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
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
Alfred Hendrickx Set of Eight Dining Chairs Model S2, 1958, Belgium for Belform
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of eight very rare Model S2 chairs designed by Alfred Hendrickx in 1958 for Belform.
Although the chairs look very fragile they are very solid in t...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Sculptural Brutalist Swedish Stump Chair in Solid Pine
Located in Odense, DK
Mid-Century Sculptural Brutalist Swedish Stump Chair in Solid Pine. Handcrafted in Sweden.
Great warm patina.
Honorable mentions in similar sty...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Straw Chair by Marcel Gascoin
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Vintage chair by Marcel Gascoin.
It has his signature backrest design.
The straw on the seat and back has a feeling of tearing due to aging, but it is not decisively cut. It can be...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Pair of Eames Lounge Chair Metal 'LCM'
Located in New York, NY
Iconic pair of Eames for Herman Miller LCM's in later orange and black paint finish. These chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, both have a later, but not new, orange paint surf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,600 / set
Frank Lloyd Wright "Midway 1" Dining Chair for Cassina, 1980s
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Midway 1" dining chairs for Cassina, fabric and wood, Italy, re-edition from the 1980s, set of six.
The chair was actually never made at the time has been produc...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Black Leather 1960s Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Armchair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
A Saarinen Executive Armchair in Black leather with a metal base. This chair is completely original from the 1960's, and beautifully patinated. The leather is conditioned and rock ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,137 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Eliel Saarinen Red Fabric Armchairs for Imperial Rattan Company 1941
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of Eliel Saarinen armchairs for Imperial Rattan Company 1941. This stunning set of vintage armchairs are designed by world renowned Finnish designer and architect Eliel Saarin...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four Mid-Century Wegner Style Teak Dining Chairs with Pink Velvet Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Wegner style Danish Teak dining chairs with pink velvety upholstered seats and almond shaped teak backrests. Upholstery has been updated by previous owner. In otherwise orig...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak, Velvet
Eames Early Label Armshell Chair by Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An elephant gray green toned fiberglass armshell chair with satin black iron X-base, rubber and metal boot feet , large early shock mounts and the red second generation decal label w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
BM 3237 - Set of 6 ‘Hunting Chairs’ in oak by Børge Mogenesn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
BM 3237 - Set of 6 ‘Hunting Chairs’ in oak and patinated full-grain leather. By Børge Mogensen, made by Fredericia Furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 8 Charlotte Perriand / Robert Sentou Dordogne Chairs, France, 1960s
Located in LEWES, GB
A rare set of eight original Charlotte Perriand / Robert Sentou Dordogne chairs, France, 1960s. Original rush seats and backs in good condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vintage Selig Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Reclining Recliner Lounge Chair
By Selig
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Selig Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Reclining Recliner Lounge Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H x 28" W x 36" D x 15" Seat Height x 18" Arm Height x 46" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown 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
Plume Chair, Midcentury Lounge Chair
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
A chair designed for afternoon lounging. The leather bends to support the curves of the body, with twin buckles in the back supporting the leather. The Plume Chair is made from veget...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$1,870 / item
Mid-Century Modern Slipper Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Original Fabric, Painted Wood, Brass Sabots
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Dining / Desk Chair in Teak & Oatmeal Fabric, Scandinavia Woodworks, c. 1970's
Located in Deland, FL
This refined Danish Mid-Century Modern dining or desk chair by Scandinavia Woodworks Co. exemplifies the minimalist elegance of 1970s Scandinavian design. Crafted from solid teak, th...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Chairs for Maxalto, Reddish Brown, 1975, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, reddish brown leather, walnut and burl, Italy, 1975, set of two
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Designed in 1943 by Charlotte Perriand, this timeless design chair is the interpretation in wood of the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$7,647 / item
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Midcentury Green Velvet Halfa Chair and Stool, 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. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat is dressed in green, durable and pleasant to the touch unique velvet fabric. Chair is stable and very shapely.
We can prepare this chair in every color of wood and fabric also in bigger sets.
