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
Set of Six Cherry Dining Chairs by John Widdicomb
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by John Widdicomb, this elegant set of six dining chairs features solid cherry frames with tapered backs and slender legs. The seats are upholstered in a rich moss green.
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Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Iron Side Chair 101-M by Allan Gould Designs Inc. in Good Original Condition, US
By Allan Gould
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare wrought iron chair in original condition designed by Allan Gould.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Russian Style Easy Chairs, Belgium, End of the 20th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Russian style easy chairs, Belgium, end of the 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Vintage Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Allan Gould Sculptural Compass Black Stained Wood Side Chair Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This architectural and fully restored side chair that was called the compass chair was designed by Allan Gould in 1948 and produced by Herman Miller It is model #4171 and was conside...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1970, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesi in Brown Plastic
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
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Andre Arbus French Midcentury Woven Back Chairs
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 French 1940s oak side chairs with natural colored and red trimmed woven sea grass seats and back panels with an open "X" design (attr. André Arbus).
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Seagrass, Wood, Oak
Set of Vintage Knoll Style Conference Chairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen style conference chairs features a unique vintage style similar to the Womb chair as sold by Knoll. The unique molded shell design with u...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Six Mid-Century Modern Chrome Dining Kitchen Chairs
Located in Wayne, NJ
Set of six dining chairs. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip code, as we may be able to deliver curbside for less than...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Folk Art Welded Steel Chair Handmade /Designed in the Manner of Norman Cherner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Folk Art welded steel chair / sculpture handmade /designed and built after the iconic bentwood side chair by Norman Cherner, amazing quality, construction, clean, flawless seams. Ret...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel, Steel
Two Sculptural Fiberglass Chairs by Jean Dudon, France, 1970
By Jean Dudon
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of “his and hers” chairs designed in 1970 by Jean Dudon and made of molded fiberglass with a gel coated finish one in orange the other in off...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of Cal-Style Side Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Cal-Style Mid-Century Modern side chairs with tubular chrome base and original upholstered seat and back.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Tropi-Cal Danny Ho Fong and Miller Fong Garden Patio Pair of Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Tropi-cal Danny Ho Fong and Miller Fong garden patio pair of chairs
As shown there areas where there is loss of caning and damage. May desire to have a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Set of 2 Italian Sidechairs in Two-Tone Original Vipla Covering, Cassina, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of two chairs was produced in the 1950s by the Italian company Cassina. Both chairs are still covered with their original leatherette upholstery. The chair legs are made of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Burke Saarinen Style Tulip Chair, circa 1965
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Modeled after Eero Saarinen's Tulip series, The Arkana shell chair was designed by Maurice Burke in 1965 for the Arkana company in England. It features the classic aluminum hourglass...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Gorgeous Dutch Wicker and Steel Chairs
Located in Voorburg, NL
Beautiful set of two Wicker chairs with a sophisticated steel base, produced in the Netherlands. The chairs feature beautifully designed rattan with linear detailing in the style of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Iron and Maple Chair in the Manner of Paul McCobb
Located in Garnerville, NY
Contoured solid maple back and seat supported by a durable iron frame, circa 1950. Good condition.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Diner Chairs by Fristho
By Fristho
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very beautiful set of four Fristho chairs, all in original condition and brought in from the first owner. The chairs have a rosewood and stainless steel metal base with the original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Gio Ponti Style Italian Tufted Chairs in Taupe Velvet
By Gio Ponti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of Gio Ponti style Italian tufted chairs in taupe velvet.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 System Chair Fritz Hansen Black Mid-Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 system chair for Fritz Hansen in black. Item includes designer/ manufacturer stamp to base, vinyl upholstery, swivel base, ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Classic Hans Wegner Side Chairs in Oak
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of signed Hans Wegner side or dining chairs by C.M.Madsens, Denmark ca' 1950s. Oak with newly recaned seats. Comfortable and sculptural these chairs look beautiful from any an...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman Dining Chair, Set of Four
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of lattice-back dining chairs by Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman group. The chairs upholstered in high quality blue cotton fabric. The set include...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Metal Art Klismos Patio Chair Set
By Thinline
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful set of 4 Klismos chairs by the southern California firm Thinline.
These look barely used and never abused, circa 1960s
Sculpted square bar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Paul Frankl for Johnson Corset Side Dining Chairs
By Paul Frankl
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co. Corset side or dining chairs also know as plunging neckline or "V" back chairs. Chairs are in need of re-upholstery, price includes refi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Set of 4 Midcentury Dining Chairs with Tufted Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A handsome set of four midcentury dining chairs with sturdy chrome frames and a vintage brown tufted upholstery covering the seats and backrests. Please confirm the item's location w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1950s Set of Four Model 675 Dining Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of dining chairs with exposed walnut frames supporting floating laminated seats and sculptural back rests, both covered in vintage upholstery. Designed in 1953 as a component o...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Tubular Chrome Dining Chairs, 1970's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful set of four Mid-Century Modern chrome frame dining chairs featuring a sculptural tubular back design. Newly upholstered in Italian black velvet fabric with new seat and ba...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
White Bertoia Steel Wire Side Chair With "X" Base by Knoll, Set of 6
By Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 6 original 1950s white steel wire Bertoia side chairs with "X" base by Knoll.
Hans and Florence Knoll never insisted that Harry Bertoia design furniture when they originally ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Carl Bergsten Style Teak Arm Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish pair of mid-century moderd chairs are very much in the style of pieces created by Carl Bergsten.
