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
Unique vintage industrial Pagholz plywood school chair from Galvanitas S22
By Galvanitas
Located in Breda, NB
Unique vintage industrial Pagholz plywood school chair from Galvanitas S22 with new upholstery.
Dimensions:
Width total: 53.5 cm
Seat width: 40 cm
Sea...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mathieu Mategot pair of Cap d’Ail chairs 1950s
Located in Paris, IDF
This iconic pair of Cap d’Ail chairs is an original creation by Mathieu Matégot, dating back to the 1950s. The armchairs are crafted from white lacquered metal. The meticulous handli...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$17,373 / set
Set of Eight 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 ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Counter Chair with Terracotta Soft Velvet and Brass footrest Odisseia
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Odisseia counter 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 co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
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, c...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,381 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" Chairs for Mobil Girgi, Cognac Leather, 1970, Set of 10
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" chairs for Mobil Girgi, patinated cognac leather and beech, Italy, 1970, set of ten.
The iconic "Sapporo" chair consists of an individual backrest, conceived...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Midcentury Beige Kangaroo Chair 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. Produc...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Jaime Hayson Wheels Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude Chair V10 For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime Hayson Wheels Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude V10 Chair For Bd Barcelona.
The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection. ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,164 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Iconic Sesc Pompeia Stool, by Lina Bo Bardi, 1979-1980, Midcentury Brazilian
Located in New York, NY
This iconic stool was designed by Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) and made especially for Sesc Pompeia, a cultural center in São Paulo, Brazil. It consists of structures that resemble crat...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
$31,000 Sale Price / set
29% Off
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
Frank Lloyd Wright "Midway 1" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1980s, Set of 6
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
Charles Eames by Hermann Miller Design Red Fabric and Fiberglass Shell Chairs
Located in Brescia, IT
Charles Eames
by Hermann Miller,
circa 1960s.
Ivory shell seat and red fabric
metal and aluminum base.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bernt Santesson Outdoor 'Drachmann' Teak Chair for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Bernt Santesson outdoor 'Drachmann' teak chair for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Teak
Beech chairs by André Sornay
By Andre Sornay
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Vintage dining chair by French designer André Sornay. It is manufactured with a design that is assembled by tightening bolts from one side. Manufacturer is his own workshop, Sornay M...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
$4,000 / set
Set of Four Mid Century Acqua Wool Vintage Chairs, Fameg Factory, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Comfortable chair A6150 produced in the late 1960s by the Furniture Factory "Fameg" in Radomsko. The seat is covered with high quality italian wool abric. The chair has undergone a f...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of 6 MidCentury Barrel Form Chrome Banded Dining Chairs in Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully balanced and well scaled Set of Six Mid-Century Modernist Barrel Form Upholstered Dining Chairs with Chrome Banded Supports in Holy Hunt Fabric originates from the U...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Kazuhide Takahama Set of Twelve Tulu Chairs in Leather and Steel by Simon Gavina
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of twelve Tulu stackable chairs with frame in bent steel rod, seat and back in leather, designed by Takahama Kazuhide in 1968 and produced by Simon Gavina in the 1970s.
The Tul...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Dark Gray Boucle 'Butterfly' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of six beautiful chairs called "butterfly" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry. Se...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Molded Plastic Chairs with Swivel Base
Located in Freehold, NJ
This set of 4 mid century modern chairs feature molded plastic construction, unique white and pink design, and swivel base with four copper colored legs.
Dimensions: 21w 21.5d 31.5h...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Julien Chair With Back Metal Detail
Located in Freamunde, PT
Julian chair stands out with its striking open-back design, seamlessly blending modern aesthetics with classic elegance. The chair’s sophisticated silhouette features a gracefully co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
$1,635 / item
Set of Eight Light Boucle 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
Library Chair by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh, India, Circa 1959-60
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Pierre Jeanneret’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Teak frame with hand-woven bamboo-rattan seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Afra & Tobia Scarpa English Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 6
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of six “Monk” dining chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni in 1973.
Made of English red leather and walnut.
Fully restored in Italy.
