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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Jens Risom
Pair of Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Stools/Ottomans
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Stools
Offered is a Pair of Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Stools. This set includes two stools(we have...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
1960s Jens Risom Sculptural Floating Lounge Chairs, a Set
By Jens Risom
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Mid-Century Modern, gorgeous pair of lounge chairs by Jens Risom, circa the 1960s. This fabulous set has been newly upholstered in a zebra stripe velve...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Jens Risom Pair of 'Vostra' Lounge Chairs with Ottoman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom for Walter Knoll, pair of 'Vostra' chairs with ottoman, beech, pink canvas, brass, United States, design 1941, production 1950s
Elegant lounge chairs with ottoman with be...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Jens Risom Slipper Chairs, 1950's
By Jens Risom
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a wonderful pair of slipper chairs designed by Jens Risom.
Featuring sleek, solid walnut frames that appear to cradle the newly upholstered seats. We would call the fabr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Rare Jens Risom Lounge Chairs, Model U-416, Walnut and Bouclé, 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a rare pair of low lounge chairs designed by Jens Risom for Risom Designs, Inc. circa 1952.
Low, deep, and wide these chairs have an amazing presence and level of comfort...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Jens Risom Lounge Chair Model U430
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Jens Risom lounge chair U430 for Risom Inc. Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair designed by Jens Risom produced by Jens Risom Inc. Iconic walnut lounge chair model U430 by Jens Risom. So...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Arm Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Hudson, NY
A classic Jens Risom mid century open arm chair circa 1965. Upholstered with a white leather seat. Beautiful carved walnut is ergonomically designed for your comfort and visual pleas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Classic Slipper Chairs by Jens Risom in Bouclé, C. 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
An impeccably restored pair of mid-century modern chairs, a timeless testament to design excellence. Originally conceived by the iconic Jens Risom in the 1950s, these chairs have bee...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Newly upholstered Kvadrat Jens Risom settee or two seater USA - 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Newly upholstered Kvadrat Jens Risom settee or two seater. Oak frame
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Jens Risom Midcentury Modern Arm Chairs - Set of 8 - Model C170 - Black Walnut
Located in Decatur, GA
Set of eight (8) vintage mid century modern arm chairs by Jens Risom, circa late 1950s. Model C-170 in solid American black walnut with sculpted flared armrests. Stout and sturdy Ame...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Early Jens Risom Knoll Associates Armless Settee
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Southampton, NJ
Classic early Knoll Associates sofa designed by Jens Risom in the early 1940s. Solid birch base with sleek angled and tapering legs support a comfortable cantilevered seat with origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Birch, Upholstery
Set of Walnut Side Chairs by Jens Risom in Natural Mohair, C. 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
An exquisite pair of mid-century modern side hairs designed by Jens Risom, crafted circa 1960-1969. Meticulously restored, the walnut framework shines with renewed beauty, complement...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Jens Risom Walnut Armchairs in Natural Mohair, C. 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
An exquisite pair of mid-century modern armchairs designed by Jens Risom, crafted circa 1960-1969. Meticulously restored, the walnut framework shines with renewed beauty, complemente...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Jens Risom Model U-150 Mid Century Walnut Bracket Back Sofa
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Model U-150 Mid Century Walnut Bracket Back Sofa
This sofa measures: 80 wide x 30 deep x 32.5 inches high, with a seat height of 23.75 and arm height of 16.5 inches
All ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Side Dining - Set of 4
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Side Dining - Set of 4
Each chair measures: 18.25 wide x 21.5 deep x 31.75 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 17.5 inches
All pieces o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Vintage Midcentury Restored Jens Risom Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jens Risom`s career has spanned nearly sixty years. He began his study of design in the Copenhagen workshop of Kaare Klint in 1935 and joined Ernst Kuhn`s architectural office in 1938, where he designed furniture and interiors. In 1939, Risom emigrated to the U.S. and in 1941 designed the first chair manufactured by Knoll. Risom described the chair as "very basic, very simple, inexpensive, easy to make." The chair was constructed with a birch wood frame and, because of wartime materials constraints, cheap but strong army surplus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Walnut
Set of 6 Stacking in Oak & Walnut Chairs by Jens Risom, USA, c. 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing an expansive set of eight stacking "General Purpose" arm chairs designed by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design. Constructed from a mix of solid and molded oak and walnut pl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Rare Slipper Chairs by Jens Risom for Risom, Inc. C. 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
