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Seating For Sale
Creator: Knoll
Creator: Svend Åge Madsen
Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair signed Knoll Studio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufacture date 2003 by Knoll Studio. Stamped Knoll Studio on the frame and labeled. In black leather, chromed s...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Don Pettit for Knoll #1105 Bentwood Armchairs Set of Five
Located in Weymouth, MA
Set of five bentwood office chairs by Don Pettit for Knoll International with tag and label. With original orange fabric and cushions (stiff).
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Tulip Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1970s, Set of 6
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 6 chairs in fibreglass, aluminium and orange fabric. Stamped Knoll international under the legs. Seat height 45cm. Wear due to time and age of the chairs.
Category

1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Joseph D'urso Swivel Lounge Chairs from Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Joseph D'Urso swivel lounge chairs on polished aluminum chrome bases in all original red boucle fabric and adjustable seats. Measurements with adjustable seat height variatio...
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Joe D'Urso for Knoll Pair of Swivel Club Lounge Chairs in Deep Blue Wool Blend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Joe D'Urso's most iconic designs, this pair of chairs was produced in by Knoll. This pair forgoes the 'return to center' feature in favor of the more practical height adjustm...
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Gray Leather Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of eight mid century modern cantilever Brno arm chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll were produced in 2002. These iconic Bauhaus modernist chairs originally designed by Lud...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 6 Tulip Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 Tulip Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, XXth Century. Set of 6 tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll for dining room in black fibreglass and fabric, cushions reno...
Category

20th Century French Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

Mid-Century Modern Pfister Cube Lounge Chairs for Knoll in Black Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Vintage all original Knoll cube club chairs. Simple cubist form with clean lines, set atop a seemingly floating base that are cha...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Custom and Monumental Florence Knoll Bench or Coffee Table
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Custom unique Florence Knoll bench for Knoll is black leather and chrome frame. Amazing opportunity to own a one of a kind piece. This bench can also make a great soft ottoman.
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid Century White Diamond Wire Chairs by Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of four vintage mid century modern diamond wire lounge chairs designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll are circa 1970. Originally designed by Bertoia in 1952, the industrial mate...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Iron, Wire

Mid Century Gray Leather Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of four (8 available) mid century modern cantilever Brno arm chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll were produced in 2002. These iconic Bauhaus modernist chairs originally de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Knoll Handkerchief Stacking Chairs by Massimo & Lella Vignelli, Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Knoll Handkerchief Chair by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, introduced in 1983. These chairs are very resilient, and stackable with a generous seat size and the organic lines su...
Category

20th Century Italian Seating

Materials

Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair and Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair and ottoman. Probably one of the most comfortable chairs ever created! This chair and ottoman d...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Early Production Saarinen Tulip Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this authentic, very early production set of Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Chairs, signed and dated 1960. The chairs feature upholstered blue wool blend sea...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

1970s Vintage Warren Platner Occasional Chair Knoll Beige Knobby Wool
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The perfect glamorous vanity chair. Very sculptural wire armchair designed by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in the 1970s. Dingy original woven knoll knobby wool blend biege ...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Spoleto Chairs by Ufficio Tecnico for Knoll, Italy, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Ufficio Tecnico Reguitti, Mart Stam, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spoleto Chair by Ufficio Tecnico for Knoll, a timeless piece of modern design. These chairs boast black leather seats integrated with polished chrome frames. The laced backrests not ...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus White Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll, 1970s
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and leather. Excellent vintage condition. The B...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Warren Platner for Knoll classic armchair designed 1966
Located in London, GB
Warren Platner studied at Cornell University, graduating in 1941 with a degree in architecture. He went on to work with legendary architects Raymond Loewy, Eero Saarinen, and I. M. P...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ettore Sottsass, Knoll, Mid-Century Modern, Mandarin Armchairs, Italy, 1990s
Located in Stamford, CT
Ettore Sottsass, Knoll, Mid-Century Modern, Mandarin Armchairs, Italy, 1990s Set of five mid-century modern arm chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in Italy, 1986. Featurin...
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural and graceful iconic lounge chair model 1705 by Warren Platner designed in 1962 for Knoll International. Upholstered in luxurious rust ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Iron Frame Butterfly Chair Frames, A Pair
Located in Garnerville, NY
A very good and early pair of iron frame butterfly sling chairs. The original design dates to the late 1930s and rediscovered and produced by Knoll years later. Covers not included. ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Knoll International 3-Seater Sofa Model 'Bastiano' Tobia Scarpa Leather Cognac
Located in Köln, NRW
Knoll International 3-seater sofa model 'Bastiano' Tobia Scarpa leather cognac A classic and chic three-seater sofa from the Bastiano series, designed by the iconic Italian designer...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Teak

