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Chairs For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Industrial
Pair of Alky Armchairs 70's by Designer Giancarlo Piretti
Located in MADRID, ES
These iconic "Alky" lounges were designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in the late 1970s. The armchairs are known for their comfortable seating and iconic Italian design...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti Ultraleggera Chairs
Located in MADRID, ES
Gio Ponti designed this chair in the 1950s, commissioned by Cassina, a company that has been producing it continuously ever since. Fifty-seven years after its commercialisation, it ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

10 Oak and Rush Chairs in Style of Charles Dudouyt , France 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Oak and Rush Chairs in Style of Charles Dudouyt , France 1960's Solid Oak chairs with rush seats, with lovely Patina to the wood. We have 8 chairs in total available.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Mid Century Modern Bumerang Chair, Light Creme White Boucle, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wool, Beech

Up to (7) Mid-Century Brown Soft Pad Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this authentic Eames for Herman Miller vintage soft pad chairs in dark brown leather. Adjustable tilt and height with manual lift. These authentic examples ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Superb Midcentury Hans Wegner FH4103 Chairs ( Up To Ten Available)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these beautiful dining chairs designed by Hans Wegner. Having gorgeous original patina with splendid craftsmanship while utilizing a space saving design. U...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak, Teak

Low Back Chair in Oak & Reupholstered in Lambswool, Danish Mid Century, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Presenting an exquisite low back makeup chair crafted in the 1950s by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker. This chair is a harmonious combination of sophistication, functionality, and time...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Lambskin, Wool, Oak

Gio Ponti Principi Chair in white, blue, red or black for Cassina, Italy - New
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color. A design icon, product of the golden age that marked the historic partnership between the great architect Ponti and Cassina. Gio P...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Ash

Eames Aluminium Group Chairs for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are up to 5 Aluminium Group Management chairs in black mesh designed by Eames for Herman Miller. These are the most comfortable of all Eames aluminum Group cha...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Tulip Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Classic Tulip dining chairs designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. A defining accomplishment of modern design and a timeless addition to your home—a true Classic....
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Swivel Desk Chair by Andrew Morrison & Bruce Hannah for Knoll
Located in Lafayette, IN
Arguably one of the most elegant desk chair designs from the mid-century era, this Morrison/Hannah design for Knoll Studios is utilitarian sculpture at its best. Chair features a cur...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Materials: Wood Dimensions: D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Giancarlo Piretti Alky Lounge Chairs in Stone Grey Bouclé Wool, Anonima Castelli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Alky lounge chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti in the sixties for Anonima Castelli, Italy. The shape of the chair is construct with foam printed direct on a metal frame with ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Light Bouclé Heart Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique and beautiful chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Giancarlo Piretti Alky Lounge Chair in White Fabric for Anonima Castelli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Alky lounge chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti in the sixties for Anonima Castelli, Italy. The shape of the chair is construct with foam printed direct on a metal frame with...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Green Velvet Halfa Chair, Baumann, France, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Halfa chair designed by Baumann in the 1970s. In the catalogue of the avant-garde collection. Made from 5 pieces of Doubs beech. Made of beechwood. Cha...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy, relaunched in 1973/2011. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of a...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Giancarlo Piretti Alky Lounge Chair in White Bouclé Fabric for Anonima Castelli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Alky lounge chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti in the sixties for Anonima Castelli, Italy. The shape of the chair is construct with foam printed direct on a metal frame with ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Velvet Chair Bordeaux Red Black Wood
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
A chair made out of ribbed wood with strong lines. The structure is lacquered in opaque black, and its design is a take on vintage lines covered in red vel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Ebony

Set of Eight Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. Designers: Waclaw Lesniewski, Stanislaw Lejkowski. V...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Capitol Complex chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on cho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Mid Century Leopard Velvet Chair, Walnut Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat is dressed in leopard, durable and pl...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of a ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Willy Guhl Loop Chair, Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic cement chair by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. Brand new. Hand mage in Switzerland. One of the most iconic chairs ever designed. Priced as a single chair.
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2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cement