And the forms call on the Greek klismos ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Unique Pair of Vintage Vine Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unusual and utterly unique pair of freeform vine chairs. Solid wooden construction. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charles Eames Alexander Girard Shell Chairs in Two-Tone Checkerboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A good pair of orange and yellow Charles Eames and Alexander Girard chairs for Herman Miller. Custom order label on underside. Dated May 6, 1974. More pics to come.
Upholstery is in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Modern Folding Beech Vintage Chair Style Gio Ponti, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage beech folding chair or lounge chair, which was made in 1960s in Italy. It consists of a solid brown stained and lacquered beechwood construction, while the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Nylon, Beech
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
Pair of Viennese Cocktail Chairs from the 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Two edgy chairs by P.M.P. manufactured in Vienna, circa 1956. These objects are featured with solid wooden frames equipped with lime wood legs providing an extravagant dialogue betwe...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
GA chair by Hans Bellmann, Suisse Design, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
"GA" chair from the designer Hans Bellmann from Switzerland edited by Horgen Glarus.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Black Wire Dining Chair with Beautiful Curves and Elegant Silhouet, circa 1960
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 Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gilt Metal Chair in Shape of a Lire with Blue Mohair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique chair with a lire shaped back and upholstered in cerulean blue mohair. A small vanity sized chair, light weight and perfectly suited for a dressing room, music room or child...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mohair
Handcrafted Studio Windsor Chair by Fabian Fischer, Germany 2023
Located in Berlin, DE
Made to order windsor chair by German Woodworker Fabian Fischer. Made in the tradition and quality of American Studio Craftsmanship. The price reflects ...
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Chrome Chairs Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Italian chrome chairs with woven white plastic seats attributed to Gio Ponti.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Midcentury Games Chairs in the Style of Dorthy Draper/Billy Hanes
By Dorthy Draper
Located in Buchanan, MI
Set of four midcentury games chairs in the style of Dorthy Draper/Billy Hanes. Great Scale and color.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome Dining Chairs
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a very cool set of 4 Mid-Century Modern dining chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Includes four side chairs made with chrome bases and yellow vinyl uphols...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
French Pair of Midcentury Gold Brass Chairs with Blue Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury brass chairs with blue velvet upholstery
Very comfortable chairs with seat and back in original blue velvet in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Restored Rattan Side Chair with Large Wicker Fan Back and Seat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage rattan and wicker side chair, the chair features a large woven wicker seat back and round woven wicker seat. Restored to new for you. All rattan, bamboo and wicker furniture ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Michael Coffey Viking Chair, 1960s
Located in Pawtucket, RI
A very rare "Viking" chair in stacked and laminated walnut by noted craftsman Michael Coffey, circa 1960s. Two examples available. Signed and documented.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Aldo Tura, Mid-Century Modern, Six Dining Chairs, Goatskin, Parchment, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Six Italian Aldo Tura side dining chairs in Goatskin and Parchment. A fine newly recovered set of six dining or side chairs by Aldo Tura. Each strong and sturdy with ladder ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wrought Iron Hairpin Leg Bentwood Accent Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern Italian wrought iron hairpin leg bentwood accent side chair. Item features bentwood seat, slat back, wrought iron frame, hairpin legs, very nice vintage item, clea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Unusual Set of 6 American Modernist Dining Chairs, Architectural Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual set of 6 American modernist dining chairs, architectural design, solid walnut, nice quality, sturdy. Retain original fabric seats, interior foam hardening.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 System Chair Fritz Hansen Gold Mid-Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 System chair for Fritz Hansen in Gold. Item includes designer/ manufacturer stamp to base, vinyl upholstery, swivel base, very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
White Metal Peace Back Vanity Chair by Kessler
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s white metal vanity chair by Kessler. Newly powder coated. Curvy front legs. Newly upholstered in Quadrille laminated fabric in blue/white. Sui...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bent Plywood Chair by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic mid-century modern bentwood side chair designed by George Mulhauser for Plycraft of Massachusetts. Both original labels still intact, revealing an original manufacture date of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Wood, Plywood
1953, Cor Alons, by Den Boer Gouda, NL Wooden Side Chair or Dining Chair
By Cor Alons
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 Beach, check last three pictures of this listing or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Creamy white wooden dining chair...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Very Rare Wegner Side Chair in Originally Red Painted Wood, circa 1930
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
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of George Nelson Inspired Child-Size Slat Folding Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century children's folding slat wood chair inspired by George Nelson, set of two.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Italian Giltwood High Ladder Back Chair with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian giltwood high ladder back chair from the mid-20th century, with new upholstery and cylindrical legs. Born in Italy during the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of Two Johannes Andersen for Uldum Møbelfabrik Danish Modern Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two Danish modern dining chairs by Johannes Andersen for Uldum Møbelfabrik, sculpted from teak with new leather upholstery, and in the style of Niels Otto Moller.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
1958, Ray & Charles Eames, Herman Miller, PSCC Fiberglass Office Desk Chair
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
Italy Midcentury Pair of Mahogany Chiavari Chairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very rare pair of Chiavari chairs in ebonized mahogany 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
DCW Dining Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early, Mid-Century Modern oak 'DCW' dining chair designed by Charles Eames with a double shock-mount to the backrest. Manufactured by Herman Miller in the USA, circa 1950s.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
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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