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
Pair Mid-Century Italian Design Armchairs Gigi Radice for Minotti 1950s
By Gigi Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair midcentury Italòian Design armchairs Gigi Radice for Minotti 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Velasquez Slipper Chairs by Mimo Padova. Italy, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of large slipper chairs armchairs model Velasquez by the italian design editor manufacture Mimo J. Padova. New upholstery with a bouclé fabric. In t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Gianni Moscatelli Dining Chair for Formanova, 1968
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gianni Moscatelli dining chairs for Formanova, faux-fur and iron, Italy, 1968, set of eight.
These chairs represent timeless items designed by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova in the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
$1,950 / item
Taichiro Nakai Rare pair of armchairs in cherry wood
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV200
Taichiro Nakai
Rare pair of armchairs in cherry wood and upholstered fabric designed and produced for the Permanente mobili exhibition in 1955.
Manifatctured by Permanent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
$26,582 / set
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Soriana Puf For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Soriana Puf For Cassina
A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed to bring home casual, sophisticated comfort that opens the door to new, freer ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$5,077 Sale Price / item
25% Off
White Jetsons Swivel Armchair Grey Leather, Berchicci for Giovannetti, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Jetsons swivel armchair by Gugliemo Berchicci for Giovannetti in a stunning grey leather with a white glossy structure. Jetsons is a hammock, it's a chaise-longue, it's a t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary "Flowers" Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Unusual pair of "Flowers" armchairs upholstered with an off-white fabric.
Contemporary.
Origin: France.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$8,506 / set
Vintage MCM Madison Furniture Single Oak Armchair Oak Frame & Black Vinyl
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Mid Century Modern Madison Furniture single armchair comprised of an oak frame with arched back & black vinyl or faux leather back & seat polyurethane filled cush...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Percival Lafer Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Located in Weesp, NL
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern pair of white upholstery and Brazilian Jatoba wood lounge chairs made in São Paulo by Percival Lafer. Both very comfortable chairs are in great condition as can be seen in the images.
This beauty will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of insured transport is crate included. Price of transportation is per chair.
Percival Lafer is a contemporary Brazilian furniture maker and pioneer of the Brazilian Modernist movement. He is most famous for his chair and sofa designs, which combine low-profile hardwood structures with plush leather upholstery. “I’ve always been drawn to the motion features of furniture,” he’s said. “The engineering and design work that goes into its mechanisms is fascinating and fulfilling.” Born on April 12, 1936 in Brazil, he studied at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture in São Paulo. After graduating, his father passed away and he and his brothers took over LAFER, his father’s furniture company. The designer currently lives and works in Campos do...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$4,430 / item
Pair of Mid Century Dining Armchairs Attributed to Probber
Located in New York, NY
Well designed and crafted pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs attributed to Harvey Probber. Both have curved and caned back rests, tied spring upholstered vinyl upholstered seats an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Midcentury Leopard Print Velvet Dante Armchair, H. Lis, 1960s
By Henryk Lis
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful, restored armchair designed by Henryk Lis. Furniture after full carpentry and upholstery renovation. The fabric, which is covered with a backrest and a seat, is a high-qu...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Easy Chair in Sissoo by Pierre Jeanneret c.1955
Located in London, GB
Wonderful original Easy Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret. Model no. PJ-SI-29-A. The Easy Chair is masterpiece of modernist design, comfortable and practical, showcasing Jeanneret’s iconic “compass” style, with triangular-section legs, curved backrest and sloping armrests.
Made in richly coloured Sissoo, lightly restored and re-caned to retain as much of the chair’s original patina as possible.
Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 - 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Le Corbusier, designing furniture for Le Corbusier's vast modernist complex at Chandigarh. Jeanneret remained for over 15 years as the project’s chief architect and the city remains a masterpiece of the modern vision. The pair pioneered a new aesthetic that placed function and order over embellishment—Jeanneret’s work imbuing the strict geometry of modernism with lighter materials like cane and wood.
Jeanneret also collaborated with other modern masters, Charlotte Perriand on experiments in aluminium and wood, and Jean Prouve developing prefabricated housing.
Literature:
Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier: Jeanneret Chandigarh, 2019.
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Dronten, NL
White Wassily chair designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufactured circa 1960 by Gavina, Italy.
Made in off-white canvas with chromed tubula...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin 951 Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs in Grey Tweed
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Restored, vintage flat bar chrome lounge chairs set designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. These lounge chairs have recently been updated with period appropriate grey tweed wool fabric. The texture and tone plays beautifully against the chrome frame. The original Thayer Coggin tags were preserved, and sewn into the seats. The chairs have a sleek pitched back gangster lean that cradles you into a comfy nook. Upholstered arm rests add even more comfort without giving the chair a bulky overstuffed look. Two metal clips on each chair hold in the otherwise loose seat cushions.
