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Rare Amak Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Annie Hieronimus for Cinna, 1983-1986
By Annie Hiéronimus, Cinna (Ligne Roset)
Located in Sittard, LI
Rare 'Amak' lounge chair with ottoman designed by Annie Hieronimus and produced by Cinna, France 1980s. This particular model was only produced for 3 years, between 1983 and 1986, on...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

1980 Vintage Kartell Armchair 4814 by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Biella, IT
Kartell armchair 4814 by Anna Castelli Ferrieri design in years ’80. Perfect condition A, very rare with also with his textile yellow color cushioned by original Kartell, bat if y...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vladimir Kagan "Erica" Chaise Lounge Chair, Preview, 1970
By Preview, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Vladimir Kagan "Erica" chaise lounge chair, Preview 1970. Original white fur upholstery and lucite legs with right sided armrest.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Fur, Lucite

Set of 5 Amanta Sofa Elements in Bouclé by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Iconic modular sofa where each section is made of three stacking cushions in a plastic frame. This particular set is made of a chocolate brown shell and newly upholstered beige bou...
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Vintage 1970s Sectional Sofas

Materials

Bouclé, Plastic

Vintage Original "Swan" Chair by Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1971
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
lounge chair model "Swan" designed by Arne Jacobsen. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark, 1971. Signed with makers label. Original black leather in beautifully patinated condition. G...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Very Early Pastil Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko, 1967
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Munster, NRW
They call it the "swinging sixties" – but everything was "pop" then. from music to graphic design, from fashion to furniture. and the finnish designer eero aarnio presented two icons...
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Original George Nelson Coconut Chair, Vitra, Tan Leather, White Shell, Chrome
By George Nelson, Vitra
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Coconut lounge chair designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, manufactured by Vitra. new upholstered with vintage cognac aniline leather, white shell and chrome legs.
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Lounge Chair by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi, 1970s
By Mobil Girgi, Mario Marenco
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A beautiful walnut chair, designed by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi, Italy 1970's. Beautifully designed with angled front legs which extend to the sides and back, the back support...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Foam, Walnut

White Leather Marsala Chair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France 1970s
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Lignet Roset, the Marsala chair features a sculptural amber plexiglass frame that is entirely curved. This Marsala chair has gorgeous white leather uph...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plexiglass

Alky Chairs by Piretti New Upholstery Boucle Nimbus Dedar
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Rijssen, NL
Giancarlo Piretti designed lounge 'Alky' chairs newly upholstered in a high-end Bouclé 'Nude' fabric by Dedar, Nimbus 04- 70%WO 15%CO 10%PA 5%PES. Aluminum frame and polished chrome ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Brno Knoll Style Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the allure of mid-century modern aesthetics with our extraordinary pair of newly restored armchairs. Skillfully renovated by our in-house team of craftsmen, these vintage ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Child’s Eero Aarnio Style Swivel Ball Chair Red and White
By Eero Aarnio
Located in West Hartford, CT
This iconic Ball Chair is child size, perfect for the playroom. Designed by Finnish interior designer Eero Aarnio, it transports the user back to the 'retro modern' era of the 1960s....
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

Pair of Amanta Leather Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 'Amanta' cognac brown leather and fiberglass lounge chairs, originally designed in Italy by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in 1966. The design was extremely popular and in gr...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pair of lounge chairs by Georg Bighinello , Italy 1970
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of large lounge chairs by Designer Georg Bighinello, Model "Venosta" Producer Eurosalotto Pedrina Signature underneath. Italy 1970s re upholstery with thick ivory bouclé fa...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of Farfalla Lounge Chairs
By Elam, Roberto Lucci Paolo Orlandini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam, pair of lounge chairs model 'Le Farfalla', lacquered metal, fabric, plastic, Italy, design 1974 The designer duo Roberto Lucci and Paol...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Burgundy Vicario Lounge Chair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vico Magistretti Producer - Artemide Model - Vicario Lounge Chair Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 60 cm x Depth 67 cm x Height 68 cm x Seat Height 39 cm...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Burgundy Vicario Lounge Chair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vico Magistretti Producer - Artemide Model - Vicario Lounge Chair Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 60 cm x Depth 67 cm x Height 68 cm x Seat Height 39 cm...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Sphere Chair by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modular Moderne, France, 1970s
By Boris Tabacoff, Mobilier Modulair Moderne
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rare ’Sphere’ lounge chair designed by Boris Tabacoff in 1971. Manufactured by the French MMM. factory (Mobilier Modular Moderne) It has a characteristic brown lucite shell that hold...
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Vintage 1970s European Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

