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 Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Italian Dining Chair in Oak and White Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chair, black lacquered oak, white fabric, Italy, 1970s.
Outstanding geometric Italian dining chair. This chair combines a sculptural design that is simple, but very strong in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set of Four Organic Shaped Fiberglass Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four armchairs, in metal and fiberglass, Italy 1960s.
The construction of the chairs is based on a combination of curves, edges and points, which create beautiful and intere...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Rainer Daumiller Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Sawmill, set of eight dining chairs, pine, Denmark, 1970s
This set of eight comfortable and natural dining chairs is designed by Rainer Daumiller in t...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Guillerme & Chambron Set of Six 'Raphaël' Dining Chairs in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, set of six dining chairs, model 'Raphaël', dark stained oak, fabric upholstery, France, 1960s
This set of dining chairs shows the typical tra...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Ernst Moeckl Set of Eight Colorful 'Kangaroo' Chairs
By Ernst Moeckl, Trabant
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernst Moeckl for Trabant, set of eight 'Z' chairs, fiberglass, Germany, 1968
This set of Kangaroo chairs is designed by Ernste Moeckl in 1968. The chair is also called the Z-chair, ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Theo Ruth for Artifort 'Congo' Easy Chair in Ash and Orange Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Theo Ruth for Artifort, ‘Congo’ lounge chair, stained ash, fabric, The Netherlands, 1952
Known as an iconic creation of the Artifort's production line, the Congo easy chair embraces...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Yrjö Kukkapuro Karuselli Lounge Chair in Leather & Light Blue Metallic
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi, 'Karuselli' lounge chair, glass fibre reinforced polyester, chrome-plated steel, leather, Finland, designed 1963-1965
Designed by Finnish artist Yrjö Kukka...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vladimir Kagan for Dreyfuss ‘Multi-Position Reclining’ Chair in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vladimir Kagan for Dreyfuss, ‘Multi-position Reclining’ chair model VK 100, teak, fabric Arbus/004 Prugna by Dedar Milano, plastic, chrome-plated metal, United States, circa 1956
Th...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rocking Chair with Ottoman in Pine and Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rocking lounge chair with ottoman, pine, leather, Europe, 1960s
A whimsical and concise lounge set including a rocking chair with a matching footstool. For a calm day off or a break...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Pine
Distinct Pair of Italian Lounge Chairs in Plywood and Camel Pink Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, mahogany plywood, faux leather, metal, Italy, 1950s
These easy chairs embody an exquisite form made possible by the inherent quality of the plywood, resulting i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Geraldo de Barros Lounge Chair in Iron and Yellow Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor, armchair, fabric, iron, wood, Brazil, 1955
Crafted by the Brazilian modernist designer Geraldo de Barros, this lounge chair showcases the typical mat...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Early Pierre Chapo Dining Set With T21E Table and Twelve S11 Dining Chairs
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Stunning dining set by Pierre Chapo with T21E dining table and twelve S11 dining chairs
Pierre Chapo, 'Sfax' dining table, model 'T21E', elm, France, circa 1973
This design is an ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Rope, Elm
Romeo Rega Pair of Lounge Chairs in Dark Blue Upholstery
By Romeo Rega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Romeo Rega, pair of club chairs, lacquered wood, chrome-plated steel, reupholstered in 'Outback' fabric by Kvadrat, Italy, 1960s.
Romeo Rega's design aesthetic shines through in thi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Charming Pair of Rustic French Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, beech, straw, France, 1950s
Pair of lounge chairs originating from 1950s France. These chairs feature an elegantly sculpted frame, which is executed in darkened b...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
Gae Aulenti for Poltronova 'Stringa' Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Poltranova, sofa model 'Stringa', leather, chromed metal, blue fabric upholstery, Italy, 1962
'Stringa' sofa designed by Gae Aulenti for Poltranova in 1962. A tubula...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Giovanni Battista Bassi for Poltronova Set of Ten 'Elisa' Armchairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Battista Bassi for Poltronova, set of ten armchairs, model 'Elisa', velvet, lacquered beech, Italy, 1960s
These wonderfully constructed chairs are based on a solid constru...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech, Lacquer
Brazilian Pair of Lounge Chairs in Dark Laminated Wood by Móveis Cimo
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Móveis Cimo, pair of lounge chairs, laminated wood, Brazil, 1940s
Well-sculpted Brazilian lounge chairs that deserve a prominent place in one's interior. The construction is based o...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood
Set of Twelve Rustic French Dining Chairs in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large set of dining chairs, stained oak, brass, metal, France, 1960s
Characteristic set of French dining chairs. Modestly decorated, the rounded gap in the backrest gets an importan...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bronze
Carlo de Carli for Sormani Pair of 'PIPA' Lounge Chairs in Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carlo de Carli for Sormani, pair of 'PIPA' lounge chairs, wood, metal and leather, Italy, circa 1963.
