$3,333 / set
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 25.6 in
PS142 Easy Chairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, 1970s - set of 5
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of alcantara PS142 easy chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. Earlier editions with
Suede
$3,509 / set
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 23.63 in
Set of Four PS142 Armchairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four PS142 armchairs designed in 1966 by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy. Metal frame
Metal
Chairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno PS 142, 1970's
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in NICE, FR
An exceptional PS 142 easy chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy, circa 1970s. These
Textile
Eugenio Gerli PS142 Lounge Chair for Tecno
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in London, GB
We were surprised to learn that this is a 60's armchair. Eugenio must have been ahead of his time
Cotton, Velvet
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H 26.38 in W 27.56 in D 25.2 in
Mid-Century Modern by Eugenio Gerli and Edited by Tecno PS 142 Italian Chairs
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of six PS 142 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno. Structure made of solid
Metal
Tecno PS142 Set Of 4 Lounge Chairs By Eugenio Gerli, Italy, 1969
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This set of 4 PS 142 lounge chairs comes in a blue gray velvet fabric and is in very good condition
Fabric, Velvet
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H 26.78 in W 23.63 in D 24.81 in
Pair of Black Alcantara PS142 Armchairs by Eugenio Gerli For Tecno, 1970
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of black Alcantara office, dining or club chairs with chrome-plated metal wheels. Very good
Metal
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H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 25.6 in
Vintage leather armchairs PS142 by eugenio gerli for Tecno, 1970s
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of black leather armchairs Designed by architect Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Milano 1966 These
Leather
Eugenio Gerli PS142 Easy Chairs Tecno, Italy, 1966
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice pair of low easy chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and manufactured by Tecno, Italy, 1966
Leather
Set of Four PS142 Chairs Designed By Eugenio Gerli, Italy 1960's
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four PS 142 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno. Structure made of solid
Metal
Pair of two PS142 Chairs Designed By Eugenio Gerli, Italy 1960's
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of two PS 142 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno. Structure made of solid
Metal
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H 26.38 in W 27.56 in D 25.2 in
Eight Dining Chairs Model PS142 By Eugenio Gerli, Ivory Wool Fabric, Italy 1960
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of eight PS 142 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno. Structure made of solid
Metal
PS142 Armchair by Eugenio Gerli in Blue Nubuck Leather
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in Barcelona, ES
PS142 armchair designed in 1966 by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy. Metal frame upholstered with
Metal
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H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 23.63 in
Mid century Modern «PS 142» Armchairs By Eugenio Gerli For Tecno
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in Forest, BE
The PS 142 chair, a true masterpiece of mid-century modern furniture. Designed by the famous
Metal
PS142 Easy Chairs by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 cognac leather easy chairs model PS142 designed by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, Italy
Leather
PS142 Easy Chairs by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of black fabric armchair designed by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, Italy. These beautiful
Fabric
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H 31.5 in W 16.93 in D 18.51 in
Eugenio Gerli S82 Dining Chairs Set of Six by Tecno, Italy, circa 1960
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Set of six S82 dining chairs by Eugenio Gerli (and Osvaldo Borsani) for Tecno, Italy – circa 1960
Metal, Brass
PS142 Easychairs by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, 1960s, Set of 4
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 model ps142 easychairs designed by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno Italy. The chairs are
Fabric
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H 26.78 in W 53.94 in D 28.35 in
Ps142 Easychair and Two Seater Sofa by Eugenio Gerlio for Tecno, 1970s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very rare PS142 armchair and two seater sofa designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. Upholstered in
Leather
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H 26.38 in W 26.38 in L 26.38 in
Pair of Eugenio Gerli Midcentury Green Fabric Italian Armchairs, Tecno 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Roma, IT
designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno in Italy in the 60s. These splendid armchairs are in
Metal
Tecno T69 Table Osvaldo Borsani Eugenio Gerli
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani, Eugenio Gerli
Located in bari, IT
Tecno designers Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli. The particularity of T69 is the structural base that
Aluminum
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli Dining or Working Set
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dining or working set designed between 1966-69 by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
Metal, Steel
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H 26.38 in W 27.56 in D 25.2 in
Mid-Century Modern by Eugenio Gerli and Edited by Tecno PS 142 Italian Chairs
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of six PS 142 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno. Structure made of solid
Metal
Set of 4 Ps142 Lounge Chairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Italy Designer: Eugenio Gerli Manufacturer: Tecno Era: 1960s Materials: Wool, metal
Metal
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H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 20.48 in
Set of 4 wheeled chairs PS142 mod. by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno 70's, Italy
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Padova, IT
chair, the PS 142 Clamis armchair, the Jamaica cabinet, the Graphis office system.
