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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
20th Century Light Crème 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 crème, durable...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$599 / item
Eileen Gray "Monte Carlo" Leather & Chrome Sofa
By Eileen Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eileen Gray "Monte Carlo" Leather & Chrome Sofa
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Thonet N.18 Beech and Vienna Straw Chair 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Chair known as model No. 18, with curved beech frame with blachandmade Vienna straw intact. Designed by Michael Thonet in 1876.
Category
1960s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
$378 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian 1950s Armchair
Located in CA, CA
Italian 1950s mid-century striking armchair, upholstered in green wool on brass legs.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$3,288
Niels Møller - Chair model 71 - teak - leather seat - 50s - Denmark
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Niels Møller Chair Model 71 in Teak with Leather Seat from the 50s
Beautiful vintage Danish Scandinavian chair by Niels Otto Moller model 71, in teak. Beau...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
Jens Nielsen Easy Chairs Laminex for Westnofa 1966, Norway
Located in Krefeld, DE
Jens Nielsen Laminex lounge / easy chair designed produced by Westnofa, Norway in 1966. The chair is constructed of two ingeniously integrated pan...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,066 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Side Lounge Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood chair. This chair will bring a touch of MCM craftsmanship refinement to any living room, bedroom or office room. The u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Pigreco Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous set of four "Pigreco" chairs. These iconic chairs were designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Gavina in Italy in the 1960s.
This stylish chairs feature a stunnin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Mesa Sofa by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mesa Sofa is a fully upholstered sofa that features a walnut or oak plinth base. Also available as an L Shaped Sectional or a Sectional with Chaise.
The Lawson-Fenning Collectio...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$9,785 / item
Philippe Starck Costes Chairs for Driade 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck Costes chair for Driade 1980s
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood
$1,096 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Herman Miller Eames Multicolored Dining Chair Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bright and attractive set of 4 Herman Miller Eames original fiberglass dining chairs. Steel tube H bases of Herman Miller manufacture. All glides and screws intact. All chairs signed...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hans Wegner "The" Chair Johannes Hansen Teak Danish Patina
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic "The" chair designed by Hans Wegner and executed by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, circa 1950s. Beautiful patina, reupholstered in cognac (orange/yellow/brown tone) leather. Thi...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Charles & Ray Eames DSX Fiberglass Side Chairs multicolor set for Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic chairs designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Molded fiberglass shells in the colors: Elephant Hide Grey, Parchment, Lemon Yellow and Greige. Mounted on vintage bl...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
$2,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Dusty Pink Bouclé Dante Armchairs, H. Lis, Europe, 1960s
By Henryk Lis
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of dusty pink bouclé armchairs, designed by Henryk Lis. Furniture after full carpentry and upholstery renovation. The armchairs will be per...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61.
American walnut.
Rela...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,003 Sale Price / set
33% Off
Midcentury Cesca Rattan Chair, Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful midcentury rattan, velvet and wood chair.
The wonderful and world-famous Cesca chair designed in the 1920s by Marcel Breuer. The Cesca chair is...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Ekornes Stressless Cognac Leather Reclining Swivel Lounge Chair with Ottoman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Ekorness "stressless" chair and matching ottoman. The chair tilts and has a nicely patinated cognac leather. It is very comfortable to sit in -hence the name, "stressless"!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Birch
Pair of Midcentury Tiger Velvet Armchairs, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Pol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Pro Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair in 193...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
$8,536 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Hand Tufting Pink Wool Leopard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with beautiful pink stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful hand tufting wool fabric.