Saarinen Executive Side Chair with Fiberglass Back by Knoll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This vintage Knoll Associates executive side chair, designed by the renowned Eero Saarinen, features a distinctive fiberglass back that exudes mid-century modern charm. Reimagined wi...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Office Chair with arms by Saarinen for Knoll. Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Office Chair with arms by Saarinen for Knoll. Circa 1970s Feature the original hunter green twill upholstery and casters for easy mobility. The chair smoo...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Twill, Upholstery

Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs signed Knoll Studio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Wassily lounge chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufacture date 2003 by Knoll Studio. Stamped Knoll Studio on the frame and labeled. In black leather, chromed s...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1980s
Located in Aachen, NW
Early Easy Lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking Easy chair was designed in the 1960s by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in the early 1980s. This mid-ce...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 3 leather executive armchairs designed by Charles Pollock for Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Buttery set of 3 executive armchairs designed by Charles Pollock for Knoll in 1956, in a rustic red leather upholstery with black arms on a 5 star swivel base with casters, tags stil...
Category

1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Warren Platner for Knoll Arm Chairs/ Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Warren Platner for Knoll Pair of Armchairs. In like new condition! Chairs are not even 2 years old! Beautiful chairs in great condition! 1966 Design that still looks current! Ni...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Nickel

Knoll Associates Couch, Park Avenue, New York, Made in Italy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Knoll Associates sofa on steel frame. Sofa has been restored with new webbing, foam and upholstery. Label located on the left hand side of sofa. Label is Knoll Associates, 320 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. Made in Italy. Upholstered in Knoll textile called Infinite in Sugar (Infinite is a highly usable upholstery and wrapped panel fabric showing continuous circles defined by a fine black outline...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Barcelona Lounge Chair With Ottoman By Knoll
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Barcelona chair and ottoman by Mies van der Rohe, fabricated in the 70's by Knoll. Produced in black leather with a very solid polished stainless frame. The black leather...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of 8 Ginotta Dining Chairs by Enrico Franzolini Dining Chairs for Knoll. Cir
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Postmodern Ginotta Dining Chairs by Enrico Franzolini Dining Chairs for Knoll. Circa 1980s In 1989 Knoll introduced the Franzolini chair, a thoroughly modern interpretation ...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Warren Platner for Knoll Easy Chair in White Chenille
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, easy chair, model '1705', steel, reupholstered in chenille "Per Inciso" Perla by Dedar, United States, design ca. 1962, production later. This iconic white...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of four Eero Saarinen Swivel Tulip Armchairs Model 150, 1970s by Knoll Int.
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Fantastic pair of vintage swivel Tulip armchairs model 150 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Designed in 1956. These are from the 1970s. Design Classic from the Pedestal coll...
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Space Age Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Early Production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair / Classic Modern Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair / Classic Mid Century Modern Design,, Chair in "as is" original condition.. Perfect candidate for a re-do.. Can be fully ,professi...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Early Jens Risom Knoll Associates Armless Settee
Located in Southampton, NJ
Classic early Knoll Associates sofa designed by Jens Risom in the early 1940s. Solid birch base with sleek angled and tapering legs support a comfortable cantilevered seat with origi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Birch, Upholstery

