Mid-Century Modern Dining Room 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
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" Dining Chairs for B&B Italia, 1973, set of 10
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" dining chairs with armrests for B&B Italia, leather, Italy, 1973, set of ten.
The “Dialogo” chair is a return to the formal solution of the “121” chair...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Teak Chair, India
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
- sturdy and stable
Category
1980s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
1950's Modern Italian Dining Chairs Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
Stunning set of 4 1950's Italian dining chairs, fully restored and re-upholstered in velvet, with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Newly Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern set of 6 dining chairs, with greatly worked and shaped wooden structure and newly white fabric re-upholstered seat and back. The uniq...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid Century Heart Chair and Stool, Gray Velvet, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Heart" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful velvet italian fabric.
This chair can be customized to your sp...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Edward Wormley Dining Chairs for Dunbar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edward Wormley design for Dunbar set of six mahogany and cane dining chairs, comprising five side and one armchair. Perfectly refinished...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Midcentury Brass Ballroom Chairs by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
By Chiavari
Located in Vienna, AT
Midcentury Italian brass chairs from the 1960s, this is the gold standard in chic! Solid polished brass by Chiavari in Italy.
Up to six available.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
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 Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
4 vintage Eero Saarininen Knoll Inc. Executive armchairs with an oak frame base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A classic set of 4 vintage Eero Saarininen Knoll Inc. executive armchairs in the original Knoll blue fabric with an oak frame base.
The Eero Saarinen Executive armchair was featured in nearly every Florence Knoll Mid Century interior throughout the 1950s and beyond. Originally introduced in 1950, the chair transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its fluid, sculptural form and modern finishing. The timeless and versatile design continues to fit seamlessly into work, conference, lounge and dining applications of any décor.
The chair remains as one of the most popular Knoll designs ever with new versions of the armchair, as shown here, in fabric with the wooden light oak base retailing at around £2,000 per chair. And it’s the wooden legs that add to their appeal and was ultimately a big improvement on the original tubular steel frame. They are just warmer and more welcoming, as well as being more aesthetically pleasing. As such the chairs are more often used these days as dining chairs rather than in the office.
The chairs are also supremely comfortable and are upholstered in a classic Knoll wool fabric that has different subtle colour flecks within the fabric and that also features a slightly darker colour in the seat. This is an intentional design aesthetic as it helps to maintain the condition and look of the seat with heavier use.
They date from the 1990s and remain in very good vintage condition with only light signs of use.
This item is sold as a set of 4 chairs but the chairs are also available as a complete dining set matched with a Florence Knoll Walnut table...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Set of Four Dining Chairs in Walnut in the Style of Scarpa, Italy 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
These dining chairs share great similarities with the designs of Afra and Tobia Scarpa and Mobil Girgi. This is a playful design that follows the rule of a dining chair. Meaning that...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Cantilever Chrome and Wicker Dining Chairs Anton Lorenz Style
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful chrome and wicker dining chairs. Cantilevered chrome frames with wicker bucket seats. Each with black vinyl seat and back cushion for ad...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Brno Flat-Bar Chair Upholstered in Light Grey Velvet, Steel Frame
Located in Wilton, CT
The definition of minimalism in a singular design, achieved by the great Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929, the Brno flat-bar chair is just that. These are contemporary edition Mies ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Chrome + Black Leather Cantilever Chairs, Italy 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A masterclass in minimalist design, these 1970s Italian chairs feature polished tubular chrome frames that effortlessly suspend high-quality black leather sling seats. The ergonomic ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Frida Chair in Solid Wood, Barcelona Brick and Green Upholstery
Located in Lisbon, PT
A fine and delicate work of textured seaming, as if a geometric embroidery was made, makes this chair detailed and rich. An astonishing surprise, to perceive how embellished a space ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid Century dining chairs by Radomír Hofman, 1960´s, set of 4
Located in Prague 8, CZ
An interesting model of mid century bentwood dining chairs. Designed by Radomír Hofman for TON Bystřice pod Hostýnem (Thonet successor in Czechoslovakia after World War 2) . They wer...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Set of 6 Mid Century Dining Chairs with Green Seats
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 chairs, green painted seats
Green, fixed seat with springs in need of recovering as they have original materials.
seat height 19 in.
Painting has chips and scrapes but in...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Arne Vodder Danish Modern Teak and Cane Dining chair set
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
A rare set of teak framed chairs with woven cane seats and backs designed by Arne Vodder and made by Sibast of Denmark in the 1950s.
This set incl...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Pierre Folie French Mid Century Chrome Dining Chairs Set of Eight
By Pierre Folie
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Eight Sculptural Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs, designed by Pierre Folie, France, circa 1970s. They retain their original vibrant red vinyl upholstery. If you would prefer ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Danish Modern Pair of Teak Armchairs in the Style of Illum Wikkelsø Denmark 1960
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
A pair of vintage sculptural armchairs in the style of Illum Wikkelsø.
