Mid-Century Modern Seating
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Yellow
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Pale Yellow Upholstered Scoop Lounge / Armchair
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century scoop armchair with pale yellow velour upholstered seat, back, and arms with button tufted detail along the seam where the seat and back join, supported by a thi...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Dining Chair in Metal and Yellow Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chair, yellow leatherette, metal, Italy, 1970s
Comfortable Italian dining chair in yellow leatherette. The eye-catching colored upholstery emphasizes the round shaped seat a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid-Century Yellow Leather Saddle Ottoma
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century saddle ottomans with bright yellow leather upholstery. (PRICED AS PAIR)(Available in black upholstery: DUF0345)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Leather
Pair of Milo Baughman Mustard Yellow Leather Rolling Saddle Ottomans
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century rectangular saddle form ottomans with mustard yellow leather upholstery and scooped tops, resting on four concealed casters. (MILO BAUGHMAN)(PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome Yellow Vinyl Flat Bar Lounge Armchair
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century lounge armchair with a polished chrome flat bar frame, upholstered in bright yellow vinyl. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR THAYER COGGIN).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. Designers: Waclaw Lesniewski, Stanislaw Lejkowski. V...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Pair of 20th Century Yellow Pattern Velvet Vintage Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful yellow pattern high quality spanish gull lamadrid velvet upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Chenille, Velvet, Beech, Walnut
Pair of Harvey Probber Bright Yellow Fabric Upholstered Ebonized Lounge
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century lounge / armchairs with bright yellow fabric upholstery with removable back and seat cushions, one square, and one circular matching throw pillow, restin...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ebony
Mid-Century Yellow Velvet Thonet Wood Rattan Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful mid-century rattan, velvet and wood chair.
They were produced in Thonet woodworking factory in 1960s. We thoroughly renovated them. The construction is made of beechwoo...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Yellow Tufted Velour Horseshoe Form Lounge / Arm
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century horseshoe-form lounge / armchair with canary yellow button tufted velour upholstery with a removable seat cushion resting on a wood ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Milo Baughman Bright Yellow Patent Leather Swivel / Tilt Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century swiveling and tilting slipper / side chair with bright yellow patent leather upholstery and a semi-circular incorporated back cushion. (MILO BAUGHMAN)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Wrought Iron Chair Att. to Tony Paul with Tilt Backrest
By Tony Paul
Located in New York, NY
Architectural wrought iron frame side chair, with vinyl upholstered seat and backrest. The chair features a wrought iron spider leg base, vinyl upholst...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Brass and Saffron Yellow Velour Upholstered X-Bench
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century x-bench with a brass frame topped with a saffron yellow velour upholstered seat. (Same benches with different upholstery: DUF0056-DUF0060)
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Two Mid Century Mustard Yellow Vintage Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful mustard yellow high quality velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, char...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Yellow Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 01).
A boucle fabric whos...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
1950s Design Style Yellow Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s design style yellow velvet chair with black lacquered stainless steel feet and gild metal finishes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury 366 Club Armchair in Yellow Boucle, Jozef Chierowski, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The 366 armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furniture designer Jozef Marian Ch...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Faux Leather, Beech
1971, Rodney Kinsman, Set of Rare Yellow Omstak Stacking Chairs
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Eames PAC, pivoting armchair on cast aluminum base, with yellow Naugahyde padded swivel seat on gray fiberglass shell. It is in wonderful vint...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Mustard Yellow Armchair, Designed by J. Kedziorek, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The GFM armchair is an icon of the Polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furniture designer
Edmund Homa. ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Lounge Chairs in Yellow Teddy Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, teddy upholstery and beech, Europe, 1950s
This pair of bulky lounge chairs are furnished with wooden legs and a yellow teddy upholstery. The lounge chairs have a high...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Set of Eight Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery an...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Ignazio Gardella, Lounge Chair, Brass, Metal, Yellow Velvet, Gavina, Italy 1957
Located in High Point, NC
An early and adjustable "Digamma" lounge chair designed by Ignazio Gardella for Gavina, Italy 1957. The chair features a yellow velvet upholstery, metal, with brass feet.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Yellow Fold-Out Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Very comfortable fold-out armchair, unusual model but captivating with its minimalism. Construction with armrests, turned legs made of beech wood.
Original mechanism of fold-out opt...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
