Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
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
Pair of Tall Tufted Backs Black Lacquer Frames Decorative Arm Chairs Thrones
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of tall tufted backs black lacquer frames decorative arm chairs thrones.
Super high quality slight fading in the upholstery as pictured.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Wonderful Italian Settee Attributed to Mario Gottardi
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare and elegant settee. Fabric, foam and belts professional redone.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Mid Century Modern Sofa by Stendig, New Luxurious Boucle, Switzerland, 1950s
By Stendig Co.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Sofa by Stendig, Switzerland, New Sheepskin Boucle, Mid Century Modern, Labeled.
A rare Mid Century Modern sofa by Stendig, made in Switzerland, in a new sheepskin style boucle, thick and rich with fully redone cushions. The box form mid century modern design is supported by a group of heavy chrome circular disk like feet. This sofa has a matching pair of box chairs, fully redone to match, sold separately.
Seat height 18 inches.
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Stendig Co. played a pivotal role in introducing modern European furniture to the American market, thanks to the business acumen of founder Charles Stendig.
Around 1950, the Brooklyn, New York–born Stendig (b. 1924) worked for Raymor, a purveyor of modern china and accessories that is best known for distributing designer Russel Wright’s American Modern line of ceramics. While at Raymor, Stendig focused on the company’s less popular pieces that were made in Italy and Scandinavia, recognizing their potential for the American market. In 1955, he left the company and decided to establish Stendig Co.
In 1956, the first Stendig Co. showroom opened in Manhattan. A year later, during a trip to Zurich, Stendig came across a Bauhaus–inspired furniture store featuring pieces by Swiss designers Kurt Thut, Hans Eichenberger and Robert Haussmann, the store’s co-owner. Following a meeting with Haussmann, Stendig became the retailer’s exclusive U.S. distributor.
Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, Stendig Co. imported and sold furniture...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century 'Scoop' Sofa and Chair Set with Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage matching sofa with lounge chair features uniquely shaped chrome frames, tufted upholstery and a stylish matching ottoman. Wonderful moder...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
$2,800 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Oak and Leather Africa Armchairs and Sofa by Esko Pajamies for Asko Oy, 1970s
By Esko Pajamies, Asko
Located in Izegem, VWV
This living room set by Esko Pajamies for Asko, Finland was produced in the 1970s. A brutalist style oak frame with burlap straps embrace the soft black leather firm foam filled cush...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Oak
Stendig Living Room, Sofa, Pair of Cube Chairs, New Boucle, Switzerland, Labeled
Located in Manhasset, NY
Sofa & Pair Cube Chairs by Stendig, Switzerland, New Sheepskin Boucle, Mid Century Modern, Labeled
A rare Mid Century Modern living room ret in prist...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Beige Upholstery Neoclassical Empire Revival Carved Walnut Frames Chairs
By Tomlinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Beige Upholstery Neoclassical Empire Revival Carved Walnut Frames Chairs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Lounge Chairs by Móveis Cimo, 1960's, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This exquisite pair of lounge chairs by Móveis Cimo has been meticulously renovated by our skilled craftsmen, who have taken great care to ensure that both the outer aesthetics and t...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Modern Living Room Sofa Set
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish three-piece living room set includes a unique loveseat and pair of matching chairs. Vibrant modern upholstery compliments the shapely scul...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
$6,650 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Ming Armchair Set with Pouf Colin Morrow for Southern Nurseries 1970 Italy Light Blue
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bamboo armchairs and puffs, Turquoise sun and water resistant fabric.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
$8,019 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Classic Pair of Royal Chrome Aluminum Lounge Chairs
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of Royal Chrome aluminum lounge chairs, classic 1950s design. Retains original Naugahyde upholstery as well as original finish to solid sculpted walnut armrests, superio...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo Armchairs, 1970s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Prato, IT
Pair of Italian organic modern bamboo armchairs with original floral cushions from 1960s
The armchairs are n the style of Franco Albini, Paul Frankl, McGuire and they are in really ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
2x 'Boomerang' H. Mitzlaff, E. Schmidt for Soloform, bouclé lounge chairs, 1953
Located in The Hague, NL
Hans Mitzlaff for Eugen Schmidt Soloform, two armchairs / lounge chairs, 'Boomerang' model, wood, fabric, designed in 1953, Germany. A pair of wooden armchairs with black lacquered f...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood, Bouclé
$2,264 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Tijuca Sofa & Armchair by Jean Gillon for Italma
By Italma, Jean Gillon
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Designed by Jean Gillion for Italma of Brazil in the 1970s, this 'Tijuca'' sofa features a thick leather cushion supported by an intricately woven string hammock on a solid Brazilian...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
$17,995 / set
John Wisner for Ficks Reed Far Horizons Rattan Lounge Chairs With End Tables
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A tasteful fusion of modern, Eastern and boho-chic style. Luxurious bamboo seating group by John B. Wisner for Ficks Reed. Wisner’s “Far Horizons” collection was first introduced i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Formica
$4,796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Living Room Set with its Original Cushions, 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian faux bamboo living room set with original velvet upholstery.
