Stendig Co. Furniture

A set of six (6) dining chairs designed by Marcello Cuneo for Mobel Italia from the Stendig showroom in New York City. Italy, Circa 1970. Chrome cantilever frame with original Cogn...

Listed for sale is a pair of very special and original vintage LC1 Basculant Sling chairs. They were designed most notably by Le Corbusier, along with Pi...

De Sede, Mid-Century Modern, DS-600 Non Stop Sectional Sofa, Distressed Leather, Felt, Early example produced in 1972 Rare and important early example sold with it's original order ...

Set of Eight Mart Stam Gray Leather Chairs for Fasem, sold by Stendig. Two arm and six side chairs. Made in Italy 1980s. Arm chairs are 22.75” wide.

A unique set of (6) RH-304 Suede chairs. designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured by Stendig De Sede. This set was made circa 1960. these chairs are upholstered in Light Tan Sue...

Original Set of Six Josef Hoffmann for Stendig Bentwood and Cane Model 811 Prague Chairs. Four side chairs and two armchairs. Measures 18"W x 20" D and 32" height for the side chairs...

SET OF TWELVE UPHOLSTERED CHROME "CESCA" DINING CHAIRS Designed by Marcel Breuer for Stendig circa late 20th century Stendig labels and cambric to undersides Item # 406PPF26Z A gr...

- An iconic set in mint condition, these 4 vintage MR10 Chairs were designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe in the mid twentieth century. - Stunningly graceful with a cantilevered seat...

Set 8 Josef Hoffmann for Stendig Dining Chairs, Bentwood Prague Model 811,,, Nice set consisting of 4 armchairs and 4 side chairs,, 3 of the armch...

Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...

Timeless sculptural rattan "Elephant Boot" chair and “Juttu” stool, designed by Eero Aarnio for Stendig. Tactile wicker over bamboo frames, comes with a round blush colored linen cus...

Vintage John Behringer for Stendig Chrome Modern Prometheus Bar Stools - Set of 3. Item features (3) stackable chrome metal frames, vinyl upholstered se...

Designed by Bauhaus legend Marcel Breuer, these iconic chairs were made by the collaborative efforts of Stendig and Gavina during the mid to late 1960s. Stendig was not always just a...

Rare set of eight chrome stacking dining or game chairs by Stendig. The chairs have a great silhouette with sleek tubular chrome construction, and slightly upturned black seats. Circ...

The 'Mole' sofa, designed in 1957 by Sergio Rodrigues, is an icon of mid-century Brazilian furniture. Meaning 'soft' in Portuguese, the Mole sofa is aptly named for its comfort and l...

SET of 3 Mid-Century American (1960s) "Prometheus" cantilevered barstools with rounded square, black vinyl upholstered seat cushions resting on polished chrome tube frames. (JOHN BEH...

In the 1920s, Michael Thonet's company crafted the iconic No. 811 Bentwood Chair. Josef Hoffmann is commonly credited with creating the "Prague chair," the design is also attribute...

This is a large Blonde Oak Rectangular Dining Table, designed by Hans Eichenberger for Stendig in the 1970s. It has chromed-steel legs, and sports a simple, minimalist design. The ch...

A unique pair of RH-304 Leather chairs. designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured by Stendig De Sede. This pair was made circa 1960. these chairs are upholstered in brown leather...

Vintage armchairs designed by Davis Allen for Stendig, circa 1980s. The set of four armchairs are made from rosewood with a glossy finish. Spindles wrap along the arms and backs of t...

A set of 4 black lacquered “Bankstuhl” Chairs designed by Swiss designer, Willy Guhl in 1959. This set of four dining chairs are emblematic of one of Willy Guhl's personal aphorism...

This stunning pair of vintage mid century modern lounge chairs were produced by Stendig circa 1960. These matching lou...

This set of vintage Mies van der Rohe MR 10 cantilevered cane side chairs produced by Stendig are circa 1970. The MR chair was designed by modernist ar...

Rare Set of (4) Ecco chrome tube red woven wool Stackable chairs by Møre Design team. Dining chair "Ecco" designed by Møre design team in 1970. Produced by Hjelle Møbelfabrikk 1971. The Ecco chair...

A beautiful modernist designed black iron center table with wood trimmed white laminate top by Stendig, Finland - decal Stendig labels on the s...

Set of 6 Andover Dining Chairs by Davis Allen for Stendig in black lacquer with red upholstery. Beautiful spindle back design circa 1980 set of (6...

A set of 6 Stendig armchairs. A lovely set of mid century modern dining chairs featuring a beechwood construction with rounded ...

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stendig Lounge / Slipper Chairs, Gray Boucle A pair of finely constructed good condition Stendig tagged and labeled side chairs. Each in a comfortable Bou...

This is a set of six Andover Dining Chairs, designed by Davis Allen for Stendig in 1983. This particular set was manufactured in Italy in the mid-...

Three Piece "Bastiano" Set by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stending, 1960s. Original Labels Intact. Set Includes Three-Seater Sofa + Two Armchairs. Newly Reupholstered in a Beige Cott...

Stendig Mid-Century Modern Leather and Steel Frame Loveseat Vintage Classic Good Condition.