Velvet
Ten Armchairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno PS 142 Made in Italy
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Ten Italian armchairs from the or office chairs "142" series, designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
Metal
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H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 23.23 in
Eugenio Gerli Green Fabric PS142 Italian Armchairs for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Almelo, NL
Eugenio Gerli Green Fabric PS142 Italian armchairs for Tecno, Italy 1960s Six "PS142" armchair
Steel
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H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 22.45 in
Eugenio Gerli Midcentury Green Fabric PS142 Italian Armchairs for Tecno, 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Roma, IT
Gerli and produced by Tecno in Italy during the 1960s. These beautiful armchairs are in excellent
Metal
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H 26.78 in W 23.63 in D 24.81 in
Black Alcantara PS142 Wheeled Armchairs by E. Gerli for Tecno, 1970, Set of 2
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of black Alcantara office, dining or club chairs with chrome-plated metal wheels. Very good
Chrome
Set of Six Eugenio Gerli for Tecno "142" Chairs, 1970s, Italy
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tecno some icons, among them the PS142 and S142 armchairs The142 series chairs come in a higher, more
Metal
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H 28.75 in Dm 47.25 in
Gerli and Borsani Midcentury T-69 Italian Wood Dining Table for Tecno Italy 1965
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Roma, IT
many have become icons, like the S83 chair, the PS 142 armchair Clamis, the Jamaica cabinet and the
Aluminum, Iron
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H 26.78 in W 27.17 in D 24.81 in
Set of Four PS 142 Eugenio Gerli Mid-Century Modern Chair for Tecno
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Armchairs designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Italia and manufactured in Spain under license from
Steel
PS 142 Armchairs by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, 1966, Set of Four
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in Bilbao, ES
PS 142 is the lower one of the series designed by Eugenio Gerli in 1960s, it has a metal structure
Metal
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H 26.78 in W 26.38 in D 23.63 in
Pair Armchair PS142 Leather by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy 1960s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pair of "PS142" armchairs in cognac leather by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Very well made Italian
Metal
Set of Six Eugenio Gerli "142" Chairs, 1970s, Italy
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in L'Escala, ES
Beautiful and rare set of six Eugenio Gerli "142" chairs, Italy, 1970s. Manufactured with a very
Suede
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H 26.78 in W 27.17 in D 24.81 in
PS 142 Eugenio Gerli Mid-Century Modern Salmon Armchair for Tecno , Spain 70s
By Eugenio Gerli, Tecno
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Armchair designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Italia and manufactured in Spain under license by the
Metal
$9,182
H 26.78 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” Sofa for Gavina, Brown Leather, 1962
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” sofa for Gavina, brown leather, Italy, 1962 The "Bastiano" sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, designed for Knoll in 1962, epitomizes architectural design an...
Leather, Wood
$845
H 5.12 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Several Peill & Putzler Wall or Ceiling Lights Brass and Glass Cubes, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several high quality Peill & Putzler wall lights brass and glass cubes, circa 1970s, Germany. This sculptural ceiling lights from Peill & Putzler consists 1 clear illuminated glass c...
Brass
$2,281
H 38 in Dm 13.39 in
Midcentury Stilnovo Style Pendant Light Made of Glass and Copper, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This midcentury pendant light, attributed to Stilnovo, is a beautiful example of Italian midcentury lighting design. The use of copper as the primary material for the structure o...
Metal, Copper
Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce
Brass
$1,343 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Glass
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$14,973Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 23.23 in D 75.99 in
Vintage Dry Bar attr. to Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful vintage dry bar designed in the 1970s and attributed to Willy Rizzo. Orange suede, chromed metal bars. The set includes: illuminated shelves, a counter with a mirrored gla...
Steel
Rare Pendant Lamp attributed to Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1950s
By Arredoluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This rare pendant lamp, attributed to the renowned Italian manufacturer Arredoluce in the 1950s, is an exceptional example of mid-century Italian design. The lamp features a softly g...
Metal, Brass
Coffee Table by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, Italy 1970s
By Mario Marenco
Located in Roma, IT
Coffee Table by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, Italy 1970s. Cm 32,00 x 87,00 x 87,00. Walnut Wood. Good conditions!
Walnut
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$6,199 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$10,660 / item
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Brutalist Black Leather & Cast Solid Brass Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Primal lounge chair (2024) is a bold, Brutalist-inspired statement piece, crafted with sculptural presence and rich material contrast. Upholstered in black leather, the ...
Brass
Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available
By Don Chadwick, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Knoll swivel desk chair(s) from the 1970's, in rich brown formed foam upholstery, on five star base. The chair swivels a full 360, and the base is on double wheel coaster...
Plastic
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.