Executive Swivel Chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, 60's
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural barrel-back desk chair with original channel-stitched green velvet upholstery, on a pedestal base.
Upholstery
$5,800 / item
Caned Desk Chair by Ward Bennett
By Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
A caned back tilt / swivel desk chair with Ash frame designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel. Refinished and reupholstered.
Ash
Ward Bennett Claw Side Table for Brickel Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist side table by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, circa 1970s, USA.
Steel, Chrome
Leather Office Chair by Ward Bennett for Bricket Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A classic desk chair in black leather by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates with original 5 star chrome base and rolling casters.
Chrome
$5,600 / set
Pair of Oak "University" Chairs by Ward Bennett
By Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of solid oak 'University' armchairs designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, 1971. The 'University Chair' was designed for the Lyndon B Johnson Library and Museum.
Oak
Leather Chairs by Ward Bennett for Bricket Associates (Several Available)
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A classic desk chair in dark midnight blue almost black leather by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates with original 5 star chrome base and rolling casters.
Chrome
1 Ward Bennett Tufted Lounge Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
Extremely comfortable. By Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, American, circa 1970.
Fabric
Ward Bennett Attribution, Side Tables, Mahogany, Marble, USA, 1970s
By Ward Bennett
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of mahogany and marble side tables attributed to Ward Bennett for Brickel & Associates, USA, c. 1970s.
Marble
Ward Bennett Sled Lounge Chair, Chrome Frame, Cane Seat, USA, 1960s
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sled chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, c.1960s, USA.
Chrome
Ward Bennett Brickell Club Chair
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a distinctive look to your seating area with this sleek club chair model no.Q2083 by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, 1960s. Featuring a tub form with tapered sides and plu...
Mohair
1986 Ward Bennett Brickel Associates Executive Office Chair, Oak & Fabric (4x)
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Executive Office Chair designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates in 1970. These particular examples were produced in 1986 in the United States.
Steel
1970s Set of 4, Ward Bennett Brickel Associates Dining Bankers Arm Chairs
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Bankers Arm Chairs, originally designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates in 1965. These particular examples date back to the 1970s.
Foam, Walnut, Velvet
$8,250 / set
Pair Ward Bennett Model 1516 Armchairs
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
For your consideration is this rare pair of armchairs model 1516 by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. Each beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and featu...
Leather, Wood
1984 Ward Bennett Brickel Associates Desk Chair, Leather & Oiled Ash (2x)
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Executive Office Chair, initially designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates in 1970. These particular examples were produced in 1984 in the United States.
Brass, Steel
9 Swivel Tilt Desk Dining Swivel Tilt Chairs by Ward Bennet for Brickel
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Incredible desk, office, or even dining chairs, designed by Ward Bennett, for Brickel Associates, circa 1960's.
Chrome
1970s Bronze and Glass Square Coffee Table Attributed to Ward Bennett
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Minimalist Square Coffee Table, attributed to Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, c.1970s, USA.
Bronze
Midcentury Modern Ward Bennett Model 1515 Chair
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all-original model 1515 armchair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and ...
Beech, Lacquer
1970s Bronze and Glass Round Coffee Table Attributed to Ward Bennett 42 inch
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large 1970s Coffee Table in Bronze and Glass, attributed to designer Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. In this design, it pairs a square-edged base with a round top, all...
Bronze
Pair of Ward Bennett Scissor Lounge Chairs in Chrome with Original Taupe Mohair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
An exceptional pair of mid-century modern Scissor lounge chairs designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, circa 1960s.
Steel
Pair Ward Bennett Armchairs For Brickel Associates, 1970
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Ward Bennett Armchairs for Brickel Associates, 1970’s.
Mohair
Ward Bennett Upholstered Desk Chair for Brickel Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ward Bennett upholstered desk chair for Brickel Associates, c.1960s, USA.
