Mid-Century Modern Lounge 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 legendary 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.
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Slipper Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Slipper chair designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Newly upholstered in a orange fabric closely matching the original with attention to detail!
Solid mahogany frame.
Retains the...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Studio Designed Midcentury Lounge Chair
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Wonderful 1960s studio designed lounge chair. Walnut chair has interesting design featured. In nice original condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Jose Zanine Caldas Pair of Mid-century modern BrazilianArmchairs Model "H"
Located in Barcelona, ES
JOSE ZANINE DE CALDAS (1919-2001).
Pair of armchairs model “H.”
Manufactured by Moveis Artísticos Z.
Brazil, 1949.
Marine plywood, fabric upholstery.
Measuremenents
58 cm x 50 cm x 80 H cm.
Literature: Habitat, nº9, Sao Paulo 1952.
José Zanine Caldas (Belmonte, Bahia, 1918 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, 2001) was an architect and designer. Caldas stands out on the national architecture in Brazil for his exploration of the constructive qualities of Brazilian woods, defining his work with a warm rustic ambience, working on both high-end residential projects and also popular constructions.
Never actually training as an architect, he starting working in the 1940s as a designer at Severo & Villares and as a member of the National Artistic Historical Heritage Service (Sphan). He opens a maquet studio in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked between 1941 and 1948, and, at the suggestion of Oswaldo Bratke (1907-1997), moved the studio to São Paulo, from 1949 to 1955. The studio served important modern architects of the two cities, and was responsible for most of the models presented in the book Modern Architecture in Brazil, 1956, by Henrique E. Mindlin (1911-1971)..
During the 1940s, he also began developing and researching at the Institute of Technological Research of the University of São Paulo (IPT/USP), and was first introduced to plywood. In 1949, he founded the Fábrica Móveis Artísticos Z, with the objective of producing large-scale industrialized furniture, good quaility and afforable, the furniture was to be materialized using plywood sheets. This method minimized material waste and the need for artisan skills, as the parts were mechanically produced and the use of labor was only needed for the assembling of the furniture.
His time at Móveis Artísticos Z, in 1953 was rather short lived and left the company in 1953 and instead worked on landscape projects until 1958 in São Paulo, when he moved to Brasília, where he built his first house, also in 1958, and coordinated the construction of others until 1964. Appointed by Rocha Miranda to Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), he joined the University of Brasília (UnB) in 1962 and taught modeling classes until 1964, when he lost his position due to the military coup. He set off and travelled through Latin America and Africa, an experience that had a remarkable effect on his work.
On return to Brazil he built his second house, the first of a series of projects in the Joatinga region of Rio de Janeiro. In 1968, he moved to Nova Viçosa, Bahia, and opened a workshop, which ran up until 1980. His experience in the Bahian city was shaped by his renewed love and contact with nature, and he began working closely with environmentalists. In one of these collaborations, he participated in the project of an environmental reserve with the artist Frans Krajcberg (1921-2017) for whom he also designed a studio in 1971. The furniture he designed during this period, is reflective of his ecological sensitivity, his works were constructed with crude logs of wood, whose twisted lines inspire his drawings.
It is also in Nova Viçosa that the architect builds the Casa dos Triângulos (1970) and casa da Beira do Rio (1970), in which he adopted a very artisanal construction system with typical woods of the region. According to the historian and architecture critic Roberto Conduru, Caldas' performance was relevant for the diffusion of environmental values in architectural projects: a "taste for the alternative and the rustic was disseminated throughout the Brazilian territory [...], encouraged by environmental preservation campaigns, by the wear and tear of the current models in reinforced concrete and by the re-emergence of the regionalist ideal in the international panorama"1.
Between 1970 and 1978, he kept an office in Rio de Janeiro, where he returned in 1982. In 1975, the filmmaker Antonio Carlos da Fontoura made the film Arquitetura de Morar, about the houses of Joatinga, with a soundtrack by Tom Jobim (1927-1993), for whom Caldas designed a house. Two years later, the architect's work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM/RJ), at the São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand (Masp) in Belo Horizonte, and the following year at Solar do Unhão, in Salvador.
