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Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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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 (1924–2024) 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.

That year, a chance encounter with a Finnish trade representative led him to furniture company Asko — one of the largest companies operating in Scandinavia. Asko invited him and Joseph Carreiro, a professor at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), to help refine their designs.

At Asko’s production facility in Finland, Stendig met several renowned Finnish designers such as Ilmari Tapiovaara, Tapio Wirkkala and Eero Aarnio, the iconic Ball chair creator. Stendig’s trip there was a success, and Stendig Co. began importing Finnish furniture to the United States.

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 from influential European designers, including Swiss designer Bruno Rey, Italian architect and industrial designer Vico Magistretti and Hungarian-American architect and designer Marcel Breuer, creator of the Wassily lounge chair.

By the late 1960s, Stendig Co. moved its headquarters to an expansive space on Manhattan’s East Side and opened showrooms in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, each home to the company’s striking collection of mid-century European armchairs, sofas, dining room chairs, coffee tables and other furnishings. Stendig’s founder was by then representing Italian manufacturers Poltronova and Gufram and bringing revolutionary works of Italian Radical design to American shores.

In 1971, Charles Stendig sold the company to Burlington Industries. He retired in 1976. Today Stendig’s European imports are coveted by interior designers and vintage furniture collectors, and he will be forever known as the man who introduced modern European design to the United States.

Find a range of vintage Stendig Co. furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Stendig Co.
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern canvas Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co., Knoll
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Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern natural canvas cloth wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was originally designed by Marcel Breuer has flat caps on the end tu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Leather Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll
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Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Black full leather. Has flat caps on the e...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Pair of Mid Century Robert Haussmann Lounge chairs for Stendig De Sede
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Pair Signed Stendig Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Italy 60s Black Leather
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
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'Hyaline' armchairs in light pink suède by Fabio Lenci for Stendig, 1960s
By Stendig Co., Fabio Lenci
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Hyaline light pink/beige suède and glass armchairs by Fabio Lenci for Stendig Italy 1960s, set of 2 The thick suede rolls are interconnected in a flexible form and are fixed to the ...
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Baron Lounge Chairs by Robert Haussmann for Stendig, Cream Leather, 1970
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Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brown Leather Wassily lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co., Knoll
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1950's Authentic Le Corbusier Marked STENDIG LC1 Basculant Chairs Thonet Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Stendig Co.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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Chrome

Cognac Leather and Chrome Lounge Chair by Robert Haussmann for De Sede
By De Sede, Robert and Trix Haussmann, Stendig Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cognac Leather and Chrome Architectural Lounge Chair, designed by Robert and Trix Hausmann for De Sede, Switzerland, circa 1970s. Imported to the US by Stendig and signed with Stendi...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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Stendig 1970's Mies Van Der Rohe MR Chairs
By Stendig Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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...
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1970s German Vintage Stendig Co. Lounge Chairs

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Stendig 1970's Mies Van Der Rohe MR Chairs
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Italian Chrome Tufted Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Stendig
By Stendig Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Stendig Co. lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Stendig Co. lounge chairs 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 Stendig Co. lounge chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lounge chairs by Stendig Co. 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 lounge chairs by Barbara Barry, Jack Lenor Larsen, and Henredon. Prices for Stendig Co. lounge chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,715 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,000.

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