Harry Bertoia Furniture
American, Italian, 1915-1978
Sculptor, furniture and jewelry designer, graphic artist and metalsmith, Harry Bertoia was one of the great cross-disciplinarians of 20th-century art and design and a central figure in American mid-century modernism. Among furniture aficionados, Bertoia is known for his chairs such as the wire-lattice Diamond chair (and its variants such as the tall-backed Bird chair) designed for Knoll Inc. and first released in 1952.
As an artist, he is revered for a style that was his alone. Bertoia’s metal sculptures are by turns expressive and austere, powerful and subtle, intimate in scale and monumental. All embody a tension between the intricacy and precision of Bertoia’s forms and the raw strength of his materials: steel, brass, bronze and copper.
Fortune seemed to guide Bertoia’s artistic development. Born in northeastern Italy, Bertoia immigrated to the United States at age 15, joining an older brother in Detroit. He studied drawing and metalworking in the gifted student program at Cass Technical High School. Recognition led to awards that culminated, in 1937, in a teaching scholarship to attend the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Bloomfield Hills, one of the great crucibles of modernism in America.
At Cranbrook, Bertoia made friendships — with architect Eero Saarinen, designers Charles and Ray Eames and Florence Schust Knoll and others — that shaped the course of his life. He taught metalworking at the school, and when materials rationing during World War II limited the availability of metals, Bertoia focused on jewelry design. He also experimented with monotype printmaking, and 19 of his earliest efforts were bought by the Guggenheim Museum.
In 1943, he left Cranbrook to work in California with the Eameses, helping them develop their now-famed plywood furniture. (Bertoia received scant credit.) Late in that decade, Florence and Hans Knoll persuaded him to move east and join Knoll Inc. His chairs became and remain perennial bestsellers. Royalties allowed Bertoia to devote himself full-time to metal sculpture, a medium he began to explore in earnest in 1947.
By the early 1950s Bertoia was receiving commissions for large-scale works from architects — the first came via Saarinen — as he refined his aesthetic vocabulary into two distinct skeins. One comprises his “sounding sculptures” — gongs and “Sonambient” groupings of rods that strike together and chime when touched by hand or by the wind. The other genre encompasses Bertoia’s naturalistic works: abstract sculptures that suggest bushes, flower petals, leaves, dandelions or sprays of grass.
As you will see on these pages, Harry Bertoia was truly unique; his art and designs manifest a wholly singular combination of delicacy and strength.
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Creator: Harry Bertoia
Harry Bertoia, Bird Armchair and Ottoman, 1952
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Bird Chair" armchair H. Bertoia
Armchair with its ottoman
First edition
Bird chair designed by harry bertoia for knoll in 1952. The structure of the chair is made up of solid st...
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1950s European Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Pair of Bertoia child's chairs by Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Highland, IN
The classic Bertoia wire chair was produced in the standard size for adults, but also in two smaller sizes for children. This pair is the larger of the two kid's sizes. They were often marketed with the Noguchi cyclone side table as a diminutive version of the dinette set to be used as a child's activity table...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Steel
$875 / set
Harry Bertoia, Bench Model 400
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Firenze, IT
Harry Bertoia Bench Model 400
Bench model 400 designed by Harry Bertoia, metal legs and wooden slatted seat.
Manufactured by Knoll International, USA, late 1950s
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1950s Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Mid Century Modern Harry Bertoia For Knoll Bird Lounge Chair In White
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge Chair in White
The Mid Century Modern Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge Chair in White exemplifies timeless design and exc...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Wire
Sedia Diamond, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International, 1970 circa
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La sedia Diamond di Harry Bertoia è un’icona intramontabile del design moderno, celebrata per la sua eleganza e la sua straordinaria leggerezza visiva. Progettata da Bertoia nel 1952...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
2011 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bar Stools in White, Model 428C, 9x Available
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia bar stool, model 428C, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to 2011. The listed price includes one bar ...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bench 400 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Model 400 bench by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll International in the late 1960s/early 1970s.
