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
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Set of Two Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Set of Two Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and quickly deemed a design icon, the Zig Zag chair is one of the first exam...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,254 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Set of 4 Original Midcentury Mexican Chairs Designed by Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this set of 4 original midcentury Mexican chairs designed by Eugenio Escudero for D’Escudero, S.A. This stunning chairs features a fantastic mahogany wood frame with sculptural, clean lines, recently upholstered.
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About Eugenio Escudero:
Was a Mexican furniture designer...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Charlotte Perriand Outdoors Green LC7 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoors green LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and pa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,145 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Contemporary Classic Bar Stool Natural Tobacco Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary barstool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Alessandro Becchi “Toscanolla” Dining Chairs for Giovannetti, 1970, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Alessandro Becchi “Toscanolla” dining chairs for Giovannetti, ash and straw, Italy, 1970, set of six.
This rare "Toscanolla" dining chair was designed by Becchi for Giovannetti in 1970. Often misspelled as "Toscanella", the "Toscanolla" chairs are characterized by cone-shaped legs that create a bulky, solid wooden structure, but still sophisticated thanks to the curved straw backrest. A unique and refined design that recalls iconic comfortable Italian country chairs...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Ash
Chairs 3221 by Jenzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko, 1950s, set of 4
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Set of four chairs, model 3221, envisioned in the 1950s by the Japanese designer and architect Junzo Sakakura, known for his collaboration with Le Corbusier. These chairs exude the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
$5,070 Sale Price
35% Off
Set of Eight White Boucle Thonet Wood Rattan Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 rattan and wood chairs. The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Thonet Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renovated them. The ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Rocking Chair by Farstrup, Denmark, 1960s
By Farstrup
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very nice black lacquered spindle back rocking chair from Farstrup Mobler, Denmark. It comes with a cushion that does show signs of age and use and this could be replaced f...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ton Set of Six Armchairs in Bentwood with Red Upholstery
By TON a.s.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ton, set of six armchairs, fabric, bentwood beech, Czech Republic, 1960s
This elegant set of dining chairs, manufactured by Ton, features a wonderful bentwood frame. The round shape...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Wood and leather set of 6 LP chairs designed by Ricardo Blanco, Argentina, 1970.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood and leather set of 6 LP stackable chairs designed by Ricardo Blanco, Argentina, 1970.
Category
1970s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Six Mid Century Brown Tiger Jacquard Velvet Shell Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland.
They are after full renovation upholstery and carp...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of 4 Leather & Chrome Cantilever Directors Style Breuer Chairs Made in Italy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Stunning Set of 4 gray leather and chrome directors style Breuer chairs. Made in Italy. In very good condition.
Dimensions: 23.5"w x 23.5"d x 31"h Arm Height: 28" Seat Height: 18" Se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Hans Wegner GE-525 Dining Chair, Oak
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner in 1970, the GE 525 dining chair offers a beautifully rounded design sculpted in wood. The chair is hand built at GETAMA’s factory in Ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,111 / item
Danish Vintage Model 78 Dining / Desk Chair by Niels Moller
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Danish vintage model 78 dining / desk chair by Niels Moller. This was made in Denmark by JL Moller Mobelfabrik, it dates from the 1960’s.
The quality is outstanding a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood
Set of Eight Mid Century Burgundy Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoro...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue Medea Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
A very nice original Vittorio Nobili Medea chair, for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s. Stamped with makers mark. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chairs, Teak, Rope and Fabric
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chairs designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Dine Out collection of furniture is designed to add a touch of sophisticated style to the o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
$9,160 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Patricia Urquiola Set of Two Back-Wing Chairs For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Set of Two Back-Wing Chairs For Cassina
This distinctive chair by Patricia Urquiola outclasses the stereotypes with a bold new plasticity and its own personality....
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,169 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Kaare Klint Red Chair for Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint & Rud Rasmussen Snedkerier - Scandinavian Modern design
The iconic "The Red Chair" by Kaare Klint, model KK 3758A. Designed in 1927, executed in the 1950s by Rud. Rasmus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Four Principal Dining Wood Chairs Designed by Bodil Kjær
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959.
One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female Pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$9,497 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Luc Counter Chair Black Wood Polished Brass Ring and Easy Clean Apricot
Located in Lisbon, PT
Finishes for this listing:
- Black wood frame
- Natural Rattan Back
- Polished Nickel foot rest
- Smooth easy clean K5228 Smooth Powder 71
Made to Order.
For sales with delivery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
Mid-Century Kofod Larsen Penguin Chairs - a Pair
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Selig
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century pair of ‘Penguin’ accent chairs. Designed by Ib Kofod Larsen for Selig, Denmark. These iconic chairs were designed in the 1950s with a limited production in the 1960s. Th...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$4,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Steel Armchairs Skay Capitonne Red, Style Hausmann De Sede Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Rare red vintage leatherette lounge chairs in the style of Robert Haussmann for De Sede. Hand-built in the 1950s, these rare armchairs have a chrom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Warren McArthur, Arm Chairs, Steel, Vinyl, United States, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of steel and vinyl chairs, created by Warren McArthur, United States, 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 30.75"H x 24.5"W x 26.5"D
Seat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Principal Dining Wood Chair by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959.
