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
Guillerme et Chambron Oak Lounge Chair / Armchair No. 2, France, 1960s
Located in LEWES, GB
A nice oak Guillerme et Chambron lounge chair / armchair, France, 1960s. Edition Votre Maison. Good original condition with cushions newly upholstered in Rose Uniacke textured linen....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
F518 Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Extremely comfortable Artifort F518 lounge chair with ottoman.
Designed by the famous English designer Geoffrey Harcourt in the 70's.
Very solid wooden frame with a large pivoting...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Danish Modern Ebony & Leather Swivel Lounge Chair & Ottoman Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nelo Sweden swivel lounge chair by Takashi Okamura & Erik Marquardsen, in black leather with matching ottoman. Heavy well-made set with bla...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Authentic Cognac Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960’s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic Bauhaus design, this authentic Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer was produced by Gavina in Italy prior to its acquisition by Knoll. It features its original tubular chrome-pla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Demountable Take Down Chair by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh, Circa 1953-54
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Pierre Jeanneret’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Teak frame with hand-woven bamboo-rattan seat and cotton string back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Yellow Chrome Open Arm Chairs
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome Open Arm Chairs
Offered is a very cool Pair of Mid-Century Modern Red. The chars are Atomic Yellow and feature a Chrome base. The chairs have the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Oriolo Armchairs by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Pair of Oriolo Armchairs by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani Wood and White Fabric - Italy 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid Century Bat Armchair, Yellow Dots, Chrome, Bauhaus Style, Poland, 1970s
By Bauhaus
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A unique "Bat" armchair from the factory Zadziele Wschod, produced in the 1970s, fully renovated armchair, original chrome preserved, very well polished.
Perfect for Minimalist inte...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Wrought Iron Chair att. to Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural wrought iron arm chair, with metal mesh seat and back. The chair is in very good, original condition, clean and ready to use.
Total H 31.5 x Arm H 24.5 x Seat H 17 x W 21.5 x D 20 inches.
Measures: Please view our extensive collection of vintage garden, patio, and poolside furniture listed at Barbarella Home...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Melchiorre Bega Italian Pair of Armchairs, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Pair of armchairs design by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, 1950s. The chairs have a compact curved form and feature the original red upholstery fabric. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
$7,186 / set
Original Finn Juhl NV45 Chair by Niels Vodder Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic original Finn Juhl NV45 chair in teak by Niels Vodder, Denmark, circa 1950s. This fine example retaining its original two tone wool upholstery. O...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Wooden Jorge Zalszupin Presidential Armchairs Upholstered with Suede
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 'Presidencial' lounge armchairs, circa 1959-1965, by Polish-Brazilian architect and designer Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020). These lounge chairs can be displayed with or without...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Ten (10) Knoll Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Dining Chairs in Wool Blend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely and complete set of 10 Brno armchair dining chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll. These feature chrome tubular frames with light grey wool blend...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rocking Chair Dondolo by Verner Panton for Ycami, Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern space age design armchair or lounge rocking chair model Dondolo in metal, leather and wood feet by the Iconic Danish designer Verner Panton for the italian editor ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-century lounge armchair Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Lovely vintage armchair from the 1970s. Made in Yugoslavia.
Comfortable, stable. Perfectly complement the interior of your living room in a retro style.
Condition: While the wooden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Mario Bellini Cab 413 cowhide leather armchair for Cassina, Italy - new
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices are dependent on the chosen size and color. Also available in 66cm width, 57cm depth, 82cm height and 45cm seat height.
Cab is the world’s first free-standing cowhide chair,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
Henning Kjærnulf, Armchair in Oak & Velvet, Model "Kurul", Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine and elegant armchair in solid oak upholstered in a decadent red velvet. Designed by Henning (Henry) Kjaernulf for EG Kvalitetsmøbel, Denmark 1960s. Model "Kurul".
The overall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Velvet
Vintage Walnut Armchairs by Alma, Set of 2
Located in Denver, CO
Set of two petite, vintage armchairs in the original caramel toned faux leather.
This set is an original pair, sourced together.
Excellent upholstered frame construction with solid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Walnut
Italian Armchairs Attributed to Guiglielmo Ulrich
Located in Austin, TX
Armchairs from mid-century Italy attributed to Guiglielmo Ulrich, noted Italian architect and designer. These chairs are made with solid wood construction and iconic curved arms. The...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Armchairs in Carved Oak and Rush, France, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With their upright silhouettes and pronounced finials, these armchairs assert a kind of rustic nobility—firm in their bearing, yet softened by the woven tactility of rush. The back a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Real Leather Armchairs by Cinova, 1964s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of armchairs upholstered in genuine leather-colored leather were produced by the famous Italian company Cinova, in the 1960s.
