Mid Century Modern Vintage Green Beech Sculptural Lounge Chairs Austria 1950s
By SW Möbel
Located in Vienna, AT
Soziale Wohnkultur provided designs amongst others by Franz Schuster, Roland Rainer and Oskar Payer. The frame is shellac hand-polished and the upholstery is newly covered with light...
Upholstery, Beech
$1,616Sale Price|20% Off
Austrian Midcentury grey green Bouclé Wingback Armchair
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
This Mid century Modern highly comfortable Wingback armchair has been designed and manufactured in Vienna Austria 1950s. It features a solid wooden frame and with beechwood legs, an...
Fabric, Beech
Armchair, Parliament, Oskar Payer Decor, circa 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
The designer are Max Fellner & Eugen Wörle and the manufacturer Oskar Payer Decor. Originaly the armchairs were covered with leather.
Brass
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 28.75 in D 27.56 in
Exceptional 1950s Austrian Wingback Chair Attributed to Oskar Payer
By Oskar Payer
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
A fine Austrian midcentury blue buttoned wingback lounge chair newly upholstered in a high grade velvet. We loved the lines and the comfort of this chair.
Velvet, Beech
SW Möbel Credenza Vienna, 1950s
By SW Möbel, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Developed by leading Austrian architects (Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster, Oskar Payer) with a new form of modernism in mind, decoration was kept to minimum with strict lines being the...
Beech
SW Möbel Chest of Drawers, Vienna, 1950s
By SW Möbel, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Developed by leading Austrian architects (Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster, Oskar Payer) with a new form of modernism in mind, decoration was kept to minimum with strict lines being the...
Beech
SW Möbel Bookcase, Vienna, 1950s
By SW Möbel, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Developed by leading Austrian architects (Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster, Oskar Payer) with a new form of modernism in mind, decoration was kept to minimum with strict lines being the...
Beech
SW Möbel Sideboard Vienna, 1950s
By SW Möbel, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Developed by leading Austrian architects (Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster, Oskar Payer) with a new form of modernism in mind, decoration was kept to minimum with strict lines being the...
Beech
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 16.93 in
SW Möbel Sideboard, Chest of Drawers, Bookcase Collection, Vienna, 1950s
By SW Möbel, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Developed by leading Austrian architects (Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster, Oskar Payer) with a new form of modernism in mind, decoration was kept to minimum with strict lines being the...
Beech
Austrian 1950s Wingback Chair by Oskar Payer
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing and comfortable Austrian 50s Lounge Chair designed by the Austrian Post War Architect Oskar Payer, Wooden Frame with Walnut Legs, completely restored and uoholstered with a n...
Walnut, Wool
Austrian 1950s Armchair Attributed to Oskar Payer
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Midcentury armchair with soft new yellow top class Velvet by Raf Simons for Kvadrat. Oskar Payer was together with Roland Rainer, C Auböck jun., Franz Schuster and O.
Velvet, Walnut
Sold
H 29.14 in W 26.78 in D 26.38 in
Austrian Midcentury Yellow Velvet Armchair attr. to Fellerer and Woerle
By Max Fellerer & Eugen Wörle, Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
The Design of this Armchair is very close to the chairs used at the Vienna Parliament designed by Max Fellerer and Eugen Wörle and might be produced by Architect Oskar Payers Interio...
Velvet, Walnut
Austrian 1950s Cocktail Armchair
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming Austrian modernist cocktail chair with renewed soft velvet by Raf Simons for Kvadrat.
Velvet, Walnut
Sold
H 57.88 in W 66.15 in D 16.54 in
Mid-Century Austrian Highboard with Graphic Inlaid Front, Walnut
By Oskar Payer
Located in Wien, AT
This striking mid-century highboard is a refined example of Austrian furniture design from the mid-twentieth century, combining clean architectural lines with highly decorative surfa...