One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, con...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,608 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Lolita Dining Chair by Porada, 21st Century
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Italy,
- made of fabric and wood,
- shows signs of use,
- seat height 48 cm,
- good original condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Wrought Iron Chairs from the 1950s Casa e Giardino
Located in bari, IT
Set of four wrought iron chairs Italian home and garden production mid-1950s, The four chairs are intentionally left with their antique patina.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Organic Sculptural Bar Stool w. Backrest Old Silver Steel & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary barstool 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 of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Paire de chaises vintage Baumann en bois et tissu des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Suite de 2 chaises vintage des années 70, de la manufacture française Baumann, en bois de hêtre doré clair, dossiers et assises en tissu de laine d’origine dans les tons beige et bru...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Hans J Wegner 'CH25' Chair in Oak, Oil & Natural Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J Wegner 'CH25' Chair in Oak, 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
Wood, Oak, Papercord
Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina
A design icon with an attitude for versatility and functionality designed in 1927 by Charlotte Perriand for her Paris apa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,696 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Italian mid-century big beech wood and Vienna straw Thonet chairs, 1950s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century big beech wood and Vienna straw Thonet chairs, 1950s.
Large chairs or armchairs with armrests in Thonet style, with Vienna straw seat and curved armrests and with...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Gerrit Rietveld Zeilmaker Version of Black Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1920. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
One of the versions of the iconic model dated 1918. The structure is in black-stained beechwood with white contrasting parts. Seat and back in green lacquered multiplywood.
The black red and blue (Zeilmaker version) born from Rietveld’s chromatic experimentation
While researching the origins of the red and blue model in collaboration with the Rietveld heirs, it emerged that the key idea of the first prototypes was based on the concept of spatial organization expressed through the monochrome tones of its elements. The first version was in fact produced in 1918 in completely unpainted wood.
In the following years Rietveld proposed various examples, either monochrome or painted in different colors, depending on the requirements of his customers and the interiors for which the chairs were intended. As such, it comes as no surprise to find this 1920s version, presented as part of Cassina’s MutAzioni selection, created for the school teacher Wicher Zeilmaker with a black frame with white ends and a dark green painted seat and backrest.
It was Rietveld’s ever-increasing involvement in the De Stijl movement that led him to also use primary colors on this model in 1923, and as such the chair became a veritable manifesto for the emerging neoplastic movement. Initially dubbed slat chair, Rietveld only gave it the name red and blue in the 1950s following its chromatic evolution.
The various owners of the different examples used the chair as an abstract-realist sculpture in their interiors and, in some cases, as a simple tool for sitting on, adding cushions to make it more comfortable, just like Cassina offers for the black red and blue today.
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About the designer:
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888, seems possessed of two personalities, each so distinct that one might take his work to be that of more than one artist. The first personality is that seen in the craftsman cabinet-maker working in a primordial idiom, re-inventing chairs and other furniture as if no one had ever built them before him and following a structural code all of his own; the second is that of the architect working with elegant formulas, determined to drive home the rationalist and neoplastic message in the context of European architecture. The two activities alternate, overlap, and fuse in a perfect osmosis unfolding then into a logical sequence. In 1918 Rietveld joined the “De Stijl” movement which had sprung up around the review of that name founded the year before by Theo van Doesburg. The group assimilated and translated into ideology certain laws on the dynamic breakdown of compositions (carrying them to an extreme) that had already been expressed in painting by the cubists: the “De Stijl” artists also carefully studied the architectonic lesson taught by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, whose influence was widely felt in Europe at that time.
Collaborating first with Robert van’t Hoff and Vilmos Huszar, then with Theo van Doesburg and Cornelius van Eesteren, Rietveld soon became one of the most distinguished interpreters of the neoplastic message.
Among his most important works are:
the Schröder house at Utrecht (1924); the “Row Houses” at Utrecht (1931-1934); the Dutch pavilion at the Venice Biennial (1954); the sculpture pavilion in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller at Otterloo and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (1955). Out of his equally important furniture, Cassina has chosen for its own production: the “Red and Blue” (1918), the “Zig-Zag” (1934), the “Schröder 1...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,011 Sale Price / item
22% Off
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
This distinctive chair by Patricia Urquiola outclasses the stereotypes with a bold new plasticity and its own personality. The B...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,084 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Raphael Raffel leather armchair
Located in PARIS, FR
Designer Raphael Raffel chair from the 1970s. The seat and backrest are in white leather, and the base is made of metal. In very good condition. LP974-LP975-LP976
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
$839 / item
1950s Pair Mid Century Patinated Wrought Iron Garden Chairs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1950's Mid Century Wrought Iron Garden Chairs. Patinated Black, worn paint mostly on one chair. Lovely set which could be u...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$1,008 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Counter Chair State Gingerbread with Lacquered Metal and Upholstery
Located in Lisbon, PT
Custom Seat Height 60cm
Frame color Lipstick
Seat and Back Paris Safira
Piping Paris Dark Blue.
