Oscar Niemeyer rocking chair longue model : « Rio » created in 1977
By Anna Maria Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) Rio Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) Rio Rocking chaise longue Painted plywood, caning and leather Edited by Tendo Manufacturer's label Model created in 1977 H 9...
Leather, Cane, Plywood, Paint
Rio Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1978 by Oscar Niemeyer and his daughter Anna Maria Niemeyer, the Rio rocking chaise is exemplary of Niemeyer’s exquisite curves and sinuous forms made famous b...
Cane, Wood
Iconic "Rio" Rocking by ETEL
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in London, England
Originally designed in 1978 by Oscar Niemeyer and his daughter Anna Maria Niemeyer, the "Rio" rocking chaise is exemplary of Niemeyer’s exquisite curves and sinuous forms made famous...
Cane, Hardwood
Rocking Chaise "Rio" by Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural rocking chaise lounge "Rio" by Oscar Niemeyer, in black painted laminated wood frame with woven cane seat and adjustable, counterbalanced headrest.
Wood, Cane, Leather
Rocking Lounge Chair model 'Rio' by Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Brussels, BE
Rocking lounge chair model 'Rio' by Oscar Niemeyer.
Wood
Original Vintage "Rio" Rocking Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in North Miami, FL
A sculptural rocking chaise longue in black painted laminated wood frame with leather upholstery and adjustable, counterbalanced headrest.
Chrome, Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 69 in D 23.75 in
'Rio' Rocking Chaise Lounge by Oscar Niemeyer for Fasem International, New
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'Rio' sculptural rocking chaise lounge by Oscar Niemeyer for Fasem International was originally designed in 1978 and produced through this day by the same Italian maker.
Leather, Wood
Oscar Niemeyer Rio Lounge Chair by Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Madrid, ES
Black leather "Rio" rocking chaise longue by Brazilian architect and designer Oscar Niemeyer.
Leather, Ash
Sold
H 33.86 in W 69.3 in D 24.02 in
Mid-Century Modern Rio Chaise by Oscar and Anna Maria Niemeyer, Brazil, 1970s
By Móveis Teperman, Oscar Niemeyer, Anna Maria Niemeyer
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Rio rocking chaise lounge by Brazilian Designers Oscar Niemeyer and Anna Maria Niemeyer, 1970s The celebrated architect Oscar Niemeyer, best known for his design ...
Leather, Cane, Plywood
Sold
H 33.5 in W 68 in D 22.5 in
Oscar Niemeyer Ebonized Ash, Leather "Rio" Chaise Longue Manufactured by Fasem
By Oscar Niemeyer, Fasem International
Located in Miami, FL
Their best-known pieces are seating furniture — the Alta lounge chair and ottoman and the Rio rocking chaise, which have flowing bases made of sheets of lacquered wood or stainless s...
Brass
Oscar Niemeyer "Rio" Chaise Longue, Produzione Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise longue, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Oscar Niemeyer, "Rio" Chaise Longue, Produzione Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise longue, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Oscar Niemeyer, "Rio" Chaise Longue, Produzione Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise longue, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Oscar Niemeyer Chaise Lounge Model Rio Prod. Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise lounge, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Oscar Niemeyer Chaise Lounge Model Rio Prod. Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise lounge, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Chaise Lounge Model Rio by Oscar Niemeyer for Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking Rio chaise lounge, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Leather, Ash
Oscar Niemeyer, Rio, Produzione Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A sculptural rocking "Rio" chaise longue, designed in 1978, contemporary edition.
Ash, Leather
Oscar Niemeyer Rio Rocking Chaise
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Brussels, BE
ONE BLACK PAINTED WOOD FRAME AND BLACK LEATHER RIO ROCKING CHAISE BY ONE OF THE BRESILIAN MASTER ARCHITECT.
Brass
"Rio" Rocking Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural rocking chaise lounge in black painted laminated wood frame with leather upholstery and adjustable, counterbalanced headrest. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer manufactured b...
Chrome, Steel
$3,440
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 20.48 in
Peter Strassl Lounge Chair Chaise Longue for Strässle International, 1970s
By Strässle International
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Peter Strassl Lounge Chair Chaise Longue for Strässle International, 1970s Sculptural shaped lounge chair designed by Peter Strassl, Germany 1978. This beautiful shaped lounge chai...
