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Harry Bertoia Seating

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.

Find vintage Harry Bertoia sculptures, armchairs, benches and other furniture and art on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Harry Bertoia
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 Seating

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Metal

20th Century Italian Metal Chairs Created by H. Bertoia, a Pair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of 20th century Italian metal chairs created by Harry Bertoia. Referred to as ‘diamond chairs,’ these classic mid-century chairs exude a sp...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

1986 Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Dining Chairs with Original Full Pads
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
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 Seating

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Steel

Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Bertoia for Knoll large diamond chair with a green cover. Base is original white. Bushings are in good shape, and overall the cover is pretty clean! ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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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 Seating

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Metal, Steel

Vintage Harry Bertoia Bar stools , 1980s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage metal wire bar stools designed by Harry Bertoia in the 1950s. The stools have a white lacquered metal frame and black fabric covers. They can also be used without the fabric...
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair and Ottoman with New Knoll Cover!
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair and Ottoman. Ottoman measures 23.5 x 16.5 and 14.5" tall. New Cover in a Knoll Fabric. On close inspection fabric is woven of threads of r...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia for Knoll ”BIRD” Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Bertoia Bird Frame or High Back Diamond. Black metal frame with 4 rubber bushings that let that chair rock slightly. Newer Knoll cover in the last 10-15 years. Cover is very...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Bertoia Chair, 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 seat cover in grey. Quality Features: very good workmanship high...
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1940s American Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Wire

Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Diamond Chair with Full Pad Cover C 1960/1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. This example was executed in the chrome plated finish, and comes with its original Knoll full pad cover ( somewhat crunchy b...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

Harry Bertoia side chairs by Knoll with original upholstery, mint 1970's
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Harry Bertoia side chairs by Knoll International, 1978 Two available, price is per chair. With original blue upholstery. Manufacturer's label dated 1978. New internal foam...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

Two 1960s "421" Diamond Chairs By Harry Bertoia For Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An early pair of 1960s "421" Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, in white with contrasting black legs. Harry Bertoia's finest achievement, the striking 421 ch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Mid Century Harry Bertoia Children's Black Wire Side Chairs for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic midcentury Harry Bertoia black wire mesh side chairs for Knoll International, children's Size, circa 1970. Hans and Florence never insisted that Harry Bertoia design furnit...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Knoll Bertoia Bird Lounge Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bird chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952. Polished chrome steel upholstered in original red fabric. Foam needs to be replaced.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Stainless Steel

Chaise Wire Par Harry Bertoia Pour Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Busserolles, FR
La Chaise Wire, conçue par Harry Bertoia pour Knoll, est une œuvre emblématique du design moderne. Réalisée en 1952, cette pièce innovante est composée d'une structure en maille de fils d'acier supportée par de fins pieds métalliques. La fabrication manuelle originale impliquait que chaque fil était soigneusement cintré à la main avant d'être soudé et chromé, mettant en lumière l'approche artisanale de Bertoia dans le design. Harry Bertoia, né en Italie, s'est installé et a étudié l'art et le design aux États-Unis. Après avoir travaillé sur les célèbres chaises Eames, il a créé pour Knoll une collection de sièges en fils d'acier tressé dont la chaise Diamant est l'une des plus reconnues. Les réalisations de Bertoia, notamment la "Diamond chair", la "Bird chair" et la "Barstool chair...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

American Midcentury Black White Metal High Stools by Bertoia for Knoll, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
American mid-century Black and white metal High stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1960s Set of 4 high bar stools with seat and back made of a white ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia "Diamond" Lounge Chair for Knoll, USA, 1980s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Hellouw, NL
A diamond lounge chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll with Kvadrat Fabric from the USA. This chair is probably produced in the 1980s and has a black frame with a fully covered seating ar...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Pair Mid Century Harry Bertoia Knoll Diamond Chairs
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful pair of vintage, knoll, metal mid century, Harry Bertoia, Diamond Chairs. Nice early Harry Bertoia Diamond Chairs for Knoll. A vintage iconic pair designed by Harry Bertoia manufactured by Knoll features original yellow, removable, vinyl, covered wool and metal frames. Chairs can be used with or without fabric, manufactured early label, on underside with knoll’s 320 Park Avenue address, which housed their offices from 1961 to 1970. The pair dates to the early 1960’s. The diamond chair is an astounding study in space, form and function by one of the master sculptors of the last century. Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Black Lounge Chair "Bird Chair" by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very early production "Bird Chair" in black by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, early 1950s. Professionally cleaned and sprayed, new shocks.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Pair of White Harry Bertoia "Diamond Chairs" Produced by Knoll, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare set of two "Diamond Chairs" designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll in the late 1950s. In good vintage and original condition with signs from age and use. Both chairs ar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Easy Bird Chair in Black Lacquered Metal and Red Fabric by Harry Bertoia, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Easy Bird Chair in Black Lacquered Metal and Red Fabric by Harry Bertoia, 1950s Additional Information: Material: Black lacquered metal and original red fabric Style: midcentury...
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20th Century American Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Knoll Bertoia Bar Stool with Beautiful Original Cushion, 1970
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
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 Seating

