Scandinavian Modern Chairs
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden and Finland
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus and modernism; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
1960s Danish Teak Armchair by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A comfortably wide (27.5’’) conference chair in solid teak and black leather. The designers characteristically clad the upper half of the chair in black leather while the exposed woo...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
4 Early Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen JH-503 Chairs in Teak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We are excited to offer 4 early Hans Wegner JH-503 chairs designed in 1949 and Produced by Johannes Hansen. Fully restored solid old growth teak construction. Stamped with the maker'...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Midcentury Dining Chairs by Jiří Jiroutek for Interiér Praha, 1960s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These dining chairs were designed by Jirí Jiroutek for Interiér Praha as part of U-550 living room set. They were made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. The structure is mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
10 Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen JH-503 Chairs in Teak and Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We are excited to offer 4 early Hans Wegner JH-503 chairs designed in 1949 and Produced by Johannes Hansen. Fully restored solid old growth teak construction. Stamped with the maker'...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Contemporary Organic Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Brass Metal & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary counter stool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility of the double...
Category
2010s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Teak Side Chair by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern teak side chair / dining chair designed by by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen. The design features a broad splat in the centre of the chair back and a leather upholst...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Six Danish Modern Rosewood Ladder Back Dining Chairs by Arne Vodder, Black Seats
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of 6 stunning armless rosewood dining chairs designed by Arne Vodder and made by Vamo Sonderborg, Denmark, 1960s. Signed with branded mark on underside of chairs. Beautiful set.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Scandinavian Modern Birch Stool Signed by Ingvar Hildingsson, 'IH'
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern birch stool by Ingvar Hildingsson. Signed IH and produced by Ingvar Hildingsson, Rockneby, Kalmar Län, Sweden. In mint condition.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
MCM Scandinavian Modern Style High Back Lounge Chair & Ottoman Attr Home Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) Scandinavian Style high back lounge chair and ottoman attributed to Home Chair Company. This set has been ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Folding Chairs, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced in Sweden, 1960s. Foldable.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Axel Larsson Chairs by Bodafors, 1940s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of Axel Larsson chairs produced by SMF, Bodafors, 1940s. Signed.
Very good vintage condition with signs of usage and patina.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas
Set of Six Chairs Designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of six chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725.
Sweden. 1938.
Mahogany and original leather.
Literature: Kristina Wängberg Eriksson, Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2014, p. K 18
H: 90 cm
W: 58 cm
D: 63 cm
SH: 43 cm
Armrest height: 69 cm (at the highest point)
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Alf Svensson, Pair of Domus Lounge Chairs, DUX, 1950s
By Alf Svensson
Located in Uppsala, SE
Pair of lounge chairs designed by Alf Svensson for DUX / Ljungs Industrier and their furniture line Bra Bohag in the 1950s. The model was shown at the very well known H55 exhibition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Flicka Dining and Occasional Chair in Oiled Walnut by Brooke M. Davis for Wooda
By Brooke M. Davis
Located in Omro, WI
The Flicka chair by Brooke M. Davis for Wooda is an engaging exploration of form and function with a design that exudes personality and captivates the imagination. Crafted from maple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
1950s Danish Black Leather Lounge Chair by Ib Kofod Larsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black leather upholstered lounge chair with tufted wingback, having a finely joined exposed frame supporting a floating sculptural s...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Dining chairs by John Vedel Rieper for Erhard Rasmussen, Denmark, circa 1957
Located in Hägersten, SE
Set of four dining chairs designed by John Vedel Rieper. Produced in Denmark by Erhard Rasmussen. First presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exh...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Outstanding Grete Jalk Teak Lounge Chair, Midcentury Danish Modern
By Grete Jalk
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding Grete Jalk teak lounge chair. This chair retain its original orange striped woven fabric in nice vintage condition-some light spots-cleaning recommended. Very usable as i...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Hans J. Wegner Jh-515 Armchair for Johannes Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner model JH 515 oak armchair. Seat and back upholstered with canvas. Executed by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Side Chair Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side chair by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.
Category
1930s European Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Hemp
Set of Three Scandinavian Modern Spindle Back Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of three Danish spindle back dining chairs made in the Scandinavian Modern style. Thick, round frames having a square back with spindles. Supported by tapered round legs end...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Pair of Mademoiselle Chair by Tapiovaara
By Asko
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian pair of Mademoiselle chair by Tapiovaara. Asko edition.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Olof Kettunen Stools in Walnut for Merivaara, Finland, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
The stools are made of four white metal legs and a walnut plywood seat which curves upwards. A simple and elegant design, labelled by J. Merivaara. Authentic patina.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Dining Chair by Helge Vestergaard Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Scandinavian Modern ladder back dining chair by renowned Danish designer Helge Vestergaard-Jensen. This sculptural chair features a luminous Brazilian rosewood frame with black lea...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen 8 Teak Dining Chairs Model 316 for Soborg
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This set of 8 dining chairs model 316, was designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen for Søborg Møbelfabrik.
