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: Single Piece
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, Lucy Chair in Orange by Bend Goods
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
This new Classic chair, inspired by midcentury designs has revolutionized the wire furniture industry with its sleek, edgy, and fresh design. The Lucy side chair is durable for comme...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, Stacking Side Chair in Black
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods Wire Furniture
A classic wire dining chair, The Stacking Lucy chair combines versatility with Mid-Century Modern wire design. Great for outdoor commercial seating with th...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, Stacking Side Chair in Peacock Blue
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods wire furniture
A Classic wire dining chair, the stacking Lucy chair combines versatility with Mid-Century Modern wire design. Great for outdoor commercial seating with th...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
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
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Counter Stool, in Copper by Bend Goods
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods Wire Furniture
The Lucy counter stool can be found in commercial projects around the world, from Los Angeles to Paris. With the contemporary wire design of Bend Goods' si...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
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
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, The Lucy Chair in White by Bend Goods
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
This new classic chair, inspired by midcentury designs has revolutionized the wire furniture industry with its sleek, edgy, and fresh design. The Lucy side chair is durable for comme...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Stacking Counter Stool, Wire Stool in White
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods wire furniture
Another twist on the Lucy chair by Bend Goods, the Stacking Lucy Counter stool is a wire stool with a unique shape that makes it easy to move and rearrange. This modern wire...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, Stacking Side Chair in White
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods Wire Furniture
A classic wire dining chair, The Stacking Lucy chair combines versatility with Mid-Century Modern wire design. Great for outdoor commercial seating with th...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, the Lucy Chair in Peacock Blue
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
This new Classic chair, inspired by midcentury designs has revolutionized the wire furniture industry with its sleek, edgy, and fresh design. The Lucy side chair is durable for comme...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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 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
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
Togo armchair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset 1973
Located in PARIS, FR
This sofa was designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in the 70’s. He devoted 26 years of his life to the head of Ligne Roset’s design department. It was in 1973 that he designed ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Foam
Vintage Fritz Chair & Co Velvet Folding Chair
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this nice vintage velvet folding chair, made by Fritz Chair & Co. We currently have 15 chairs available for purchase. Each chair is 95...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Pierre Chapo S31B Stool in Solid Oak Wood, Chapo Creation, France
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking three-legged stool is the model S31-B designed by Pierre Chapo in 1974. The cross legged base and round seat are in solid oak wood. This stool also (could work) works w...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Maralunga sofa Cassina 70's leather
Located in Milano, MI
Il divano Maralunga di Cassina, disegnato da Vico Magistretti, è ormai un simbolo nella collezione del design Cassina
Vincitore del Compasso d’Oro nel 1979, Maralunga è la materializ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Exposition "S'asseoir", 1974, Musée de Grenoble 12 Posters in DIN A2, De Sede
Located in Munster, NRW
Exposition "S'asseoir" - 1974, Musée de Grenoble
12 posters in DIN A2 (420 x 594 mm) as high-quality reprints on cardboard
Wonderful hand drawings of several design classics, wh...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Paper
Canvas Safari Easy Chair by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Belmont, MA
Canvas safari easy chair by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen with loose cushion.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Classic Eames for Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Rosewood and Leather
Located in New York, NY
Arguably the most iconic Midcentury design ever produced, the Eames 670 /671 chaired ottoman remain as important and relevant today as when it was first introduced. This example feat...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Saarinen Executive Armchairs in Creme Velvet, Gold Edition
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage authentic Eero Saarinen's executive arm chair. Completely restored with a touch of gold.
We've been restoring Saarinen Executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imag...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Armchair Erik Buch 1960s for Orum Mobler, Denmark
Located in Hannover, DE
Nice vintage armchair by Danish designer Erik Buch for manufacturer Orum Mobler.
Production period: 1960s.
Can be used as dining or desk chair!
Good vintage condition. Wood sort p...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Vintage Cherrywood "Cow Horn" Bench by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid cherrywood bench designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall for Winchedon (ca. 1950s, USA).
Composed of a deeply carved, cow horn-form backrest and minimal rectangular plat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Teak Pull Out Sofa Bed with Detached Headboard and Sliding Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century teak daybed and matching headboard with storage cabinets and shelves. The headboard is detached, bed can easily be pushed in as a sofa o...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Sergio Rodrigues, Moleca Sofa - Brazilian, Mid-Century Modern - 1963
Located in Houston, TX
Indulge in the elegance of the "Moleca" series, a creation by the internationally renowned Brazilian architect. This series is an exportation version of the celebrated Mole series, e...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Lina Bo Bardi, One Chair "Girafa"
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1986, Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki teamed up with Lina Bo Bardi to work on a series of projects in Salvador, such as the Casa do Benin restaurant and the Teatro Gregório de M...
Category
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
COR Sinus Leather Lounge Chair by Reinhold Adolf & Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, 1976
Located in Vienna, AT
First Edition 'Sinus' lounge armchair by Reinhold Adolf & Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer for Cor, Germany 1976
Original and rare Sinus chair + ottoman with its original smooth and unharmed aniline leather. The Sinus chair received its name from the formal aesthetics once it is transformed into an ultra-comfortable chaise longue (The steel spring rockers are depicting a sinus wave) although the lounge chair itself is extremely comfortable by itself. It resembles designs by Marzio Cecchi ('Balestra' Lounge Chair) but also Joe Colombo Roll chair...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Danish GE6 Sofa Bed By Hans Wegner For Getama Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅
Danish GE6 Sofa Bed by Hans Wegner for Getama
The model GE6 Daybed designed by Hans J. Wegner for Getama. This brilliantly constructed...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Linen, Teak
Ring Chair, Nanna & Jorgen Ditzel, Fabric, Oiled Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1958, the ring chair is one of the couple’s most elegant and iconic designs. The chair is handcrafted at GETAMA’s factory in Gedsted, Denmark b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
De Sede Dark Red Leather Patchwork Ottoman, 1960s Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic red leather pouf/ottoman by Swiss designer De Sede with square patchwork. Handmade with wonderful faded patina or varying hues of reds. Gorgeous ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Danny Ho Fong stool in metal and wicker, USA - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Danny Ho Fong stool in metal and wicker, USA - 1960s. Original fair condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
1950s Brazilian Stool by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, GB
1950s Brazilian Stool by Joaquim Tenreiro.
