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 furniture — sofas, 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
- Art and design school established in Germany in 1919
- Promotion of a union of art, craft and technology
- Design intended for mass production
- School’s workshops focused on cabinetry, metalworking, typography, textiles and more
- Informed by De Stijl, Constructivism, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, and modernism; influenced mid-century modernism, Scandinavian modernism
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
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Anni Albers
- Josef Hoffmann
- Marcel Breuer
- Marianne Brandt
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.
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Style: Bauhaus
Thonet Bentwood Chair Model No. A 476 / A 1085 from the 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This Thonet Bentwood Chair Model No. A 476 / A 1085 from the 1930s captures the essence of modernist design, blending simplicity with craftsmanship. Made from solid beech wood, with ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Dining Chair in Solid Walnut with Leather and Fabric Upholstered Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut classic French dining and desk chair is handcrafted with traditional joinery. The upholstery features a combination of leather and fabric and is an homage to 1940s F...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Bauhaus Armchair, Oak, Black Lacquer, Cream Leather, Germany circa 1920
Located in Regensburg, DE
Bauhaus Armchair, Oak, Black Lacquer, Cream Leather, Germany circa 1920.
Beautiful german Bauhaus armchair or desk chair from the 1920s.
Oak solid wood, painted black. Cream-colored ...
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak, Lacquer
Bauhaus Design Curved Chrome Tubular Steel and Faux Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and black faux leather dining or living room chairs.
Barely used, in excellent condition with minimal signs of age.
Price is per pi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Lounge Chair B-35 by Marcel Breuer ICF Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and iconic design by Marcel Breuer from the Bauhaus period of the late twenties. Cantilevered chrome arms with maple armrests which wrap around the wicker body in a continuous motion. This particular B-35 model is from c1970 and made in West Germany by ICF of New York. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, one arm rest has a loss of finish, very minor which we will to...
Category
1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1970’s Bauhaus Style Chrome Tube Bentwood & Cane Rocking Chair or Rocker
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Bauhaus style rocking chair or rocker comprised of a chrome tube frame and bentwood trim surrounding a cane seat & back. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Armchair Pair in Bentwood, Model A 60F by Thonet-Mundus, Austria, 1929
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist armchairs pair in Bauhaus style. The large lacquered bentwood armchair appeared in the Thonet-Mundus catalog from 1929 along with a rocking chair, a stool and a table. The ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This design icon from 1928, the B35 armchair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1920s and made by the German Thonet factory in the early 1930s. This piece is made of tubular steel and black leather with natural patina. The materials used and the traces of wear show that this is an early production of this timeless modell. The armrests are finished with solid wood. Following the success of his Wassily chair, Breuer continued to experiment with tubular steel furniture. Like the Wassily chair, the B35 was not a direct representative of the Bauhaus school, but is clearly in line with the Bauhaus design and construction principles, with a modern, stripped-down form made of industrial materials not used today in furniture production.
Marcel Breuer was born in 1902 in Hungary. He was an architect and designer. He received a scholarship to study painting and sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, but quickly quit and applied to the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After completing the preliminary courses there, he studied at the Bauhaus furniture...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Counter Stool in Solid Walnut with Leather and Fabric Upholstered Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut counter stool is handcrafted with traditional joinery. Shown in a combination of leather and fabric upholstery. This is a homage ...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Restored Bauhaus Chair, by Mart Stam for R. Slezak, Beech, Chrome, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic Bauhaus chair comes from Czechoslovakia from the first half of the 20th century. It was designed by the renowned architect and designer Mart Stam and manufactured by Slez...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Leather LC3 Grand Confort Sofa by Le Corbusier & C. Perriand for Cassina (1/2)
By Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Izegem, VWV
The LC3 sofa is an iconic piece of modernist design, designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. The sofa is a symbol of timel...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Stainless Steel & Leather Structural Lounge Chair
Located in Morelia, MI
One-of-a-kind Bauhaus inspired loung chair made out from 21 pieces of stainless steel and 4 apliquees in black leather. Regarding the Bauhaus principles, the chair can be disassemble...
