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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Tripod Chairs in Steel and Green Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of tripod chairs, steel, green leatherette, iron, Europe, 1960s.
Pair of modest tripod chairs in green leatherette. These chairs feature a clear geometrical shape. Note for ex...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Knoll Spoleto Chairs 1970s Set of 4
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll Spoleto chairs. Marcel Breuer designed the B33 chair in 1927, it is based on the cantilever principle (cantilevered), in the same spirit as t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Spanish Rustic Stools in Stained Wood and Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Stools, stained beech, straw, Spain, 1950s
This piece of furniture embodies an evolved Provincial character with great quality of elegance. The sincere construction and type of upho...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
De Sede DS-600 'Snake' Sectional Sofa in Full Bordeaux Leather by Ueli Berger.
Located in Almelo, NL
De Sede DS-600 'Snake' Sectional Sofa in Full Bordeaux Leather by Ueli Berger, Switzerland 1972.
Mid-Century Modern Swiss De Sede DS600 full leather sectional "snake" sofa in warm Bordeaux colour. A design by Ueli Berger, Elenora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt for De Sede, Switzerland, 1972. There are 16 seating pieces, and two end/arm sections total 18 pieces. Each piece has a zipper connection that allows for endless combinations. A sofa with unlimited configuration possibilities - the upholstery segments can be joined together with zips so that free-flowing mobile concepts are possible in addition to conventional furniture arrangements, down soft upholstery for the legendary De Sede seating...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Paco Muñoz Pair of 'Riaza' Hunting Children's Chairs in Walnut and Leather
By Paco Muñoz, Darro
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paco Muñoz for Darro, pair of 'Riaza' chairs for children, walnut, leather, metal, Spain, 1960s
This robust low lounge chair, designed by Paco Muñoz in the 1960s, exemplifies the cl...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Tito Agnoli for Bonacina Rare Carabou Dining Set in Rattan and Cherry Wood, 1991
Located in New York, NY
Tito Agnoli for Pierantonio Bonacina rare exquisite Carabou dining set consisting of a round cherry wood and rattan dining table and four woven rattan dining chairs. This architectur...
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Friso Kramer Industrial Rationalist Metal and Laminated Wood Result Chair, 1953
By Friso Kramer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair model result, designed by Friso Kramer in 1953.
Manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel (Netherlands) in 1953.
Profiled sheet lacquered metal, wood seat and back.
First edition in gr...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Lamb Teddy Chairs by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
4 Bio-teddy/lamb-teddy dining room chair are all different. Upholstered in thick teddy, alterations made, very comforfortable. The idea was to give a trad...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Antique French farm bench in solid oak (1950s)
Located in LYON, FR
We offer you this fully restored and varnished farm bench. From the 50s, it has a pretty veining and will fit perfectly into many interior decorations.
Perfectly stable.
Dimensions...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
1 Vintage Walnut Johnson Furniture Dining Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage dining chairs by Johnson Chair Co Chicago reminiscent of Jens Risom design with solid walnut wood frame construction.
Johnson Chair Co is the...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
PVC, Walnut
Armin Wirth Mid-Century Modern Metal and Wood Swiss Stackable Chairs for Aluflex
By Arflex, Armin Wirth
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stackable Aluflex chairs designed by Armin Wirth.
Manufactured by Aluflex, Switzerland, circa 1950.
Metal and plywood.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent w...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Maurice Burke Red & White Tulip Base Stool by Arkana, United Kingdom, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful space age stool from the 1960s, featuring a white tulip base and vibrant red faux leather upholstery. This piece, designed by Maurice Burke for Arkana in the United Kingd...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Lucian Ercolani for Ercol Rocking Chair in Beech and Oak
By Ercol, Lucian Ercolani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lucian Ercolani for Ercol, rocking chair, beech, oak, United Kingdom, 1960s
Lucian Ercolani designed this rocking chair for Ercol in the 19...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech, Oak
Gianni Vigorelli Pair of Italian Dining Chairs with Crossed Backrests
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianni Vigorelli, pair of dining chairs, beech, plywood, leatherette, Italy, 1950s.
