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Bauhaus Seating

BAUHAUS STYLE

The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furnituresofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.

ORIGINS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emphasis on craft
  • Simplicity, order, clarity and a prioritization of functionalism
  • Incorporation of geometric shapes
  • Minimalist and refined, little to no ornamentation
  • Use of industrial materials such as tubular chrome, steel and plastic as well as leather, cane and molded plywood in furniture and other products

BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGNERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

AUTHENTIC BAUHAUS FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking. 

The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism

The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.

Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.

Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.

Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Bauhaus
German Armchair by Richard Riemerschmid for Soennecken, 1930
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This striking armchair, designed by Richard Riemerschmid in 1930, is a prime example of his work during his time with the German Werkbund. Produced by Soennecken in Bonn, with collab...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Lacquer

6 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever MR10 Chairs in Chrome & Black Saddle Leather
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 6 MR 10 cantilever chairs (256cs) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This set is made in high quality black vegetable tanned saddle leather by Gavina in Italy c.1980s. An absolute i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973, Set of 3
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of three model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced in Italy in 1973. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in black le...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Iron

1 of 6 Bauhaus Leather "Visitor chairs" by Matteo Grassi, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find the iconic Visitor's chairs designed by Mary Stam in 1920s and manufactured by Matteo Grassi in the 1970s. Chairs feature tubular steel frames with leat...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Gerrit Rietveld Steltman Chair - Oak
Located in Toronto, CA
Manufactured by Spectrum. The Steltman chair is part of the Rietveld Originals collection, which is exclusively and globally managed by Spectrum. Gerrit Rietveld designed his last ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak

MG5 s34 Bauhaus Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer cantilever black leather chair
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Great icon mg5 "S34" Mart Stam/ Marcel Breuer tubular frame chair, Fasem Italy How timeless something can be! This design by Mart Stam is originally from the 1920s and completely m...
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20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Chrome Tubular Steel and Black Faux Leather Chairs, Italian Modernism
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and black faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design, 1980s. Reupholstered and polished. In good condition ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Gavina Wassily Chair B3 Vintage Leather White by Marcel Breuer 1 of 2
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This old Vintage Wassily chair Model B3, in chromed tubular steel and white leather, was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina. It's an early edition before 68. It has som...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. In excellent condit...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Walter Gropius Armchairs for Thonet Set of Eight 1951
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Gropius Armchairs for Thonet Set of Eight 1951, Model W199 Austria 1951, Solid Oak Restored and repainted with black lacquer. dimensions: 29½ h × 23 w × 20 d in Seat Height: 17"
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1950s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak

Red Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina, Italy, De Stijl Modern, 1918
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gerrit rietveld Bauhaus red blue chair by Cassina. Early production. Authorized by Rietveld estate. Made in Italy. Labelled and numbered 556. In the red blue chair, Rietveld manipula...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Wood

PH Chair, Chrome, Leather Natural Un-Dyed
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In creating the PH chair, Poul Henningsen sought to reinvent a number of Classic furniture designs that had traditionally been constructed of wood, such as th...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

B & B Italia Diesis Sofa Dreisitzer Designersofa Ledersofa Couch
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
Original B&B Italia Diesis Divano (3-er Sofa) Designer Antonio Citterio & Paolo Nava Traggestell und Füße: Aluminiumguss und Stahlrohre Sehr guter...
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Stendig Architect Series Prague Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Prague Chairs sold in a Pair. I have always known these to be part of the Architect Series of Prague Chairs produced for Stendig. Nylon replaces the traditional cane. These are a...
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1960s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Nylon, Wood

Ton Bentwood Armchair With Gold Velvet, Czechoslovakia 1930s, 40 Available
Located in Zohor, SK
Iconic and elegant armchair produced by TON in Czech republic in 1930s. This particular chair is a variation on the classic model '811' Thonet Hoffman chair...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Velvet, Bentwood

A chrome and wicker MR20 armchair by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe for Stendig
Located in Houston, TX
A chrome and wicker MR20 armchair designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe for Stendig, circa 1960-70s. Made in Italy. There are no tags on the chair, this is based on my own research. S...
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1960s North American Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Antique Josef Hoffmann Michael Thonet bistro chairs no 14 118 webbing, 1880s, 8p
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful set of 8 antique, authentic and all original Thonet no. 14 bentwood chairs with webbing seats by Josef Hoffmann. Model nr 14 is without a doubt the most famous and most s...
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1860s Austrian Antique Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

