Mid-Century Modern Settees
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 20th Century
20th Century American Two Seater Sofa - Walnut Settee by Jens Risom Design
By Jens Risom
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century Modern American two seater sofa or settee with four pillows, designed and produced by Jens Risom Design, Model U-151, in good condition. The seat, back rest of the divano is slightly inclinated with a button-tufted back and two straight arms, supported by a hand crafted Walnut frame, standing of four small curved wooden feet. Newly upholstered in an orange velvet. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1955, New York, United States.
Seat: 18.5" H x 44.5" W x 19.5" D
Pillows: 20" H x 20" W x 7" D
Jens Risom was a Danish, American furniture designer born in 1916, in Copenhagen, Denmark and passed away in 2016, in New Canaan, United States. He finished his apprenticeship as a designer at the Copenhagen School...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet, Walnut, Upholstery, Fabric
Swedish Mid-Century Modern 'Paradiset' Sofa, Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Sheepskin
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Mid-Century Modern 'Paradiset' Sofa by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Sheepskin
Chic minimalist sofa by famed Swedish designer referred to as 'Paradiset' or Paradise - for obv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings White Lacquered Walnut Daybed New Abstract Upholstery
Located in Rockaway, NJ
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings white lacquered walnut daybed new abstract linen like fabric upholstery. Tufted with square buttons. Stunning looking piece.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Ettore Sottsass Canada Armchair in Blue Velvet and Wood Poltronova 1960s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Canada settee armchair with a structure in wood, seat and back in padded blue-green velvet.
It was designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr in 1959 and produced by the Italian company Poltro...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Reupholstered Grey Italian Mid-Century Modern sofa by Gigi Radice for Minotti
By Gigi Radice, Minotti
Located in Berlin, DE
Reupholstered Grey Italian Mid-Century Modern sofa by Gigi Radice for Minotti
This sofa was designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti in the 1950s. It has been upholstered and features br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rohe Noordwolde Bamboo Loveseat with Black Enameled Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century bamboo love seat with black enameled metal frame by Rohe Noordwolde. In original condition with some signs of wear consistent with age and...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair Settee Loveseat Couch Sofa Set
By Peter Hvidt, Selig
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chair settee loveseat couch sofa set listing dimensions reflect combined length.
Long Seat Measures 29'' x 46'' × 28'' Seat Height: 16''
Single Seat Measures 29'' x 25'' x 28'' Seat Height: 16''
by Royal Danish Collection.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Sofa by ISA Bergamo, c.1950s
By ISA Bergamo
Located in London, GB
A grey mid-century modern design sofa by ISA Bergamo designed c.1950s. The sofa is upholstered in velvet and supported on top of brass legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Super Rare Low Mid-Century Modern Designer Fully Restored Brown Leather Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, super low Mid Century Modern designer restored brown leather sofa
What a sofa! This has to be the coolest sofa I have e...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century High-Back Birch Settee by Maxwell Royal
By Maxwell Royal Chair Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Statuesque and elegant birch settee manufactured in the 1950s by Maxwell Royal of Hickory, NC (though, often mis-attributed as Dunbar or Paolo Buffa).
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Italian Sculptural Sofa in Red Velvet and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, red velvet, brass, Italy, 1950s.
This sofa is an iconic example of Italian design from the fifties. Organic and sculptural the two-seat sofa is anything but minimalistic. Equi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Italian Two-Seater Love Settee Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian two-seater love settee with two pillows, made of hand crafted polished Walnut, most likely designed by Guglielm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Walnut
Theo Ruth for Artifort Sofa in Orange Red Upholstery
By Theo Ruth
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Theo Ruth for Artifort, sofa, fabric, lacquered steel, The Netherlands, 1970.