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2010s Mexican Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Czech Bauhaus Black Tubular Chrome Sofa by Hynek Gottwald, New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome-plated steel tubular frame.
Manufactured by Hynek Gottwald in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect origina...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
B3 Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer
Located in Miami, FL
B3 wassily chair by marcel breuer for gavina, italy 1960’s
The Wassily Lounge Chair was designed by Marcel Breuer. Made in off-white canvas with chromed t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Style Tubular Metal and Eco-Leather Collectible Chair, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Designer collection chair, clearly inspired by Bauhaus, made of chromed metal tubing, single sheet upholstery in black eco-leather
It measures 90 cm in height, 56 cm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal
Red and Blue armchair Cassina Gerrit Rietveld Bauhaus
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering a beautiful “Red & Blue chair” armchair by Cassina for sale. The world-famous design was created by Gerrit Rietveld and is still considered one of the most famous des...
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1990s Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Beech, Birch
Michael Thonet antique childrens chair, set of 2
Located in Zevenaar, NL
2 antique Michael Thonet childrens chairs.
Beautiful and fully functional in the same time.
Ideal for a child to climb in and out by themselves...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Counter Stool in Bleached Solid Walnut with Leather and Fabric Upholstered Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut counter stool is handcrafted with traditional joinery. Shown in a combination of leather and fabric upholstery. This is a homage ...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Bauhaus Style Rope Arm Chair by Axel Larsson, 1930's
By Axel Larsson
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Bauhaus Period Arm Chair by Axel Larsson for Bodafors, Sweden 1930's / 1940's period. Stained beech wooden frame with twisted rope seat and back rest. Nice detailed with a da...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Rope, Wood
Fn 6 Cantilever Chair by Mart Stam for Mücke-Melder, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
Tubular steel chair designed by Mart Stam and manufactured by Mücke-Melder in the 1930s. Please send us a message with your postcode to provide an accurate shipping cost.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand & Le Corbusier Grand Comfort Lounge Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The minimalist and incredibly comfortable 'LC3' series chairs designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina. Large and in-charge, the 'LC3 - Fauteuil Grand Confort...
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1990s Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
DOOQ Bauhaus inspired Armchair L'Unité with Brass Feet, Grace 819&Velvet Havane
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 stands. A piece that excites the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Brass
Corbusier Style LC-2 Cube Chairs Made with Water Pipe and Plumbing Elbows 2017
Located in Camden, ME
A pair of lounge chairs based on Perriand, Le Corbusier & Jeanneret iconic 1928 "Gran Confort" LC-2.
They are parodies of the original chair designs executed with water pipe and elbows resembling in their framing Mart Stam's earliest pipe frame chair from 1927..
(The Stam chair is shown in Stuhle Aus Stahl Metallmobel 1925-1940 by Jan van Geest and Otakar Macel published in 1980. p. 112)
Less than 100 examples of these.lounge chairs were manufactured in China in 2017.
Both chairs are labeled Dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 1960's Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs with arms, Stendig labels
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4
Original Marcel Breuer "Cesca" arm chairs
1960's
With "Stendig" manufacturer labels.
Breuer first designed this chair in 1928. Originally known as the B32, the chair’s revelatory use of material and simple form made it an international sensation—nothing like it existed at the time.
In the early-1960s, the Modern Italian furniture manufacturer Gavina Group acquired the rights to the design. The company’s founder and owner, Dino Gavina, decided to rename the chair “the Cesca...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Cane
Set of 4 DalVera Style Les Arcs Dining Chairs
By DalVera
Located in London, GB
This is a great set of stacking chairs - the style was selected by the French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand in the 1960s for the Alp...