A pair of 'PIPA' lounge chairs, designed by the Italian Carlo de Carli in circa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Gerrit Rietveld and J. Tricht Long Sofa
By Gerrit Rietveld, J. Tricht
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gerrit Rietveld and interior designer J. Tricht, bench, faux-leather, metal, The Netherlands, 1965.
This bench was originally designed as a 'hall bench' for a local bank in Dedemsva...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pierre Cardin Pair of Lounge Chairs in Champagne Gold Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Cardin, pair of easy chairs, beige velvet, plastic, chrome, France, 1970s
This pair of lounge chairs is the designed by the groundbreaking fashion designer Pierre Cardin (19...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Single Bed in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bed or daybed, walnut, oak, Italy, 1980s
Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this bed ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Italian Geometrical Armchair in Cognac Upholstery and Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchair, stained wood, leatherette, Italy, 1970s
Simplistic yet elegant Italian armchair. Straight geometrical lines are prominent in the execution, for example to be seen in its d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Rare Jordi Vilanova 'Tartera' Rocking Chair
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jordi Vilanova i Bosch,' Tartera' rocking chair, boxwood, beech, and fabric, Spain, design 1966, manufacture 1960s.
This wonderful rocking chair is made of two symmetrical side piec...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Boxwood
Early Pierre Chapo Set of Twelve S11 Dining Chairs in Elm & Cognac Leather
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, set of twelve dining chairs, model 'S11', elm, leather, rope, France, circa 1978
This design is an early edition by Pierre Chapo. Crafted from solid elmwood, the chair...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Rope, Elm
Börje Johanson Barstool in Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Börje Johanson for Johanson Design, barstool as part of 'Johanson Jupiter Collection', metal, leatherette, Sweden, 1970s.
Highly comfortable high barstool in red velvet upholstery. ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Ubald Klug for De Sede 'Terrazza' Landscapes in Patinated Brown Leather
By De Sede, Ubald Klug
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ubald Klug for De Sede, DS-1025 'Terrazza' landscape sofa elements, patinated brown leather, Switzerland, 1970s.
Waterfall shaped sofas in a heavily patinated leather by the Swiss ...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
French Tripod Stools in Solid Elm Upholstered in Shearling Wool
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tripod stools or side tables, solid elm, shearling wool, France, 1970s
Beautiful crafted elm stools originating from France. The seats are reupholstered in a soft shearling woolen f...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Elm
Ton Set of Six Armchairs in Bentwood with Red Upholstery
By TON a.s.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ton, set of six armchairs, fabric, bentwood beech, Czech Republic, 1960s
This elegant set of dining chairs, manufactured by Ton, features a wonderful bentwood frame. The round shape...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Italian Set of Twelve Dining Chairs in Ash with Rush Seats
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of twelve dining chairs, ash wood, straw, Italy, 1970s.
Set of sturdy Italian dining chairs executed in blond ash wood with a vibrant grain pattern. These beautifully construct...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Ash
Harry Bertoia for Knoll 'Bird' Ottoman in Welded Steel
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 'bird' ottoman, lacquered welded steel, United States, design 1952, later production
This Bird ottoman is a design by Harry Bertoia from 1952. Executed in b...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Reupholstered ‘Alky’ Lounge Chairs in the Style of Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, fabric, aluminum, Italy, 1970s
These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature characteristic differences. Whe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Johannes Spalt for Wittmann 'Constanze' Sofa in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Johannes Spalt for Wittmann, 'Constanze' daybed or sofa, cognac leather, metal, wood, Austria, 1960s.
This beautiful sofa designed by architect Johannes Spalt, is typical for Mid-C...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Poltronova 'Saratoga' Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Poltronova, 'Saratoga' three-seat sofa, polyester lacquer and red leather, Italy, 1964.
Lovely sofa named 'Saratoga' is by Italian designer couple Lel...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Polyester
Guillerme & Chambron 'Mid Repos' Lounge Chair in Oak and Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, lounge chair, model Mid Repos, oak, fabric, France, 1960s
Guillerme & Chambron are known for their high quality solid oak furniture, from whi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Dutch High Back Chair in Ash and Cane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchair, ash, cane, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This elegant armchair features a warm ash wooden frame. Especially the stately high backrest makes this piece of furniture very remarkab...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Ash
Edward Wormley for Mobilier Universel Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar executed by Mobilier Universel, Jules Wabbes, set of six armchairs, lacquered black wood and fabric, Belgium, 1960s.
This set of six grand armchairs is exe...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Sofa in Checkered Upholstery with Side Tables
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall, sofa with side tables, in checkered upholstery and walnut, United States, 1960s
This sofa has a unique shape with sinuous lines which create a monumental and inviti...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Pouf for B&B Italia, Lapin Fur, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” pouf for B&B Italia, lapin fur, Italy, 1971.
