French Cherry Wood Chairs with Seats of Woven Papercord, France 1950s

This pair of Arts and Crafts chairs is a version of the perhaps most well-known model of German designer, Albert Haberer. The spindle ba...

The 1940s were an iconic time in the world of design, representing the meeting point of two of the best known movements- Art Deco and mid-century modern. From tables, to sofas and ar...

The designs of most of Danish mid-century modern furniture designers and architects aimed at functionality, an equally minimalist and appealing appearance and easy accessibility. Thi...

Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...

Italian mid-century modern Armchairs in woven straw and wood, 1940s Pair of armchairs with square woven straw seat. The backrest has 3 shaped wooden slats. Shaped wooden armrests. Th...

Set of 2 Mid Century Oak and Rush Armchairs, Europe, 1950s. A rare and wonderful set of 2 armchairs in solid oak with rush seats. These chairs are the pinnacle of untouched mid Cen...

Set of 6 French 1940s oak side chairs with natural colored and red trimmed woven sea grass seats and back panels with an open "X" design (attr. André Arbus).

This pair of mid century modern accent chairs feature bentwood frames with caned seat and back. 

Matching end table available separately. Dimensions:21.25w 21.25d 29h 17sh 25ah Co...