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
Mid-Century Modern Danish Paul McCobb-Style Reupholstered Lounge / Accent Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful restored Mid-Century Modern Danish lounge / accent chair! It is a very unique piece with its wide style and slate back. This chair was reupholstered in a gorgeous charcoal ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Verner Panton Cone Chair in Original Orange Upholstery
Located in Oceanside, US
Designed in 1958 by the legendary Verner Panton, the Cone Chair is a bold statement piece that embodies the spirit of mid-century modern design. With its striking geometric silhouett...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charlotte Perriand Ombra Tokyo Oak Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1954. Relaunched by Cassina in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
With the Ombra Tokyo chair, Charlotte Perriand came up with an iconic ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,111 Sale Price / item
25% Off
6 Chairs Superleggera Chiavari
By Chiavari
Located in PARIS, FR
Très célèbre chaises dan le monde entier, la chaise Chiavari séduit depuis maintenant plus d'un demi siècle les amateurs de beaux meubles. D'une légèreté incroyable, cette chaise se ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$7,476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Folding Metal Set of Four chairs by Fly Line
By Fly Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 folding chairs.
Read color with metal mesh seat easy to fold.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Bambi Chair Designed by Han Pieck for Morris & Co Glasgow
By Han Pieck
Located in Norwich, GB
Rare bentply Bambi chair designed by Han Pieck (1924 - 2010) for Morris & Co of Glasgow. Circa 1946.
This beautiful chair was made in a very limited product...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$3,830 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair Oak White Oil & Natural Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair Oak White 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, Oak
Set of 4 Chairs Zigo Metal Rattan by Ron Arad for Driade, Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Set of 4 dining chairs armchairs model Zigo by the designer Ron Arad for the italian editor Driade in 1993. Lacquered metal and rattan. Famous design like Gio Ponti, Gianfranco Fratt...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid wood and natural palm cords.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Seagrass
Set of Three 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
Mid Century Modern Luc Counter Chair in Solid Wood, Brass and Upholstered Seat
Located in Lisbon, PT
When it comes to Luc bar stool, the playing field is the cross-section where functional design and craftsmanship of the highest quality meet art. This chair is made of solid oakwood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
1967, Paolo Lomazzi, Donato D'urbino, Jonathan de Pas, for Zanotta, Blow Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
This was the first mass-produced inflatable chair...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,370 Sale Price
21% Off
George Nelson Prototype DAF Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An early per production prototype fiberglass arm shell or DAF chair designed by George Nelson. This chair came directly from a engineer working for the Herma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Boho Style Sculptural Wicker Chair and Ottoman
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic "Boho" style sculptural wicker chair and ottoman, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and measure 31"D x 30"H with a seat height of 16"; the ottoman is 18.5...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker
$1,500 / set
Cassina Cab 412 China Red Leather Dining Chair Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Cab 412 dining chair was designed by Mario Bellini for Italian manufacturer Cassina.
It's the Dining chair version.
The classic Italian masterpiece in dining rooms.
It is uph...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Franco Albini Luisa Chairs, Wood and Fabric by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2013.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The small armchair, dubbed Luisa, is the fruit of a fifteen-year process of exploration, focused on creating an archetype of the basic elements of a chair, and its potential uses within the home. A idea-based design, where Franco Albini expressed the concept of “substance in form”, increasing the volume of the wooden parts where they join with others. Following various enhancements, the definitive version of the chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize by the Italian Industrial Design Association (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale/ADI). The frame represents a synthesis where the seat and the back are two geometric planes suspended on an understated wood structure, the sides reminiscent of trestles. Luisa is a timeless piece, the outcome of skill, both in terms of technique and of materials. This world exclusive Cassina re-issue, has been made possible thanks to the company’s extraordinary...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$6,469 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Paco Muñoz for Darro, 'Riaza' Chair Walnut and Leather, Spain, c1960s
By Darro, Paco Muñoz
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Elevate your living space with this stunning pair of Mid Century 'Riaza' chairs designed by the renowned Paco Muñoz for Darro, crafted in Spain in the 1960s. These exquisite chairs f...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,600 Sale Price
35% Off
Mahogany Armchair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dorchester, MA
Edward Wormley designed this handsome mahogany armchair for Dunbar, juxtaposing modern linearity with curvaceous classic form. It has been expertly reupholstered in Knoll's Rivington...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Carlo Scarpa Set of Four 1934 765 in Wood with Leather Cushion by Bernini 1977
By Carlo Scarpa, Bernini
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of four 1934 756 chairs in walnut wood and cushions in leather, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by Bernini in the 1970s.
