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
Number in Set: Set of 7
CH07 Shell Chair in Walnut Lacquer Finish with Brown and White Cowhide Seat
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH07 Shell Chair was created in 1963, but the design was ahead of its time and therefore has patiently waited for the spotlight for a number of decades. Today, it is considered o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
CH07 Shell Chair in Oak White Oil Finish with Loke 7150 Black Leather Seat
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH07 Shell Chair was created in 1963, but the design was ahead of its time and therefore has patiently waited for the spotlight for a number of decades. Today, it is considered o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from
that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 01...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Malitte Outdoor Seating System by Roberto Matta Paradisoterrestre Ed. GINOSTRA
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Designed in 1966 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2019
Brand-new outdoor version, developed thanks to Frassinago technical consultancy. Malitte outdoor is made of polyurethane for outdoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Seymour Chaise by DISC Interiors x Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Seymour Chaise calls to the streamlined shapes of Art Deco train cars with a curved back support and soft corners. The bed sits atop a monolithic leg that is reminiscent of railr...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Curved Back Sofa by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The curved back sofa is a tuxedo style sofa with curved corners and features a single down-wrapped, seat cushion with 3 down-wrapped, removable back...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Blue Velvet and Walnut Wood
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Blue Velvet and Walnut Wood
The Alma Chair is a costumizable chair, where you can choose the fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Walnut
Shell Beige Boucle Club Chair, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vint...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech
CH07 Shell Chair in Oak White Oil Finish with Brown and White Cowhide Seat
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH07 Shell Chair was created in 1963, but the design was ahead of its time and therefore has patiently waited for the spotlight for a number of decades. Today, it is considered o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa new Soriana Sofa or Lounge Chair or Chaise Longue by Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
The price is dependent on the chosen size, material and color. Available as a lounge chair, two-seater, three-seater. a chaise longue or a stool.
Lounge chair = 95 x 105cm, two-sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
CH25 Easy Chair in Oak Painted Black Finish with Black Papercord *Quickship*
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH25 is one of the first four chairs Hans J. Wegner created exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn at the beginning of the collaboration which started in 1949. The chair, considered r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
CH25 Easy Chair in Oak White Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH25 is one of the first four chairs Hans J. Wegner created exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn at the beginning of the collaboration which started in 1949. The chair, considered r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft White Finish and Natural Papercord
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or Wishbone Chair, has been in continuous production since its introduction in 1950.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
CH07 Shell Chair in Walnut Oil Finish with Loke 7150 Black Leather Seat
Located in Burlington, NJ
The CH07 Shell Chair was created in 1963, but the design was ahead of its time and therefore has patiently waited for the spotlight for a number of decades. Today, it is considered o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair for Cassina, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, gunmetal, matt white, matt black or gold. Seat is available in leather or a huge variety of fabrics in different colors. Please get in touch.
Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama. Along with the Jano, LJin and Gaja chairs...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Theo - Dining/Swivel Chair
Located in Durban, ZA
Meet Theo – a finely crafted dining/occasional chair blending artistry and functionality, going beyond a typical chair to be a meticulously designed masterpiece for daily living. Eve...
Category
2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Niguel Lounge Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel lounge chair is a French inspired design with a sculptural solid wood frame and an upholstered seat.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los Angel...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
CH20 Elbow Chair in Oak Soap Finish with Thor 301 Black Leather Seat *QUICKSHIP*
Located in Burlington, NJ
Hans J. Wegner designed the stackable Elbow Chair in 1956. After crafting two prototypes, he set the production-intensive chair design aside in his archives, where it remained for ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Robin Day - HILLE Chair by L´atelier, Brazil, 1970s - very rare
By Robin Day
Located in Immenstaad am Bodensee, DE
Robin Day was undoubtedly one of the most influential British furniture designers of the 20th century. He is of course best remembered for his polypropylene stacking chairs, since th...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Dietiker Rey Counter Stool with Back, Mid-Century Modern, by Bruno Rey, 1971
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971.
