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Maurice Villency Seating

American

Known to collectors for his strict adherence to quality with respect to the furniture he manufactured or imported for sale, designer and entrepreneur Maurice Villency brought the highest standards of excellence into his stores. He created and built his own furniture in a loft studio in Manhattan and eventually opened a handful of retail outlets in the New York metro area that offered sleek and stylish furnishings from all over the world. 

Villency is among the small business owners that helped introduce the Scandinavian modern style to the United States during the postwar era, when tastemakers really sold Americans on the earthier, homier aspects of Scandinavian design.

Villency also imported pieces from French, Italian and Belgian designers and proudly promoted their fine wares in the showrooms of his four stores. Additional Villency family-owned stores were eventually established and traded under the name Preferred Seating. 

Villency was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father was a cabinetmaker, and when he was 15, his family moved to the U.S. and settled in New York State. At 19, Villency moved to New York City and began working for the Pullman Couch Company. 

Villency showed great skill in his work, quickly becoming the plant manager — and later head designer – for the furniture company. In the early 1930s, Pullman moved their entire operations to Chicago, and Villency chose to stay behind. Determined to follow his own path, Villency opened a workshop on 8th Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood and found increasing success.

Like the Danish cabinetmakers he so admired, Villency designed chairs and other pieces and worked with fine woods such as teak, a sought-after material among mid-century modern designers. Early on, he made an impression with a sectional sofa he designed, and he would later tout the versatile appeal of sectional sofas and other modular furniture in full-page print ads for his retail locations. On a good day, a prospective buyer could stroll into Maurice Villency and find designs by French brand Roche Bobois, Danish manufacturer Farsø Stolefabrik, American modernist Milo Baughman and more. 

Maurice’s company eventually came to be called Villency Design Group and today, his grandson Eric Villency — who works in product design, interiors and more — is CEO. 

On 1stDibs, find vintage Maurice Villency tables, storage pieces and seating.

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Creator: Maurice Villency
Danish Modern Teak Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Denmark, circa 1970
Danish Modern Teak Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Denmark, circa 1970

Danish Modern Teak Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Denmark, circa 1970

By Maurice Villency, Arne Vodder

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful highback lounge chair with ottoman probably made around 1970 or early in that decade. It is Danish but we are unsure of the Designer and maker as it is unmarked. However, i...

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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maurice Villency Seating

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Wool, Teak

Post Modern Side or Dining Chair by Maurice Villency
Post Modern Side or Dining Chair by Maurice Villency

Post Modern Side or Dining Chair by Maurice Villency

By Pierre Cardin, Maurice Villency

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Chic high style post modern side, or dining chair, often attributed to Pierre Cardin, we believe it is actually Maurice Villency. This example is in very good, original estate condit...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Maurice Villency Seating

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1990s Maurice Villency Serpentine Sectional Sofas- Set of 2
1990s Maurice Villency Serpentine Sectional Sofas- Set of 2

1990s Maurice Villency Serpentine Sectional Sofas- Set of 2

By Maurice Villency

Located in Charleston, SC

Wowzers! This is one sexy and funky set of sofas. Designed by Maurice Villency in the early 1990’s. I personally love the upholstery but if python is too wild for you, these will...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Maurice Villency Seating

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs & Settee / Sofa - 3 Piec
Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs & Settee / Sofa - 3 Piec

Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs & Settee / Sofa - 3 Piec

By Maurice Villency

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a pair of Italian mid-century modern club chairs by Maurice Villency. They rest on a black painted wooden plinth. The garnet velvet is original and shows wear, They do have ...

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Modern Maurice Villency Black Vinyl Faux Leather Button Back Cube Club Chair
Modern Maurice Villency Black Vinyl Faux Leather Button Back Cube Club Chair

Modern Maurice Villency Black Vinyl Faux Leather Button Back Cube Club Chair

By Maurice Villency

Located in Topeka, KS

Handsome vintage modern Maurice Villency button black vinyl faux leather cube armchair with chrome legs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The bottom of the seat has been re-webbed and two small tears on the outside left arm has been repaired. There are light scuffs on the bottom apron and the front of the right arm of the chair. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. What a delightful, debonaire, square cube chair!!! Isn’t it gorgeous? We certainly think so!! This is a handsome cube chair by iconic designer Maurice Villency wearing a fabulous black vinyl on the frame of the chair and button tufted black faux leather on the loose seat and back cushions. It has deep wide seating capacity and features low chrome legs with a stretcher and a unique turned diagonal design with the point of the square of the legs facing out creating a diamond look…. It’s STUNNING!! It bares a timeless, classic appearance sure to bring a splash of modern excellence to any room! It will be wonderful in the corner of your bedroom, next to a lovely accent table in your sitting room, flanking the fireplace in the den, or across from your desk in the study. Maurice Villency began designing in the 1950’s at his own furniture loft in Greenwich Village, New York. He was born in Glasgow Scotland, the son of a cabinet maker and at the age of 19 he moved to the United States with his family and introduced Scandinavian Modern furniture with one of his first successes being a sectional. He worked for the Pullman Couch company where he quickly became head designer and plant manager until he relocated to Chicago in the 60’s and set up his own studio. Maurice Villency’s sectional...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Maurice Villency Seating

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs in Velvet, Pair
Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs in Velvet, Pair

Mid-Century Modern Italian Maurice Villency Club Chairs in Velvet, Pair

By Maurice Villency

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a pair of Italian mid-century modern club chairs by Maurice Villency. They rest on a black painted wooden plinth. The garnet velvet is original and shows wear, They do have t...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Seating

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Velvet, Wood

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Pair of Leather Sofas by Maurice Villency, 20th Century

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Set of 4 Postmodern Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs from Maurice Villency

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Located in Hudson, NY

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Maurice Villency seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Maurice Villency seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maurice Villency seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating by Maurice Villency were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Bloomingdale's, Roberto Lucci, and Ello. Prices for Maurice Villency seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $795 and can go as high as $4,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,173.