Initially designed for Scarpa’s own Venetian house...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 of a...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Pigreco Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Fabulous set of Six "Pigreco" chairs.
These iconic chairs were designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Gavina in Italy in the 1960s.
An incredibly charming and rare set ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wicker chair by Gianfranco Legler with armrests, 1960s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Conditions: Good
Materials: Rattan, Painted metal
Epoque: 1960
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bar Chair Karl in Black structure and Clean Turquoise
Located in Lisbon, PT
Natural Beech wood and Paris Forest Upholstery
Made to order.
For sales with delivery address within European territories, VAT will be charged additionally to the stated price.
I...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
Amazing Danish Modern Ib Kofod Larson Style Teak Lounge Chair
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous danish modern elizabeth style teak lounge chair. The chair has been reupholstered in a fabulous creamy white faux ostrich skin giving the dan...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Orange Panton Chairs by Verner Panton for Herman Miller/ Fehlbaum Set of 4
Located in KUTNO, PL
This Panton chair was manufactured by Verner Panton for Herman Miller in 1971 and is made of S-shaped plastic. Panton designed the first ever chair consisting of a single element, fo...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Polystyrene
$3,738 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sleek Ward Bennett for Lehigh Naugahyde Barrell Back Desk Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Ward Bennett amazingly sleek designed office chair on aluminium star base. 3 available. All good condition with the exception of the naugahyde upholstery. All have some small tears a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Luigi Vaghi set of 6 chairs
By Vaghi
Located in Brussel, BE
Luigi Vaghi set of 6 wood chairs with high quality faux leather seat.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
$7,428 / set
Rare set of Hans J Wegner Armchairs from Magasin du Nord
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare set of arm chairs designed by Hans J. Wegne, constructed of oak and leather was custom-ordered for the interior of Magasin du Nord’s department store in the 1950s. Few examples ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Ico Parisi Style Set 6 Chairs Ebonized Wood and Original Velvet Seat
By Ico Parisi
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. For t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,821 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tribal Wood Throne Chair in Goatskin Leather and Brass, 1940s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1940s Moorish Tribal handmade wood throne chair covered in Goatskin Leather Steel & Brass
Hand decorated. Intricate ornamentation.
Dimensions: 34.5 tall x 31.5 D X 16.5 W Seat Height 13 H.
No signature or maker stamp found.
Similar to Carlo Bugatti Throne...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Goatskin, Leather, Wood
$3,510 Sale Price
35% Off
Group Of Four Brno Style Chrome Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Classic Mies van der Rohe 1929-1930 design. Three matching in Natural color Faux-Leather and one in gray corduroy type fabric. The chrome arms curve into the legs and back suppor...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,800 / set
Six Mid Century Butterfly Chairs, 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
Mid-Century Tufted Lounge Chair by Fairfield Chair Co
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut frame lounge chair with barrel back rest and tufted green upholstery. A wide design with overstuffed seating ensuring maximum comfort. Quality craftsmanship...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Vintage Rattan Bamboo Chairs, by Schumacher, Belgium 1950s
By Schumacher
Located in Cork, IE
This rare set of 4 vintage bamboo garden chairs was made in Belgium by Schumacher in the late 1950s. Unusual is the fact that the rattan almost flows down the front edge of the seat ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rudi Verelst Set of 2 Original "Atomic" Ball Wire Lounge chairs, 1971
By Rudi Verelst
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-Century Modern period set of 2 Rudi Verelst for Novalux, Belgium, 1974.
The Átomic' armchairs, chromed metal, lacquered wood and leather two colour fabric.
