Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Cassina
Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1947. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Doron Hotel armchair was designed in 1947 by...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Zeilmaker Version of Black Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1920. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
One of the versions of the iconic model dated 1918. The structure is in black-stained beechwood with white contrasting parts. Seat and back in green lacquered multiplywood.
The black red and blue (Zeilmaker version) born from Rietveld’s chromatic experimentation
While researching the origins of the red and blue model in collaboration with the Rietveld heirs, it emerged that the key idea of the first prototypes was based on the concept of spatial organization expressed through the monochrome tones of its elements. The first version was in fact produced in 1918 in completely unpainted wood.
In the following years Rietveld proposed various examples, either monochrome or painted in different colors, depending on the requirements of his customers and the interiors for which the chairs were intended. As such, it comes as no surprise to find this 1920s version, presented as part of Cassina’s MutAzioni selection, created for the school teacher Wicher Zeilmaker with a black frame with white ends and a dark green painted seat and backrest.
It was Rietveld’s ever-increasing involvement in the De Stijl movement that led him to also use primary colors on this model in 1923, and as such the chair became a veritable manifesto for the emerging neoplastic movement. Initially dubbed slat chair, Rietveld only gave it the name red and blue in the 1950s following its chromatic evolution.
The various owners of the different examples used the chair as an abstract-realist sculpture in their interiors and, in some cases, as a simple tool for sitting on, adding cushions to make it more comfortable, just like Cassina offers for the black red and blue today.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888, seems possessed of two personalities, each so distinct that one might take his work to be that of more than one artist. The first personality is that seen in the craftsman cabinet-maker working in a primordial idiom, re-inventing chairs and other furniture as if no one had ever built them before him and following a structural code all of his own; the second is that of the architect working with elegant formulas, determined to drive home the rationalist and neoplastic message in the context of European architecture. The two activities alternate, overlap, and fuse in a perfect osmosis unfolding then into a logical sequence. In 1918 Rietveld joined the “De Stijl” movement which had sprung up around the review of that name founded the year before by Theo van Doesburg. The group assimilated and translated into ideology certain laws on the dynamic breakdown of compositions (carrying them to an extreme) that had already been expressed in painting by the cubists: the “De Stijl” artists also carefully studied the architectonic lesson taught by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, whose influence was widely felt in Europe at that time.
Collaborating first with Robert van’t Hoff and Vilmos Huszar, then with Theo van Doesburg and Cornelius van Eesteren, Rietveld soon became one of the most distinguished interpreters of the neoplastic message.
Among his most important works are:
the Schröder house at Utrecht (1924); the “Row Houses” at Utrecht (1931-1934); the Dutch pavilion at the Venice Biennial (1954); the sculpture pavilion in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller at Otterloo and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (1955). Out of his equally important furniture, Cassina has chosen for its own production: the “Red and Blue” (1918), the “Zig-Zag” (1934), the “Schröder 1...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,011 Sale Price / item
22% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld "Utrecht" Armchairs for Cassina, 1935, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld "Utrecht" armchairs for Cassina, wool and steel, Netherlands, 1935, set of two.
The designer came up with the idea of the “Utrecht” armchair in 1935 while w...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool
Set of Two ''Back-Wing Armchair', Patricia Urquiola by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchairs designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This comfy armchair has the same distinctive aesthetics as the Back-Wing chair designed in 2018....
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Set of Two Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchairs by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini design...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$16,660 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordinary architect...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$25,879 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$3,145 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC3 Divano Sofa by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle four uncon...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$20,218 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Soriana" Chairs for Cassina, Champagne, 1969, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Soriana” Lounge Chairs for Cassina, Champagne Leather, Italy, 1969, Set of two.
Although technically designed in the 1960s, the "Soriana" model by the Italian d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Wink Armchair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wink Armchair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina
Ergonomically correct and exquisitely versatile, Cassina’s Wink armchair cleverly unfolds into ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$10,333 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Marco Zanuso Woodline Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Marco Zanuso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in 1964, relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
An armchair with a striking, rigorous design, the outcome of research by Marco Zanus...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$14,425 / item
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini design...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$8,330 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$4,762 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of Two Marco Zanuso Antropus Armchairs by Cassina
By Marco Zanuso, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in 1949, relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Antropus was created at the end of the 1940s when Marco Zanuso was commissioned ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$14,377 Sale Price / set
21% Off
Color Combination Wink Armchair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wink Armchair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina
Ergonomically correct and exquisitely versatile, Cassina’s Wink armchair cleverly unfolds into ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$10,333 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of Two Vico Magistretti 905 Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two armchairs model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair features a solid wood structure with cylindrical legs and curved armrests, joined to a self-supporting cowhide seat, the quintessential expression of the time-tested experience of the Cassina joinery and saddlery.
