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
Aldo Jacober folding chair 1970s
By Aldo Jacober
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Aldo Jacober chair 1970s.
Beautiful folding chairs with vintage patina.
Category
1970s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$138 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Upholstered Chairs by Eberhard Geißler, Germany 1974
Located in Utrecht, NL
VEB Möbelindustrie Oelsa-Rabenau, a notable manufacturer from the former German Democratic Republic (DDR), has been revered for producing high-quality, functional, and durable furnit...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Eight MidCentury Butterflies Chairs, Beige Red Jacquard, Black Wood Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with black stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful french fabric.
This chair can be customized to your specifications or ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Jacquard
Set of Norman Cherner Pretzel Dining Chairs, Made by Plycraft, USA, 1960s
Located in LEWES, GB
A set of four original Norman Cherner pretzel dining chairs, made by Plycraft, USA, in the 1960s. Bentwood frames. Priced for the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
4 Dining Room Chairs Model 31 Made In Teak, Designed By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of four dining room chairs, model 31, designed by the renowned Kai Kristiansen around the 1960s, showcases the epitome of mid-century Danish design. Crafted by Schou Anderse...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
$2,626 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Masp 7th Abril" Chair, by Lina Bo Bardi, 1947, Mid-Century Brazilian
Located in New York, NY
This iconic chair was designed by the Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) for the MASP's auditorium when it still was placed on 7th April street...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Ring Chair, Nanna & Jorgen Ditzel, Fabric, Lacquered Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1958, the Ring chair is one of the couple’s most elegant and iconic designs. The chair is handcrafted at GETAMA’s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
ZMG Thonet Beech wood Folding chairs 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Beech wood folding chairs ,comes width Wicker seats .
set of four of Vintage Mid-Century ZMG Radomsko
The chairs made by Poli...
Category
1950s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
$1,730 / set
Midcentury Giorgetti Progetti Leather Armchair by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Progetti armchair, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1980s by Giorgetti, Italy.
Labeled and stamped on the bottom.
In dar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,079 Sale Price
40% Off
1970 Teak McIntosh Retro Dining Chairs ( 6) Upholstered in original black vinyl
Located in Markington, GB
Stunning set of teak 1960 / 1970's vintage retro Chairs, McIntosh made and designed chairs, one of the best period furniture makers from the 1960s!...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
$2,076 Sale Price / item
33% Off
Swedish Rocking Chair
Located in London, England
This Swedish Art Deco rocking chair was produced in the 1940s and has been completely restored and reupholstered in pink velvet. The sweeping arms of the design are integral to the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Bentwood
$11,768
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 2
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of two.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rel...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
After Carlo Ratti Mid-Century Modern Italian Bentwood Chairs, 1950s
By Carlo Ratti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Four original chairs in curved multilayer teak and beech wood, mid-century Italian design in the Carlo Ratti style.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Teak
20th Century Gae Aulenti Set of Four Chairs mod. Locus Solus
Located in Turin, Turin
Gae Aulenti was an Italian designer and architect who was active in furniture design, graphic design, lighting design and interior design.
She was known for her contribution to the d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 petrol velvet chairs Rennie mod. by K. Takahama for S. Gavina Italy 70
Located in Padova, IT
Lacquered wood structure and petrol blue velvet covering.
Very good condition, with small and inevitable signs of age and use on the lacquered parts.
Kazuhide Takahama - Nobeoka 193...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
CESCA Chair By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Cesca Chair By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Arthur Espenet 'Wishbone' Armchairs in Hyedua Wood and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arthur Espenet, 'Wishbone' dining armchairs, Hyedua wood, leather, Bolinas, California, United States, 1978
A contemporary of Wharton Esherick and George Nakashima, the self-taught...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
De Sede "DS-101" Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman, 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare De Sede high quality leather lounge armchair DS 101 with ottoman.
Very comfortable - the seat pulls out in front for more of a recline.