Steel
Skye Lounge Chair by Tord Bjorklund , Sweden, 1970
By Tord Bjorklund
Located in Praha, CZ
This vintage chaise lounge by Tord Bjorklund, 1970 Sweden, combines comfort and timeless design. The upholstery of the chaise lounge was covered with black fabric and shows a good. A...
Fabric
$5,733
H 38.19 in W 25.2 in D 70.87 in
Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair Model Pernilla 3 / T-108 by Karl Mathsson in Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Lounge chair model Pernilla 3 / T-108 designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
Canvas, Birch
Chaise Longue. Oscar Niemeyer & Ana Maria Niemeyer (d'après)
By Anna Maria Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in PARIS, FR
Oscar Niemeyer and Ana Maria Niemeyer (attributed) Chaise Longue, c. 1970 86 x 176 x 61 cm 33 43/50 x 69 7/25 x 24 1/50 in Attributed to celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeye...
Leather, Cane, Wood, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Rio Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer, 1978
By Anna Maria Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Anna Maria Niemeyer in 1978 and produced by Tepperman, the Rio chaise longue is constructed from lacquered molded plywood with a cane seating surface a...
Leather, Cane, Wood
$6,650
H 33.86 in W 24.41 in D 35.44 in
Verner Panton Relaxer II Rocking Chair by Rosenthal with new upholstered Leather
By Rosenthal, Verner Panton
Located in Berlin, DE
Verner Panton "Relaxer II" rocking chair, designed for Rosenthal Einrichtung, Germany, 1974. Reupholstered in brown leather. The black stained beech frame shows light wear consistent...
Leather, Wood
Elba Lunga Chaise by Franco Raggi for Cappellini, Italy, 1980s
By Franco Raggi, Cappellini
Located in Dronten, NL
A sculptural and rare Elba Lunga chaise longue designed by Franco Raggi for Cappellini, Italy, circa 1980s. This striking piece exemplifies Raggi’s poetic approach to postmodern desi...
Stainless Steel
$2,495
H 30.5 in W 57.5 in D 24 in
Westnofa Chaise Lounge Chair by Ingmar & Knut Relling for Vestlandske, c. 1970's
By Knut Relling, Ingmar Relling, Westnofa Furniture
Located in Deland, FL
A Scandinavian Modern lounge chair by Ingmar and Knut Relling for Vestlandske/Westnofa. It has an ebony stained bentwood frame and chocolate brown leather upholstery. The lounger is ...
Leather
Chaise Longue "Rio" by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil, 1978
By Oscar Niemeyer, Tendo Brasileira
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rio chaise longue, a masterwork designed by Oscar Niemeyer and his daughter Anna Maria in 1978. Manufactured by Tendo Brasileira between 1979 and 1982, this exclusive piece was produ...
Wood, Plywood
Oscar Niemeyer, Single armchair "Alta", France, 1974
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) Single armchair model “Alta” Manufactured by Mobilier international France, 1974 Steel, wool upholstery Measurements 104,1 x 68,6x 56,5h cm 41 x...
Steel
Alta armchair by Oscar Niemeyer, 1978
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model “Alta” Manufactured by Tendo Brasileira Brasil, 1978 Leather, painted and molded plywood, steel Measurements 104,1 cm x 68,6 cm x 56,h5 cm 41 in x 27 in x 22,3h in
Steel
Oscar Niemeyer ‘Alta’ Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Zagreb, HR
Designed by the legendary Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in collaboration with his daughter Anna Maria in 1971, the Alta's iconic silhouette requires no introduction for any desi...
Metal
$25,000
H 31 in W 31 in D 45 in
1970s Alta Lounge Chair Attributed to Oscar Niemeyer for Mobilier Intl of France
By Oscar Niemeyer, Mobilier International
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We present this 'Alta' lounge chair, featuring a curved brushed stainless steel frame, and a generous seat pad that is upholstered in a black fabric. The chair was acquired from a Ph...
Steel
Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair Produced by Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare early lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
Birch
Boomerang Lounge Chair by Richard Neutra, Brazil, 1980s
By Richard Neutra
Located in Antwerp, BE
Originally conceived by Richard Neutra, the Boomerang lounge chair reflects the architect’s enduring exploration of form, structure, and human ergonomics. Designed in Brazil and late...
Wood
Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautifully patinated F444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin. Pierre Paulin designed this lounge in the 1960s for the well-known manufacturer Artifort. These chairs are becoming increasi...