A Dutch two-seat sofa in orange red colored fabric by Theo Ruth. The back tilts slightly backwards and ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Steel
Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Chrome Base Settee Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Milo Baughman style mid century chrome base settee sofa
The sofa measures: 60 wide x 34.5 deep x 30 high, with a seat height of 17 inches and arm height of 21 inches
Ready for ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Chrome
Cherry Wood Sofa and Padded Blue Velvet attributed to Nino Zoncada
By Nino Zoncada
Located in London, GB
Italian sofa by Nino Zoncada, c.1950s, made from cherry wood and upholstered in padded blue velvet.
Dimension: H90 x W114 x D50 cm.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Cherry, Wood
Italian 1950's Bamboo Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1950's charming bamboo settee with sloped arms and cross hatch motif within the arms and on the back rest, the bamboo coloring in a beautiful warm variation of warm brown to ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Bamboo
Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Settee
Located in New York, NY
1970's Sculptural settee by Adrian Pearsall.
Elegant settee that has beautifully reupholstered in a luxurious soft
Ivory chenille fabric.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Guillerme & Chambron Sofa in Oak and Purple Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, sofa, model 'Gregoire', fabric, oak, France, 1960s
The ‘Gregoire’ sofa is designed by the French designer duo Jacques Chambron and Robert Guil...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Italian Modern Two Seat Sofa, c. 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning two seat settee features sculpted hardwood arms with sleek and delicate legs. Unique vintage fabric adds to the mid-century appeal of this elegant Italian love seat...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery
Wrought Iron Settee Att. to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron settee - loveseat attributed to Salterini - this example is in good condition, no breaks, welds or repairs, the seat shows some depression where people sat over the year...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Brass Loveseat in the Style of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage brass loveseat made in the style of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin in the United States, circa 1970s. This loveseat has an elegant design that highlights the round...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Reupholstered Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa with Metal Base by Lenzi
By Lenzi
Located in Berlin, DE
Reupholstered Italian Mid-Century Modern sofa with metal base by Lenzi
This three-seat sofa was produced by Italian company Lenzi in the 1950s. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Metal
Ejner Larsen & Axel Bender Madsen Settee for Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A generous, two-seat sofa designed by Ejner Larsen & Axel Bender Madsen for Fritz Hansen c.1950s, Denmark. The sofa has an elongated wingback chair ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
Florence Knoll, Sofa Model 66A for Knoll, circa 1960
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Two seat sofa model 66A designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll International, circa 1960.
This chair was manufactured only from 1958 to 1975.
Newly re-upholstered with a ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Edward Wormley Open Frame Sofa, Dunbar, USA, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A very rare two-seat Edward Wormley open frame sofa, made by Dunbar, in the USA, 1950s. Newly reupholstered in high quality fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Bench / Settee with Wall Hanging Back, Italy, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Spectacular Italian bench / settee with wall hanging back, Italy, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Bench, 2 Available
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern chrome bench designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s. Features a wide and comfortable seat that has...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair Settee Loveseat Couch Sofa Set
By Peter Hvidt, Selig
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chair settee loveseat couch sofa 4 seats set.
SetListing dimensions reflect combined length.
Long seat measures 29'' x 68'' × 28'' Seat height: 17''
Single seat measures 29'' x 24'' x 28'' Seat height: 17''
by Royal Danish Collection.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery
Hans Wegner Sofa for A.P. Stolen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic sofa by Hans Wegner for A.P. Stolen, c.1950s, Denmark. The "AP-32" sofa has been fully reupholstered in a chalk white textured linen fabric with olive leather piping. The l...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Linen, Leather, Oak
Three-Seat Sofa in Brass and Fabric, Italy, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Comfortable and inviting three-seat sofa with brass feet. An elegant sofa that somewhat resembles a mouth with red lips. The legs that are standing a bit outwards are quite minimal b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Corner Sofa/Settee, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
A striking piece and a versatile scale. It has a big look but doesn't have a large footprint.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet
Mid-Century Modern Settee or Loveseat in Black Vinyl
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern settee or loveseat in black vinyl. Having sleek and stylish lines this X side shaped sofa is strong and sturdy depicting the Mid-Century Modern era at its finest t...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Leather, Wood
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Settee in Leather
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Miami, FL
1950s Mid-Century Modern settee sofa in leather
Offered for sale is a vintage European Mid-Century Modern 2-seat settee sofa in meta...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Harvey Probber 3 Seater Sofa with Chrome Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960's vintage Harvey robber 3 seat sofa with steel over wood plinth base. In original as is fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Chrome
Italian Damask Fabric Capitonnè Sofa
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous Italian made sofa from the 1950's.