Walnut
Sold
H 35.04 in W 16.93 in D 21.26 in
Mid-Century Modern Brown Beech Vintage Dining Chairs Oskar Payer Attributed
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century Modern set of four dining chairs by Oskar Payer attributed, Vienna circa 1950, which shows timeless elegance.
Beech, Plywood
Austrian Mid-Century Two-Seat Sofa Attributed to Oskar Payer
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
Comfortable Austrian Modernist two-seat sofa with tapering walnut legs, new upholstery with Kvadrat fabric.
Walnut, Wool
Couch, Parliament, Oskar Payer Decor, circa 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
The designer are Max Fellner & Eugen Wörle and the manufacturer Oskar Payer Decor. Originaly the couch was covered with leather.
Brass
Rare Austrian Wingback Chair Attributed to Oskar Payer
By Oskar Payer
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
A fine Austrian midcentury buttoned wingback lounge chair newly upholstered in a boucle. We loved the lines and the comfort of this chair.
Velvet, Beech
$8,607
H 28.35 in W 32.68 in D 27.17 in
Otto Schulz Lounge Chair in Green Pierre Frey Tweed and Beech, Sweden, 1940s
By La Maison Pierre Frey, Jio, Otto Schulz
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare lounge/easy chair was designed by Otto Schulz and produced by Jio Möbler in Jönköping, Sweden in the late 1940s. The design is distinguished by its curved, enveloping bac...
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Beech
Carl Malmsten Vintage 1950s Gavle Chair in Moss Green Velvet
By Carl Malmsten
Located in London, England
Carl Malmsten - Gävle Lounge Chair, 1950s The Gävle chair is one of Swedish master Carl Malmsten's more obscure and rare armchair designs. The chair is named after the municipality ...
Wool, Beech
$1,928Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 27.17 in D 33.08 in
1960s Kozelka and Kropacek Restored Pair of Oak Armchairs, Rare Model
By Karel Kozelka & Antonin Kropacek
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Newly upholstered - Made in Czechoslovakia
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak
$5,612 / set
H 26.38 in W 29.53 in D 28.35 in
Scandinavian Modern, Lounge Chairs in Green Wool, 1940s, set of 2
Located in Rødding, DK
A matched pair of oak lounge chairs in the Danish Modern tradition, upholstered in an original green patterned wool and produced by an accomplished Danish cabinetmaker in the 1940s —...
Fabric, Oak
$2,708Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 23.63 in D 29.14 in
Pair of Bent Beechwood Armchairs, Design Jan Vaněk, 1930's.
By Jan Vanek
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Fabric,Beechwood Good Original condition
Fabric, Wood, Beech
$4,533
H 48.43 in W 36.23 in D 35.44 in
Monumental Grey Austrian Midcentury Wingback Armchair by Oswald Haerdtl
By Oswald Haerdtl
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing extra large and highly comfortable Austrian Midcentury Lounge Chair designed by one of the the most important Austrian Post War Architects Oswald Haerdtl, who studied and wor...
Wool, Walnut
$4,305 / set
H 30.32 in W 25.99 in D 33.47 in
Pair of Vintage Bamboo Lounge Chairs with Green Cushions Italy 1950's
By Paul Frankl, Franco Albini, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Gio Ponti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Vintage Bamboo Armchairs with Green Cushions Italy 1950's
Bamboo
$2,677
H 37.41 in W 29.73 in D 31.5 in L 37.41 in
Scandinavian Mid-Century Wingback Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1950s
Located in Rødding, DK
A Scandinavian mid-century wingback lounge chair, 1940s–1950s, in deep forest green velvet. A generous, fully upholstered form with a high sculpted back, softly curved wings and roun...
Fabric, Oak
$3,750 / set
H 29.14 in W 22.45 in D 23.63 in
Pair of 1950s European Beech & Fiberglass Lounge Chairs – Mid-Century Modern
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of 1950s European Beech & Fiberglass Lounge Chairs – Mid-Century Modern This exceptional pair of 1950s European lounge chairs captures the refined elegance and material innovat...