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Chrome

1970s MCM Knoll Poppy Orange Wool & Chrome Bertoia Diamond Armchair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
This listing is for a highly sought after, Classic, authentic custom made orange wool full cover Knoll Bertoia Diamond chair. **The textile...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

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 Seating

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Metal

Mid-Century Slat Bench by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Wonderful mid-century slat bench or coffee table by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1950s. Stained ash. Early original Bowtie Label (Knoll Associates) that predates Knoll International. Has...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern “Diamond” Chairs Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, a Pair
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Union City, NJ
Mid-Century Modern “Diamond” Chairs Designed By Harry Bertoia For Knoll, circa 1960s. This early pair of Diamond chairs feature original fully upholstered black leather covers. Both ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

6 Bertoia for Knoll White Metal "Diamond" Chairs
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 Seating

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Red Wire Diamond Lounge Patio Chair by Harry Bertoia Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by Knoll. This chair features a red factory powder coat. Always used indoors but could be used as a patio chair.
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Wire

Harry Bertoia 'Diamond' Armchair in Chromed Metal
By Harry Bertoia
Located in London, GB
Harry Bertoia 'Diamond' armchair in chromed metal, circa 1970s. Dimensions: H85 x W83 x D62 cm.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

1 Knoll Bertoia Early Version Diamond Lounge Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
Harry Bertoia Italian artist and furniture designer, Harry Bertoia`s career began in the 1930s as a student at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and, taught as head of the department, from 1939 until 1943 until it was closed due to wartime restrictions on materials. Bertoia designed the patented Diamond chair for Knoll in 1952. Knoll Bertoia diamond lounge...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Pair of Model 420, Side Chairs with White Metal Frame by Harry Bartoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Model 420 side chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Early edition with white metal frame and black seat pad.
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1960s Italian Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Pair of Midcentury White Knoll Bertoia Side Chairs, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Almelo, NL
This pair of Bertoia side chair is composed of delicate steel rods that have been precisely interwoven and welded to create airy, sculptural seats. Despite their delicate filigreed a...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Vintage Steel Mesh Side Chair by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cape Town, WC
Bertoia’s side chair is a definitively iconic expression of mid-century sensibility with a particular emphasis on the relationship between aesthetics and durability. Its silhouette i...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

1970’s Wire Knoll Bertoia Side Chairs - a Pair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Charleston, SC
The white wire Bertoia side chair is one of the greatest classic mid-century modern chairs around. And this set of two has royal blue seat pads to boot! However, if you don’t like th...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Vintage Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Labeled, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge chair with ottoman, Labeled, 1960s, Original Upholstery Originally designed in 1952, these ergonomic lounge chairs...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia for Knoll Vintage Bird Lounge Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Saint Louis, US
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International bird chair. This iconic lounge chair and ottoman were originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and manufactured by Knoll International. Each...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Pair of Custom Diamond Bertoia Chairs for Knoll American Mid Century
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare pair of Harry Bertoia diamond chairs, with original seat pads and original chrome bases, we have the tops sandblasted and powder coated in green, they look great with ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal, Chrome

Vintage Ergonomic Harry Bertoia Lounge Bird Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Vintage Harry Bertoia Bird chair for Knoll 1960s with an original Knoll fabric flame red slip cover on a metal white and black coated frame.The High Wingback chair is in ori...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal, Wire

