Charles Eames RAR Rocker Chair Second Generation Ochre Fiberglass 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 1950s 2 nd generat,ion Eames R A R arm shell rocking chair.. Seldom seen OCHRE color,, Beautiful exposed fibers, stunning gel-coat , large "domes of silence" original sled wood...
Metal
Second Generation "Ochre" X-Base Fiberglass Arm Shell Chairs, Charles Eames
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Second Generation "Ochre" X-base fiberglass arm shell chairs. Charles Eames manufactured by Herman Miller.
Steel
Seldom seen shell color "Ochre Light "Charles Eames / Herman Miller side chair
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Molded fiberglass shell in seldom seen Ochre Light Color..
Steel
Eames Herman Miller DSS Ochre Yellow Mustard Vintage Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractive patina, distinct...
Fiberglass
Ochre Yellow Mustard Eames Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractive patina, distinct...
Fiberglass
'Echo' Tufted Wool Rug in Ochre by Lucia Eames for Nanimarquina, 6'7''×9'10''
By Nanimarquina, Nani Marquina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Echo' Tufted Wool Rug in Ochre by Lucia Eames for Nanimarquina, 6'7''×9'10'' Executed in handwoven ethically sourced New Zealand wool, the 'Echo' rug is part of the Lucia Eames™ C...
Wool
'Echo' Tufted Wool Rug in Ochre by Lucia Eames for Nanimarquina, 5'7" x 7'10"
By Nanimarquina, Nani Marquina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Echo' Tufted Wool Rug in Ochre by Lucia Eames for Nanimarquina, 5'7" x 7'10" Executed in handwoven ethically sourced New Zealand wool, the 'Echo' rug is part of the Lucia Eames™ Co...
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Charles Eames Herman Miller DSS Chair in Light Ochre on Original Stacking Base
By Charles Eames
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
DSS chair designed by Charles Eames and made by Herman Miller in the late 1950s-early 1960s.
Metal
Unavailable
H 29 in W 25 in D 25 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Eames Fiberglass DAH Armchair by Zenith
By Charles Eames
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a rare second generation midcentury fiberglass DAH chair designed by Charles Eames in ochre/pale yellow manufactured in the California by Zenith in the 1950s.
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames Ochre Rar Rocking Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames ochre RAR rocking chair. Original vintage Herman Miller base.
Steel
Eight Herman Miller Eames Ochre Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of eight (or more) Herman Miller Eames dining chairs in ochre. Shell in excellent condition.
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 22.45 in
Set of Four Eames Ochre Dark DSW Herman Miller, USA Dining Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful iconic Ochre Dark DSW chairs. The shells are in very good / excellent condition with only slight traces of use. Replaced shock mounts which guarantee save usability for the...
Metal
Ochre Dark Herman Miller Eames RAR
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare color Ochre Dark Herman Miller Eames RAR on new base. Shell in excellent vintage condition with no fading, cracks, dings.
Steel
Ochre Eames Shell Chair on Nickel Eiffel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very scarce, ochre fiberglass shell chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Fiberglass
Ochre DSW Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames, 1950s, Set of Four
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This design Classic features an ochre fiberglass seat which sits on walnut wooden legs.
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 22.45 in
Set of Four Eames DSW Herman Miller, USA Dining Chairs - Grey, Red, Ochre, Beige
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful iconic DSW chairs in colors: Elephant hide grey, terracotta, Ochre Light and Greige. Shells are in very good or excellent condition with only slight traces of use. Replace...
Fiberglass, Wood
Herman Miller Eames Swivel PAC Armchair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames swivel PAC armchair in Ochre. Original base functions perfectly.
Steel
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Rocker Model RAR
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eames rocking chair in ochre light. Made by Herman Miller and stamped underneath the seat.
Fiberglass
Ten Herman Miller Eames Ochre Dining Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ten Herman Miller Eames dining chairs in Ochre light. New walnut stained bases with black metal (base pictured in individual photo).
Fiberglass, Walnut
Sold
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 22.45 in
Set of Six Eames Ochre Dark Dsw Herman Miller, Usa Dining Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful iconic Ochre Dark DSW chairs. The shells are in very good / excellent condition with only slight traces of use. Replaced shock mounts which guarantee save usability for the...
Metal
Sold
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 22.45 in
Set of Six Eames Ochre Dark Dsw Herman Miller, USA Dining Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful iconic Ochre Dark DSW chairs. The shells are in very good / excellent condition with only slight traces of use. Replaced shock mounts which guarantee save usability for the...
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Rocker Model RAR
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eames rocking chair in ochre light. Made by Herman Miller and stamped underneath the seat.
