minor losses.
Fabric
1970s Milo Baughman Satellite Style Chaise Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Boston, MA
Milo Baughman Satellite chaise lounge chair, circa 1970s.
Fabric
1970s Milo Baughman Satellite Style Chaise Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Boston, MA
Milo Baughman Satellite chaise lounge chair, circa 1970s.
Fabric
1970s Milo Baughman Style Satellite Petite Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Boston, MA
Lovely vintage round satellite lounge chair in the style of Milo Baughman, circa 1970s.
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Oversized Round Chaise Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This oversized, mid-century modern, round chaise lounge chair follows the form and feel of the "Havana" chair by Adrian Pearsall or Milo Baughman's "Satellite" chair.
Upholstery, Walnut
Large Satellite Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale satellite lounge chair designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin.
Fabric
Milo Baughman Satellite Lounge Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Milo Baughman "Satellite" large lounge chair for Thayer Coggin newly upholstered in a light gray velvet with all new foam, a relaxing place to cuddle up with a good book or person.
Velvet
Milo Baughman Oversized Swivel Satellite Chair, Raspberry Velvet
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Oversized Milo Baughman swivel chair with walnut base. Super nice, comfortable.
Upholstery, Wood
Milo Baughman Satellite Chaise/Lounge Chair
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury oversized circular chaise, cuddle style chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Perfect for that cozy corner. The chair needs to be reupholstered. Measurements: 2...
Upholstery, Wood
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H 29.5 in W 41 in D 43.5 in
Milo Baughman Oversized Swivel Satellite Chairs, Black Cut Velvet, 1970s
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
New upholstery. Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Upholstered in a black cut velvet these oversized Milo Baughman tub chairs look great. Chrome base.
Metal
Sold
H 29.5 in W 41 in L 29.5 in
Milo Baughman Oversized Swivel Satellite Chairs, Black Cut Velvet, 1970s
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
New Upholstery. Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Upholstered in a black cut velvet these oversized Milo Baughman tub chairs look great. Stainless steel base.
Metal
Sold
H 29 in W 59 in L 29 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Satellite Chaise Lounge Chair
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Satellite Chaise Lounge Chair This chair measures: 59 wide x 53.5 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 14 inches ?
Upholstery, Wood
Oversized Swivel Satellite Chair in the style of Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
This generously scaled round swivel lounge chair offers the kind of relaxed comfort that instantly makes a room feel inviting. With its curved wraparound back, deep circular seat cus...
Steel
Milo Baughman Satellite Lounge Chair
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Milo Baughman satellite lounge chair.
Large-Scale Satellite Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale “Satellite” lounge chair, designed by Milo Baughman, American, circa 1960s.
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman Satellite Lounge Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Milo Baughman "Satellite" large lounge chair for Thayer Coggin upholstered camel microfiber.
Upholstery
Vintage Milo Baughman Satellite Sofa Lounge Chaise Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage satellite sofa lounge chair in the style of Milo Baughman.
Upholstery
Milo Baughman Oversized Satellite Lounge Chair Sofa Chair
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman Satellite lounge chair. Heavy and very well made structure.
Upholstery
Mid Century Oversized Round "Satellite" Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Welcome to Mid-Century NoHo [Mid Century Oversized Round "Satellite" Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman] This mid-century oversized round "Satellite" Lounge Chair, designed by the renow...
Fabric
Vintage Mid Century "Satellite" Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is an amazing, oversized "Satellite" lounge chair or chaise by Milo Baughman.
Fabric
Mid Century Satellite Lounge Chair in the style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid Century Satellite Lounge Chair in the style of Milo Baughman This chair measures: 59 wide x 53.5 deep x 29 high, with a seat height/chair clearance 14 inches All pieces of furn...
Upholstery, Wood
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Satellite Swivel Chair in Black Chenille
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Dallas, TX
Super great lounge chair with room for two. An iconic Milo Baughman satellite swivel chair in black chenille.
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 29 in W 59 in D 53.5 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Satellite Chaise Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Satellite Chaise Lounge Chair This chair measures: 59 wide x 53.5 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 14 inches All pieces of f...