Chrome
$2,200 / set
H 6.3 in Dm 3.94 in
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Table Lamps with Spherical Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of Italian table lamps from the 1950s features a clean, modern design built around a compact, geometric composition. Each lamp is structured as a solid brass cylinder risin...
Brass
$22,500 / set
H 12.21 in W 8.67 in D 5.52 in
Max Ingrand “2240” Sconces for Fontana Arte, 1961, Set of 2
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Max Ingrand “2240” sconces for Fontana Arte, brass and glass, 1961, Set of 2 Designed by Max Ingrand during his celebrated artistic direction at Fontana Arte, this model reflects th...
Brass
Mario Bellini Modular Sofa by C&B 1970
By Mario Bellini
Located in Cascina, Pisa
The Camaleonda sofa is one of the most iconic creations by Mario Bellini, designed in 1970 for the company B&B Italia. This sofa exemplifies how design can be functional, modular, an...
Fabric, Wood
$49,193 / set
H 20.28 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Jean-Michel Frank “Croisillon” iron Lamps, by Comte, Argentina c.1935
By (after) Jean Michel Frank, Comte S.A.
Located in London, GB
These exceptional table lamps demonstrate Jean-Michel Franks mastery of perfectly balanced minimalist lines, with their criss-cross shape, exquisite texture and precise detailing. Ex...
Iron, Brass
Wall Console Sculpted in Oak by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
The Carnac floating console by Jacques Jarrige is a sculptural wall-mounted piece that embodies the artist’s signature interplay of fluid form and functional design. With its softly ...
Oak
$94,600 / set
H 31.89 in W 32.68 in D 33.47 in
Set of 2 Easy Chairs in Beech and Sheepskin by Viggo Boesen, 1930s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This very rare pair of easy chairs was designed by Danish architect and designer Viggo Boesen and produced by Hos Wulff in Denmark during the 1930s. The chairs feature a stained beec...
Sheepskin, Beech
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Floral Painted Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani, Adriano Spilimbergo
Located in North Miami, FL
Full documented Borsani cabinet, painted by Adriano Spilimbergo in relief pastel floral motif. Subtle yet amazingly beautiful. Cast brass hardware, original green glass interior shel...
Brass
Max Ingrand “2240” Sconce for Fontana Arte, 1961
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Max Ingrand “2240” sconce for Fontana Arte, brass and glass, 1961 Designed by Max Ingrand during his celebrated artistic direction at Fontana Arte, this model reflects the refined I...
Brass
$12,400 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Green Velvet, 1970's, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, green velvet, Italy, 1970's, set of two. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully restored this vintage e...
Velvet, Plastic
$24,080
H 26.78 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
Stainless steel lounge chair by François Monnet for Kappa, France 1972
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
François Monnet Stainless steel lounge chair, suede seat. Edition : Kappa. France circa 1972 W. 60 cm, D. 70 cm, H. 68 cm
Steel
$5,607 / item
H 15.01 in W 45.63 in D 48 in
Floating Square Coffee Table in Solid Walnut by No Age Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Floating Square Coffee Table in Solid Walnut by No Age Studio Dimensions: D 121.9 x W 121.9 x H 38.1 cm. Materials: Walnut. No Age Studio - Handcrafted Furniture Every piece we cr...
Walnut
$13,600
H 31.1 in W 41.7 in D 21.7 in
20th Century Transat Chair Design Eileen Gray 1927, Black Leather, FR ca. 1975
By Eileen Gray
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very rare, valuable 20th century reproduction of the world renowed "Transat Chair", designed by none other than famous Irish designer Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976). There were only 12(!)...
Brass, Nickel
Stilnovo Table Lamp Black Marble Base Signed
By Stilnovo
Located in Munich, DE
Fantastic table lamp by Stilnovo from the 1960 attributed to Gino Sarfatti. The marble base is Portoro marble, a little-known marble, produced in small quantities in Portovenere (La ...
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$5,000 / set
H 19 in W 17 in D 14 in
Pair of Brazilian Modern Stools in Rosewood & Metal, att. to Carlo Hauner
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Brazilian modern stools attributed to Carlo Hauner, produced in Brazil circa the 1950s. Crafted in rosewood veneer with slender iron legs and cross-bracing, these stools...