1970s Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Lounge Chair, in Dark Brown-- One Piece
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Madison, WI
Excellent Prop piece, or a Living Room, studio or office POP! This listing is for the Dark Brown chair. We also have a White chair, sold separately, pictured here. The RMIC hand ch...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Le Bugie Pair of Lounge Chairs
By Giovanetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti, 'Le Bugie' pair of lounge chairs, fabric, Italy, 1972. Fun and quirky pair of lounge chairs by Alessandro Becchi. These chairs are made in Italy, ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Space Age Lounge Chair In White Fiberglass Black Leather, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Organic shaped lounge chair. This chair consists of a molded fiberglass shell that is comfortably upholstered in black leather. The thick star-like base provides stability and featu...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Charles Hollis Jones Style Set of Four Lucite Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Saint Louis, MO
1970s Set of four Lucite Charles Hollis Jones style chairs freshly reupholstered in super soft ivory white bouclé and set conveniently on casters. Lucite is a great choice to add a s...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé, Lucite

Pair Ivan Matusik lounge chairs from Hotel Kyjev, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Located in London, GB
The Hotel Kyjev was a large modern hotel in Bratislava during the Communist era, known for being one of the most luxurious during this period. This pair of lounge chairs were designe...
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Vintage 1970s Czech Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé, Foam

Multi Chair by Joe Colombo, B-Line Production
By Joe Colombo, B-Line
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo’s transformable Multichair proposes a new conceptual approach to the genre of seating furniture. It is composed of two pillows covered in stretch fabric and held together...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Lounge Chair by Wendell Castle
By Wendell Castle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage lounge chair circa the 1970s. In dark red color with a cup holder platform and original rubber foot ring. The chair is a playful design after the castle chair, one of the i...
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Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

1970 s Purple Full Grain Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Tarleton, GB
Leather swivel chair  Wow! A fabulous find by the team at The Rare Chair Company.  Great colour, stunning shape and super comfortable. If mid-century design is your thing, this...
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

Matched Pair Space Age Modernist Lounge Chairs, Peter Protzmann/ Herman Miller
By Peter Protzmann, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual pair low slung slipper lounge chairs attributed to Peter Protzmann for Herman Miller.. Amazing original condition. Superior quality and construction. Retains its original Kno...
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Slipper Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Tentazione Lounge Chairs, Model 684, by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1973 by Mario Bellini for Cassina, the Tentazione lounge chair envelops a steel frame with softly contoured foam over which fabric stretches for a cozy yet stylish seat. ...
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Vintage 1970s European Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

1970 s Purple Full Grain Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Tarleton, GB
Leather swivel chair  Wow! A fabulous find by the team at The Rare Chair Company.  Great colour, stunning shape and super comfortable. If mid-century design is your thing, this...
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

Elda Lounge Chair Black Edtion by Joe Colombo for Comfort Italy, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Comfort, Italy
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Iconic design chair by top designer Joe Colombo. The Elda chairs were produced by Comfort Italy from the early 60s. The rotating black fibreglass shell gives the chair a clean look a...
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Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Mid-Century Modern Swivel Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary mid-century modern set of a recliner chair and an ottoman is in great condition the sleek frame chair is hand-crafted out of tubular steel and plated in chrome in ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Fiberglass Black Velvet Lounge Chair, Italy, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Hilversum, NL
Impressive fiberglass lounge chair in the style of Joe Colombo, Italy, 1970s. Newly upholstered in beautiful black velvet.  
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Fiberglass

