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Chairs For Sale
Place of Origin: Italian
Place of Origin: African
Marlen Met Im Green Leather Turquoise Metal Chair by EP Studio
Located in Milan, IT
The simplicity of sleek profiles synthesizes with the exclusivity of sartorial details in this chair by EP Studio. Equally apt for fitting in contract or domestic spaces alike, it fl...
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2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Set of Four Midcentury Cesca Rattan Chairs, Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful midcentury rattan, velvet and wood chair. The wonderful and world-famous Cesca chair designed in the 1920s by Marcel Breuer. The Cesca chair is produced by, among other...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech, Rattan

Straw and Chrome "Plia" Italian Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous original and signed Cane "Plia" folding chairs in Vienna straw wicker and chrome. These iconic Italian chairs were designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in the 1967. T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Chair Sculpture Mirror Steel White Leather Collectible Design Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The chair 'Berserker' is made of mirror polished stainless steel with upholstering in genuine white leather. Tipping over the chair it turns into a side-table which also contains a m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a new era focused on plastic: this is how the plia chair...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 6 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 6 "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs are made of very rar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

"Arca" Chair by Gigi Sabadin for Crassevig, 1974
Located in Barcelona, ES
Introducing an iconic piece of Italian design from the 1970s: the "Arca" chair designed by Gigi Sabadin for the renowned brand Crassevig. This chair combines the simplicity and elega...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Ash

Italian Wicker Lounge Chair Designed by Franco Albini for Bonacina, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Boho rattan Lounge Chair designed by Franco Albini in Italy in the '60s. Amazing mid century rattan shell-shaped armchair. These piece were produced in Italy during 60s and the desig...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Mart Stam Canrilever Chairs Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Mart Stam Chair Italy 1980s
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1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern set of 6 dining chairs, with greatly worked and shaped wooden structure and fabric upholstered seat. The unique and typical design, w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 8 Pink Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" pink lucite with chrome frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs ar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Handcrafted Italian Dining Armchairs In Leather, Set of 6
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This armchair is well-regarded piece, known for its elegant, minimalist design with a blend of high-quality leather and metal. crafted from steel and leather of very high resistance ...
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Getsuen, Lilly Chair, Designed by Masanori Umeda, Edra Italy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A reupholstered iconic and whimsical sculptural lounge chair designed by Masanori Umeda for Edra, Italy, circa 1990. Aptly named Getsuen—which means “Moon Flower” in Japanese—this st...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Steel

Set of 4 Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely set of 4 original and signed "Plia" folding chairs in the timeless chrome and clear lucite version. NOS (new old Stock). This fantastic chairs were designed by Giancarlo Pire...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Early Zig Zag Chair Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina 1973–1978
Located in Round Rock, TX
Cassina Zig-Zag Chair — Early Cassina Production (c. 1973–1978) Rietveld’s iconic Zig-Zag Chair (1934) remains one of the purest expressions of early modernism. A chair reduced to a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Ash

CESCA chair 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
CESCA chairs 1970s Made in Italy. As on pictures. Cane on seats was changed. Beautiful patina on wood and chrome parts.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

CESCA chair 1970s
CESCA chair 1970s
$530 Sale Price
20% Off
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink and White Folding Plia Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" folding chairs in the gorgeous version with white metal structure and pink lucite. In perfect conditions, NOS (new old stock). This fantastic set was desig...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Gaetano Pesce per Bernini Coppia di Sedie "Broadway 543", Italia 1993
Located in Naples, IT
Le sedie Broadway di Gaetano Pesce, prodotte da Bernini, sono pezzi unici del design anni ’90, creati nel 1993 (Modello 543). Questo raro set di 2 sedie multicolore in ottime condizi...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Steel

Red and Smoked Lucite "Plia" Folding Chairs by Piretti for Castelli Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic original and signed "Plia" folding chairs with a vibrant red metal structure and smoked lucite seat. In perfect conditions, NOS (new old stock). This fantastic set was desi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vintage Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Leather Brno Dining Chairs, c.1986
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Vintage Brno tubular steel armchairs, Model 245A. Originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for his renowned Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno Chair re...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Nickel

Charlie White Chair
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A modern sculpture that functions as a chair, this splendid objet d'art is a collector's piece that will make a bold statement in any indoor or outdoor contemporary...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Charlie White Chair
$3,415 / item
Pair of Folding Chairs with Green Stain by Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Aldo Jacober folding chairs for Alberto Bazzani. These chairs have a green stain, once an option for the color of the chairs, that ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Spaghetti Stool by Giandomenico Belotti 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
A great Spaghetti stool by Giandomenico Belotti made in italy 1970s for Alias.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Dining Chairs by Cattelan Italia
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Fan' chair designed by Emanuele Zenere, a Postwar & Contemporary artist for the luxury Italian manufacturer Cattelan Italia, brand known for producing cutting edge, luxury designer f...
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1990s Italian Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dining Chairs by Cattelan Italia
Dining Chairs by Cattelan Italia
$760 Sale Price
36% Off
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Desk Chair by Ariberto Colombo for Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mohair, Foam, Wood, Beech

