Upholstered Lounge Chair with Metal Legs, Europe 1950s

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

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...

European Cabinetmaker seating pieces from the mid-century era were style-forming like none before, and raised the standard of the European home and to improve the taste for a better ...

The period from the 1940s through the 1960s was a high point for European furniture makers. This pair of easy chairs were created during this period of creative overflow, with a typi...

Pair of 1950s lounge or slipper chairs in the manner of Gilbert Rohde. Off-white upholstery with black lacquered wood legs. Dunbar style.

Priced individually; two available. Low armchairs. A channel divides the center of the seat from a border that runs around the edge of the back. An elegant line also runs down eithe...

Pair of 1950s silk upholstered lounge chairs. The chairs are well made with have down loose cushioned seats.

Rare, exceptional pair of 1950s Italian lounge chairs, attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich. Newly upholstered in a premium, brown / grey 100% Alpaca fabric. Very comfortable chairs. Fast ...