American Designer, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1950s

A pair of white bouclé fabric and wood lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Seat height: 14.75"

A pair of off-white fabric and wood lounge chairs, designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. 14" seat height

A wood and beige silk fabric lounge chair or armchair designed and produced in the USA, c. 1940s. Fabric in fair to distressed condition, tears present to armrest. In order to repli...

A pair of beige brown bouclé fabric and dark-stained wood lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Seat height 17.5”.

Mid-Century Modern, a design movement devoted to timeless functionalism established itself in the post-war period with furniture that appealed to the senses. Furniture design was guided by the famous maxim: “Form follows function.” For midcentury designers, materials were used for their own distinct; often a piece of furniture would combine only two materials or colours – creating tension and harmony without fuss or superfluous ornament and these fully upholstered lounge chairs are perfect examples of this sentiment. The duality of two materials and colour scheme create an elegant, self-supporting, and enticingly functional design. The combination of solid wood and high-quality upholstery is traditional in mid-century design for a good reason. The two materials complement each other by highlighting their unique material qualities. This pair falls into the category of the so-called biomorphic midcentury: furniture that relished in organic, curved, smooth surfaces, design that was moulded into the shapes of natural occurrences, and which was a lively contrast to the more austere machine aesthetic...

Pair of Ernst Schwadron lounge chairs. Nicely upholstered chairs with curved arms and solid wooden legs.

In the midst of the swinging 1960s a remarkable design style emerged, a kind of mature mid-century modernism that captivated the essence of the era's design trends. These lounge chai...

These unique, elegant lounge chairs take stylistic inspiration from both French period and Italian modern seating designs. The design incorporat...