8 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever MR10 Chairs in Chrome & Black Saddle Leather
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 8 MR 10 cantilever chairs (256cs) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This set is made in high quality black vegetable tanned saddle leather by Gavina in Italy c.1980s. An absolute icon of the Bauhaus Movement and influential to the entire Mid Century Modern Period. Comfortable and perfectly balanced they have become one of the most enduring designs of the 20th Century with manufacturing starting in 1927 and still continuing to this day. Originally designed as a dining chair they work equally well as side chairs or as a set of funky office meeting room or conference chair. The concept of using metal tubing as a supporting structure in chair design is credited to the British manufacturer RW Winfield who produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was known and documented to have been an inspiration to both Marcel Breuer and van der Rohe. Breuer was the first to produce a design in chrome pipe work and inspired by the curved handlebars of his Adler bicycle he designed the Wassily chair in 1925. Although this was not a cantilever chair it helped to establish a base production method that was built on by others. This resulted in the first true cantilever chrome chair, the S33, being designed by Mart Stam in 1926. Thereafter, van der Rohe designed the MR10 in 1927, the Brno chair in 1930 and Breuer 2 further chairs in 1928, the B32 (later named the Cesca chair after his daughter Francesca) and the B33 which was a derivative of Stam’s S33.
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

MW02 in Bauhaus style with vegan leather seat in pearl, designed by MW DESIGNER
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Elevating furniture design to an artistic level, the MW02 armchair enhances and transforms any space it occupies. Its tempered glass panels, extremely resistant, are meticulously sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Cantilever Tubular Steel Armchairs for Kovona, Czechoslovakia, 1950’s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Step into a world where form meets function in the most exquisite manner. Picture this: a pair of cantilever tubular steel armchairs, made by Kovona company in the former Czechoslov...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

MW01 armchair in modern style for outdoor use with transparent panels.
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Behind its sleek appearance, the MW01 reveals a sophisticated design, perfectly adapted for outdoor use. Its ultra-resistant PMMA panels (acrylic glass), subtly proportioned, provide...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Le Corbusier LC2 Sofa in Chic Mango Fabric with Peach Tube Steel, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Timelessly iconic Le Corbusier LC2 three-seater sofa in peach tube steel and herringbone-patterned mango leather. Made in Italy by Cassina. Signed with serial number. The LC2 was de...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

1 of 8 Vintage Bauhaus Chrome, Steel and Beige Velvet Dining Chairs. 80s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and beige velvet stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian production, circa 1980-1990s. In good vintage condition with expec...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Werner Max Moser Sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Architect Werner Max Moser sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s.
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1930s Swiss Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Brown Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll, 1970s
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and coffee brown leather. Fully restored in Ital...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

MW02 Sofa in Bauhaus style with glass panels designed by Olivier Santini.
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Transforming furniture design into true art, the MW02 sofa enhances any space it inhabits. This version features tempered glass panels, signed and numbered to ensure authenticity and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage German Bauhaus Icon Black Leather & Chrome S33 Chair by Mart Stam, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This S33 chair by Mart Stam is a design icon from 1926. It was produced by the German Thonet manufactory. Our piece comes from the 1960s. It is the first can...
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1960s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Hynek Gottwald 'EK32' Bauhaus Cantilever Armchairs in Green Fabric, 1935
Located in Prague, New Town
A rare Bauhaus cantilever armchair, model 'EK32', designed by Hynek Gottwald in 1935. Tubular steel, black-lacquered wooden armrests, recently reupholstered in green fabric. Please ...
Category