They are made from teak and feature the original paper cord.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Two-Piece Suite by Gunnar Sorlie for Karl Sorlie & Son, Norway
By Karl Sorlie
Located in London, GB
Two-piece suit by Gunnar Sorlie for Karl Sorlie & Son, Norway.
Comprising a twin-seat loveseat and a single lounge chair. The original fabric was found ...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash, Plywood
Set of Five Rosewood Dining Chairs, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice set of five Scandinavian chairs, made of rosewood and original fabric.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Erik Chambert, Very Rare Pair of Chairs, AB Chamberts Möbelfabrik, 1937
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very rare pair of chairs designed by Erik Chambert in 1937 and produced by his own company AB Chamberts Möbelfabrik. Frame made of ash with cane seat. This exact model was displayed ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
Pair of Round Chair by Yngve Ekstrom, 1960
Located in Beirut, LB
Pair of midcentury circle lounge chairs by Yngve Ekström for Swedese, circa 1960.
The chairs features dark brown leather seats with white lacquered beechwood structure.
Yngve Ekstr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Harry Ostergaard Rosewood Danish Dining Chairs, with New Upholstery of Choice
Located in Utrecht, NL
Set of six solid rosewood dining chairs designed in 1961 by Danish designer Harry Østergaard. Made in Denmark by Randers Møbelfabrik in the 1960s with beautiful joint detailing...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
1950s Danish Upholstered High Back Armchair by Hvidt & Mölgaard-Nielsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A high back armchair designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mölgaard-Nielsen having an exposed teak frame with expressive bent laminated curved arms and vintage blue upholstery. Made in Denm...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Set of 4 Chairs by Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian set of 4 chairs by Aksel Bender Madsen. Newly upholstered with Sørensen cream leather.
Measures: H 74 cm.
W 48 cm., D 42 cm., H seat 43 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
1950s Danish 'Ax' Chairs by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mölgaard-Nielsen for Fritz Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of sculptural upholstered 'Ax' side chairs made of laminated teak and beech.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Teak
Johannes Andersen four Dining Chairs, Rosewood and Leather Upholstery
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Johannes Andersen four dining chairs in solid oiled rosewood.
New upholstered with vintage tan aniline leather.
Made by Bernhard Pedersen & Søn.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Elegant Midcentury Armchair in Teak and Patinated Leather by N.O Moeller
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair in teak and seat in patinated leather designed by N.O Moeller. Model NO56. Made by JL Moeller cabinetmakers of Denmark. Great condition.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Easy chair in black leather by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Easy chair in patinated black leather with legs of rosewood. Cabinetmaker Gustav Bertelsen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Set of 4 Rosewood and Black Leather Dining Chairs, Danish Modern, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Set of four high end midcentury Danish design dining chairs in rosewood and leather. Made in the 1950s in Denmark.
We haven't found its designer yet, but reminds us of the chairs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Armchair or Dining Chair by Helge Vestergaard Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Scandinavian Modern ladder back dining chair by renowned Danish designer Helge Vestergaard-Jensen. This sculptural chair features a luminous Brazilian rosewood frame with black lea...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Frits Henningsen Windsor Dining Chairs Model CH 18A by Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Windsor dining chairs model CH 18A designed by Frits Henningsen. Produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in Denmark.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Style Wooden and Fabric Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Set of 6 chairs with a graphic and geometric structure square section, sled base, subtly carved backrest marrying the curves of the back, large and comfortable seats (H47cm / W39cm /...
Category
Late 20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Johannes Nørgaard Pair of Rosewood Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Johannes Nørgaard
Armchairs, circa 1960
Pair of armchairs attributed to Johannes Nørgaard and produced in stunning, exotic rosewood by Nørgaard Møbelfabrik...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
1960s Set of 8 Danish High Back "Oxford" Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of eight swiveling armless high back "Oxford" chairs on five-point satin cast aluminum bases in vibrant mauve vintage upholstery.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Niels O. Møller Set of Six Rosewood Chairs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Niels O. Møller set of six rosewood chairs, seats upholstered with black leather. Manufactured by J. L. Møller, Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Arne Vodder Chairs, Set of 6 in solid wood Denmark
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Lyon, FR
Rare set of 6 chairs by Arne Vodder for Sibast.
