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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Bench in brass by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Bench with brass base with seating upholstered with a bouclette fabric.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2024.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Black Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller, 2001
Located in Detroit, MI
These authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chairs from the Aluminum Group Collection were manufactured in the 2001. This classic mid cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Modern Barrel Back Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With an elegant silhouette inspired by a French antique. The chair adds classic warmth and a note of luxe with its slender frame in Champagne Gold and rust-colored mohair fabric with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Angles Mod Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With rounded corners and a relaxed linen fabric soften the clean lines and chic angular form, complemented by a rectangular back pillow for added comfort and layering. Introduces a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Sail Out' Outdoor Sofa by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Inspired by the spirit of 1950s seaside resorts, Sail Out is an outdoor modular sofa that recalls the sof...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut, Hemp
Set of Two Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Kvadrat Fabric by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon chair has a solid American walnut or white oak x-based frame that features boxed cushions with piping and buttons on the back cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Ember Chair by Sun at Six, Sienna and Forest, Midcentury Style Chair in Oak
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at six is a contemporary furniture design studio working with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. The Ember chair...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
English Regency 3-Seater 'Espresso' Leather & Brass Sofa, Style of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the manner of George Smith, tis sofa was manufactured by Wesley Hall in the United States. Upholstered in a very pleasant "Espresso" color leather, it features the classi...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Sculptural Curved Verona Corner sofa
Located in London, GB
A combination of soft lines and unexpected design solutions. The curves combine harmoniously and gives a feeling of a balanced aesthetic. This collection was named after the city of ...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
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
Mid Century Orange Brown Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller 2000s
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height mustard orange brown leather office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in the 2000s. This cla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Black Leather Desk Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller, 2001
Located in Detroit, MI
These authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chairs from the Aluminum Group Collection were manufactured in the 2001. This classic mid cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Cream Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Attributed to Florence Knoll Three-Seat Mid Century Sofa in black upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to Florence Knoll
Three-seat sofa in black upholstery.
Circa late 20th or 21st century.
84.5" W
Unmarked on the bottom.
Condition:
Overall very good condition. No rips o...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Black Leather Ojai Lounge Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai lounge chair features a solid white oak or solid walnut base and a single tufted leather cushion with leather straps.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmad...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid Century Black Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in the 2000s. This classic mid centur...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-century modern Showtime Armchair by Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-century modern Showtime Armchair, by Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design in leather - polyethylene, Spain Contemporary, in good condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Tripod Stool by Orange
By Jean Royère
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great shaped stools with Royère style tripod legs.
Reupholstered in sheepskin -
Priced individually.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Sheepskin
Ovedio Leather Desk Chair by Restoration Hardware
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Classic Oviedo Desk Chair by Restoration Hardware (2 STILL AVAILABLE)
These gorgeous chairs pull their design from mid century classics. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
George Chair by Brian Paquette for Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The George chair is part of the collaborative collection with interior designer Brian Paquette. The George Chair is a low profile, but wide-scale lounge chair that rests on top of a ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Armchair Model CH28 in Oak, Designed By Hans J. Wegner Made by Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair, model CH28, represents a sublime meeting between functionality and aesthetics, created by the well-known designer Hans J. Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen & Søn. Crafted from solid oak, this special edition is beautifully upholstered in black leather, adding a sophisticated dimension to the original design.
The CH28 chair...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mushroom Ottoman in Olive Boucle
Located in Vallejo, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in an olive green colored curly boucle fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A great sculptural accent...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
"Bamboo" style stools by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of stools in gilt "Bamboo" style metal, with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2024.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Linen, Oak
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
1950s Boomerang Design Style Bouclé Fabric Curved Sofa
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s Boomerang design style beige bouclé fabric curved sofa.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Custom Hand-Painted Milking Stool
Located in New York, NY
Custom hand-painted small wooden milking stool. This is a one-of-a-kind piece handpainted by James Mobley in Los Angeles, CA.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Black Leather Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black leather upholstered LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC c...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand White LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC1 white chair by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Original Cassina Black Leather LC4 Chaise Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier 2006
Located in Detroit, MI
The LC4 chaise lounge is a Bauhaus classic and is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Each piece is signed, numbered and manufactured by Cassina under exclusive worldwide license from the Le Corbusier Foundation. This original Cassina LC4 lounge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Bodil Kjær Principal Dining Wood Chair by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959.
