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Seating For Sale
Creator: Knoll
Creator: Dan Johnson
Early Florence Knoll Relaxed Sofa with Paul Smith Maharam Upholstery
Located in Raleigh, NC
A design classic by Florence Knoll. A stunning vintage example newly upholstered in Paul Smith stripes by Maharam, with new foam. The chrome base shows its age and has some chrome l...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of deep red leather 'Viscount' chairs by Dan Johnson for Selig
Located in Kleinburg, ON
This stunning armchair is a rare example of Dan Johnson’s Viscount design for Selig, featuring a sleek brass frame and a rich cognac leather upholstery. The chair has a distinctive m...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Bronze Dining Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Bronze Dining Chair This chair measures: 27.5 wide x 21.5 deep x 29.5 inches high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair clearance of 24...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bronze

Florence Knoll "Model 26" Sofa in Forest Green British Wool & Leather Piping
Located in Stamford, CT
Florence Knoll's influence on Mid-Century design is immeasurable. As a visionary at Knoll, she curated groundbreaking furniture collections and pioneered modern commercial interiors ...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Wool, Walnut

Set of 6 vintage Tulip dining chairs by Eero Saarinen for knoll, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Amazing set of 6 Tulip chairs with beige bouclé upholstery by renowned designer Eero Saarinen, and manufactured by Knoll International, 1970s. This particular set features armrests ...
Category

1960s Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

3 Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Wire Side Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Int
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Timeless and fabulous design by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. Set of 3 classic beauties with full leather pads for seats and backs. All labeled and in very good condition wi...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Set of Four Dining Chairs in Beige Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, set of four dining chairs, model '72', lacquered steel, leather, United States, design 1948, later production Set of four organic shaped chairs designed by ...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Brno Black Fabric Tubular Dining Chairs by Knoll, Set of 2
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for his House in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno chair remains a design icon. Sleek and simple, these cantilever chairs are uphols...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Fabric

1980s Set of Four Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca B64 Armchairs in Green Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of 4 Cesca chairs, model B64, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. These examples were manufactured by Knoll in the 1980s. The chairs feature tubular chromed-s...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Authentic Mint Set of Four Midcentury Knoll Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Special order red leather chairs upholstered by Knoll. Beautiful showing very little use.
Category

1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Mid Century Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Mid Century Sofa This sofa measures: 91 wide x 36 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height of 24.75 inchesAll pieces of furniture c...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

1960s Set of Four Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Pedestal Arm Chairs, Model 150US
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Saarinen Tulip Pedestal Swivel Armchairs, Model 150A, initially designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1956. These examples date to the 1960s. The listed price ...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

1980s Task Chair Designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s Very fun and bright cherry red eighties task chairs designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll International. Armless style, padded, with a great base. 2 available. CONDITION N...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

1960s Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll International Brown Leather Three Seat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous Model No. 263 three-seater sofa, designed by Mies Van Der Rohe and produced by Knoll International. These pieces were produced in the late 1960's to ear...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Knoll Charles Pfister Sofa Set in Grey Leather, USA, 1970s in Gray
Located in Berlin, DE
A original three-seat leather sofa design in 1971 by Charles Pfister for Knoll. Original grey color Knoll leather. Overall dimensions: 86” wide, 33” deep, 29” high, 16” seat, 24” arm...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Wooden Slat & Metal Y-Frame Benches
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century rectangular benches with a wooden slat seat resting on a Y-Frame black metal base. (HARRY BERTOIA FOR KNOLL ASSOCIATES)(PRICED AS PAIR) Condition: Good;...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs for Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Warren Platner lounge chairs for Knoll.
Category

1960s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Knoll Associated Leather Strap Wooden Bench with Two Drawer Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American rectangular wooden bench with a lattice mesh of 2" wide leather strapping plus removable two-drawer cabinet with inlaid blue enamel top, standing on four metal l...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Silver Diamond Wire Chairs by Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of vintage mid century modern diamond wire lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) for Knoll are circa 1970. Originally designed by Bertoia in 1952, t...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Wire

Set of 8 'Tulip' Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1956
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare grouping of eight (8) iconic Tulip swiveling dining chairs by Eero Saarinen featuring the Classic organic sculptural form and orange wool upholstery on white enameled cast iro...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Navy Blue Wool Upholstered Eero Saarinen Knoll Armchairs, Pair
Located in Basel, BS
A PAIR of Saarinen Executive Armchairs with metal bases, upholstered in a splendid navy blue wool textile. These chairs are completely original, and in spectacular condition. The uph...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wool, Wood