The Italian sofa has been upholstered in a fine capitonné damask fabric in shades of ivory.
The soft an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Two Seat Sofa Settees By Max Stout Mohair w Iron Frames
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous styling from the 1950s, pair of wingback Settees with mohair upholstery. Beautiful iron frames with oak arms create the perfect seating. And there's a pair!! 2nd settee is o...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Iron
Guillerme & Chambron 'Gregoire' Sofa in Oak and Orange Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Gregoire' sofa, fabric, lacquered oak, France, 1960s
A small sofa by Guillerme et Chambron. This French designer duo is known for their extr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Restored 3/4 Round Pretzel Three-Seat Sofa with Open Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This round 3/4 pretzel 4 seater sectional sofa with three-strand round pretzel arms and open frame base.
Restored to new for you.
Tropical Sun Rattan was started in 1934 at 1...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Rattan
Burgundy "Egg" Three Seater Sofa, Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant burgundy sofa on brass legs. Sofa will need full upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Finn Juhl Attributed Grey Wool Felt Pair of Two Seat Sofas, Italy, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of two seat sofas styled after Finn Juhl made in Italy in the 50's.
Made of solid wood structure and reupholstered in grey wool felt. C...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wool, Wood
Striking Pair of Iron and Green Vinyl Benches After Tommi Parzinger
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A stylish pair of Mid Century benches in black painted iron with bright green Vinyl upholstery. Sleek lines with slatted and upholstered backs. The seats raised on three double X cur...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Iron
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Compact Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
The Eames sofa compact works where bulkier sofas don’t. The clean profile and crisp, light scale evolved from a built-in sofa that Charles and Ray Eames designed for the living room ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Other
Petite Cloud Sofa or Chaise Lounge by Weiman
By Weiman
Located in Dallas, TX
Commonly referred to as a "cloud" sofa due to it's unique, curvy shape. Upholstered in a lovely pink purplish ultra-suede. The four, curved, chrome feet give the sofa a wonderful flo...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery
Rattan Sofa with Blue Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rattan sofa with new blue "handkerchief' inspired fabric. The sofa has been newly lashed and repaired and is in very good sturdy condition. Cushions are newly upholstered, they are s...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Gorgeous Sofa
Located in Munich, DE
A cosy organic design i never saw before. Very low and comfortable seating.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric
Midcentury Settee, possibly Finn Juhl /Niels Vodder
By Finn Juhl
Located in Charleston, SC
Great, sleek midcentury settee recently upholstered. No markings but very similar to Niels Vodder's model NV53.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Hans Olsen Settee
By Hans Olsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare settee model 800/2 by Hans Olsen for CS Mobler. The settee is reupholstered in a vintage powder teal wool fabric. Tapered teak legs.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wool, Teak
Classic 1960s Modernist Black and Chrome Bench Sette', after Arne Norell
By Arne Norell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1960s modernist, Space Age black and chrome bench Sette. Reminiscent of the Classic designs of Arne Norell, Nelson Knoll. Black tufted N...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Chrome
French Midcentury Steel Settee with Horse Heads, Hoof Feet and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage steel settee from the mid 20th century, with horse heads, hoof feet and new upholstery. Created in France during the midcentury period, this steel settee captures our attention with its four dignified horse heads accentuating the arm supports, connected to an arching back. Newly reupholstered with a neutral toned linen fabric, the settee is raised on slender legs with horse feet...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Steel
Angelo Donghia Midcentury Asymmetrical Brown Velvet and Ash Chaise Lounge
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury (1978) asymmetrical brown velvet sofa /chaise lounge with an abstract back and curved side on four European ash saber legs. (Angelo Donghia).