1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Gavina Wassily Chair B3 Vintage Leather White by Marcel Breuer
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This old Vintage Wassily chair Model B3, in chromed tubular steel and white leather, was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina. It's an early edition before 68. The Marce...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white vinyl & chrome tube barstool by Thonet Model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair by Anton Lorenz. This piece is tagged Thonet but has been attributed to Anton Lorenz based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there is a stain on the seat vinyl that we have tried many things to remove to no avail. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980’s but designed circa 1930’s. Did someone say Thonet?? Yes, we sure did!! This is a fabulous labeled Thonet cantilever barstool circa 1980’s. It is in the style of the model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair designed in the 1930’s for Thonet by famed designer Anton Lorenz. The chair design was later adapted to create this wonderful barstool! It is comprised of a chrome tube cantilever frame, black block stabilizers on the base, and white vinyl seats and back rests. A simple, stunning, and oh-so-comfortable design! It is the perfect stool for your kitchen, bar, or rec room whether you live in a Bauhaus or mid-century modern home, an industrial loft, or Art Deco style home. It’s a classic, sleek style that has stood the test of time!! If you’ve been searching for a barstool or just the right extra seating, this stool is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. Anton Lorenz was known as the man behind the Bauhaus’ “machined aesthetic.” He was born in Budapest in 1891, became a teacher, and later married an opera singer, and entered a lock manufacturing business. They relocated to Berlin in the early 1920’s. in Berlin he met architects Marcel Breuer and Kalman Lengyel who were both associated with Bauhaus in Dessau. Breuer became the first designer to construct furniture out of tubular steel, joined forces with Lengyel and found a manufacturing company and Anton Lorenz became manager. He was business savvy and obtained patents to establish a network of rights for new tubular steel furniture and would go on to do the same for Desta and Thonet who dominated the industry. In 1939 Lorenz emigrated to the United States where he established the design technology for the well-known recliner. He developed his own design in 1940 called the BarcaLounger and later partnered with Morris Futorian...
Category

20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Dining Chair, Teak
Located in Ballard, CA
Handcrafted with traditional joinery in teak for outdoor use. The Scandinavian midcentury chair is inspired by the Bauhaus movement of the 1920s. Cust...
Category

2010s American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Teak

1980’s Bauhaus Pair Chromcraft Armchairs Style Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus pair of Chromcraft armchairs in the style of Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer comprised of chrome tube cantilever bases, natural cane backs, wood armrests, and...
Category

20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 4 Mies van der Rohe Leather MR10 Cantilever Chairs for Knoll Int'l
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe leather and chrome MR10 chairs for Knoll International. The chairs are of a cognac leather color with tubular chrome frames. Some of the chairs reta...
Category

1970s Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 club chair by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s gray leather with white, grey...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Design Chairs in Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. In excellent condit...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. In excellent condit...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Cassina LC1 Fauteuil á dossier basculant designed by Le Corbusier
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
One (of three) Fauteuil á dossier basculant or mostly named LC1 lounge chair PRICE PER CHAIR, ONLY ONE CHAIR LEFT Late 1990ies edition in beautiful red-brown leather and chromed s...
Category

20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 club chair by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s black leather with white and ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Style Tubular Dining Chairs with Cane Seats, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find Bauhaus inspired dining chairs done in style of Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer. They feature tubular frames with seats and backrests done in bee...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

L. Mies Van Der Rohe — set of 4 "MR10" Chairs
Located in Paris, FR
Set of four armchairs, model "MR10" 1980s reissue, equipped with leather instead of the textile used in the original 1930s edition. The reissued chairs are functional and can be use...
Category

20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. 25 pieces available....
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rare Set of 3 Marcel Breuer B5 Variant Chairs
Located in Oakland, CA
Marcel Breuer's B5 chair is one of my favorite of his designs. Offered here is a rare variant of that design produced by Thonet in Czechoslovakia. Based on the logo on the brass tag...
Category

1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Early Pair MCM Knoll Barcelona Chairs Black Leather Mies van der Rohe 1961
Located in Portland, OR
A collectors pair of Early Knoll Associates production Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chairs, 1961. Knoll had the license to manufacture the Barcelona chair from 1953, this pair were pu...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Thonet Chrome Steel Cantilever Armchairs 1930s Midcentury Bauhaus period.
Located in Almelo, NL
Thonet Chrome Steel Cantilever Armchairs 1930s Midcentury Bauhaus period. Pair of armchairs by Thonet circa 1930s midcentury Bauhaus period....
Category

Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Gabriele Mucchi "Genni" Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gabriele Mucchi 'Genni' chaise lounge in chrome and leather.
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

1 of 8 Vintage Cesca Mid Century Cantilever Chair, Marcel Breuer B64, Early 00s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Marcel Breuer model B64 or 'Cesca' design chairs. Unknown Italian production, circa 1995-2000. Were a part of a local city hall office in Italy. Fully restored in a black finish, w...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mies Van der Rohe style Black green Daybed, Mid-century
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary daybed following the lines of the Modern Movement of the mid-twentieth century, with Mies van der Rohe being one of the greatest representatives. It has a very light me...
Category