This is the count...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Gio Bench in White Oak by Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
Discover The Gio Bench by Stamford Modern: Inspired by the iconic Gio Ponti, this bench seamlessly marries classic elegance with modern functionality. Its distinctive angled legs, ad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bronze
Weathered Philodendron Leaf Dining Chair in Solid Bronze by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Philodendron dining chair was hand-sculpted; be sure it's as comfortable as it is gorgeous! Each chair weighs about 40 pounds making it well suited for outdoor conditions, includ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Morro Dining Side Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Morro Dining Side Chair is made from a solid American walnut or white oak frame and features an upholstered back cushion and a leather sling seat.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
De Sede ‘Cosmos’ sectional sofa, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Rotterdam, NL
De Sede DS-28 Cosmos sectional sofa, 1970s. Voluminous organic design consisting of 7 modular elements. The elements are upholstered in a thick and strong mud green-brown leather whi...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
'Joe Ball' Leather Footstool by Centro Studi Poltronova, Italy
By Poltronova
Located in London, GB
The super soft, high quality leather 'Joe Ball' is the perfect pouf or footstool designed by the renowned Florentine company, Centro Studi Poltronova. Designed for the fiftieth anniversary of the iconic 'Joe' chair, (which was originally inspired by the baseball glove of sporting legend Joe Di Maggio...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
Mr. Jones Ottaman, Stained Oak and Dark bronze Details, Handcrafted by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Mr. Jones Ottaman, Stained Oak and Dark bronze Details, Handcrafted by Duistt
MR. JONES ottoman is a piece with classical influence with sleek design and details. It fits perfectly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Large of Twelve Dutch Chairs with Black Tubular Frame
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Foldable chairs, lacquered metal and plywood, The Netherlands, circa. 1930
This very large set of midcentury Dutch School chairs would be a great choice for your project if you are ...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Supreme x Artek Stool 60, New Old Stock/New In Box
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Supreme x Artek
Artek has joined forces with cult brand Supreme to develop collaborative product: Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60, with a Supreme-designed checker pattern, manually applied b...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Earl White Oak, Ivory Textured Linen Moresby Rocking Chair
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This Rocker shown in white oak and maharam plume ciabatta ivory textured linen.
In stock l...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Leather, Walnut
Mario Bellini Cab 412 cowhide chair for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices are dependent on the chosen sizes and color. Available sizes:
1. 33cm width x 37cm depth x 57cm height x 30cm seat height
2. 52cm width x 49cm depth x 82cm height x 45cm sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma in Dark Brown Velvet, and Walnut Wood
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
In a piece that combines classic and modern aesthetics we can find a certain harmonic gracefulness paired with an intimate voluptuousness that can embrace you and surprisingly break ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Walnut
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 166cm or 190cm width. The three-seater is available in 238cm or 274cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size.
Cassin...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
20th Century Camel Soft Boucle Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, durable...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Dining chair by Thonet, Bentwood cane, No. 18, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bentwood cane Thonet No. 18 dining chair in great vintage condition (well preserved).
Production period: 1980s
Materials: Bentwood, cane
Condition: great, signs of use, undamaged
...
Category
1980s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
Lilianna chair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Upholstered Chair. Perfect as a dining chair in your favorite Dining / Kitchen Room.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Blue Linen Mid Century GFM Stool, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful stool designed by Edmund Homa.
The stool was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type stool is regarded one of the best ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid Century Blue Linen GFM 64 Armchair, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair designed by Edmund Homa.