This chair can be customized to you...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Beech
McGuire Lucite and Bamboo Mid Century Lounge Chair
By McGuire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lucite and Bamboo Club Chairs by McGuire
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wicker, Lucite
Pair of Italian Tobia Scarpa Style Cognac Faux Leather Lounge Chairs
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of super comfortable Tobia Scarpa style faux leather Italian lounge chairs. These chairs have a high split pillow back and cushioned armrests. The beautiful cognac faux leather ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather
Mid-Century De Sede Style 9 Piece Leather Sectional by Laauser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, extra large, 9 piece leather sectional sofa by Laauser. This sectional comes with 4 corner pieces and 5 middle pieces. Shown here with a matching 2pc loveseat (composed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A sculptural seat with a pure and rationalist form, this chair became an authenti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,865 / item
1960s Pair Leather Butterfly Chairs Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Bonet and Kurchan Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Pair of Leather Butterfly Chairs by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Bonet and Kurchan. All original vintage condition, base finish and leather original from the 1960s. Great condition...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Dietiker Rey Junior Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Beech Wood, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children version of the famous Rey chair.
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.
Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screw less wood-to-metal connection.
The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children.
The chair is made with care from solid beechwood, with die cast aluminum consoles and glides.
- rounded edges for children safety
- timeless design
- unique screwless patented wood-metal connection
- Rey Junior...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech
$201 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Swedish Grace, A Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs in Elm & Lambswool, 1930s
By Otto Schulz
Located in Odense, DK
A charming pair of Art Deco lounge chairs crafted in elm and reupholstered in luxurious shearling lambswool. Made in the 1930s by a Swedish cabinetmaker, these chairs embody the refi...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Elm
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Slipper Chair, Walnut, Brass, Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, walnut and beige fabric slipper chair designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, USA, 1950s.
16” seat height
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Tentazione Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Italy. Original cotton upholstery. Curved and draped lines.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Cesca Chair, 1980s, 1 of 3
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca chair, 1980s
Designer Marcel Breuer
Country of producer: Italy
Design Period: 1920 to 1949
Production Period: 1980s
Style: Mid-Century, Classic, Modern
Detailed Condition: Th...
Category
1980s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
$474 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Vintage Creme Boucle Atlantis Big Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Atlantis armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
A Pair of Mid-Century 1960s Mogens Koch by Cado Mk-16 Folding Safari Chairs
By Mogens Koch, Cado
Located in Centennial, CO
A classic pair of Mid-Century 1960s Mogens Koch by Cado MK-16 safari folding chairs crafted of beautifully patinated beechwood. with original brass fittings and leather rawhide sling...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Vintage Red 1970s Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Accent Armchair Chair for Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
For sale is a single sleek RED vintage Vico Magistretti beauty, the "Carimate" chair by Cassina. The chair model originated in the 1960s in Italy.
This here is an original 1960s Car...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Large Märta Blomstedt Aulanko Armchair in Moonlight Natural Sheepskin, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A wonderful and iconic "Aulanko" lounge chair designed by Märta Blomstedt in the 1930s for the Hotel Aulanko in Finland. This chair is from the 1940s and reupholstered in soft & "moo...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
$24,082 Sale Price
25% Off
Verner Panton Cloverleaf Sofa 3 Parts in 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton cloverleaf sectional sofa. Current production. This listing shows a 3-piece Cloverleaf Sofa in dark green 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat. Sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Danish Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat Early 1950s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very elegant 1940s curved two-seat sofa from the 1940s. Often called banana sofas by the Danes due to the curved shape. This sofa has slightly more straight backrest an...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Mushroom Ottoman in Mustard Boucle
Located in Fairfield, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in a mustard yellow colored curly boucle fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A comfortable cushioned...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
$375 / item
Carl Malmsten Attributed Tall White Upholstered Swedish Lounge Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic, Mid-Century, Swedish, upholstered lounge chairs attributed to Post-War design luminary Carl Malmsten. These chairs have handsomely tapered legs and a new ivory upholstery. ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Bench in Hand Tufting Wool, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Contemporary Bench inspired of 1960s style. The bench consist of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style.
