$2,118 / set
H 34.06 in W 19.3 in D 25.99 in
Pair of Cantilever chrome and Wicker Chairs Mies Van der Roye Style - 1980s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Thonet
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of Cantilever chrome and Wicker Chairs Mies Van der Roye Style Thonet style - Mies Van Der
Chrome
$1,353 / set
H 31.7 in W 18.31 in D 20.08 in
Pair of 70s Italian Cesca Cantilever Chairs in Chrome Black Beech Woven Wicker
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Roma, IT
I am offering for sale a pair of vintage cantilever chairs, most likely made in Italy between the
Chrome
Set of 4 MR 10 Style Cantilever Chairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking set of four MR 10 style cantilever chairs, inspired by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s iconic
Steel
$1,883 / set
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 19.69 in
Set of Two Bauhaus Cantilever Chrome Woven Rattan Side Chairs 1960s Italy
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Antwerp, BE
This pair of chairs was made in the 60s. It consist of a tubular chrome structure with cantilever
Chrome
$2,400
H 64 in W 30 in D 45 in
Vintage Bamboo and Rattan Hanging Parrot Chair with Cantilever Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 'Parrot Chair' composed of a woven bamboo and rattan 'cocoon' seat suspended from a black
Steel
$1,412
H 25.99 in W 33.86 in D 18.12 in
Modernist Wicker Side Chair by Mies Van der Rohe for Thonet, Vienna 1980.
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brussels, BE
Chrome and wicker cantilever side chair designed by Ludvig Mies Van der Rohe for Thonet. Also
Metal
Unavailable
H 34.06 in W 19.3 in D 25.99 in
Pair of Cantilever chrome and Wicker Chairs in the style of Mies Van der Roye
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brussels , BE
Pair of wicker cantilever chairs in the style of german architect Ludwig Mies vand der Roher, from
Chrome
Pair of Bauhaus Cantilever Chairs Thonet
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Berlin, DE
For the first time, this piece of furniture was presented at the Weissenhof Exhibition in Stuttgart, 1927, from which time it was given the nickname Weissenhofstuhl. We show here the...
Steel, Chrome
Cantilever Chrome and Wicker Dining Chairs Anton Lorenz Style
By Harvey Probber
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful chrome and wicker dining chairs. Cantilevered chrome frames with wicker bucket seats
Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 28.25 in D 28 in
1960s Mid-Century Modern Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Barrel Lounge Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
in a warm maple tone rattan that captures the beauty of wicker. Lounge chairs include two zippered
Chrome
Sold
H 27.5 in W 21.5 in D 19 in
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Four Wicker Chrome Cantilever Bucket Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
wicker and chrome, circa the 1960s. In very good condition. The dimensions are 21.5" W x 19" D x 27.5
Chrome
Sold
H 41.75 in W 17.5 in D 21 in
Set of 4 'B 25' Wicker + Chrome Cantilever Dining Chairs by Tecta, Germany 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern ‘B 25’ cantilever dining chairs manufactured by Tecta in the 1980s
Chrome
Sold
H 31.89 in W 17.72 in D 18.51 in
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Cantilever Chairs by Marcel Breuer, Germany, circa 1935
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus chrome-plated tubular steel B 32 "Cesca", cantilever chairs by Marcel Breuer and
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 32.68 in W 18.12 in D 21.66 in
Pair of Vintage Cesca Mid Century Italian Cantilever Chairs, Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Zagreb, HR
A pair of beautiful vintage Marcel Breuer design B32 cantilever chairs. Completely original parts
Chrome
A beautiful vintage model D43 wicker and chrome cantilever chair
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful vintage model D43 wicker and chrome cantilever chair designed by Preban Fabricius
Wicker
Set of Twelve Harvey Probber D43 Wicker Cantilever Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Rio Vista, CA
cantilever chairs constructed from a chromed steel tube frame with a woven rattan wicker basket style seat
Steel
Cantilevered Midcentury Wicker Chairs a Pair
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern cantilevered woven wicker chairs on steel frames. Good sturdy chairs in
Steel
Harvey Probber Mid Century Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Dining Chair
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Harvey Probber
Located in Baltimore, MD
An amazing vintage model D43 wicker and chrome cantilever chair designed by Preben Fabricius
Chrome
Harvey Probber Wicker and Chrome Cantilevered Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
of Bauhaus influenced chrome and woven wicker chairs by Hans Konecke being distributed by Harvey
Chrome
Martin Visser Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Lounge Chair
By Martin Visser
Located in Asheville, NC
Circa 1970s. Made in Netherlands, great vintage condition featuring upholstery in charcoal color. Measures: 30.5”W x 29”H x 31”D x 24”, arm H x 17“Seat H x 20”seat D.
