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.
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Henri Ganz for Stendig Swiss mirror chrome base round glass top coffee table
By Stendig Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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
Chrome
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
3 Breuer Designed Tables Made in Finland by Stendig 1 End Table 2 Coffee Tables
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
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 ...
Chrome
$4,330 / item
H 14.57 in W 17.33 in D 23.63 in
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Baguio Stone Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Peacock nesting coffee table...
Stone, Brass
Knoll Laccio Coffee Table by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
The Laccio coffee table was originally designed in 1925 by Marcel Breuer and is now produced by Knoll. Breuer's use of tubular steel was groundbreaking and enabled him to create piec...
Steel
$5,125 / item
H 15.75 in W 20.48 in D 27.56 in
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Cream Shagreen and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The peacock nesting coffee table...
Brass
$3,845 / item
H 13.78 in W 16.15 in D 20.08 in
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Black Pen Shell and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Peacock nesting coffee table...
Brass
$5,250
H 21.66 in W 23.43 in D 15.56 in
First Edition Side Tables by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Germany, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Nesting tables B9 by Marcel Breuer, a hallmark of Bauhaus design produced by Thonet. Crafted from chrome-plated tubular steel and sleek wooden panels, these tables exemplify Breuer's...
Aluminum
$13,300 / set
H 15.75 in W 20.48 in D 27.56 in
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Cream Shagreen and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The set of 3 peacock nesting coffee tables...
Brass
Glass Top and Chrome Coffee Table
By Horst Bruning, Kill International
Located in Antwerp, BE
1970s coffee table minimalist modern chrome base with a clear glass top.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
$947
H 16.93 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Coffee/Side Table in the Style of Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Design, Germany
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nice coffee table or side table in the style of Marcel Breuer for Knoll.
Chrome
Nesting Tricolumn Coffee Tables by MSJ Furniture Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
Our Nesting Tri-column coffee Tables are inspired by columns left behind by ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Consisting of a line of three columns and balanced on the opposite s...
Beech
Solid Plate Glass Top Glass Base Coffee Table
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Solid glass top ( 1"- Thick ) rests on opposing curved glass elements. Glass elements are all in perfect condition. Italian made, after Fontana Arte.
Glass
$13,300 / set
H 15.75 in W 20.48 in D 27.56 in
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Cream Shagreen and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The set of 3 peacock nesting coffee tables...
Brass
$2,545 / item
H 15.36 in W 5.22 in D 15.95 in
Cosmos Nesting Coffee in Table Black Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Cosmos nesting...
Brass
Sold
H 29.25 in W 42.25 in D 84 in
1970s Hans Eichenberger for Stendig Rectangular Oak / Chromed Steel Dining Table
By Stendig Co., Hans Eichenberger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 22 in Dm 18.5 in
‘Alpha’ Side Table with Onyx Top by Hans Eichenberger for Stendig, Switzerland
By Stendig Co., Hans Eichenberger
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1970s Swiss ‘Alpha’ side table by Hans Eichenberger for Stendig. This table has a polished chromed steel tripod pedestal base. It features a round onyx table top...
Onyx, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Stendig Round Dining Table
By Stendig Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern Stendig round dining table with chrome pedestal base and oak top, "Stendig - Made in Switzerland" label on bottom. Dimensions: 28.5" height x 50.5" diameter.
Oak
Sold
H 15 in W 43 in D 43 in
Rare Tovaglia / Tablecloth Coffee Table by Alberto Bazzani for Studio Tetrarch
By Stendig Co., Studio Tetrarch
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare ‘Tovaglia’ or tablecloth coffee table designed by Studio Tetrarch and produced in limited quantities by Alberto Bazzani in 1969. Imported fr...
Resin, Fiberglass
Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Desk Or Table By Stendig-Finland
By Stendig Co., Hans Eichenberger
Located in Southampton, NJ
“Omega” desk or table in burlwood having chromed steel legs. Designed by Hans Eichenberger, made by Haussman and Hausmann fo Stendig. -Finland ca 1970 In beautiful overall condition...
Steel
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H 13 in W 54 in D 19 in
Marcel Breuer Set of Nesting Rectangle Coffee and Side Table Stendig, Finland
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tubular frame design set of rectangular coffee table and a side table measuring: 19 x 21.5 x 18.
Chrome
Stendig Pedestal Dining Table Attributed to Bruno Paul
By Bruno Paul, Stendig Co.
Located in New York, NY
Round pedestal dining table by made by Stendig, design attributed to Bruno Paul. The table is constructed of oak veneer on a stepped metal base. Clean, original and ready to use cond...
Oak
Hans Eichenberger 'Omega' Table in Rosewood and Chrome
By Stendig Co., Hans Eichenberger, Haussmann & Haussmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
'Omega' writing or dining table designed by Hans Eichenberger for Haussmann & Haussmann of Switzerland and distributed by Stendig. Composed of a bookmatched rosewood veneer top and t...
Chrome
Six Stendig Chairs and Table
By Stendig Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Six dining chairs by Stendig, made in Italy. These chairs come with a seven foot table. Four of the six chairs still have their label. Table measures 7 feet wide, 42" deep and 29.5" ...
Steel
Omega Desk by Hans Eichenberger for Haussmann & Haussmann
By Stendig Co., Hans Eichenberger
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Swiss 'Omega' desk by Hans Eichenberger for Haussmann & Haussmann and distributed by Stendig, featuring sleek and minimal chromed tubular steel sled legs, and a centered lacquered wo...
Stendig Marble Trestle Table or Desk
By Stendig Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With excellent proportions and very solid feeling. Green and white figured marble top on tubular chromed steel trestle base. Overall very good condition with one tiny chip to a corner.
Marble
Sold
H 15 in W 42 in D 42 in
Alberto Bazzani "Tovaglia" Handkerchief Fiberglass Cocktail Table for Stendig
By Stendig Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Trompe l'oeil draped handkerchief table designed by Alberto Bazzani for Stendig. Coffee table is constructed of fiberglass. Table has minor wear and sm...
Fiberglass