Experience the epitome of mid-century modern elegance with our fully restored walnut slipper chairs from the 1950s, a timeless creation by Jens Risom for Risom, Inc. Meticulously ref...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Vintage Classic Armless Chairs by Jens Risom, 1950's
By Jens Risom
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic slipper or armless chairs by Jens Risom-original, vintage 1950's production. Walnut frames have a beautiful patina, newly reupholstered in Brunschwig & Fils linen, ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Classic Jens Risom Upholstered Bench Six Foot
By Jens Risom
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Jens Risom six foot long, upholstered, floating bench. Walnut frame with natural, raw linen/silk upholstery. Note-this is a lighter wood-walnut version.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Lounge Chairs in Grey Linen, Model U430 for Risom, Inc. Circa, 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
Experience the epitome of mid-century modern elegance with our fully restored walnut lounge chairs from the 1950s, a timeless creation by Jens Risom for Risom, Inc. Meticulously refu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Rare Vintage Upholstered Jens Risom Vostra Easy Chair for Knoll Associates, NYC
By Jens Risom
Located in Morristown, NJ
A 1940s Jens Risom for Knoll Associates Inc. Vostra Easy chair upholstered in a cream, golden and blue damask fabric. Unconventional and memorable, it was the epitome of a new depart...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 8 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large set of eight Jens Risom Playboy dining chairs professionally reupholstered in super soft and curly camel fabric. An exemplar of Mid-Century Modern design, Danish American Jens ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1950s Rare Set Vostra Chairs Numbered & Original Fabric by Jens Risom for Knoll.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
These rare “Vostra” easy chairs were designed by Jens Risom in 1941. These chairs are numbered in the frame. This is chair number 1247 and number 1248. The chairs are in good condtion. The original fabric is still on the chairs.
The Vostra chair...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Jens Risom Model 2516 Sculptural Sofa Gray Velvet and walnut base
By Jens Risom
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Uncommon Jens Risom Model 2516 sofa with a curvaceous back and sculptural walnut base. The sides of the base with subtle bow tie shape, cutouts in the front of the frame lend to the...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom in Red Maharam Leather Armchairs or Occasional Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of poised and elegant model 1103 armchairs, designed by Jens Risom for his eponymous company Jens Risom Design Inc. Showcasing the designer’s fusion of Scandinavian and America...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Walnut Frame Sofa by Jens Risom Designs
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Walnut Frame Sofa by Jens Risom Designs. newly reupholstered with Maharam fabric. The exposed walnut back leg frame adds a beautiful accent ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Playboy chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Jens Risom walnut armchairs model C140 Playboy chairs. Mad Men era arm chairs that became know as "Playboy chairs" after a 1961 Playboy Magazine photoshoot. Solid oiled walnut frame...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
1950's Jens Risom design Cane Back Dining Chairs by J.O. Carlssons Möbelindustri
By Jens Risom
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful pair of cane back dining chairs designed by Jens Rison for J.O. Carlssons Möbelindustri.
Completely original except for the seat covers.
Well cared for as you can see in p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Jens Risom Floating Lounge Chair in Walnut Cradle Frame with Linen Upholstery
By Jens Risom
Located in Dallas, TX
Low-slung Jens Risom lounge chair floating in a solid walnut cradle frame. This chair is very architectural in appearance with its tight lines and taut upholstery but is also very co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Pair of Jens Risom Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in North Miami, FL
Stylish and comfortable, these meticulously restored pair of American mid-century modern lounge chairs by Jens Risom have new silver boucle upholstery on walnut bases. Originally bor...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Bracket Back Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Bracket Back Walnut Lounge Chair
This lounge chair measures: 29 wide x 31 deep x 32 high, with a seat height of 15.5 and arm height/chair clearance 21.5 inche...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Bouclé Slipper Chairs Designed by Jens Risom for H.G. Knoll Associates
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jens Risom for H.G. Knoll Associates armless slipper chairs composed of upholstered seats supported by walnut bases (first appearing in the 1942 Knoll catalog).
There is a slight d...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
This lounge chair measures: 23.25 wide x 24 deep x 31.75 high, with a seat height of 19 an...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom for Knoll Mid Century Strap Stool Ottoman
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom for Knoll Mid Century Strap Stool Ottoman
This stool measures: 16.5 wide x 15.25 deep x 17.25 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Danish Jens Risom attributed Mid-Century Modern armchairs with new wool felt upholstery, circa 1960s . Button tufted. Tapered legs with minor loses and fading to wood. Good original ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench/Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench Table
This is a bench(we have two matching stools that accomodates this bench being sold seperately). The bench is quite uni...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Original Pair of Side Chairs for Walter Knoll, Circa 1940's
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early Knoll side chairs by designer Jens Risom. Circa 1940's.