The bench consists of seven teak wood slats and a delicate black lacquered steel...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
2011 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Bar Stools with Ivory Fabric Seat Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Bertoia Bar Stools, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in 2011. The stools are comprised of welded and chromed s...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Original Harry Bertoia Sculpture "SPRAWLING BRONZE"
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
Original "Sprawling Bronze" by Harry Bertoia (1915-1978).
Rare molten bronze spill cast with three feet to make it free-standing. Green patina adds to the organic feel of the sculp...
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Late 20th Century American Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Bronze
Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in bruxelles, BE
Armchair in metal and blue fabric by Harry Bertoia. Large Diamond model. Seat height: 39 cm. Wear due to time and age.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
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1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metal
4x BERTOIA Chairs, Model 420, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Neuss, NW
BERTOIA chair, model 420, designed in the 1940s by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Frame made of wire mesh with a new felt cover in grey. The offer includes 4 chairs.
Quality Features:
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1940s American Bauhaus Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
2023 Set of 4 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Molded Shell Bar Stools in White Plastic
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Bertoia Molded Shell Plastic Bar Stools, model 428PL, designed in 1960 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particul...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia White Wire Diamond Lounge Chair for Knoll (A)
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white plastic coated welded wire diamond lounge chair with a contrasting satin black base and sunflower yellow leatherette seat pad . Manufactured by Knoll International and design...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Steel, Wire
1952, Harrie Bertoia, Diamond Chair 421, Black & White with Black Vinyl Cushion
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Harry Bertoia “Big Diamond” Chair for Knoll International, USA 1960
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Wilnis, UT
An impressive lounge chair designed by Harry Bertoia, manufactured by Knoll International in the USA around 1970.
This iconic piece is named the “Big Diamond”, after the bent diamon...
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1960s American Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
2010s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge Chair & Ottoman in Black, 2x Available
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Bird lounge chair and coordinating ottoman, Models 423LU/424YU, initially designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952. These examples of the chairs were produced ...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Steel
Set of Three Harry Bertoia Barstools for Knoll, Signed & New in Original Boxes
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your home or office space with this exquisite set of three Harry Bertoia barstools for Knoll. Crafted with impeccable attention to deta...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
2011 Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Counter Stools w/ Ivory Fabric Pads
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of 427C Counter Stools, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA during 2011. The stools are comprised...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
2021 Pair of Knoll Bertoia Side Chairs in Steel w/ Full Seat Covers in Fabric
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of classic Bertoia side chairs, model 420c, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. This particular pair dates to 2021. The listed price ...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Steel, Chrome
Harry Bertoia, Knoll International Large Chrome Bird Chair, Purple Cushion, 1952
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Bird chair in chrome with a purple cushion...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Chrome
1970s Harry Bertoia design birch wood Slat Bench wrought iron base by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in London, GB
This is a vintage Harry Bertoia designed Slat Bench in birch wood and wrought iron feet by Knoll , ca. 1970s
Stamped.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Beech
2000s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair in Purple Boucle
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia Diamond Chair, Model No. 421, originally designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952. This particular example dates to the early 2000s and came from a corpo...
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Early 2000s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Bouclé, Upholstery
1986 Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Dining Chairs with Original Full Pads
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of classic Bertoia side chairs, model 420C, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These chairs have welded steel basket seats and retain their ori...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia Double Spray Sculpture with COA from Foundation
By Harry Bertoia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Harry Bertoia created numerous bundled wire sculptures from the late 1950s until the mid-1970s.
This example is a large and interesting table-top variation.
Sculpture comes with au...
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1960s American Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Stainless Steel
1950s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bertoia Side / Dining Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Two Tone side chair, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in the 1950s. The design is comprised of...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Small Diamond Chair with Fabric Upholstery
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Small Diamond Chair, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in the 1960s. The chair's design is comp...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair with Black Seat Cushion
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. This particular example dates to the 1960s. The design consists of a whi...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
1980s Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Dining/Side Chairs in White with Red Pads
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Bertoia Side Chairs, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the 1980s. Their design consists of welded steel r...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
1970s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Ottoman in Chrome
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 424YU Bertoia Bird Ottoman, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in the 1970s. The ottoman is comprised of...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1990s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Wire Dining / Side Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Wire Dining Side Chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, originally introduced in 1952. This particular example was produced in the 1990s and features a welded steel wir...
