Dunbar Furniture
American
Revered for its handcrafted and highly collectible mid-century modern sofas, coffee tables and other furnishings, Dunbar Furniture was founded in 1910 in Berne, Indiana, but it didn’t gain widespread recognition until the ’30s, following the introduction of its president to a designer who would leave an indelible mark on the company’s legacy: Edward Wormley.
After a stint at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Oswego, Illinois-born Wormley worked as an interior designer for Marshall Field’s before joining Dunbar in 1931. Initially focused on developing the company’s cheapest furniture line, which could be bought with soap coupons, he was soon leading Dunbar Furniture into a new era of residential furniture for modern American homes. He would serve as the company’s design director for over three decades, designing about 150 pieces each year.
During that time, he oversaw the production of designs in a wide range of materials, with influences ranging from Scandinavian modernism to Art Deco. There were modern upholstery pieces, like swiveling lounge chairs and low-slung sofas, and experiments with textural wood on bar carts and cabinets as well as minimal, sculptural tables and functional office furniture. A passionate collector of Tiffany Studios lamps, Wormley used their glass tiles in Dunbar tables in 1956. He also worked on the reproduction of pieces by designers such as Jean-Michel Frank and Richard Riemerschmid.
One standout Dunbar Furniture collection was Janus, introduced in the 1960s, with Austrian-born ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler. These pieces see the Natzlers’ uniquely artful ceramic tiles set into several styles of wooden tables. They remain some of the most sought-after mid-century modern Dunbar pieces on the vintage market today. During the peak of his design career and, indeed, the height of Dunbar Furniture’s history, Wormley amassed a whopping 30 Good Design awards between 1950 and 1955 through the “Good Design” exhibition, hosted by the Chicago Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Modern Art. Dunbar today produces a limited selection of archival Wormley designs, but many sales of original Dunbar pieces are through the resale market.
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Color: Gray
Creator: Dunbar
Dunbar Sofa by Edward Wormley on Brass Legs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Fully restored in beautiful fog grey mohair over polished brass legs. Sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley Slipper Chairs for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have an absolutely stunning pair of slipper chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. These chairs have been freshly reupholstered in a wonderful nubby white boucle...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Bouclé
Pair Slipper Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, New Charcoal Gray Upholstery
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of two armless Slipper chairs / lounge chairs designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s. The medium grey. Upholstery has been recently updated and in fine condition with no is...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Set of 12 Bracket Back Dining Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley set of 12 bracket back dining chairs. Newly upholstered with great plains woven textured wool cotton blend fabric with mahogany frames and b...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs New Black/White Geometric Fabric
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This pair of chairs will be perfect for any high end Mid-Century Modern interior. They used to be in every "TV room" in the USA. One for him and one for her. now they are perfect for any couple or family. The white with black chair had a Dunbar label, the other had no label, but both chairs came from the same vintage Palm Springs Estate. The bigger black with white chair is taller and a little more narrow. They look amazing together in a positive or negative high end black and white jacquard. Respectfully chosen to have a vintage feel but also look extremely fresh and modern in their new incarnation. Expertly reupholstered. Back buttons as per original chairs. Loose reversible seat cushions. These chairs are currently in our N Palm Springs showroom in a 1960s Palm Springs modern vignette. We have a beautiful wood French coffee table and a pair of Laurel brutalist lamps...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sofa, early design with great scale, spring seating system, reupholstered and rebuilt reupholstered with wool ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Dunbar “Kips Bay Sofa” by John Saladino
By Dunbar Furniture, John Saladino
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar “Kips Bay Sofa” by John Saladino edited by Stanley Tigerman for an interior.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Silk
Sculptural Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar stainless steel and glass center table, 1970c. We have 2 in stock.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Party Sofa Model 5407 in Dark Gray Leather
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Edward Wormley's iconic party sofa for Dunbar. Reupholstered in dark gray leather. A super comfortable sofa with loads of style. A design class...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Leather
Rare Dunbar Gray Leather Sofa Chaise, Expertly Reupholstered
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar sofa chaise. One arm with a rolled cushion that is attached via a mechanism that the cushion spins. Expertly reupholstered in grey Spinneybeck leather.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Chrome Glass Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
70's Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Chrome Polygon Beveled Glass Coffee Table
Approximate Measurements in...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Edward Wormley Teardrop Chairs for Dunbar, Model 5106
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edward Wormley design "Teardrop" lounge chairs, Model 5106 for Dunbar Furniture. Uniques shape chairs newly upholstered on polished and lacquered solid brass legs, ready to install.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Dunbar Chairs Gray Boucle, 1960
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Dunbar chairs gray boucle, 1960. Newly reupholstered gray boucle leather welt and brushed stainless steel legs.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Steel
Completely Restored Blue Velvet Grand Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, c1960
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward Wormley for Dunbar sofa with tapered rosewood legs and newly upholstered in a plush soft blue velvet. Every inch of this grand sofa has been painstakingly restored/replaced a...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rectangular Cocktail Table with Carpathian Elm
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern, Rarely seen Edward Wormley rectangular walnut frame coffee table in a dark brown finish with inset Carpathian elm square top and sculpted legs with heavy brass sa...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley Walnut Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Two architectural open arm lounge chairs in walnut by Dunbar, with green and blue horizontal stripe upholstery.