One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, con...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black Lacquer Wooden and Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Midcentury style chair in a black lacquered wooden frame with gold feet finish adorned with graphic velvet back and seat. Around the dining table,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Original Mid Century Black Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in the 2000s. This classic mid century modern office chair was first introduced in 1969 by Charles and Ray Eames as the luxury model of the 1958 Aluminum Group line. This management height chair features black leather upholstery, polished aluminum five-star swivel base, armrests and rolling casters. The comfortable, contoured ergonomic design features thick, plush cushions and a 360 degree smooth swivel seat with manual lift adjustable height and backrest tilt. An iconic and collectible desk chair perfect for home or office. Eames fabric...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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
Pierre Chapo S34 Dining Chair in Solid Elm, Chapo Creation, France
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking four-legged chair is the model S34 designed by Pierre Chapo in 1973. This iconic design is marked by its four bundled legs, polygonal shaped seat and asymmetrical backr...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Elm
Post Modern Elefante Armchair II velvet fabric Sergio Prieto Dovain Studio
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elefante Armchair II is the younger brother of the renowned and award-winning Elefante armchair. This is an edition with elegant and comfortable shapes that fit into a space of refin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
'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
Set of Two Leather Original George Nelson Coconut Chairs, Vitra
By George Nelson, Vitra
Located in Praha, CZ
Coconut lounge chair designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, manufactured by Vitra. Black leather, white shell and chrome legs, good original condition.
- Marked by original lab...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
"Scarface" armchair by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Scarface" armchair upholstered with a bouclette fabric. Brass base.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2024.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
MCM Panton Junior PAIR of Kids Chairs by Verner Panton Vitra, Turquoise + Orange
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Basel, BS
FREE fast shipping.
Panton Junior Chairs, Pair-- in Turquoise and Orange-- Rare colors, no longer produced.
Verner Panton, 1959/2006
The Panton J...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary, Swedish Modern, Sheepskin Stools, Honey Shearling, Ottomans, 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Two Contemporary Sheepskin Foot stools, Ottomans, Swedish Modern, Shearling
Contemporary organic form tri-pod footstools or ottomans. New, comfort...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Mid Century Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style leather upholstered armchair with a floating headrest, with vintage style aniline top grade brown leather with a tub back form, cushion seat and raised on sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Kengo Kuma 'Kumahida' Wood Sofa Bench in Walnut for Hida
By Kengo Kuma, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
Kengo Kuma 'Kumahida' Wood Sofa Bench in Walnut for Hida
For centuries, famed Hida artisans in Gifu prefecture have played a role in Japan's woodworking culture, crafting iconic ben...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Walnut
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chair, Teak, Rope and Fabric by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chair designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Dine Out collection of furniture is designed to add a touch of sophisticated style to the ou...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Jean Paul Gaultier Mah Jong Modular Sofa by Roche Bobois, 2000
Located in Malibu, US
Exceptional 22-piece Mah Jong modular sofa in the ‘Jean Paul Gaultier’ version.
Presented here in a combination of Jean Paul Gaultier fabrics, both original and exuberant. The pair...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Foam, Fabric
Pierre Paulin Pumpkin Sofa for Ligne Roset
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pierre Paulin design "Pumpkin" two seater sofa or loveseat by Line Roset. Contemporary edition less than 10 years old in good used condition. Upholstery appears to be suede in a soot...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Suede, Ultrasuede
Erik Gunnar Asplund 501 Göteborg Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Erik Gunnar in 1934-1937. Relaunched in 1983.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Göteborg chair is Erik Gunnar Asplund’s poetic interpretation of Rationalist id...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Phillippe Starck Prive Steel And Leather Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Steel And Leather Armchair model 'Prive' designed by Phillipe Stark.
Manufactured by Cassina (Italy)
Complex and formal in its design, the Privé collection perfectly combines style ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Green Floral Pattern Upholstery Low Sitter Sofa on Platform
By Don Chadwick
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Green Floral Pattern Upholstery Sectional Low Sitter Sofa on Platform MINT!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Pouffe with Box, Yellow Mezzaluna Jacquard, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Contemporary Pouffe inspired of 1960s style. The pouffe consist of an upholstered part, a seat and box under the seat, characteristic of the 1960s style.
Bench was designed by Vinto...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Red Alcantara Three-Seater Togo Sofa with Arms by Ligne Roset, 2006
Located in Malibu, US
Gorgeous three-seater red Alcantara Togo sofa designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset from 2006.
Designer Michel Ducaroy drew inspiration for the Togo's design from an aluminum t...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Foam, Leather
Bench Pouffe with Box, Blue Fandango Jacquard, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Contemporary Pouffe inspired of 1960s style. The pouffe consist of an upholstered part, a seat and box under the seat, characteristic of the 1960s style.
Bench was designed by Vinto...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Mesa Swivel Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mesa swivel chair by Lawson-Fenning in white Alpaca bouclé. The Mesa swivel chair is a fully upholstered club chair that features a walnut or oak inset base.
The Lawson-Fenning Coll...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Sedia 04 di Maarten Van Severen per Vitra Anni 2000
Located in Milano, IT
Sedia girevole con base in alluminio, scocca seduta in materiale plastico.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
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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