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
20th Century Vintage Pink and Blue Atlantis Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Atlantis armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, th...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Set of Two Leopard Velvet Vintage Armchairs, Edmund Homa, 1960s, Poland
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of armchairs GFM-142 leopard armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of 4 LV8 Cinema, Theater Chairs with Synthetic Leather Upholstery
By RIMA
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four LV8 cinema or theatre chairs was made in Padova, Italy by RIMA in the 1950s. The pieces feature faux leather upholstery and fold-out seats. The chairs are in classi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
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
$8,533 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchairs, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of 1950s armchairs, velvet upholstery, kept in good condition.
The price is for the couple.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$2,347 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Jan Vaněk Easy Chair in Oak and Canvas, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
By Jan Vanek
Located in Almelo, NL
Jan Vaněk Easy Chair in Oak and Canvas, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
A striking and iconic example of early European modernism, this easy chair by Jan Vaněk—an influential figure in Czecho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Carlo Hauner, Armchair, 1950's, Caviuna Wood and Mohair's Velvet
By Carlo Hauner
Located in PARIS, FR
Carlo Hauner
Armchair, c. 1950
This elegant armchair, designed by Carlo Hauner circa 1950, exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of mid-century Brazilian design. The sculptural fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon chair has a solid American walnut or white oak x-based frame that features boxed cushions with piping and buttons on the back cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$2,860 / item
Curved sofa attributed to Viggo Boesen with sheepskin Model 96
By Viggo Boesen
Located in New York, NY
A curved sofa attributed to Viggo Boesen with new sheepskin upholstery and stained beech tree armrests.
Superb banana shaped loveseat or settee with open armrests designed and made ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood, Beech
Milo Baughman Recliner 74 by Thayer Coggin
Located in San Diego, CA
A well designed Modern and super comfortable recliner that offers three stages of comfort in recline.
Goes from upright to feet up to full recline with a slight seated push.
Stream...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Galapinhos Armchair, Oak Root, Cotton, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Galapinhos armchair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Galapinhos armchair brings the essence of nature indoors, inspired by the unspoiled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Wood, Leather, Burl, Oak, Walnut
Gio Ponti N. 512 Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa for ISA, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant and splendid three-seater sofa with high backrest by Gio Ponti, 1950s, for ISA Edizioni, Bergamo, model N. 512. Carved profile, refined lines, sensual and deep comfort. The u...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Fabric
$4,035 Sale Price
30% Off
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 at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$3,772 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Hight Back Swivel Easy Chairs 620 by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe
By Dieter Rams, Vitsoe
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Dieter Rams in 1962. Produced by Vitsoe Model 620
Modular system. Frame made of grey-white lacquered, glass fibre reinforced plastic on a swivel base. Seat cushion and ba...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Plastic
Midcentury Italian Rattan Armchair in Calf Leather Attributed Tito Agnoli
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian rattan armchair in calf leather attributed to Tito Agnoli for Bonacina
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan
$1,437 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Armchairs or Side Chairs in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A matching pair of armchairs designed by Milo Baughman circa 1970's. The chairs feature a thin frame construction with white naugahyde upholstery. Very clean all original condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
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 archite...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,485 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Pair of MP-97 armchairs by Percival Lafer, 1970s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of MP-97 armchairs by Percival Lafer, 1970s
The MP-97 chair by Percival Lafer is a striking piece of Brazilian modernist design.
Characterized by its sculptu...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Original SENIOR Armchair by Marco ZANUSO, Arflex Italy
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Berlin, Berlin
An early original 'Senior' lounge chair, upholstered in new green English velvet. Metal frame with brass leg fittings and wooden construction.
Literature: Repertorio del Design Ital...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Gae Aulenti Chrome Locus Solus Armchairs. Italy 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milan, IT
Sleek pair of Gae Aulenti Locus Solus Armchairs in chrome and black faux-leather seats, Italy 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair Vintage Poltrona Frau Teal Leather Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of sculptural leather covered chairs by Poltrona Frau date from the 1980s. Chairs have a cubist shape with dramatically flared arms and silver tone metal le...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$4,895 / set
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
Set of vintage de Ster Gelderland armchairs, 1960's.
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
Beautiful set of armchairs by De Ster Gelderland, a classic piece from 1950s.
The uniquely shaped frame is made out of cherry wood which adds a distinctive character to this set.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
Vintage Italian LC1 Armchair by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Perriand
Located in London, GB
A superb vintage Italian LC1 armchair by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Perriand, made in Italy and dating from around the 1960-70’s.