Interesting is the ‘flat’ sha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Light Boucle Chair, Designed by M. Zielinski, Europe, 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
Bouclé, Beech
Lounge Chair by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
These lounge chairs by Giuseppe Scapinelli are a stunning example of Brazilian mid-century modern design. Created in the 60s, the chairs are a testament to Scapinelli's singular styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rupert Bevan Henri Bar Stool with Needlepoint
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Designed in collaboration with American interior designer, Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay. This version of our classic Henri Bar Stool is available with a needlepoint cushion.
Inspired by Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay’s love of Josef Albers’ “Homage to the Square”, the geometric needlepoint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,991 / item
Mid Century Post Modern Studio Bar Stools by Joe Manus in Laminated Plywood
By Joe Manus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A matching set of 3 bar stools designed and made by Joe Manus, c. 1980's. They consist of laminated birch plywood.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
DSS chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Chair, fiberglass, chrome-plated metal. Fair condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
A Mid-Century Sculptural Italian Chair, floral upholstery, circa 1950's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Mid-Century Italian Chair, floral upholstery, circa 1950's. Sculptural, elegant and comfortable.
Please note, only one single chair is still available,
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Set of Two Ron Arad Chair for Kartell
By Ron Arad
Located in Čelinac, BA
Ron Arad Chairs for Kartell 1990s
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,370 / set
Set of 18 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 18 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
Mid Century Shearling Chairs
Located in Ventura, CA
Introducing our Mid-Century Shearling Chairs that epitomizes the fusion of cozy comfort with the sleek lines and functional design of the mid-century a...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
$5,477 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Gio Ponti Leggera Outdoor Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Leggera Outdoor Chair For Cassina
The wood chair par excellence, one of the flagship pieces in the partnership between Gio Ponti, Cesare Cassina and the company’s joinery ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,435 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pierre Jeanneret, Authentic Rare Lounge Chair, Chandigarh, 1956
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This authentic Pierre Jeanneret rare easy chair, known as the PJ-Rare-Chair, epitomizes the beauty of his Chandigarh creations, with only a handful in e...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Shelby Williams Gazelle Cast Aluminum and Vinyl Chair, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architecturally designed side, desk, dining chair, by Shelby Williams, circa 1960s. The chair is structurally sound and sturdy, showing only light wear, normal and consistent w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Rare Chairs with Armrests by Martin Eisler, circa 1955 Midcentury Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1955 by Martin Eisler for "Forma," the rare chai with armrests is made of Jatobá wood and leather
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler are most known by well-shaped armchairs made in iron, but the production it's away more complex, handcrafted, and extensive.
The wood pieces produced by Forma Móveis...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 10 MidCentury Dining Chairs by A.Šuman, Customizable Upholstery Available
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This set of ten vintage dining chairs was designed by Czech designer Antonin Šuman in the 1960s. The chairs have been completely restored finished with high-quality oil that gave the...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chair 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 ou...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
$1,527 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Wood French Tripod Stool After Charlotte Perriand, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid-Century Modern wood French tripod stool.
This magnificent item was produced in France during the 1950s in the style of Charlotte Perriand.
The piece is wonderful b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
Set of 6 Unusual French 1960s Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
With tapered mahogany legs, a cut-out back and brass details.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,800 / set
Sculptural and flowing Wapiti Chair in Claro walnut by Erickson Woodworking
Located in Nevada City, CA
The Wapiti Chair by Erickson Woodworking is a sensuous, extremely comfortable, fully sculpted piece of seating that can be used as either an occasional chair or a dining chair. Every...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Edmond Spence Mid-Century Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Edmond Spence mid-century lounge chairs - pair.
Each chair measures: 27 wide x 33.5 deep x 28 high, with a seat height of 13 (without cushion) and arm height/chair clearance 23 in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,495 / set
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Cesca Style Chrome and Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stylish set of four Mid-Century Modern dining chairs in the style of the iconic Cesca chair originally designed by Marcel Breuer. These timeless chairs feature tubular chrome canti...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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
Sculptural Enameled Steel Shell Chairs in the Style of Hans Wegner
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Sculptural Enameled Steel Chairs in the Style of Hans Wegner
Introducing a striking pair of sculptural chairs that blend modern design with unique materials. These chairs feature a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
1960s Yngve Ekström Lamino for Swedese Chair
By Swedese, Yngve Ekström
Located in Monrovia, CA
1960s Yngve Ekström Lamino chair for Swedese Scandinavian Modern design is stamped, Made In Sweden.