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Natural oak. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life, led to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author. Placed individually or in lively arrangements, the two low tables bring the pleasing lightness of solid wood to indoor settings emphasized by the continuity of the grain between the top and the edges and the countless natural variations in the wood. Each piece is made of unique solid wood, so every piece will be different from one another and not exactly as the one on the photos. Both pieces are inspired by the mountains. While the latter takes its name from the milking-stool used by alpine shepherds, the former is inspired by the French locality much loved by designer and architect Charlotte Perriand. These furnishing accessories stand out for the honesty of their simple shapes and for the concrete expression of their materials and function. The turned seat meets the stylised legs both in the Tabouret Berger...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen). This...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Beech

Ember Chair by Sun at Six, Sienna and Forest, Midcentury Style Chair in Oak
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at six is a contemporary furniture design studio working with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. The Ember chair...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. American walnut. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life, led to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author. Placed individually or in lively arrangements, the two low tables bring the pleasing lightness of solid wood to indoor settings emphasized by the continuity of the grain between the top and the edges and the countless natural variations in the wood. Each piece is made of unique solid wood, so every piece will be different from one another and not exactly as the one on the photos. Both pieces are inspired by the mountains. While the latter takes its name from the milking-stool used by alpine shepherds, the former is inspired by the French locality much loved by designer and architect Charlotte Perriand. These furnishing accessories stand out for the honesty of their simple shapes and for the concrete expression of their materials and function. The turned seat meets the stylised legs both in the Tabouret Berger...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Four Mid-Century Pink Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoro...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Four Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpe...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Set of Two 20th Century Chairs in Dark Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Very beautiful original shape in butterfly type. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been r...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Eight 20th Century Dark Gray Boucle Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in dark gray (...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Pair of Light Boucle Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 2 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoro...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Twelve 20th Century Camel Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, dura...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Twelve 20th Century Blue Velvet Chairs, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It is jar type model. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is ...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Mosquito Dining Chair, Leaf Green Oak, Wood Frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Named after its wing-like seat, the Mosquito chair is a genuine eyecatcher, an elegant piece with a touch of poetry. This innovative design proved too demanding for 1950s manufacturing methods. But thanks to the recent efforts of Rex Kralj...
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2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Black Lacquer Wooden and 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 table,...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Clara Porset's wood and rattan Mexican Butaque Chair by Luteca
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to championing her mutually enriching vision of modernity and tradition. A fierce proponent of historical craft traditions, Clara Porset created wholly contemporary versions of the classic Mexican vernacular forms including the colonial butaque chair...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Eight 20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech, Velvet

Set of Four 20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durable...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Earl White Oak, Ivory Textured Linen Moresby Rocking Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This Rocker shown in white oak and maharam plume ciabatta ivory textured linen. In stock l...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Oak, Leather, Walnut

Arne Jacobsen Model 3173c Oxford Classic
Located in Berkeley, CA
The original version of the Oxford chair was designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. The chair’s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. The “professor’s chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Oak

26x' Vintage Metal Stacking Chairs, Attrb. Gijs Van Der Sluis, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
50 vintage metal stacking chairs with black metal frame and green upholstery, some chairs have some stains. Manufactured in the Netherlands ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

20th Century Camel Soft Boucle Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, durable...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durable...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Six 20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Beech

Set of Five Blue Velvet Thonet Wood Rattan Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 5 rattan and wood chairs. The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Thonet Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renovated them. The ...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Beech

Dietiker Rey Junior Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Beech Wood, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children version of the famous Rey chair. Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screw less wood-to-metal connection. The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children. The chair is made with care from solid beechwood, with die cast aluminum consoles and glides. - rounded edges for children safety - timeless design - unique screwless patented wood-metal connection - Rey Junior...
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2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Beech

Mid-Century Modern Style Solid Minimal Wood Chair with Woven Cane Backboard
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
The boytes cane dining chair lends classy-casual character to the dining experience. Boytes Minimalist beech wood frame is stylishly juxtaposed with natural woven cane for striking u...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Wood

Set of Four Mustard Yellow Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Set of Two Classic Blue Kangaroo Chairs Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This set is called Z-chair. Designed in 1968 in the GDR by Ernst Moeckl and Siegfried Mehl, German Version of the Panton chair. Also called kangaroo chair or various chair. Produced ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Mid-Century High Back Aluminum Group Chairs
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Ask for custom shipping quote For sale are these authentic Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group chairs in premium plush black leather with high-backs. An icon of Mid Century Moder...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

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