This timeless Postmodern design icon came into being between 1970 and 1972. The search for a new shape for ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Pieter De Bruyne Four Seat Sofa in Wool and Padouk
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pieter de Bruyne four seat sofa, padouk, wool, Belgium, 1960s
Spacious and powerful sofa designed by Belgian designer Pieter de Bruyne. This sofa is made mainly in padouk, the prefe...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Padouk
Pair of Cantilever Chairs in Cognac Leather and Chrome-plated Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of cantilever dining chairs, leather, chrome-plated steel, The Netherlands, 1960s
Streamlined pair of cantilever chairs, a design that ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Corner Sofa in Light Blue Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, corner sofa, lacquered wood, metal, fabric, Italy, 1970s.
Magnificent corner sofa designed by Italian designer Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. The ric...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna Set of Six 'Viscontea' Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Full, set of six dining chairs model 'Viscontea', leatherette, plastic, Italy, 1971.
This rare set of armchairs by the Italian designer duo Ser...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Jorge Pensi 'Toledo' Armchairs in Aluminium
By Jorge Pensi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jorge Pensi, armchairs, aluminum, Spain, 1988
A set of Jorge Spensi's aluminum chairs of the Toledo collection. Pensi designed the 'Toledo' chairs and the 'Toledo' table for the man...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Gianni Vigorelli Set of Six Italian Dining Chairs with Crossed Backrests
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianni Vigorelli, set of six dining chairs, beech, plywood, fabric, Italy, 1950s.
These chairs are beautifully constructed featuring a X-shaped frame, a striking detail that convinc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Bruno Rey Chair in Brown Leather
By Bruno Rey
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Rey for Kush & Co, chair, leather and beech, Switzerland, 1971.
This chair is designed by Bruno Rey for Kush & Co in 1971. Its appearance is beautiful and playful, and another...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Egon Eiermann for Wilde + Spieth Pair of Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Egon Eiermann for Wilde and Spieth, pair of dining chairs, beech, leather, leatherette, Germany, 1960s
Famous postwar German architect Egon Eiermann designed these chairs for German...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti for De Padova 'Davis' Sofa in Camel Beige Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for ICF De Padova, ‘Davis’ sofa, wood, fabric, Italy, 1977
This distinctive sofa is designed by the innovative and renowned Italian designer Vico Magistretti (1920-...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A. Dolleman for Metz & Co Modernist Easy Chair in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
A. Dolleman for Metz & Co, easy chair, saddle leather, tubular coated steel, The Netherlands, 1950s
A modernist slipper chair designed by the Dutch designer A. Dolleman for Metz & C...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
12 Brass & Mohair Campanula Chairs by Pagani (Partner of Gio Ponti) Arflex 1952
By Arflex, Carlo Pagani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing set of eight restored 'Campanula' dining chairs designed by Italian architect Carlo Pagani (architectural partner of both Gio Ponti and Lina Bo Bardi) for Arflex, Italy in 19...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stool or Ottoman in Oak and Canvas
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Stool or ottoman, oak, canvas, former Czechoslovakia, 1940s
An ottoman featuring subtle curved lines. The seat is upholstered in canvas webbing. Functionality comes into play through the various functions this item embraces: you can use it as an ottoman / footstool for your easy chair or as a stool to...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Pierre Dariel 'Hendaye' Armchair in Wood and Cane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Dariel, 'Hendaye' armchair, beech, cane, France, 1930s.
Sturdy Hendaye model lounge chair designed by Pierre Dariel in the 1930s. The wooden framework is executed in beech, ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina Sofa in Walnut and Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, three-seat sofa, model '920', brown leather, walnut, Italy, 1966.
This high quality sofa is designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina in 1966. Th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of Eight Italian Dining Chairs with Brass Feet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of eight dining chairs, pink to red faux leather, metal, brass, Italy, 1950s
This set of eight chairs with varnished metal rod structure have strong features of Studio BBPR's de...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Metz & Co Set of Five Bar Stools with Rattan Seats
By Metz & Co.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Metz & Co, set of five bar stools, cane, chrome-plated metal, The Netherlands, 1970s.
Set of five modern bar stools manufactured by the well-known Dutch manufacturer of design furn...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Vico Magistretti Pair of ‘Carimate’ Dining Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, pair of ‘Carimate’ armchairs, model '892', stained beech, rush, Italy, design 1963
The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs. Originally...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Ib Kofod-Larsen Lounge Chair Model 'PD30' in Teak and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ib Kofod-Larsen, lounge chair model 'PD30', black leather, teak, Denmark, 1960s.
The designer of this chair, Ib Kofod-Larsen (1921-2003) is known for his distinctive designs feature...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak
RB Rossana Set of Six Dining Chairs in Cane and Ash
By RB Rossana
Located in Waalwijk, NL
RB Rossana, set of six dining chairs, ash, cane, Italy, 1960s.
Italian furniture company designed these chairs, featuring a streamlined design with an open construction. The backres...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Ash
Mid-century Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
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