Michel Cadestin ‘Karate’ lounge chair and ottoman for Airborne, France 1970s
By Michel Cadestin
Located in Sittard, LI
Iconic space age 'Karate' lounge chair with matching ottoman. Designed by Michel Cadestin for Airborne, France 1970s. Lacquered fiberglass body on a swivel base. Original fabric stil...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jack Lenor Larsen Fabric Covered Mid Century Lounge Chair
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great mid century chair with the iconic Jack Lenor Larsen fabric. This chair came from a upholstery shop that had redone this chair with the Larsen fabric in the 70's. Chair has the ...
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Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Børge Mogensen Pair of Chairs 2204 with Black Leather by Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
A pair of Danish vintage Børge Mogensen wingback chairs model no. 2204. They are upholstered with the original black leather and the legs are made of solid walnut. The cushions ar...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Foam, Feathers, Walnut

Marsala Leather Armchair Ottoman, Ligne Roset, France, 1970 s
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Austin, TX
Patchwork leather and extreme comfort are the defining characteristics of the Marsala edition by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. Light cognac to camel in color, the leather lounge ch...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

Swivel Lounge Chair and Side Table by Robin Day for Hille, 1970s
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of lounge chair and side table was designed by Robin Day for Hille, in UK, during the 1970's. The lounge chair is a polypropylene frame that stands on a metal circular swive...
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Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Relax Armchair Design by Verner Panton Model Amoebe 1970
By Verner Panton
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful design armchair from 1970, designed by Verner Panton for Vitra, known for the Panton chair. The Amoebe was designed in 1970 by Verner Panton for his famous Visiona insta...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass chair by Oscar Niemeyer for Burgo complex-1977
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass chair by Oscar Niemeyer for Burgo complex-1977. "Oscar Niemeyer made modernist architecture sexy. In his signature designs, such as those for the plann...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plexiglass

Papaia Lounge Chairs and Ottoman by Ammannati Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate
By Rossi di Albizzate, Titina Ammanati, Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Izegem, VWV
These fiberglass lounge chairs are designed by Titina Ammannati & Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate in the 1970s. Two cosy Papaia space age chairs in a soft orange velvet up...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Fiberglass, Polyester

Pierre Paulin F598 Groovy Lounge Chair in Light Creme Bouclé Wool for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Groovy lounge chair (model F598) desgined by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1973. Newly upholstered in a light creme Bouclé wool and in excellent condition. Aluminium glides powder c...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Lounge Chair by Georges Vanrijk for Beaufort, 1970s
By Georges van Rijck, Beaufort
Located in bruxelles, BE
Beige leather armchair with brown fibreglass foot. Dimensions of the footrest: H 40 cm W: 54 cm D: 42 cm Wear due to time and age of the Lounge chair.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of Le Farfalle Lounge Chairs
By Elam, Roberto Lucci Paolo Orlandini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam, pair of lounge chairs model 'Le Farfalle', chromed metal, coated metal, fabric, plastic, Italy, circa. 1970 The designer duo created a ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Charles Eames La Chaise Longue
By Charles Eames
Located in London, GB
A super stylish and iconic design, this is a vintage reproduction of the Charles & Ray Eames La Chaise longue, we would date it from around the 1970-80’s. Charles and Ray Eames or...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of De Pas D’Urbino Lomazzi Dall Oca Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1975
By Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Gionathan de Pas Donato D’Urbino Paolo Lomazzi
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful and very comfortable pair of ‘Dall’Occa’ lounge chairs designed by De Pas, D’urbino and Lomazzi and manufactured in Italy by Dall’Oca in 1975. The lounge chairs have a beau...
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Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Plastic

