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Seating For Sale
Creator: Knoll
Creator: Vittorio Nobili
1990s Set of Four Frank Gehry for Knoll High Sticking Dining Side Chairs Maple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a set of four High Sticking chairs designed by Frank Gehry and produced by Knoll. The chairs are marked and guaranteed as authen...
Category

1990s American Modern Seating

Materials

Maple

2011 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Side / Dining Chairs in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Saarinen Executive Armless Side Chairs, Model 72C, originally designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA during 2011. Th...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Sling Settee by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Designed by Hannah and Morrison for Knoll. Original green fabric with full metal construction.
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Vintage MCM Miles Van Der Rohe for Knoll Brno Chairs - Set of 4
Located in west palm beach, FL
A spectacular set of four vintage MCM dining chairs. The iconic BRNO chairs with the flat bar chrome and distressed leather seats. Designed b...
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Original Vintage Chrome Warren Platner for KNOLL Armchairs, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
These exceptional vintage chrome Warren Platner for Knoll armchairs have been expertly reupholstered in a creamy Pierre Frey Paris Bo...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Knoll Black Leather & Stainless Steel Barcelona Chairs, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair / Two black leather and stainless steel Barcelona Chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll. Each example is signed with the Knoll Studio markings. Very few signs of use...
Category

Early 2000s American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Early Womb Chair Designed for Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
A early production womb chair designed by Eero Saarinen. Produced by Knoll starting in 1946 this model was produced in 1952. It re...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Joseph D'Urso Leather Sectional Sofa, Knoll, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Joseph D'Urso leather sectional sofa, Knoll 1980, Mix of leather and velvet cushions. No rips or tears, leather has nice broken in patina.
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Barcelona Stool by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Put your feet up on an iconic mid-century design! Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929 to accompany his Barceloa chair. The sculpted metal frame in polished chrome is accentua...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Early Ralph Rapson Rocker with Leather Webbing
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This is a rare first year production from HG Knoll Associates of a stunning rocking chair designed by Ralph Rapson. It boasts a solid birch frame with original woven leather webbing...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Birch, Leather

Warren Planter for Knoll Wire Chairs (single)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single Warren Platner Arm chair made by Knoll. Distinctive wire design with pedestal motif and rounded back. Comfort and design from the mid-century! Please specify how many of 3 you...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal, Wire

Florence Knoll for Knoll Mid-Century Modern Sofa in Fuchsia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic sofa designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll in the early 1960s. It features a stainless steel frame with fuchsia tweed upholstery.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Florence Knoll Sofa Reupholstered in Wool Mohair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning vintage 1960s Florence Knoll sofa that we had redone and reupholstered in a beautiful Kravet wool mohair. Color is called indigo blue. A rich navy color. We had 6 extra ba...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of Two Eero Saarinen Model 151 Tulip Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of armchairs 'Tulip', model 151, design Eero Saarinen, 1955-1956. Early production, probably 1960s. White lacquered molded fiberglass and seat with wool cover. Produced by Knoll...
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Charles Pfister for Knoll Mid Century Leather Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles Pfister for Knoll Mid Century Leather Sofa This sofa measures: 86.5 wide x 33.5 deep x 26.5 inches high, with a seat height of 14.75...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pr. Cube Form Club Chairs by Charles Pfister for Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of leather club chairs designed by Charles Pfister for Knoll. Executed in grayish blue leather, close to a slate blue in tone. Chairs are matching in color, they appear different in the pictures as a result of uneven lighting. The chairs are in very good, original condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Priced and offered as a pair, please view the matching loveseat we have listed separately at Barbarella Home...
Category

Late 20th Century American International Style Seating

Materials

Leather

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Dining Chair Arm in Beige Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, Model 71 USB, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to the 1960s. Its design features legs of polished tubula...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage 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

Bird Chair with Ottoman by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1960
Located in bruxelles, BE
Black metal armchair and ottoman by Harry Bertoia. Model: Bird. Ottoman dimensions: H: 59 cm W: 39 cm D: 42 cm. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BE...
Category