Seof 6 Italian Postmodern Ginotta Armchairs by Enrico Franzolini for Crassevig
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 6 postmodern Italian armchairs by Enrico Franzolini circa 1989, very nice and clean condition rare and great postmodern design the Ginotta model armchairs. made in I...
Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

1980s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia Diamond Lounge chair, model 421, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the 1980s. The listed price in...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

A pair or Jens Risom's Model 654 lounge chairs, designed in the 1940s for Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
A pair or Jens Risom's Model 654 lounge chairs, designed in the 1940s for Knoll. I am guessing they are from the early 2000s. A classic mid century modern style, still in production....
Category

Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Warren Platner for Knoll Nickel Lounge Chair Reupholstered in Your Fabric
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern lounge chair in nickel finish, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, circa 1970s. This chair is currently being reupholstered and can be completed in your fabric. S...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each armless chair measures: 22 wide x 21 deep x 31 high, with a seat height of 18.75 inches Each cap...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Set of 10 Brno Flat Bar chairs by Knoll, design by Mies van der Rohe, 20th century
Located in Vicenza, VI
Brno Chair Flat Bar is a chair created by Mies Vas der Rohe, a German designer who changed the history of 20th century design. The object was desig...
Category

1960s American Other Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Knoll Executive Armchair Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of six (6) Eero Saarinen Mid Century Modern Executive Lounge Dining Armchairs by Knoll Associates. In what is original Knoll fabric which is serviceable and clean but s...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Richard Sapper for Knoll Desk Task Executive or Conference Chair - Brown Leather
Located in St. Louis, MO
Designer Richard Sapper for Knoll the desk chairs in rich dark brown Spinneybeck leather, fully adjustable on 5 star bases on casters. Product...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner, Knoll International, Kvadrat Tonus Fabric Stool Bronze Metal
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Authentic stool, designed by Warren Platner in 1966. Recent Knoll edition in bordeaux burgondy Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Vintage Knoll 53 Inch Ottoman Or Pouf
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Knoll 53 Inch Ottoman Or Pouf. Offered is a handsome oversized round ottoman or pouf manufactured by Knoll. This very large ottoman is currently...
Category

1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Fully Restored Antique Hand Dyed Brown Leather Four Seater Knole Drop Arm Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored four seater Knole sofa with oversized feather filled cushions If you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you kno...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Eero Saarinen set of four Tulip chairs 1970s
Located in bari, IT
Saarinen Tulip chairs are a modernist design classic, created by architect and designer Eero Saarinen in the 1950s. They are famous for their sleek, minimalist lines, with tulip-shap...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

12 Executive Armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll Black Leather & 4 Prong Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Timeless MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Executive armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll set of 12. Each chair is comprised of a black leather seat and back with button detail, a...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Pair of Knoll Saarinen Swiveling Tulip Base Stools
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Knoll Saarinen Swiveling Tulip Base Stools. Circa 1970's. Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll the maker. Mid-Century Modern Style. Recovered b...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 7 Available
Located in South Bend, IN
A stylish postmodern stacking "handkerchief" chair By Massimo Vignelli for Knoll International USA, 1980s Molded fiberglass seat, with powder coated steel base. Measures: 23.5"W ...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1990s Set of Six Frank Gehry for Knoll Hat Trick Dining Side Chairs in Maple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of six Hat Trick dining chairs, model 91C, designed by Frank Gehry for Knoll in 1990. The listed price includes all 6 chairs. Their sinuous silhouette is formed from st...
Category