The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type armchair is regarded one of ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Classic Arne Vodder Leather And Teak Chair For Mahjongg Holland 1964
By Arne Vodder
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic and funky chair designed by Arne Voder (Denmark) and manufactured in Holland circa 1964. Sculptural teak frame newly reupholstered in brown leather. Perfect as a desk or o...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak
Karakum lounging chair designed by TANA KAREI
By Tana Karei
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Introducing the Karakum Lounging Chair- a distinctive and captivating statement piece that seamlessly blends craftsmanship with comfort. Meticulously handcrafted, this chair boasts a...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Papercord, Hardwood
The Rita Chair - Arm Chair in White
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Gentle Curves that Create a Relaxed Natural Seat
The Rita Chair welcomes you with its graceful, curved armrests, providing a comfortable spot to rest your arms while evoking the be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
The Rita Chair - Arm Chair in Black
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Gentle Curves that Create a Relaxed Natural Seat
The Rita Chair welcomes you with its graceful, curved armrests, providing a comfortable spot to rest your arms while evoking the be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Armchair in Wood and Cane, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair, wood and cane.
By unknown manufacturer circa 1980.
In original condition, preserving a beautiful patina consistent of age and use
Materials Used: oak wood and natural cane.
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mohair Isherwood Sofa by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The isherwood sofa features a channel tufted body with loose bolster cushions. The turned legs are made of solid white oak or American walnut and are inset on the sides revealing the...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Midcentury Burgundy Velvet VAR Armchair, 1960s
By Henryk Lis
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful, restored armchair designed by Henryk Lis. Furniture after full carpentry and upholstery renovation. The fabric, which is covered with a backrest and a seat, is a high-qu...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mario Bellini Cab 413 cowhide leather armchair for Cassina, Italy - new
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices are dependent on the chosen size and color. Also available in 66cm width, 57cm depth, 82cm height and 45cm seat height.
Cab is the world’s first free-standing cowhide chair,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
7 'Monk' Chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni, Italy 1974
Located in Argelato, BO
Seven Canvas and wood chairs model Monk, Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, Italy
It is one of the most iconic and refined models by the famous It...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Leather Accent Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With shapely legs that taper beneath the elegant frame and a floating seat. Gracefully curving into sculptural arms, a delicate balance is formed between distinguished metal accents ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Lounge Chair - Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
In a warm brown polished walnut finish. With an upholstered cushion backrest and seat in a Linen performance fabric.
The classic modern and graceful frame with an angled back and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
'Joe Ball' Leather Footstool by Centro Studi Poltronova, Italy
By Poltronova
Located in London, GB
The super soft, high quality leather 'Joe Ball' is the perfect pouf or footstool designed by the renowned Florentine company, Centro Studi Poltronova. Designed for the fiftieth anniv...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
Six Italian Midcentury Dining Chairs in Varnished Bamboo and Leather, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Wonderful set of 6 chairs. Two of the chairs are armchairs for each end of the table.
The complete set consists of eggshell-white painted bamboo wood paneling.
Inside the bamboo stic...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Sectional Set
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century sectional recovered in an off-white boucle fabric. Each piece can be easily separated for individual use or to create a variety of layouts. Composed of the follow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina in Black, White or Ash
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices are dependent on the chosen material. Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina. Available in ASHWOOD LACQUERED BLACK or ASHWOOD LACQUERED WHITE or NATURAL ASHWOOD.
Manufactured since 1957, the Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architect’s innovative quest and the cutting-edge experimentation by the Meda-based company, becoming the indisputable icon and masterpiece of modernity and extreme artisanal elegance.
A highlight of Cassina’s catalogue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Ash
Organic Kitchen Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest Brass Metal & Cognac Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary counter stool with backrest is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Walnut & Black Vinyl Executive Swivel Desk Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Lafayette, IN
As seen on the Apple TV limited series "Lessons in Chemistry" These actual chairs were featured in several pivotal scenes in the conference room at Hastings Labs. Chair was manufact...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Utrecht XL or Baby Armchair Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina in pink, red...
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen color and size of the chair. Available in three sizes:
Standard: 64 width, 85 depth, 70 height, 37 seat height
XL: 66 width, 89 depth, 75 height...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Vico Magistretti Maralunga 40 Maxi Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 204cm or 214cm width. The three-seater is available in 300cm or 310cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size.
The ic...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
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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