Fiberglass
Sold
H 32 in W 23 in D 17 in
Midcentury Aluminum Group Chair in Ochre Brown Leather Near New Old Stock
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Eames for Herman Miller executive chair in brown leather from 2011 and barely used. Full tilt, pneumatic height adjustment, and swivel with carpet / hardwood casters. This authentic...
Aluminum, Chrome
Ochre Set '6' Herman Miller Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
This matching set of 6 ochre Eames Herman Miller side shells on their, used, newer, light oak dowel bases make the perfect dining set.
Fiberglass
Ochre Herman Miller Vintage Original Eames DSW Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
An example of a used, vintage warm ochre Herman Miller Eames side chair, with a complimentary light oak dowel base.
Fiberglass
Ochre Pair '2' Herman Miller Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
The perfect colour for any occasion. Ochre is the most diverse color of the iconic Eames shell chair series as it works effortlessly in any place.
Fiberglass
Ochre Set of 4 Herman Miller Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
The perfect color for any occasion. Ochre is a color that seamlessly works in a wide range of environments.
Fiberglass
Ochre Pair of Herman Miller Vintage Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A pair of used, vintage warm ochre Herman Miller Eames side chair, with a complimentary light oak dowel base.
Fiberglass
Ochre Set '6' Herman Miller Vintage Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A beautiful set of used, vintage warm ochre Herman Miller Eames side chair, with a complimentary light oak dowel base.
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Ochre Chairs on Tandem Seating, 1968
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage 1968 Herman Miller Ochre color fiberglass chairs on rare bench/tandem seating. The price is for 3 seats and 1 tandem base. Multiple sets are available. 6 seat tandem bases ar...
Set of 6 Eames for Herman Miller Ochre Light Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Asheville, NC
Set of 6 original 1960s molded fiberglass light ochre shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Fiberglass
Ochre Set of 4 Herman Miller Vintage Eames DSW Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A beautiful set of used, vintage warm ochre Herman Miller Eames side chair, with a complimentary light oak dowel base.
Fiberglass
Pair of Vintage Eames Fiberglass Armshells
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Eames armshells in light ochre/yellow fiberglass.
Steel
Vintage Eames for Herman Miller Arm Shells
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fiberglass armchairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Ochre-colored shells are in near-immaculate condition over original H-bases.
Steel
Ochre Eames Armshell on Cats Cradle Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Providence, RI
Ochre Eames armshell chair, produced by Herman Miller, circa 1960s-1970s, on black 'cats cradle' base.
Metal
Sold
H 31.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
1x Greige Dinning Chair, 1x Parchment Dinning Chair, 1x Seafoam 1x ochre
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A Greige side shell chairs, one parchment dining chair, and a Seafoam dining chair, and one ochre dining chair.
Fiberglass
$1,047
H 31.25 in W 24.75 in D 22 in
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 26 inche...
Chrome
$1,200Sale Price|33% Off
H 28 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
Eames Herman Miller DKR Chair on Early Production Low X-Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Ferndale, MI
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKR lounge chair. The chair is earlier production evidenced by the solid steel "X" base. Original burlap back cover shows some age but very ni...
Steel
Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s molded fiberglass side shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinct thready texture...
Fiberglass
Set of 4 Vintage Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Vintage Eames Chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Acrylic
$5,594 / set
H 31.5 in W 20.87 in D 17.72 in
Set of Eight Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. Designers: Waclaw Lesniewski, Stanislaw Lejkowski. V...
Textile, Beech
Charles and Ray Eames Zenith Rope Edge Fiberglass Armchair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First-generation Zenith armchair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This early Greige fiberglass shell has developed an unusually warm tone over decades of use, giv...
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames DAX Fiberglass Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and rare hue of red orange on this vintage fiberglass Herman Miller Eames armchair. Model DAX with H base. All shock mounts intact. Stamped Herman Miller under chair and gua...
Fiberglass
Charles Eames Classic RAR Rocking Chair Herman Miller Greige
By Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Charles Eames RAR greige rocking chair with original birch runners. A survivor in very good original condition.
Fiberglass
$1,800 / set
H 31 in W 25 in D 25 in
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Padded Arm Shell Chairs, Two-Tone /Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of Mid-Century Modern padded arm shell chairs,Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Beautiful two-tone, chairs are in really nice original condition. Ext...
Aluminum
1960's Eames DCM Chair by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The iconic mid-century modern DCM chair designed by Herman Miller for the Eames company is a standout of 1960s design. Simple designs with two bentwood pieces making the seat and bac...
Metal, Chrome
$2,494
H 27.56 in W 24.41 in D 15.75 in
Early Charles & Ray Eames RAR rocking chair, early production, Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Milano, IT
An early European example of the iconic Charles & Ray Eames RAR rocking chair. The chair features its original fiberglass shell, distinguished by a richly textured surface with high...
Metal
Eames Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell DSX Chair from IBM c 1950/60's
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid century DSX fiberglass chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, produced by Herman Miller circa 1950/60's. This example is in very fine, original, clean and ready to use ...
