Mid-Century Modern Chairs
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
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" Chairs for Mobil Girgi, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" chairs for Mobil Girgi, black leather and beech, Italy, 1970, set of four.
The iconic "Sapporo" chair consists of an individual backrest, conceived with two ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Mid Century High Back Chiavari Ladder Chair, Italy 1950's
By Chiavari
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A beautiful ladder high-back chair by Chiavari fabricated in Italy, 1950's.
Slim design and amazingly light and firm.
Ebonized hardwood frame with cane seat.
The seat and the struc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Hill House Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina, Italy
Located in Sacile, PN
Hill House ladderback designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, dated circa 1980.
This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Rare Midcentury Chair Ladislav Rado for Knoll Drake
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare and beautiful side chair designed by Ladislav Rado for the short lived one year collaboration between Knoll + Drake, c. 1955. Featuring white enameled cantilevered frame wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Earl Walnut, Ivory Textured Linen Moresby Rocking Chair
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This Rocker shown in walnut and maharam plume ciabatta ivory textured linen.
In stock leat...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
1950s Studio BBPR Chairs for Arflex with Black Iron Frame and White Skai
By Studio BBPR, Arflex
Located in Rome, IT
Introducing a captivating pair of vintage chairs from the 1950s, These chairs are a beautiful nod to mid-century Italian design.
With their sturdy black-painted iron frames, these c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Elephant Hide Gray Shell Chairs, Five
Located in Garnerville, NY
A set of five fine Eames for Herman Miller Elephant Hide Gray fiberglass side shell chairs with the original H aluminum bases, mounts and glides...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Maralunga Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in Raf Simons Kvadrat Corduroy
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Italy. Reupholstered in Raf Simons/Kvadrat Phlox corduroy. Opposable backrest.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
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...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Adjustable Leather Armchair, by Peter Opsvik, for Westnofa, Norway, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Adjustable leather armchair designed by Peter Opsvik, manufactured by Westnofa in the 1960's in Norway.
Made of wood and leather.
In original condition, cleaned, both the leather and...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Helmut Lübke Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 2 dining chairs by Helmut Lübke, made in Germany circa 1960's. The chairs are in excellent, original condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
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 Chairs
Materials
Wood
Eileen Gray Non Conformist Chair, France, 1970
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 4 Non Conformist chairs by Eileen Gray, manufactured circa 1970 by Ecart International.
The underlying theme of the Non Conformist chair, by Irish designer Eileen Gray (1878–1...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Frank Lloyd Wright Robie Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color and material of the chair. The seat is available in fabric or leather (different colors available). The base/frame can be made in natural cherry wood, black stained cherry wood or American walnut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Outdoors Textured Mud Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Textured Mud Outdoors LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC co...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arrben Italy Italian Modern Chrome Black Leather Tamara Folding Chair (Single)
By Arrben
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arrben Italy Italian Modern Chrome and Stitched Black Padded Leather "Tamara" Folding Chair - Single. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H x 19" W x 17.5" D x 19" Seat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Hans Wegner GE-258 Day Bed - Lacquered Beech
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner in 1954, the GE 258 day bed is a versatile piece of furniture. The upholstered backrest lifts to provide a roomy bed. Crafted in solid w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Poul Kjærholm Model Pk22 Easy Chair
Located in Berkeley, CA
The discrete and elegant lounge chair PK22 epitomizes the work of Poul Kjærholm and his search for the ideal type-form and industrial dimension, which was always present in his work. The profile of the steel frame structure originates from his graduation project, the “Element” Chair (PK25...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
One Authentic Knoll Brno Chair by Mies Van Der Rohe in Black Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
One black leather Brno chair with tubular frame and thin pad seat and back as was the original design.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by Knoll. Beautiful showing very little use. 800 per ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Six Mid Century Kangaroo Chairs, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The z.stuhl chair, designed by Ernst Moeckl (1931-2013) in the 1970s, is a cantilever chair made of polyurethane, which is available with and without armrests. In the vernacular, the...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of Four Mid Century Post Modern Tokyo Style Counter or Bar Stools in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern set of four counter stools circa 1990's. These feature white enameled steel tubular frames with white naugahyde seats.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Emanuele Rambaldi, 6 Dining Chairs Leggerissima Model, Figli Di Sanguineti, 1951
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A very rare set of six dining chairs ''Leggerissima'' (ultralight) model designed by Emanuele Rambaldi and manufactured by Figli di Sanguineti G.B.