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet, Ash
Large Sofa by Ate Van Apeldoorn in Solid Pine and Fabric, Netherlands, 1970s
Located in Echt, NL
3-seat sofa by Ate Van Apeldoorn in good condition.
The sofa is manufactured in Holland by Houtwerk Hattem in the 1970s.
It is made of solid pine wood which is connected by trade...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood, Pine
Original Marco Zanuso Lady Sofa, Arflex, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in London, GB
A very rare authentic early Marco Zanuso Lady sofa, Arflex, France/Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered in premium ivory Larsen / Cowtan and Tout fabric....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
Janus Corner Sofa Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Stamford, CT
A Janus Collection corner sofa produced by Dunbar and designed by Edward Wormley. Model 629A. Upholstered in Rogers and Goffigon fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Walnut
French Wrought Iron and Leather Upholstered Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Very handsome and elegant hand crafted wrought iron and leather sofa or settee. Some pieces of furniture just make you smile, this is one. The craftsmanship of the iron work is super...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Settee by Isa Bergamo
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Isa Bergamo mid century settee original faux leather upholstery and original mid century condition. Brass legs.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Settee, by Jean Pascaud & Vadim Androusov
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century dark mahogany settee with gilt bronze sabot feet and armrest supported by gilt bronze eagles with brown upholstery. Signed Jean Pascaud, by Vadim Androusov (ref: Les Decorateurs des annee 40, pg 172).
Jean Pascaud was born in Rouen in 1903. He took a degree in engineering from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, but his passion for furniture and décor, and the influence of his father in law, Auguste Bluysen, (then President of the Société des Architectes Modernes), led Pascaud to abandon a more traditional career and take up furniture design instead. By the late 1920s Pascaud regularly at the Salon des Tuileries, at the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, and the Arts Ménagers.
His work is simple, yet technically ambitious and brilliant; his pieces are impressively large, but aesthetically balanced.
Vadim Androusov was born in St. Petersburg in 1895. He was a grandson of the archeologist Schliemann. He arrived in Paris in 1920 and took classes at La Grande Chaumière academy; Bourdelle was one of his professors. His first sculptures date from 1925 and depict female figures and characters drawn from classical antiquity. He rarely used bronze, preferring terracotta, plaster, wood, and stone. He showed his creations at the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon des Indépendants. While a sculptor, he also collaborated with interior decorators and created wall-mounted light fixtures, furniture pulls...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Bronze
Johannes Spalt Black Leather Daybed
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Johannes Spalt for Wittmann, 'Constanze' daybed or sofa, black leather, steel, Austria, 1960s.
This Austrian daybed named is typical for Mid-Century Modern design from Austria. The tufted leather seat and back is constructed with the slick and clean metal frame. This particular model, with metal frame and black leather upholstery is striking in its color palette. The elegant slim outwards tapering legs create an open feeling and give the sofa the needed air to come across less solid and robust. By only one hand movement the piece turns from a comfortable sofa to daybed.
Johannes Spalt (1920-2010) was a postwar Austrian architect. In 1952 he founded the collective "Arbeitsgruppe 4" together with Wilhelm Holzbauer, Friedrich Kurrent and Otto Leitner. Their ideas and designs are still a great example of Austrian architecture...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Woodard Style Patio Settee
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century woodard style patio settee
Wrought iron curved settee with delicate floral motif.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-century Modern settees for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern settees 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 settees created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern settees made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original settees, popular names associated with this style include DOOQ, Mambo Unlimited Ideas, Guillerme et Chambron, and ISA Bergamo. 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 settees differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $66,813 while the average work can sell for $5,198.
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Settee 55w
Barley Settee
Antique Double Chair Back Settee
Antique Windsor Settee
Horse Hair Settee
Eagle Settee
Antique Metal Settee