Cinova made use of the collaboration of great...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
$2,347 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Le Bambole armchair designed by Mario Bellini for C&b Italia 1970
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Le Bambole armchair designed by Mario Bellini for C&b Italia, 1970.
Polyurethane padding, original cotton fabric.
The Bambole series won the Compasso d'Oro award in 1979.
Le Bambol...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Franco Albini pair of 1st edition "Fiorenza" armchairs by Arflex, Italy, 1952
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare pair of 1st edition armchairs with walnut frame, brass details and upholstered parts, model Fiorenza, designed by Franco Albini, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1952
Design, form,...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Thonet Style Leather Covered Armchairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Thonet Style Turquoise Leather Covered Arm Chairs, with brass nail head trim and covered armrests. 29.5" H x 26" W x 24" D; seat: 16" H. Provenance: From a New York City Coll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Pair of Armchairs 'Móveis Bertomeu' in Rosewood - Brazil 1960
Located in Curitiba, PR
Móveis Bertomeu was a Brazilian furniture manufacturer active during the 1960s, known for its contributions to mid-century modern design in Brazil. The company specialized in creatin...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed with Client's Name
Located in New York, NY
George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed. Pair of walnut Nakashima armchairs in good un-restored original condition. Both chairs are signed on the underside of the seat with ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$9,750 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Chairs Thonet 209, Pair of Cane and Black Bentwood , 1940s or 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The chair after Thonet is from the 1950s
This is Le Corbusier's favourite chair and one of the favourite designs of architects and designers.
Unfortunately it has no label but it i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood, Rattan
Pair Of Carl-Johan Boman Armchairs Upholstered in White Fabric, Boman Oy 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A pair of elegant armchairs designed by Carl-Johan Boman and manufactured by Boman Oy in Finland in the 1950s. Apart from the reupholstery the chair bodies are in original and good c...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$11,689 Sale Price / set
23% 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 tubular metal, and was the work of Charlot...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$7,976 / item
Angel Pazmino Dark Brown Tooled Leather Folding Arm Chair with Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angel Pazmino folding arm chair with tooled leather seat and back and lightly refinished wood frame. In original condition with wear consistent with ...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Petite Mexican Butaque in the Style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Antique Petite Mexican Butaque in the style of Clara Porset, circa 1960.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Elda Chair by Joe Colombo for Comfort - 1960's Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Lisboa, PT
Iconic Elda Chair by Joe Colombo for Comfort - Collectible Design Masterpiece
The Elda Chair, designed by visionary Italian designer Joe Colombo for Comfort in the 1960s, is an unpa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
$8,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian Armchairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, FR
A set of two Italian collectible vintage armchairs first designed by Gio Ponti for manufacturing company Casa e Giardino in the late 1930s.
These have yet to be restored. Price inclu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Danish Midcentury Higback Lounge Chair with Open Armrests by Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stylistically perfect open armchair designed by Soren Hansen for Fritz Hansen in the early 1940s. Sturdy construction of stained beech wood with the frame being in very good conditio...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Joe Colombo Swivel "Elda" Italian Lounge Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Lounge chair designed by Joe Colombo (1930-1971) in 1963 model "Elda"for Comfort. Made of fiberglass structure reupholstered with creme bouclé fabric which make it very unique. It ha...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Fiberglass
Swiveling Armrest Chair, by Niko Kralj 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Swiveling lounge / office chair / armrest, 1970s.
Designer: Niko Kralj
Producer: Stol Kamnik, Slovenia/Yugoslavia
Period: 1970s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Condition: original vin...
Category
1970s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
$349 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Italian 1950s Bamboo and Wicker Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Large Italian 1950s Bamboo and Wicker Armchair
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
$3,593 / set
Black Leather Armchair by Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black leather armchair by Jacques Adnet.