These chairs are beautifully constructed featuring a X-shaped frame, a striking detail that convi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood, Faux Leather, Beech
1974 Original Brown Leather Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Egg Chair & Ottoman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Yes, this is the original leather from birth in 1974. Miraculously bereft of any significant visible flaws lo these many years, this leather will make you salivate. The color changes...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Armin Wirth Mid-Century Modern Metal and Wood Swiss Stackable Chairs for Aluflex
By Arflex, Armin Wirth
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stackable Aluflex chairs designed by Armin Wirth
Manufactured by Aluflex, Switzerland, circa 1950.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservi...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Ross Littell for Matteo Grassi Armchair in Black Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ross Littell for Matteo Grassi, armchair, leather, steel, Italy, 1980s
This black leather chair is designed by the American designer Ro...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Guillerme & Chambron Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Oak and Forrest Green Fabric
Located in Almelo, NL
Guillerme & Chambron Set of Eight dining chairs in Oak and Forrest Green Fabric, France 1960s
Guillerme et Chambron, set of eight dining chairs model ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Chaise Lounge in Striped Silk by Paul McCobb for Directional, USA 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid Century chaise lounge designed by Paul McCobb for Directional in the 1950s. This modernist piece stands on four tapered, lacquered wood legs and has beautiful patinated brass d...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Large Monumental Wingback Armchair in Re-upholstered Teddy Fabric, France 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Large monumental midcentury wingback walnut armchair in re-upholstered teddy fabric, France 1930s. This large armchair would be an eye-catching addition to any interior, such as a li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage Grasshopper Chair by Preben Fabricius + Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage grasshopper arm chair by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International. This sculptural lounge features a beautiful patinated leather cushion with channeled d...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Large Monumental Midcentury Wingback Armchairs in Re-upholstered Bouclé Fabric
Located in Almelo, NL
Large monumental midcentury wingback armchairs in re-upholstered bouclé fabric, France 1950s. These armchairs would be an eye-catching addition to any interior, such as a living room...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Brass Frame Sofa's, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass Frame sofas circa 1960. Restored and newly reupholstered. Priced individually.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid Century Walnut & Leather Lounge Chair by Eames for Vitra - Set of 2
By Charles Eames, Vitra
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century lounge chair and ottoman set designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Vitra circa 1980s. This set is truly one-of-a-kind with its black leather upholstery and unique...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Sofa with a Brushed Steel Base in the Manner of Michel Boyer
By Michel Boyer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Newly reupholstered sofa (foam and fabric) form the 1970s
Second sofa available in smaller size (160 centimeters width).
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Large Set of Italian Patio Chairs in Green Lacquered Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining patio chairs, lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s
This collection of patio chairs from Italy has a strikingly refined design that is emblematic of the quintessential Italian patio ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Brown Jordan Nomad Garden Patio Poolside Chaise Lounge Ca. 1970's
By Brown Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1970's California Modern style garden, patio, poolside, chaise lounge from the Nomad series by Brown Jordan. The chaise has a lightweight aluminum frame and sophisticated can...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of Six Oak & Straw Dining Chairs, France, Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in Dedar fabric.
Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Straw
Dutch Dining Chairs in Stained Oak and Paper Cord Seating
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, oak, paper cord, The Netherlands, 1960s
These dining chairs feature a geometric backrest that slightly curves to provide comfort for the user. Vertical slats structur...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Papercord
XXL Monumental Wingback Armchair in Walnut and Bouclé Fabric, France 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Large monumental midcentury wingback armchair in walnut and re-upholstered bouclé fabric, France 1930s. This monumental Xl size armchair - lounge chair would make an eye-catching add...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Barstools in Stained Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina bar stools designed for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, walnut, faux leather, Rome, circa 1964
This astonishing set o...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Fabiaan Van Severen Dining Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabiaan Van Severen, dining chairs, leather, tubular steel, lace, Belgium, 1997
Distinct set of dining chairs by Belgium designer Fabiaan Van Severen. Created in 1997, this design f...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid Century Wire Banana "Siesta" Lounge Chair by Homecrest, Pair
By Homecrest
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Here is a pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern high-back Riviera Siesta Rocker patio lounge chairs (model 36) made by Homecrest, circa 1965. These chairs ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
French Sculptural Highback Armchairs in Oak and Reupholstered in Boucle Fabric
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of four high back armchairs, in blond solid French oak and Re-upholstered Boucle wool fabric. Made in France, 1950s. The grain of the wood is nicely visible, especially on the el...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Adrian Pearsall 'Gondola Sofa' in Brown Fabric for Craft Associates, USA, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Iconic sofa model 2408 / 'Gondola' sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, 1950s. One of the sofa's distinctive features is its beautiful open structure with a partly open back...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Benches by Ton in Bentwood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
TON, benches, bentwood, faux leather, Czech Republic, 1960s
These benches are manufactured by TON in the 1960s. The benches have a circular bentwood frame with striking round forms....
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bentwood, Faux Leather
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate ‘Break’ Portable Folding Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate, ‘Break’ folding lounge chairs, plastic, fabric, Italy, 1970s
This exceptional set of portable folding lounge chairs is designed by the Italian designer Aldo Barberi for his series called ‘Break’. This design truly resembles the ethos of the seventies, featuring the commonly used material of that time named fiberglass in combination with a striped fabric executed in the colors orange, different shades of brown, and off-white. The chairs embrace a thought through design where both functionality and aesthetics are present. The chairs fold by pulling the seat and backrest towards each other, resulting in a cubic shaped case with a handle for easy carrying. Therefore, this portable chair...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova Modular Sofa Nuvolone in Leather, Italy, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in Almelo, NL
Large modular sofa Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova model ´Nuvolone´ in leather, Italy, 1970s
Large modular sofa / landscape sofa by Italian designer Rimo Matu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Giò Ponti Mahogany Ashwood 699 Leggera Italian Chair for Cassina 1957
Located in Sacile, PN
Single 699 model Leggera chair designed by Giò Ponti for Cassina, dated 1957.