The set consists of one two-seat sofa and one armchair
Measurements:
Sofa length cm.115, wi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Rino Maturi Nuvolone Living Room Set in White Boucle by MIMO Padova 1970s Italy
By Mimo Padova
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Living room set composed of a Nuvolone modular sofa (with six modules) and a large coffee table (with storage units) which can be arran...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bouclé, Plastic, Foam
1970s Italian Bamboo Living Room Set
Located in London, GB
An Italian bamboo living room set from the 1970s. Featuring a two-seater sofa and two armchairs complete with removable cushions in white.
Dimensions:-
Sofa – H 70 x W 152 x D 82 c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Midcentury Design Livingroom Set with Variation Options
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Enhance your interior with this versatile set of 5 furniture pieces, offering an abundance of variation options. If you love changing up your living space regularly, this set is perf...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Birch
$4,216 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Scandinavian Easy Chairs in Sheepskin with Ottomans, Scandinavia ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of easy chairs exudes quality and personality from all angles. The basic Scandinavian furniture design principles are all present, with a functional, simple base at the cor...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Florence Knoll Sofa Set
Located in Munich, DE
an early and hard to find sofaset . complete restored to perfect condition !
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
$13,000 / set
French Moustache Club Chair, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Totally traditionally restored with Ralph Lauren Zebra Fabric.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vittorio Introini Set of Four Longobarda Dining Chairs by Saporiti 1960s Italy
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of four Longobarda chairs with chromed metal legs, seat, and back upholstered with blue shade fabric.
The Longobarda chair was designed by Vittorio Introini and manufactured by ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Leather Safari Armchairs and Coffee Table by Karl Heinz Bergmiller for Escriba
By Escriba
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare pair of Safari leather armchairs and a matching coffee table.
Designed in 1959 by Karl Heinz Bergmiller for Escriba Furniture Brazil.
A co...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
$2,507 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Wittmann Constanze Tufted Midcentury Sofa & Chairs by J. Spalt, 1970s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Wittmann 'Constanze' tufted sofa/daybed & two chairs designed by Professor Johannes Spalt. The set is made of wood frame upholstered in high quality fine wool fabric on steel feet. T...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Wool, Pine
Decorative Sofa William Ulrich 1940s Brass and Silk Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
rare and Decorative Sofa Brass base and floral silk blend fabric, excellent quality, truly extraordinary and fun design.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
$6,509 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Living Room Set for B&B Italia, 1971, Set of 3
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" living room set for B&B Italia, sofa and two armchairs, faux-fur, foam and metal, Italy, 1971, set of three.
The search for a new shape for upholstered fu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Faux Fur, Foam
Midcentury Livingroom Set by “Silleria La Malinche“
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Set of 3 pieces, includes 2 individual armchairs and 1 loveseat all of them made in American elm, circa 1950.
Each piece have been professionally restored and include their origin...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Elm
Vintage Modular limegreen Mohair Living Room Suite Sectional Sofa Germany
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unique and gorgeous modular sectional sofa from the late 70ties is manufactured in germany.
The frame is made of lacquered dark stained oak wood.
The thick seat cushions made ...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Oak, Mohair, Foam
Set of 10 bamboo chairs, 70s leaf backrest, Neocolonial style
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 10 bamboo chairs with leaf-shaped backrests, 1970s, Neocolonial style
The chairs have a bamboo frame with natural weaves, and the high backrest has an elongated leaf shape.
Th...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Mid-century Pair of Armchairs Tabouret by Morávek a Munzar, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-century Pair of Armchairs Tabouret by Morávek a Munzar, 1968s, Czechoslovakia,
- made of fabric, metal and wood
- seat heigh of armchairs is 42cm,
- scales of the tabouret - D...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Armchair with Pouf in Leather and Suede
Located in Premariacco, IT
Comfortable and modern vintage 70s armchair, Italian production in leather and suede.
