Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
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1990s American Baroque Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Textile, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Cotton
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery, Cane
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Oak
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Cherry, Fabric
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Metal
1960s American Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Iron
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Bouclé
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Teak
20th Century Post-Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Chenille
1970s Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Velvet
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Cane, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Lounge Chairs
Walnut