Henri Ganz for Stendig Swiss mirror chrome curved triangle chrome steel base with thick round plate glass top coffee table. Glass top is 40" in diameter x 1/2” thick x 13" high

Pair of Mid Century Robert Haussmann Lounge chairs for Stendig De Sede. Nice pair of cube club chairs with flat bar chrome frames and tan woven fabric cushions. Labeled Stendig under...

Designed in the 1950s by Olof Kettunen, this example is one of the few imported into the US by Stendig. Stendig wasn't around for a very long time, and no longer has any active showr...

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Balck full leather. This vintage Pair has ...

This pair of vintage Mies van der Rohe MR 20 cantilevered cane arm chairs made by Stendig are circa 1970. The MR chair was designed by modernist archit...

Four Bill Stephens for Knoll, two Stending Co chairs. All in the same upholstery with bentwood arms. 4 chairs measure 31 1/2" h x 22 3/4" w x 23" d. Seat height 17...

This is a set of 6 Bankstuhl caned dining chairs, designed by Willy Guhl. This simple solid model of dining chair is composed of a wood frame with a caned seat and back. This silhou...

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern brown leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Dark Brown full leather. This vintage Pair...

A pair of vintage 1970's MR chairs by Stendig in black leather. Chairs are in good condition for their age. Leather is a bit stiff and has scuffing. The chrome has some marks as well...

This vintage Mies van der Rohe MR 20 cantilevered cane arm chair made by Stendig is circa 1970. The MR chair was designed by modernist architect Ludwig...

Nice Mid-Century Modern lounge chair by Heinz Meier for Landes Furniture. The chair has a chrome rod and wood frame and removable cushions. ...

Sofa by Stendig, Switzerland, New Sheepskin Boucle, Mid Century Modern, Labeled. A rare Mid Century Modern sofa by Stendig, made in Switzerland, in a new sheepskin style boucle, thick and rich with fully redone cushions. The box form mid century modern design is supported by a group of heavy chrome circular disk like feet. This sofa has a matching pair of box chairs, fully redone to match, sold separately. Seat height 18 inches. lhSX Stendig Co. played a pivotal role in introducing modern European furniture to the American market, thanks to the business acumen of founder Charles Stendig. Around 1950, the Brooklyn, New York–born Stendig (b. 1924) worked for Raymor, a purveyor of modern china and accessories that is best known for distributing designer Russel Wright’s American Modern line of ceramics. While at Raymor, Stendig focused on the company’s less popular pieces that were made in Italy and Scandinavia, recognizing their potential for the American market. In 1955, he left the company and decided to establish Stendig Co. In 1956, the first Stendig Co. showroom opened in Manhattan. A year later, during a trip to Zurich, Stendig came across a Bauhaus–inspired furniture store featuring pieces by Swiss designers Kurt Thut, Hans Eichenberger and Robert Haussmann, the store’s co-owner. Following a meeting with Haussmann, Stendig became the retailer’s exclusive U.S. distributor. Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, Stendig Co. imported and sold furniture...

Sofa & Pair Cube Chairs by Stendig, Switzerland, New Sheepskin Boucle, Mid Century Modern, Labeled A rare Mid Century Modern living room ret in prist...

Pair Stendig arm chairs, Switzerland, New Sheepskin Boucle, Mid-Century Modern A rare pair of Stendig made in Switzerland arm chairs in a new sheep...

Baron Sofa by Robert Haussmann for Stendig. cream leather, 1970. Original leather with beautiful patina. Pair of chairs are sold in separa...

Baron lounge chair by Robert Haussmann for Stendig, Cream Leather, 1970. Original leather with beautiful patina. Sofa is sold in separate ...

Made in Czechoslovakia, this set of eight 210 armchairs by Stendig features bentwood frames with a beautiful patina and handwoven cane backrests and seats. A previous owner has adde...

Great complete set of Bauhaus School Breuer designed tables (Laccio) manufactured by Stendig, made in Finland. This vintage suite includes 2 rectangular coffee tables (53 W x 19 D x ...

This lounge chair and ottoman by Stendig is quite the show stopper. It features overlapping curvilinear supports in chrome that attach to the base of each piece. It may look like a...

Pair of vintage "Wassily" chairs in Cognac patinated leather and chrome by Marcel Breuer for Stendig and manufactured by Gavina, circa 1960s. The pair are in good condition the chrom...

A unique set of (8) RH-304 Suede/ Leather chairs. designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured by Stendig De Sede. This set was made circa 1960. these chairs are upholstered in Ligh...

A pair of oversized Artona armchairs (45 3/8" wide) upholstered in leather and designed by the husband and wife team of Afra & Tobia Scarpa, imported to the US by Stendig, circa mid ...

A unique pair of RH-304 Leather Arm chairs. designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured by Stendig De Sede. This pair was made circa 1960. these chairs are upholstered in tan suede...

Prague Chairs sold in Pairs. I have always known these to be part of the Architect Series of Prague Chairs produced for Stendig. Nylon replaces the traditional cane. These are al...

A monumental Mid-Century classic designed in collaboration by Ueli Bergere, Elenora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt at De Sede, Switzerland. Comes wrapped in original dark ...

Designer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) Maker: Stending 1970s Country: Germany/Denmark A set of four MR20 cantilevered chrome and wicker work seat chairs. This chair is a...