Pigreco Chair

Afra And Tobias Scarpa Stildomus

Fantasma Lamp

Mobil Girgi

Pamplona Dining Chairs By Augusto Savini

1965 Chair

Coronado Sofa

$3,700 / set

Pair of Italian Architectural Armchairs in Cypress Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

While it draws inspiration from Augusto Savini's 'Pamplona' chair (1965) and Afra & Tobia Scarpa's 'Pigreco' chair (1959/60), its design retains unique elements that set it apart.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cypress

$3,745

Tobia & Afra Scarpa Tobio Low Square Table in Leather by B&B Italia 1970s

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, B&B Italia

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Tobia Scarpa and his wife Afra Bianchin began their long career together in 1959, designing the Pigreco chair at Franco Albini’s decorating course.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

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Rosewood, Leather

Set of Eight Italian Dining Chairs with Bentwood Frames, 1970

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H 28.35 in W 20.28 in D 21.26 in

Set of Eight Italian Dining Chairs with Bentwood Frames, 1970

Located in amstelveen, NL

Dining chairs, wood, bouclé, Italy, 1970s These dining chairs have a strong resemblance to the 'Pamplona' chair and the'Pigreco' chair.

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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Bentwood

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H 28 in W 23 in D 20 in

Mid-Century Modern Set of Six Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Pigreco Dining Armchairs

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a stunning set of six dining chairs. Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Knoll Gavina set of six Pigreco dining armchairs.

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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H 29.14 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in

Luigi Vaghi Dining Chairs for Former, Black Leather, 1968, Set of 12

By Vaghi

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Luigi Vaghi designed these sculptural dining chairs in 1968 for Former. The style is typical of the age, visible in other models like the iconic "Pigreco" chairs by Afra and Tobia Sc...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Birch

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Carlo Scarpa “Cornaro” Three-seater Sofa for Gavina, Ivory Linen, 1973

By Carlo Scarpa, Gavina

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

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Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia

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$2,130 / item

H 16.54 in W 9.85 in D 15.75 in

"Bold" Pink Marble Bold Side Table

By Kiwano Concept

Located in Eindhoven, NB

The BOLD pink marble Side Table is built from solid stone with clean lines and a simple structure. Its surface highlights the natural tones and patterns of pink marble. This minimal...

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2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

$16,500 / set

H 25.6 in W 39.38 in D 35.44 in

Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Soriana” Chairs for Cassina, Burgundy, 1969, Set of 2

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Soriana" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, Italy, 1969, Set of two. Although technically designed in the 1960s, the "Soriana" model by the Italian duo...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

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Pigreco Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic pigreco chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and hardwood, every pigreco chair was constructed with great care. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage pigreco chair you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pigreco chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right pigreco chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made pigreco chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Tobia Scarpa and Gavina are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pigreco Chair?

Prices for a pigreco chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,996 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,070.

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 Seating for You

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.

How Top Designers Are Using Mid-Century Chairs in Today’s Interiors

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

You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.

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.