Upholstery
Milo Baughman Satellite Chaise Longue Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Milo Baughman satellite chaise longue chair.
Large Satellite Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale satellite lounge chair designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin.
Mohair
Wonderful Milo Baughman Circular Satellite Chair Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful oversized circular chaise, cuddle style chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Perfect for that cozy corner! This piece measures 29" T x 63" W x 60" D and the seat heig...
Upholstery
Sold
H 28.75 in W 57 in D 52.5 in
Large Milo Baughman Mid Century Modern Round Chaise or Satellite Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Fantastic large Mid-Century Modern sculptural round chaise or satellite chair by Milo Baughman, circa. 1965. This lounge chair is most comfortable and will accommodate two.
Sold
H 29 in W 57.75 in D 54 in
Large Milo Baughman, Mid-Century Modern Round Chaise or Satellite Chair
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Houston, TX
Fantastic large Mid-Century Modern sculptural round chaise or satellite chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, circa. 1965.
Fabric
Large Scale Milo Baughman Satellite Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Providence, RI
Large scale “satellite” chair attributed to designer Milo Baughman.
Ultrasuede
1970s brass and fabric satellite lounge chair sofa milo baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Boise, ID
classic design perfect love seat or large lounge chair great vintage condition wear consistant with age and use
Brass
$6,212
H 44 in W 90 in D 88 in
King Size Bed Upholstered in Ivory Fabric with Walnut Finish, Elbow Line
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
The Elbow King size bed by Uultis in walnut finish with ivory twill weave fabric. Introducing the Elbow King Bed by Uultis, a perfect fusion of charm and sophistication that transfor...
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
$7,950 / set
H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
1940s Kozelka & Kropacek Armchairs in Texel Sheepskin & Brown Patinated Frame
By Karel Kozelka & Antonin Kropacek, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Czech design by Kozelka & Kropacek, reupholstered in luxurious Texel sheepskin with warm brown patinated bentwood frames. Comfort, craftsmanship, and timeless style. De...
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$81,900
H 33.08 in W 30.12 in D 39.38 in
Mid-Century Modern Chaise Lounge by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, 1954
By Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
This chaise lounge is one of the designs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner, produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. The traditional chaise is a lounge chair characterized by...
Iron
$2,200 / item
H 21 in W 4 in D 4 in
Serpentine Vertical Ceramic Wall Sconce by Farrah Sit - Single or Mirrored Pair
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this sandy slipcast ceramic wall sconce, generous curves are paired with crisp edges and the repetition of geometry to create a flow. The sconce snakes up and off the wall, a scul...
Brass
$6,085 / item
H 31.5 in W 37.41 in D 33.47 in
Contemporary Conchula Swivel Accent Chair, Italian Boucle, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Contemporary Conchula Swivel Accent Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Conchula swivel accent chair is a room-defining furniture pie...
Brass
$795Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$1,190 / item
H 17.33 in Dm 24.41 in
Django • Sienna Earth • Sculptural Textured Velvet Ottoman by Odditi
By Odditi
Located in CAROOL, NSW, AU
The Django ottoman is a sculptural living object that brings its eclectic personality into any space. Exhibiting a sleek yet playful nature, Django also has a practical side and is a...
Fabric, Foam, Jacquard
$2,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 60 in D 23 in
Mid Century Upholstered Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Basel, BS
Very cool and unique Mid Century Original Lounge Chair Floor rocker. This chair rocks, and if you put stoppers on it, it will remain stable. Perfect centerpiece as well as conversati...
Walnut, Upholstery
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$12,200 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary Mexican Design Handcrafted Wood Cabinet Carmen, Mirror
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Steel
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 30 in D 30 in
Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Tufted Barrel Back Swivel Lounge Chair Mid Century
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern swiveling 360 and reclining rocker club chair. It has a shiny brown upholstery, so is showing some white glare in the photos
Upholstery, Wood
Modernist Sculpted Walnut Gondola Sofa by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
The aptly named Adrian Pearsall Gondola Sofa is bold in its design, so clearly translating the character of a Venetian gondola to create a unique silhouette in a sophisticated living...
Fabric, Walnut
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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