Metal
RAR Rocking Chair by Charles & Ray Eames, 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Uccle, BE
This emblematic rocking chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the fifties is well known for its powerful form and its indisputable comfort. The RAR (Rocking Armchair Rod Base), ma...
Aluminum
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames "Translucent" Arm Shell Chairs
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of lemon yellow arm shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames.. manufactured by Herman Miller,, early elusive see-thrugh "Translucent" fiberglass parchment shells.. L...
Steel
$5,500 / set
H 27.375 in W 22.25 in D 25.375 in
1950s Pair of Herman Miller Eames LCW Lounge Chairs in Calico Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of LCW Lounge Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1948. They are early Herman Miller examples and feature the 5-2-4 screw pattern, dating back to t...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Early LCW Lounge Chair for Herman Miller, 1951
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Charles & Ray Eames LCW lounge chair in Birch plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-4 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over producti...
Birch, Plywood
$2,039 / set
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 18.12 in
1950, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller Set DSS Fiberglass Stacking Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair 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 Beac...
Metal, Chrome
8 DCM Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DCM chair (Dining metal chair) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Designed in 1946, this molded plywood + chromed steel chair is a classic design. Sometimes referred to as ...
Metal
$2,750
H 27.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Classic Modernist Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Lounge Chair, Zenith
By Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
First generation, circa 1950 Charles and Ray Eames. Museum quality, sea foam green arm shell lounge chair made by Zenith Plastic Co./ Herman Miller. Features amazing exposed fibers, ...
Zinc
Early 2nd Generation X Base Arm Shell Lounge Chair by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 2nd generation X base elephant gray arm shell lounge chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. Amazing condition, featuring early solid iron X base, .Amazing color. Elephant gr...
Iron
$3,900 / set
H 31.5 in W 18 in D 21.66 in
Charles Eames DSX set 6 Fiberglass Side Chairs multicolor set for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic chairs (side shells / scoops) designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Molded fiberglass shells in the colors: Elephant Hide Grey, Navy Blue, Lemon Yellow. Greige, r...
Aluminum
$500 / item
H 17 in W 18.5 in D 19.5 in
Original Vintage Eames Fiberglass Shell Dining Side Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern DSS stacking dining side chairs designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller circa 1960s. These collectible molded fiberglass shell seats are available in g...
Fiberglass
Eames Early Rope Edge Lounge Chair for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very early 1st generation rope edge rare lounge height fiberglass arm shell chair with the larger rubber shock mounts having metal washers and satin black iron X base. The chair st...
Iron
$2,450
H 25.75 in W 24.75 in D 25 in
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith Plastics LAX Rope Edge X Base Armchair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A fabulous Charles & Ray Eames transitional armchair produced by Herman Miller with Zenith Plastics. The salmon colored LAX chair features a rope edge, X base, large shock mounts, bo...
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Dining Chair in Brilliant Yellow
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Herman Miller fiberglass diamond chair. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames. circa 1970s production. Model DSX. This shade is called “Brilliant Yellow” and is one of the less c...
Fiberglass
Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Chair LAX on X Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous early Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass chair LAX (Low Armchair on X Base) having large shock mounts and flat edge shell. All original and structurally sound. Elephant hide...
Iron
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames "Translucent" Arm Shell Chairs
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of lemon yellow arm shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames.. manufactured by Herman Miller,, early elusive see-thrugh "Translucent" fiberglass parchment shells.. L...
Steel
Set of Four Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Dining Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of four Herman Miller Eames vintage fiberglass dining chairs. Multicolored set featuring seafoam green, elephant hide grey, red orange, and royal blue. No cracks or holes. All sh...
Steel
$1,200
H 31 in W 24.75 in D 23.5 in
Early Zenith Parchment DAX Fiberglass Shell Armchair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith
Located in San Jose, CA
Iconic design (DAX) dining armchair x-base by Ray and Charles Eames, circa early 1950's. This second generation parchment colored armchair retains a high gloss finish supported by th...
Steel
$2,900 / item
H 30 in W 24.75 in D 24 in
1st Generation Charles Eames Zenith/Herman Miller Plastic Rope Edge Chair
By Zenith, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare, early set of 4 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass arm shell chairs, extremely rare "Raw Umber" color, all 4 chairs retain original checkerboard Zenith Labels, ROPE EDGE, X BASE. ...
Metal
$1,920 / item
H 25.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Original First Generation Eames Zenith Rope-Edge LAX Lounge Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This first generation Zenith DAX lounge chair in Lemon yellow was designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. It features the original rope edge beneath the chair, as well a...
Metal
$850 / item
H 31 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
Parchment Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractive patina, distinct...
Fiberglass
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.