1970s European Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Wrought Iron

Original Le Corbusier LC4 Chaise Lounge Chair
Located in Burbank, CA
Original Cassina LC4 chaise lounge chair for sale. Designed by Corbusier in 1928, and is a Bauhaus design classic. This is a special edition with a light blue cross bar base and is s...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

MW05 armchair in modern style for outdoor use with transparent panels.
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Ultra-design and sculptural, the MW05 bicolor armchair in its outdoor version is a true work of art, designed to enhance your outdoor spaces. Winner of the first prize in the Furnitu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white vinyl & chrome tube barstool by Thonet Model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair by Anton Lorenz. This piece is tagged Thonet but has been attributed to Anton Lorenz based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there is a stain on the seat vinyl that we have tried many things to remove to no avail. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980’s but designed circa 1930’s. Did someone say Thonet?? Yes, we sure did!! This is a fabulous labeled Thonet cantilever barstool circa 1980’s. It is in the style of the model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair designed in the 1930’s for Thonet by famed designer Anton Lorenz. The chair design was later adapted to create this wonderful barstool! It is comprised of a chrome tube cantilever frame, black block stabilizers on the base, and white vinyl seats and back rests. A simple, stunning, and oh-so-comfortable design! It is the perfect stool for your kitchen, bar, or rec room whether you live in a Bauhaus or mid-century modern home, an industrial loft, or Art Deco style home. It’s a classic, sleek style that has stood the test of time!! If you’ve been searching for a barstool or just the right extra seating, this stool is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. Anton Lorenz was known as the man behind the Bauhaus’ “machined aesthetic.” He was born in Budapest in 1891, became a teacher, and later married an opera singer, and entered a lock manufacturing business. They relocated to Berlin in the early 1920’s. in Berlin he met architects Marcel Breuer and Kalman Lengyel who were both associated with Bauhaus in Dessau. Breuer became the first designer to construct furniture out of tubular steel, joined forces with Lengyel and found a manufacturing company and Anton Lorenz became manager. He was business savvy and obtained patents to establish a network of rights for new tubular steel furniture and would go on to do the same for Desta and Thonet who dominated the industry. In 1939 Lorenz emigrated to the United States where he established the design technology for the well-known recliner. He developed his own design in 1940 called the BarcaLounger and later partnered with Morris Futorian...
Category

20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

A pair 1930's Thonet Crocodile folding chairs Bauhaus era
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of Bauhaus bentwood crocodile chairs by Thonet. Beech and plywood folding café chairs from the 1930s with crocodile skin embossed seat and b...
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1930s Polish Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Beech

1940s Bauhaus Restored Tubular Armchair, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly lacquered wooden parts - Chrome parts with minor signs od use - high of seat 46 cm
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1940s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Mücke-Melder, adjustable Bauhaus style swivel chair, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Unusual and rare adjustable Bauhaus style swivel chair produced in Czechia in the 1930s by Mücke-Melder. Tubular steel frame with seat and back in black lacquered wood. The back rest...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Style Living Room Set, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This gorgeous living room set consist of two very rare lounge chairs and matching coffee table. The set was produced in late 1980s by Stol Kamnik. Its modern look is still fashionabl...
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1980s Slovenian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

De Sede Ds 450 Funktion Sofa Verstellbar Liege Funktion Echtledersofa
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
DE SEDE DS 450 FUNKTION SOFA ECHTLEDER SCHWARZ RÜCKLEHNE VERSTELLBAR SITZFLÄCHE DREHBAR- LIEGEFUNKTION Top erhaltenes De Sede DS 450 Echtleder Sofa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Cassina LC4 Black Leather Chaise Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier 2006
Located in Detroit, MI
This original Cassina LC4 chaise lounge chair designed by Le Corbusier was produced in May of 2006 and features a black leather pad and headrest on a tubular steel frame with polishe...
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Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Josef Hoffmann Blue Cabinett Lounge Chairs
Located in Weesp, NL
Cabinett Josef Hoffmann Lounge Chairs A gorgeous pair of Cabinett chairs by Josef Hoffmann originally designed in 1903 for the house of Doctor Salzer in Vienna. Even though they were...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Mohair

