$3,800
H 34.25 in W 96 in D 28 in
Mid Century Eames for Herman Miller Black Tandem Sling Seating 1990s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This classic mid century modern Eames Tandem Sling Seat is circa 1990. This stand-alone set
Aluminum, Steel
$6,053 / set
H 33.86 in W 70.87 in D 26.78 in
Tandem Sling Bench ETS Eames bordeaux by Vitra Herman Miller
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Designed in 1962 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, the iconic 'Tandem' seating system was
Aluminum
$560Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.5 in W 24 in D 18 in
1 Midcentury H Miller Eames Fiberglass Stool with H-Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. 1948 designed
Chrome
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 96.07 in D 29.93 in
Mid Century Iconic Bench by Friso Kramer Model 1300 Wilkhahn, 1967, Germany
By Friso Kramer, Wilkhahn
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
item. This design resembles the Tandem sling bench by Ray en Charles Eames, although the Wilkhahn bench
Aluminum
Vintage Herman Miller Eames Tandem Sling Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage three-seat Eames tandem sling seat. The seats are black vinyl and are attached to a
Aluminum
Tandem Sling Airport Bench by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering an iconic six seat tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Aluminum
Eames Tandem Sling Seating Five-Seat for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Eames Tandem sling seating serves millions of travellers every day and does it comfortably and
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Eames 3 Tandem Sling Airport Bench for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Eames 3 tandem sling airport bench for Herman Miller Iconic black leatherette
Aluminum
Custom Restored Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this sling chair, often called "The Airport
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Black Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
Aluminum
Sold
H 34 in W 24 in D 25 in
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Chair in Cream Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, man cave, or living room. These one-seat airport slings have been redone with Edelman's City Lights
Aluminum
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H 34 in W 47 in D 25 in
Custom Restored Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Red Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is ico...
Aluminum
Sold
H 34.75 in W 49.5 in D 27.5 in
Edelman Leather Two-Seat Tandem Sling by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In 1962 Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the optimal utilitarian seating for the first American international airports. Created for comfort, convenience, and practical...
Aluminum
Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962, created for comfort and convenience. For the modern-da...
Aluminum
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H 34 in W 24 in D 25 in
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Chair in Black Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Seating Sofa
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
A very nice a three-seat Eames Tandem Sling sofa. The seats are black vinyl and are attached to a
Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Burgundy
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Brown
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Brick Red
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
Aluminum
'1' Midcentury Herman Miller Eames EC-178 Shell Management Chair
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O’Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating
Aluminum
1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in
Aluminum
Eames For Herman Miller Tandem Seating Sling Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
A rare mid century modern Tandem Seating Sling chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and made by
Aluminum
'1' Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Lounge Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
O'Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. (1
Chrome
1 Herman Miller Eames Time Life Executive Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. One Herman Miller time
Aluminum
One Set Herman Miller Time Life Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
furniture was created in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” seating.
Steel, Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Aluminum
Eames Tandem Sling Sofa by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1962 by Charles and Ray Eames, the tandem sling seating group was created in response
Aluminum, Steel
Custom Edelman Three-Seat Tandem Sling Bench by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-seat and two singles to match. A set of these luxury tandem sling benches would be striking; Contact us
Aluminum
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H 34 in W 47 in D 25 in
Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Restored in Edelman Leather, circa 1962
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
contact us if you would like your own customized tandem sling seating. Select from a wide variety of
Aluminum
Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Restored in Edelman Leathers
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Tandem modular seating that was originally designed for Chicago O'Hare Airport, where we sourced our sets
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Chair in Copper Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Red Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
*Price Updated to be a QTY of 3* Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort ...
Aluminum
'Tandem' Seating by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem” Sling Chair for Herman Miller (One seater / chair). Iconic mid
Aluminum
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H 32 in W 109 in D 24 in
Vintage Mid-Century Eames Herman Miller Tandem Fiberglass Armchairs Seating
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O'Hare Airports. This tandem sling seating is still in use
Aluminum
Original, Vintage, Four-Seat Sling Tandem Bench
By Herman Miller
Located in Oakville, CT
Original Herman Miller Eames, four-seat, sling tandem bench.
Metal
Vintage Herman Miller Eames Rosewood Conference Table
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in
Rosewood
Set of Six Herman Miller Eames Aluminium Group Desk Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. Set of six Eames
Aluminum
One Set Herman Miller Time Life Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. 1 Herman Miller Time
Aluminum
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H 33.86 in W 118.12 in D 27.56 in
Eames Original 1960s Tandem Sling Airport Seating/Sofa for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Charles and Ray Eames designed their Tandem Sling seating for Chicago’s O’Hare International
Aluminum
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond Patten (American, 1897-1948), retailed by International Nickel Company. Patented de...
Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel
$2,149 / item
H 31.5 in W 13.78 in D 5.12 in
Model 2093-80, Olivier Mourgue 1968 Standing/Table 'Flower' Lamp
By Olivier Mourgue, Pierre Disderot
Located in London, GB
Model 2093 lamp by Olivier Mourgue initially manufactured by Disderot in 1967. In chromed metal and raw aluminum. Silver cap bulb provided. Light loose of chrome veneer on the base. ...
Chrome
$726 / item
H 8.27 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
1 of 6 Ceramic Orange Wall Light Sputnik Designed by Cari Zalloni Germany 1970s
By Leola, Cari Zalloni
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 6 ceramic dark orange wall light Sputnik designed by Cari Zalloni Germany, 1970s Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use. Each fixture...
Ceramic
$4,950 / item
H 12 in W 48 in D 48 in
White Rounded Square Fiberglass Quad Coffee Table by Mike Ruiz-Serra
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Quad is a low, sculptural coffee table with four hemispherical legs that acts as a quiet yet powerful visual anchor in the room. Cast in fiberglass, it has a unique satin finish ...
Fiberglass
$8,500
H 32 in W 76.5 in D 32 in
Rare Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb for Directional Sculptural Cubist Sofa
By Paul McCobb
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare Paul McCobb for Directional sculptural cubist sofa or settee. Legs have been refinished, older reupholstery and foam must be updated. Great sleek geometric lines on this sofa, a...
Upholstery
$650 / item
H 20 in Dm 18 in
Vintage Stainless Steel American Industrial Modern Steampunk Adjustable Stools
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original vintage stainless steel swivel adjustable height stool or bar stool with footrest by Atlantic Alloy Industries Inc. (AAI) of Union, New Jersey. This well-constructed America...
Stainless Steel
Set of Corkscrew Swivel Lounge Chairs in Mohair. C. 1970s
Located in Westport, CT
Rare pair of Corkscrew Swivel Lounge Chairs, circa 1970-1979. These chairs feature a unique corkscrew design with a swivel return system on polished steel tulip supports. They have b...
Mohair
$2,724 / set
H 28.75 in W 25.2 in D 19.69 in
1960, Ray and Charles Eames, Original La Fonda Chairs by Miller in First Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Metal
$3,571
H 27.56 in W 41.34 in D 41.34 in
Togo Lounge Chairin cream fabric by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, circa 1970s
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in amstelveen, NL
Togo lounge chair designed by Michel Ducaroy in the 1970s for Ligne Roset. It shows a nice warm natural color tone and its famous wrinkled cozy design. Lined underneath with original...
Fabric
Pair of Danish Modern Teak Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern upholstered bar stools with teak frames.
Teak, Upholstery
$11,835
H 29.53 in W 81.11 in D 35.04 in
Fully Restored Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hand Dyed Brown Leather Stylish Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, hand dyed whisky brown leather, mid century modern sofa which chrome legs. A very well made, decorative and extremely ...
Leather
Primary Color/Mondrian Style Herman Miller Eames Dining Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four vintage Herman Miller Eames fiberglass chairs in primary colors. All chairs in very good vintage condition with Herman Miller bases available in black or metallic silver color f...
Fiberglass
$6,500
H 33.86 in W 54.73 in D 33.86 in
2021 KK6092 2 Seat Sofa/Loveseat by Kaare Klint for Carl Hansen in Fabric
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Kaare Klint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a KK6092 Two-Seater Sofa with a solid lacquered mahogany frame and striped fabric upholstery. The loveseat, designed by Kaare Klint and produced by Carl Hansen & S...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,743Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.93 in W 44.89 in D 22.45 in
1970 Coffee Table by Knoll Iternational, iron black leg with marble top
By Knoll
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vintage 70s rectangular coffee table, by Florence Knoll for Knoll International. Coffee table with black painted steel structure and marble top. Dimensions Height:43cm Width: 114cm D...
Marble, Steel
$900 / item
H 45.25 in W 18.75 in D 22 in
2010s Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller Wire Bar Stool w/ Bikini Pad
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames wire shell stool, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1951. These examples date to the 2010s. The listed price includes one stool, and w...
Steel
$11,000 / set
H 26.78 in W 21.07 in D 27.56 in
A. Dolleman for Metz & Co Pair of Modernist Easy Chairs in Leather
By Metz & Co., A. Dolleman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
A. Dolleman for Metz & Co, easy chairs, saddle leather, tubular metal, The Netherlands, 1950s Pair of modernist easy chairs designed by the Dutch designer A. Dolleman for Metz & Co....
Metal
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.