A masterpiece of complexity, this cowhide chair symbolizes the company’s talent at perfectly blending traditional artisan craftsmanship and the cutting-edge technology of latest-generation 5-axis CNC machines.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
In 1920 Magistretti was born in Milan, the city in which he graduated in architecture in 1945, and where his professional career has spun its story ever since, chiefly in the fields of architecture, town planning and industrial design. The first recognition of his work came in 1948, when he won the Gran Premio at the 8th Triennale. After that came almost forty years of activity with other prizes and awards in recognition of Magistretti’s work in various sectors in different countries. Giving lessons and lectures in various faculties of architecture and schools of design in Italy and abroad, from Milan to New York, from Paris to London, a city to which he is particularly devoted, he has been an “Honorary Fellow” of the Royal College of Art since 1983. Furniture, lamps and other objects that he designed may be found all over the world and the most important design museums have given exhibitions in his honour and kept examples of his work in their permanent collections. Magistretti’s research has been continuous - into design, the culture of the project and innovative experimentation with materials and space solutions, not to mention shapes and functions far from the rigours of fashion that they have passed through during the years. He started designing for Cassina in 1960, and from that date on his signature is to be found on very many products. We recall in particular the Maralunga sofa of 1973 and the Nuvola Rossa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$6,290 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Ico Parisi Italian Midcentury Fabric Wood Armchair Model 814 for Cassina, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design set of two armchairs model 814 designed by Ico Parisi for Cassina in 1961, solid wood structure and new fabric covering, Italy 1960s
Original Cassin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,354 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Marco Zanuso Grey Fabric Woodline Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Marco Zanuso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Woodline armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in 1964, relaunched in 2015.
Grey fabric and black stained wood.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$14,425 / item
Pierre Jeanneret Kangaroo Low Armchair, Wood and Woven Viennese Cane by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1955, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina continues its study of the furniture of the city of Chandigarh and ad...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Materials:
Fabric
Dimensions:
D 85 cm x W 64 cm x H 60 cm (SH 3...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$8,536 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$8,536 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of Two White Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two Armchairs designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordina...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$12,760 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand indochine armchair
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy
This swivel armchair is a re-working of the LC7, whose frame was in tubul...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$7,704 / item
Pierre Jeanneret Commitee Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Committee chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950 , relaunched in 2022.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Committee chair is introduced in the original version and in a...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$4,762 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Baby Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina offers a new reinterpretation of the iconic model dated 1935: it i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Poplar, Plywood
$2,246 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchairdesigned by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordinary archite...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$12,939 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage Italian Leather CAB Armchair by Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
A stylish and iconic vintage Italian leather CAB armchair by Mario Bellini. This was made in Italy by Cassina, it dates from the 1970’s.
It is of amazing quality and is also extreme...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out Armchair' by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
With its refined details and welcoming forms, the stackable Dine Out armchair has a solid teak fram...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
$2,920 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ronan & Erwan Bourroullec 'Cotone' Armchair, Aluminum and Fabric by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Ronan & Erwan Bourroullec in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A low-armed dining chair that is as comfortable as an armchair proper, elegantly extends ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$8,334 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$10,333 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair features a solid wood structure with cylindrical legs and curved armrests, joined to a self-supporting cowhide seat, the quintessential expression of the time-tested experience of the Cassina joinery and saddlery.
A masterpiece of complexity, this cowhide chair symbolizes the company’s talent at perfectly blending traditional artisan craftsmanship and the cutting-edge technology of latest-generation 5-axis CNC machines.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
In 1920 Magistretti was born in Milan, the city in which he graduated in architecture in 1945, and where his professional career has spun its story ever since, chiefly in the fields of architecture, town planning and industrial design. The first recognition of his work came in 1948, when he won the Gran Premio at the 8th Triennale. After that came almost forty years of activity with other prizes and awards in recognition of Magistretti’s work in various sectors in different countries. Giving lessons and lectures in various faculties of architecture and schools of design in Italy and abroad, from Milan to New York, from Paris to London, a city to which he is particularly devoted, he has been an “Honorary Fellow” of the Royal College of Art since 1983. Furniture, lamps and other objects that he designed may be found all over the world and the most important design museums have given exhibitions in his honour and kept examples of his work in their permanent collections. Magistretti’s research has been continuous - into design, the culture of the project and innovative experimentation with materials and space solutions, not to mention shapes and functions far from the rigours of fashion that they have passed through during the years. He started designing for Cassina in 1960, and from that date on his signature is to be found on very many products. We recall in particular the Maralunga sofa of 1973 and the Nuvola Rossa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,587 Sale Price / item
38% Off
Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1947. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Doron Hotel armchair was designed in 1947 by Charlotte Perriand, a real mo...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Model AEO, Design by Archizoom Associates, manufactured by Deganello Cassina, I