3 Yellow Omkstak Stackable Chairs by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast 70s
Located in Padova, IT
3 Metal dining chairs model Omkstak designed by Rodney Kinsman and produced by Bieffeplast 1970s.
Tubular steel chromed frame, seat and back rest of moulded sheet steel coated with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage 1-2-3 Lounge Chairs by Verner Panton
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of 1-2-3 lounge chairs by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1970s.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Vintage Dining Chairs in Wood and Ocher Yellow Fabric, Ca 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice set of four vintage dining chairs in wood and ocher yellow fabric, ca the 1960s. Although there is no clarity on the origin of t...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Mustard Yellow Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful mustard yellow high quality velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, char...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Walnut Armchair
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Classic Mid-Century Modern armchair with a walnut base and vinyl upholstery. Considering its age (circa 1960s), it is in decent condition, structurally sound, but has stains/wear on the vinyl and surface scratches/chips on the wood. Still an attractive chair with lots of potential! It is signed by United Chair Co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Four Yellow Chairs, by Zielinski, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of four beech chairs designed by M. Zielinski, type 200 / 100B. Manufactured by the Opole Furniture Industry Center at the end of the 1960s in Poland. The chairs have undergone a...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech, Velvet
Set of Four Yellow "Shell" Chairs, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of Furniture Industry in the 1960s. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Italian Mid-Century Yellow Footstool Locus Solus Gae Aulenti Poltronova, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century yellow footstool Locus Solus by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova, 1960s
Footrest from the series Locus Solus in yellow painted...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Vinyl and Oak Barrel Back Side Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Mid-Century Modern rosewood stained oak barrel back side chair with its original lemon-yellow vinyl upholstery. It is in fabulous vintage conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Wim Rietveld 1401 Chair For Gispen Lounge Chair
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century modern "1401" chair as designed by Wim Rietveld (son of "De Stijl" great Gerrit Rietveld) for Gispen, Netherlands. Has original enameled grey steel frame and bakelite arm...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modern Papasan Style Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern "saucer" chair with tapered legs and brass feet. Unusual design with comfortable cushioning.
(Please confirm item locati...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather
MCM Broyhill Furn Flared Tuxedo Sofa Lt Yellow Floral Fabric by Lenoir Chair Co.
By Lenoir Chair Company, Broyhill
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage MCM (a.k.a.) mid-century modern Broyhill Furniture flared tuxedo style sofa with light yellow floral tapestry fabric by Lenoir...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Tapestry, Foam, Wood
Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpen...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
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 Seating
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of Midcentury 366 Club Armchairs in Yellow Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The 366 armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furniture designer Jozef Marian Ch...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Faux Leather, Beech
Mid Century Club Armchair in Yellow Velvet, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Armchairs produced in the 1960s by Radom Furniture Factories. Very comfortable seat covered with high quality fabric. The armchairs are fully carpentry and upholstery. We can prepare...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of 4 MOD Mid-Century Yellow Flower Power Dining Height Swivel Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 sunshine yellow swivel stools with chrome flower base. They are newly upholstered seats with chrome bases in original condition. Visible wear and pitting to the chrome. Wear...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Wood Velvet Yellow Pair of Italian Armchairs, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian armchairs with solid wood structure, seat and backrest reupholstered in yellow cotton velvet. Italy, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Mid Century Daybed, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century daybed in the style of Theo Ruth.
Beautiful yellow upholstery, still the original one.
Elegant mid century piece.
Good ori...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Ava Bar Stool with Soft Yellow Backrest and Seat with Pied de Poule Back
Located in Lisbon, PT
Comfortable and elegant, Ava bar stool is a versatile piece where creativity meets no boundaries: fabrics, solid wood, lacquered wood and brass fittings are chosen and combined to pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Velvet Chair, by Zielinski, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful beech chair designed by M. Zielinski, type 200 / 100B. Manufactured by the Opole Furniture Industry Center at the end of the 1960s in Poland. The chair is after undergone...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Guillerme & Chambron "Petronille" Lounge Chair in Oak and Yellow Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, ‘Petronille’ lounge chair, oak, fabric, France, 1965
This sculptural lounge chair named ‘Petronille’ is designed by Guillerme et Chambron. Th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Italian Armchairs in Walnut and Yellow Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, velvet, fabric, walnut veneer, Italy, 1970s.
The construction of these wonderful armchairs show strong resemblance to the club chairs designed by the Italian manufacture...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Walnut
Italian Armchairs in Walnut and Yellow Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, velvet, fabric, walnut veneer, Italy, 1970s.
The construction of these wonderful armchairs show strong resemblance to the club chairs designed by the Italian manufactu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Walnut
Set of Four Yellow Ion Dining Chairs by Gideon Kramer for the Space Needle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Exceptional set of four completely original Ion chairs designed by Gideon Kramer for the observation deck of the Seattle Space Needle. The original yellow...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Yellow Tufted Naugahyde Swivel Butterfly Club Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern yellow button tufted Naugahyde swivel butterfly club lounge chair. Item features swivel base, button tufted yellow naugahyde upholstery, clean Modernist li...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Pair of Yellow Fabric Armchairs by Julia Gaubek, Hungary, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Pair of Yellow Fabric Armchairs by Julia Gaubek, Hungary, 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Madison Bar Stool Maple Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A well-designed piece of furniture blurs the line between functionality and art. The Madison stool is a geometrical masterpiece testing the boundary of what we think is possible with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Frame Scoop Seat Lounge Chair Baughman Decor
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern aluminum frame scoop seat lounge chair baughman decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Stools With Yellow Fabric & Teak Legs From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This vintage stool exudes the quintessential charm of Danish design from the 1960s, showcasing a delightful combination of style and functionality. Adorned with vibrant yellow fabric...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Couple of Italian Mid-Century Armchairs in Yellow Velvet by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Made of maple and yellow velvet, these mid-century Italian armchairs or armchairs were designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950. Elegant lines are characterized by soft and rounded shapes ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Eames Lemon Yellow Zenith Rope-Edge, RAR Rocker by Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
The first fiberglass Eames chairs were produced by Zenith Plastics. The early Zenith shells are distinctive for their high fiber content and larger, more substantial rubber shock mou...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mustard Yellow Stools, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful mustard velor upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Knoll Style Iron Butterfly Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
Midcentury Danish modern welded iron butterfly chair
Offered is a welded iron 'Butterfly' chair, similar to the style of Knoll. It is in good c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Mid-century Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Knoll, Herman Miller, and Charles and Ray Eames. 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.
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