Fine and elegant design, it lends itself to any occasion...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Suede, Plastic
$866 Sale Price
57% Off
Paul Frankl Custom Sofa, Pair Available, 1940s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Amarillo, TX
Paul Frankl sofa, matched pair available.
USA, circa 1944.
From an important estate.
Silk over oak frame.
Measures: 88 W x 27 D x 33 H in.
224 W x...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-45-A / B SET / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
Both chairs and the sofa have a strong silhouette. It is presented through the outlines and shape of the pieces. The relationship between the legs with armrests and the backrests ens...
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1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Cane, Teak
Decoene, Knoll Style Living Room, circa 1960
By Knoll
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decoene, Knoll style living room, circa 1960.
Chrome and structure in good condition, foam and fabric to change.
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Exceptional Dutch Lounge Sofa Set in Wood and Cognac Leather
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exceptional Cognac Leather sofa set made in the 1970’s in the Netherlands. Wear consistant with age and use and in general the patin is very beautiful and the Sofa is in very good he...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Beech
Sofa Set Italian Mid-centruy Armchairs Brass Feet Spiked Velvet Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
armchairs h.87, w.68, d.80, seat.40
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
$6,132 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mario Marenco and Tarcisio Colzani “Laser” Armchairs, 1970, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco and Tarcisio Colzani “Laser” armchairs for Mobilgirgi, wood and leather, Italy, 1970, set of two.
The "Laser" armchairs are an example of the enduring power of design....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Scandinavian Rosewood lounge sofa set 2, 3&table by Ingvar Stockum "Monte Carlo"
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid Century Scandinavian Midcentury Rosewood sofa ground 2, 3 & table by Ingvar Stockum "Monte Carlo", 1965
Top-quality lounge sofas and coffee table designed by Ingvar Stockum for ...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Radice & Minotti Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchair, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Radice & Minotti armchair, completely refitted and restored
In the new Italian velvet upholstery, with solid legs in hand-worked brass.
The "Conchiglia" armchair by Radice & Minott...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
Living Room Set, Armchairs, Loveaseat Table by Marco Zanuso for Poltronova 60s
Located in Padova, IT
Astonishing living room set, composed by a loveseat, 2 armchairs and a circular coffee table, designed by the architect Marco Zanuso and manufactured by Poltronova in 60s.
The light...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
Dutch Oakwood Modernist Lounge Sofa by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original oakwood lounge sofa by Bas Van Pelt; Seating group; Easy Chairs; Dutch Modernism; Producer: Schaik en Berghuis
Arm length; 56cm
Bas van Pelt Bas J. van Pelt, Dutch f...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Mid-century Modern Italian Rattan and Wicker Two Armchairs and Sofa, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of armchairs and two-seater sofa with rattan structure, wicker weaving entirely handmade.
Italian design from the late 1970s, new upholstery, ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan
$4,292 Sale Price
30% Off
Confidential Seating Set by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, Cognac Leather, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Confidential Seating Set by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, Cognac Leather, Italy, 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Great Vintage Nuvolone set in bouclé by Rino Maturi for MiMo Padova Italy
By Mimo Padova
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Nice set of matching Nuvolone chairs & coffee tables in a new bouclé-style fabric.
This modular sofa was designed by Rino Maturi for MiMo Padova Italy -...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bouclé
Part of Large Suite Ornately Carved Walnut Lion Hairy Paw Feet Three Person Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice midcentury three-seat sofa with ornately hand carved lion hairy paw feet and frame
This is part of a suite, I have in total a thr...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery
$3,577 Sale Price
30% Off
Charlotte Perriand Refolo Modular Sofa, Wood and Black Leather by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Modular system that can be use as a sofa, bench or other options designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953. Relaunched by Cassina in 2004.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modular ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
$21,257 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Three-Seater 'Arcata' by Gae Aulenti, Walnut and Burgundy Leather, 1968
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gae Aulenti; three-seater; Arcata; Poltronova; Italian Design; Italy; 1968; walnut; burgundy leather; Mid-Century Modern;
Three-Seater 'Arcata' by Gae Aulenti, walnut and burgundy...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Set of Leather Brutalist Armchair sofa Stool Table by Angel Pazmino
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century living room Set by Angel Pazmino, Arentinia 1960s.
Top vintage condition. solid and stable.
leather soft, no damages.
restaurated, wood and leather polished
2 Armchair...
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1960s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa for B&B Italia, Black Lapin Fur, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” sofa for B&B Italia, black lapin fur, Italy, 1971.