We believe this is a high quality production from Cas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy
This is a very elegant pair of 1950s Italian armchairs, polished solid wood structure and fabric cushions, an iconic...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Art Deco Amsterdam School Armchair with Curved Armrests and Ornate Stretchers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Amsterdam School splat back armchair. A stunning example of the Amsterdam School - the movement know for its wavy, bending, imaginatively expressive, yet rock solid furniture. This chair has ornate stretchers and supports and curving arm rests. Frame is in original condition with visible wear and patina. Wear is consistent with its age and use. Other similar Dutch Deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Original LADY Armchair by Marco ZANUSO, Arflex Italy (burnt orange)
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Berlin, Berlin
An original 'LADY' lounge chair designed by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, Milano. The chair has been upholstered in fine English burnt orange velvet material. Brass legs. Seat height 36 c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Gio Ponti Armchairs in Coral Red Velvet and Beech, Asko, Finland, 1957
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare armchair was designed by Gio Ponti in 1954. The particular model, numbered '1410,' was produced by the well-known Finnish manufacturer Asko in the late 1950s. Asko held the...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech
Ricardo Fasanello, Armchair "Esfera", c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic "Esfera" armchair designed by Ricardo Fasanell which is now in the MOMASF (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) collection.
Made of fiberglass and polyester resin and leather ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Stainless Steel, Ash, and Leather PK11 Armchair by Poul Kjærholm
Located in Dorchester, MA
Poul Kjærholm designed the PK11 chair in 1957 as a matching companion to the PK51 worktable. The PK11 is a complex and beautiful modern chair carried by a three-...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970's Joe Rufenacht leather Lounge Chair
Located in Bern, CH
1970's Joe Rufenacht swiveling leather Lounge Chair, produced by JR Furniture, Australia. Padded black leather seat, back rest and head support on a swiv...
Category
1970s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare Set Sofa and Four Armchairs Design Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid and rare living room, production "Casa & Giardino", designed by Gio Ponti, 40s
Composed of a three-seater sofa and a pair of shell-shaped armchairs , upholstered in burgund...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 'Ster Gelderland' cherrywood rush seat armchairs, 1960's
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
Set of ‘de Ster Gelderland ‘ rushed fruitwood armchairs, 1960’s.
Very good condition.
Recently reupholstered with American native fabric with typical Navajo patterns.
The arm chai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Rush, Cherry
Armchair by De Ster Gelderland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Armchair by De Ster Gelderland
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
NEW! Dooq! Modern Colin Armchair in Red Velvet and Wood Feet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Drawing from the essence of organic modernism of the 1970s, the Colin armchair is a sanctuary of comfort and elegance. Its sculptural design features soft, rounded solid wood legs th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Pair of Wassily Style Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Pair of the iconic Mid-Century Modern Wassily chairs with chrome frames and black leather. In great vintage condition with some beautiful light wear to the leather.
They ar...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,750 / set
Mid Century Gunlocke Style Walnut Chairs by Annandale - a Pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Gunlocke/ Paoli style mid century armchairs.
Gorgeous style.
The woodgrain is just beautiful.
Solid wood.
Original upholstery.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Early Edition Mario Bellini "Cab-412" Set of 4 Leather Chairs for Cassina, 1970
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 dining room chairs designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by high quality design furniture fabric- Cassina in 1970s period, Italy.
This chairs are the early edition of t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Lounge Chair, Upholstered in Alpaca, B&B Italia, 1970s
Located in LEWES, GB
A beautiful large Mario Bellini Le Bambole lounge chair, newly upholstered in luxury pure Alpaca wool fabric, produced by B&B Italia, Italy in the 1970s. Marked on the underside. Fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Alpaca
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 at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$3,458 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid-Century Lounge or Armchair by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe, German Design, 1960s
By Vitsoe, Dieter Rams
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions: 86 × 80 × 69 × 42 cm (33.9" × 31.5" × 36.6" x 27.2" × 16.5")
Width × Depth × Height × Seat Height
This original mid-century armchair was designed by Dieter Rams in the 1...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fiberglass, Suede
Pair Midcentury Danish Rosewood Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century Danish rosewood chair. Danish armchair in chrome and rosewood in mint vintage condition. Denmark, circa 1960's
Dimensions: 23" W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$750 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Pair of Marco Zanuso Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Reclining Armchairs, 50s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of reclining armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s, the armchairs have been restored and upholstered in avio blue velvet with a gray mouse tail finish.