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1990s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Childs Chairs in White
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Child's Bertoia Side Chairs, originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1955. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA in the 1960s. The design is c...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird Armchair with Ottoman, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oirlo, LI
Design Harry bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird armchair with ottoman, 1970s
Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Vogel armchair and ottoman in black lacquered steel ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Model 400 Bench, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Neuss, NW
Minimalist bench MODEL 400 from the 1960s by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International from 1952. Frame made of Y-shaped black round steel and a seat made of teak stained solid beech.
Q...
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1960s German Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 dining chairs 420 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 1960s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Vorst, BE
Set of four dining chairs model 420, design Harry Bertoia for Knoll International.
Early chairs from the 50s/60s which have been restored.
New powder-coating finish in black & wh...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
2021 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Counter Stool in White with Full Cover
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic 2021 production Harry Bertoia for Knoll Counter Stool, Model 426C, originally designed in 1952. The piece is fabricated of a wel...
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2010s American Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Wire Black and White Stools designed by Bertoia for Knoll, Model 428c
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of six authentic Bertoia bar stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 1960s. Black powder coated frame and white powder coated seats a nice contrast. In original pre-owne...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire
Pair of Harry Bertoia Wire Barstools for Knoll With Red Pads, Signed
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of modern elegance to your home with this exquisite Pair of Harry Bertoia Wire Barstools for Knoll With Red Pads, Signed. Crafted with precision and artistry, these iconi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Accent Side Chair Black Wireframe with Green Cushion
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Harry Bertoia side chair for Knoll. A beautiful, classic mid century modern side chair. The Bertoia side chair features a modern aluminum wireframe design and a small padded seat c...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Aluminum
Knoll Bertoia Bar Stool with Beautiful Original Cushion, 1970
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oirlo, LI
Knoll Bertoia bar stool with beautiful original cushion, 1970
The Bertoia side chair is available with a seat cushion. The frame is a welded steel ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Wide White Diamond Chair & Ottoman with Pink Upholstery
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia for Knoll wide version diamond chair with ottoman, frames are original white paint an original but faded pink Knoll textile covers. Minor scuffs to f...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia Baby Size Child Chairs - a Pair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage pair of wire child chairs designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. This iconic chair was originally issued in three sizes. As the smallest size was never reissued, the miniatures...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,500 / set
Harry Bertoia Midcentury Slat Bench by for Knoll International, USA, 1960s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist ashwood slatted bench with an Y-shaped iron base from the 1960s. Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll INternational. Restored, in very good condition. A multipur...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Iron
Custom Harry Bertoia Dandelion Needles Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind abstract sculpture composed of metal needles from Harry Bertoia's iconic Dandelion Sculpture, circa 1960s.
Minimalist walnut base added later.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Set of 4 Dining Chairs designed by Harry BERTOIA for Knoll International, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Berlin, Berlin
A set of black and white Side Chairs, designed by Harry Bertoia. U.S.A., Knoll International, 1970s.
Vintage set of side chairs with burnt orange-coloured velvet pads. The Bertoia S...
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1950s American Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Set of 6 Bertoia Wire Side Chair with Upholstered Shell for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oceanside, US
Set of 6 Harry Bertoia Side Chairs for Knoll, USA, Late 1960s–1970s
A set of six iconic Side Chairs designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and produced by Knoll International in the Unit...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Wire
Bertoia for Knoll White Metal "Diamond" Chair
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harry Bertoia (Italian/American, 1915-1978) for Knoll "Diamond" chair in newly powder coated white metal with an authentic yellow or grey exterior seat cushions. Design circa 1952.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Harry Bertoia Early and Rare 'Pre-Production' Small Diamond Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Early production small diamond chair with a very usual double wire seat configuration, the typical wire structure is in place but an additional larger space...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Wire
Set of 3 Harry Bertoia for Knoll International Black "Bucket" Barstools
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Mid-Century American (1960s) curved, concave barstools with black fiberglass "bucket" seats resting on splayed metal legs with square stretcher bases, ending in small circul...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Chrome
Harry Bertoia monotype
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Monotype by Harry Bertoia, initialed and numbered 1860 on rice paper set mounted in oiled walnut frame. From the Bertoia Family collection. A beautiful rendering of his sculptures id...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Paper
$8,500
1970s Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chairs in Black
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chairs, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the 1970s. Their design consi...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Slatted Bench, 1980s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
This is an iconic slatted wood bench designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll, 1980s. The bench was constructed using lacquered wood for the slats, and has a base of chrome-pl...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of White Mid Century Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll USA, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of white mid century diamond chairs in lacquered metal by Harry Bertoia produced by Knoll USA, 1950s. In good vintage condition with the original lacquer.
