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 legendary 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.
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
Number in Set: Set of 3
Miami Armchair with Lilac Metal and Brass, Gilman Shingle Textured Fabric
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Tubular Midcentury Armchair, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- confortable
- in functionalism style
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Charlie Armchair with Bouclé Latte Structure and Natural Wood Feet
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like a warm embrace, Charlie armchair welcomes you to stay within and relax. An elevated homage to postmodern design that radiates through its unusual proportions and strong curves w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Eddi Harlis easy chair Rare Model ST 683 by Thonet France, 1956
By Eddi Harlis
Located in Paris, FR
Easy chair by Thonet designed by Eddi Harlis very Rare Model ST 683 made in France 1956 by Thonet.
Design with frames made of black lacquered tubular steel seat and Bark covered wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Black Corduroy & Chrome Chairs by Paul Schuitema for Fana Metaal Rotterdam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 1950s black corduroy armchairs were designed by Paul Schuitema for Fana Metaal Rotterdam. Chrome frame in the shape of a "z". Each chair is in ...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Miami Armchair with Salmon Metal and Brass, Skylight and White Textured Fabrics
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Charlie Armchair with Bouclé Snow Structure and Natural Wood Feet
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like a warm embrace, Charlie armchair welcomes you to stay within and relax. An elevated homage to postmodern design that radiates through its unusual proportions and strong curves w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Miami Armchair with Black Metal and Brass, Sage and Green Textured Fabrics
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 architecture of Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Miami Armchair with Lilac Metal and Brass, Gilman Shingle Textured Fabric
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Fur, 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.
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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...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Stool by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Bar stool in oak with a woven cane seat by French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. France, 1950s.
The seat consists of thick, circular braided reed braids. Legs are made o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Raffia, Oak
3 Original Henning Kjærnulf Dining Chairs in Solid Oak and Wool Fabric 1970s
Located in København K, 84
Set of 3 original danish mid century modern chairs by Henning Kjærnulf (also designer of Razor Blade chair ) for EG Møbler. Beautiful solid oak with ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Modern Cream Armchair Bouclé Lacquered in Gloss With Brass Details
Located in Porto, PT
21st century modern cream armchair bouclé lacquered in gloss Alice armchair
Alice Armchair Cream is a luxury armchair composed of exquisite materials. This eclectic armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Marble
Minimalist Brazilian Armchair " Valentina" in Solid Wood by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Valentina armchair by Samuel Lamas, 2022
This Minimalist outdoor/ indoor armchair made of solid wood and straps is designed within an architectural and geometric reasoning. With squ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
"Scarface" Armchair by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Scarface" armchair with brass base, upholstered with a bouclette fabric.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Pair available right now.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
'Middleweight' Michael Anastassiades by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Middleweight' armchair by Michael Anastassiades for Karakter.
Middleweight is Michael Anastassiades’ very first upholstered piece of furniture. The piece captures the best of two worlds, the Italian super lounge sofa on one side and the compact Danish box sofa...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Arne Vodder Rosewood Armchairs Model 431
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Beautifuly sculpted rosewood frame armchairs designed by Arne Vodder and made by Sibast Mobler in the 1960s. Excellent comofrt with ample armrests and built in lower back support. So...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Desk or Office Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice and comfortable desk or office chair designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, The Netherlands, 1970s.
These swivel chairs are made with the best materials, they have ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
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 the design...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchair 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 architecture of Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Choux Armchair with Bayes Sunset Fabric and Natural Wood applications
Located in Lisbon, PT
Choux armchair is proportional and sculptural, perfectly made to the human scale. It gathers strong upholstered shapes lightly supported on elegant stan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Miami Armchair with Salmon Metal and Brass, Skylight and White Textured Fabrics
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Charlie Armchair with smooth powder structure and Natural Wood feet
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like a warm embrace, Charlie armchair welcomes you to stay within and relax. An elevated homage to postmodern design that radiates through its unusual proportions and strong curves w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Style Violet Velvet Club Chair, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vintola Studio...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Marco Zanuso Grey Fabric Woodline Armchair by Cassina
By Marco Zanuso, Cassina
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
Guglielmo Veronesi Pair of Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Guglielmo Veronesi for ISA Bergamo, this rare pair of beautifully curved back armchairs end on bronze legs; Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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
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: i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Poplar, Plywood
Marco Zanuso Green Fabric Woodline Armchair by Cassina
By Marco Zanuso, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Woodline armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in 1964, relaunched in 2015.
Green fabric and black stained wood.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine Set of 8 Italian White Decapé Wood Chairs, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Set of eight Italian white decapè wood chairs with white upholstery seats.
