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: 19th Century
Pair Adrian Pearsall Kidney Shaped Curved Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs curved kidney shaped sofas. Sofas retain their original upholstery in not bad condition but we would recommend they get new upho...
Category
1880s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Robert and Trix Haussmann Oak and Rope Dining Chairs Mid century 1963 Set of Six
Located in Milano, IT
Set of six oak wood and woven rope chairs model 6200 by Robert and Trix Haussmann from Zurich Switzerland. These married architects did not g...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rope, Oak
Plywood Dining Chairs Charles + Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
classic California design
Herman Miller manufacturer
mixed woods, birch, ash and walnut
unfortunately, they were once painted black
they've been restored back to natural satin
wi...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage chair by Fredrik Kayser, modell 2010, Norwegian, 1952
Located in Bergen, NO
Selling this rare amazing big and cozy chair designed by Fredrik Kayser at Rastad & Relling Tegnekontor in 1952. This chairs is one of a few produced and was only sold at the Rastad ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Plywood Group Lounge Chair, Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Neuss, NW
Plywood Group Lounge Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, designed in the 1945/1946s. Stainless steel frame with seat and backrest shell made of bent ash plywood.
Quality Features...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Ash
A Set 10 of Woodard Wrought Iron Dining Seating
Located in Cumberland, RI
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Mid-19th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Norwegian Midcentury - Modern chairs, Torbjørn Afdal, 1957
Located in Bergen, NO
Selling two armchairs model Lobby designed by Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo Tegnekontor, 1957. Produced by Svein Bjørneng møbelfabrikk, Norway
The chairs are reupholstered in woolen fa...
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Mid-19th Century Norwegian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Oak
Vintage Cherner Chair with a unique cowhide cover
Located in Paris, FR
Super rare Cherner chair: a 1958 Design Icon in a unique cowhide cover.
Steam-bent walnut wood chair upholstered in cowhide.
Design by Norman Cherner. Manufactured in 1958 by Plycra...
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1850s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Walnut
Ficks Reed Chaise with Original Pillows with New Upholstered
By Ficks Reed
Located in Jupiter, FL
Read notes:
A newly upholstered Ficks Reed vintage rattan chaise with original pillow but reupholstered, they are very comfortable. Beautiful lines...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
2 Vintage butterfly chairs with armrests by Arne Jacobsen model 3207 Teak
Located in VEENENDAAL, NL
Set of 2 beautiful vintage butterfly chairs with armrest model 3207, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. This set is in Teak and is an early edition.
Design period: 1950 - 1...
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1850s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italian Blue Sofa 1970s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian sofa designed by Osvaldo Borsani (attributed) and produced by Tecno with original fabric and metal frame with manufacturer’s mark, production Italy ca 1970s.
Please note tha...
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1870s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair "Fiorenza" First Edition Armchairs by Franco Albini, Italy, c. 1953
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare and Exquisite "Fiorenza" Armchair by Franco Albini, Italy, c. 1953.
This highly collectible model was manufactured by Arflex for one single year.
An early variant of the iconi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian green & gold mid century wrought iron peacock chair
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare and pleasant wrought iron chair presumably from the mid-20th century. made in the style of peacock chairs with a complex design of dense scrolls. The chair features a green colo...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Le Corbusier LC4 Style Leather Chaise Lounge Daybed
Located in Baltimore, MD
A gorgeous Classic Le Corbusier LC4 style leather, chaise, lounge or daybed. Features high quality top-grain leather, with dense foam interior. It is in two...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Wabi Sabi Style Solid Wood Bench, France 19th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese philosophy that can be applied within interior design, and to anyone’s lifestyle as a whole. It is the practice of appreciating and accepting the bea...
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19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau Sofa in White Leather, 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
"Ouverture" 3 seat sofa in white leather designed by Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau, early 1980's.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Patinated 19th Century Bench in Solid Wood and Leather, Brazilian Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The bench showcased here is a splendid example of Brazilian vernacular design from the 19th century. It is a testament to the timeless beauty of simple, functional design that transc...
