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Material: Steel
Vintage Mid Century Folding Chair Beech 1 / 11
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Mid Century folding chair was manufactured back in the old days 70ties in Yugoslavia.
It is made of solid beech wood. It has a beautifu...
Category
1970s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Bubble Hanging Chair with mildew resistant pancake Cushions
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Bubble hanging chair swing seat's round shape creates a cozy feel. The modern patterns are striking in its visual appeal.
The chair has been designed to be very comfortable an...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
1x Tom Dixon After Postmodern 1980s Dining Side Rope Chair Vintage Desk Boho
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
An amazing hourglass rope chair designed after the famous 'S' chair of Tom Dixon.
The chair is weaved with rushed rope weaved around a metal frame. It holds a playful and beautiful...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,312 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 3 Counter Stool w. Backrest Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Cosmic Blue Steel Bar Plopp Stool by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmic Blue Steel Bar Plopp stool by Zieta
Dimensions: D 35 x H 75 cm
Material: Stainless steel, carbon steel.
Finish: Thermal colored.
Available in colors: Beige, black, white, bl...
Category
2010s Polish Organic Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$2,586 / item
Sierra Chair Standard by Croft House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Sierra Chair is handmade locally in Los Angeles, California. flagship upholstered piece is regarded for not only its distinct design, but its exceptio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Giovanni Offredi Style Pair of Tubular Steel Chairs, italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Wonderful mid-century chairs with tubular steel frame and seats.
The chairs are made of a new warm yellow boucle' fabric. The pair of chairs are a magnificent and iconic 1960s sombol...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of six.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pop Art Pink Vintage Side Chair/Chair Miss Global Phillipe Starck 1980s Kartell
Located in Vienna, AT
Pop Art pink and silver vintage side chair/chair was designed by Phillipe Starck 1980s and produced by Kartell Milano Italy.
The chair shows grey lacquered curved tube steel feet and...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Chic 'Méandre' Side Chairs by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic undulating dark bronze 'Méandre' side chairs by Design Frères.
These Méandre™ chairs from our exclusive Design Frères® line are handmade in our Los Angeles atelier by o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Chair 'BAIA' by Kensaku Oshiro x DK3, Chrome Frame, Black Leather
By DK3, Kensaku Oshiro
Located in Paris, IDF
BAIA dining chair
Steel frame, wooden or upholstered backrest
Model shown on main image:
Frame: Chrome
Backrest: Leather
Fabric: Black Pelle leather
Dimensions:
H.74 x 58 x 50 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Gray
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a subtle beige cactus leather, a vegan textile infused with natural cacti fibers, which is produced in Mexico. The chair’s comfortable and r...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ombra Lounge Chair by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina, Italy, 2004
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ombra lounge chair, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953 and relaunched by Cassina in 2004. Cassina lounge chair, featuring a steel frame and leather upholstery. The interplay betw...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Thonet S 39 L Cognac Vegetal Leather Bar Stool Chair Mart Stam Set of 3
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These rare Cantilever vintage Bar Stools chairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed 1926 by Mart Stam and produced by Thonet with the Model name S39 L.
They were produced in the 7...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Richard Schultz Chairs for Knoll Up to 20
By Richard Schultz, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Rare model 1407 chairs designed by Richard Schultz for Knoll for a short period of time. Beautiful curves and angles with hidden welds inspired by bicycle manufacturing with a nod to...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,999 / item
Set of Three Vintage Swiveling Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 Vintage Swiveling Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller. One black, one gray and one dark yellow.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair Contemporary Bar Stool w. Backrest Dark Brown Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
1st Generation Eames LKX Lounge Wire Mesh Side Chair 1951
Located in Detroit, MI
Hard-to-find First Generation Eames LKX (Low/Wire/X-base) lounge chairs, only made one year with this configuration; 1951. Made by Charles & Ray Eames for He...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Wire
$731 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Artisan Made Counter Stool w. Backrest Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Beige
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a subtle beige cactus leather, a vegan textile infused with natural cacti fibers, which is produced in Mexico. The chair’s comfortable and r...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977, Set of 10
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux leather, Italy, 1977, set of ten.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rela...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chair for Cassina, 1927
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chair for Cassina, brown leather and black metal, Italy, 1927
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, the "L...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 8 Green Cobra Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 8 Green Cobra Chairs is a set of chairs realized in the 1970s by Giotto Stoppino ( Milan, 1926 ) .