Stainless Steel
1991 Ward Bennett Executive Desk Chair for Brickel Associates 12x Available
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Executive Bumper Swivel Desk Chairs, initially designed by Ward Bennett in 1969. These were produced by Brickel Associates in 1991 and are all original.
Steel, Bronze
Ward Bennett Burlwood Cabinet for Brickel Associates Inc.
By Geiger International, Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Amarillo, TX
Ward Bennett nine drawer cabinet Brickell Furniture burlwood USA c 1960s Nine drawer cabinet with inset chrome ring handles, includes two file drawers, high-gloss polyureth...
Olive
Ward Bennett Set of Four Rare Landmark Variation Chairs for Brickel Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exceptional set of four rare Landmark Variation chairs designed by influential American designer Ward Bennett in the 1970s. Manufactured by Brickel Associates and originally retailed...
Birch
One Midcentury Ward Bennett Landmark Cane Armchair for Brickel and Associates
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
One midcentury Ward Bennett cane armchair One Ward Bennett cane chair with original red leather cushion.
Cane, Oak
Cartouche Sofa by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. USA. Reupholstered in Raf Simons Kvadrat Vidar fabric
Fabric
Eight All Black Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates Armchairs
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of eight all black Ward Bennett armchairs for Brickell Associates. Simple construction is all of solid wood. Newly lacquered frames, impeccably joined barrel-back and sloping arm...
Wood, Velvet
Bentwood Spindle Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in original leather
Leather, Wood
Leather Scissor Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in original leather
Chrome
Bentwood Side Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in original mohair
Mohair, Bentwood
$1,200Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage MCM Ward Bennett for Brickell Armchairs - A Pair
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Wood
Metal Scissor Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in Jack Lenor Larsen fabric.
Chrome
Ward Bennett for Brickell Newly Caned "Sled" Lounge Chair, Circa 1970
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Chromed Steel & Cane Lounge Chair by Ward Bennett for Brickell. Featuring the vintage low chromed x frame, with newly natural and unstained cane seat, curved back, cover...
Chrome
Ward Bennett created everything from interiors and furniture to textiles and flatware. The unsung New York City-born modernist designer drew on the work of Le Corbusier and Auguste Rodin, studied art with the likes of Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and counted legendary American luxury house Tiffany & Co. among his clients. For decades, Bennett created and filled spaces that were elegant, minimalist and deeply appealed to everyone who laid eyes on them.
Bennett left home and school at the young age of 13. He found work in Manhattan’s Garment District, and within a few years, Bennett traveled to Europe on behalf of a clothing manufacturer to gather ideas for modern garments. He lived abroad as a young man, and when he returned to New York, during the early 1940s, he assisted fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie as a window dresser.
Bennett would also go on to share a sculpture studio with artist Louise Nevelson. He ventured into the world of jewelry design, creating necklaces, bracelets and other pieces with Richard Pousette-Dart. The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibited his sculptures, and it wouldn’t be long before the Museum of Modern Art included Bennett’s personal adornments with accessories by the likes of Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia and Anni Albers in its 1946 “Modern Handmade Jewelry” show.
Bennett didn’t take the plunge into interior design work until he was 30 years old — his inaugural project was an apartment in Manhattan and his clients were family members. He had no formal training in architecture or decorating — and would ultimately design a mere handful of houses in his life — so for his inviting leather office chairs, marble-topped tables and sleek storage cabinets, Bennett relied only on what he learned in the fashion world. Soon, every time he redecorated his own home — an elaborate apartment comprising former maids’ quarters in New York City’s magnificent Dakota building — it earned splashy coverage in the newspapers.
Bennett’s client list eventually included David Rockefeller and Chase Manhattan Bank, Tiffany & Co., Sasaki, Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, and others, and during the 1970s he became in-house designer for Brickel Associates, a role that would endure for more than two decades. His work is on permanent view at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Ward Bennett seating, decorative objects and more.
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.