The chairs are made of solid teak in delicate quality with used charcoal grey fab...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Set of 6 Solid pine wood and leather Brutalist Dining Chairs, Belgium, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 6 brutalist solid pinewood dining chairs from the 1970s. Bulky chairs with amazing seating comfort because of the slightly curved top of the backrest. Cream leather strap seat...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Young Manufacturing Mid-Century Dining Chairs, Set of 5
Located in Countryside, IL
Young Manufacturing mid-century dining chairs - set of 5.
The captains' chair measures: 23.5 wide x 20.5 deep x 37.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 25.25...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vico Magistretti Set of Ten ‘Carimate’ Dining Chairs in Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, set of ten dining chairs model ‘Carimate’, stained beech, straw wicker, Italy, designed circa 1960
The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
2 of 4 Vintage Dining Chairs 1960s - Teak and Oak, Danish Design
Located in Hannover, DE
Nice set of totally 4 dining chairs from the 1960s made of teak and oak wood.
Unknown Danish manufacturer.
Displayed price is for a pair. Totally 2 pairs available.
Sturdy oak fr...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Series Seven Chair Model 3107 In Cream Colered Elegance Leather By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Seven Chair model 3107, designed by Arne Jacobsen and produced by Fritz Hansen. Newly upholstered in cream-colored Elegance leather with a chrome frame.
This iconic design chair...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Mid-Century Pink Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 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 Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a set of six Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs. Featuring a high back design, two arm chairs, four side chairs, modern legs, new golden upholstery, and a be...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
2 Vintage Danish Chairs - 1960s Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Hannover, DE
Pair of Teak Chairs from the 1960s
Impressive set of totally up to 4 vintage chairs, originating from Denmark in the 1960s, features sturdy teak wood frames that have been refurbish...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Set of four Series Seven Chairs, Model 3107, cognac leather, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Exquisite Set of Four Series Seven Chairs, Model 3107, Wrapped in Luxurious Cognac Leather, a testament to Arne Jacobsen's visionary design.
These chairs,...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mastercraft Amboyna & Brass Spoonback Dining Chairs
Located in Highland, IN
Designed by William Doezema, these elegant dining chairs by Mastercraft feature burl amboyna wood frames inlaid with brass detailing. There are 2 model 832 arm chairs, 4 model 831...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Aluminum Vinyl Rope Cord Pool Arm Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Aluminum Vinyl Rope Cord Pool Arm Chairs - Set of 4. Item features wooden armrests, aluminum metal frames, rope vinyl seats, clean modernist lines, great s...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos chairs with sculptural walnut frames, double stretcher bases and newly upholstered.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Set of Four Marzio Cecchi Model 'S' Chairs, Italy
Located in New York, NY
The famous model "S chair", an iconic and unique design by Marzio Cecchi for Studio Most in Italy, circa early 1970s. Made of wicker rope, the graceful and sculptural "S" form is sup...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Tomlinson Sophisticate Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Tomlinson
Located in Countryside, IL
Tomlinson Sophisticate Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Each armless chair measures: 20.75 wide x 22.5 deep x 33.5 high, with a seat height of 19 inches
Each captains chair meas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six 'Lizie' Dining Chairs for Pallucco by Regis Protiere, Italy, 1984
By Pallucco
Located in Hellouw, NL
This chair is made of black lacquered metal and has a wooden seating area. Its 'fragile' design is a great example of post-modern design. They are in very good condition with normal ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Edward Wormley Dining Chairs for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four dark walnut dining armchairs with tapered legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, c.1960s. The seat cushions have been reupholstered with blue and green velvet with a lin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Velvet
Set of 8 Totem Armchair By Torstein Nielsen for Westnofa
Located in Miami, FL
Rare set of 8 TOTEM armchair made by Torstein Nielsen .
Black paint oak and suede .
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1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Suede, Wood
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Black Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" clear lucite with black frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
These folding chairs ar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Scandinavian Design Børge Mogensen Modern Dining Chairs in Oak, 1960's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Scandinavian modern, Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stølefabrik, Denmark, 1956.
Danish modern dining chairs in soap-treated oak with seats in leather. This model 3236 chair...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Black Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stacking Chairs by Arne Jacobsen Denmark, 1952
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern black vintage stacking chairs dining chairs up to 10 pieces of the popular model no.3103 designed by Arne Jacobsen, 1952 a...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Mid Century Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 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 in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durable and pleasant to the touch bouclé...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1965, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chairs for Cassina, red leather, Italy, 1965, set of six.
Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra & Tobia Scarpa shows once again the Scarpa's ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
Early Pair of Charles Eames Fiberglass Arm Shell Chairs "Elephant Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early pair of Charles Eames fiberglass arm shell chairs "Elephant Hyde Grey" Herman Miller. Nice original condition, retains original ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
8 Dining Room Chairs Model No 78 Made In Rosewood By Niels O. Møller From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
A set of eight dining room chairs, model NO 78, meticulously designed by the acclaimed Danish furniture designer N.O. Møller and expertly crafted by J.L. Møller Møbelfabrik around the 1960s. These exquisite chairs are crafted from rich rosewood, exuding the timeless elegance and sophistication characteristic of mid-century Danish design.