Between 1980 and 1982 The Helium House Olga Jr was designed and built in São Paulo. Caldas outlined the plans for the construction sourcing the all the wood, the actual assembly of the house was carried out by the owner. The house, is defined by wooden structure that stands out from the fence walls, the clay tile roof of wide eaves and the demolition materials that give the building the feeling of rusticity, warmth and nostalgia. The house was similar to those built in the 1970s for Eurico Ficher and Pedro Valente, in Joatinga.
In 1983, Calders founded the Center for the Development of Applications of The Woods of Brazil (DAM), and gave it to UnB in 1985. During this period, he proposed the creation of the Escola do Fazer, a teaching center focused on the use of wood for the construction of houses, furniture and utilitarian objects for the low-income population.
Despite the fact that much of Calders early work was centered around building houses for the elite, in the 1980s the designer dedicates himself the DAM where he rigorously researches popular housing based on artisan construction processes and whereby the users participate in the construction process. At the Brasília unit, he developed prototypes of popular houses with eucalyptus logs as a structure and sealing in soil-cement, betting on an ideal of self-construction already tested at Casa do Nilo, in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. From that moment on, as occurred with his the furniture designs, Caldas adopts the use of crude wood logs rolled...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Velvet
Leopard Needlepoint Mid-Century Pair of Faux Bamboo Folding Chairs
Located in Water Mill, NY
1950s faux bamboo folding chairs with handmade needlepoint seats and
backs.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Lounge Chairs
Located in Brussels, BE
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Extraordinary Pair of Loungers in the Style of Tommi Parzinger, circa 1965
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite meticulously restored pair of lounge chairs in the style of Tommi Parzinger, circa 1965. Sleek Mahogany frame with slender faux-bamboo arms. Accents and details in golf-...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modern Channel Lounge Chairs
Located in Camden, ME
An extraordinary pair of midcentury lounge chairs that are handcrafted out of a steel with a lacquered maple wood in dark red mahogany color.
These club chairs are upholstered in th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair Vintage Leather Club Chairs after Gigi Radice
By Gigi Radice
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive pair of vintage modern club chairs features tufted leather upholstery, tapered metal legs, and plush padded seats. Unique rounded armrests add to both comfort and Ita...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern High Back Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern lounge chair features unique walnut trim that runs from the front up the arm rests. The entire chair is covered in elegant floral upholstery with a uniqu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Lounge Chair, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The simple lines and the overall lightness of this armchair are both signatures of Joaquim Tenreiro's work. This is a piece that also reflects the craft and wisdom in the use of trop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Extraordinary Sculpted Armchair in the style of Carlo De Carli
By Jens Risom
Located in South Charleston, WV
Chair by unknown maker. 29" tall, 26" wide and 32" deep. Seat graduates from 16.5 in front to 14.5 at rear. Wood unknown. Reupholstered in Blue Velour. Photo of chair as it was orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch
Pair of Mid Century Modern Baughman Style Chrome Barrel Back Club Lounge Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman style chromes barrel back club chairs. Chairs feature low sleek forms, chrome frames with chrome support down the rear, rolled backs,...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Shell Chair by Hans Wegner in Walnut and Beech
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Shell chair by Hans Wegner in laminated walnut seat and back and solid beech wood frame.