Bench was design...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Wool
Hartmut Lohmeyer for Wilkhahn Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hartmut Lohmeyer for Wilkhahn, pair of lounge chairs, teak, cane, fabric, Germany, design 1962
This low reclining lounge chair, designed by Hartmut Lohmeyer, embodies a seamless ble...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Teak
$15,400 / set
Mid-Century Modern Grand Chairs, Swivel, Brass, DEDAR Velvet, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chair Grand, Swivel, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Grand chair is a versatile piece with it's swivel base, that combines elegance with functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-century 'Karuselli' Lounge Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Yrjö Kukkapuro is a renowned Finnish furniture designer and interior architect, celebrated for his innovative designs, including the iconic Karuselli lounge chair. Recognized as one ...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
PLIA, the symbol of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Z-Stools by Gilbert Rohde with Leather Seats, 1933
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gilbert Rohde, Mid-Century Modern design
The iconic piano stool is designed by Gilbert Rohde and manufactured in the 1930s.
The stool can be used traditionally or as a bedside tabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Leather Dining Chairs by Maison Regain
Located in Miami, FL
Set of solid elm and leather dining chairs by Maison Regain. Known for their expert woodworking and timeless forms, Maison Regain pieces celebrate natural materials and traditional c...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Elm
Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall Wave Rocking Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wave rocking lounge chair by Adrian Pearsall is a standout piece of sculptural mid-century design. With its flowing, contoured silhouette and solid walnut rocking base, it’s bui...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,750 Sale Price
26% Off
Set of Six Side Chairs in Rush and Oak, France, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With humble geometry and tactile richness, this suite of six side chairs conjures the vernacular elegance of rural French craftsmanship. Each chair is defined by the quiet cadence of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
1950's Italian Dining Chairs by Ico and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo
By Ico Parisi
Located in Paris, FR
20th century collectible chairs designed by the iconic duo Ico and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo in the mid-1950s. This classic design is highlighted by the curved backrest, spla...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
1970s Herman Miller Eames Red Time Life Executive Office Chair Mid Century Mod
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration
1970s Herman Miller Eames Red Time Life Executive Office Chair
Label present
Preowned vintage condition Patina and ru...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Chairs
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Bern, CH
Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Coffee House Chairs with cane work seat. 1978 production in walnut. All chairs are completely sturdy with nice patina to the bentwood frames. The...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Cane
Two Leopard Velvet Armchairs, Hollywood Regency, Edmund Homa, 1960s, Poland
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of armchairs GFM-142 leopard armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Vintage Arne Jacobsen 3113 Hammer Office Chair
Located in Søborg, DK
A vintage 3113 series one hammer office chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen of Denmark from the late 1950s.
This chair has been completely refurbish.
The wheels have been disma...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
$808 Sale Price
46% Off
Italian Designer Pair of Armchairs in Green Moss Velvet with Brass Feet, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Designer Pair of Armchairs in Green Moss Velvet with Brass Feet and Purple Piping, 1950s
A superb pair of Italian armchairs manufactured in the style of Carlo de Carli.
The ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina
Manufactured since 1957, the 699 Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architect’s innovative quest and the ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rattan, Ash
$2,111 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair For Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair For Cassina.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 and revisited by Cassina in 2020, 875 is an inviting, comfortable design armchair and...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Foam
$8,608 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mid Century Hand Tufting Chair, Blue Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 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 is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Rodolfo Dordoni Dine Out Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rodolfo Dordoni Dine Out Chair For Cassina
The Dine Out family of furnishings by Rodolfo Dordoni is crafted to enhance outdoor dining rooms in the pursuit of comfort, camaraderie a...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
$2,264 Sale Price / item
25% Off
'Camaleonda' Sofa by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in Emerald Green Corduroy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, four Piece 'Camaleonda' sofa in emerald green corduroy fabric. Originally designed in 1970 and commercially released in 1972, Bellini combined two terms that accurately dep...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Danish 1940s Lassen Style Easy Chair in Green Wool Fabric Mahogany Legs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1930s-1940s lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Versatile and very suitable for a smaller space i...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Mahogany
Knoll Style Bertoia Chrome Wire Metal Diamond Lounge Chair With Red Cushion
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Knoll Style Bertoia Chrome Wire Metal Diamond Lounge Chair With Red Cushion (not authentic). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H x 33" W x 25" D x 16" Seat height.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
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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