This timeless Postmodern design icon came into being between 1970 and 1972. The search for a new shape ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Foam, Fur
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Pouf for B&B Italia, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” pouf for B&B Italia, lapin fur, Italy, 1971.
This timeless Postmodern design icon came into being between 1970 and 1972. The...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fur, Foam
H.W Klein for Komfort. A Mid-century Modern 1970s Danish Living Room Set.
By Komfort
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish 1970s low rosewood and leather sofa and armchairs by Komfort of Randers
Komfort of Randers were a small quality Danish maker who used various designers such H.W Klein as Arne ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Midcentury Armchairs Pink Velvet Wood Gold Plate Ulrich Guglielmo Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant pair of armchairs Italian midcentury design in the Guglielmo Ulrich design style.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
$3,962 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Mario Marenco and Tarcisio Colzani “Laser” Living Room Set, 1970, Set of 3
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco and Tarcisio Colzani “Laser” living room set for Mobilgirgi, wood and leather, Italy 1970, set of three.
The "Laser" armchair and coffee table set is an example of the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 2 Lounge Chairs w/ Ottomans in Teak by Domino Møbler, Denmark, c. 1970's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a complete set of two Danish-made high-back lounge chairs with accompanying foot stools. Crafted in the mid-1970's by the lauded Domino Møbler this expansive set is craft...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Teak
Unique Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs, 1970s '4 Pieces'
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-Century Modern rocking chairs, from the 1970s.
The 4 pieces have a neat wooden architecture and are covered with redish upholstery, creating a nice aerial atmosphere.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,132 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Living Room Set in Bamboo and Straw Rope Italy 1950s Chairs with Table
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Living room set in bamboo and straw rope Italy 1950s chairs with table.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo
$2,358 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Rattan Lounge Set, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Rattan lounge set with fabric cushions including 1 sofa, 1 coffee table and 1 armchair.
Dimensions:
Sofa: 76 cm W: 167 cm D: 72 cm Seat Height: 36 cm
Table: H: 41 cm W: 95 cm D: 58 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Fabric
$4,363 / set
Rare Roland Rainer Leather Chrome Sofaset, Wilkhahn, Germany, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This rare four-seater leather sofa and armchair pair "Model 462S" was designed by Roland Rainer for Wilkhahn in the 1950s. The leather cushions rest loosely on the leather couch and ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel
Midcentury set of 2 solid cherry wood wingback armchairs & sofa Karl Nothhelfer
Located in Landshut, BY
just beautiful
SET of Sofa & 2 Wingback Armchairs
by Prof. Karl Nothelfer - Designed in 1957
maker: Schörle & Gölz in Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt
solid Cherry Wood
new upholstery and fabrics in 1998 according to last owner ( since then just in use for 2 years so upholstery is perfect ! )
Seatrests can be removed - and fixed by clips on belts
- high class -
measurements:
easy chair is 70cm wide ~ sofa is 178cm wide
both: seating height 40cm ~ seating depth: 57cm
condition - all firm and in very good condition - no damages
furniture have fully been accurately cleaned ::
- 3 steps: A: air pistol - B: industrial hoover - C: latest Kärcher "wash&hoover" technology
- woods have been polished several times
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Prof. Karl Nothelfer
* 14 June 1900 ~~ + 20 May 1980
Since the beginning of the 15th century, the Nothelfer family of carpenters has been continuously resident in the former
town of Überlingen without interruption. Every carpenter at that time mastered
all the possibilities of woodworking: so did the Nothelfer. They could carpenter,
even carve altars and figures, and set them in gold, silver and paint.
(churches in Owingen and Hödingen]. Some family members lived and worked
and worked in Hedingen or Hödingen,like today the jubilarian Karl Nothelfer (this in 1975).
His father, Karl Anton Nothelfer, as the eldest of seven siblings, was able to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen.
Karl Anton Nothelfer, the eldest of seven siblings, was unable to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen.
He instead moved to the industrial town of Singen with his young wife Rosalie, née Hanner, from the
from Hohenzollern in 1896 and moved to the former Poststraße and founded his own carpenter's workshop.
He had a highsense of quality and form and was already a member of the German Werkbund before 1914.
Karl Nothelfer and his three siblings grew up in such air.
After attending school and the secondary school in Singen, the young Karl learned the carpenter's trade in his father's workshop then moved on to the Badische Landes-Kunstschule in Karlsruhe,
where he studied architecture. At that time the well-known furniture professor also worked there
Fritz Spannagel, born in Freiburg in 1891, who settled in 1938 at Ittendorf Castle near Meers-
burg (died 1957). In 1928, the gifted young architect received a teaching assignment at the
at the Karlsruhe School of Art, but followed his teacher Spannagel to Berlin in the same year.