It has the original screws on the bottom of seat t...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Karl Hauner for Forma Italian Safari Brown Leather Lounge Chairs, 1970s
By Forma 7, Karl Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of two Italian handcrafted safari armchairs designed by Karl Hauner, exclusive for Forma (Mompiano Brescia), very limited edition produced with a Minimalist construction in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fantastic Probber Style Angular Arm Lounge Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic angular pair of Probber style lounge chairs. Smart looking walnut legs and base. We love the great looking slanted arms with the angular walnut base- very striking.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern High Back Swivel Lounge Chair by Rowe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern lounge chair features an unusual high tufted backrest with a sculpted walnut design on the base. Stylish design offers the ability to swivel and is covered i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern "Kropp Stolen Original" Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous Mid-Century burgundy vinyl lounge chair and ottoman features tufted cushions, rosewood armrests and a swivel base. The comfortable and iconic design is labeled "Importe...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Sven Ellekaer Mid Century Modern Teak Lounge Chairs
Located in Weesp, NL
Teak mid century modern Sven Ellekaer lounge chairs
Classy Danish early 1960s Borneo armchairs designed by Sven Ellekaer for Komfort. The chairs are made of solid teak and have their...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Teak
Danish Jens Quistgaard Style Peter Hvidt High Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern lounge chair features a high backrest and a thick padded seat. Sleek Danish design with a sculpted oak frame and tapered legs. This rare Jens Quistg...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
John Risley Lounge Chair Original Vintage Mid Century Modern
Located in Oakville, CT
Original vintage mid-century modern rare John Risley wicker lounge chair. This lounge chair comes with arms and is in "as found" condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Curvaceous 1940s Slipper Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of curvaceous slipper chairs, American, circa 1940s. Glamorous form with dramatic scroll backs, button tufting and sexy curvaceous legs....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Unique Handmade Easy Chair Designed and Made by Stefan During, Signed and Dated
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This lounge chair is truly one of a kind. Dutch designer Stefan during only produces his designs once. The beautifully organically bent back and seating ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Sublime Pair of Sleek Modern Loungers by Baker, circa 1958 - 2 Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fantastic examples from a sophisticated low production lounge chair series by Baker Furniture, dated 1958. Sleek, beautifully crafted modern form with striking Mahogany back rail and foot detail executed in black lacquer. Extremely comfortable. From a time when the Lincoln Continental...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1959, Cordemeyer for Gispen, Easy Chair 1410, Original Dark Blue/Black Fabric
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
4 Fine 1950s Cherry Armchairs by Roger Landault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Four fine French Mid-Century cherry armchairs by Roger Landault.
Please see original doc. and last pictures for the different possibilities to re-upholster the chairs.
Price is per ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Midcentury George Nelson Cubist Lounge Chair Model 4774
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this George Nelson designed armchair Model 4774. This very Cubist design was manufactured by Herman Miller during the 1950s. Featuring solid birch wood with...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Pair of Leather Ribbed Upholstery Reclining Lounge Chairs Bent Wood Tank Style
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bentwood rails ribbed upholstery super comfortable great looking leather lounge recliners.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Adrian Pearsall Style Midcentury Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern high back armchair in the style of Adrian Pearsall. Nice walnut legs and shaped front giving it a distinct Pearsall flair, with an elegant narrowing back. Should be re...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of black lacquer framed new blue upholstery fabric lounge chairs. Nice tapered legs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Westnofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern lounge chair and ottoman with sculpted teak frames and elegant plush blue upholstery. Sleek design offers the ability for both pieces to recline for optimal ...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Roland Rainer Lounge Chair Armchair Cafe Ritter, Wood Newly Upholstered, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A midcentury lounge chair designed by Roland Rainer for the "Cafe Ritter" in Vienna, Austria, in 1952 and manufactured by Emil & Alfred Pollak.
The chair ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech, Wood
Pair of Lounge Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of chairs in Jacaranda and upholstered in black faux leather, made in Brazil, circa 1950 by Joaquim Tenreiro. A total of four chairs are available.
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Jacaranda
Pair of Walnut Lounge Chairs by Michael Taylor for Baker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of dark walnut wood with aged brass detail lounge chairs from the “Far East” collection by Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture. The frames are in beautiful original c...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Pair of Adrian Pearsall Tall Tufted Sculptural Walnut Scoop Chairs
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent pair of restored Adrian Pearsall tufted sculptural walnut scoop chairs. These rare chairs have been reupholstered in the most glorious jewelled tone purple velvet and loo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Funky Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage modern lounge chair features angled sides and splayed lets. Sleek design with a thick padded seat upholstered in plush beige fabric. This stylish and comfortable ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Carl Edward Matthes Modell 33 Pair of Easy Lounge Chair, 1960s
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A pair of easy chairs in petrol and green design by Carl Edward Matthes Modell 33 ind Teak wood.