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Coffee Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll, 1970
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and leather. Excellent vintage condition. The B...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Mid century vintage leather sling 657 lounge chair by Charles pollock
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century vintage leather sling lounge chair ‘657’ by Charles pollock. Light tan thick hide leather sling with black cushion. Labeled knoll. Go...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Icon of the Memphis Milano Movement. A set of four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs for Knoll. Black Alcantara upholstery. Arms in red lacquer. A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for K...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Steel

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered and new foam.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered and new foam.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Red Barcelona Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1972
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona lounge chair, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and leather. Excellent vintage condition. ...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 6 Warren Platners Chairs in cream/beige fabric by Knoll International
Located in amstelveen, NL
Warren Platner dining chairs, beige kvadrat fabric, set of 6, Knoll International In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the “decorative, gentle, graceful' shapes that were beginn...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wool

Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chair. Red Fabric, Bronze Frame Finish
Located in Kansas City, MO
Warren Platner Lounge Chair in red Knoll fabric with the more expensive bronze frame. Frame is in great condition with no rust. Foam padding is good with the fabric inside back sho...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

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 1980s. Signed with Knoll label. This chair is currently being reupholstered and can be co...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Tulip Armchair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic piece of modern design combining elegance and functionality, the Knoll tulip armchair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957. It feature...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Knoll Tulip Dining Set by Eero Saarinen 1960s Large Marble Table Armchairs
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Magnificent fully original tulip dining set designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll International in the 1960s. The set consists of 6 original marked tulip armchairs and the ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Rare Indoor Wire Upholstered Chaise Lounge by Richard Schultz for Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white plastic coated wire chaise lounge with adjustable backrest and orange Knoll fabric two piece cushion . This rare chaise was produced for in door use since unlike the outdoor ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wire

1958 Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Three Seat Sofa, Model 57 in Green Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an extremely early Florence Knoll ‘Parallel Bar’ Sofa, Model 57, designed by Florence Knoll in 1958. It is a rare example of Florence K...
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Easy Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Easy Lounge Chair and Ottoman The chair measures: 41 wide x 35 deep x 39 high, with a seat height of 16 inches and arm height/chair clearance of...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Gae Aulenti, Set of 3 "Orsay" Armchairs for Knoll International, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Nice set of 3 "Orsay" armchairs designed by Gae Aulenti produced by Knoll International in Italy. Circa 1970s. New upholstery. Dark brown lacquered metal feet. Good vintage conditio...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modern Piero Lissoni for Knoll Divina Club Lounge Chairs Black Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Modern Pre Owned Piero Lissoni for Knoll Divina Club Lounge Chair in Black Leather. Clean lines and exceptional comfort characterize the Divina Lounge Cha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Warren Platner, Easy Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Knoll Intl, original 1972 example
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair and matching Ottoman, designed 1966 and manufactured by Knoll International, this set dated 1972. This iconic chair is made of moulded fibreglass co...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Restored Set of (8) Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs with Wood Legs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Set of eight vintage Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs. These chairs come in variety of iterations, but I think we have a winning combo here. Our group of Saarinen chairs features ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Mid Century Blue Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of mid century modern Brno arm chairs by Mies van der Rohe were manufactured by Knoll in 2006. These iconic Bauhaus chairs were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Black Leather Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Chairs, Matching Set of Two
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of Barcelona chairs by Mies Van der Rohe for Knoll International in black leather. Engraved with signature in the frame and marked with Knoll logo at the bottom of the cushions....
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chair with Bamboo Armrests for Knoll Int.
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin chairs, rare bamboo arms. Rare blue leather. Very good condition, near mint condition. Additional two chairs wi...
Category

1980s Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Bamboo

Warren Platner Wire Lounge Chair for Knoll Ultra Suede, 2000s
Located in Aachen, NW
Impressive Beige Ivory Ultra Suede Lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking lounge chair was designed in the 1960s by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in th...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 6 Harry Bertoia Bar Stools for Knoll
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Set of 6 bar stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. A beautiful and classic design by one of the most notable Mid Century designer and artist. Each one retains its original white powder ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

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.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

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.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

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