Ward Bennett Scissor Lounge Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Ward Bennett Scissor Lounge Chair
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Ward Bennett Chairs
American, 1917-2003
Ward Bennett created everything from interiors and furniture to textiles and flatware. The unsung New York City-born modernist designer drew on the work of Le Corbusier and Auguste Rodin, studied art with the likes of Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and counted legendary American luxury house Tiffany & Co. among his clients. For decades, Bennett created and filled spaces that were elegant, minimalist and deeply appealed to everyone who laid eyes on them.
Bennett left home and school at the young age of 13. He found work in Manhattan’s Garment District, and within a few years, Bennett traveled to Europe on behalf of a clothing manufacturer to gather ideas for modern garments. He lived abroad as a young man, and when he returned to New York, during the early 1940s, he assisted fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie as a window dresser.
Bennett would also go on to share a sculpture studio with artist Louise Nevelson. He ventured into the world of jewelry design, creating necklaces, bracelets and other pieces with Richard Pousette-Dart. The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibited his sculptures, and it wouldn’t be long before the Museum of Modern Art included Bennett’s personal adornments with accessories by the likes of Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia and Anni Albers in its 1946 “Modern Handmade Jewelry” show.
Bennett didn’t take the plunge into interior design work until he was 30 years old — his inaugural project was an apartment in Manhattan and his clients were family members. He had no formal training in architecture or decorating — and would ultimately design a mere handful of houses in his life — so for his inviting leather office chairs, marble-topped tables and sleek storage cabinets, Bennett relied only on what he learned in the fashion world. Soon, every time he redecorated his own home — an elaborate apartment comprising former maids’ quarters in New York City’s magnificent Dakota building — it earned splashy coverage in the newspapers.
Bennett’s client list eventually included David Rockefeller and Chase Manhattan Bank, Tiffany & Co., Sasaki, Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, and others, and during the 1970s he became in-house designer for Brickel Associates, a role that would endure for more than two decades. His work is on permanent view at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.
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Creator: Ward Bennett
Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Landmark Sculpted Ash Upholstered Tub Chairs
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Modern "Landmark" club chairs, tub chairs, or armchairs By Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates USA, Circa 1980s Sculpted ash frame, with upholstered seat an...
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Midcentury Modern Ward Bennett Model 1515 Chair
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all-original model 1515 armchair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and ...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
1970s Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Bronze and Mohair Bucket Desk Chair
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a 1970s production bucket desk / office chair, designed by Ward Bennett and produced by Brickel Associates. The chair was acquired from an estate in Philadelphia a...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Ward Bennett Brown Shearling Club Chairs
$9,800 / set
Ward Bennett Brown Shearling Club Chairs
By Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of solid Ash wood framed club chairs featuring Italian brown shearling interior and a Romo tweed fabric exterior. Ward Bennett , c80s.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Fabric, Wood
Sleek Ward Bennett for Lehigh Naugahyde Barrell Back Desk Chairs
$680Sale Price / item|20% Off
Sleek Ward Bennett for Lehigh Naugahyde Barrell Back Desk Chairs
By Lehigh Furniture Company, Ward Bennett
Located in Hudson, NY
Ward Bennett amazingly sleek designed office chair on aluminium star base. 3 available. All good condition with the exception of the naugahyde upholstery. All have some small tears a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Bentwood Side Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in original mohair
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Bentwood
Metal Scissor Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in Jack Lenor Larsen fabric.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Desk Chair by Ward Bennett
$3,800 / item
Desk Chair by Ward Bennett
By Ward Bennett
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk chair with original sage upholstery, on an X-form base. Casters can be added.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Metal
Cartouche Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates in Mohair
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered in ruby mohair fabric
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Mohair
Set of 4 Chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of four (4) 'Bankers' chairs in natural oiled walnut with the original coquille upholstery.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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Set of 8 Deep Green Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Armchairs
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Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Leather and Wood Sofa, C 1970s, Signed
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$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
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By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
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Pair of Ward Bennett “Scissor” Lounge Chairs, Geiger, Black, Boucle
$4,800 / set
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Pair of Ward Bennett “Scissor” Lounge Chairs, Geiger, Black, Boucle
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Located in Miami, FL
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Leather Office Chair by Ward Bennett for Bricket Associates
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$9,400 / set
H 30 in W 31 in D 31 in
Tight Back Lounge Chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates in Mohair
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered in grey taupe mohair.
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Located in Southampton, NY
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1969 Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Bumper Desk Chair in Leather
$1,950 / item
H 33.5 in W 27 in D 26 in
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By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Ward Bennett Scissor Chrome Lounge Chair in Original Brown Upholstery, c. 1960s
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Located in Deland, FL
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By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Dallas, TX
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By Ward Bennett
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Decatur, GA
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Located in Astoria, NY
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By Ward Bennett
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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Located in Denton, TX
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Located in Franklin Park, IL
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By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
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By Ward Bennett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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By Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
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By Ward Bennett
Located in Franklin Park, IL
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Ward Bennett chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Ward Bennett 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 Ward Bennett chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Ward Bennett were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by George Nelson, Lawrence Peabody, and Harvey Probber. Prices for Ward Bennett chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $850 and can go as high as $11,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,500.
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