Scandinavian Modern Seating
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Mid Century Lounge Chairs by Grete Jalk for Golstrup
By Grete Jalk
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of Midcentury Danish stained beech lounge chairs designed by Grete Jalk for Glostrup Mobelfabrik, 1965, Denmark. Crafted from walnut-stained solid beech, these chairs feature sl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Beech
8 Rosewood Danish Dining Chairs
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood dining chairs, circa 1960's. Beautiful angled joinery and clean modern lines, a very elegant presence. Original vinyl upholstery in nice condition.
Unrestored item with opt...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Niels Moller Model 62 Armchair, Rosewood & Leather Cord, 1960s
Located in London, England
Niels Moller - Model 62 Armchair in Rosewood & Woven Leather Cord, 1962
A fantastic example of Danish master Niels Moller's most iconic work: The Model 62 Armchair. The frame is mad...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Midcentury Danish Oak & Leather Armchairs by Steen Eiler Rasmussen - a Pair
Located in New York, NY
Originally crafted in the 1940s, these chairs were designed by the Danish architect Steen Eiler Rasmussen. They consist of oak frames and are reupholstered with new yellow leather. N...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Easy Chair of a Danish Designer in Sheepskin from the 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Danish cabinet maker white colored shearling - sheepskin 1940s lounge chair. A modern classic chair design with wide armrests that invites you to sit and watch as it has beautiful li...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin
Vintage FK-87 Grasshopper Chaise Lounge by Preben Fabricius + Jørgen Kastholm
Located in San Diego, CA
Designed in 1968 by Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm for the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill, the Grasshopper Lounge Chair is an icon of mid-twentieth century Danish de...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Set of Six 'Oxford' Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, set of six 'Oxford' desk chairs, metal, fabric, Denmark, design 1965, later production
These classic executive office chairs feature a medium high ba...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen, Safari Chair, Original Leather, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen. Safari chairs original patinated aniline leather. Straps maintained in the original patinated leather.
Frame in solid ash.
Model Safari chair, made ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Ash
A pair cream fabric «Lido» armchairs by Arne Norell for Westbergs Möbler AB
By Arne Norell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
A pair of lacquered wood and cream fabric «Lido» armchairs by Arne Norell for Westbergs Möbler AB – 1957
28.74 × 35.83 × 34.65 in.
reupholster with bouclé fabric.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Bentwood
Flemming Lassen Settee in Beige Sheepskin, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Flemming Lassen, settee for master cabinetmaker Jacob Kjaer, Denmark. Tapering legs in mahogany and reupholstered in beige sheepskin.
The model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1940.
A matching pair of Flemming Lassen chairs...
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1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Mahogany
Scandinavian mid-century triangular stool, oak and leather, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Forserum, SE
Scandinavian mid-century stool made from solid oak with a triangular seat upholstered in red leather. Decorative brass rivets surrounding the top of each of the three leg. Designed a...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
1950s Scandinavian Modern Sofa in Muted Green Wool
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, wool, beech, Scandinavia, 1950s
This Scandinavian-modern sofa from the 1950s embodies a quiet elegance rooted in the design language of mid-century Northern Europe. The sofa’s...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Beech
Hans Wegner Ap-29 Papa Bear Ottoman in Oak and Boucle
Located in London, England
Hans J. Wegner
AP-29 Papa Bear Ottoman, 1953
The Papa Bear chair is one of Danish master Hans J. Wegner's most iconic designs and is perfectly complimetned by the matching AP-29 ottoman. Produced by A.P. Stolen in Denmark this piece features beautifully aged and patinated oak handles and legs that have been sensitively restored. This example has been reupholstered in luxurious Dedar Karakorum...
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Tufted Leather Balinese Style Danish Modern Solid Teak and Cane Sofa
By Finn Juhl, Peter Hvidt
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Although not marked by the maker, this exceptional, vintage (late 1970s / early 1980s) solid teak sofa has a distinctive Danish modern design but may actually be Canadian. The sofa f...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak, Cane
Authentic Frama Aml Stool in Pine Color by Frama
By Frama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This distinguished stool is fit for many functions. Use it as a stool, a small bedside table, or a platform to showcase a fresh bouquet. Make it the center of conversation in your living room or a delightful, curated accent piece wherever you desire.