Fabric, Wicker
Sold
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 20 in
Four Harvey Probber Chrome and Wicker Fabricius and Kastholm Cantilever Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Baltimore, MD
An amazing set of 4 vintage model D43 wicker and chrome cantilever chairs designed by Preban
Chrome
Cantilever Chrome Wicker Rattan Modern Dining Chairs by Chromcraft
By Knoll, Chromcraft, Marcel Breuer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
wicker and gold velvet. These cantilever style armchairs have far more style and detail than can be
Chrome
Sold
H 30.25 in W 31.13 in D 31 in
Martin Visser Cantilever Cube Chrome Wicker Modern Lounge Chairs and Tables
By Marcel Breuer, 't Spectrum, Martin Visser
Located in Chattanooga, TN
, intensifying the set’s tactile luxury. Their cantilevered forms suggest effortless suspension: each chair
Chrome
Sold
H 27 in W 22 in D 20 in
Four Preban Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm Wicker Cantilevered Dining Chairs
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four Preban Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm rocker cantilevered dining chairs. In excellent vintage
Wicker
Sold
H 33 in W 19 in D 24 in
Mid-Century Modern Mies van der Rohe Set of Four Cantilever Wicker Chrome Chairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible set of four, cantilever side chairs, made of wicker/cane
Chrome
Set of Eight Woven Wicker Panton Style Cantilever Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish set of eight woven leaf wicker dining chairs made in the Mid-Century Modern manner and
Metal
Marcel Breuer Cesca B32 cantilever Dining Chairs Italy
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of four iconic Chairs. model b32 by Marcel Breuer in white Tube frame Beechwood seats .Wicker
Wicker
Sold
H 24.81 in W 22.05 in D 37.41 in
Mies van der Rohe Model "MR20" Cantilever Bauhaus Chair in Rattan Cane & Steel
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Odense, DK
Rare vintage Mies van der Rohe "MR 20" cantilevered cane and steel arm chair made by Stendig circa
Steel
Sold
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 19 in
Set of 4 Fabricius and Kastholm Harvey Probber D 43 Cantilevered Dining Chairs
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural set of iconic D 43 dining chairs, by Fabricius and Kastholm for Harvey Probber
Chrome
Sold
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 19 in
Single D43 Wicker and Chrome Chair by Fabricus and Kastholm for Harvey Probber
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Iconic wicker and chrome D43 cantilevered chair by Fabricus and Kastholm for Harvey Probber, circa
Chrome
Harvey Probber Pair of Wicker Chairs
Located in Norwalk, CT
with wicker arm chair. Wonderful form in generally excellent condition.
Sold
H 38.78 in W 20.08 in D 26.78 in
Mid Century Chrome and Rattan Chair Cantilever Breuer MR20 Style Wicker, 1970s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
/ Mies Van Der Rohe A side chair in the style of Cidue, Italy. A cantilever chrome frame holds a
Chrome
Set of Four Cantilevered Chrome and Wicker Chairs
By Jørgen Kastholm, Harvey Probber, Preben Fabricius
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of four cantilevered chrome and wicker chairs by Fabricius and Kastholm for Harvey Probber.
Chrome
Sold
H 31 in W 21 in L 31 in
1970s Wicker MR Cantilever Armchairs in the Style of Mies van der Rohe, Pair
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970s Wicker MR Cantilever armchairs. Pair of vintage 1970s wicker MR chrome cantilever chairs
Chrome
Set of Four Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Chairs by Harvey Probber
Located in Lake Success, NY
Set of four wicker and chrome cantilever chairs by Harvey Probber, 1970s. The arm height is 27".
Chrome
Sold
H 26 in W 22 in D 22 in
Fabricius & Kastholm Style Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Chairs, Set of Four
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous, set of four, 1970s Fabricius and Kastholm style wicker basket cantilever
Chrome
6 Mies Van Der Rohe Cantilever Chairs Thonet
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
6 MR10 cantilever chairs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Made by Thonet. For the first time, this
Steel, Chrome
Monumental Akari Model 70F Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Monumental Akari model 70F light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light...
Metal
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,650 / item
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
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$3,982Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 31.89 in W 18.9 in D 26.78 in
4 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Mr10 Dining Chairs 1960s Knoll International
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in London, GB
Complete set of four chrome cantilever MR10 chairs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in brown leather. This set of chairs is an early 1960s example of his famous design produced by Knoll ...
Steel, Chrome
American Designer, Sectional Sofa, Rattan, Velvet, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan and yellow velvet sectional sofa designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s. Dimensions: 25.25” H x 98” W x 98” D Seat Height: 17”
Velvet, Rattan
$2,650 / set
H 31.11 in W 18.51 in D 21.66 in
Gabriele Mucchi S5 Italian Modern Dining Chairs Chrome Tubular frames Rope seats
By Gabriele Mucchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Elegant and very comfortable dining chairs in chromed tubular steel and rope, designed by renowned Italian architect Gabriele Mucchi. Matching set of 4 chairs in wonderful vintage co...
Chrome, Steel
$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
$6,003 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
$16,714 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$12,717Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 100.4 in D 37.8 in
Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
By Mario Marenco, Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal tubular frame facilitated f...
Metal
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
B32 Dining Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The chairs showcase a cantilevered design, a signature element of Marcel Breuer’s work, giving a floating appearance without traditional legs. Named after Breuer’s daughter Francesca...
Chrome
$795
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
1970s Cesca B64 Armchair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll / Thonet 1x Avail
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 'Cesca' armchair, model B64, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. These particular examples were seemingly manufactured by Knoll in the 1970s. Some may have been p...
Brass, Steel
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.
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