Bauhaus armchairs Fa Slezák Fn 24 / Thonet S 411
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus armchairs Fa Slezák Fn 24 / Thonet S411. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1940s Slovak Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Mart Stam S34 Design Turquoise Cantilever Chair, Bauhaus Design Tubular Steel
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage Mid-century modern cantilever armchairs designed in the Bauhaus style of Mart Stam’s iconic S34. The armchair features a turquoise seat, backrest and armrests with a chromed ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Tubular Zebra Hide Steel Stool by Hynek Gottwald, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Tubular Zebra Hide Steel Stool by Hynek Gottwald, 1930s This stool or ottoman goes very well with our zebra chair. Together they are a perfect couple, that attracts everyone's attention. Completely reupholstered with new springs and covered with a selected real zebra skin...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Lina Bo Bardi. Stool SESC Pompéia, Drawing 1982/ Edition 2023
Located in PARIS, FR
Lina Bo Bardi Stool SESC Pompéia, Designed 1982 / Edition 2023 Laminated pine Dimensions: 52 x 40 x 68 cm (20.47 x 15.75 x 26.77 in) This stool is one of the most sought-after iconi...
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2010s Brazilian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Laminate, Pine

Czech Tubular Steel Lounge Chair Similiar to Model KS 45 by Anton Lorenz, 1930s
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This Czech Tubular Steel Lounge Chair, reminiscent of Anton Lorenz’s iconic "KS 45" model from the 1930s, stands as a testament to the elegance and...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather and Chrome Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973
Located in Vicenza, IT
Model B3 “Wassily” armchair, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced in Italy in 1973. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in black leather. Good v...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Iron

DOOQ Bauhaus Inspired Armchair L'Unité with Brass Feet, Green Cotton Velvet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’Unité armchair is proportional and sculptural, perfectly made to the human scale. It gathers strong upholstered shapes lightly supported on elegant stand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Brass

Thonet Armchair No. 752 by Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Beach bentwood fully restored with new caning. Made in the 1920s, price per chair 2 pieces available.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Pair of Wassily Lounge Chair White Leather by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, circa 1962
Located in Paris, France
This early original of Wassily pair of lounge chairs, are with the original white leather, highly sought after by collectors. The leather has no structura...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Sofa, by Hynek Gottwald, Chrome, New Upholstery, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Made by Hynek Gottwald, a company credited with being the pioneers of metal furniture. Our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has fully restored it according to the original...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Le Corbusier LC2 Armchair + 3-Seat Sofa Set in Black Leather & Chrome, Alivar
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Timelessly iconic Le Corbusier LC2 set of 3-seater sofa and armchair in chrome tube steel and black leather. Made in Italy by Alivar, a highly collectible licensed / authorized produ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1 of 6 Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Green Faux Leather Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Beautiful Bauhaus design vintage cantilever chairs in tubular steel chrome frame and green faux leather seat and backrest. Unknown Italian production of the late 1980s. Reupholstere...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1 of 12 Vintage Cesca Mid-Century Cantilever Chair, Marcel Breuer B32 Design
Located in Zagreb, HR
The Bauhaus classic tubular chrome steel cantilever chairs, model B32 or popularly known as Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Unknown Italian production, circa 2000-2003. Not a Knol...
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Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus B34 Cantilever Chair in Plywood & Chrome by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
This tubular steel chair, type B34, was designed in 1928 by Marcel Breuer. This is an early and rare version with a seat and backrest made of plywood, probably made in the early 193...
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Thonet S 39 L Cognac Vegetal Leather Bar Stool Chair Mart Stam Set of 3
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These rare Cantilever vintage Bar Stools chairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed 1926 by Mart Stam and produced by Thonet with the Model name S39 L. They were produced in the 7...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Le Corbusier LC4 Black Leather Chaise Chaiselongue by Cassina
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This LC4 chaise longue in black leather was designed by Le Corbusier/ Pierre Jeanneret/ Charlotte Perriand and produced by Cassina. It features the classic chrome steel frame and a b...
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20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Bauhaus seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Bauhaus seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, chrome and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Bauhaus seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Marcel Breuer, Poul Henningsen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Thonet. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $107,000 while the average work can sell for $2,997.

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