Nicos Zographos Furniture
Industrial designer Nicos Zographos is renowned as a mid-century modern master. His abstract structures and minimalist forms helped elevate 20th-century furniture design.
Born in Athens, Greece, in 1931, Zographos completed his graduate degree at the University of Iowa before joining the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1957.
He worked in SOM’s interior design department, where he enjoyed unlimited creative freedom, resulting in the design of two critically acclaimed pieces. The fluid Ribbon chair, which he created in 1959, is an interpretation of the Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Alpha bucket chair, featuring Zographos’s signature reverse curl, was designed in 1960. Also while at SOM, Zographos developed a suite of TA35 low tables, which have gentle curves and slim stainless steel legs.
Zographos spent five years at SOM before he formed his own company, Zographos Designs Limited, in 1964. The New York-based firm manufactured elegant, polished and streamlined pieces such as lounge chairs, office chairs, side tables, coffee tables and dining room tables. Several of his furnishings have been included in interiors by such revered architects as Gordon Bunshaft and I.M. Pei.
Among Zographos’s most iconic designs are the wood-carved Ireland chair, the wooden Saronis tables and his two tubular-steel cantilevered chairs: the solid CH17 chair and the CH66 chair, which he designed in 1966. It is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Zographos has retired to his native Greece, and Zographos Designs Limited recently closed after 56 years in business. His pieces continue to be highly sought by interior designers and avid vintage furniture collectors.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Nicos Zographos seating and tables.
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Travertine, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Marble, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Metal
1690s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Chrome
2010s Italian Post-Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Velvet
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Chrome
1970s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Lucite
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Leather
Mid-19th Century European Mid-Century Modern Antique Nicos Zographos Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Brass
1970s Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
1970s American Bauhaus Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Chrome, Steel
1960s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Furniture
Stainless Steel