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Karpen Of California Horn

Mid-Century Modern Collective Modern Karpen of California Horn Chair
By Karpen of California
Located in Wayne, NJ
Karpen of California horn chair. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

Karpen of California Horn Lounge Chairs Newly Upholstered in Blue Wool
By Karpen of California
Located in Oakland, CA
Karpen of California “Horn” lounge chairs are considered one of California’s iconic chair designs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Exquisite Karpen of California ‘Horn Chair’ in Gold Fabric and Walnut
By Karpen of California
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exclusive Karpen of California ‘Horn Chair’ in excellent condition. Newly upholstered in a goldish
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Magnificent Pair Karpen of California "Horn Chair" Mid-Century Modern
By Karpen of California
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning pair of "horn chair" by Karpen of California reupholstered in a gorgeous Maharam pebble
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Karpen of California Mid Century Horn Chairs - Pair
By Karpen of California
Located in Countryside, IL
Karpen of California Mid Century Horn Chairs - Pair Each lounge chair measures: 34 wide x 28 deep
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Karpen of California Mid Century Horn Chairs – Pair
By Karpen of California
Located in Countryside, IL
Karpen of California Mid Century Horn Chairs – Pair Each chair measures: 34.25 wide x 27 deep x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Karpen of California Pair of "Horn" Lounge Chairs in Pink Boucle, USA 1960's
By Karpen of California
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Horn chairs by Karpen of California in pink bouclé on walnut legs.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Set of Two '2' Horn Chairs by Karpen of California in New Bouclé, USA, c. 1960's
By Karpen of California
Located in Deland, FL
Equal parts comfort and beauty, this set of iconic "Horn" chairs by Karpen of California has
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Fabric

"Horn" Lounge Chair in the Style of Karpen of California
By Grosfeld House
Located in Hudson, NY
associated with the furniture from Karpen of California. Featuring a generous-sized seat, the chair has
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Pair of Italian Modern Curved Back Chairs Upholstered in Black Leather
By Karpen of California
Located in Houston, TX
leather and are extremely comfortable. The curved "horn" back is visually stunning and makes floating in
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MCM Horn Style Armchair Green Gold & Black Horizontal Striped Upholstery
Located in Topeka, KS
styles designed by Sven Ivar, Hans Wegner, and Karpen of California. Comprised of wood legs and frame
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Fabric, Wood

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Karpen Horn Chair
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Vintage Leather "Horn" Chair
By Karpen of California
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Pair of Karpen Horn Chairs
Pair of Karpen Horn Chairs
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Rare Karpen Horn Chairs
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Rare Karpen Horn Chairs
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Located in Hudson, NY
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Karpen Of California Horn For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic karpen of california horn available at 1stDibs. Each karpen of california horn for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and walnut. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer karpen of california horn, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each karpen of california horn bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one karpen of california horn that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karpen of California produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Karpen Of California Horn?

Prices for a karpen of california horn start at $3,200 and top out at $15,900 with the average selling for $6,500.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right lounge-chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.