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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Pair of Walnut and Cane Side Chairs by Paul McCobb
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderfully perfect mid-century modern pair of side chairs by Paul McCobb, boast an intact woven cane backrest, walnut kick-back chair frame and relatively unused deep blue fabr...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
1960s Silver Side Chair Faux Bamboo Style Frank Kyle Mexico City
By Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Stunning Aluminum Faux Bamboo Accent Armchair Circa the 1960s.
Style of Frank Kyle Mexican Modernism at its finest. Unmarke...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Scandinavian Modern Cone Chair Side Chair by Verner Panton Denmark 1958
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern cone chair or side chair in pastel blue color by Verner Panton 1958 and executed by
Gebr. Nehl, Germany.
A great and iconic chair cone shaped in soft pastel blu...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Italian Midcentury Side Chairs Hans J Wegner manner
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s Italian midcentury side chairs, excellent conditions.
Original upholstery with red leatherette. The chairs was made in the 1950s, ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Attributed Armchair, Walnut, Restored, Finished Wax
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti attributed armchair, walnut, restored, finished to wax.
New upholstered with Wharol Haring fabric. Excellent conditions.
Measures cm: H 85/48, W 57, D 53.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Yellow "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller.
All the chairs are originally marked under seating.
The chairs have a Yellow...
Category
1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Circa 1940 Eva Easy Chair By Bruno Mathsson For Karl Mathsson
Located in Norwich, GB
An Eva easy chair by Swedish architect and designer Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson. Circa 1940. Labelled.
The chair is made from laminated birch plywood and solid birch. It has t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Jute, Birch, Bentwood
Set of 2 Bedroom Chairs and Sidetabe by Rob Parry for Dico, the Netherlands
By Rob Parry
Located in Steenwijk, NL
These rare chairs and sidetable were made for the former and renowned Dutch bed manufacturer DICO in the 1950's. They were very likely also a design by Rob Parry as it is in the simi...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Fine Early DKX Charles Eames Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
A good early pair. More detail pics available.
Seats need to be attached better. Possibly worked on by an upholsterer. All original pieces.
Missing the foot glides. They can be...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer Danish Modern Style Armchairs in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very handsome pair of matching side chairs from the 1950s. They feature solid oak framing with Black Lacquer & white naugahyde upholstery.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Naugahyde
Italy Midcentury Pair of Ebonized Walnut Chiavari Chairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very rare pair of Chiavari chairs in ebonized walnut by Paolo Buffa. The chairs have original fabric seating in geometric designs in excellent conditions. Gilt brass feet.
Measures cm: H 123/48, W 40, D 44.
About PAOLO BUFFA
Italian architect and designer Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) was active between the 1930s and 1960s, and is known for his décor that blends neoclassical style with Art Deco motifs and modernist principles. His pieces are often devoid of trademarks or hallmarks, thus making them difficult to authenticate.
Born and raised in Milan, Buffa studied architecture at the famous Polytechnic of the city, where he graduated in 1927. The following year he founded a design studio together with Antonio Cassi Ramelli, met during a short work in the atelier of Gio Ponti and Emilio Launch. The two designers' professional debut took place in 1930, when the duo presented a dining room installation at that year's Triennale. Between 1933 and 1936, Buffa will found his own studio.
Drawing for the upper social classes in Milan, Buffa's designs are handcrafted in the finest and most quality materials, and are able to rival Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, a legend of French Art Déco. Collaborating with talented cabinetmakers such as Mario Quarti, and skilled craftsmen, Buffa slowly manages to introduce modern techniques to the design scene of the early 1940s. The evolution of Buffa's aesthetics, progressively more and more modern, is very clear and linear; from early neoclassical furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Pair of Chiavari High Back Chairs by Gaetano Descalzi, Ebonized Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid century modern pair of Chiavari high back chairs, Italy, in ebonized mahogany . Re-upholstered
Famous interpretation of the Chiavari chair by the great Milan architect P...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Off white "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller.
All the chairs are originally marked under seating.
The chairs have a Off Wh...
Category
1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Black Leather & Metal Chairs, French Work, in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Pair of black leather and metal chairs. Circa 1950.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,860 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of 2 Sidechairs with Viennese Wicker, 1950's
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of two chairs was made in the 1940s. The frame is made of beech wood, with a backrest of Viennese wickerwork. Apart from a small weak spot in the wickerwork, the chair is in...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Wicker
$2,362 / set
Mid-Century Modernist High Back or Desk Chair w/ New Missoni Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern high back/ desk chair has cabriole ebonized walnut legs, and a subtle hourglass shaped back. It is has been newly reupholstered in Missoni fabric in t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Knoll Style Office Chair in Black and Ivory Tweed, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern chair with minimalist industrial design. Fine example of utilitarian furniture, great as an office chair or as an easy chair. Satin black enameled metal frame is c...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Decorative Chairs After Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Pair armless chairs, in the manner of Wormley for Dunbar but retain labels "The Urban Furniture Co. Inc." Very stylish and comfortable, these chairs will need to be reupholstered.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$975 / set
Jansen Set of Four Brass and Iron Armchairs in White Bouclé, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant set of Jansen wrought iron chairs with X-shaped backrests, legs ending in brass sabots, upholstered in white bouclé.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Blue Velvet Cone Side Chairs Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning pair or duo swiveling side chairs model Cone designed by Verner Panton 1958, Denmark.