951 Design Classic Chair:
Originally designed in 1966, the 951 lounge chair...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Spindle Back Arm Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculpted wood arm chairs with green velvet cushions. The backs are curved with spindles, and arms that go around the back and down to the seat.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$2,500 / set
1950's Børge Mogensen #2231 Oak Safari Chair for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Børge Mogensen's iconic style shines through in the construction of his #2231 solid white oak frame chair. The seating with the cut-outs in the seat back make way for the brass hardw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
European Armchair in White Upholstery, Europe 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This beautiful armchair is a great representation of the quality and craftsmanship of European master cabinetmakers from the mid-20th century period.
Cabinetmaker armchairs may see...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Lounge Chair, Charles and Ray Eames, 1956
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lounge Chair, Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra Production 1990s, United States, 1956 (original design). Bent plywood frame with rosewood finish, leather upholstery, and die-cast aluminum...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Solid Quartersawn Oak Arm or Dining Chairs in Black Leather by Gunlocke
By Gunlocke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the 1970s by American manufacturer Gunlocke, this rare set of chairs features very high quality construction and materials. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Maurizio Tempestini Armchairs, Italy 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Maurizio Tempestini armchairs on brass plinth, original patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
B&B Italia Mario Bellini Amanta Modular Sofà Italian Design Orange White Resin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
B&B Italia Mario Bellini Amanta Modular sofà Italian design orange white resin.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Resin
$4,536 Sale Price / set
20% Off
‘Bullhorn’ Armchair in Teak and Black Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
‘Bullhorn’ dining chair, teak, leatherette, The Netherlands, 1960s
This dining chair from Dutch origin owes its name to the armrests that are based on the shape of a bull horn. The ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Rosewood Chairs with Armrests by Móveis Cantù, 1960s, Brazilian, Midcentury
By Cantu
Located in New York, NY
Sold by Cantù Móveis in the 1960s, this pair of chairs with armrests presents a very interesting design. Its one-piece seat and backrest are connected by two side pieces of solid ros...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
$13,552 Sale Price
20% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Red Wide Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Wide Version.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the U...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$7,000 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Safari Chair by Elias Svedberg for NK
Located in Kramfors, SE
Safari chair by Elias Svedberg for NK – Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. The chair is a part of the Trivia series and was designed and manufactured during the second part of the 20th century. It is an authentic Mid-Century Modern Swedish design chair...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
French Oak and Leather Sling Chair, Two Available, 1940-1950
Located in Austin, TX
French oak and leather sling chair, typical of the chateau or chalet style from midcentury residences in the French Alps. Fantastic oversized nail heads a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Red Baby Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Baby version.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,436 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Paolo Buffa pair of cherrywood armchairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2386
Paolo Buffa,
Pair of cherrywood armchairs with upholstered seat and cushion on the back.
Italian manufacture, around 1935.
55 x 75 x H78
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cherry
$11,991 / set
Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
Crafted using a patented Cassina production technique, Feltri is a symbol of cutting-edge design, the result of representati...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Polyester
$27,062 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid-Century Italian Bamboo Folding Chairs, Italy 60s, Set of 2
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice pair of folding bamboo chairs made in Italy in the 60s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Original SENIOR Armchair by Marco ZANUSO, Arflex Italy
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Berlin, Berlin
An early original 'Senior' lounge chair, upholstered in new burnt orange English velvet. Metal frame with brass leg fittings and wooden construction.
Literature: Repertorio del Desi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Danish Vintage Teak and Leather Armchairs by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of Danish vintage teak and leather armchairs by Arne Vodder, dating from the 1960’s.
The quality is outstanding, they are beautifully designed...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Brown Leather Falcon Chair
Located in London, GB
Iconic armchair designed by Norwegian designer Sigurd Ressell. Designed in 1970, with its solid beech frame, canvas sling, chrome hardware, and rich brown leather upholstery, this mo...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistrett...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,698 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid Century Walnut Back Chair in Yellow Loro Piana Cashmere by Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern chair was realized by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the United States, circa 1970. It features a sculptural base with hourglass form cross s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Original Early George Nelson for Herman Miller Pretzel Chair
Located in Sarasota, FL
George Nelson for Herman Miller pretzel chair. Rare and beautiful chair with very low production. Production being this one either 1957 or 1958. Believed to be under 100 of these ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Aluminum Lounge Chairs in Edelman Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of restored and reimagined Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1962 Collection, Tandem modular seating that was originally designed for Chicago O'Hare Airport, w...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ib Kofod-Larsen style armchair by ire Mobler Sweden 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Ib Kofod-Larsen style armchair by ire Mobler Sweden 1950.
Frame in teak upholstered with black artificial leather.
