Arthur Collani Tilt-Back Chair

Prototype folding chair of tubular metal with plastic ball caps and its original yellow mesh fabric sling dating to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. By architect and designer Henry Glass, an Austrian emigre who worked with Gilbert Rohde in New York City in the late 1930’s and then studied in Chicago with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Glass was ahead of his time in his concerns with pre-fabrication, modularity, affordability, and ecological responsibility. He was known for his knock-down furniture designs–chairs and tables that folded, nested, or stacked for easy mobility and space-saving flexibility. Austere and visually interesting, these designs utilized inexpensive materials such as plywood, masonite, tubular steel, and canvas. The present piece, never produced, channels Gerrit Rietveld in proposing a low-cost mid-century outdoor chair...

Prototype stacking chair hand-built of an aluminum sheet and tubular aluminum by furniture designer and artist Richard Schultz as a full-size 3-D model exploring the ergonomic and sc...

Chair with tilting seat back in solid birch with a vintage seat cushion fabric. A winning entry by Ann Hatfield and Martin Craig in the seminal MoMA 1941...

Low stool or footrest with repainted extruded steel base and cushion reupholstered in yellow leather. A rarely seen midcentury design by Darrel Landrum, produced by Avard Furniture.

Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard mid century high back dining chairs - Set of 6 Each chair measures: 16.25 wide x 19 deep x 40.25 high, wit...

Designed by Arthur Umanoff, this rare slat-style chair departs from the more commonly seen armless teak versions, offering a unique take on his iconic mid-century design. This exampl...

Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wishbone Chair, Walnut Frame with vellum sling seat. Carved signature and number to the underside of the chair ‘Espenet 8010 3 ...

Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin teardrop swivel chairs with Walnut plinth bases. In all original condition, with wear/staining to upholstery and minor losses to plinth base;...