This piece’s humble strength draws inspiration from vintage works...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Rainer Daumiller Set of Four Armchairs in Darkened Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Sawmill, set of four dining chairs, black lacquered pine, Denmark, 1970s
Beautiful, organic and natural dining chairs in solid pine designed by Rainer...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Swedish Mid Century Modern Curved Sofa in Dark Green Velvet Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare two seater Swedish mid century modern curved sofa in style of Otto Schultz. The dark green velvet upholstery appear to be original ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Tall Danish Modern Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern lounge chair features teak hardwood frame and high back upholstered seat. Adjustable reclining option locks the chair into varying angles for optimu...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Mid-Century Modern Fredrik Kayser Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant pair of sculptural rosewood lounge chairs by the Danish designer Fredrik A. Kayser. This impressive mid-century pair of armchairs make comfortable office seating area chairs,...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Upholstery
Danish Hardwood Armchairs OD-49 by Erik Buch
By Erik Buch
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood dining chair designed by Erik Buck in the 1960s and produced by Oddense maskinsnedkeri A/S in Denmark.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Arne Norell Easy Chairs Model Sirocco, 1970s
By Arne Norell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of safari chairs model Sirocco in good condition with original black leather.
Designed by Arne Norell, produced by Arne Norell AB in Aneby, Sweden, 1960s.
Global front door sh...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Kaare Klint Sofa # 5011 in Original Cognac Leather Rud Rasmussen, Denmark 1940s
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Two-seater sofa model 5011 in original cognac leather and six-legged mahogany base. Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, Denmark. Minor marks on the frame, patina to the leather. Back covered in original canvas.
Shown at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibition in 1935. Signed with manufacturer’s label to underside: (Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier).
Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He developed an entirely new analytical approach to furniture design that his students at the Danish Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet was also inspired by historic designs from various cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces for new generations.
Literature: Gorm Harkær, Klintiana: “Kaare Klint”, vol.2, pg 94.
Kaare Klint (1888-1954) is regarded as the founding father of Danish Modernim. As an architect, furniture designer and leading professor at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Klint established the principles of modern Danish furniture by combining a profound appreciation of traditional construction techniques with a modernist emphasis on function and a rejection of ornaments.
Klint’s design was always based on relentless research; he never compromised. Every piece had to fulfill its purpose, be completely clear in its construction with dimensions and proportions corresponding to the human body and display materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Logic, often using a mathematical system of measures, and a constructive way of thinking were the foundation of Klint’s philosophy of furniture design. Like many of his contemporaries, counting Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, he advocated standardization and functional requirements and dismissed the use of all ornamentation. But Klint realized his vision in wood and leather, using traditional craftsmen and working methods and often finding inspiration in historical models. In this way, he charted the course for an alternative Nordic Functionalism that idealized the workshop and the collaboration between furniture architects and cabinetmakers as opposed to the factory.
Kaare Klint’s first major work was a collaboration with his mentor, the architect Carl Petersen. In 1914 they were commissioned to design furniture and fixtures for Faaborg Art Museum. One of the highlights to emerge from this commission was the Faaborg chair, a light and elegant chair with clear references to classical furniture. The construction and proportions of an 18th century English Chippendale chair was also clearly visible in the famous Red Chair, designed in 1927 for the lecture hall at The Museum of Arts and Crafts (now Design Museum Denmark), but with its straight back deprived of all unnecessary decoration and its beautiful Niger leather, the Red Chair was far from an imitation. Other important works include The Propeller Stool (1927), The ‘Mix Chair’ designed in collaboration with his pupil Edvard Kindt-Larsen in 1930, the Safari Chair (1930), The Deck Chair (1939 and The Church Chair designed in 1936 for the Bethlehem Church in Copenhagen. Also noteworthy are Klint’s well-proportioned cabinets and wardrobes...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Twelve Classic Side Chairs by Ole Wanscher, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of 12 mahogany chairs with curvy, horizontal bar in back. Seat upholstered with patterned fabric. Designed 1962. These examples made 1962...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe Sofa in Red Patinated Leather
By Vitsoe, Jorgen Hoj
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe, settee, model '202', leather, aluminum, Denmark, circa 1960
Exclusive leather sofa designed by Jorgen Hoj who...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Hans Wegner GE-240 Sofa
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Hans J. Wegner. He is said to have designed more than 500 chairs during his lifetime and was one of the most influential masters in the history of Danish furniture design. The GETAMA...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set of Six Hans J. Wegner Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark, 1962
Material: oak , paper cord
Size: 20.5 w × 18 d × 31 h in seat height 17 inches.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Four-Seat Sofa by Folke Ohlsson & Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960
Located in Deland, FL
Attention designers and creatives! This exceptional Danish sofa designed by Folke Ohlsson & Fritz Hansen is need of new upholstery and we want to leave it up to you to choose the fab...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Maple
1960s, Danish design, reupholstered 3 seater "Banana" sofa, vintage velour.
