Mid-Century Modern Side 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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Charles and Ray Eames
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wood Shell Dining Chairs by Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of molded plywood dining chairs designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller. These feature beautifully grained ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century DCW Red Plywood Chair by by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic molded plywood DCW (Dining Chair Wood Base) dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller is expertly crafted from red-stained ash molded plywood and feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Ash, Plywood
1950s Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Ivory Parchment Shell RAR Rocking Chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
Charles and Ray Eames design for Herman Miller. RAR ( Rocking Arm steel Rod ) chair. Late 1950s production chair second generation shock mounts . Date stamp looks to be 1958 . Fine ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eames Aluminum Group Management Chairs for Herman Miller ( up to 4 )
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these Eames Aluminum Group chairs upholstered in gorgeous purple fabric. Elegance and comfort separates this iconic chair from the rest. The upholstery is ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames Vintage Fiberglass LAR Armchair Cat´s Cradle 1970s
Located in Münster, DE
Eames lounge chair "LAR Armchair"
Fiberglass seat shell with seat cushion, 1970s, design Charles & Ray Eames, manufacturer Herman Miller,
"Cat's Cradle" base chrome-plated
Height ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Eames Aluminum Group Managment Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are a set of 6 Eames side chairs upholstered in gorgeous fabric. Elegance and comfort separates this iconic chair from the rest. The upholstery is in wonderful...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Office / Alexander Girard La Fonda Side Chair For Herman Miller
Located in Doraville, GA
A "La Fonda" side chair designed in collaboration with the Eames Office and Alexander Girard. This style chair was designed for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant, which was designed b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
DCM (Dining Chair Metal Base) by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Doral, FL
DCM (Dining Chair Metal Legs) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Ebony Stained Ash Bentwood with Chromed Metal Base
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Side Shell Chair in Seafoam Light on Black H Base
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1950s
Herman Miller Eames Side Shell Chair in Seafoam Light on original black H base. Chair looks to have had a repair to the fiberglass at the s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of Ray and Charles Eames . These sculptural chairs are part o...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Charles and Ray Eames, "DCW" Chair, Plywood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded plywood DCW dining chair or side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller, USA, 1960s.
16.6” seat height
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Eames Evans Red Aniline Dye LCW Lounge Chairs - Matched Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spectacular matched set of red aniline dye LCW lounge chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Evans Product Company (before Herman Miller production). Aniline-...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
1970s Pair of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DCMU chairs
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a pair of DCMU chairs, designed in 1970 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. They were a newer, upholstered take on the classic bent wood DCM chair.
The seat and back...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Charles and Ray Eames Vintage Fiberglass LAR Armchair Cat´s Cradle 1970s
Located in Münster, DE
Eames lounge chair "LAR Armchair"
Fiberglass seat shell with seat cushion and Hopsak cover, 1970s, design Charles & Ray Eames, manufacturer Herman Miller,
"Cat's Cradle" base chrom...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eames Upholstered H Based Side Chairs for Herman Miller Pair
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of rust colored upholstered scoop side chairs with black fiberglass shells sitting on satin black H bases . The bases have cream colored nylon foot pads to protect your floors...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Early Eames Walnut DCW for Herman Miller / Evans 'B'
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A early Eames DCW side chair in finely grained bent walnut ply from the iconic team of Ray and Charles Eames. Built after WW2 using techniques developed during war production and swi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith MCM 1st Edition Rope Edge Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Zenith Mid Century 1st Edition Rope Edge Chair
Each chair measures: 25 wide x 23 deep x 31.5 high, with a s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
La Fonda Chairs by Eames for Vitra, Original Fabric, Fiberglass, 1960s
Located in amstelveen, NL
La Fonda chairs by Eames for Vitra, Orange, Fiberglass, 1960s.
This lovely set of two La Fonda armchairs is the absolute eye-catcher in every styl...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Abalone, Wool, Fiberglass
Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith MCM 1st Edition Elephant Rope Chair Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Zenith Mid Century 1st Edition Elephant Gray Rope Edge Chair – Pair
Each chair measures: 25 wide x 23 deep ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
70 Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have 65 of the these original Herman Miller polypropylene molded chairs designed by Ray and Charle Eames. We have 65 white chairs.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Alexander Girard for Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 6 Original condition Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Fiberglass, USA - 1970s. Upholstered in a Alexander Girard mill mosaic diamond fabric. Fair Condition.
