$8,500
H 26.5 in W 84 in D 34 in
Fabulous Steelcase Fiberglass Leather Space Age Modern Sofa William Andrus
By Steelcase
Located in Pemberton, NJ
One of the iconic designs of the Space Age modern movement is this awesome and uber rare Steelcase
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Space Age Steelcase Side Table by William Andrus Mid-Century Modern
By Steelcase
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Space Age side table from soft seating series designed by William Andrus for Steelcase
Glass, Fiberglass, Lucite
1970's Space Age William Andrus Steelcase Sofa
By Steelcase, William Andrus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970's Space Age Steelcase three seat sofa by William Andrus. Fiberglass haul and red/orange fabric
Fabric, Fiberglass, Lucite
William Andrus Steelcase #465 Soft Seating Sofa
By William Andrus
Located in Pasadena, TX
. Andrus for Steelcase Soft Seating Group. The cream fiberglass shells appear to float on a Lucite base
Fiberglass, Lucite
Fiberglass and Lucite Sofa by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic piece of design by Warren Platner for Steelcase. Fiberglass frame sofa floating on a Lucite
Fabric, Fiberglass, Lucite
Vintage Floating Sofa by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage fiberglass case sofa with lucite base. The lucite gives the appearance that the sofa is
Fiberglass, Leather, Lucite
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H 26.25 in W 41 in D 32.5 in
Vintage Leather and Lucite Lounge Chairs by William C. Andrus for Steelcase
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage leather and lucite lounge chairs designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcase in
Aluminum
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H 25 in W 84 in D 32 in
Vintage Leather and Lucite Floating Sofa by William C. Andrus for Steelcase
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage leather and lucite sofa designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcase in the United
Aluminum
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H 24 in W 44.5 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Modern William Andrus for Steelcase Pair of Fiberglass Lucite Chairs
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
We present this rare pair of by William Andrus for Steelcase, chic and cool, fiberglass floating
Fiberglass
William Andrus for Steelcase Lounge Chairs
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a super great pair of fully restored lounge chairs by William Andrus for Steelcase. Dated
Upholstery, Fiberglass, Lucite
Steelcase Lounge Chair Designed by William Andrus, 1970s
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Hamburg, PA
A fiberglass and floating Lucite lounge chair designed by William Andrus, 1970s. Retains original
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Superb Pair of William C. Andrus for Steelcase Sofas
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of wonderful fiberglass sofas designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcase. Sofas are from the
Fiberglass, Leather, Lucite
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H 30 in W 81.5 in D 32.5 in
William Andrus Sofas and Table Set of Lucite, Leather and Fiberglass, 1970s
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Austin, TX
As featured in HBO's "Vinyl", this mod pair of sofas by William Andrus was designed for Steelcase
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Floating Lounge Chair
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fiberglass case lounge with Lucite base. This appears to float in a room. Fully restored. New black
Lucite, Fiberglass, Mohair
William Andrus for Steelcase Fiberglass, Lucite and Leather Sofa, 1960s
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury William Andrus fiberglass, Lucite and leather sofa. Incredible design with clear Lucite
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
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H 23 in W 82 in D 34 in
Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Style Steelcase Fiberglass Lucite Sofa & Table
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a rare William Andrus for Steelcase, chic and cool, fiberglass floating
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
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H 27 in W 42 in D 36 in
Fabulous Leather William Andrus Soft Seating Steelcase Lounge Chair Midcentury
By Steelcase
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular Space Age design lounge chair by William Andrus for Steelcase. An absolute stunning
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Floating Sofa Produced by Steelcase, circa 1960s
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fiberglass case sofa with Lucite base. This appears to float in a room. Fully restored. New black
Lucite, Fiberglass, Mohair
Pair Steelcase Space Age Lounge Chairs by William Andrus
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of space age lounge chairs designed by William Clifford Andrus and produced by Steelcase in
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
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H 25 in W 42 in D 33 in
Fiberglass Living Room Set by William Andrus for Steelcase, 1970s, Signed
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fiberglass shells, this collectors set floats on lucite bases, mirrored table tops and the original Steelcase
Leather, Mirror, Fiberglass, Lucite
William C. Andrus for Steelcase Five-Piece Living Room Set
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Classic early 1970s sofa designed by William C. Andrus for the ever innovative Steelcase Soft
Fiberglass Sofa, William Andrus for Steelcase, 1970s
By William Andrus
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare floating fiberglass sofa on lucite base with leather upholstery by William Andrus for
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Fiberglass Lounge Chair, William Andrus for Steelcase, 1970s
By William Andrus
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare fiberglass and leather lounge chair with lucite base by William Andrus for Steelcase, 1970s
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Pair of William Andrus Lounge Chairs for Steelcase
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Baltimore, MD
Designed by William Andrus for Steelcase, these vintage leather loungers have molded fiberglass
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Pair Steelcase Armchairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair spaceage molded fiberglass armchairs on lucite bases. Original foam and faux leather
Lucite, Fiberglass, Upholstery
Mid-century Armchair by Steelcase
By Steelcase, William Andrus
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
A steelcase soft seating armchair. The soft seating group line was introduced in 1974. Designed by
Fiberglass, Leather, Lucite
William Andrus for Steelcase Floating Sofa
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Toronto, ON
Exceptional piece designed by William Andrus for American furniture makers Steelcase, circa 1970’s
Leather, Fiberglass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Curved or Circular Modular Serpentine Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six piece modular sofa circa 1970's. These feature their original burnt orange wool fabric. In usable condition but would look great with updated fabric. We have 2 matching sof...