Large Chrome Frame Bertoia Knoll Diamond Chair with Ottoman in Red Cato Textile
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Harry Bertoia joined Florence and Husband Hans Knolls Company after leaving Charles Eames and Herman Miller. Florence Knoll Eames and Bertoia had all been schoolmates and collaborators in the early years of Cranbrook. On joining Knoll Bertoia was given free reign for a chair design. Being as much a sculptor as a designer he came up with the wire series. This chair being the large diamond chair. Set in wrought iron frame and attached by way of rubber mounts allowing a rocking action. With the ottoman and all recently covered in Knoll Cato fabric.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Brown Leather and Chrome Bench
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular bench with a two section chocolate brown leather upholstered seat resting on a square chrome tube frame. (HARRY BERTOIA FOR KNOLL ASSOCIATES).  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome, Metal

Authentic Bird Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, USA, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
Designed by Bertoia as part of his 1952 collection for Knoll, the Bird Chair’s sculptural form, distinctive silhouette, and graceful manipulation of material have made it an importan...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Chrome Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Harry Bertoias concept of woven welded steel wire was to present a chair appearing lighter than air. This is the large diamond chair from his wire ser...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel, Chrome

1960s "421" Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An early 1960s "421" Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. Two are available. Harry Bertoia's striking 421 chair is welded from steel rods and coated in Rilsan p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Pair of Four White Harry Bertoia "Diamond Chairs" Produced by Knoll, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Almelo, NL
A set of four of 1960s "421" Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, in white with contrasting black legs. More information about the designer: Harry Bertoia's finest achieve...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia Study for Wire Form, Rare / Experimental 1949
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Provenance: Wright Modernist 20th Century, auction 12/7/2003, Bertoia worked with the Eames' in California in the late 1940s to develop their wire form chairs. His involvement led...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Large Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful vintage large "Diamond" chairs by famed designer Harry Bertoia manufactured in the USA by Knoll. This sculptural chair has been fully restored: The metal frame ha...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

3 Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Wire Side Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Int
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Timeless and fabulous design by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. Set of 3 classic beauties with full leather pads for seats and backs. All labeled and in very good condition wi...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Harry Bertoia Early Solid Rosewood Slat Bench1951 First Year Production
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Harry Bertoia early solid rosewood slat bench 1951 first year production, original white painted base, Oil finish. Retains old label on underside [Knoll...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Rosewood

Set of Four Chrome Dining Chairs by Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Set of matching Bertoia side, or dining, chairs in chrome with original white pad seat covers. This nice set is in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition, the only cav...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

Harry Bertoia for Knoll International Bird Chair and Ottoman
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International bird chair and ottoman. This iconic lounge chair and ottoman were originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and manufactured by Knoll Interna...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird Armchair with Ottoman, 1980
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Design Harry bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird armchair with ottoman, 1980, retains original label. Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Vogel armchair and ottoman i...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Iron

Vintage Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Set of 2
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cape Town, WC
Using industrial material while elevating the chair to the status of an art-work, Bertoia cemented the conversation around utility and aesthetics within the context of furniture desi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Bertoia Childs Chair for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Classic midcentury child's chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. This example is circa 1960s, it is in good condition, showing only expected cosmetic wear, normal and consistent...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Original 1953 Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair for H. G. Knoll Products
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare early production of the diamond chair by Harry Bertoia. Completely original upholstery and black finish. Tagged "H.G. Knoll Products" A museum piece for the midcentury collec...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Harry Bertoia Diamond Chair and Ottoman for Knoll, circa 1950's
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large diamond chrome chair designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952. The chair and ottoman have the original red fabric cover. Harry Bertoia’s wire chairs...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Chrome

Set of Four Vintage Bertoia Chairs
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Stockton, NJ
A set of four vintage Bertoia wire chairs by Knoll. Original red fitted cushions included.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Metal

Bertoia for Knoll Stool
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Classic Bertoia design counter stool manufactured by Knoll International, circa 1950s-1960s. This example is in very good original condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia Seating

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Knoll Bertoia Wire Bar Counter Stool
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Single Knoll bar stool by Harry Bertoia. Seat pad labeled with tag and printed into the fabric Knoll. Has some loss to vinyl coating, pictured. Very ti...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harry Bertoia Seating

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Steel

Harry Bertoia seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Harry Bertoia seating 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 seating, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating 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 seating by Charles Eames, Selig, and Harvey Probber. Prices for Harry Bertoia seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $650 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,016.
Questions About Harry Bertoia Seating
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Whether 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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