Metal
Italian floor lamp from the 1930s/40s in patinated copper
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian floor lamp from the 1930s/40s, in patinated copper. In very good vintage condition, with a beautiful patina. Note some micro-scratches and minor dents on the metal, particula...
Copper
$3,250
H 29 in W 32.5 in D 30 in
Rare Single Armchair Designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1960s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Denver, CO
Designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, this chair is a unique and very hard-to-find item. It features a single arm that curves across the back with two carved walnut panel...
Upholstery, Foam, Walnut
Oscar Niemeyer made modernist architecture sexy. In his signature designs, such as those for the planned capital city of Brasília, Niemeyer created a distinctively buoyant architectural vocabulary of sweeping curves, flowing lines and organic forms (attributes that also characterize his seductive furniture). As expressions of faith in the power of modern architecture and design to foster progress, Niemeyer’s buildings have a kind of heroic poetry.
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho was born to an upper-middle-class family in Rio de Janeiro. (His father was a graphic designer.) While in graduate school, Niemeyer began working for Lúcio Costa, one of the few modernist architects working in Brazil in the 1930s. Niemeyer would be assigned to the design team for a new building in Rio for the Ministry of Education and Health. The famed Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier was hired as a consultant on the project, and through him Niemeyer would absorb many lessons in bringing a sense of structural lightness to large buildings — though he would never embrace the geometric forms espoused by Le Corbusier and the members of the Bauhaus.
“I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man,” Niemeyer would write in his memoirs. “I am attracted to free-flowing sensual curves.”
Nowhere would Niemeyer demonstrate his love of curvature more expressively and elegantly than in his designs for the principal buildings for Brasília, a project begun in 1956. The dramatic Congressional Palace features two stark towers flanked by a domed structure and a bowl-shaped edifice, for the upper and lower legislative houses. He placed the Palácio da Alvorada (the presidential residence) on a small peninsula jutting into a lake, so that the sequence of parabolic columns on its facade casts a mirror image on the water. Niemeyer’s grandest achievement was the city’s cathedral, a stunning composition of 16 arched vertical supports with tinted-glass interstices.
Four years after Brasília was completed, in 1960, Brazil’s elected government was overthrown in a military coup. Niemeyer, a member of the Communist party, was harassed continually by the junta. He left the country and did not return until democracy was restored, in 1985.
While in exile, in the early 1970s, Niemeyer began collaborating on furniture designs with his daughter, Anna Maria Niemeyer. Their best known pieces are seating furniture — the Alta lounge chair and ottoman and the Rio rocking chaise, which have flowing bases made of sheets of lacquered wood or stainless steel, share the aesthetics of Niemeyer’s architecture.
The Alta’s deep, oversized seat pads nod — much like the chair designs of Niemeyer’s countryman Sergio Rodrigues — to the Brazilian penchant for long, languorous conversations. Examples of both designs are priced at about $20,000, depending on age, condition and materials. As you will see on these pages, Oscar Niemeyer’s furniture designs are sleek, sculptural, comfortable and elegant — as well as a compact emblem of the work of one of the great architects of our time.
Find vintage Oscar Niemeyer lounge chairs, tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Sit back, relax and get all of the ergonomic support you could ever need by introducing an alluring antique or vintage chaise longue in your living room or by your outdoor fire pit.
The chaise longue is an upholstered piece of furniture that was made popular in France in the early 16th century. This low reclining seat — a “long chair” in English — boasts an elongated form and low back that extends about half the length of the furnishing, affording the welcome opportunity for a sitter to put their feet up and relax. A comfortable common ground between sofas and daybeds, early iterations of chaise longues were discovered in Ancient Egypt and were later frequently used in both Greece and Rome.
In the late 1700s, the first chaise longues were imported to America, and English speakers have struggled with the name ever since. (In the United States, the term is frequently spelled “chaise lounge.”) So, how do you pronounce chaise longue? It sounds like “shayz lawng,” but limiting it to shayz is perfectly acceptable in the States.
Antique Victorian chaise longues and 19th-century chaise longues bring luxury and perhaps extravagance to your living space while mid-century modern chaise longues, designed by the likes of Adrian Pearsall, Vladimir Kagan or Milo Baughman, can alter an interior with dazzling geometric contours and richly varied textures.
On 1stDibs, find many kinds of chaise longues for your home — from sculptural works by Charlotte Perriand to plush and velvety Louis XVI pieces to minimalist contemporary versions to suit your understated decor.