Category
1950s American Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Elliptical Rosewood Coffee Table by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Highland, IN
This stunning cocktail table by Edward Wormley exemplifies his refined sensibility and fine detailing as well as the quality of Dunbar's construction. The table was custom ordered wi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Metal
Edward J. Wormley Lounge Chair and Ottoman circa 1950s for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward J. Wormley lounge chair and ottoman for Dunbar circa 1950s on solid brass castors. The lounge chair has a trapezoid shape, wider in the front (27.5" W) and tapers to the back....
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair Restored
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dunbar Mid-Century Modern lounge chair on solid brass cone shape legs by Edward Wormley.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Chrome and Glass Coffee Table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural chrome and glass coffee table designed by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Furniture.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Slipper Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Slipper chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950. Signed with brass tag. Features tufted back with piping. Original f...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa by Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This spacious Dunbar sofa features deep upholstered seats with unique vintage striped fabric. The cutaway armrests and well-proportioned design add to the Mid-Century appeal of this ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Edward Wormley Loveseat "Short Sofa" Terry Chenille Fabric
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Westport, CT
Edward Wormley loveseat, short sofa catalog page 26 index page 175 model 5406, solid brass polished legs springs foam. Important early design,
1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chrome Coffee Table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s chrome coffee table designed by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. Thick 3/4" glass top with light scratches, 42" diameter. Arched chrome base can be flipped upside down and used both ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Modern Sculptural Chrome and Glass Round Table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Toledo, OH
Flat bar Modernist sculptural chrome and glass round table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. Glass is 0.5" thick. Chairs in last photo are shown for scale. Minor surface scratches. Chrom...
Category
1960s North American Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sofa with Brass Feet
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Edward Wormley for Dunbar sofa on brass, tapered legs. The section under the backrest is recessed. Recently restored and reupholstered (last two years). However, there are two ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1965 Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Gray Tweed
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and super comfortable lounge chair by Dunbar. Chair has what seems to be fairly new upholstery in a beautiful silky chenille tweed. Ottoman dimensions are 28.5" W x 23" D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Coffee Table with Faceted Olive Burl Pedestal Base by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table No. 6302G with faceted olive burl pedestal base and thick glass top by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, 1963 (Dunbar metal tag on base).
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Glass, Burl
Edward Wormley "Long John" Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Long John" bench/table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with slat-style top, turned edge and great curved legs. This is the long version.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - wit...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Teak
Tall Round Center Coffee Table Chrome and Glass
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass round coffee table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. This table is 22" higher which higher then usu...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Pentagonal Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
All original, signed, Dunbar pentagonal coffee table designed by Edward Wormley. Beautiful patina on the original finish.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley Expandable Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Edward Wormley designed coffee table produced by Dunbar. Solid Mahogany construction, professionally restored with the appropriate satin espresso finish.
The functionality of thi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Edward Wormley Mahogany and Grey Wool Barrel Back Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar barrel back arm chairs in mahogany and blue/gray wool upholstery. Great understated design that reveals unique qualities, would...
Category
1950s American Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Tootsie Roll Stools by Dunbar
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive 'tootsie roll' stool, ottoman or end table covered in textured striated fabric.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Dunbar Square Lamp or Side Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern square Dunbar side or end table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Furniture
1970s Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ash with Aluminum Frame Upholstered Armchair
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar model #979 CH, Oiled ash frame with flat Aluminum bar cross stretchers, with upholstered arms back and seat. Paper label. Upholstery and ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome walnut cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Three inner shelves with sliding doors. Bottom of cabinet is wrapped in tan leather. Dunbar tag on the back. Newly refinished in...
Category
1950s American Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Thin-Edged Brass Mirror by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare and beautifully rendered thin-edged square mirror in warmly patinated brass.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Channel Cube Dunbar Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of impressive, large-scale, cube-shaped Dunbar chairs in original leather. Designed by Roger Sprunger, ca'1970's.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Leather
Chest of Drawers by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and well proportioned eight (8) drawer cabinet in ebonized mahogany, having distinctive laminated end pulls, on tapered dowel legs.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Desk Chair by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable and swiveling roll arm desk chair in the original brown leather, having a chromed four point base with casters.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Tri-Mark, circa 1971
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice vintage glass top coffee table in the style of Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. This sleek midcentury cocktail table boasts arched sides,...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Faux Ivory Low Chest by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful custom Dunbar chest designed by Edward Wormley redone in a faux ivoy finish. Great scale which could easily be used behind a sofa or under a window.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stainless Steel Sculpture by Roger Lee Sprunger
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stainless steel sculpture created by Roger Lee Sprunger comprised of three of his design table bases for Dunbar stacked end to end. 79" tall. Made by Du...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Two-Piece Dunbar Sofa by Edward Wormley, Armless, Brass Legs, Models 4756 & 4828
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Two piece, armless, sectional sofa designed by Edward Wormley, made by Dunbar. A combination of models 4756 and 4828 in the Dunbar Catalog. The backless end on the angled piece (4756...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dunbar furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Dunbar furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Dunbar furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Dunbar were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Edward Wormley, Paul McCobb, and Milo Baughman. Prices for Dunbar furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $225 and can go as high as $119,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,998.
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Questions About Dunbar Furniture
- Where is Dunbar Furniture made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Dunbar furniture is made in High Point, North Carolina. The original location of the company was Berne, Indiana. Its relocation occurred after Currey & Co. bought Dunbar from founder James Wormley in 1970. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dunbar furniture.