The elongate...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
$4,695 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Roy Rogers Denim Soriana Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Roy Rogers Denim Soriana Armchair
Manufactured by Cassina
DENIM REFINEMENT BY DESIGN
The iconic contours of Soriana, the armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Com...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$7,994 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Easy Chair for B&B Italia, Camel Velvet, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” easy chair for B&B Italia, camel velvet, Italy, 1971
The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a large soft cushion....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Foam, Velvet
Oak Armchair, Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A quiet monument to French rustic modernism, this armchair draws the eye with its deliberate naïveté—rounded finials perched atop robust uprights, sweeping armrests that arc with sof...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Italian Contemporary Creamy White Chenille and Wood Armchair
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful armchair upholstered with creamy white chenille, designed and handcrafted by us with structure in solid wood, legs and armrests.
It is an object of high quality and refinem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chenille, Wood
Pair of armchairs, Sweden, 1970s.
Located in Palermo, PA
Pair of very comfortable Swedish-made armchairs from the 1970s.
Super padded cushions that make these chairs perfect for relaxing moments reading a book or in front of the TV.
The le...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage Pair Of Cabinetmaker Lounge Chairs, Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
Vintage Pair Of Cabinetmaker Lounge Chairs From Denmark, Circa 1950 by Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark. Oak frames in good original condition with a nice even tone and patina. Original f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
George Sowden follow artist Palace chair Memphis United Kingdom / Italy, 1983
Located in Skokie, IL
George Sowden follow artist Palace chair Memphis United Kingdom / Italy, 1983
Dimensions: 34 1/2” h × 19 1/4” w × 19 1/2” d
Materials: lacquered wood
Condition: Very good vintage ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Virgola armchair by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex, 1991
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Virgola armchair by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex, 1991, Made in Italy.
The Virgola armchair designed by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex has a steel frame. The padding is polyurethane and pol...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$1,245 Sale Price
20% Off
Low Armchair Minimal Italian Design Cromed Metal Faux Leather, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low armchair minimal Italian design cromed metal faux leather, 1970s.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$1,724 Sale Price
20% Off
Brazilian Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & Chenille, Giuseppe Scapinelli, c. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
These sculptural armchairs are crafted from Brazilian Rosewood, also known as Jacaranda, and reupholstered in off-white chenille. The woodwork is spectacular and can be seen througho...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chenille, Hardwood
Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Bouclè High Back Armchair by Isa Bergamo, 50
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This armchair in the style of Gio Ponti was produced by the famous Italian company Isa from Bergamo, where Gio Ponti collaborated for several years. High back, very imposing and comf...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
$3,185 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Italian Stildomus Maple Torcello Armchairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern set of four Italian Torcello armchairs made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Maplewood, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and produced by Stildomus in good condition. The sculptural dining room chairs are covered in brown leather, supported by two wide, long wooden legs. Minor fading, scratches on the original leather, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 - 1960, Italy.
Seat: 16.75" H x 17.25" W x 15.5" D
Tobia Scarpa is an Italian architect and designer born in 1935, in Venice, Italy. In 1957, Scarpa graduated from the Iuav University of Venice, where he studied architecture. After his studies, he started working with the Italian architect Afra Scarpa, both of them are award winning postmodern Italian architects and designers. Over the years, Scarpa has designed for many Italian and international firms, such as B&B Italia, Flos, etc. His pieces can be found in museums across the United States and Europe.
Afra Bianchin was an Italian architect and designer born in 1937, in Montebelluna, Italy and passed away in 2011.
Stildomus is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in 1956, in Pomezia, Italy by the Italian designer and entrepreneur Aldo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Maple
A Pair Of Vintage Norman Cherner Plycraft Armchairs ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic, vintage 1 st edition Cherner chairs with arms. Walnut with nice patina. Both chairs signed with labels-designed by Norman Cherner/Plycraft.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Maker’s Armchair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maker’s armchair by Lawson-Fenning. The Maker's Armchair is a solid walnut or oak frame chair with a leather sling that features brass details on the seat and back. Loose seat and ba...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$4,315 / item
Cambridge Lounge Chair in the Style of 1930's Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Dedar, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Cambridge Lounge Chair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Since 2014, Greenapple has been designing furniture, lighting and heritage objects with ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Red Blue Chair – After Gerrit Rietveld’s Design, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
This striking Red Blue Chair, inspired by the renowned design of Gerrit Rietveld, is a stunning example of mid-century modern furniture that perfectly embodies the principles of the ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Patricia Urquiola ''Back-Wing Armchair', Wood, Foam and Leather by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair 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. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
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