Steve Chase lived in and worked out of Palm Springs, California, but he created luxury spaces and furniture for projects that took shape all over the world. A consummate art collector and brilliant interior designer, Chase was involved in every aspect of the rooms he designed and attracted many high-profile clients, including Gerald and Betty Ford, Farrah Fawcett and Gene Hackman.
Chase was born in New Hampshire and attended the Rhode Island School of Design as well as the ArtCenter in Los Angeles. After completing his studies, he joined Arthur Elrod and Associates — a celebrated Palm Springs-based firm that created colorful interiors and furniture for a range of Hollywood stars and more during the height of the mid-century modern era. Chase worked with Elrod for more than a decade before establishing his own business in 1980.
Chase designed his furniture to meet the sensibilities and personalities of his clients, and his work ranged from the traditional to the tastefully unconventional. While he created sculptural brass side tables that boast striking brutalist forms, there were also understated chrome-framed coffee tables with fossil shell tops. For his seating, Chase’s palette ranged from bright pastels to modest earth tones, and his vintage sofas are known for their signature tufted-channel backrests and seats. The plush cushioning was most prevalent in his Monterey seating collection of chairs, sectionals and sofas manufactured by the firm Martin Brattrud Inc., which produced most of Chase's designs during the 1970s and '80s.
Chase supported a number of charitable organizations and strongly advocated for the Desert AIDS Project (DAP), a volunteer-led initiative to combat the HIV epidemic in Coachella Valley. He lent his design talents to improve their office space, and used his influence with celebrities to enlist their help on the project. Chase also joined the Contemporary Art Council Acquisitions Committee at the Palm Springs Art Museum and eventually bequeathed more than 130 works to the institution when he passed away in 1994.
In 1996, the DAP created the annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards to honor him. Today he is remembered for his humanitarian giving as often he is for his furniture designs and lively interiors.
On 1stDibs, explore an array of vintage Steve Chase chairs, tables and lighting.
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Fossil Shell Stone Top Demilune Two-Tier Console Table by Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1980s custom design two tier “demilune” console table by Steve Chase. The console was designed for a house in Rancho Mirage. The console is constructed of wood with metal...
Stone, Chrome
$13,224
H 21.65 in W 27.56 in D 9.84 in
Italian Murano Glass Wall Console Table, Engraved Inciso Pink Amber Glass, 1960s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano mirrored glass wall-mounted console table crafted during the nineteen sixties showcases romantic Venetian Rococo revival decorative furniture design. Handcrafted in It...
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$1,263
H 16.15 in W 20.48 in D 12.21 in
Small Half Moon Table with Aged Mirror Top in Bronze, Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Small console of the house Baguès in semicircle with a gilt bronze base. The tray is made of a mirror with an aged black background. The belt and the feet are decorated in a pattern of foliage. Its dates from the 1950s. The House of Baguès...
Bronze
Pair of Vineyard Demilune Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Vineyard demilune console table is a stunning piece that brings a touch of nature into your home. Made from pine, it has a natural and rustic look that will instantly warm up any space. The flaky pine finish gives it a one-of-a-kind texture and depth, while the half-round demilune top...
Wood
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 44.5 in D 21.75 in
French Directoire Louis XVI Demilune Shape Marble Top Marble Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Directoire Louis XVI demilune console table embodies the refined neoclassical style of the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted with precision, the piece feat...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair Demilune Console Tables 19th century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Demi Lune Pair of Tables. Nice pair of 19th century Qing Dynasty Demi Lune Tables. In black lacquer, aprons with red lacquer and gilt ado...
Wood
Pair George III Mahogany Demilune Console Tables
Located in Essex, MA
D shaped top over a conforming frieze and raised on square tapered legs.
Mahogany
Vintage Modern Demilune Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish vintage table features sturdy construction with wonderful decorative details. Brass finish with unique sculpted points add to the elegance of this Mid-Century demilune t...
Glass
Antique French Demilune Marble Top Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant French demilune boutique table crafted in warm walnut, accented with refined brass trim and topped with marble. The graceful half-moon shape offers timeless appeal, while the...
Walnut
Theodore Alexander Demilune Console Table Sideboard Cabinet
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Glass, Wood
$13,000 / set
H 31.5 in W 35.25 in D 17.75 in
Pair Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Stone Top Demilune Console Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of early 19th century Swedish Baroque demilune console tables. Each table features a Baroque-style base with a three-leg configuration and a curved skirt decorated with simple c...
Stone
$3,800
H 34.5 in W 45.5 in D 24.5 in
19th Century Chinese Elmwood Demilune Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Chinese demilune table in elmwood. Slight cabriole legs extend from a waisted apron with a decoration of low relief carved vines. The top features an inset woven...
Rattan, Wood
$4,760
H 31.5 in W 39 in D 16.5 in
French Antique Carved Wood Demi Console Table W/Beautifully Colored Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French demi-lune console table with its original marble top from the early 20th century. This antique table from France is half-moon shaped with beautifully colored marble, which rests atop an exquisitely carved decor of leaves and flowers on its apron with shell at front/center. This piece is presented upon four flute-carved, round tapering legs, with wrapped acanthus leaves adorning the knees and again at the feet. The original marble has a color palette with rose, amethyst, blue, grays, and cream- which looks lovely against the cream color of the wood, with bronze gilt accents. This antique French...
Marble
Sold
H 28.75 in W 72 in D 54 in
Custom Demilune Crackle Glass Tables by Steve Chase from Chase Designed Home, 2
By Steve Chase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Invest in a piece of design history with this pair of demilune crackle glass dining tables by Steve Chase which could also work excellently...
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