Original faux leather in excellent quality.
Amazing rosewood grain.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Set of Three Chairs “Typenko” by Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of three chairs “Typenko” designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet,
Sweden. 1944.
Birch and velvet upholstery.
Dimensions:
H: 88 cm/ 2' 11''
W: 45,5 cm/ 1' 6 1/2''
D: 57 cm/ 1' 11''
Seat height: 43 cm/ 1' 5 1/2''
From 1927 to 1938, Axel-Einar Hjorth was the chief architect and designer at the department store Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm—which was known as one of the most important producers of modernist furniture in Sweden. During this time, Hjorth designed both public and private interiors, and worked with international clients including Iranian royalty. His first project for NK was a stand for the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, during which he exhibited the Louis Cabinet...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Birch
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" chair designed in the 1958 and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Fabric
Frits Henningsen Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen armchair.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Leather, Mahogany
Midcentury Scandinavian Sunfeather Chair by Sonna Rosen
By Sonna Rosen
Located in Baambrugge, NL
"Sunfeather" or "Sulfjadern" chair in its original vintage state. The chair designed by Swedish designer Sonna Rosén for Nässjö Stolfabrikis (1948) is one of the most iconic lounge c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
1960s Danish Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Designed in 1962, this expertly crafted dining chair by Ole Wanscher was built in the cabinet shop of A. J. Iversen of Brazilian rosewood in the 1960s. A graceful, minimal design con...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Set of 4 Rare Hardwood Chairs by Ole Knudsen & Torben Lind for France and Son
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
These are a beautifully crafted set of four chairs in classically Scandinavian Modern style. Designed in 1957 and produce by one of Denmark's most active manufacturers of that time, France and Sons. The quality of the design is matched by the fine workmanship in the making of these chairs, which very rarely come to the market.
Wooden parts totally original, and freshly upholstered to comply with current fire safety...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Lounge Chair by Langlos Fabrikker AS Stranda Norway for Westnofa
Located in New York, NY
Rare example, high back lounge chair, made by P.I. Langlos Fabrikker AS Stranda Norway Westnofa. Solid teak frame supports tweed upholstered continuous seat and back. Arm height 20 i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Niels O. Moller Model 57 Rosewood Carver Chair
Located in London, GB
Niels O. Moller
Model 57 chair
Solid rosewood armchair produced by J.L. Moller Mobelfabrik, Denmark, 1959. Original, patinated black leather seat...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Niels O. Moller Model 57 Rosewood Carver Chair
Located in London, GB
Niels O. Moller
Model 57 chair, 1959
Brazilian rosewood armchair produced by J.L. Moller Møbelfabrik, Denmark in 1959. Stunning rosewood frame wit...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
Brown Leather Highback Lounge Chair After Børge Mogensen
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in the style of Børge Mogensen, this well-constructed and deeply comfortable Danish modern lounge chair features a solid wood frame upholstered in patinated brown leather.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Danish PP501 Round Chairs in Ash by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of 6 custom height PP501 round chairs with sculpted back and arms in ash with a caned seat.
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
Oak Easy Chair by Yngve Ekström Model "Sibbo, " circa 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Easy chair with oak frame and armrests. Model ‘Sibbo’ designed by Yngve Ekström and manufactured in Sweden, circa 1950s.
Good vintage condition, sturdy frame. Patina and normal age...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Hans J. Wegner JH515 Armchairs for Johannes Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Hans J. Wegner armchairs in oak and cane. Model JH-515. Executed by Johannes Hansen.
Stamped Johannes Hansen, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Cane
Helge Sibast Danish Modern Teak Dinning Chairs, Set of Six
By Sibast, Helge Sibast
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six Helge Sibast style dining chairs in teak and leatherette, Denmark, 1950-1960.
Beautiful model with large teak backrest and teak frame. These elegant dinner chairs have a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak
Vintage Teak Pair of the Kamin Chair by Kayser & Relling, Norway, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A great pair of the iconic "Kaminstolen" or "The Fire place chair" made by the Norwegian designers Fredrik Kayser & Adolf Relling and then produced by...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Scandinavian Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, animal skin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen, Norr11, and Arne Jacobsen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $70 and tops out at $83,516 while the average work can sell for $3,192.
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Gold Italian Dining Chairs
Geometric Office Chair
Mahogany French Art Deco Chair
Hollywood Regency Velvet Chair
Heart Chair Retro
Ponti Style Dining Chairs
Modern Circle Chair
Low Back Side Chair
Ear Chair
Ornately Carved Chairs
Red Patterned Chair
Mid Century Wood Square Chairs