Made of beech painted in a ros...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
"Office Armchair" by Pierre Jeanneret, circa 1955
Located in London, GB
Authentic 'Office Chair' from the administrative buildings of Chandigarh (Ref. PJ-SI-28-B).
In excellent condition - joints have been restored and cane work replaced.
Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 - 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Le Corbusier, designing furniture for Le Corbusier's vast modernist complex at Chandigarh. Jeanneret remained for over 15 years as the project’s chief architect and the city remains a masterpiece of the modern vision. The pair pioneered a new aesthetic that placed function and order over embellishment—Jeanneret’s work imbuing the strict geometry of modernism with lighter materials like cane and wood.
Jeanneret also collaborated with other modern masters, Charlotte Perriand on experiments in aluminium and wood, and Jean Prouve developing prefabricated housing.
Literature:
Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier: Jeanneret Chandigarh, 2019.
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Perou Armless Chair by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Perou armless chair, with its sensual rounded form, is cozy but chic, also inspired by the classic Scandinavian designers such as Finn Juhl and Philip Arctander.
Ships in appr...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Danish Midcentury Armchair in Teak by Erik Kirkegaard for Høng, Model 52, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Armchair in teak with reupholstered seat in great quality shearling lambswool. Made by Erik Kirkegaard for Høng stolefabrik, model 52 "Compass Chair", made in the 1960s.
The chair is in a good vintage condition.
This classic desk chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak, Lambskin
Pair of Dutch Architectural Lounge Chairs, 1960s
Located in Dronten, NL
Minimalistic but very comfortable pair of 2 lounge chairs, made in The Netherlands, circa 1960.
The construction is very sophisticated, the chairs seem to float on the pair of flat ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair for Cassina, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, matt white painted, matt black painted, chrome gun barrel or gold chrome. Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mimi Swivel Chair by Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Mambo Unlimited Ideas : Mimi Chair
structure: fabric or leather
base: solid wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Bog Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair for Cassina Fauteuil Tournant, Italy - new
Located in Berlin, DE
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair by Cassina. Prices are dependent on the chosen color and material. Please ask for pricing in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Wim Rietveld Pyramid Stacking Chairs in Teak with Black Metal Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 6 Wim Rietveld 'Pyramid' stacking chairs for Ahrend de Cirkel. Awarded with the 1960 ‘Signe d’Or’ Design Award these extremely durable and comfortable chairs are in ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rare pair of Gio Ponti chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Albany, NY
Item: pair of chairs
Designer: Gio Ponti
Manufacturer: I.S.A. Bergamo
Demensions: 35.25” h x 16.25” w x22.5” d. 18” seat height
Material: Mahogany, metal sabots and upholstery
...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Lounge Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'system 1-2-3' standard lounge chair in fabric for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Bohemian Wicker Emmanuelle Peacock Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of Bohemian Wicker Emmanuelle Peacock Chairs, France, 1950s
A rare and beautifully preserved pair of mid-20th century Emmanuelle-style wicker chairs, crafted in France during t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan
One Of Two Hans Bellmann GA Chair For Horgenglarus
Located in Čelinac, BA
Hans Bellmann GA Chairs for Horgenglarus 1950s
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Named after Oscar Niemeyer, this armchair features the iconic curves and sinuous lines characteristic...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Nuevo Artemis Lounge Chair, American Walnut Frame
By Nuevo
Located in Miami, FL
Nuevo Artemis Lounge Chair, American Walnut Frame
The Artemis Lounge Chair is made from American walnut veneer on bent plywood, it has a padded seat and back upholstered in white. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Sergio Rodrigues Mid-century Modern Brazil Chairs, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of modernist chairs by the pioneer of Carioca design Sérgio Rodrigues, in ebonized beech wood covered in velvet. The chairs synthesize a unique combination of Shaker, De Stijl a...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair or stool for Cassina, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, matt white painted, matt black painted, chrome gun barrel or gold chrome. Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Marcel Breuer Cantilever Chair, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair model cantilever, designed by Marcel Breuer circa 1960, by unknown manufacturer.
Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan.
In original condition, with mino...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
White Pluff Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome with a white colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" Dining Chairs for B&B Italia, 1973, set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" dining chairs with armrests for B&B Italia, black leather, Italy, 1973, set of eight.
"Dialogo", in substance, is a return to the formal solution of th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Alky Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort in Pierre Frey, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
A pair of beautiful Giancarlo Piretti "Alky" chairs reupholstered in a fluffy blend of wool, mohair and alpaca, produced by one of the world's most luxurious fabric manufacturers, Pi...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Alpaca, Mohair
Thonet Style Red Dining Chair, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Thonet Style Red Dining Chair made by Dal Vera, Italy, 1980s. Made of bent beechwood and finished in bright red colour. The seat in cane/rattan. In o...
Category
1980s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
“Maralunga” Lounge Chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1980s
Located in Hilversum, NL
We are delighted to present a true gem: an original “Maralunga” lounge chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
This piece from the early 1980s is in pristine, original con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Set of 4 Stackable Plastic Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonnet
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of 4 stackable plastic chairs was designed by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonet and manufactured by STAMP in France in 1988. The chairs stand ou...
Category
1680s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Woven Rush Lounge Chair by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2013, the Woven Rush Lounge Chair is class...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Pair of Pierre Chapo S11 Chairs in Elm and Leather, France, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic S11 chair by French designer Pierre Chapo, crafted in the 1960s. This piece features a solid elm frame with Chapo's signature joinery, combining robust architecture and refine...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Elm
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Walnut and Black Leather Chairs, Italy 1981
Located in Sacile, PN
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini set of six walnut and black leather chairs,
Italy 1981 circa.
This set, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, is characterized by a splendid co...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jacques Adnet Chairs for Air France, France 1960’s
Located in New York, NY
Rare chairs for the Air France lounge by Jacques Adnet. The legs can be attached forward or back facing. Original upholstery. Sold in pairs, two pairs available.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Mies Van Der Rohe Mr 20 Chairs, Unmarked, - Set of 2
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Set of 4 magnificent mid century Mies Van Der Rohe MR 20 cantilever black leather armchairs
Corseted black leather. .
These resided in an Oklah...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet
By Thonet, Gerd Lange
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of four chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Hand Tufting Chair, Blue 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 hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Pair of Chairs in the Style of Thonet by Codina, circa 1930
By Codina, Thonet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of chairs in the style of Thonet by Codina, circa 1930
Manufactured in Spain.
Dark bentwood.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Charlotte Perriand 9 Tabouret de Sale de Bains For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand 9 Tabouret de Sale de Bains For Cassina
Included in the Collection Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, the 9 Tabouret hi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Surrealist Hand Chair, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully unique and surrealist hand-shaped chair handmade in the 1970s.
Elongated fingers covered in black velvet form the back of the chair, encapsulating the sitter within th...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Arne Jacobsen Model 3316 Egg Easy Chair Leather
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Egg is one of the triumphs of Jacobsen’s total design, a sculptural contrast to the building’s almost exclusively vertical and horizontal surfaces. The Egg sprang from a new tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Walnut Oil & Natural Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Walnut Oil & Natural Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Walnut
Mid-century Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA, and Fritz Hansen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $84 and tops out at $244,500 while the average work can sell for $2,904.
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