Upholstery, Fiberglass, Beech
1950s Danish High-Back Lounge Chair in Original Green Mohair
Located in Oakland, CA
1950s Danish high-back lounge chair constructed with a solid wood frame in a curved form, featuring hand-tied springs and horsehair padding, upholstered in its original green mohair ...
Mohair
Danish 1940s Sculptural Semi Tall Lounge Chair in Green Mohair
By Mogens Lassen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super cool late Art Deco Early Midcentury lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural linear shape and harmonious proportions. Versatile and very suitable for a s...
Mohair, Beech
$1,290
H 37.01 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
1950s, Danish relax armchair, green furniture velour fabric, ash wood legs.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, Danish relax armchair. Green furniture velour fabric, ash wood legs, springs in the seat and back. The chair was reupholstered by craftsman about 15-15 years ago. Good conditi...
Velvet, Ash
$4,595 / set
H 31.5 in W 25.25 in D 25.75 in
SOLD 08/07/23 Milo Baughman Mid Century Green Scoop Lounge Chairs – Pair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman Mid Century Green Scoop Lounge Chairs – Pair This chair measures: 25.25 wide x 25.75 deep x 31.5 high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height/chair clearance 24.5 inc...
Upholstery, Wood
$895 / set
H 29.53 in W 24.41 in D 25.2 in
Jindřich Halabala Pair of 1950s Czechoslovak Armchairs with Curved Wooden Armres
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant pair of original 1950s armchairs by Jindřich Halabala, originating from Czechoslovakia. The chairs feature beautifully curved wooden armrests that sweep from the front legs a...
Fabric, Wood
1950s Pair of Lounge Chairs in Wood and Green Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of lounge chairs, beech, fabric, Europe, 1950s This elegant pair of European lounge chairs from the 1950s beautifully reflects the refined comfort of mid-century design. Their ...
Fabric, Beech
Midcentury Modern Green Mohair Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century modern green mohair chair. Italian vintage 40’s restored wood and re-upholstered arm chair/desk chair in rich green mohair. Italy 1940’s Dimensions: 32” high at back x ...
Mohair, Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$14,950 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$8,817 / item
H 35.44 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Brass and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Mobile kinetic chandelier made of patinated brass with a round counterweight and two enlighten alabaster globes. Original design by Glustin Luminaires.
Alabaster, Brass
$16,305 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$3,950 / set
H 31.5 in W 26.78 in D 31.5 in
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček Re-upholstered Bentwood Armchairs, Czechia 1940
By Karel Kozelka & Antonin Kropacek
Located in Almelo, NL
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček re-upholstered bentwood Armchairs, Czechia 1940 We offer re-upholstered Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček bentwood armchairs, originally designed in ...
Upholstery, Bentwood
$780Sale 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
$6,889 / set
H 39.77 in W 34.26 in D 37.41 in
Pair of armchairs in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of comfortable bergère armchairs in fabric and wood, upholstered in velvet, in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italian manufacture, 1950s. The elegance of the bergère armch...
Fabric, Wood
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
$13,198 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$5,000 / set
H 33.25 in W 23 in D 28 in
Beautiful Original 1950s Lounge Chairs in the style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 1950s Lounge Chairs, black wooden legs and recently reupholstered in black and white striped cotton fabric. Chairs have original spring webbing. Ready for a new home.
Fabric, Wood
Off White Tree Chandelier SM
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
This organic inspired chandelier is a smaller version of the Off White Tree Chandelier. These fixtures combine geometry with botanical aspects. This smaller inspiration has 4 top ope...
Aluminum, Brass
Ceramic Circular Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic chandelier made by the french artist Olivia Cognet, made of different sized cylinders put together covered with decorative elements. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Fre...
Ceramic
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
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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.
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