Two-tone wood seat on black enamelled steel base.
Produced for a private commission in Copacabana, Rio de Ja...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Illum Wikkelsø Cognac Leather Lounge Chair for Koefoed's Møbelfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam, Walnut
Artifort Model F156 Swivel Lounge Chair with New Velvet Yellow Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome Artifort swivel lounge chair with white Saarinen style tulip base and new yellow velvet upholstery, designed by British designer Geoffrey Harcourt for acclaimed Dutch furnit...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Red Beech Stools, 1960s, Original Preserved Condition
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Pair of midcentury red beech stools, 1960s, original preserved condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
A wonderful curvaceous 1960s woven wicker and wood sofa with beaded detail
Located in London, GB
A wonderful curvaceous 1960s woven wicker and wood three seater sofa with, beaded detail on the back and front
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Mid-Century Thomas Hayes Swivel Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Thomas Hayes Studio custom designed swivel side chair upholstered in shearling on seat & back. Gorgeous black solid wood frame with brass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Poltrona Bergère Anni 50-60
Located in Milano, IT
Poltrona con imbottitura a molle, rivestimento in tessuto e particolari gambe in legno. Buone condizioni. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Lounge Chair by Bengt Ruda for Artifort, The Netherlands 1960s
By Bengt Ruda
Located in Utrecht, NL
This cosy mid-century lounge chair by Bengt Ruda is one of the designer’s rarest designs. The combination of the Swedish designer’s idea and the Dutch manufactury’s execution is exce...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Charlotte Perriand Midcentury "Bauche" Rush Stool, Ash, 1960s, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Varnished solid ash and straw “Bauche” stool by Charlotte Perriand for Sentou 1960s - Model designed in 1933.
Original condition with nice patina.
Literature:
Charlotte Perriand U...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Ash
Industrial Plywood Marko School Chairs, Netherlands, 1960s
By Marko
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very comfortable Industrial Marko Plywood school chairs, produced by Marko Holland in the 1960s. The chairs have a black tubular metal frame and beautifu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside Chaise Lounge Briarwood by Meadowcraft
By Meadowcraft
Located in New York, NY
Chaise, lounge chair of wrought iron, and metal mesh, by Meadowcraft, from the Dogwood series, circa 1950/1960's. The chair is solid, stable and fully functional, the finish shows co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Alpaca White Faux Fur Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s.
Beautiful white faux fur white upholstery.
The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, char...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Borge Mogensen J39 Dining Chair, Smoked Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
J39, designed by Børge Mogensen in 1947. This versatile masterpiece is crafted from solid wood and features a handwoven seat in natural paper cord.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid century Rocking chair, De Ster - Gelderland Netherlands 1950-1960
Located in Herentals, BE
Varnished wooden rocking chair with hand-woven rush seat and upholstered back with original fabric.
The organically designed chair is in good and sturdy condition.
The seat height is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Rush
Mid-Century Norwegian Post Modern Ekornes Brown Leather Birch frame Sofa
By Ekorness
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-century Norwegian Post Modern Ekornes leather teak sofa. Great light brown/tan leather with solid Blonde birch wood frames. Beautiful condition ...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Birch
Fabulous 4 Piece Milo Baughman Style Curved Sofa Sectional Carsons Mid-Century
By Carsons
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful 4 piece Milo Baughman style curved sectional sofa. We love the oversized channeled back and arms along with the circular end pieces. This sofa will need to be reupholster...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Expertly Restored Adrian Pearsall Armless Gondola Sofa for Craft Associates
Located in Medina, OH
The epitome of mid-century modern design is the Armless Gondola designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1960s. This specific unit has been expertly restored by Cople...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Cotton, Foam, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Swivel Desk Chair by Andrew Morrison & Bruce Hannah for Knoll
Located in Lafayette, IN
Arguably one of the most elegant desk chair designs from the mid-century era, this Morrison/Hannah design for Knoll Studios is utilitarian sculpture at its best. Chair features a cur...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid Century DCW Red Plywood Chair by by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic molded plywood DCW (Dining Chair Wood Base) dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller is expertly crafted from red-stained ash molded plywood and feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Ash, Plywood
Timothy Oulton Reggio Halo Three Seater Sofa Leather
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅
Timothy Oulton Reggio Halo 3 Seater Sofa Leather Sofa
The retro-styled look of the Reggio sofa is inspired by the clean, streamlined forms of Danish mid-century design ...
Category
1990s British Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
Leather Sirocco Armchair by Arne Norell, 1960s
By Arne Norell
Located in Göteborg, SE
The Sirocco armchair, designed by Arne Norell, is a timeless and luxurious piece of furniture that seamlessly blends comfort, style, and craftsmanship...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Extraordinary Lounge Chair in Ash and Off-White Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chair, ash, fabric, metal, Europe, 1970s.
Unconventional lounge chair that features an outstanding design. The seating contains multiple tube-shaped cushions attached togeth...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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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