1960s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Saarinen Executive Armchair in Original Red Leather, Vintage Swivel Base
Located in Wilton, CT
This gorgeous vintage Knoll Saarinen Executive Armchair comes in its original supple red leather in very good condition. There is very minor wear. This particular chair has been inst...
Category

1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Brno Flat-Bar Chair Upholstered in Light Grey Velvet, Steel Frame
Located in Wilton, CT
The definition of minimalism in a singular design, achieved by the great Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929, the Brno flat-bar chair is just that. These are contemporary edition Mies ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair Barcelona Chairs, Black Leather and Stainless Steel, Mies for Knoll, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
All original timeless classic pair of black leather and hand polished stainless steel Barcelona chairs. Designed by Mies van de Rohe in 1929, this pair was produced in the 1970s. Ver...
Category

1970s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Red Executive Armless Chairs Set of 4
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One of Knoll's most popular designs that achieved supreme comfort through the shape of i...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Womb Chair and Ottoman by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 2000s
Located in Renens, CH
Indulge in comfort with the Womb Chair, designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. This iconic chair showcases Saarinen’s visionary design, and Kn...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair is French Boucle
Located in Dallas, TX
An iconic Eero Saarinen for Knoll womb chair newly upholstered in a very high-quality French bouclé. The colors include yellow/gold, sienna browns and white. This pairs beautifully with one of the Dunbar sofas we have reupholstered in yellow/dijon mohair. Please visit circa20c...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Mies van der Rohe MR Rattan Armless Side Chair by Knoll
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The name Knoll has long been synonymous with groundbreaking modern furniture collections and collaborations with some of the world's most celebrated architects and designers includin...
Category

2010s American Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

4 vintage Eero Saarininen Knoll Inc. Executive armchairs with an oak frame base
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A classic set of 4 vintage Eero Saarininen Knoll Inc. executive armchairs in the original Knoll blue fabric with an oak frame base. The Eero Saarinen Executive armchair was featured in nearly every Florence Knoll Mid Century interior throughout the 1950s and beyond. Originally introduced in 1950, the chair transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its fluid, sculptural form and modern finishing. The timeless and versatile design continues to fit seamlessly into work, conference, lounge and dining applications of any décor. The chair remains as one of the most popular Knoll designs ever with new versions of the armchair, as shown here, in fabric with the wooden light oak base retailing at around £2,000 per chair. And it’s the wooden legs that add to their appeal and was ultimately a big improvement on the original tubular steel frame. They are just warmer and more welcoming, as well as being more aesthetically pleasing. As such the chairs are more often used these days as dining chairs rather than in the office. The chairs are also supremely comfortable and are upholstered in a classic Knoll wool fabric that has different subtle colour flecks within the fabric and that also features a slightly darker colour in the seat. This is an intentional design aesthetic as it helps to maintain the condition and look of the seat with heavier use. They date from the 1990s and remain in very good vintage condition with only light signs of use. This item is sold as a set of 4 chairs but the chairs are also available as a complete dining set matched with a Florence Knoll Walnut table...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wool, Oak

Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
Located in Brussels, BE
Diamond chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 6 available Sold par piece 1250€.  
Category

1970s European Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

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

The Mandarin armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1986
Located in Athens, Attiki
The Mandarin chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1986. The Mandarin Chair was a particular favorite for corporate interiors, restaurants and libraries. Its flowing, sculptural arm in...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Gradual Sofa with Brown Base by Cini Boeri for Knoll
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Amazing pair of Gradual sofas/ loveseats in black leather by Cini Boeri for Knoll, Italy 1970s. This sophisticated, yet practical design will be the perfe...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Plastic

Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue Medea Armchairs, Italy, 1955
Located in Almelo, NL
Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue Medea Armchairs, Italy, the 1955s. These four armchairs of the "Medea" model wer...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair Of Bill Stephens For Knoll Lounge Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of mid century modern lounges chairs designed by Bill Stephens for Knoll in the early 1960's. Model no. 1315 with dark walnut frame and new brushed silver velvet upholstery.
Category

1960s Unknown Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

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 International MR chair 256cs, Black Leather, 1980s.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll International MR chair 256cs, Black Leather, 1980’s. The MR Collection represents some of the earliest steel furniture designs by Mies van der Rohe. The ...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Luxurious Soft Womb Chair, by Saarinen for Knoll Switzerland Production, 1960s
Located in Renens, CH
The Womb Chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1946 at the request of Florence Knoll, who wanted a chair that would provide complete comfort: “like a basket full of pillows.” Saarin...
Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Stunning Pair Leather Chairs, Tobia Scarpa for Knoll, Made in Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pair of leather chairs. Tobia Scarpa for Knoll, made in Italy.....Nice original condition, amazing quality / construction, stainless steel bases, retain original Knoll label...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

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

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

Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll Sling Settee Sofa Design, 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Knoll sling bench designed by Hannah Morrison, black coated aluminum frame with grey wool upholstery. Some small marks on the frame but in otherwis...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Set of 5 Tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
The Tulip chair, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956 for Knoll International, is a key piece of mid-century modern design. Saarinen aimed to create a chair that removed the clutter of ...
Category

1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

BERTOIA Diamond Chair, Model HB_10, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Neuss, NW
BERTOIA diamond chair, model HB_10, designed in the 1940s by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Frame made of wire mesh with a new felt cover in red. Quality Features: very good workmans...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

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

Krusin Armchair in Ebonized Oak by Marc Krusin for Knoll, USA, c. 2000's
Located in Deland, FL
Beautiful style and comfortable seating. The Krusin armchair with upholstered back inset from Knoll complements a broad range of established motifs with its subtle elegance and strai...
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Oak

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

1407 Chairs by Richard Schultz for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in salmon naugahyde. Grey metal frames. Tagged.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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

Pair of Florence Knoll lounge chairs for Knoll International
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
This pair of original lounge chairs, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in the 1950s, captures the essence of mid-century modern design. With their clean architectura...
Category

Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sofa in Blue Upholstery and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sofa, model '67A', steel, fabric, United States, design 1958, production 1960s/70s This sofa model 67A is designed by Florence Knoll for Knol...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

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

Set of 10 Mid-Century Modern Knoll Brno Tubular Chairs Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 10 Brno chairs by Knoll international. All 10 are labeled and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, some minor soiling to fabric, very minor. Fabric is a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid Century Sofa Daybed Rolf Grunow Couch Knoll Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering a beautiful and rare daybed by Walter Knoll for sale. The design comes from the German designer Rolf Grunow and combines a sofa for everyday use and a classic daybed,...
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Brno Flat-Bar Chairs in Velvet, Obsidian Gloss by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The definition of minimalism in a singular design, achieved by the great Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929; the Brno Flat-Bar chair is just that. We have edited these contemporary ite...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

'Medea' Model 102 Bentwood Armchair by Vittorio Nobili, c 1955 Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic collectors sculptural bentwood armchair is the 'Medea 102' chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue and was crafted in Italy circa 1955, signed underneath with ...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

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 Mid-Century Cesca Dining Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pair of dining Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928 and produced since that year till today. Chrome plated tubular frame, seat and back with rattan and frame in natural bee...
Category

1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Vittorio Nobili Midcentury Beech Wood Medea Dining Room Chairs, 1956, Set of 4
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of Four Medea Chairs Designed by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, 1956 This set of four Medea dining chairs features: - Elegant beech plywood shell construction - Sculptu...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Florence Knoll Leather Bench, Knoll Associates Inc.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Florence Knoll bench with early label Knoll Associates, Inc. Madison Ave, NY. We had the bench redone in brown leather. Bench measures 80" wide, 20" deep and 17.5" high. The bench...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

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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