Category
1960s French Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Casbah Chair Contemporary Functionalist Tubular design in Brass and Leather
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The Casbah chair, inspired by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's photograms, is all linear balance, gravity and angular movement. The complex tubular brass structure of...
Category
2010s Mexican Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early Year 'LC2' Leather Club Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, c 1980s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredibly comfortable early year collectors example of the Le Corbusier for Cassina 'LC2' club chair (authentic signed example, see pics) in gorgeous thick Italian black leathe...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
'LC2' Black Leather Settee Sofa Loveseat by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredibly comfortable Le Corbusier for Cassina 'LC2' two-seat loveseat sofa, signed (see pics, in gorgeous thick Italian black leather on chrome steel frame is in beautiful vin...
Category
1990s Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Stam and Slezak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style: Bauhaus.
Period: 1930-1939.
Material: beech and chrome-plated steel
Source: Germany
Maker: Mart Stam.
Designed by Mart Stam, a renowned Dutch designer, and architect pivota...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1940's Walnut Bar Stool with Leather and Fabric Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut bar stool is hand-crafted with traditional joinery. The upholstery features a combination of leather and fabric and is an homage to 1940's French designer Jacques Ad...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Tecta desk chair white leather D49 by Walter Konecke, 1959
By Hans Könecke
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This D49 leather desk chair by Tecta made of high-quality, buttoned leather. Even an office chair has the right to get a chic design. The Tecta chair has even made it into the ranks ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Counter Stool in Solid Walnut with Leather and Fabric Upholstered Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut counter stool is handcrafted with traditional joinery. Shown in a combination of leather and fabric upholstery. This is a homage ...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, Mücke Melder, High Quality Leather, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Armchair Made by Mücke Melder. New upholstery.
Material: High-Quality Leather, Chrome-Plated Steel
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Period: 1930-1939
Accordi...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Four (4) NIB Cesca Bar Stools Marcel Breuer Knoll Chromed Steel Upholstery
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At the Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer married traditional craftsmanship with industrial methods and materials to help make tubular steel furniture an international sensation and a modern institution. Marcel Breuer was also the designer of the iconic Wassily chair and the Breuer Building, which now houses the Whitney Museum of American Art in the heart of NYC. This brand new set is in the super elegant "Caviar Hourglass" upholstery, and have never been used.
These chairs are new in box, and have been priced near the first-party Knoll price. However, we can offer discounted and faster shipping, and are willing to reasonably negotiate. At this time, we have a total of 8 stools...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Prototype of an aluminum armchair by Gabriele Mucchi
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary armchair, designed by Gabriele Mucchi, represents one of the masterpieces of Italian Rationalism. Crafted from a combination of aluminum alloy and steel, it embodi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Marcel Breuer B35 Black and Chrome Lounge Chairs
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful pair of B35 Lounge chairs from the first owner who bought them in the early 1970's. The armrests and chrome plated tubular frame has been polished and t...
Category
1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus MR 10 Side Chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Stendig, 1970s
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of vintage Mies van der Rohe MR 10 cantilevered cane side chairs produced by Stendig are circa 1970. The MR chair was designed by modernist ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Eileen Gray Monte Carlo Sofa for ClassiCon, Black Leather and Chrome, Signed
By Eileen Gray
Located in Kansas City, MO
Monte Carlo Sofa designed in Eileen Gray in 1929 and produced by ClassiCon in the 2000s. Curved form in black leather and tubular chrome. This example...
Category
Early 2000s German Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973, Set of 3
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Peter Behrens Bauhaus Industrial Tubular Steel Chair Germany, circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Peter Behrens Bauhaus Industrial tubular steel chair, which was designed and manufactured in Germany circa 1930.
Documented
Design: Peter Behrens (1...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
PH Armchair, Chrome, Leather Natural Un-Dyed
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Reminiscent of the roots of a tree, the legs of the PH armchair provide a stability and strength that is refined, unobtrusive and does not distract visuall...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
PH Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
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...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Restored Oak Bauhaus Wardrobe, Chrome-Plated Steel, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Oak Bauhaus wardrobe.
