Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome Flat Bar Lounge Chairs
View Similar Items
Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome Flat Bar Lounge Chairs
About the Item
- Creator:Milo Baughman (Designer),Thayer Coggin (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Depth: 31 in (78.74 cm)Seat Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1970s
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Upholstery was changed within the last 40 years; reupholstery is advised but not absolutely required.
- Seller Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1444220897452
Milo Baughman
Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
Thayer Coggin
Few friendships last a lifetime, but Milo Baughman (1923–2003) and Thayer Coggin (1922–2003) were united by their desire to craft American furniture with timeless heirloom appeal. Today vintage Thayer Coggin sofas, coffee tables, alluring chrome-framed chairs and other furnishings are recognized as masterpieces of good design and remain highly sought after by collectors near and far.
Having both served in the military during World War II and coming from humble backgrounds — Coggin from Denton, North Carolina, and Baughman from Goodland, Kansas (but raised in California) — they shared a passion for simple, modern design in home furnishings. In 1953, after showing his prescient designs to a number of companies (who turned him down) in the furniture center of High Point, North Carolina, Baughman decided to pay a last-minute visit to Coggin, who had just founded his eponymous brand. After a nearly hour-long meeting in which Coggin shot out of his seat exclaiming he had never seen anything like Baughman's work, the two men shook hands. They would be friends and collaborators for the next 50 years.
Coggin let Baughman pursue his singular vision, while the Thayer Coggin company benefited from its close relationship with the ever more prominent Baughman, the manufacturer’s lead designer and an architect of California modernism who also collaborated with Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and others during his career.
In 1968, New York Times critic Rita Reif hailed Baughman’s work for its elegance and sophistication. “With this furniture,” she wrote of his new collection, Environment 70 produced by Thayer Coggin, “who needs a decorator?” Baughman’s name became synonymous with sleekly modern, comfortable furniture the whole family could enjoy — stylish seating upholstered with impossibly cozy bouclé fabric and dashing case pieces that reflected the venturesome sensibility associated with mid-century modernism as well as the functionality of the Bauhaus.
Although its founder died in 2003, Thayer Coggin remains an esteemed family-run brand in High Point. Each item of furniture is bench-made by a single craftsperson to ensure “continuity among related pieces,” the company says, and comes in a vast array of upholstery fabrics, wood and metal finishes. Like the friendship that defined it, Thayer Coggin furniture is built to last.
Find a unique collection of new and vintage Thayer Coggin furniture today on 1stDibs.
- Leather and Walnut Milo Baughman for James Inc. Lounge Chair and OttomanBy Milo Baughman, James Inc.Located in Brooklyn, NYBeautifully designed and well constructed Milo Baughman for James Inc. lounge chair and ottoman supported by turned, walnut legs. Clean lines with generously curved, sweeping arm res...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsWalnut, Leather
- Mid-Century Italian Modern Tufted Mohair and Chrome Lounge ChairsBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Brooklyn, NYLuxurious pair of Mid-Century Modern arm chairs with polished chrome frames and tufted back and seat (reminiscent of the flat bar lounge chairs by Milo Baughman but an Italian design...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Preben Fabricius for Walter Knoll Cordovan Leather Lounge ChairsBy Preben Fabricius, Walter KnollLocated in Brooklyn, NYPair of lounge chairs designed as part of the "710 Series" by Preben Fabricius for Walter Knoll (Germany, 1972). Aptly named the "Conversation Chairs" due to their thoughtful, functi...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
- Pair of Vintage Preview Lounge ChairsBy Vladimir Kagan, PreviewLocated in Brooklyn, NYPostmodern "Preview" lounge chairs manufactured in the 1980s. Preview, a division of Wieman Furniture of Hickory North Carolina, gained acclaim in the late 1980s-1990s when Vladimir ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Wood
$4,800 / set - Pair of Vintage Diminutive Walnut and Leather Slipper Chairs by Milo BaughmanBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Brooklyn, NY1960s American Modern Slipper / lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Elegant, long tapered legs in walnut boast a dramatic flare in the back, adding a stylistic...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Walnut
- Pair of Italian Modernist Wingback Lounge Chairs by Ico ParisiBy Ico ParisiLocated in Brooklyn, NYPair of high-back lounge chairs supported by carved walnut conical feet by Ico Parisi (1950s, Italy). Slender, tall, wing-back form with sweeping, dramatic lines producing a sharply ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsWalnut
- Pair of Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer CogginBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis fabulous pair of vintage modern armchairs feature a heavy flat bar chrome frame with a thick padded removable seat cushion. The wide seats, angled back rest, and stylish low arm...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer CogginBy Milo Baughman, Thayer CogginLocated in Jersey City, NJPair of Milo Baughman designed lounge chairs that have been reupholstered in the off-white fabric shown and made of three inch wide, flat-bar, polished chromed steel frames. These ar...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsSteel
- Midcentury Chrome "T-Back" Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer CogginBy Milo Baughman, Thayer CogginLocated in North Hollywood, CABeautiful midcentury chrome “T-back” lounge chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin in the United States, circa 1960s. These chairs have an avant-garde design where the right combi...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Lounge Chairs in Style of Milo Baughman for Thayer CogginBy Milo Baughman, Thayer CogginLocated in Antwerp, BEA beautiful set of vintage steel chromed of comfortable lounge chairs in style designed by Milo Baughman in 1960s. These classic and elegant chairs feature an architectural chrome fr...Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsStainless Steel, Chrome
- Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970By Milo Baughman, Thayer CogginLocated in Chicago, ILMilo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970’s. Original upholstery, shows some sun fading on back. There was a small tear on side of one arm.Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Pair Diamond Tufted Vinyl Chrome Frame Lounge ChairsBy Milo Baughman, Thayer CogginLocated in Philadelphia, PAA very clean all original pair of armchairs or lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman and manufactured by Thayer Coggin! This signed pair of chairs has super clean and bright chrome...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsSteel, Chrome