Here set...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
1960s Pair of Rattan Woven Basket Chair with Hairpin Legs
Located in Praha, CZ
- Iron base in good original condition with some signs of use
- Rattan in very good condition
- Made in Germany
- Height of seat 39 cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Large Satellite Chaise By Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin
Located in Houston, TX
Satellite chaise by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This iconic sculptural satellite chaise or satellite chair upholstered in Bouclé is both stunning and comfortable. Will accommoda...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé
Vico Magistretti Pair of Barstools in Ash and Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, pair of bar stools, straw and ash, Italy, 1960s
Italian barstools by Vico Magistretti. The stools embody a simplistic, modest design. The frame is made of ash and ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Ash
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Stainless Steel Sling Chairs
Located in Tulsa, OK
Milo Baughman stainless steel and velvet scoop chairs. Above average condition and structurally sound. Stainless steel frames have very little wear. I believe this to be the origina...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Bedroom Chairs Gigi Radice Minotti Velvet Orange Brass and Metal Feet
By Gigi Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Bedroom Chairs Gigi Radice Minotti Velvet Orange Brass and Metal Feet.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$1,498 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Early Pierre Paulin F598 "Groovy" Chair for Artifort
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of iconic early Pierre Paulin "groovy" chairs, reupholstered in a Maharam woven fabric, with new foam.
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$13,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Oswald Haerdtl Beech Dining Chairs, 1950s
By Thonet, Oswald Haerdtl
Located in Almelo, NL
Oswald Haerdtl set of four chairs, the 1950s
A rare set of four chairs was designed by the Austrian designer Oswald Haerdtl and produced by Ton (Thonet) in the former Czechoslova...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash, Beech, Bentwood
$2,450 / set
Joaquim Tenreiro Curva chairs set of 8 Brazil 1961
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Highly rare and sought after ‘Curva’ chairs designed by Joaquim Tenreiro and manufactures by his own company Tenreiro Movèis & Decorações, Brazil 1961. Tenreiro was a sculptor, painter, engraver and designer, born into a family of joiners. By the late 1940s, the modern movement had taken hold...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
$71,359 / set
Vintage 'Ulisse' Green Folding Cane Chairs by Ivan Loss for Pompis
By Ivan Loss
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green folding cane chairs by Pompis in the style of the 'Ulisse' by Ivan Loss. These are called "baston-silla" meaning "stick-chair". Green ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Set of 4 Fine French 1950s Oak Dining Chairs by Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of four French mid-century solid oak dining/side chairs by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison (editor).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Century Furniture Cos Barrel Back Chairs with Walnut Legs and Casters
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great pair of barrel chairs in a very cool batik fabric. These chairs are classic lounge chairs with generous proportions and walnut legs with casters.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cotton
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Chairs, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of mid-century Italian chairs distinguished by their sculptural silhouette and exquisite restoration. The exposed wooden frame curves inward at the top, forming a distinctive ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
$2,497 / set
Mid Century Folding Chairs Eden Designed by Gio Ponti, Italy 60s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare folding chairs design by one of the most famous italian designer Gio Ponti.
This are model Eden from the 60s
Reupholstered
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech
Dining Chairs by Finn Juhl for France & Søn, 1960s, Set of 4
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Set of 4 Scandinavian chairs designed by Finn Juhl and produced by France and Son in Denmark in the 1960s. They feature solid teak structu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Tabacco Wool Millais by Dedar, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful italian fabric.
This chair can be customized to your specifications o...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
Tempestini for Salterini Radar Chair
Located in New York, NY
Nice Garden or Patio Radar chair designed by Tempestini, manufactured by Salterini. No damage, bends, weld or repairs. This example is in later burgundy pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Grand Chairs, Swivel, Brass, DEDAR Jacquard, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chair Grand, Swivel, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Grand chair is a versatile piece with it's swivel base, that combines elegance with functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$4,281 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of Two De Coene Side chairs, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of antique ladder back wooden side chairs. Green stripe upholstery. Dimensions: 45W x 82H x 43D cm Seat: 47cm high
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,550 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Planner group mid century dining chairs - set of 6
Each armless chair measures: 20.25 wide x 19 deep x 30.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches
Each captains c...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Leather Sling K Chair By WILLIAM KATAVOLOS
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Rupert Bevan Clement Chair with Cushion (customer's choice of material/leather)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Born from a project in Mayfair with an outdoor terrace, this chair can equally be used in an outdoor, orangery, conservatory or other indoor setting.