Good overall condition ,solid frame , black artificial leather have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Bentwood Armchairs, Czechoslovakia 1950
Located in North Miami, FL
These very chic Czechoslovakian mid-century modern armchairs with bent wood frame in slats and geometric curves. VERY VERY comfortable and perfect lo...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Sapporo armchairs for Mobil Girgi 1970s
By Mobil Girgi, Sapporo
Located in bari, IT
Pair cognac-colored leather armchairs designer Sapporo for Mobil Girgi 1970s production.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Animal Skin
$5,316 / set
José Zanine Caldas, Lounge Chair, Imbuia Plywood, Leather, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features Imbuia plywood, brass, and black-dyed leather webbing.
Seat Height (inches): 14"
...
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1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Danish Henning Kjærnulf Kurul Chair by EG Møbler of Solid Oak + Sheep Skin 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish vintage Henning Kjærnulf Kurul armchair skilled crafted by EG Møbler in Denmark
The chair is made of solid oak upholstered with new sheepskin which is very comfortable and "h...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
Danish Midcentury Lounge Chair with Slat Back Attributed to Edmund Jorgensen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful high quality easy chair, circa late 1940's likely made by Master Carpenter, Edmund Jorgensen of Denmark. The chair is very much in his style although it is not marked and w...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Ward Bennett, Armchairs, Oak, USA, 1971
By Ward Bennett
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four oak "University" armchairs or dining room chairs designed by Ward Bennet and produced by Brickel Associates, USA, c. 1971.
Model designed for the Lyndon B Johnson Libr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$9,400 / set
Pair of Wingback Armchairs in Sheepskin, Europe 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Wingback armchairs have a rich history and function, with the original purpose being to protect the face from fireside heat and to create a sense of privacy. The construction of this...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Mid Century Oyster Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1965
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
The famous Oyster chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort.
Designed in the beginning of the 60's.
This female edition has been made just for a few years!
...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Koene Oberman Armchair in Gray Two Tone Wool and Iron, Netherlands, 1950s
By Gelderland
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare armchair was designed by Koene Oberman and produced by Meubelindustrie Gelderland BV in Culemborg, Netherlands in the 1950s. Koene Oberman was not only the founder of...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Armchair for B&B Italia, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” armchair for B&B Italia, original cognac leather, Italy, 1971
The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a large soft...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Foam
Pair of Midcentury Solid Walnut Lounge Chairs by Stow Davis
By Stow Davis, Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair midcentury solid walnut lounge chairs by Stow Davis, handsome architectural profile in the style of Jens Risom. Superior quality and construction, retains original orange wool f...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luxurious model 1705 easy lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Zinc steel wire rods are bent and welded to form a graceful...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Zinc
Pair of leather-upholstered armchairs with teak wood frames
By Arne Vodder
Located in Madrid, España
Pair of leather-upholstered armchairs with teak wood frames - Arne Vodder - for Cado - Denmark - c. 1970
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 2 Model F598 Groovy Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1980
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely and very comfortable Artifort Groovy chairs (or "M" Chairs), designed by Pierre Paulin.
This F598 model is designed and produced in the...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Luther Conover Leather Chair w/Leather Strap Arms on Iron Frame, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Luther Conover Leather Chair w/Leather Strap Arms on Iron Frame, 1960. Chair is original.
Measures 26.5" wide, 24" deep, 30" tall, seat height 15", seat width 24", seat depth 22"
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
George Mulhauser Designed Plycraft Walnut Black Leather Lounge Chair Ottoman
By Plycraft
Located in Essex, MA
George Mulhauser designed Plycraft walnut and Italian leather lounge chairs and ottomans, bent stacked laminated plywood swivel tilting walnut lounge chairs, and ottomans in the style of Eames. They are in excellent condition and professionally restored circa 1960 - 1970. Beautiful patina to the walnut wood frame, reclining black leather...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970’s. Original upholstery, shows some sun fading on back. There was a small tear on side of one arm.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Senator Armchair by Ole Wanscher for France & Son
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Vintage armchair by Ole Wanscher for France and Son, Denmark, 60's
Teak armchair, “Senator” model with flat armrests.
Good condition.
It has the publisher’s label: France and Son,...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Set of Three Soriana Armchairs by Tobia Scarpa Published by Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Scarpa, published by Cassina. Chromed steel structure and original brown leather seat mounted on two wheels at the front of the armchairs. Very nice vintage condition, some traces of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Swedish Modern Leather and Teak Lounge Chairs by Folke Ohlsson for DUX
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folke Ohlsson for Dux of Sweden sculptural staved-teak lounge chairs (Model 72-C) featuring a rounded / slatted back and loose cushions. Frames have been ref...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Giorgetti Progetti Armchairs Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti Progetti arm or lounge chairs. Chairs are upholstered in off-white Bouclé with an oak and beech frame.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Beech, Oak
Vladimir Kagan Rare "Cubist" Armchair in Oak 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One beautiful and rare Vladimir Kagan “Cubist” armchair 1960s. The striking sculptural and sturdy frame is made out of solid Oak. This conversation starte...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Oak
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.