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Period: 1930-1939
Material: Oak, Chrome-Plated Steel
Revived polish.
Our professional refurbishing team in Cz...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, 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
Pair of tubular desk chairs B43 by Mart Stam, 1930´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These B43 tubular desk chairs were designed in 1931 by the world-renowned designer Mart Stam. It was made in the 1950s by Kovona company. It´s made of bent wood and plywood and chrom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Robert Haussmann for Hans Kaufeld or De Sede RH 302 Leather Sofa First Edition
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Robert Haussmann RH 302 3-seat sofa manufactured by Hans Kaufeld.
This sofa is the first early production for Hans Kaufeld.
Later it was manu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Marcel Breuer TI-1A Chair / Authentic Bauhaus Chair
Located in Zürich, CH
Sculptural qualities define this object. A vivid dynamic between the different volumes and surfaces, showing different qualities from different angles. Its expressive form offers a c...
Category
1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
MW02 with bronze panels and outdoor foam by MW Designer Furniture.
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
MW02 Armchair – A Visionary Blend of Transparency and Comfort
Designed by Olivier Santini and handcrafted in France, the MW02 armchair redefines contemporary elegance through its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
1940's Walnut Bar Stool with Leather and Fabric Seat
Located in Ballard, CA
The solid walnut bar stool is hand-crafted with traditional joinery. The upholstery features a combination of leather and fabric and is an homage to 1940's French designer Jacques Ad...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Unique Arm Chairs by Max Fellerer
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Bauhaus Pair of Arm Chairs by Max Fellerer, designed for the Fischer Family in Linz Austria 1932. Made by J. Soulek, please see original invoice and original drawing.
J.Soulek...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Le Corbusier 2 Seater LC2 Vintage White Leather Sofa by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This LC2 two seater sofa in white leather was designed by Le Corbusier and produced by Cassina.
It features a black colored tubular steel frame.
The leather has some patina.
Some...
Category
20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Lacquer
Erich Dieckmann Bauhaus Armchair in Walnut and Striped Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Erich Dieckmann for Staatliche Bauhochschule Weimar, armchair, walnut, fabric, Germany, c. 1926
Erich Dieckmann designed this rare armchair around 1926, beautifully exemplifying the...
Category
1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Bauhaus Very Rare Chrome Cantilever Pagholz Chairs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare cantilever Pagholz chairs the seat and back was made at the Pagholz manufacture in Germany.
The frame is beautifully chromed tubular with feets that come forwards to prevent tip...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Bauhaus Skaala Fabric & Chrome Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro, 1980s, Set of 4
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four Skaala chairs was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for the Finnish Avarte manufacture during the 1980s. Due to their modern and minimal look, they will easily find their place in the living room or office. The Skaala chair perfectly reflects Kukkapuro's love for ergonomic furniture. This innovative combination of aesthetics and functionality refers to idea from Bauhaus school. The frame is made of chrome-plated goldish metal. The seat and backrest are upholstered with high-quality gray fabric, and additional armrests are made of birch plywood.