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19th Century Brazilian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
4 Early dining chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1957
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Very early and rare edition (1957!) of the 'Munkegaard' chair by Arne Jacobsen produced by Fritz Hansen finished in teak with polished steel frame. This is the edition with the metal...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Artek Tank Chair Model by Alvar Aalto
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A mid-century tank chair Model 400 designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek. Curved frame with original Zebra' upholstery.
Dimensions: H 66cm, W 76.5cm, D 81cm.
Alvar Aal...
Category
19th Century Finnish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Birch
Eames Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Herman Miller, United States, 1957
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eames lounge chair with ottoman, designed by the iconic duo Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This timeless icon has been carefully restored to its first-generation glory, born March 5, 1957, in the United States. It features the signature 5-ply plywood construction, down-filled cushions, and coveted Rio walnut veneer sourced from the highly sought-after Dalbergia nigra in Brazil, renowned as the most valuable wood in the world. This particular chair was directly acquired in Saint-Louis, Missouri, USA.
The restoration process of the veneer included stripping, bleaching, washing, scraping, sanding, and multi-layered oiling. A tension test was conducted on the shock mounts, which proved to be very stable. The rubber components of the vertical supports were replaced. All leather parts were washed, recolored, and nourished. The down filling was fluffed, tufting was reattached, and 2 back panels with zippers were replaced. All hardware underwent electrolytic cleaning and steaming, and the threads of the hardware were purified. All exposed aluminum parts were manually polished, and the bush in sintered bronze was replaced. The result is a breathtaking revival of the Eames lounge chair, with every detail lovingly restored to its original splendor.
The Eames lounge chair made its debut on March 14, 1956, on the renowned NBC program 'Home,' hosted by Arlene Francis. Notably, it was the first piece of furniture ever launched on national television and remains the only one to have stayed in continuous production to this day. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, along with their close friend, the renowned film director Billy Wilder, the chair was envisioned with Wilder in mind. Interestingly, upon its initial presentation to Wilder, he simply fell asleep in the chair. Charles Eames consistently described his vision for the chair as wanting to impart the receptive appearance of a well-used baseball...
Category
1850s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rare Pair of Loungers by Fredrik Kayser, Model No 860 for Vatne Lenestolfabrikk
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A rare pair of organic chaped lounge chairs, model 860 by Fredrik A. Kayser for Vatne Lenestolfabrikk.
Upholstered in a 100% wool fabric in a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Teak
Small rustic French benches 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Dating from around 1850 in France, these beautiful low benches are rustic and have a beautiful patina on the wood.
Their low height of just 11 cm and their length of 198 cm make the...
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1850s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Josef Hoffmann attributed stool from the collection of JF Chen
Located in Skokie, IL
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann 19th century modernist stool from the collection of JF Chen collection exhibited at Marta, Los Angeles
Materials: Paint...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair Thonet Chairs No. 18+19
Located in Hannover, DE
Pair of ancient Thonet chairs from the end of 19th Century.
Model no. 18 and 19. Design from 1880s.
Displayed price is for both chairs
Sturdy chair frames. Dyed beech bentwood.
S...
Category
1880s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Vintage Thonet Chair No. 18, approx. 1890, Viennese hand cane
Located in Hannover, DE
Thonet bentwood chair, Model No. 18 from 1890.
Production period: approx. 1920s-1940s.
Stable dyed beech wood frame.
Some distinct sings of use. See pictures.
Sturdy frame. Rene...
Category
1890s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Pair Mid-Century Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Arm Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Mid-Century Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Arm Chairs in great v8ntage condition. Measure 21" in width, 21" in depth and stand 33.5" tall. Seat height is 18" and arm height 2...