Located in Tarm, 82
1960s, Danish design. Refurbished-reupholstered 3 seater "Banana" sofa in quality vintage bottle green velor, two extra pillows. Ash wood legs. Brass springs in the seat and back is ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Ash
Axel Einar Hjorth "Skoga". Wooden Bench in Pine by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Swedish mid century wooden bench in pine model "Skoga" by Axel Einar Hjorth produced by Nordiska Kompaniet Stockholm 1932. In good original condition.
Dimension...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Arne Jacobsen 'Swan' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Fabric Upholstery (Cat. 1)
Located in Glendale, CA
Arne Jacobsen 'Swan' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Fabric Upholstery (Cat. 1).
Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen has become synonymous with legendary Danish design. Combining timeless c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Scandinavian Mid Century Lounge Chair in Sheepskin
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare version of the famous clam chair, upholstered in off-white sheepskin and leather buttons. This chair was most likely manufactured in Sweden, circa 1940.
Condition: Very good...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Danish Modern Brown Leather Loveseat
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Leather mid-century loveseat, circa 1960's. Cozy, comfortable brown leather, classic modern design. Solid wood legs and compact footprint, some minor marks consistent with age.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Arne Norell curvy Soffa Produced by Westbergs Möbler, Sweden, circa 1960
By Arne Norell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
A rare curvy 3 seats Arne Norell soffa produced by Westbergs Möbler edition in 1950. The sofa is composed by stained beech feets and is reupholstered with a bouclette fabric in white...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Poul Kjærholm 'PK22' Lounge Chair for Fritz Hansen in Aura Leather
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK22' Lounge Chair for Fritz Hansen in Aura Leather.
Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen has become synonymous with legendary Danish design. Combining timeless craftsma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Exceptional Swedish Folk Art Chair ca 1790
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Folk Art Chair, ca1790
This chair is just love - like a sun with its intricate carvings and patina.
It’s also a bit of a head-scratcher. Where is it from? Which...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
1950s Scandinavian Adjustable Chaise Longue in Solid Oak and Green Wool
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chaise longue, oak, reupholstered in wool tweed "Finn" Seagreen by Pierre Frey, metal, Scandinavia, 1950s
This chaise longue exemplifies Scandinavian Modernism through its simplicit...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen Black Leather 3 seat Sofa 2213 Fredericia Furniture Denmark 1960s
Located in Ystad, SE
Børge Mogensen Black Leather 3 seat Sofa Model 2213
With original patinated black leather upholstery.
Produced by Fredericia Furniture, Denmark 1960s
Dark stained beech legs
Manufact...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Set of 8 Heart chairs by Hans J. Wegner
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of 8 Heart chairs in oak and leather by Hans J. Wegner for Fritz Hansen, Denmark circa 1952
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 8 Niels Møller Model 77 Rosewood Dining Chairs, 1959
Located in London, England
Niels Moller- Model 77 Dining Chairs, 1959
A rare set of 8 rosewood dining chairs designed by Danish master: Niels O. Moller for his own company J.L. Moller Mobelfabrik in Denmark i...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Rare Pair of Ib Kofod-Larsen 'Seal' Easy Chairs, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Model Sälen / Seal easy chairs. Original black leather and teak frame. Produced by OPE Möbler, Sweden, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak
1930s Danish Modern Lounge Chair in Solid Oak and Striped Velvet Upholstery
Located in København K, 84
1930s danish cabinet maker made lounge chair or ear flap chair in solid oak and the most beautiful rare premium pure cotton velvet with elegant red, olive g...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Four Wooden Scandinavian Dining Room Chairs, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The curved backrest makes the chairs very elegant and shapely.
We had the chairs reupholstered by the upholsterer.