Dimensions: 25.5"w x 26"d x 28"h x 16"sh
France, circa 1950s
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern "Pretzel" Armchair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Pretzel" armchair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Birch, Bentwood
Mid Century Modern Art Deco Chrome Cantilever Milo Baughman Style Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Art Deco Chrome Cantilever Milo Baughman Style Arm Chair. Item features a chrome cantilever frame, sweeping art deco design, very nice vintage item, clean ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Brown Leather Armchair Hancock and Moore Style Leather Club Chair With Ottoman
Located in Rochester, NY
This set is an Emerson Leather top grain leather Armchair and Ottoman set, from Hickory, North Carolina. This is a gorgeous armchair and ottoman, the p...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of White Troika Slipper Chairs by Pierre Guariche for Airborne, France 1960
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Troika slipper chairs by Pierre Guariche. This model is the lesser-seen variant without arms on enameled flat steel l...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cut Steel
Set of 4 "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Blue Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury armchairs with tubular steel structure and seats. "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti, around 1968 in Italy.
These items are made of a stunning new stain-resistant, fire-retardant petrol blue velvet. A magnificent and iconic set that will be perfect for a living room or study, thanks to the brightness of the chromed steel structure.
These pieces are in amazing vintage conditions as shown in the photos.
The shipping quote refers to the chairs shipped with the seating disassembled from the chrome base.
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of a formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Danish Mid-Century Oak Armchair by Erik Kirkegaard
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Danish Modern oak chair by Erik Kirkegaard, circa 1960's. This beautifully sculpted solid oak frame offers comfort without an imposing footprint. Chair shows original upholstery wit...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Le Corbusier 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, Grand Modèle, Durable For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, Grand Modèle, Durable For Cassina
In the various models of Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle, the concept of modernity is expressed through...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Polyester
$12,764 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair of Rare Mid Century Lounge Armchairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- extremely confortable.
- Seat Height 40cm
- Cleaned
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of 1950s Italian Rattan Armchair
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pair of Italian colonial-style faux bamboo structure woven with rattan armchairs.
The arm style flows sinuously into a the rounded back of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Faux Bamboo, Rattan
$2,155 / set
Couple of Brown Velvet English Style Armchairs
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of English style armchairs made in the 1950s in a beautiful brown velvet.
The armchairs have 4 feet to support the seat: the two at the back are made of a beautiful, ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$5,988 / set
Early Mid-Century Francis Jourdain Armchair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Early and important midcentury Francis Jourdain armchair. This particular model is also in the MET collection. This chair has been left in original condition. At the buyers request I...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Mid Century Radomsko B-3300 Armchair, Be Bop A Lula Jacquard, 1960s, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Radomsko B-3300 armchair, circa 1955. They are super-comfortable armchairs made in the 1960s. The armchairs made of bentwood.
Very unique, comfortable and beautiful. Perfect for Mi...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
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
$3,727 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Marco Zanuso Lady Armchair for Cassina, Italy, new
By Marco Zanuso, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color/material of the chair.
Armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in 1951, relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An icon of 1950s Italian ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$8,084 / item
Hans Wegner Style "Peacock Solid Ash Arm Chair, 1970's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Iconic Ash Wishbone arm lounge chair in the style of Hans Wegner, 1970's. Featuring professionally refinished solid framework, smooth plume back, wide solid seat and arms. Classic. C...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Ash
Model F580 Groovy Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1966
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely and very comfortable Artifort Groovy Chair (or "M" Chair), model F580.
This model is designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966.
These particular chairs are the very first edition wi...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Soriana armchair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Soriana armchair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969,
Polyuretane structure, original mohair velvet fabric, steel, excellent condition.
A true icon of style, Sorian...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Style Armchair In Black Frame & Navy Blue Resistant Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary with a refined mid-century nod, this accent chair embraces minimalist curves and soft geometry. Its clean silhouette and subtle detailing make it suitable for upscale in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gio Ponti armchair for Cassina. Mod. ‘820’, Italy 1950, Hotel Royal, Naples.
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Gio Ponti designed this armchair especially for the Hotel Royal in Naples. The ‘Model 820’ was produced by Cassina in the 1950s. The armchair has a wooden frame and is upholstered in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Oak & Straw French Modernist Armchair, France, c. 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oak & Straw French Modernist Armchair, France, c. 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Italian mid-century modern garden armchairs in rattan and straw, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern armchairs in rattan and straw, 1960s
Pair of straw and rattan chairs or armchairs. The seat and back are square with woven straw interiors and woven rattan...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Adolf Wrenger Large Bouclé Beech Wood Armchair Germany, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Adolf Wrenger Armchair original, labelled, newly upholstered, Germany, 1950
A very rare wingback armchair with new wool Bouclé upholstery and in very good condition. Adolf Wrenger, ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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