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
Matching Pair of Black Leather Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of Barcelona chairs by Mies Van der Rohe for Knoll International in black leather.
Engraved with signature in the frame and marked with Knoll logo at the bottom of the cushions....
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Oak & Walnut Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Oak & Walnut Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitment to beaut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Walnut, Oak
Pair of Foldable Terrace Chairs in Natural Wood, Child-Size
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely pair of small sized beech wood terrace or garden folding chairs. Spain, 1940s
This cute pair of handcrafted garden chairs are unusual in this child-size.
They are made of beec...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Wood
$1,165 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Thonet No 18 Cane & Bentwood Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Denton, TX
Thonet No 18 Cane & Bentwood Dining Chairs- Set of 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$2,800 / set
Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Chairs
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Bern, CH
Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Coffee House Chairs with cane work seat. 1978 production in walnut. All chairs are completely sturdy with nice patina to the bentwood frames. The...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
Set of 4 "Les arcs" chairs by Charlotte Perriand - 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 x Les Arcs chairs with tubular Nickel-plated metal frame and cognac leather seat. Chairs manufactured by Dal Vera and selected by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, a ski resort in t...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Six Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Dining Chairs, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Six dining chairs designed by the famous Italian architect Vittorio Dassi, solid mahogany chairs and original eco-leather upholstery, in excellen...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
$4,404 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pierre Jeanneret Commitee Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Committee armchair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950 , relaunched in 2022.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Part of the Hommage à Pierre Jeanneret tribute collection, the din...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,578 Sale Price / item
31% Off
1956 Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair with Original Salmon Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This really belongs in a museum.
We are pleased to present this fantastic and rare Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman, models 670 and 671, designed by Charles and Ray Eames in ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage Charles Eames "PAW Chair" Swivel Fiber Glass Shell Dowel Leg 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic dining chair with arms on a swivel dowel base, second edition, ca' 1950's. Salmon color with birch legs, beautiful patina.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
"Office Armchair" by Pierre Jeanneret, circa 1955
Located in London, GB
Authentic 'Office Chair' from the administrative buildings of Chandigarh (Ref. PJ-SI-28-B).
In excellent condition - joints have been restored and cane work replaced.
Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 - 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Le Corbusier, designing furniture for Le Corbusier's vast modernist complex at Chandigarh. Jeanneret remained for over 15 years as the project’s chief architect and the city remains a masterpiece of the modern vision. The pair pioneered a new aesthetic that placed function and order over embellishment—Jeanneret’s work imbuing the strict geometry of modernism with lighter materials like cane and wood.
Jeanneret also collaborated with other modern masters, Charlotte Perriand on experiments in aluminium and wood, and Jean Prouve developing prefabricated housing.
Literature:
Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier: Jeanneret Chandigarh, 2019.
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,467 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Scarpa Chair 925 in Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobias Scarpa 1966
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scarper Chair 925 by Afra and Tobias Scarper 1965
The iconic 925 Scarpa Lounge Chair is a strikingly elegant lounge chair. Easily recognized by its firm and robust wooden frame and ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
$4,241 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Rustic Handmade & Handpainted Spanish Chair – Circa 1940.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Handmade & Handpainted Spanish Chair – Circa 1940 – Unique Vintage Piece with Beautiful Patin.
Discover the charm of Spanish craftsmanship ...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,286 Sale Price
38% Off
Set of 4 Blonde Wood Tapiovaara Inspired Spindle Back Chairs by Farstrup
By Farstrup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 blonde Farstrup spindle back dining chairs. In original condition with normal wear consistent with age and use. Sold as a set.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
1950s Gio Ponti “Triennial” Armchairs in Dark Wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary pair of “Triennial” armchairs by Gio Ponti, designed and crafted in Italy during the early 1950s. These very rare chairs exemplify Ponti’s ability to merge architect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$38,000 / set
Set of 4 LV8 Cinema, Theater Chairs with Synthetic Leather Upholstery
By RIMA
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four LV8 cinema or theatre chairs was made in Padova, Italy by RIMA in the 1950s. The pieces feature faux leather upholstery and fold-out seats. The chairs are in classi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of four chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,670 / set
Danish Modern Wooden Leather Seat Chair, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Timeless, classic and functional Danish midcentury modern dining room chair with simple lines and leather seat and leather back. Minimalist and robust silhouette with comfortably sof...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 leather chairs by Maison Regain, made in France, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful set of 6 chairs in elm wood and leather, made by Maison Regain in France in the 1980s.
Beautiful wood grain and color, creamy saddle-stitched leather.
One chair has a sligh...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61.
