Mid-Century Modern Chairs
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
1950s Attributed Clara Porset Mexican Mod Leather Woven Cane Folding Chairs
By Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Folding Chairs
From Mexico circa 1950s. Attributed to Clara Porset Folding Side Chairs.
Listing is for 2 chairs.
Crafted in Leather and Handwoven Rush Cane with Wood frame painted b...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Wood
Carlo de Carli Set of Six Dining Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1958
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo De Carli set of six Model: 693 dining chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1958
Original leather seating
Original Cassina labels.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lina Bo Bardi; Marcelo Ferraz; Marcelo Suzuki. Frei Egidio Chair. Edition 2022
By Lina Bo Bardi, Baraúna
Located in PARIS, FR
The Frei Egídio chair was developed by Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki, to equip Mattos' Gregório theater in Salvador. It had to be light and easily transportable an...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Frank Lloyd Wright Robie Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color and material of the chair. The seat is available in fabric or leather (different colors available). The base/frame can be made in natural cherry wood, black stained cherry wood or American walnut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Capitol Complex chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on cho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Lina Bo Bardi; Marcelo Ferraz; Marcelo Suzuki. Girafa" Chair. Edition 2022
By Lina Bo Bardi, Baraúna
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1986, Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki teamed up with Lina Bo Bardi to work on a series of projects in Salvador, such as the Casa do Benin restaurant and the Teatro Gregório de M...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chair 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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Grand Pouf, White Cotton Bouclé, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Grand Pouf, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Grand pouf is a versatile piece that combines elegance with functionality. Its curved, sculptural d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mies Van Der Rohe Set of Two Weissenhof MR20 Armchair Bauhaus
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mies van der Rohe Set of Two armchair mr20., circa 1928, for Tecta.
Frame tubular steel chromed.
In good original condition, preserving a beautifull patina, with minor wear consiste...
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1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Mid Century Dining Chairs by Gimson Slater
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and graceful set of 4 dining chairs made by Gimson and Slater of England, and retailed by Heals London. The chairs have elongated sculpted diamond form back supports, and lig...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Mid Century Knoll Saarinen Steel Chrome & Orange Wool Chairs, 1960s--2pcs
Located in Basel, BS
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
20th Century Dark Green Velvet Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beech wood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in a dark green,...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
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, led to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author.
Placed individually or in lively arrangements, the two low tables bring the pleasing lightness of solid wood to indoor settings emphasized by the continuity of the grain between the top and the edges and the countless natural variations in the wood.
Each piece is made of unique solid wood, so every piece will be different from one another and not exactly as the one on the photos.
Both pieces are inspired by the mountains. While the latter takes its name from the milking-stool used by alpine shepherds, the former is inspired by the French locality much loved by designer and architect Charlotte Perriand. These furnishing accessories stand out for the honesty of their simple shapes and for the concrete expression of their materials and function. The turned seat meets the stylised legs both in the Tabouret...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Barwa Lounge Chair by Edgar Bartolucci
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Barwa' lounge chair by Edgar Bartolucci for Barwa Associates. Sold with thought to be original sling.
(New slings available online in a variety of colors).
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 6 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Brno Chairs in Black Leather, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
Timeless and classic. Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, these chairs are just like George Clooney-- they just look better with age and seemi...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Frank Lloyd Wright Barrel Chair for Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color and material of the chair. A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic Barrel chair was created in 1937 by Frank ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage Danish Teak Dining Chairs 1960s, Set of 6
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Teak dining chairs 1960s, Set of 6
Set of six Danish Scandinavian modern dining room chairs with steel blue/grey leat...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Paperclip Chair in Tubular Steel 1970's Canada Kinetics
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic 1970s steel "paperclip" chair in original fire truck red enamel paint. Bright and shiny - a sculpture that happens to be a chair.