The Chair was completely restored and upholstered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Lounge Chairs, Italian, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of lounge chairs, Italian, 1950s. Wool fabric, in need of reupholstering.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Spectacular Pair Rosewood Chrome Cube Lounge Chairs John Stuart
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular pair of rosewood cube lounge chairs with John Stuart labels. This pair is in excellent vintage condition- the rosewood has been restored to like new condition. The fabric...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Tall Back Tufted Sculpted Walnut Base Lounge Chair
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Adrian Pearsall tufted tall back lounge chairs. These are quite rare with the sculpted walnut bases and these have been totally restored to better than new condition...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Modern Leather Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique leather and walnut lounge chair features a sculpted high back seat with tapered walnut legs. Stylish brass sabots and stitched details add to the Mid-Century Modern charm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Danish Embassy Chairs by Otto Larsen for Søborg Mobler
By Otto Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish pair of Danish teak lounge chairs makes a beautiful Mid-Century addition to any interior. Quality dovetail construction, comfortable strap seats, and vibrant vintage blue fabric...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Wicker and Iron Lounge Chair, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual and funky lounge chair with a tripod solid iron base and sturdy conical, egg-shaped wicker seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern lounge chairs feature winged arm rests, splayed legs, and a high back rest. A decorative yellow upholstery and sturdy walnut base add to the all...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Elegant 1960s Hammock Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Clean Lined Midcentury Wing Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of clean lined midcentury wing back lounge chairs, American, circa 1950s. They are very similar to designs by Edward Wormley for dunbar or To...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Stadium Lounge Chairs
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A pair or unique "Stadium" chairs by Pierre Jeanneret for the Chandigarh Project, circa 1956.
These chairs are 2 of only 3 known (I have the other single if needed). They were created for lounge seating for a stadium at Punjab University in the mid to late 50's. Crafted from solid teak.
These examples have some stunning characteristics in both construction and in form.
Very similar to the iconic Kangaroo Lounge chair...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg 413 Easy Chair in Original Corduroi Fabric
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Gorgeous Pair of Harvey Probber Style Lounge Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of Harvey Probber style tall back lounge chairs. The original fabric is in very nice condition-very comfortable. Legs retain their original black lacquered finish-minor...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
1956, Ray & Charles Eames, Miller, 1st Version Lounge Chair 1956, Ottoman 1966
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tufted Vinyl Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning pair of vintage modern lounge chairs covered in white tufted vinyl. This wonderful pair has a comfortable barrel backrest with sloping arm rests. These stylish chairs have thick padded seating with deep tufts and wheels on the base ensuring convenience. This elegant pair makes the perfect addition to any seating arrangement. Chesterfield style chairs...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather
New Upholstery High Dowel Legs McCobb Lounge Chair
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern dowel cone legs McCobb lounge chair newly upholstered in linen like fabric.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Chrome Strap Barrel Lounge Chairs by Finn Andersen for Selig
By Selig, Finn Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Very stylish pair of lounge chairs with exposed chrome strap frames and tweed upholstered seats and backs. Extremely well constructed, in very good original condition, upholstery sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Large Scale Lounge Chair Attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale lounge chair, attributed to Milo Baughman, American, circa 1960s. This chair is large and comfy enough for at least two people! It is currently being reupholstered and ca...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Lacquered Mahogany Lounge Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon pivot-back lounge chair in lacquered mahogany with vintage velvet geometric upholstery. Designed in 1948 by Edward Wormley.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of Teak Horseshoe Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lacquered teak X bases lounge chairs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Expertly Restored - Edward J. Wormley Tufted Lounge Chair for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern lounge chair designed by American furniture designer, Edward J. Wormley, for Dunbar in the United States, circa 1950s. T...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Barrel Swivel Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin
Located in Pasadena, TX
Milo Baughman
Milo Ray Baughman, Jr., was one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second half of the 20th century. His uniquely American designs were forward-thinking...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Fantastic Pair of Milo Baughman Style Upholstered Lounge Chairs, Midcentury
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of Milo Baughman style upholstered lounge chairs. This pair will need to be re-upholstered but that is what you designers are looking for anyway-right? Just imagine th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Mid-century Modern lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lounge chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lounge chairs, popular names associated with this style include Knoll, Milo Baughman, Lawson-Fenning, and Artifort. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lounge chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $97,000 while the average work can sell for $4,382.
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