Elegant and light piece that is comfortable and versatile, upholstery in velvet (s...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Wenge Wood Veneer DCM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare combination of wenge wood veneer and dark eggplant frame. No veneer chips. Special custom order. Chair is in very good condition. Collector's item. Maintains black med...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
RARE ORIGINAL HERMAN MILLER BLUE LINEN EAMES EA217 SOFTPAD OFFICE SWIVEL CHAIr
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rare and highly collectable original Herman Miller Eames EA217 demi blue Linen upholstered soft pa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Arne Jacobsen Model 3110 Drop
Located in Berkeley, CA
In 2014, Fritz Hansen relaunched the Drop chair with a new fresh design. Since its launch the chair has had a great success in selling; over 25.000 pieces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$452 / item
Handcrafted Studio Windsor Chair by Fabian Fischer, Germany 2023
Located in Berlin, DE
Made to order windsor chair by German Woodworker Fabian Fischer. Made in the tradition and quality of American Studio Craftsmanship. The price reflects ...
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair 'Egyptian' designed by Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder, Denmark, 1949
By Finn Juhl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair “Egyptian” designed by Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder,
Denmark, 1949.
Made and stamped by the maker.
Brazilian rosewood and leather.
Measurements:
H: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Bamboo and Rattan Foldable Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Elegant pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan and bamboo side chairs or lounge chairs. They have a classic X-form leg structure and are constructed using rattan slatting arranged...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$2,468 / set
Pair of LCW Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans, 1940s
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of LCW chairs designed in 1945 by Charles and Ray Eames, one of the most iconic pieces of 20th-century modern design, revolutionized the world of furniture by introducing an inn...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Two Elegant Werkstätte Hagenauer Chairs M006 by Julius Jirasek, Austria, 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Two beautiful Austrian wooden chairs with woven cane seating from the 1930s. Designed by Julius Jirasek for Werkstätte Karl Hagenauer. The chairs...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Wood
Set of 4 Danish Dining Chairs, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of four beautiful danish dining chairs, carefully refurbished.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$814 / set
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Br50 Tulip Chairs - Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This set of 4 vintage Eero Saarinen BR50 Tulip Chairs for Knoll is a Mid-Century Modern icon. Featuring Saarinen's signature pedestal base and contoured design, these chairs blend fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Krusin Armchair in Ebonized Oak by Marc Krusin for Knoll, USA, c. 2000's
By Knoll
Located in Deland, FL
Beautiful style and comfortable seating. The Krusin armchair with upholstered back inset from Knoll complements a broad range of established motifs with its subtle elegance and strai...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Black & Birch 'Strax' Stacking Chairs by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Casala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century 'Strax' stacking chairs by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Casala, 1970s. Molded black plastic seat and back rest with tapered Birch legs designed to stack and interlock to make row...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Birch
Vivai del Sud Chairs High Back in White Bamboo Italian Design, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vivai del Sud chairs high back in white bamboo Italian design, 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
$3,069 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture New World Collection Dining Chairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 6 Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture cane back dining chairs. This set of chairs are from Taylor's "New World" collection for Baker Furni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern New Linen Upholstery Walnut Dining Chairs Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 6 mid-century American Modern new linen oatmeal upholstery walnut dining chairs mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Quattro 'Panton Chair' di Verner Panton per Vitra bianche Anni 80-90
Located in Milano, IT
Set di quattro sedie disegnate da Verner Panton per una produzione Vitra anni '80 -'90. Realizzate in materiale plastico bianco, riportano il marchio.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Two Baby Pink Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Two beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry....
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
1960s Kai Kristiansen Model 42 Dining Chairs , set of 4
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good condition with minor signs of use
- original leatherette upholstery in good condition with minor signs of use
- heigh of seat 45 cm
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Hardwood
$6,422 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Eros swivel blue chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell 90s
Located in Padova, IT
Eros is an enveloping armchair, with an organic egg shape, characterized by a refined combination of finishes and a skilful use of colour. Eros is ideal for the home, in the dining r...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Black Leather Dax Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design black leather DAX rope edge fiberglass Zenith shell armchair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, made in the USA 1960's. Dark grey / black lea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,534 Sale Price
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Mid Century Butterfly Chair and Stool Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful jacquard italian fabric.
This chair can be customized to y...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Folke Ohlsson for Fritz Hansen MCM Lounge Chair in Green Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge or easy chairs designed by Folke Ohlsson (Sweden, 1919-2003) for Fritz Hansen ( established - Denmark 1872 by Cabinet Maker Fritz Hansen).
These conformable and fine lounge chairs model 0863 were crafted and designed in Denmark in 1957. Made of beach wood, the stylish chairs feature a green upholstery, clean lines and distinctly tapered legs. The wing-shaped armrests add comfort and elegance to the MCM chairs...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
$6,900 Sale Price / set
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Pair of 20th Century Blue Velvet Chairs, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It is JAR type model. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is ...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
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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