Known from the James Bond movie "On H...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of 1960s Valmazan Folding Campaign Chairs
By Mogens Koch, Valmazan
Located in CA, CA
A fine pair of Almazan folding campaign chairs dating from the 1960s after the Mogens Koch Mk-16 Safari chair which were originally designed in ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$6,230 / set
Augusto Savini for Pozzi "Pamplona" Chair, Italy 1960s
By Augusto Savini, Pozzi
Located in Naples, IT
the Pampelona chair designed by Augusto Savini in the 1960s is a model prized for its massive wooden frame that forms two arches on the back feet and joints with steel pieces.
It is ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Dark Red Wine Kangaroo Chairs Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This model is called Z-chair. Designed in 1968 in the GDR by Ernst Moeckl and Siegfried Mehl, German Version of the Panton chair. Also called kangaroo chair or variopur chair. Produced in eastern Germany.
Chair is after full renovation, glossy red wine color lacquer (RAL 3005...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of 70s Italian Cesca Cantilever Chairs in Chrome Black Beech Woven Wicker
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Roma, IT
I am offering for sale a pair of vintage cantilever chairs, most likely made in Italy between the 60s and 70s.
The model of this chair is iconic and its name can change between an al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair Mid-Century Modern Leather and Wood Armchairs by Ibisco Sedie, Italy 60s
By Ibisco Sedie
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of leather and beech wood chairs were made by Ibisco Sedie Italy in the 60s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Roland Rainer Style Stacking Bent Beech Chairs with Dark Brown Stained Wood Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roland Rainer style stacking chairs with bent beech wood seating and dark brown stained wood frames. In very original condition with visible wear and signs of heavy use. These were o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech
Rare Pierre Chapo S11 Saddle Cognac Dining Chair Set of 3
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A rare Pierre Chapo dining chair Model S11.Designed in 1966.
This Version of the S11 comes with minimalistic cube puristic joints.
Made of elmwood and saddle cognac stretched leather...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Mid Century Heart Chair in Pink Fandango Jacquar, Dedar, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart" in amazing Pink Fandango Jacquard by Dedar. The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko W...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Quartet 932 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Original purple mohair upholstery. Extremely rare example, tagged.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mohair
$11,800 / set
Charlotte Perriand Set of Twelve Berger and Meribel Wood Stools by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of twelve stools model Meribel and Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-1961.
American walnut, natural oak and oak stained black.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2011.
Manu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Armchair by Joaquim Tenreiro, Solid Cabreuva, Midcentury, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Set with 6 dining chair with a delicately curved seat.
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Gilbert Marklund 'Jonte' Solid Pine Stools by Furusnickarn AB, 1970s, Sweden
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Pair ob beautiful sculptural 'Jonte' stools designed in 1969 by Gilbert Marklund and manufactured by Furusnickarn AB in Sweden.
Original condition with nice patina.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Chairs for Maxalto, Dark Brown, 1975, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, dark brown leather, walnut, burl, Italy, 1975, set of eight.
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" pre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid century Danish Svend Skipper side chair with "papa bear" arms
Located in Liberty, NY
Beautiful mid century Danish side chair with "Papa bear" wood arms - attributed to Svend Skipper, but no label on it. Very nice chartreuse green wool upholstery. Well made and in nic...
Category
1660s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Mid Century Modern Dining Room Chairs Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna Austria Up to 13
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Dining Room Chairs model P7 designed by Roland Rainer for the stage area of the Viennese city hall, 1952 up to...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Rare Pair of Dom Hans van der Laan Easy Grey Wood Chairs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of Easy Chairs Designed by Dom Hans van der Laan for St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Netherlands, circa 1980 – Original Condition
Presenting a remarkable pair of easy chairs designed...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Modern Upholstered Wood Armchair on Castors
Located in Chicago, IL
Stylish solid wood and upholstered midcentury modern chair with castors of unknown maker! Label on underside is missing, though shadows remain. Very much in the Nemschoff / Gunlocke ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Beech Six Gio Ponti Style Dining Chairs, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage six dining chairs or chairs from beech in the style of Gio Ponti 1960s Italy.