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Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century
Located in København K, DK
HENNING KJÆRNULF - CHAIR
Item Number: 14505
DESIGNER: Henning Kjærnulf
MANUFACTURER: Nyrup Møbelfabrik
MATERIALS: Oak
CONDITION: Good original condition
DIMENSIONS: W. 52 cm. H. 103 cm. D. 44 cm.
REMARKS:
Large set of 12 high back dining chairs...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Italian Georgian Style arm chairs with Rattan Seating
Located in Pasadena, CA
Italian hand Made Georgian Style arm chairs. The seats have rattan mesh seating. The cushions have been made to fit over the rattan. The cush...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
POLTRONA vintage France & Son Denmark
By Arne Vodder
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Questa elegante poltrona in teak è stata prodotta in Danimarca nell'anno 1960 da France & son design Arne Vodder.
Poltrona in teak dal design elegantissimo e pulito come nello stile...
Category
1860s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Marcel Gascoin, Pair of "CF" Chairs, France 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Marcel Gascoin, Pair of beech straw chairs, "CF" model, France 1950. Icon of the French Reconstruction period, this chair is remarkable in its rationalism, its ergonomics and the qua...
Category
1850s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
Pair of small benches - Spain 1960
Located in Girona, ES
Pair of small benches in solid beech with gilded shellac finish. Upholstered with ivory curly fabric (comfort foam refurbished). Manufacturer’s label “Jelm S.L” in Olot – Spain.
Spa...
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1860s Spanish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851
Located in Oldenburg, NI
Iron Rocking Chair designed by Peter Cooper for R.W. Winfield USA in 1851. Beautiful rocking chair based on the famous design from 1850s R. W. Winfield first exhibited this chair des...
Category
1850s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Satin Armchairs, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of armchairs in the Ulrich style, structure and legs in solid wood, covering in satin, made in the 1950s
Conditions as shown in the photos, it is advisable to redo the upholstery.
Category
1850s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Satin, Beech
Set of 4 Brutalist and Sculptural dining chairs in the style of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Ystad, SE
Set of 4 Brutalist and Sculptural dining chairs in the style of Charles Dudouyt France 1960s
This set of French dining chairs has a frame of 4 sturdy turned oak legs with a imposing ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Len Niggleman Longoe Chair by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck, chair made of leather lounge. Designed in the 1986, deep lounge chair, front features aluminium feet, embossed "Starck", black leather cov...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
19th Century Arm Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Its a beautiful comfortable chair for you to relax, real soft .
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Marco Zanuso Lady Chairs in Green Velvet
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of iconic Marco Zanuso lady chairs, Italy. Features brass feeting and newly upholstered in a rich green velvet. This shape is extremely comfortable and visually appealing.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
1 Rare Antique Dutch Oak Rush Seat Armchair
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very rare beautiful armchair made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat.
You see these chairs normally as corner chairs but very rarely as a "normal" chair.
Fit perfectly with the ...
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1890s Dutch Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Six Monk Chairs Design Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, Italy, 1974
Located in taranto, IT
wonderful set of 6 Monk Chairs designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, Italy, 1974.
Wood structure with red/brick leather, as pics.
Very go...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Rare Pair of Mahogany Lounge Chairs Model 831
Located in New York, NY
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina rare pair of lounge chairs model 831 with frame in mahogany veneer and bent plywood with brass mounts, and camel leather upholstery, Italy, 1955.. The...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Spanish Horseshoe Back and Cane Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Spanish horseshoe armchairs with original bicolor cane seat
Completely restored.
Height to the arms : 26.37in.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Oak
Six Vintage Danish Teak 1960s Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen
Located in London, GB
A very stylish, elegant and rare set of six 1960s Danish dining chairs, designed by Johannes Andersen and produced by Uldum Mobelfabrik. Crea...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Six Vintage Danish Hardwood 1960s Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen
Located in London, GB
A very stylish, elegant and rare set of six 1960s Danish dining chairs, designed by Johannes Andersen and produced by Uldum Mobelfabrik. Crea...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Four Green Painted Metal Bar Stools with Intricate Metal Work
Located in New York, NY
Four green painted Metal bar stools with intricate metal work.
