Nicos Zographos Benches
Industrial designer Nicos Zographos is renowned as a mid-century modern master. His abstract structures and minimalist forms helped elevate 20th-century furniture design.
Born in Athens, Greece, in 1931, Zographos completed his graduate degree at the University of Iowa before joining the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1957.
He worked in SOM’s interior design department, where he enjoyed unlimited creative freedom, resulting in the design of two critically acclaimed pieces. The fluid Ribbon chair, which he created in 1959, is an interpretation of the Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Alpha bucket chair, featuring Zographos’s signature reverse curl, was designed in 1960. Also while at SOM, Zographos developed a suite of TA35 low tables, which have gentle curves and slim stainless steel legs.
Zographos spent five years at SOM before he formed his own company, Zographos Designs Limited, in 1964. The New York-based firm manufactured elegant, polished and streamlined pieces such as lounge chairs, office chairs, side tables, coffee tables and dining room tables. Several of his furnishings have been included in interiors by such revered architects as Gordon Bunshaft and I.M. Pei.
Among Zographos’s most iconic designs are the wood-carved Ireland chair, the wooden Saronis tables and his two tubular-steel cantilevered chairs: the solid CH17 chair and the CH66 chair, which he designed in 1966. It is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Zographos has retired to his native Greece, and Zographos Designs Limited recently closed after 56 years in business. His pieces continue to be highly sought by interior designers and avid vintage furniture collectors.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Nicos Zographos seating and tables.
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Metal, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Bronze
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Benches
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nicos Zographos Benches
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Nicos Zographos Benches
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Nicos Zographos Benches
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Nicos Zographos Benches
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Fabric, Oak
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Nicos Zographos Benches
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Nicos Zographos Benches
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Fabric, Oak, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Brass
1960s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
1970s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Benches
Stainless Steel
20th Century Greek Nicos Zographos Benches
Steel