Made in Italy 1970'. The wood is in perfect vintage condition. The upholstery is in very good condition on...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Miami Armchair with Black Metal and Brass, Sage and Green Textured Fabrics
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami armchair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless Modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned. Here seen in an Orange Faux leather back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Marco Zanuso Antropus Armchair by Cassina
By Marco Zanuso, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair 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 t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
1980 EA 108 Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller ICF Design Swivel Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Chrome aluminum frame
Black netweave seat
Adjustable and reclining seat
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Piero Lissoni 8 Cube Armchair with Swivel Base by Cassina
By Cassina, Piero Lissoni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Piero Lissoni in 2017. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other c...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1 of 3 Arcadia 'Arcalla' Vintage Leather Armchairs by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Zagreb, HR
Three amazing 'Arcalla' high back dining chair, from the Arcadia series by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. Produced by B&B Italia in Italy during the 1990s. . Sculptural, geometrically sh...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair 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
Oscar Tusquets Solid Ashwood Gaulino Easy Chair for BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaulino easy chair designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD barcelona design, circa 2010.
Solid natural varnished ash with seat in natural h...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
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
Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC3 Fauteuil by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The LC3 implements the logic of modernity s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Orchidee Lounge Chairs by Michel Cadestin for Airborne with Ottoman France, 1968
Located in Chicago, IL
Orchidee Lounge Chairs by Michel Cadestin for Airborne, France 1968. Original upholstery is excellent condition. Sofa sold in separate lis...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pierre Jeanneret Kangaroo Low Armchair, Wood and Woven Viennese Cane
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 Utrecht Armchair for Cassina in purple, red, green...
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color.
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Available in many dif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Oscar Tusquets, Mid-Century Modern, Black Ash Gaulino Spanish Easy Chair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaulino easy chair designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD Barcelona design, circa 2010.
Solid ash lacquered in black with seat in black hide.
Gaulino chair which, desi...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Carlo Pagani for Arflex "Campanula" Singe Dining Chair with Arms, Italy 1960's
By Carlo Pagani
Located in New York, NY
Rare Campanula chair variant by Carlo Pagani for Arflex with arms. Price is for a single in COM.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Mid Century White and Aqua Vintage GFM 64 Armchair, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair and foot stool, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type armchair is re...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid-Century Style Velvet Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mid-century style velvet armchair with navy blue velvet upholstery, with a diamond-quilted interior and topstitched seams. It features a curve-around design and rests on rich brown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Daumiller Pine Armchair for GUBI
By Gubi, Rainer Daumiller
Located in Glendale, CA
Daumiller Pine armchair for GUBI.
Solid in construction, simple in form, and sculptural in expression, the Daumiller Armchair reflects designer Rainer Daumiller’s lifelong affinity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Handcrafted Braided Rattan and Teak Wooden Base French Design Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Elegant rattan armchair with natural wooden feet, braided rattan seating and beige fabric cushion seat, combining quality, robustness and class. Perfect on your terrace, in your vera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
French Set of Lounge Chairs in Floral Upholstery
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Set of tree french armchairs that have a elegant curve of the backrest and the large, bulky armrests that provide the sitter to lay down their arms comfortably. This design is ably e...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Villa Church Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Armchair with structure in polished trivalent chrome plated (CR3) steel. Padded seat and backrest in polyurethane. The armrests are wider at the front and tapered towards the back.
In this version of the sling chair, designed in 1928 for the Villa Church...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Office Cane Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret, PJ-SI-28-A, Chandigarh, 1955
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic "Office Cane Chairs" created by Pierre Jeanneret in the 1950s for the city of Chandigarh in India, the utopian city designed by his cousin Le Corbusier. Made of solid wood with seat and backrest in braided canework. Tilted backrest and asymmetric flat profiled "compass"-type double side leg assembly, with the legs connected by a crosspiece and supporting the armrests. Slanted, slightly curved backrest, separate from the seat. The seemingly floating back as well as the "compass"-type legs are very typical for this office chair. These specific features make the design even more powerful and interesting.
The office chair was part of the furniture from the administrative buildings of Chandigarh. It's a true icon, one of the most famous pieces of all Chandigarh items. Jeanneret’s designs stand out for their essential forms and simple materials, a balance between modern European ideals and traditional Indian spirit.
Another interesting and nowadays relevant fact about these and other Chandigarh chairs is that all pieces were made from the trees which were logged because the city was built, so an early adaptation of ecological thinking.
We have four office chairs...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Kangaroo Low Armchair, Wood and Cane with Cushions 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
Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC3 Fauteuil by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The LC3 implements the logic of modernity s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Black Lacquer Wooden with Green and Graphic Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Midcentury style chair in a black lacquered wooden frame with gold feet finish adorned with graphic velvet back and seat. Around the dining tab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Mid-century Modern armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Artifort, Knoll, and Pierre Paulin. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $134,145 while the average work can sell for $3,694.
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