Measures: 16" x 17" x H 44" x SH 30".
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
1950s Black and Blue Swivel Side Chairs Styled After John Risley - Set of 2
By John Risley
Located in Monrovia, CA
1950s Swivel Black Rod Iron Chair With Blue Cushions Styled After John Risely.
1950s Black Rod Iron Swivel Frame With Original Blue Seating Cushions, B...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Spanish Horseshoe Back and Cane Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Spanish horseshoe back and cane armchairs
Completely restored.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Cane
Wingback Lounge Chair with Wooden X-Base, Germany
Located in Chicago, IL
An antique German wingback lounge chair freshly upholstered in a taupe wool-blend fabric with a subtle striped detail and single welt detailing. This chair has a wood X-base stained a beautiful dark brown hue. We love the dramatic curved wings and angular profile on this antique lounge chair...
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19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Andre Sornay Beech Slatted Wood Dining Chairs, France, circa 1960 Mid Century
By Andre Sornay
Located in Milano, IT
Set of six Andre Sornay solid beech wood slatted chairs circa 1960 Lyon, France. Mid-Century Modern style. Note the curve in the seat makes these very ...
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19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech
19th Century, French, Pine Wood Stool
Located in Milano, IT
19th Century French pine wood stool found in the South of France.
Category
19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian Midcentury Sofa from 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Scandinavian design teak sofa from the 1960s.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Space Age Modern Chocolate Brown Leather Sofa 'Pasha' by Durlet, Belgium, 1970s
By Durlet
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Beautiful three-seat sofa model Pasha, manufactured in the 1970s by Durlet, Belgium. The sofa was designed by Heinz Waldmann & Anita Schmidt. Schmidt has been working together with D...
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1870s Belgian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of Arthur Umanoff Wrought Iron Stools, Reupholstered
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful pair of reupholstered Arthur Umanoff wrought iron stools. These stools have been reupholstered using Crypton finished off-...
Category
1860s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ostergaard Steen Plastic White Chairs, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Chair "Cantilever 290": solid cast plastic structure. May sometimes have a yellow or orange color cushion on the seat. Published by "Cado" in 1970.
Published on: La cote du Design 1950. 1960. 1970.
Activities:
Own Design offices in Denmark, respectively England, Germany and France.
Main activities – Furniture design – Industrial Design – Professional product development.
Designer and inventor of worlds first chair injection moulded in one piece.
Developer and designer of the first Action Recliner...
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1870s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Plastic
Pair of Mid-century Beech and Straw Armchairs French circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mid-century pair of open armchairs
French circa 1940
Beech and straw.
Atypical design with rounded armrests and straw on the seats and the backs.
Sound and solid.
Shipping:
70/71/ ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech, Straw
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs, Leather, Steel Base, American, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs, leather, steel base, American, 1980s
American designers of the period include Milo Baughman, Paul McCobb, Charles and Ray Eames, Florence Knoll, Edward Wormley, Hans Wegner, or George Nelson.
Mid-century square form lounge chairs by an unknown American...
Category
1880s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Teak Armchair By Arne Vodder for Sibast , 1950s
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This mid-century modern armchair is a quintessential embodiment of Danish design, crafted with a keen attention to form and function. Designed by the acclaimed Arne Vodder for Sibast...
Category
1850s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Chiavari Brass Dining Chair Light Blue Turquoise Mid-Century Unique Piece
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Chiavarina in ottone, Italian production 1950-1959
Chiavari-brass-chair.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Guldhoj Stool of Oak by Poul Hundevad
Located in San Francisco, CA
‘Guldhoj’ Stool of Oak, seat of stretched black leather. Made by Poul Hundevad, Vamdrup,
Model PH-43 (Non-Original Cushion of black leather included). Th...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid-century Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
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New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
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