Chromed tubular steel structure and light blue fabric.
This ' Cobra ' chai...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mies Van Der Rohe B42 Rattan Easy Chair by Tecta, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This MR10 chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927 is a true masterpiece of modern design. Manufactured by Tecta in Germany circa 1960, these chair are a testament to the e...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
‘Urban’ Designer Dining Chair by WOO – White Modern Sculptural Seating
Located in Kyiv, UA
Urban Chair by Dmytro Kozinenko
Designed by the visionary Dmytro Kozinenko, the Urban Chair is a reimagined dining chair that blends modern design with the energy and structure of u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Locus Solus Yellow Chair by Gae Aulenti
By Exteta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milan, IT
This contemporary chair delivers comfort, style, and quality in a playful and colorful silhouette suitable for any outdoor setting. The original 1964 Locus Solus Collection by Gae Au...
Category
2010s Italian Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,731 / item
Customizable ClassiCon Bar Stool No. 2 by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen gray created not only classical seats such as sofas or chairs, but also a series of unconventional bar stools. Version no. 2, originally designed for the house E 1027, also fe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Alias 500 Segesta Chair in White Seat and Chromed Steel Frame by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 500 Segesta Chair in White Seat and Chromed Steel Frame by Alfredo Häberli
Stacking chair with arms with structure in lacquered or chromed steel; seat and back in solid plas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Original Edition Nagasaki Chair by Mathieu Matégot
Located in Paris, FR
A highly rare original Mathieu Matégot "Nagasaki" chair designed in 1954 and one of his best known creations.
It incarnates the innovative techniques Matégot is praised for: The thre...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Swing chair for Rosenthal Lubke by Jutta & Herbert Ohl , 1980s
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Swing chair for Rosenthal Lubke by Jutta & Herbert Ohl , 1980s
Category
1980s Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Stam and Slezak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style: Bauhaus.
Period: 1930-1939.
Material: beech and chrome-plated steel
Source: Germany
Maker: Mart Stam.
Designed by Mart Stam, a renowned Dutch designer, and architect pivota...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Beaubourg chair by Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Latticework seat from the Centre Georges Pompidou exhibition rooms
Category
1970s French Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Undulating Méandre Chair by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating dark bronze 'Méandre' chair by Design Frères.
Chic and understated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,900 / item
"Passione" Bench with Bronze and Exclusive Woven Leather, Handcrafted, Istanbul
Located in Istanbul, 34
"Passione" Bench with Bronze and Exclusive Woven Leather, Handcrafted, Istanbul.
Designed by Hasan Samet Bizimyer.
Design, Art, Innovation.
Bizimyer Furniture Presents.
Bizimyer Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Steel Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
Counter Stool 'BAIA' by Kensaku Oshiro x DK3, Black Frame, Black Leather
By DK3, Kensaku Oshiro
Located in Paris, IDF
BAIA Counter Stool
Steel frame, wooden or upholstered backrest
Model shown on main image:
Frame: Black
Backrest: Leather
Fabric: Black Pelle Leather
Dimensions:
H. 89 x 58 x 50 cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Pierre Guariche Yellow Fiberglass Side Chairs by Steiner - France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of yellow fiberglass side chairs by Pierre Guariche in good vintage. These "tonneau" chaped chairs are iconic Guariche pieces and epitomize his series of compact barrel sha...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rapunzel Easy Armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Rapunzel easy armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue.
Materials: Polypile, urethane foam, stainless steel, steel.
Also available in other colors.
Dimensions: 91 cm x 78 cm x H 63 cm.
S...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$3,656 / item
1950's Slatted Pea Green French Outdoor Folding Chairs - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Slatted Green French Outdoor Folding Chairs – Good Quantity Available.
It’s very hard to find these slatted folding chairs and this is a good batch that we found tucked away...
Category
1950s French Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Original 1960s Set of Six Harry Bertoia Side Chairs with Full Seat Covers
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous set was acquired from an original owner who bought the set of six chairs in 1968 from Knoll and I have a copy of the receipts. The chairs are covered in the original re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fasem Vintage Italy black Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics and produced by Fasem.
In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement.