The darker olive green harmonizes incredibly well with the dark w...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Chair Model 408, Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik
Located in Stockholm, SE
A chair of model 408 designed by Arne Hovmand Olsen at Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1950s. The chair is made in teak with seat in black leather. It is 64 x 50 cm and 74 cm high ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
Traditional Norwegian Carved Kubbestol, Norway early 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
In Norway, cube chairs have been in use since the Middle Ages, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, cube chairs were mostly used in the farming communities in Eastern and Southern Nor...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Rare Black Midcentury Karuselli Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very sought after Karuselli lounge chair in black designed in 1965 by Yrjö Kukkapuro, made by Haimi, Finland has a fiberglass seat shell and base. Exclusive manufactured leather upho...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Cane by Bernt Petersen, 1960's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood, Cane and Horsehair Upholstery with Leather Piping by Bernt Petersen, 1960's
Additional Information:
Material: Rosewood, cane and horsehair uphol...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Leather, Cane
Rare Pair of Easy Chairs in Oak and Leather by Alf Svensson, 1960's
By Alf Svensson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Pair of Easy Chairs / safari chairs in Oak and Leather, 1960's
Additional Information:
Material: Oak and leather
Style: Mid century, Scandinavia
Probably produced in Denmark
Di...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Oak, Leather
Danish Set of Eight Armchairs in Brown Upholstery and Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of eight armchairs, fabric, stained beech, metal, Denmark, 1960s
This Danish set of dining chairs features an elegant profile with cur...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Black Large Sheepskin Bean Bag Cover, Merino Sheepskin, Made in Australia
Located in Dural, AU
This luxurious black sheepskin bean bag chair cover is the modern must-have decor accent for anyone who wants to live in ultimate comfort.
Australian, Merino sheepskin is a world-class natural fiber known for its super plush, super dense, and super cozy wool. This luxurious and large sheepskin bean bag...
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2010s Australian Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin
1960s Fully Restored Customizable Ole Wanscher PJ 412 Armchairs in Mahogany
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s fully restored customizable Ole Wanscher PJ 412 armchairs in mahogany byP.Jeppesens Møbelfabrik.
The very comfortable chairs feature Ole Wan...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Carl Malmsten Pair of “Hängsits” Armchairs in Solid Pine, 1947
Located in Prague, New Town
Pair of rare and elegant “Hängsits” armchairs in solid pine and blue fabric, designed by Carl Malmsten in Sweden, 1947.
Belonging among the rarer models of Carl Malmsten, these armc...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Set of Six Modern Danish Dining Chairs in Solid Pine and Papercord
By Tage Poulsen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very attractive rustic modern Danish dining chair made from knotty pine around mid 1970s. Designed by Tage Poulsen in 1974. Finished in a ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Papercord, Pine
Paradise Sofa by Kerstin Horlin Holmquist for Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tufted sofa from the Paradise collection by Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist for Nordiska Kompaniet with beech legs and upholstered in a brown sateen velvet with a twisted cord trim detail...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair of X601 Stools in Leather & Birch by Alvar Aalto
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Elegant and classic of design, pair of stools model "X601" designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954. Manufactured by Artek during the 1960s. Fan shaped X leg, made by sawing a classic Aalto l...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Birch
Finn Juhl Danish Rosewood Spade Chair, circa 1960s
By Finn Juhl
Located in London, England
Finn Juhl - Spade Chair, 1954
Designed in 1954 the Model 133 ‘Spadestolen’ was Juhl's first collaboration with Danish producer France & Son. The frame was originally made in teak wi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Pair of Fat Bar Stool by Tom Dixon New in Box Custom Made
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Diego, CA
pair of Barstools these were custom made we have another set of 3 available, but we were not able to use these sets we had to wait 6 months for them our loss is your win. these are n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Kaare Klint Deck Chair for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint deck chair in teak with brass fittings. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Cane, Teak
Scandinavian Modern by Carl Malmsten ”Lata Greven” Pair of Chairs
Located in Kramfors, SE
Scandinavian modern “Lata Greven” chairs designed by Carl Malmsten around 1953. This particular pair is likely made during the later years of the 1900s. Produced by O.H Sjögren. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Birch, Wool
Scandinavian Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, animal skin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen, Børge Mogensen, and Arne Jacobsen. 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. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $395 and tops out at $106,195 while the average work can sell for $3,735.
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