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Model AEO, Design by Archizoom associates, manufactured by Deganello Cassina, Italy, 1975. The base of the chairs is formed from grey plastic and carries a steel frame. The set consi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1947. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Doron Hotel armchair was designed in 1947 by Ch...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fur, Wood
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand Lc1 Chair Outdoor Collection by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$3,190 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$17,576 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Le Corbusier, P.Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair ha...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$9,300 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Philippe Starck 'Fenc-e-Nature' Outdoor Sofa, Steel, Teak and Fabric by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Philippe Starck in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Defined by Philippe Starck as "a lifestyle collection of relaxed elegance", Fenc-e Nature sees the desi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$13,793 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair by Cassina
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Ico Parisi in 1960, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 for Cassina, at that time “Figli di Amedeo Cassina”,...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$11,478 / item
Armchair in Patinated Leather by Mario Bellini, 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking armchair in leather. Designed Mario Bellini and made by Cassina. Great original condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Model 802 Armchair, Design by Carlo de Carli, by Cassina, Italy, 1954
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Model 802 armchair - Design by Carlo de Carli, manufactured by Cassina, Italy, 1954. The wooden frame with foam upholstery rests on elastic ribbons. The a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$8,788 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Philippe Starck 'Fenc-e-nature' Outdoor Sofa, Steel, Teak and Fabric by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Philippe Starck in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Defined by Philippe Starck as "a lifestyle collection of relaxed elegance", Fenc-e Nature sees the desi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$13,793 Sale Price / item
25% Off
20th Century Gio Ponti Cassina Single Armchair for Hotel Royal in Naples '50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful armchair designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina in '50s. The armchair has a wooden structure with 4 wooden feet, and fabric upholstery. The model of the armchair remembers a kin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Tre Pezzi Special Edition Armchair by Franco Albini for Cassina
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous iconic piece of design in a new interpretation of Limited Edition of only 100 pcs.
Designed by Franco Albini together with Franca Helg in 1959, and manufactured by Cassina ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
LC4 Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1984
Located in bruxelles, BE
LC4 lounge chair in foalhide, leather and metal. Stamped LC4 and Cassina. Seat height: 28 cm. Wear due to time and age of the chair.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Ciprea armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in PARIS, FR
This armchair model Ciprea was designed by the couple Afra & Tobia Scarpa in 1968 for the editor Cassina.
The structure is made of high-density foam that ensures a great comfort. The...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Gio Ponti Model 516 Pair of Lounge Chairs, Cream White Painted Walnut, 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of armchairs, model “516”, originally designed by Ponti for the furnishing of Tranatlantico Conte Biancamano, Manufactured by Figli di Amadeo Cassina (Cassina), Italy, c. 1950
pierced slat back, off-white cream painted walnut, white woven cotton textile.
Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut, USA.
Measurements
78 cm x 62 cm x 79.5h cm
30 3/4 in x 24 3/8 in x 31 1/4 in height
Literature
Galleria Deposito A...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Walnut
$13,440 Sale Price / set
54% Off
Chair Design by Giovanni "Nino" Zoncada, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina, Nino Zoncada
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Chair design by Giovanni "Nino" Zoncada, Italy, 1960s. The design dates from the year 1965 and was in fact a commission for the Stella-Maris-II, an ocean liner. Zondaca, together with Gio Ponti und Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali, was leading the design and furnishings of italian ocean liners...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Nutwood
Pair of 'Tentazione' model 685 armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 'Tentazione' model 685 armchairs designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Cassina, Italy, 1973.
Soft and enveloping lines designed to envelop the seat.
Production label pres...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$3,354 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian mid-century modern leather armchairs by Ico Parisi for Cassina, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern leather armchairs by Ico Parisi for Cassina, 1960s
Pair of dark burgundy leather armchairs. The seat, the backrest...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognizable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$4,394 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair for Cassina
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the material.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 for Cassina, at that time “Figli di Amedeo Cassina”, the 875 is a welcoming and elegant armchair. The author’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$10,663 / item
Nino Zoncada Prod. Cassina Fabric Wood and Brass Mid-Century Arm Chair, 1960
By Nino Zoncada, Cassina
Located in Rome, IT
Icon of the company, Nino Zoncada designed this armchair which later characterized and influenced all the seats of the last century. Extraordinary design and extraordinary comfort; r...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Phillippe Starck Prive Steel And Leather Chaise Longue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Steel And Leather Armchair model 'Prive' designed by Phillipe Stark and manufactured by Cassina (Italy). The Privé collection creates an appealing mix of classicism with modern desig...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Le Corbusier, P.Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair ha...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$9,300 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Hola 367 Armchairs by Hannes Wettstein for Cassina, Italy, 2000s
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Hola 367 chair by Hannes Wettstein for Cassina is a refined design that combines comfort with subtle elegance. Each chair features an internal steel frame padded with CFC-free po...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Piero Lissoni 8 Cube Armchair with Swivel Base by Cassina
By Piero Lissoni, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Piero Lissoni in 2017. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$7,314 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Midcentury Reclining Armchair By Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian Mid-Century reclining armchair by Cassina, with ebonised frame and newly upholstered in blue velvet.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
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