Milo Baughman Chairs

Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Chrome, Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
Aluminum
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
Brass, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Steel
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
Polyester, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Milo Baughman Chairs
Linen, Wood
1950s American Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Chairs
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Milo Baughman chairs for sale on 1stDibs
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Milo Baughman designed for many companies over the course of his life. Some of the companies the American designer worked for include Arch Gordon, Directional Furniture, Drexel, George Kovacs, Glenn of California, The Inco Company, Mode Furniture, Murray Furniture of Winchendon and Pacific Iron. You'll find a collection of Milo Baughman furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Milo Baughman took special care to make sure his chairs looked just as good from the back as they do from the front. You can spot a real Milo Baughman chair by checking out the trademark flat bar metal frames on the chairs and sofas. Shop a collection of Milo Baughman pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.