Ray and Char...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Eames Fiberglass DSR Chairs on Eiffel Tower Bases
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nice golden patina on a pair of Charles and Ray Eames fiberglass shell chairs. Earlier production with original slotted screws attachi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Eames PSC Chairs for Herman Miller with Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Charles and Ray Eames PSC chairs for Herman Miller
Set of six
circa 1980s
with stitched beige color upholstery.
Manufacturers stamp on underside of she...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the Navy to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eameses` molded plywood furniture. Their molded plywood chair was called "the chair of the century" by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. Soon production was taken over by Herman Miller, Inc ., who continues to produce the furniture in the United States to this day. Another company, Vitra International , manufactures the furniture in Europe. The Eameses continued to create new furniture designs into the 1970s.
Examples include the molded plastic or fiberglass chairs from the early 1950s and the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman from 1956. Sturdy, comfortable and elegant office furniture was created in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today.
(1) Eames Aluminum Group desk chair...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Herman Miller DKR Chair on Early Production Low X-Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKR lounge chair. The chair is earlier production evidenced by the solid steel "X" base. Original burlap back...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs Multiple
Located in Pasadena, TX
Eames Herman Miller fiberglass stacking chairs
2000s
100 available
Black molded material with fabric seat pad
White powder coated base
Mea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Polystyrene
Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Original Vintage Eames Fiberglass Shell Dining Side Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern DSS stacking dining side chairs designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller circa 1960s. These collectible molded fiberglass shell seats are available in g...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Fine Charles Eames for Evans Sold by Herman Miller Ash Grain DCM Dining Chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
Very nice early production Charles and Ray Eames designed dining chair metal (DCM ). Clean chrome frame supports ash grain seat and back. Retains original Eames Evans Herman Miller w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1st Generation Eames Dkr-2 Wire Eiffel Tower Chair
Located in Garnerville, NY
First generation Eames DKR-2 Eiffel Tower base side chair with the distinct splayed feet and the black base (which was only released in the early version). ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 First Edition Eames Evans DCM Chairs
Located in Seattle, WA
Four Early DCM chairs designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Evans, distributed by Herman Miller. Labels remain intact on all four chairs. Shock mounts has been...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Eames Wire Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare satin black metal wire Eames rocking chair with birch wood runners and dark charcoal Naugahyde upholstered seat cover. The chair retains the fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wire
Pair Eames DCM in Worn Original Ebonized Finish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of early production Dining Chair Metal DCM designed by the Charles and Ray Eames team . Black wrought iron frames support black aniline dyed wood seats and backs. Finish shows w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
22 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 22 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, 1974.
The chairs are labeled ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Eames PAC, pivoting armchair on cast aluminum base, with yellow Naugahyde padded swivel seat on gray fiberglass shell. It is in wonderful vint...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
DCM Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DCM chair (Dining metal chair) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Designed in 1946, this molded plywood + chromed ste...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKX-1 Chair, Black Leather, H-Base, 1955
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKX-1 chairs, set of four, black leather, H-base, circa 1954,
Boot glides
The abbreviated Eames DKX chair, part of the Wire Mesh Series, stood for Dining (D) height, K-Wire (K) chair on X-base (X). As with all the mesh series, the numbers represented the upholstery cut, with 1 meaning the full chair cover and 2 the two-part ‘bikini’ version.
The X in the name of the DKX, LKX and MKX stands for the X-base, an original patterned base with a clear criss-cross where the base joins the top. This base was developed for the plastic series and was later utilized for the wire mesh chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Original Eames DKX-1 Side Chair in Orange Leather for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Charles and Ray Eames side chair DKX-1 in orange leather for Herman Miller, circa 1960s.
The chair is in very good vintage condition, no damage to the leather, very solid chair.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wire
16 DCM Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DCM chair (Dining metal chair) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Designed in 1946, this molded plywood + chromed steel chair is a classic design. Sometimes referred to as the "potato chip chair...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare DCM Side Chair with Magazine Rack by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Dorchester, MA
This rare iteration of the Eames's DCM side chair, produced by Herman Miller between 1950 and 1954, features a chrome wire magazine rack below the seat. The bent plywood is finished ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Early Eames Aniline Dyed DCM Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Black aniline dyed wood seat and back DCM (dining chair metal) chromed metal framed side chair, domes of silence foot pads and early foil label....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
18 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Orange Fiberglass
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 18 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or ear...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Elephant Hide Gray Eames Herman Miller Molded Fiberglass DAX Arm Shell Chair H B
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome example of the Charles and Ray Eames DAX fiberglass arm shell chair for Herman Miller. It is in elephant hide gray with a black H base and unusual glide feet. It retains a pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Six Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974.
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of six stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, 1974.