In original condition, with wear shown throughout and near the bottom of the legs. The chairs have been lightl...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Nylon, Birch
Jens Risom Designed Armchairs - 1960
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of mid-century modern armchairs by Jens Risom. Teak frames with floating seat.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Jens Risom Floating Top Coffee Table Bench
By Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
Vintage midcentury 1960s modern walnut coffee table, long bench by Jens Risom. This beautiful Jens Risom table features walnut top gracefully suspended above tapered and flared legs....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Big Chair and Ottoman
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original Model 2117 Chair, designed by Jens Risom for his company Jens Risom Design Inc. Beautifully restored in plush Knoll mohair velvet. Angular lines of the lounge chair contr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Black Vinyl Upholstered Oiled Walnut Bench by Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid-century modern bench by Jens Risom
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Playboy Chairs - Pair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Playboy Chairs - Pair
Each chair measures: 22.5 wide x 23 deep x 32.25 high, with a seat height of 18.5 and arm height/chair clearance 26.5 in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair
This lounge chair measures: 23.25 wide x 24 deep x 31.75 high, with a seat height of 19 and arm height/chair clearance 36.25 inche...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Three Jens Risom for Knoll Webbed Wood Side Chairs
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three blueberry nylon webbed chairs with maple frames designed by Jens Risom for Knoll.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Nylon, Wood
Jens Risom Model No. 2118 Walnut Lounge Chair in Original Upholstery, c. 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
Ultra-rare, ultra-dazzling and ultra-comfortable. This extraordinary armchair has it all! Expertly-designed by Danish-American designer Jens Risom, this splendid lounger is the perfe...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Model 666 Dining Chair or for Knoll International Set of 4
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Jens Risom Model 666 Dining chair. Beechwood and blue wool fabric.
Mid Century Dining chairs.
This early condition is made from the 50ties.
Beautiful patina on the wood.
Set of 4
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Set of Club Chairs in Mohair by Jens Risom, C. 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
Discover the timeless allure of a rare set of club chairs designed by Jens Risom in the late 1960s, now meticulously restored for a contemporary touch. The walnut legs have undergone...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Playboy Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Playboy Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Each chair measures: 22.25 wide x 23 deep x 32.5 inches high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height/chair clearance ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Sofa by Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
This early Risom model 37 sofa for Knoll is classic mid-century. Designed in 1946, the dynamic, but restrained form speaks to Risom's Scandinavian heritage. The upholstered body is s...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Birch, Upholstery
Mid Century Modern Armchairs 'Oval-Back' by Jens Risom - Pair
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Armchairs 'Oval-Back' by Jens Risom - Pair
The Mid Century Modern Armchairs, known as ‘Oval-Back,’ designed by Jens Risom and offered as a pair, are a stunning ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Pair of Jens Risom Scoop Chairs for Hans Knoll
By Jens Risom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Jens Risom scoop chairs for Hans Knoll
A pair of very early Knoll post war design scoop chairs by Jens Risom. Each has been completely restored in a luxurious Sandra Jordan ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Alpaca
Pair Jens Risom Armless Lounge Chairs. Maple with Red Webbing. Signed.
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Jens Risom lounge chairs from his original 1941 design collection for Knoll. These are more recent production, signed with the Knoll Studio medallion. These have been used ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Nylon, Maple
Original Vintage Jens Risom Armchairs in Green Suede w/ Label, PAIR
By Jens Risom
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful authentic labelled vintage Jens Risom armchairs in Walnut frame and upholstered in a sumptuous Rolex green suede. The walnut frame has been lovingly refinished to its orig...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Suede, Walnut
Original Vintage Jens Risom Chairs in Green Suede w/ Label, PAIR
By Jens Risom
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful authentic labelled vintage Jens Risom chairs in Walnut frame and upholstered in a sumptuous Rolex green suede. The walnut frame has been lovingly refinished to its origina...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Suede, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Model U430 Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Model U430 Walnut Lounge Chair
This lounge chair measures: 26 wide x 29 deep x 29.75 high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair clearance 23.25 inche...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Walnut Armchairs Reupholstered In Your Fabric
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Clean Lined Mid Century Modern Armchairs, designed by Jens Risom, American, circa 1960s. These chairs are currently being reupholstered and can be completed in your fabric. S...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Walnut Sofa Model U-150 by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage walnut sofa designed by the iconic designer Jens Risom in the United States, circa 1950s. Transform your living space with this exquisitely ref...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Leather
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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Mid Century Bed Base
Retro Captains Chair
Antique High Back Dining Room Chairs
Curved Back Dining Chairs United States
Small Vintage Office Chairs
Canada Bar
Deco Upholstered Dining Chairs
Vintage Dining Round Chair
Set Of Mahogany Regency Dining Chairs
Metal Upholstered Dining Chair Set
60s Dining Sets
60s Dining Set
Black Leather Gloves
Two Vintage Arm Chairs
Dining Chairs With Gold Legs