The success of Holly Hunt — both the designer and her eponymous empire of textile and furnishings showrooms — is based on instinct.
The Chicago-based Hunt trusts her own tastes, reflected in her signature lines of elegant, low-key furniture, lighting and fabrics. She also trusts her judgment about the wants of the buying public, and this savvy sensibility has allowed her to cultivate and market the work of a range of contemporary talents, from minimalists like Christian Liaigre to eccentrics like Christian Astuguevieille.
Hunt is a design world impresario — a prominent arbiter for stylish modern interiors and known foremost for fabrics, seating designs and light fixtures. Modern sophistication, attention to detail, and a desire to cultivate talented contemporary designers are at the crux of the company’s success.
Born in central Texas to schoolteacher parents, Hunt was a creative girl who made her own clothes and bickered with her mother about decor. After graduating from Texas Tech, Hunt worked as department-store buyer and costume jewelry designer before marrying and helping her husband build a multimillion dollar transport company. Her hobby was decorating their homes. After the two divorced, Hunt purchased a showroom in the Chicago Merchandise Mart in 1983. Within 10 years, she was winning applause for her understated designs, her lavish showroom parties and her eye for rising design stars. Liaigre was her first discovery. Correctly surmising that his pared-down furniture in dark wood would play well in the United States in the aftermath of the go-go ’80s, Hunt began marketing the French designer’s work in 1994.
Over the subsequent years Hunt has added a half-dozen showrooms and, following her own style barometer, has taken on other fresh talents, including glassmaker Alison Berger, French designer Christophe Pillet and couturier Ralph Rucci, making a foray into home design.
One constant over that time have been the aesthetics of Hunt’s own designs. Her fabrics — the first choice of many dealers when re-upholstering vintage seating — are understated, mixing muted colors and updates of classic patterns. Her furniture is simple and refined. As you will see on 1stDibs, the name Holly Hunt represents a sense of timelessness and sophistication.
Mid-Century Modern Minho Daybed, Holly Hunt Bouclé, Walnut, Handmade Greenapple
By HOLLY HUNT, Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Minho Daybed, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Minho daybed is a modern reinterpretati...
Stone, Onyx, Marble
Mid-Century Modern Minho Daybed, Alpaca, Calacatta Viola, Handmade Greenapple
By HOLLY HUNT, Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Minho Daybed, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Minho daybed is a modern reinterpretation of traditional furniture desi...
Onyx, Marble
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$81,900
H 33.08 in W 30.12 in D 39.38 in
Mid-Century Modern Chaise Lounge by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, 1954
By Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
This chaise lounge is one of the designs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner, produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. The traditional chaise is a lounge chair characterized by...
Iron
Upholstered Daybed Chaise Longues
Located in Sheffield, MA
Graceful and inviting, the recamier chaise with arched back and rolled arm. The fainting couch is upholstered but it does show some ware. Although made in the Victorian period, it ...
Upholstery
$10,320 / item
+ 7 moreH 11.75 in W 76.38 in D 33 in
Daybed in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
For many who’ve encountered it or been lucky enough to recline upon it, the BassamFellows Daybed is more than a piece of furniture - it’s an obsession. While a sofa is made to accomm...
Leather, Wood
$1,450
H 16 in W 75 in D 32.125 in
Mid-Century Swedish Misty Blue Velvet Daybed with Tapered Teak Legs
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Swedish daybed featuring misty blue velvet upholstery and tapered solid teak legs. The silhouette is clean and modern, with subtly sloped ...
Steel
Post Modern Chaise Lounge Newly Upholstered in Ivory White Bouclé
By Preview, Weiman Preview Furniture, Directional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Float away from the worries of the day in this luxurious post modern chaise lounge newly professionally upholstered in super soft ivory white bouclé. Sculptural form exudes a sophisticated look that's gentle and inviting. Ivory white bouclé fabric's texture is breathable and ventilates well. Cozy in winter and cool in summer. Enveloping padded comfort with a thick seat cushion layered over a descending pedestal base. So sexy from all sides, this chaise lounge is beautiful enough to float in a room. Modern. Fresh. Reminiscent of Vladimir Kagan, Milo Baughman and Adrian Pearsall's iconic amorphous designs. Nestle in with your favorite blanket and read for hours, nap, binge watch your favorite series, or shop 1stDibs on your electronic device...