1990s American Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

1960s Set of Four Marcel Breuer for Knoll Dining Chairs in New Chestnut Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four B33 Cantilever Side Chairs, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the 1960s. They feature a tubular ...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Wire Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oversized steel wire ottoman in bouclé, designed by Warren Platner for his namesake Platner collection for Knoll. Now a Classic modern form that is at once Industrial and organic. Up...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Early Saarinen Knoll Executive Task or Desk Chair Tilt Swivel Castors Orig Vinyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please note, I have a matching pair of armchairs, see last picture. Executive armchair designed in 1950 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Associates. This example is from the early '50's, with the earliest tilt mechanism. All original! The original blue vinyl is soft and comfortable, with a couple small repairs I made - see pictures. The padding is soft and everything works as it should. A very sturdy and comfy chair...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Gio Ponti Cane Seat Armchair for Knoll International
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare walnut armchair by Gio Ponti for Knoll International, c.1960s, Italy, is an exquisite example of mid-century craftsmanship. This piece features a modernist and mini...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair of 1st edition easy chairs 25 BC by Florence Knoll in velvet, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful set of club chairs, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International. The chairs have been newly upholstered and covered in cotton velvet. Literature: Knoll Furniture 19...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Florence Knoll Model 65 Chrome Slipper Lounge Chairs, 1973
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Florence Knoll Chromed Steel & Oatmeal Fabric Lounge Chairs. Featuring 1 inch reflective sturdy, solid Chromed Steel constructed framework, ergonomic angled rear legs and bac...
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 8 Each armless chair measures: 22 wide x 21 deep x 31 high, with a seat height of 18.75 inches Each cap...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Vintage Maple Frame Knoll Sofa by Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage maple frame Knoll sofa by Lewis Butler for Knoll. An arm-less sofa with walnut back legs, cotton web seats and back support. A great example of classic Knoll style and substa...
Category

1950s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Teak

1950s Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System Three Seat Sofa for Reupholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an early Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System Sofa, Model 53, initially designed by Florence Knoll in 1955. This piece was produced in the USA at around the same time. It is a ...
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1960s Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Dining Arm Chairs with Bronze Frames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Platner Armchairs, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. These are early examples, dating to the late 1960s. The frames of these chairs are composed of pati...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Pierre Jeanneret Scissors Chairs for Knoll Associates - Upholstery Options
Located in Saint Paul, MN
As the story goes, Hans and Florence Knoll were vacationing in France when they came across an early prototype chair by Pierre Jeanneret. This early example borrowed the inverted V s...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Maple

Model 657 Sling Chair by Charles Pollock for Knoll International
Located in New York, NY
Charles Pollcok model 657 leather and steel framed sling chair designed for Knoll circa the 1970s. Original leather sling and cushion. Original Knoll International mark present on un...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

2021 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Bar Stool w/ Red Pads Model 428C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia bar stool, model 428C, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to 2021. The listed price includes one bar ...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

George Nakashima Straight Chair for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by master craftsman George Nakashima for Knoll in 1946, the N19 chair was intended as a mass-produced counterpoint to the Nakashima Studio’s popular “Straight Chair...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Walnut

1980s Pair of Gae Aulenti for Knoll Orsay Dining Arm Chairs with Frame & Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Orsay Armchairs, originally designed by Gae Aulenti in 1976. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA circa the 1980s. This armchair was named af...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

1970s Two-Seat Sling Sofa by Hannah Morrison for Knoll in Fabric and Aluminum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Two-Seat Sling Sofa, designed by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll in 1971. It features a polished cast-steel frame, and has an upholstered seat & back. The uphols...
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1970 Knoll Executive Chrome + Orig. Vtg. Knoll Red Textile Leather Office Chair
Located in Basel, BS
Two available, sold separately--Original 4 leg base (Sought after!!) Red Knoll Textile and chrome Mid Century Vintage Knoll Pollock chair--RARE beauty-- from the era of the height of...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of Mies van der Rohe Tubular Chrome Brno Chairs by Knoll
Located in Hanover, MA
Designed in 1930 for the Tugendhat house in Brno, Czechoslovakia, the Brno chair is in the Pantheon of modern design icons. The cantilevered frame is a single piece of tubular chrome...
Category

1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ralph Rapson, Rare Lounge Chairs, Maple, Cotton, Brass, USA, 1945
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of rare maple, light orange cotton webbing and brass "Greenbelt" lounge designed by Ralph Rapson and produced by H.G. Knoll Associates, USA, 1940s
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

2010s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bird Lounge Chair & Ottoman in Black, 2x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Bird lounge chair and coordinating ottoman, Models 423LU/424YU, initially designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952. These examples of the chairs were produced ...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair of Wassily Chairs by Knoll in Brown Leather and Chrome
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Wassily sling armchairs by Knoll in brown leather and chrome. The Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3 chair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925–1926 while he was the...
Category

20th Century German Expressionist Seating

Materials

Chrome

Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale on 1stDibs

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

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Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

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