Mahogany ashwood and white cotton upholstery.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Ash
Italian Armchairs in Bright Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, beech, faux leather, Italy, 1950s
Easy chairs designed in Italy. The influence of Ponti’s philosophy and the Italian modern movement is very noticeable in this chair. Thi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech
Martin Borenstein Elegant Daybed/Bench with Sculptural Legs, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Daybed/bench with walnut base, upholstered cushion seat and sculptural chrome legs by Martin Borenstein for MB Designs, Challenge Series, American 1960's. Bo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
1950s three-legged stool made of solid wood in black-brown with cowhide seat
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Mid Century tripod stool with backrest made of solid pine wood in black-brown.
Seat is covered with cowhide and riveted.
High-quality hand carved workmanship with lots of d...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Pine
Italian Osvaldo Borsani L77 Daybed for Tecno - Rare Slim Version
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Italian Osvaldo Borsani L77 Daybed for Tecno - Rare Slim Version
This exemplary rendition of the iconic Borsani sofa design boasts a sleek profile, measuring a mere 28 inches (71 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Theo Ruth for Artifort Sofa in Original Striped Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Theo Ruth for Artifort, sofa, in original black and white fabric, wood, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This sofa is an iconic example of an Artifort sofa designed by Theo Ruth in the 1950s...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
3-Seater Black Leather Horst Brüning Sofa for Kill International, Germany 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
3-seater sofa in black leather by Horst Brüning for Kill International, Germany, 1960s
Very good original condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Armchairs in Metal and Olive Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, metal, wood, fabric, brass, Italy, 1960s
These Italian armchairs feature a sleek black metal frame with wooden armrests. The lightweight frame, combined with the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-32-A Upholstered Easy Armchair
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An exceptional pair of authentic vintage Pierre Jeanneret upholstered easy chairs.
These chairs have untouched frames in solid teak...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Rare Pair of Gio Ponti Arm Stools 687 for Cassina, Italy, 1953
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare pair of Gio Ponti arm stools 687 for Cassina, Italy, 1953
Upholstered in white fabric and in very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Yellow Lounge Chairs in New Cotton Velvet, Italy, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of lounge chairs in new cotton velvet, Italy, 1950s
Two lounge chairs in new Lelievre cotton velvet, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
Set of Four Carl Auböck Chairs A7, Walnut Wood Velvet, Austria, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of four dining room or side chairs model A7 by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
The chairs are made of warm toned walnut wood. The seats a...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Velvet, Walnut
Divano mod. 920 di Afra & Tobia Scarpa per Cassina, 1964
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Divano modello "920" di Afra & Tobia Scarpa per Cassina, 1964.
Il modello è quello di un divano a due posti comodi.
Cuscini e rivestimento rinnovato con tessuto lavabile e antimacc...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Paul McCobb Sectional Corner Sofa Custom Craft/ Planner Group Newly Upholstered
Located in Berlin, DE
Sectional corner sofa by Paul McCobb for Custom craft or Planner Group, US.
Newly upholstered with fabric by Chase Erwin.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Rare Solid Walnut Arden Riddle White Four-Seat Sofa, USA, 1967
By Arden Riddle
Located in Berlin, DE
Hard to find four-seat by Arden Riddle made in 1967 with new high quality Mark Alexander fabric in excellent condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Clarence Teed Collection of a Chair, one Platter a Sculpture and a Sketch Book
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique 1960s Clarence Teed collection with four pieces. The chair is also sketched in the book. Really nice to complete any Studio collection.
Measure:
The platter is H 4.5cm/1.77'...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Design Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue Brothers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian iconic mid century design single "Medea" chair. This fantastic chair is made of bent oak wood and black metal legs. Designed by Vittorio Nobili for the Tagliabue Brothers in 1955. First advertised in Domus issue 329 in April 1955, it has become an iconic and highly collectible piece of mid-century design. Perfect Conditions restored. This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of two black leather Cab 413 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 Cassina "Cab" 413 dining room chairs in black saddle leather. Designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina in Italy. These chairs are 1980s edition. The leather co...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of Midcentury Rare Lounge Chairs Pine Wood, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- very confortable
- design
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Pine
French Togo Chair in Green Leather by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, 1974.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
The Togo was designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset. It is the first chair ever made only of foam and leather. The innerwork consists of foam in 5 different densities. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
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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