Yrjö Kukkapuro is a Finnish furniture designer. He is the important person of Finnish functionalism. He has mainly been working as a freelance designer since the 1950s, and most of the furniture he designed early in his career is still in production. "Does it make sense to design a chair that is not comfortable to sit on?" - this is one of Kukkapuro's favorite sayings, which perfectly reflects the designer's love of ergonomic furniture. His designs aim at a subtle balance between functionality and aesthetics - a perfect example of this is the Karuselli chair by Artek and other iconic designs such as the Saturnus table, the Skaala chair, the Remmi series, and the Ateljee armchair and sofa. In his career, Kukkapuro has received many national and international awards - incl. Lunning Prize in 1966, First Prize at the International Chair Design Competition in Italy in 1972 and the Kaj Franck Design Prize in 1995. His works are permanently present in museums around the world, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Avarte was established as a continuation of the family company Haimi. In 1980, Haimi employees acquired the company for themselves and changed the company name to Avarte. Haimi was a Finnish furniture manufacturer founded in 1943 that was especially known as the producer of Yrjö Kukkapuro designs. Avarte continued to manufacture furniture until 2013, when the company ha been ceased. In addition to Yrjö Kukkapuro's designs, Avarte also produced furniture designed by Samula Naamanka, Mikko Paakkanen and Simo Heikkilä...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Set, Round Table and Chair by Mart Stam, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
This Bauhaus style set was produced in the 1930s in Czechoslovakia. The set consists of a round table and one chair (S43) designed by Mart Stam. The furniture is made of chrome tubul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Original Bauhaus Pair of Armchairs, Chrome-Plated Steel, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
In pristine original condition, the upholstery has been professionally cleaned, and its polish revived by our refurbishing team in Czechia.
The chrome parts have been cleaned and p...
Category
1930s Swiss Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
PH Snake Chair, Chrome, Leather Extreme Black, Full Leather Upholstery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The PH snake chairs flowing lines within its steel tube design are inspired by the strong yet flexible body of a snake. It is multi-use and fits any roo...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Blue Cantilever Chairs B43 by Mart Stam for Thonet, Germany, 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four blue cantilever chairs, two with armrests and two without.
Model B43, designed in 1930s by Mart Stam and manufactured by Thonet in G...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel
Mies Van Der Rohe Pair of Brno Style Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe style flat bar chairs.
Polished flat stainless steel frames upholstered in a Harris wool tweed bluish color over padded seats and backs with a padded...
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20th Century American Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Very rare Thonet B 946 chairs by Josef Frank
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Extremely rare set of chairs designed by Josef Frank. This type of chairs was used by Adolf Loos for the kitchen of famous Villa Müller in Prague. Solid ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Beech
Le Corbusier LC2 Vintage White Leather Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This LC2 three-seat sofa in white leather was designed by Le Corbusier and produced by Cassina.
It features a black colored tubular steel frame.
The leather has some patina.
Some...
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20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Lacquer
'1' Thonet Anton Lorenz Cantilevered Chrome Armchair
By Anton Lorenz, Thonet
Located in Pasadena, TX
(1 ) Thonet Lorenz arm chair
The Lorenz arm chair was designed by Anton Lorenz in 1929 and manufactured by Thonet.
In 1929 Anton Lorenz founded the firm Desta (Deutsche Stahlmöbel) in Berlin making Anton Lorenz the first to manufacture tubular-steel furniture on a commercial scale...
Category
1920s European Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Armchair by Mauser, Chromed Metall, Leather, Germany, 1936
By Heinz Rasch, Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel armchair, model RS 4, designed by Heinz and Bodo Rasch and manufactured by Mauser Werke, Waldeck, Germany, around 1936.
Category
1930s Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Side Table, Hynek Gottwald, Walnut, Chrome, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Side Table Made by Hynek Gottwald.
Maker: Hynek Gottwald
Source: Czechia (Czehoslovakia)
Period: 1930-1939
Material: Chrome-plated Steel, Walnut
Revitalized polish...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Reproduction of Gerrit Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair. Circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Handcrafted Reproduction of Gerrit Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair. Circa 1960s
Designed in 1917 by Dutch Designer Gerrit Rietveld the Red and Blue Chair is perhaps one of the ...
Category
1960s Vintage Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Wood
Mw02 "Pop" limited ediition armchair, by MW DESIGNER FURNITURE
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
POP – A 70s Design Icon
The POP armchair is a limited edition piece with only 10 units available, blending bold retro design with cutting-edge modernity. Designed by Olivier Santini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating
Materials
Other, Stainless 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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