The chairs are labe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKX-1 Chair, Black Leather, H-Base, 1955
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKX-1 chair, black leather, H-base, circa 1954, Boot glides .Pricing is per chair. Please change quantity to 4 to purchase entire set.
The ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Signed Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 4 Eames Herman Miller Stacking Chairs
CIRCA 2000
Black molded material with fabric seat pad
White powder coated base
Signed Herm...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Classic Vintage Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DCM Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DCM chair.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1946, Ray and Charles Eames for Vitra, DCM Chair in Red Vernish
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
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller Set DSS Fiberglass Stacking Chairs
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 Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Eames for Herman Miller Ultramarine Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in Ultramarine Blue, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinc...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1960, Ray and Charles Eames, Original La Fonda Chairs by Miller in First Fabric
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
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Charles & Ray Eames DAR Eiffel Rope Edge Chair, 1st Generation, 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles Eames (1907-1978) & Ray Eames (1912-1988) for Zenith Plastics / HermanMiller
DAR Eiffel rope-edge chair
Venice, California / Zeeland, Michigan, 1950
fiberglass, enameled steel
early sticker label
Measures: 24 7/8" W x 23 5/8" D x 31 3/8" H
All original parts, including rare first gen. feet, which date the piece to the first batch of production (1950). Labelled. Gorgeous museum worthy piece.
Quite possibly one of the most famous and iconic chairs ever, the Eames DAR would most commonly become known as the ‘eiffel chair’ due to its sculptured wire base resembling that of Europe’s most notorious landmark.
The very first generation of the Eames DAR Eiffel Chair was recognizable not only for the ‘rope edge’ shell but also due to the protruding ‘1st gen’ feet as opposed to boot glides or later plastic feet.
The abbreviated Eames DAR Chair stands for the Eames Dining (D) height, Arm (A) Chair, on Rod (R) Base released in the first year of arm chair production of the fiberglass series developed to the marketplace in 1950.
The early success of the Eames arm chairs, released in 1950, was a co-ordinated effort between the Eames . Office (Designers), Zenith Plastics (Manufacturers) and Herman Miller (Distributors). The chair series was always designed to have interchangeable bases and the DAR was one of the ‘original 5’ alongside the DAX X-base, LAR cats cradle...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Eames LAR Cats Cradle Base Fiberglass Armshell Lounge Chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
From the fiberglass chair series developed by Charles and Ray Eames immediately after WW2. Widely distributed by Herman Miller. This low arm rod (LAR) chair has zinc finished base wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Eames for Herman Miller Crimson Red Fiberglass Shell Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s red fiberglass shell side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The scarce candy red colored shell has its original finish with distinct thread te...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Eames for Evans Ebonized DCM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early ebonized DCM dining chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, made by Evans for Herman Miller. Molded plywood has great age, wearing its original patina handsomely. Original fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
1948, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Fiberglas Stacking Side 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
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
4 DKX-2 Wire Bikini Shell Chairs X Bases Hot Pink Bikinis Eames Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous set of four DKX-2 wire bikini shell chairs on X bases with Hot Pink Naugahyde bikini covers designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. They are in wonderful vintage restored condition overall. The chairs have had some factory weld modifications and one chair has had repairs to welds. All have a fresh coat of black paint. The bikini covers have been cleaned. There may be a couple small nicks in the bikini covers. Please see photos. Circa 1960s.
She wore an itsy bitsy teeny wennie not so yellow hot pink bikini………………..oh! Hello! I know. I get carried away. But how could you not with these absolutely over-the-top cool set of four wire shell chairs with hot pink, yes, I said hot pink, bikini covers? They are on solid X bases and we have ordered new boot feet for them. When the Eames designed the wire shell side chair for Herman Miller in the 1950s it was inspired by trays, dress forms, and baskets. Versatility was one of the Eames design edicts so this chair could be configured in multiple ways. It could be purchased on a variety of bases and without any covering, with a full cover, or with this the half cover which has been nick-named….the bikini. This set of four are circa 1960s.
Charles Eames was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1907. Ray Kaiser Eames was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. They met at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and were married in 1941. They moved together to California and continued their design work they began together at Cranbrook. A commission, which they acquired from the government during WWII to produce molded plywood splints and stretchers, launched a career producing iconic Mid-Century Modern furnishings which are still fresh and sought after today. The Eames and their association with Herman Miller were the partnership of the century. If you want to learn more about Charles and Ray please visit Eames Office, the Eames Official website.
Herman Miller started life as Star furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Modern side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side 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 side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side 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 side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Knoll, and Lawson-Fenning. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $133,498 while the average work can sell for $2,501.
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