Funky Garden Egg GN 01 by Peter Ghyzcy
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Amstelveen, NL
The Garden Egg chair (model name GN 01) was designed by the Hungarian émigré Peter Ghyczy, who started his working career as chief designer for the polyurethane factory 'Elastogran G...
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Polyester

Vintage De Sede DS-77 Sofa Bed in Black Leather, 1-Seater Module, Lounge Chair
By De Sede
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage De Sede lounge chair/ armless seating module of the sofa model 'DS-77', leather, fabric, Switzerland, the 1970s. The chair can be easily converted into a very comfortable ...
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Foam

Sphere Lounge Chair Designed by Boris Tabacoff for Mobillier Modulaire Moderne
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Rare and hard to find sphere lounge chair designed by Boris Tabacoff for Mobillier Modulaire Moderne in 1971. The chair is made of a smoked plexiglass shell resting on a chrome metal...
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Model F303 Lounge Chairs Side Table by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, c 1970s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare set of Model 'F303' lounge chairs (2) and side table (1) by Pierre Paulin for Artifort was designed and produced in the 1970s and still an icon of 70s modern design to this...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Paint

Space Age Sphère Lounge Chair by Boris Tabacoff for Mobillier Modulaire Modern
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Munster, NRW
Boris Tabacoff (1927-1985) often experimented with asymmetrical shapes and developed a certainly distinctive „floating“ style. his famous ‚narcissus‘ glass series in Baccarat crystal...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Armchairs for B&B Italia, 1971, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” armchairs for B&B Italia, brown leather and foam, Italy, 1970s, set of two. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped lik...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Foam, Leather

Pair of Skopa Chairs by Ole Gjerlov-Knudsen Torben Lind, for Orth Plast/ IKEA
By Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen and Torben Lind, IKEA
Located in Lisboa, PT
Skopa easy chair was designed by Danish duo Ole Gjerlov-Knudsen & Torben Lind, and produced by Orth Plast for IKEA, in Denmark, during the 1970's. Each chair has an orange plastic sh...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Kartell Lounge Chair 4794 Designed by Gae Aulenti, 1974
By Gae Aulenti, Kartell
Located in Athens, Attiki
Lounge chair 4794 by Gae Aulenti for Kartell, 1974. Molded white polyurethane. This striking design won the Compasso D'oro industrial design award in 1974.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Fiberglass, Polystyrene

Vladimir Kagan Swiveling Cosmos Lounge Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully restored Cosmos swivel chair on lucite base. Designed by Vladimir Kagan.
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Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic

Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio for Adelta, 1970s
By Eero Aarnio, Adelta
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ball cocoon armchair that turns 360° on itself. The cushions and the inside of the chair are in blue fabric. Wear due to time and age of the chair
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Vladimir Kagan Attributed Swiveling Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Dallas, TX
A "Cosmos" lounge chair and ottoman designed by Vladimir Kagan. Both the chair and ottoman swivel on acrylic bases. Fully restored and upholstered in Knoll wool fabric.
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Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic

GN1 Garden Egg by Peter Ghyczy for VEB Synthese, 1970s
By Peter Ghyczy, VEB
Located in bruxelles, BE
Armchair in fiberglass and fabric. The chair opens and closes. (wear due to the age of the chair). Seat height: 30cm Measures: Height open: 100cm. Height close: 45 cm.
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

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1970s Plastic Lounge Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of 1970s plastic lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs. 1970s plastic lounge chairs made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some 1970s plastic lounge chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller 1970s plastic lounge chairs, measuring 11.42 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many 1970s plastic lounge chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Herman Miller, Charles Eames and Giancarlo Piretti produced popular 1970s plastic lounge chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are 1970s Plastic Lounge Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $2 on the low end and $36,000 highest priced.

Finding the Right Lounge Chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.