Each chair features a distinctive blue wicker...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Set of six pj 3-2 teak dining chairs by grete jalk
By Grete Jalk
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Grete Jalk
Manufacturer: Poul Jeppsen
Era: 1950s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 19.75" wide x 19" deep x 30" tall
Condition: In good original condition with...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
6 Sigvard Bernadotte H-line chairs in brushed steel, Walnut and leather
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A rare complete set of 6 Sigvard Bernadotte H-line Danish armchairs in dark burgundy leather with brushed steel frames and solid Walnut arms for France & Son.
Designed in the 1960s by the renowned Swedish designer Sigvard Bernedotte the H-line armchairs stand out as one of his rarest designs. Constructed of a steel frame with solid, contoured walnut arms, the chairs also feature a sprung seat and back that adds both comfort and support. And here, finished in a soft dark burgundy leather, they represent probably the finest example of these chairs currently available.
Little is known about the design of the chairs other than they were part of a small project that also included a range of modular sofas. The sofas and solo H-line modular system components had open sides rather than arm rests and combined with a coffee table and corner table to create a flexible seating system. It’s believed the system was created in the mid to late 60s at the changeover period in 1967 when Poul Cadovius acquired France & Son and changed the name to Cado.
Bernadotte had worked with France & Son on a number of chair designs since 1953 but these were all constructed in wood, which was France and Son’s (formerly France & Daverkosen) great strength. The move to using metal in the H-line coincided with Bernadotte’s own work with metal in other design projects; particularly at Georg Jensen and with Bang & Olufsen, and also with the launch of his own design company in 1964. Bernadotte Design AB helped a number of International and Scandinavian companies explore new materials, technologies, and aesthetic possibilities and it’s believed the H-line was a development in new materials and production techniques for France & Son. This change was later embraced by Cado who created a number of designs using a metal frame by, amongst others, Knudsen & Lind.
The quality, as always associated with both France & Son and Cado, shines through on these chairs. From the almost seamless welding of the joints on the square tubing to how all the bolts and screws are recessed to be flush with the frame; everything exhibits an impressive attention to detail. It’s therefore reassuring to note that the renovation of the chairs follows the same ideal. It looks like the frames have been meticulously cleaned, stripped, brushed and polished and the chairs beautifully reupholstered in high quality dark burgundy leather. These details combined with the contoured, waxed and polished solid Walnut arms creates a truly sophisticated and elegant set of chairs that would work well as dining chairs or even as a set of impressive board room chairs...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Classic Modernist Fiberglass Side Chair/ Eames Style/ by Krueger Metal Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of 16 available .priced per chair... Krueger Metal Products .Fabulous Turquoise Color fiberglass chairs. The chair sit on black metal bases....
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Walnut Dining Chairs by Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning mid-century walnut dining chairs designed by architect and furniture designer Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of California, in the United States, circa 1950s. These exquisite c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bouclé, Walnut
Zig Zag Chair Made in Solid Pine, Scandinavian Modern, 1980s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine Brutalist zig zag chair made in solid pine. Handcrafted by an unknown Scandinavian cabinetmaker in the 1980s. A decorative chair that plays well with the natural daylight, sui...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Cream Ivory 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 Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Set of Four Midcentury Chrome Faux Bamboo Barrel Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning set of four Mid-Century Modern barrel back dining chairs featuring a faux bamboo chrome finish. Unique chairs having six supports conjoining demilune form rings on top and b...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of (4) Vico Magistretti Style Dining Chairs in Tibetan Long Hair Sheepskin
Located in Medina, OH
Set of (4) Dining Chairs, Made in Italy in the style of Vico Magistretti. The chairs have been refinished recently and have been freshly reupholstered in this gorgeous gray toned Lo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Pine
Cruz Dining Chair Outdoor by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The outdoor version of the Cruz dining chair is made of solid teak featuring a cantilevered shape and matte black powder coated stretchers. The seat is upholstered.
Inspired by the ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Set of Six Sculptural Italian Dining Chairs Reupholstered in Your Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Six Sculptural Italian Dining Chairs, Italy, circa 1960s. These chairs are currently being refinished and reupholstered and can be completed in your choice of wood color finis...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six 1950's Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Part of a 9 piece Dining Suite attributed to Vittorio Dassi, these six walnut dining chairs are in transitional modern Italian form with fluted tapering column legs on brass sabots a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Set of Eight Dining Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro, Solid Wood and Cane, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
This set of eight exquisitely crafted Cane chairs in Amendoim Wood, designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) in the 1960s, is a gorgeous example of his mastery of technical and const...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Side Chair by Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful early example of the Model SE 68 side/dining chairs by Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth, tubular, chrome-plated steel with lacquered wooden, ergonomically formed seat, marked.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 10
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of ten.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rel...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
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