Fabric
$14,350 / 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
$3,120Sale Price / item|35% Off
H 30.71 in W 39.38 in D 28.75 in
The Laziness Armchair in Brazilian Solid Wood with a rocking footstool
By Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
Laziness is a laid-back and spacious rocking armchair, crafted for sitting/lying down and unwinding. The low seat height from the ground draws inspiration from Japanese rocking chair...
Velvet, Foam, Wood, Hardwood
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$1,250 / set
H 51.19 in W 36.62 in D 12.6 in
Cool Dutch 1970's Space Age Vanity Dressing Table & Matching Wallmounted Mirror
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fantastic 1970's Space Age Bedroom Vanity / Dressing Table The Vanity has an adjustable mirror and a drawer unit for storing your make up goodies A cute wall mounted mirror in yel...
Brass
$163,770
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with light grey interior. the second one with black interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$4,679
H 25.6 in W 110.24 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Italian Chrome Plated Sectional Sofa with Faux Fur, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Italian sectional sofa, chrome plated, faux fur, the 1970s It has a relaxed and easygoing appearance to match its comfort level. This design is a great addition to any sit...
Chrome
$11,112
H 27.56 in W 74.81 in D 41.34 in
Burgundy red "Piumino" sofa by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Dall'Oca, 1970s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in amstelveen, NL
Fantastic and very comfortable ‘Dall’Occa’ sofa that was designed by De Pas, D’urbino, and Lomazzi and manufactured in Italy by Dall’Oca in 1975. The sofa is in a stunning original...
Leather
$5,755Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 90.56 in D 35.44 in
Italian Three-Seater Sofa Model Diesis by Antonio Citterio for B&B, 1970s
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern three-seater sofa model Diesis by Antonio Citterio for B&B, 1970s Three-seater sofa model Diesis with armrests, with aluminum structure and padded cushion...
Metal
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 34 in D 37 in
Fiberglass Upholstered Swivel Tilt Lounge Chair by Buaghman for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in New York, NY
Very cool and rare swivel tilt lounge chair Space Age style, designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This example is in untouched, original condition, showing only light cosmeti...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
$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
$1,169 / set
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 14.57 in
Space Age Style Lacquered Wooden Cabinets, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of white lacquered cabinets of excellent quality, generously thick carved and shaped wood. Furniture that can be used in bathrooms, offices. The design style is close to Joe Col...
Wood, Lacquer
$12,282Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.41 in W 137.8 in D 63 in
COR Trio Sectional Sofa in New Burnt Orange Fabric, Germany / Switzerland, 1972
By Team Form AG, COR
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
This COR TRIO sofa has been new upholstered in an amazing burnt orange high pole velvet fabric, just like the original orange. The fabric is extremely comfortable and cozy. We have m...
Fabric
$1,871 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a n...
Steel, Chrome
$4,679 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
$4,995
H 44 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Futurist Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Chapter One Highboy Dresser
By Broyhill, Raymond Loewy
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Broyhill’s Chapter One Collection is officially harder to find and more sought after than the Raymond Loewy orginals. With all due respect to Raymond Loewy, there really is something...
Plastic, Hardwood
The Michigan-based furniture maker Steelcase has a long and distinguished history, but collectors focus on its vintage office furniture and desk chairs from the 1950s to the ’70s, when, along with such companies as Knoll and Herman Miller, the firm helped define the aesthetics of American mid-century modernism.
Steelcase was founded in Grand Rapids in 1912 as the Metal Office Furniture Company, promoting steel desks and other furnishings as safer, fireproof alternatives to wooden pieces at a time when smoking in the workplace was common. Boston’s first skyscraper — the 32-story Customs House — was furnished by the company in 1915. Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect and furniture designer whose work had a profound influence on the shape of modern life, turned to the firm in 1937 to fabricate the enameled metal chairs and desks for his Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin.
In the 1950s, when Steelcase formally adopted the name it still uses today, the company developed a sleek and functional style employing rectilinear chrome frames for glass-topped tables and upholstered seating pieces. The look is similar to that of the minimal, Bauhaus-inspired designs of Florence Knoll, another icon of furniture design who helped shape the ethos of the postwar business world.
By the 1970s, Steelcase had enlivened its styling, offering such pieces as chairs and side tables designed by Gardner Leaver, with circular bases and curving supports. As you will see on these pages, Steelcase designs offer a perfect foundation for a modernist decor, with a touch of flair.
Find vintage Steelcase furniture on 1stDibs.
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.