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Chair Knoll International Mid Century Space Age
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Berlin, BE
One of the Most famous designs of the mid Century. The tulip seriesClassic Tulip dining chairs designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. A defining accomplishment of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eight MidCentury Butterflies Chairs, Beige Red Jacquard, Black Wood Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with black stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful french fabric.
This chair can be customized to your specifications or ...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Jacquard
Giuseppe Pagano Pair of Stools in Beech and Rope, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Italian stools in beech and hand-woven rope. These stunning pieces were designed by Giuseppe Pagano in Italy in the 1940s.
In amazing conditions, this stylish squar...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood, Beech
20th Century Danish Hansen Side Armchair by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Danish wooden side armchair, designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard - Nielsen and produced by Fritz Hansen. The chair is formed with laminated Beechwood...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Teak, Plywood
"Office Armchair" by Pierre Jeanneret, circa 1955
Located in London, GB
Authentic 'Office Chair' from the administrative buildings of Chandigarh (Ref. PJ-SI-28-B).
In excellent condition - joints have been restored and cane work replaced.
Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 - 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Le Corbusier, designing furniture for Le Corbusier's vast modernist complex at Chandigarh. Jeanneret remained for over 15 years as the project’s chief architect and the city remains a masterpiece of the modern vision. The pair pioneered a new aesthetic that placed function and order over embellishment—Jeanneret’s work imbuing the strict geometry of modernism with lighter materials like cane and wood.
Jeanneret also collaborated with other modern masters, Charlotte Perriand on experiments in aluminium and wood, and Jean Prouve developing prefabricated housing.
Literature:
Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier: Jeanneret Chandigarh, 2019.
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli 'Plia' Chair, Italy
Located in Naples, IT
Design Classic Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli 'Plia' chair.
"The Symbol of a New Era focused on plastic". That's how the Plia chair wa...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eileen Gray Non Conformist Chair, France, 1970
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 4 Non Conformist chairs by Eileen Gray, manufactured circa 1970 by Ecart International.
The underlying theme of the Non Conformist chair, by Irish designer Eileen Gray (1878–1...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
One Authentic Knoll Brno Chair by Mies Van Der Rohe in Black Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
One black leather Brno chair with tubular frame and thin pad seat and back as was the original design.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by Knoll. Beautiful showing very little use. 800 per ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Danish Modern Teak Dining Chair by Hans Olsen for Frem Røjle, 1950s, Denmark
By Hans Olsen, Rojle Frem
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Danish Modern Teak Dining Chair by Hans Olsen for Frem Røjle, 1950s, Denmark
Measurements :
Height: 70 cm
Seating surface: 45 cm x 43 cm
Depth: 50 cm
Please do not hesitate to ask...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this "Silla Partera" in the style of William Spratling made in leather and wood.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Lounge Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'system 1-2-3' standard lounge chair in fabric for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Clean PAIR of Mid Century Hans Wegner Ash Peacock Chairs for Johannes Hansen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very nice pair of Peacock chairs designed by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen of Denmark. These chairs were purchased from a designer's estate where everything was immaculat...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Ash
Carlo Scarpa Set of Four 1934 765 in Wood with Leather Cushion by Bernini 1977
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of four 1934 756 chairs in walnut wood and cushions in leather, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by Bernini in the 1970s.
Initially designed for Scarpa’s own Venetian house...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Scissor Chair / Armchair Two in One with Great Folding Mechanism
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The quick-change artist. One Easy Chair and one chair.
We had the armchair upholstered in a sheep's wool fabric.