This pair of cone side chairs is newly covered with pastel blue velvet fabric and so ...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set 6 1970s Chrome and Suede Dining Chairs Milo Baughman Style
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic set of six 1970s chrome and suede dining chairs in the style of Milo Baughman. Stunning stylized side chairs, chairs have recently been restored, reupholstered, four with qua...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Red Patina Side chair in "De Stijl " Design, The Netherlands, 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Red patina side chair in "De Stijl" design, the Netherlands 1940s.
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Set of 4 Mid-Century White Tulip Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 white resin tulip style side chairs with vinyl seat cushions and painted metal X-shaped bases (att: MAURICE BURKE for ARKANA).
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$4,800 / set
Pair of French Iron Scroll Back Zinc Coated Outdoor Garden Cafe Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of heavy duty iron scroll back side chairs. Perfect for the garden. Zinc Coated for protection. In excellent vintage condition ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron, Zinc
1970s Spaghetti Side Chair, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
- Plastic strip seat
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Striped Orange Upholstered Walnut Dining
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century dining side chair with horizontally striped multi-tonal orange upholstery and a walnut frame with a curved slat back, resting on four tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBING...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Fabric
Design Institute America Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful Design Institute America chrome frame side chair with its original bouclé upholstered seat and back. Frame and upholstery are in g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of French Post-War Brown Leather Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Post-War Design side chairs with a scoop seat form supported on a steel pedestal ending in a 3 prong base with brown leather seat and tufted back (att: RAPHAEL)
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Hans Eichenberger for Girsberger ‘Eurochairs’ in Leather, Switserland, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Hans Eichenberger for Girsberger ‘Eurochairs’ in leather, Switzerland 1970s
Hans Eichenberger for Girsberger ‘Eurochairs’ in leather, Switzerla...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
1960s Pair of Side Chairs, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Wooden parts have been repolished
- Newly upholstered
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early Chair 11 by Alvar Aalto for Artek/Finmar, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Chair 11 (with Finmar label)
Designer: Alvar Aalto
Year: 1929
One of Alvar Aalto’s first modern furniture designs.
“Advertised as the ‘auditorium chair...
Category
1920s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,520 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 10 Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina in Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 10 Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina in black
Manufactured since 1957, the Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
Shoreland Chair by Brian Paquette for Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Shoreland chair is part of the collaborative collection with interior designer Brian Paquette. The dining chair features a channel tufted back and seat with a solid American waln...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$1,635 / item
Mid-Century Modern Design Low Side Chair Set, Italy, 1950s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design low chair set of 2 in the style of Augusto Bozzi. Made in Italy, 1950s. Black metal frame with recently reupholstered backrest and seat in red fabri...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,842 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture Co. Champagne Satin Slipper Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American mid-century slipper chairs with mahogany frames with rectangular grid designed back and square legs, with champagne satin upholstered seat and back cushions. (MICHAE...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Satin, Upholstery, Mahogany
MidCentury Quercia e Paglia Side Chairs, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful pair of perfectly lacquered chairs, distinctive straw seat kept in perfect condition. The chairs with a very square design have an exclusive contrast between the polishing ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
$2,362 / set
Rare Pair Dunbar Dining Chairs in Original Black Leather, Mahogany Frames, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare and desirable high back Dunbar dining chairs designed by Edward Wormley. Both chairs are completely original. The original black leather has no tears, scuffs, or repairs and show slight stretching on the seats. The mahogany frames show light signs of use in the form of light scratches and nicks, but no distractions. These are excellent examples of this important design, clearly well cared for over the years. Acquired from the original owner. Signed with the gold Dunbar metal...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb Asian Inspired Chairs
Located in New York, NY
John Widdicomb Asian inspired chairs. Vintage Mid-Century Modern chairs by John Widdicomb. Chinese-inspired solid walnut wood chairs, set of four,...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,800 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Restored Rattan Skeleton Back Dining Room Chair w/ Mahogany Seat, Set of Six
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Frankl style set of 6 rattan dining room chairs blends style and vintage charm with modern comfort. Each side chair is made with a single pole rattan frame ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
$3,597 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair
By Gemla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair. Item features a beechwood frame, woven rope cord "rush" seat, original label, clean Modernist lines. Ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
3 Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Wire Side Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll Int
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Timeless and fabulous design by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. Set of 3 classic beauties with full leather pads for seats and backs. All labeled and in very good condition wi...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 9 American Post-War Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 9 American Post-War Design aluminum side chairs with square tapered legs and upholstered seat and back panel. (2 chairs have gray upholstery with a silver frame) the remaining...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$9,000 / set
Pair of the 1950s Lacquered Walnut Side Chairs Melchiorre Bega Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A pair of mid-20th century lacquered mahogany side chairs, Melchiorre Bega attributed. Excellent overall condition, the timber and linen in a particularly good state.