Oak stained black.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Reclaiming simple materials ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,141 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Single Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chair with Rush Seat and Bible Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Quaker style ladder back dining chair with rush seat and Bible shelf. One left from group of many. In original condition, with visible patina and heavy wear, including some br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of Six Side Chairs in Rush and Oak, France, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With humble geometry and tactile richness, this suite of six side chairs conjures the vernacular elegance of rural French craftsmanship. Each chair is defined by the quiet cadence of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholstered...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,683 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Six Mid Century Hand Tufting Chairs, Blue Wood, 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.
This chair can be customized to your spe...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Outdoors Textured Mud Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Textured Mud Outdoors LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC co...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,848 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pair of Danish 1960's black leather safari chairs
By Artek
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover these high-quality Danish 1960's black leather safari chairs for your home. Crafted with precision following vintage Scandinavian design principles, these chairs represent t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Four 20th Century Magenta Pink Velvet Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful chairs produced in the 1960s after a complete upholstery and refreshing of the woodwork, comfortable and stabile. The whole is covered with high-quality, durable fabric.
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Varius Grey by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, 2022
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Varius by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, 2022
The chair played yesterday and will play into tomorrow. Like a tuned Violin, Stradivarius. Its critical acclaim and commercial success kickstarted a new era of contemporary Spanish design. Loved for decades, the design is considered and remarkably adaptable. Stackable. Strong. Lasting. It stayed in tune. Based on the Stradivarius Violin but built to fit everywhere.
This chair was brought back for its new finishes and styles. It is staying because it has a character of its own, now fit for every floor. The Varius plays again.
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About the designer:
Oscar Tusquets describes himself as an architect by training, a designer by adaptation, a painter by vocation, and a writer through the desire to make friends. Born in Barcelona in 1941, Oscar Tusquets graduated as an architect in 1965 from Barcelona’s Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura and was a member of Studi Per, together with Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, Lluís Clotet, and Mireia Riera. In 1972, they founded BD together, and Tusquets set about designing furniture and other objects, which would be recognised by the Spanish National Design Award.
A number of his pieces appear in renowned museum collections, such as the MoMA in New York and the Centre George Pompidou in Paris. He has also been honoured with the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts), the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters) and the Creu de Sant Jordi (Cross of Sant Jordi). Since the ‘90s, he has published books on a wide range of design-related topics.
About the manufacturer:
BD has been around for over half a century. It was founded in a nightclub in 1972 by a bunch of young architects and designers from Barcelona. They broke into the design world with a new vision: to produce and market their designs, and the designs of their friends with complete creative freedom and design criteria. Beginning with the designs of contemporaries like Ettore Sottsass, Rennie Mackintosh and Álvaro Siza, BD provoked a curiosity about design. These early pieces helped bring international recognition to the country’s design scene, and many of them still exist today.
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Luna Paiva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,857 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pair 80s John Risley Inspired Man and Woman Pop Art Bar Stools
By John Risley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980s pair of John Risley inspired Pop Art Man and Woman heavy wrought iron chairs or bar stools
Offered in a separate listing is the complementary Man and Woman wrought iron two-se...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set di 6 sedie Sapporo di mario marenco for mobil girgi
Located in Ghedi, IT
Splendido set di sei sedie da pranzo "Sapporo", disegnate da Mario Marenco per Mobilgirgi negli anni '70, disponibile su 1stDibs. Realizzate con un'elegante struttura in legno di noc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1960s Faux Bamboo Lounge Chairs Century Furniture Hickory NC
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Faux Bamboo Lounge Chairs Century Furniture Chair Company Hickory NC
Retains original label
30 h x 26.6 w x 29.5 d x seat 19, armrest 23
Please note restoration option:
chairs...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Faux Bamboo
French Metal Heart Chairs by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A set of four iconic chairs designed by the renowned Mathieu Matégot. These chairs are characterized by heart-shaped tubular steel frames, the famous perforated seat, and elegantly c...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,398 / item
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair in Walnut & Oak Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair in Walnut & Oak Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitment to beaut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Walnut, Oak
Rodolfo Dordoni Dine Out Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rodolfo Dordoni Dine Out Chair For Cassina
The Dine Out family of furnishings by Rodolfo Dordoni is crafted to enhance outdoor dining rooms in the pursuit of comfort, camaraderie a...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
$2,080 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pierre Jeanneret Writing Chair from Punjab University, Chandigarh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic Pierre Jeannerret Writing Chair from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
These gorgeous chairs were designed by Pierre Jeannette and mass produced in India for the Utopian ci...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Mexican Armchair in the style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Mexican Armchair in the style of Clara Porset, circa 1960. Made in solid pine wood and natural palm cords.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Seagrass
Vintage Romanian Wood Slats Ladder Back Folding Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage wood slat seat mid century modern folding dining game chairs. Item features wood slat seats, folding chairs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$175 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Hand Tufting Pink Wool Leopard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with beautiful pink stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful hand tufting wool fabric.