Bouclé, Upholstery
$15,584 / item
H 20 in W 74.8 in D 35.4 in
Contemporary Modern Frederic Daybed in Walnut & Leather by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
About Frederic Daybed Frederic daybed it’s inspired by Japanese minimalism. With simple and clean structure, combined with two geometric shaped cushio...
Oak, Walnut, Leather
$13,950 / item
+ 7 moreH 13.13 in W 82 in D 33.63 in
Geometric Daybed in Solid Walnut, Bronze and Leather by Craig Bassam
By Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The Geometric Colection from BassamFellows celebrates the sublimity of pure geometry championed by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus. In the same way that designers of these two ...
Steel
$5,840 / item
H 29.53 in W 35.44 in D 78.75 in
Modern Brass, Bronzed Steel, Leather and Velvet Little Miss Fat Daybed
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This daybed, chaise lounge is part of the Little Miss Fat collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. The daybed has a walnut...
Brass, Steel
$10,320 / item
+ 7 moreH 11.75 in W 76.38 in D 33 in
Daybed in Walnut Black Oil and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
For many who’ve encountered it or been lucky enough to recline upon it, the BassamFellows Daybed is more than a piece of furniture, it’s an obsession. While a sofa is made to accommo...
Leather, Wood
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$2,495
H 26 in W 29 in D 73 in
Mid-Century Modern Chaise or Day Bed in Coral Vinyl Faux Leather Aluminum Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern coral vinyl faux leather and aluminum leg chaise lounge or day bed. It is in good vintage condition. The beautiful original coral colored vinyl has many nicks, holes, dings, and tears. But we have repaired a few and if you do not need perfection you could get by using this great colored upholstery. One large repair is in the middle of the head pad. Please see photos. However, we know most will want to reupholster, so it is priced accordingly. Circa mid-20th century. I am looking into the future and I can just imagine you lounging upon this lovely chaise while sipping a cocktail from your mid-century modern bar cart! Or maybe that’s me? No. I think it is you. Well I assume that means you are going to make this fabulous piece yours. It is comprised of four-square tubular brushed aluminum legs which hold it to padded chaise lounge body. It is currently wearing its original gorgeous coral colored vinyl faux leather with nail head detail. Unfortunately, this covering has seen lots of use and you will most likely want to recover. However, we have repaired a few of the boo boos and if you can live with them for a bit you could enjoy this luscious color for a while. It will be fabulous in your mid-century modern home or industrial loft no matter where it is used. We did not find any tags or maker’s name and do not know exactly how this piece started its life. But we can visualize it learning lots of secrets in a psychiatrist office or offering a seat to young starlets in the director’s office. Whatever secrets it holds we know you are smitten as we are. Make it yours! Chair size: • Height at head 26 inches • Height at foot 21 inches • O/A length 73 inches • Length of seating area 42...
Aluminum
Holly Hunt Chaise or Sofa, 20th Century
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Hamburg, PA
A modern floating design sofa or chaise lounge with a bronze finish metal frame by Holly Hunt. This simple line chaise would work in any Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary, Modern, or ...
Metal
Sold
H 30.75 in W 28.75 in L 30.75 in
Set of 8 Outdoor Moray Chaise with Oyster Base Finish and Sand Color Canvas
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 8 Moray Chaise compels the eye to travel across the sinuous curves of its cushion, up its singular, reclined posture, and around to its flawlessly articulated linear frame Ad...
Canvas
Sold
H 30.75 in W 28.75 in D 74.5 in
HOLLY HUNT Outdoor Moray Chaise with Oyster Base Finish and Sand Color Canvas
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The Moray Chaise compels the eye to travel across the sinuous curves of its cushion, up its singular, reclined posture, and around to its flawlessly articulated linear frame Addit...
Canvas