The seat height of the armchair is 40 cm when converted into a ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Petite Mexican Butaque in the Style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Petite Mexican Butaquein the style of Clara Porset, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Writing Chair from Punjab University, Chandigarh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic Pierre Jeannerret Writing Chair from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
These gorgeous chairs were designed by Pierre Jeannette and mass produced in India for the Utopian ci...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Poul Kjærholm Model Pk22 Easy Chair
Located in Berkeley, CA
The discrete and elegant lounge chair PK22 epitomizes the work of Poul Kjærholm and his search for the ideal type-form and industrial dimension, which was always present in his work. The profile of the steel frame structure originates from his graduation project, the “Element” Chair (PK25...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 2 chairs "Cab" 413, Mario Bellini, Cassina, 1970
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 2 chairs model "Cab 413," design by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1970. An iconic example of Italian design, "Cab" chairs feature a steel frame covered in thick leather, s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Danish 1960's black leather safari chairs
By Artek
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover these high-quality Danish 1960's black leather safari chairs for your home. Crafted with precision following vintage Scandinavian design principles, these chairs represent t...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Eames Early Label Armshell Chair by Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An elephant gray green toned fiberglass armshell chair with satin black iron X-base, rubber and metal boot feet , large early shock mounts and the red second generation decal label w...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Yellow Canvass Sling
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury butterfly chair with yellow canvas sling seat. Clean, ready to use condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Black Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Teak Dining Chair Set
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Teak dining chair set of 4. Made in Denmark in the 1960's. Teak wooden frame with bend plywood...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak, Plywood
“Maralunga” Lounge Chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1980s
Located in Hilversum, NL
We are delighted to present a true gem: an original “Maralunga” lounge chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
This piece from the early 1980s is in pristine, original con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
High Back Coat Hanger Chiavari Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Unique and rare high back coat hanger Chiavari chair, Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
One Of Two Hans Bellmann GA Chair For Horgenglarus
Located in Čelinac, BA
Hans Bellmann GA Chairs for Horgenglarus 1950s
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Set of Four Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chairs, by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chairs 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 o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Slipper Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Stylish and elegant slipper chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's. Upholstered in Fret custom Italian silk velvet, luxurious to the touch, (samples available). Chocolate bra...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Ilmari Tapiovaara Set of 8 Chairs in Ashwood for Fratelli Montina
Located in Turin, Turin
Finnish Ilmari Tapiovaara, was one of the greatest designers of the twentieth century, a leading exponent of post-war Scandinavian design. Gifted with e...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues Mid-century Modern Brazil Chairs, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of modernist chairs by the pioneer of Carioca design Sérgio Rodrigues, in ebonized beech wood covered in velvet. The chairs synthesize a unique combination of Shaker, De Stijl a...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Surrealist Hand Chair, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully unique and surrealist hand-shaped chair handmade in the 1970s.
Elongated fingers covered in black velvet form the back of the chair, encapsulating the sitter within th...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy. Mario Bellini (1935) is an Italian designer and architect.
The chair has a skeleton in tubular steel and the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Named after Oscar Niemeyer, this armchair features the iconic curves and sinuous lines characteristic...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair by Gavina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925.
Stamped signature of Marcel Breuer on the leather.
In white leather, chromed steel tube frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Eames for Herman Miller High Back Aluminum Group Chairs
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Ask for custom shipping quote
An icon of Mid-Century Modern design that continues to be produced today. Manual height and tilt. 50th anniversary addition premium black leather that ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Ten Saber Leg Dining Chairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ten Saber leg dining room chairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905-1976) for Widdicomb. Chairs are structurally sound and wood stain is all original. We believe these chairs were reuph...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Pierre Paulin Pacha Lounge Chair with Returning Swivel for GUBI
By Gubi, Pierre Paulin
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Paulin Pacha Lounge chair with returning Swivel for GUBI.
Pierre Paulin designed the Pacha lounge chair in 1975 with the intention of creati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Gio Ponti “ Superleggera” N. 4, Chair Wood Straw Padding, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
N . 4 Superleggera Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Straw
Mid-century Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern chairs 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 chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA, and Fritz Hansen. 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 chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $84 and tops out at $244,500 while the average work can sell for $2,904.
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Our feed is filled with the world's most beautiful spaces. See the 10 our followers have deemed the best of the best this month.