Modern George Armchairs

George Nelson Swag Leg Chair

Sultana Chair

George Mulhauser For Plycraft

Vitra Coconut Chair

Nelson Fiberglass

George Van Rijck

Materials

Metal

Set of Three Stoneville Swivel Armchairs in Brass and Oak, USA

By Charles Pollock, Knoll, George Nelson

Located in Chattanooga, TN

A trio of American-made swivel armchairs by Stoneville, distinguished by their tubular brass frames and warm oak detailing at the arm caps and cross-form bases. Each chair rotates a ...

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

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George Mulhauser for Plycraft Green Swivel Armchair

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H 24 in W 23 in D 19 in

George Mulhauser for Plycraft Green Swivel Armchair

By George Mulhauser

Located in Jupiter, FL

I style of George Mulhauser for Plycraft Green Sultana Swivel Armchair , Mid- Century culture.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

George Nelson Rosewood and Mirrored Chrome Armchairs

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H 30 in W 25.75 in D 24 in

George Nelson Rosewood and Mirrored Chrome Armchairs

By George Nelson, Herman Miller

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Extremely rare pair of George Nelson Armchairs for Herman Miller with thin mirrored chrome frame and solid Rosewood arms. Each chair is very heavy and solid, Absolutely stunning in p...

Pair of Danish Modern Teak Wood Open Armchairs by George Tanier

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H 33 in W 20.5 in D 19 in

Pair of Danish Modern Teak Wood Open Armchairs by George Tanier

By George Tanier

Located in New York, NY

A pair of Danish Mid-Century Modern George Tanier teak wood open armchairs. This Danish duo is very comfortable; newly upholstered.

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Teak

George Nelson Prototype DAF Armchair

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H 30.5 in W 29 in D 21 in

George Nelson Prototype DAF Armchair

By George Nelson

Located in Cincinnati, OH

From the estate of a prominent Mid-Century Modern collector this rare working prototype arm shell chair was used per production as a experimental unit. Featuring a zinc H-base which ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Pair of Elegant George Smith Armchairs

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H 36 in W 28 in D 26 in

Pair of Elegant George Smith Armchairs

By George Smith

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Super chic midcentury modern silouette, pair of gorgeous George Smith chairs upholstered in soothing blue grey mohair. 36" H x 28" D x 26" W Seat: 15" H x 19" D

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Armchairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller

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H 31.25 in W 21.25 in D 21 in

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Armchairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous pair of armchairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller in a cubist style. Created from walnut with a drop in seat cushion and a upholstered back. In excellent vintage conditio...

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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

George Nelson Pretzel Armchair – Herman Miller

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H 29.5 in W 20 in D 26 in

George Nelson Pretzel Armchair – Herman Miller

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

A plywood ribbon forms the armrest and seat back, and the seat bottom is a molded plywood disc. This is a simple sculptural design produced in very small numbers around 1957 by Herm...

Pair of George Nelson Armchairs in Black Leather and Chrome for Herman Miller

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H 30 in W 25.75 in D 24 in

Pair of George Nelson Armchairs in Black Leather and Chrome for Herman Miller

By George Nelson, Herman Miller

Located in Houston, TX

George Nelson for Herman Miller rare pair of armchairs. They have a thick, heavy chrome frame with walnut arms. The fabric is a soft Naugahyde. These chairs are in excellent vintage ...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

George Mulhauser Sultana Chair

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H 28.5 in W 23 in D 20 in

George Mulhauser Sultana Chair

By George Mulhauser, Plycraft

Located in Culver City, CA

A stunning bentwood accent chair designed by George Mulhauser for Plycraft. The chair retains original tags below seat.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood

Exceptional George Nakashima Single-Arm Lounge Chair

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H 33 in W 24 in D 22 in

Exceptional George Nakashima Single-Arm Lounge Chair

By George Nakashima

Located in Pawtucket, RI

A rare special order George Nakashima single-arm lounge chair. Chair was designed in 1975 and executed in 1981. This example has a extremely rare one-piece seat and a exceptional cus...

Materials

Metal

$4,782 / set

H 33.86 in W 25.2 in D 31.5 in

1950's Italian Armchair and matching stool

Located in London, Fitzrovia

1950's sculptural Italian Armchair and matching stool. Beautiful colour between very light Teal and turquoise. A bit like a dirty old blue, vintage looking. Pure Scottish woollen bo...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Rare Forma Armchair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955

$36,400

H 27.75 in W 29.52 in D 29.13 in

Mid-Century Modern Rare Forma Armchair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955

By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler

Located in New York, NY

DDesigned by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte, in 1955. Featured in Forma's advertisements of the period, it showcases a solid wooden structur...

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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Armchair Designed by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen, Denmark, 1950's

$20,984

H 25.99 in W 29.93 in D 26.78 in

Armchair Designed by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen, Denmark, 1950's

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Stockholm, SE

Oak and canvas. Measurements: H: 66 cm/ 2' 2" SH: 33.5 cm/ 1' 1 1/4" D: 68 cm/ 2' 2 3/4" W: 76 cm/ 2' 6 3/4". Hans J. Wegner is the father of Danish design and is well known for cr...

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak

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$4,500 / item

H 33 in W 73 in D 21 in

"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Oak Dresser by Christiane Lemieux

Located in New York, NY

The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...

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2010s Vietnamese Dressers

Materials

Oak

$6,950

H 30.32 in W 85.83 in D 29.53 in

Robert Haussmann for De Sede Sofa in Beige Upholstery

By De Sede

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Robert Haussman for De Sede, three-seat sofa, fabric and chrome plated metal, Switzerland, design 1954. This comfortable three-seat sofa is designed by Robert Haussmann for De Sede...

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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Modern George Armchairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of modern george armchairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique modern george armchairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. We have 466 antique and vintage modern george armchairs in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Modern george armchairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of modern george armchairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Georgian modern george armchairs are of considerable interest. George Nelson, Herman Miller and George Nakashima each produced beautiful modern george armchairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Modern George Armchairs?

Prices for modern george armchairs start at $100 and top out at $452,092 with the average selling for $3,606.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

Finding the Right Armchairs for You

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.

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Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.

The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair Shook Modernism and Charmed Hollywood

The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

The brand that turned Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson into mid-century household names is just as relevant today as it was six decades ago.