A wonderful set of six dining chairs in stained dark brown color with newly ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Mid-Century Saarinen Style Cocktail Chair with New Purple Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Saarinen style dining or cocktail chair newly reupholstered in purple fabric with natural birch tapered legs. In otherwise original condition with visible wear consistent with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovak Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Jacober Aldo and D'Aniello design Bazzani Itaky in years '70 two Trieste chairs
By Aldo Jacober
Located in Biella, IT
Jacober Aldo and D'Aniello design Bazzani Itaky in years '70 two Trieste chairs rare version wood with velvet seat
very good solid structure but with th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
1980s Wittmann's Leather Bedside Bench
By Wittmann
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Wittmann's leather bedside bench
Elegant stylized design in a green finish by the renowned workshop.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chair for Cassina, Mustard Leather, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chair for Cassina, Mustard yellow leather, Italy, 1977.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationshi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Kiko Chair by Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Sergio Rodrigues is a world-renowned furniture designer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who originated 1,200 designs, half of which were actually produced. His works are popular not onl...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,100 / item
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Off White Canvas Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 10
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of ten “Monk” dining chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni in 1973.
Made of off white canvas and walnut.
Fully restored in Italy.
Interesting is the ‘flat’ shape ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Walnut
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 8
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of eight.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Heart Chair in Nouvelles Vagues Green Velvet, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart" in amazing Zebra fabric. The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renovated them. The construction is made of beech wood dyed with water stain brown. The chairs are protected with acrylic varnish with a satin glow.
About the fabric:
The warp and weft of an idea
A velvet jacquard that pays a visual and tactile homage to the tiger’s coat...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of four chairs designed by Johan van Heuvel for Ad Vorm
By Ad Vorm
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this refined set of four chairs designed by Johan van Heuvel for Ad Vorm, 1960s-70s. Clean lines, solid wood structure, and handwoven straw seats evoke a timele...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
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 chairs by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison (editor).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Set of Three Midcentury Chrome Design Dining Chairs, 1970s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Czechoslovakia, Litomerice
- Publicated in Magazine
- Good original condition, suitable for a new upholstery.
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Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Armchair, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Armchair with ebonized frame and newly upholstered seat and backrest in grey velvet.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
$3,056 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Armchairs with Bentwood Arms, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of armchairs with bent ply arms and a flat metal connection between the seat and back that acts like a spring.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$12,000 / set
Pair of Stacking Bentwood Chairs by Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of original stacking bentwood chairs by Pagholz Flöttoto. Stamped under the seats and with original "Made in West Germany" stickers.
Hard to find in the US.
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Qne Off Two Giancarlo Piretti Folding Chair Plia For Castelli 1967
Located in Čelinac, BA
Giancarlo Piretti Folding Chair Plia For CASTELLI Italy 1967
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vico Magistretti "122" Chair for Cassina, 1967
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, black structure, Italy, 1967.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design, created with a wooden struct...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
$1,450 / item
Cognac Leather Dining Chairs, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cognac leather dining chairs, crafted in Italy during the 1960s. These chairs feature a beautifully patinated natural saddle leather upholstery and are supported by a solid walnut fr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,050 / item
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chairs 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 o...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
1920s Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Chairs, No. 811 for Thonet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and finished by shellac
- seat cane strings in good condition
- backrest cane strings with minor damage
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Set of 6 Achillea yellow chairs by Tito Agnoli for Ycami 70s
Located in Padova, IT
Tito Agnoli was born in Lima, Peru, in 1931 into an Italian family. He returns to Italy after the war. Painter by training (he studied with Sironi), in 1949 he enrolled in the Facult...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Italian Chair by Gastone Rinaldi, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian chair by Gastone Rinaldi, 1950s.
Dimensions: H= 82 cm; W= 65 cm; D= 65 cm; Height seat = 45 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$596 Sale Price
50% Off
Set of five mid-century modern leather chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Set of Five Mid-Century Modern Leather Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Embrace the essence of timeless design with this exceptional set of five mid-century modern chairs, crafted in Italy duri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Black Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" clear lucite with black frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
These folding chairs ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
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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