A Scandinavian Modern
Design of the 1960s by Yngv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair in Oak Oil & Natural Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH23' 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 commitme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Silvered and Leather Chairs
Located in London, GB
These two chairs are designed and executed with the sleek, minimal design of French modernism. They are crafted with chic, curving silvered metal which takes an X-form. Between the s...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Hans Wegner GE-240 Lounge Chair, Oiled Walnut
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner for GETAMA in 1955, the 240 lounge chair features unparalleled craftsmanship and ergonomics. Sculpted “cigar” shaped arms show off the natural beauty of wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$4,680 / item
Pair of Chiavari Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Italian High Back Chairs 50s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of fantastic high-backed ladder chairs in walnut-stained beech with seats in the original fabric of the time. These amazing pieces were designed by Gio Ponti for Chiavari in the...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Fabric
$2,348 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-Century "Combex" White Wire Hoop Chair by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century white "Combex" hoop chair by Dutch post-war design great Cees Braakman for renowned manufacturer Pastoe. Enameled wire metal frame with black rubber foot caps. In origina...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Jens Risom C-120 Armchair
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this handsome 1950's model C-120 Jens Risom armchair in exceptional all-original condition. The chair features an exposed, solid walnut frame with an elegan...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Dining chair in Oak and Cane, France, 1960’s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Rustique french dining chair with great proportions / shapes and lovely patina. Very much in the style of Pierre Chapo and. The stumpy feet did it for me. Hope you like it as much as...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
Authentic two tone Italian Armchair from the 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Authentic Italian armchair from the 1950s.
new upholstery with fabric by Kvadrat (Harald 2-black) and Svensson (Rock-6562).
Feel free to ask for more pictures.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,067 Sale Price
20% Off
Wendell Lovett Bikini Chair
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Strikingly unique 'Bikini' chair designed by Seattle based architect Wendell Lovett and designed in the 1950s. Original 1950s production was limited to around 20 chairs and the plast...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Acrylic
Wabi Sabi Stool in Solid Pine, Handcrafted by a Swedish Cabinetmaker, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Decorative Scandinavian stool with organic shape in solid pine. Hand carved by a Swedish cabinetmaker in 1950s.
This wabi sabi stool will fit in many types of home decors. Modern, S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Butterfly Chairs design by Arne Jacobsen Model 3207 for Fritz Hansen
Located in London, GB
Set of six "butterfly chairs", model 3207. Made in Denmark
This iconic Chair of modern design was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. This set was produced in the 1990s for Fritz Hans...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chairs by Pozzi and Verga
Located in Weesp, NL
Pozzi and Verga Mid-Century Modern chairs.
Beautiful sculptural black lacquered mid-century chairs by Pozzi e Verga, Italy.
The chairs are in great condition and have been reupholste...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$7,188 / set
Italian Fan-Backed Chair of Rattan and Bamboo from the Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine vintage Italian fan-backed chair from the Mid-20th century of woven rattan and bamboo featuring a stylish design to the back, seat, and legs.
Two...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Natural Fiber, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Set of Six Baby Pink Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Six 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
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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Our feed is filled with the world's most beautiful spaces. See the 10 our followers have deemed the best of the best this month.
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Jutta Herbert Ohl Chairs
Jutta Herbert Ohl
Jutta Ohl
Kartell Victoria Ghost
Klismos Saridis
Lollipop Chair
Louis Seize Chairs
Lov Oosterbeek
Luge Vintage
Luisa Marcello Cuneo
Malabar Chair
Marge Carson Leather
Marko Holland
Meandre Side Chairs By Design Freres
Metropolitan Rubber Chair
Mid Century Wrought Iron And Plywood Chairs
Mies Van Der Rohe Wicker Chairs
Minton Spidell Chairs