It can be used i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mies van der Rohe MR10 Black Leather Easy Chair, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embrace the refined simplicity of modern architecture with this stunning MR10 cantilever chair, designed by the renowned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe circa 1930 and crafted by an unknown...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
1970’s French Mullca Stacking D Back Dining Chair – Red – Small Batch Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s French Mullca Stacking D Back Dining Chair – Red – Good Quantities Available. One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston Cavaillon created the company ...
Category
1970s Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Table Height Sculptural Chair Stool w Backrest Black Smoke Metal & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary table stool with backrest is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility o...
Category
2010s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Alias 531 Selinunte Sledge Chair in White and Steel Frame by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 531 Selinunte Sledge Chair in White and Steel Frame by Alfredo Häberli
Stacking chair with structure in lacquered or chromed steel; seat and back in solid plastic material.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1964, he moved to Zurich in 1977, where in 1988 he began working as curator and designer of numerous exhibitions at the Museum für Gestaltung. In 1991, he graduated in Industrial Design by the Höhere Schule für Gestaltung. In 1997 he designed for Alias SEC, a system of modular elements, and a range of objects under the Danese label. In subsequent years he designed for Alias legnoletto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic set of 6 vintage chairs by Guido Faleschini for I4 Mariani, Italy 1970s.
Chromed tubular steel and orange leather.
Very rare and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
High-Back Pasqualina Armchair by Grassi & Bianchi
Located in Milan, IT
This high-backed armchair is completely covered in ivory-colored leather atop a tubular steel frame, and its metal seat pan is covered in black technical fabric. Its silhouette plays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,915 / item
Contemporary Chair 'Duo Seat' by Muller Van Severen, Red + Pink
Located in Paris, IDF
Duo Set Contemporary Seating
by Muller Van severen
Model: laquered steel mustard + frame red seat left + pink seat right
Dimensions: H. 61 cm x 182 cm x 62 cm
Unlike a massive sofa that sheaths a part of the interior, the duo seat ensures lightness and visual clarity. The seating is made from a linen fabric seating that comes in 2 color combinations (red/pink and blue/green). And although it may look uncomfortable to some, the duo seat actually sits quite nicely.
The renowned design couple Muller Van Severen designed their alu chair back in 2015 as an outdoor chair for Anne Holtrop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Organic Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Balloon Lounge Chair in Brown Nubuck Leather by Hans Olsen for Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The iconic balloon lounge chair with its industrial look was the work of the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen, who designed the chair in the 1950s. The design of the lou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Industrial Steel Chairs
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of Vintage Industrial Slatted Chairs, France, c. 20th Century.
Category
20th Century French Industrial Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,000 / set
Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Figural Chair
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Figural Chair
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 12
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of twelve.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1970s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
The Tulip chair, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956 for Knoll International, is a key piece of mid-century modern design. Saarinen aimed to create a chair that removed the clutter of ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bauhaus Chair S43 by Mart Stam, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This chair is one of the most famous and was designed in the 1930s by Mart Stam and made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. The chair has frames made of tubular chrome-plated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$808 Sale Price
20% Off
Object 044 Chair by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 044 chair by NG Design
Dimensions: D45 x W42 x H73 cm
Materials: Powder coated steel, Plywood.
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors ...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
$529 / item
Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Marcel Breuer, manufactured by Gavina, Italy.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Seat has a smal...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Nest Egg Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern In/Outdoor 21st Century Black Twig
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Nest Egg hanging swing chair is inspired from the organic forms in bird nests and has a natural egg shape. The pattern detail is remin...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Leaf Hanging Swing Chair Modern Steel In / Outdoor 21st Century Black
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Leaf hanging swing chair is fluid and organic. The chair is inspired by nature and is reminiscent of organic leaf shapes with its veins flowing out from the centre. It is simple ...
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian modern chairs Plia by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chairs Plia by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Pair of folding chairs model Plia with square seat and rectangular backrest, in transparent ABS plastic. T...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Two-Toned Stackable Pagholz Galvanitas S22 Industrial Diner Chairs
Located in Voorburg, NL
Highly wanted industrial stacking chairs by Pagholz. Galvanitas, never seen in this Two-toned coloring with black frame. The backside of the shells are in darkbrown or wenge and the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs
Materials
Steel
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