Original red v...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rocking Chair in Wood with Woolen Seat by Oswald Haerdtl, Thonet, Austria, 1955
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rocking chair in wood with woolen seat by Oswald Haerdtl, Thonet, Austria, 1955
It comes with a loose woolen cushion.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
1950's Mid-Century Modern Walnut Side Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of arm chairs for sale. From the 1950's, and have been professionally restored. They solid walnut frames have been refinished in natural walnut, and h...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,319 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 8 Fine French 1950s Dining Chairs by Maurice Flachet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maurice Flachet (French decorator of the 20th century) - A set of eight fine French Mid-Century side chairs in solid stained beech.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Martin Visser Modernist Prototype Chair SE20 Spectrum, 1988
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare prototype side chair designed by Martin Visser and manufactured by ’t Spectrum Bergeyk 1988. This chair is the pre production of model number SE20 and was eventually made in sev...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Set 6 Nice Bronze Satin Finish Blue Upholstery Dining Side Arm Chairs Armchairs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set 6 nice bronze satin finish blue upholstery dining side arm chairs armchairs. Milo Baughman decor match.
Made in Spain.
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Steel
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, side chair by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb features a walnut, ladder back frame with upholstered seat in mocha tweed. A great mid century modern chair for...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set Hans Eichenberger Leather and Stainless Steel Lounge Chairs for Girsberger S
Located in Voorburg, NL
A pair of very comfortable lounge chairs with a heavy stainless steel base and tuffed leather cushions designed by Hans Eichenberger for Girsberger...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Shoreland Chair by Brian Paquette for Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Shoreland chair is part of the collaborative collection with interior designer Brian Paquette. The dining chair features a channel tufted back and seat with a solid American waln...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$1,735 / item
Black Asymmetric Surrealist Wood and Rush Side Chair, France, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Black asymmetric surrealist wood and rush side chair, France, 1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of Jens Risom 666 Side Chairs for Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Jens Risom chairs made in the 1940s, model “666” of the 600 series from 1941.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
$2,250 / set
Rare Societa Compensati Curvati Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
Very rare Societa Compensati Curvati chair, attributed to Carlo Ratti, Italy, 1950s. Good condition with some signs of wear to wooden seat. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Fully Restored Danish Inge & Luciano Rubino Teak Side Chair by Sorø Stolefabrik
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s Inge & Luciano Rubino fully restored butterfly teak side chair by Sorø Stolefabrik.
The rare chair was oficially named model 329 but became known as "The butterfly chair" due ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Daystak Side Chairs - Beech & Walnut - by Robin Day for &Tradition
By &Tradition, Robin Day
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed with stackability in mind, the Daystak Side Chair by Robin Day is a lesson in functional utility and the beauty of simple forms. Exhibiting the designer’s dedication to craft, the side chair’s complex construction belies its visual simplicity and minimalist mid-century silhouette.
Product Material
Solid beech, beech and walnut veneer.
This product has not been treated with any biocides.
Production Process
The solid beech frame is cut using a CNC machine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century French Oak and Brown Leather Side Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of midcentury French oak and brown leather side chairs. Reupholstered seat and back in brown leather in 2022, self welt along bottom of s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
1940s Side Chairs by Melchiorre Bega with Spring Seat, leather upholstery
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern , period 1940s, Melchiorre Bega pair of side chairs, in beechwood, seat with springs, original leather upholstered. Very good conditions, wax polished.
Measur...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Pair of Black Lacquered Armchairs attributed to Willy Van Der Meeren, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of armchairs is made of black lacquered metal and black faux-leather with wooden arms. This is a work is attributed to famous Belgian designer Willy Van der Meeren, circa 1...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$4,092 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Harvey Probber 'Gondola' Mahogany and Gold Woven Upholstery Pull Up Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century 'Gondola' pull up / side chair with a curved light mahogany frame and gold woven fabric upholstered seat back and cushion, resting on four tapered mahogany dowel...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
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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