The chair’s stylish frame is ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, foun...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Josef Hoffmann per Ligna/Thonet
Located in Lugo, IT
Otto sedie disegnate da Josef Hoffman per Ligna.
Buone condizioni e due sedute con la paglia rifatta.
Grazie
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$761 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Red Leather 121 Dining Chair for Cassina, 1967, Set of 4
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of four Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967.
They feature English red leather upholstery and a wal...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
DOOQ Bar Chair with Havane Soft Velvet and Brass footrest Odisseia
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Odisseia bar chair embodies the aesthetic spirit of the space age, a new kind of discreet luxury and comfort inspired by a futuristic era created by new visual experiences and concep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Soriana Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Soriana lounge chair and ottoman in great condition. Decal manufacturer's and distributor's labels to underside of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vittorio Nobili Walnut Plywood & Brass 'Medea' Chair
Located in Utrecht, NL
'Medea' chair, designed by Italian designer Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue, Italy 1955.
Molded walnut plywood shell with high gloss lacquer finish accented with brass hardware.
Four...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Evelyn Chair in Cream Fabric with Wooden and Mettalic Legs
Located in Freamunde, PT
The Evelyn dining chair exudes timeless elegance with its classic design, offering both luxurious comfort and refined style. Its generously padded backrest and deep cushioning provid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
A sophisticated pair of 1950s Italian sidechairs in green leather with wicker backs and brass detailing. Add some classic mid-century modern elegance to your home with this gorgeous pair of 1950s Italian side chairs...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Resin Production Chair Herman Miller Design Ray & Charles Eames STYLE
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Resin production chair Herman Miller design Ray & Charles Eames.
Category
1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$832 Sale Price
53% Off
Large Mid Century Italian Adjustable Lounge Chair by Carlo Mollino
Located in Westport, CT
A wonderful vintage Italian Design matte lacquered adjustable lounge chair in four reclining position, upholstered in a soft shaggy ivory lambswool
*extremely comfortable
Orig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Elm
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Hazelnut Leather, 1977, Set of 8
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1977, set of eight.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the re...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Niels Otto Moller Set of 4 Dining Chairs Model-84 for Højbjerg, Denmark 1970s
By Niels Otto Møller, Højbjerg & Møller
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid Century Modern period set of 4 dining chairs designed by Niels Otto Møller in the 1970s and produced by J.L. Møller in Denmark.
These chairs are made of solid beech wooden frame...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Sergio Rodrigues Tonico Lounge Chairs with Ottomans, 1960s Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Tonico lounge chairs designed by Sergio Rodrigues with matching ottomans. Made by Oca for Meia Pataca in Brazil, these chairs and ottomans are made of solid Jacarand...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood, Leather
Superb Pair of Early Charlotte Perriand Model 19 Bauche Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
A superb pair of Charlotte Perriand Model 19 Bauche chairs, France, 1950s, with very rare rust coloured cordon. These examples most likely produced b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Tripolina Folding Chair in Wood and Leather by Paolo Vigano 1930s
By Paolo Viganò
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Tripolina folding chair presents a wooden frame with metal fixing and a beautiful removable seat realized in high-quality leather.
This iconic...
Category
1930s Libyan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of Ray and Charles Eames . These sculptural chairs are part o...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,250 / set
Broyhill Brasilia Brutalist Mid Century Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Brutalist mid century walnut dining chairs - set of 6
Each chair measures: 20 wide x 18.5 deep x 37.5 high, with a seat height of 18.5 inches and arm height of 23....
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s Stokke Gravity Balans Reclining Chair by Peter
By Peter Opsvik
Located in Stafford, TX
The Gravity Balans chair, designed by Peter Opsvik for Varier, is a unique ergonomic recliner that allows for a range of seating positions, from a...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
$1,164 Sale Price
20% Off
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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