Dimensions: H: ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal
Bertoia, Eight White Welded Steel Chairs with Four Red Cushions
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This set of eight side chairs & four red cushions are as elegant, strong and functional as when they were manufactured. The colors are bright and the cushions are in very good condition. The chairs will add a touch of class to any setting.
Harry Bertoia's career began in the 1930s as a student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and later became head of the department before the school closed during WWII due to wartime restrictions on materials in 1943. During the war, Bertoia moved to California and is credited with developing new techniques for molding plywood with Charles and Ray Eames also from Cranbrook.
Harry Bertoia is one of the many well-known artists and designers who attended The Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, The school & buildings were designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. It is the country’s top ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on the landmark Saarinen-designed campus which features: private studios, state-of-the art workshops, the renowned Cranbrook Art Museum and 300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, all a short drive from the city of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of ten disciplines including Architecture, 2D and 3D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists- and Designers-in-Residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside the graduate students.
Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), Morris Brose (Bronze Sculptures), Herb Babcock (blown glass), Larry Butcher (mixed media), Lauren Anais Hussey (Abstract), Andrea Eis (film, photography), Lilian Swann Saarinen (Sculpture), Douglas Semivan...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
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Metal, Steel
Harry Bertoia Monoprint
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Large mono-print by Harry Bertoia, initialed and numbered 1857 on rice paper set mounted in oiled walnut frame. From the Bertoia Family collection. A beautiful rendering of his sculp...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Paper
$8,500
Mid Century Silver Diamond Wire Lounge Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of vintage mid century modern diamond wire lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) for Knoll are circa 1970. Originally designed by Bertoia in 1952, t...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel, Wire
Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available
Sold par piece 1250€.
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1970s European Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Val Bertoia Relaxing Spray Sculpture, 2014
By Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Relaxing Spray Sculpture made in 2014. This kinetic sculpture is made of two groupings of stainless-steel wires that were made by Harry Bertoia (cir...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Steel
Harry Bertoia "Six Branches" Stainless Steel Sculpture, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
"Six branches" sculpture, with stainless steel wires silvered together in two clusters per "branch" onto stems of stainless steel, by Harry Bertoia, American 1960s. This sculpture co...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Three vintage stools, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Torino, IT
Three vintage stools, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
$3,124 / set
Pair of Bertoia Bar Height Stools in Black with Volo Leather Seat Pad
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring delicate filigreed construction that's supremely strong, the airy seats of the Bertoia Seating Collection (1952) are sculpted out of steel rods and have a relaxed sit. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Furniture
Materials
Metal
Harry Bertoia furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Harry Bertoia furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Harry Bertoia furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 188 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Harry Bertoia were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Charles Eames, Michael Taylor, and Warren Platner. Prices for Harry Bertoia furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $325 and can go as high as $450,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,930.
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- When was the Diamond Chair made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Italian-American designer Harry Bertoia made the Diamond chair in 1952, and his design went into production in 1983. The original chair featured a woven steel wire back with angled wings resting on angled wire legs. Find a collection of Harry Bertoia Diamond chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not a Harry Bertoia chair is comfortable really comes down to a matter of personal preference, but there are a lot of positive reviews pertaining to how comfortable the Italian-born American designer’s seating is. Among furniture aficionados he is known for the wire-lattice Diamond chair (and its variants such as the tall-backed Bird chair) designed for Knoll Inc. and first released in 1952. Shop a selection of Bertoia chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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