Berlin. Here he worked from 1928-1945 as a teacher - appointed professor in 1931 - at the
Berlin Tischler-Schule, the later Bauschule für Raumgestaltung.
The furniture he created in Berlin became internationally known through many exhibitions and lectures.
nationally known and influential. His furniture creations ushered in a new era in German and
a new era in German and European furniture design. At the world exhibition in Paris
1937 Prof. Nothelfer was awarded the Golden Medal for his work in the furniture sector.
for his work in the furniture sector. A first summary and balance of his work on furniture is given in his standard work
1942 published standard work "Das Sitzmöbel", the first compendium of its kind in the world.
world. In 1950 he published his second work "Furniture". Both books and a
series of brochures were published by Verlag Otto Maier, Ravensburg.
Karl Nothelfer continued to work intensively on the design of seating furniture in the years after 1945.
In 1950 he succeeded in the important invention of the two-legged skid-base chair, which has been
orthopedically - anatomically tested thousands of times - has become accepted all over the world today.
Even the most distinguished American furniture companies such as Miller or Knoll-International
use the skid as the main theme for desks and chairs. At the same time, N. had a groundbreaking
in the redesign of German school furniture and seating for industry.
industry. He succeeded in adapting his furniture forms, which originated in wood and handicraft, to the modern technical
modern technical possibilities of the industry. He thus became the great refor-
of schoolroom furnishings. The architect Nothelfer thinks about himself,
that he made his main contribution in the field of seating furniture, although this was not
was not really his profession.
After the war, Prof. Nothelfer, like so many others, had to start all over again. He settled
settled in his home town of Lake Constance in Hödingen in 1945 as a freelance architect and was
and was involved in all areas of construction in the years after the war. As early as 1935, he had given many
the example of American prefabricated buildings and recommended serial house
and recommended it at a time when no one in Germany was even thinking about mass production. Now he developed
he developed several types of mass-produced houses, which were manufactured in Baiersbronn.
of which more than 800 houses were built in France alone (types Paris, Provence, Normandie).
were built. At that time [1946], as part of the reparations in Strasbourg, there was an exhibition of houses with Swedish, Danish, and French designs.
with Swedish, Danish, Finnish, English and German houses, where the French occupation
for which 6 different types were sent from the French occupation zone, the
Nothelfer's house type was considered the top of this exhibition.
Karl Nothelfer was also involved in the development of chipboard. In 1946, together with others in Munich, he founded the first
magazine "Bauen und Wohnen" ("Building and Living") after the war and remained its co-editor for many years.
co-editor of this magazine for many years. By presenting his own work, he has here
interpreted what the essence of the magazine wanted to be: Building, in order to live in it, in order to live as a human being and humanly in the built. Karl Nothelfer planned his houses
furniture ground plan, from the need for living. In 1948 he was appointed honorary senator of the State Building
school in Holzminden.
Karl Nothelfer did not build much in Singen. The first post-war house was Haus
Fahr on the slope of the Hohentwiel (Domäne); the building material came from a demolished
log house that a French officer had built for himself on the Schie- nerberg.
nerberg. In 1952, he also built the administration building of the aluminum rolling mill in Singen.
rolling mills in Singen, with relief and wall painting by C. G. Becker. In Überlingen he built
In Überlingen he built, among others, the Buchinger Sanatorium, the Riese+ Hähnel radio house and
various reconstructions in the old town: Haus Kitt with the Glockenspiel, the Haus mit dem
Bacchus in the Überlingen village, the Dolphin Fountain in Hödingen (1975). Probably the most beautiful
Haus Nothelfers, the Haus Himmelheber, stands in Baiersbronn-Tonbach. On the airfield
Mengen, Nothhelfer built the casino building with the 30 square meter faience painting Ikarus by
C. G. Becker. In 1954 he founded a second office with architect Hans Schwingen in Düsseldorf.
Office, which primarily fertilized the housing construction, true to the motto:from the inside to
planning from the outside. The Minister of Housing awarded a prize to the best social housing in North Rhine-
Westphalia; it was from the Nothelfer+Schwingen studio in Düsseldorf. Also the idea of
new idea of home ownership was also promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen.
promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. On the occasion of the red jubilee of the law about condominium ownership
Nothelfer gave a lecture in Essen in 1961 on condominium ownership in Europe (published as a brochure).
published as a brochure]. From Düsseldorf, among many others, in the silk city...
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