This chair can be customized to you...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Beech
Set of 5 Francor Ospitaletto Chairs, Italy 50's
By Ico Parisi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of five chairs was made in Italy in the 1950s. The design by the manufacturer Francor Ospitaletto is similar to a design by Ico Parisi (Ariberto Colombo). The chairs are mad...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$3,537 / set
Scarpa Chair 925 in Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobias Scarpa 1966
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scarper Chair 925 by Afra and Tobias Scarper 1965
The iconic 925 Scarpa Lounge Chair is a strikingly elegant lounge chair. Easily recognized by its firm and robust wooden frame and ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
$4,241 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Mid-Century Paul McCobb Planner Group Dining Chairs Maple Spindle Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 All original midcentury maple Paul McCobb Planner Group spindle back side chairs. Solid maple seat and curved back on tapered legs. Original vintage condition. Original blon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Maple
Italian Mid-Century Chiavari Chair in Full Brass with New Upholstery, 1970s
By Chiavari
Located in Morazzone, Varese
One amazing solid brass Italian Mid-Century Modern 'Chiavari' side chair. Made in the 1970s.
The structure of the chair is made of full polished brass.
The upholstery of the solid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" clear lucite with chrome frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
These folding chairs a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Hans Wegner Wing Lounge Chair for Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Hans Wegner Wing Lounge Chair CH445 for Carl Hansen & Son. Hans J. Wegner’s CH445 chair, also known as the Wing Chair, is a fully upholstered easy chair that rests on a stainless ste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive/Dining Chairs Up to 10
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these Eero Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs. With black / charcoal black wool fabric upholstery by Knoll. they all vary slightly in shade due to what e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Plycraft Norman Cherner "Pretzel" Bentwood Armchairs USA 1960s, a Pair, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Plycraft Norman Cherner "Pretzel" Bentwood Armchairs USA 1960s, a Pair, Signed
Offered for sale is s an original pair of 1960s Norman Cherner for Plycraft bentwood Pretzel chairs. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Elephant Hide Grey Cab Dining Side Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Side chair model Cab, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Wonderful 1980 example with buttery soft, newly reconditioned, elephant hide grey leather perfectly worn in from many yea...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Richard Neutra Oak Boomerang Easy Chairs - Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of oak Richard Neutra Boomerang Easy Chairs, showcasing the iconic mid-century modern design created in the early 1940s. These lounge chairs fe...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
$8,450 / set
Mid-Century Rattan & Bamboo Wrapped & Upholstered Chair signed Bielecky Brothers
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional mid-century modern chair, crafted by the renowned Bielecky Brothers, embodies elegance and masterful craftsmanship. Wrapped in meticulously woven rattan and bamboo, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Savonarola Chair, Year 1900
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Savonarola chair, Made in Italy, Year 1900.
The frame is made of solid wood. The seat and back are ORIGINAL leather, attached with large upholstery nails. There is fringed trimmings...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Classic Erick Buck Chair In Teak Ca' 1960's Danish Modern
By Erik Buch
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic teak occasional or desk chair by Erick Buch, Denmark ca' early 1960's. Original black leatherette upholstery, chair is tight and sturdy. Great design, perfect for a small s...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Sergio Rodrigues Mid-century Modern Brazil Chairs, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of modernist chairs by the pioneer of Carioca design Sérgio Rodrigues, in ebonized beech wood covered in velvet. The chairs synthesize a unique combination of Shaker, De Stijl a...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$2,854 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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.
Materials:
Wood
Dimensions:
D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,872 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Set of four mid-century modern brass metal chairs by Romeo Rega, Italia, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Set of four mid-century modern brass metal chairs by Romeo Rega, Italia, 1970s
Set of four chairs by Romeo Rega, 1970s. Steel and brass structure, fabric seat. The fabric seat adds c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Charlotte Perriand Méribel Chair for Steph Simon, 1960
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Dining chair, model Meribel, designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1960. Manufactured by Steph Simon (France) beechwood base and legs, and original straw seat, curved back, log legs ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Pair of Pierre Chapo S11 Chairs, France, 1960s/70s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in LEWES, GB
An early pair of Pierre Chapo S11 dining chairs in original condition, France, 1960s. Elm and very nicely patinated leather. Rarely found in such nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Set of Two 20th Century Chairs in Dark Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Very beautiful original shape in butterfly type. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been r...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Patrick Gingembre Ginger Orange Fiberglass Chair Ginger, Paulus, France, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An orange midcentury stool or chair from the 1970s, crafted from lacquered fiberglass. This beuatiful piece, known as the "Ginger" model, was designed by Patrick Gingembre for Paulus...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Vintage Red Oak Bankers Chair on Casters
Located in Germantown, MD
Well kept red oak bankers chair on casters. Good vintage condition.
Measures 24"W x 24"D x 33"H x 19.5"seat height. Arm height is 29"
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
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