The model consists o...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blue Twelve Dining Chairs Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs or chairs from beechwood and plywood in ocean blue teal color tone by Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna for Emil and Alfred Pollack.
A gorgeou...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Chair with armrests mod. Cesca. The seat and back are in light Vienna straw with black painted woode...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Roland Rainer's set of 8 mid century modern stacking chairs model P7
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV-151
Roland Rainer (1910-2004)
Set of 8 mid century modern stacking chairs model P7 in curved plywood.
Manufacture Emil & Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$7,787 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Vittorio Valabrega Dining Chairs, 1950, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vittorio Valabrega dining chairs, green velvet and wood, Italy, 1950, set of two.
These sculpted chairs recall the Art Deco Movement with their elegant shapes. The wooden structure ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$7,200 / set
Mid Century Black Velvet Chair, 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 dressed in black, durable and plea...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Italian Chair Compasso Patented in 1980s, by Afra & Tobia Scarpa per Piarotto
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Italian late 20th century, pairs chairs Compasso patented in the 1980s manufactured by Piarotto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa attributed; was presented at the Salone del Mobile di Mil...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of 16 Paul Frankl Corset Back Dining Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé, c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
We are pleased to offer this one of a kind exquisitely large set of 16 Paul Frankl plunging corset dining chairs for Johnson Furniture, circa 1950 professionally reupholstered in ivo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Hans Wegner GE-501 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed in 1967 by Hans Wegner, the 501A highback lounge chair blends timeless elegance and comfort. Crafted in laminated, bent oak and hand built at Getama’s factory in Gedsted, De...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Figural Chair
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Figural Chair
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Pink 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...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
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
$4,169 / item
Chair, Bentwood Cane, 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bentwood cane Chair in vintage condition (well preserved) very rare find.
Production period: 1960s.
Materials: Bentwood, cane.
Condition:...
Category
1960s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian chairs 1960
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-century modern Italian chairs Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 1960s
Set of three folding chairs mod. Tric made entirely of black painted wood. The seat and back are roun...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
$1,629 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chairs 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 recognizable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$6,636 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Handmade Walnut Kunai Dining Chair with Camel Leather Upholstery
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood constructed dining chair available in any American domestic hardwoods specifically walnut, oak, ebonized oak, or ash. Featuring hand-shaped legs, a custom upholstered seat...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Ash, Oak
Dan Johnson Walnut and Brass Viscount Chair by Selig
By Dan Johnson
Located in Wilton, CT
This Dan Johnson Viscount chair is in its original condition. It has a lovely patina and has kept its structural integrity due to its fine workmanship. Upholstered in its original bl...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Modern Curved Back Chairs Upholstered in Black Leather
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian Modern curved back chairs upholstered in black leather.
These unique sculptural Italian lounge chairs have beautifully tapered legs with brass sabots. They are uphol...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Dal Vera 'Les Arcs' Chairs in Black Leather and Chromed Metal
By Dal Vera
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dal Vera, 'Les Arcs' chairs, selected by Charlotte Perriand, black leather, chrome-plated metal, circa 1970
This well-constructed pair of chairs were manufactured by Dal Vera and s...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Twelve 20th Century Copper Velvet Chairs designed by Rajmund Halas Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Twelve chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Chairs are after undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats and ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Pair of Charles Eames for Herman Miller Bucket Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matching pair of yellow vinyl shell chairs on swivel bases.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Quadro Chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin for Dietiker, Switzerland, 1980s
Located in Almelo, NL
Quadro chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin For Dietiker, Switzerland 1989.
Designed in 1980s by Swiss most renowned designer Bruno Rey in collaborator...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Velvet Chair, by Zielinski, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful beech chair designed by M. Zielinski, type 200 / 100B. Manufactured by the Opole Furniture Industry Center at the end of the 1960s in Poland. The chair is after undergone...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of Twelve 20th Century Camel Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, dura...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Italian mid-century small wooden and original colored fabric deckchair, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century small wooden and original colored fabric deckchair, 1950s
Children's deckchair with wooden structure and seat in red, yellow and beige colored striped fabric.
195...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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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