Il Poltrone 175 Series Leather Lounge Chair by Ammannati Vitelli, 1973
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Il Poltrone lounge chair as part of the i Potoni 175 series designed by T. Ammannati and G.P. Vitelli. Dark gray leather with steel gray molded acrylic bas...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which the chair lays legitimate claim, thanks to its streamlined, practical nature. Designed by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama, the Gaja design chair was originally crafted for a small local restaurant and is characterized by its open structure with frame in arc-welded, chrome-plated tubular steel. STRUCTURE Frame in bent tubular metal with chrome or painted finish. PADDING Flexible polyurethane foam. UPHOLSTERY Fabric or leather. Light, slender and stackable, the Gaja chair...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Sabaudia Viennese Cane Armchair by Fratelli Boffi
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning version of the Sabaudia armchair, this elegant piece boasts the same sophisticated Silhouette and exquisite details and materials of its sibling, but features a striking t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Tulu Chair For Cassina Symbol of cutting-edge construction and avant-garde experimentation, Tulu is a stackable design chair designed in 1968 by Japanese architect...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Chrome

Bauhaus Style Tubular Metal and Eco-Leather Collectible Chair, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Designer collection chair, clearly inspired by Bauhaus, made of chromed metal tubing, single sheet upholstery in black eco-leather It measures 90 cm in height, 56 cm...
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1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

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Metal

Design Collectible Chair in the Style of Gastone Rinaldi, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Original collection chair from the 1960s, made in the style of Gastone Rinaldi, with black lacquered metal structure and seat and backrest upholstery in light brown eco-leather Meas...
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1960s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Giancarlo Piretti Green "Alky" Italian Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Alky" chairs in a stunning vibrant green soft fabric. Designed by Giancarlo Piretti during the 1970s and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy. Signed on the chrome feet. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Aluminum, Chrome

Chair Dining Room Armchair Gold Cast Bronze Mirror Polished Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
"Alpemare" is an exclusive sculptural armchair made of cast bronze, in a very limited series of 12 pieces. Its construction takes place in the same foundry that built the majestic doors of the baptistery in piazza del duomo in Florence. The sinuous shapes interpenetrate as if they were of liquid metal, creating a beautiful fluid and reflective effect. The Alpemare chair has participated in the most important art and design fairs: The Salon Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

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Bronze

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex 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, fou...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Cane, Wood

Augusto Savini Pamplona Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Armchairs 1970s for Pozzi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of four dining chairs model "Pamplona" designed by Augusto Savini for Pozzi, 1970s, Italy. Vintage 1970s Italian dining chairs. Gunmetal silver lacquer wooden frames in a U-back...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Design Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue Brothers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian iconic mid century design single "Medea" chair. This fantastic chair is made of bent oak wood and black metal legs. Designed by Vittorio Nobili for the Tagliabue Brothers in 1955. First advertised in Domus issue 329 in April 1955, it has become an iconic and highly collectible piece of mid-century design. Perfect Conditions restored. This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Metal

Armonia Walnut Dining Chair, Silvio Piattelli design made in Italy
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing the Armonia Chair. This listing and pricing is for single chair. Use drop down menu to create your set. The chairs are made from Italian solid walnut wood, which is kno...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Walnut

Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-1961. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Aluminum

Set of 4 Tucroma Chairs in Cognac Leather by Guido Faleschini, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning set of 4 Tucroma chairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Pace. A staple of beautiful modern Italian design, these chairs will transform any room or dining area. This iconic ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Chrome

Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand LC1 UAM Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Armchair with structure in polished trivalent chr...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early Original MR10 Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Bononia, Italy, pre-1968
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful early MR10 cantilever dining chair, crafted in thick black saddle leather and supported by elegant tubular chromed-steel frames. The leather has developed a refined, natu...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Steel

Bamboo Outdoor Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Bamboo Collection, this stunning armchair will be an elegant and timeless addition to a veranda, poolside, or terrace especially when combined with the other pieces in th...
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2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Materials: Wood Dimensions: D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Wood

Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Leather and Wood Dining Chairs for Agapecasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian dining chairs model 3T designed by Angelo mangiarotti from 1978 made of traditional materials like wood and leather feauturing simple but elegant constuction details. New pr...
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair has p...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Steel

Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Leather and Burnished Brass, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the produ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

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Leather

Italian Leather and Polished Steel Barcelona Lounge Chairs, Set of 4
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 4 iconic “Barcelona” chairs in the style of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Initially created for the German Pavilion at the Barcelona exposition, each chair features a sturdy po...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Steel

Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
Vintage desk chair with arms, off white patterned cotton fabric upholstery, polished ebony walnut wood structure. Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich ca.1940. The lines of this chair ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Set of 6 Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century Modern Metal Wood Classic
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing this exceptional set of 6 Cesca chairs, designed by the renowned Marcel Breuer and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. These iconic Mid-Century Modern chairs showcase a pe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Metal

Set of 4 Cane and Chrome "Plia" Italian Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous set of 4 original and signed Cane "Plia" folding chairs in Vienna straw wicker and chrome. These iconic Italian chairs were designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Renaissance Revival Savonarola Chair in Carved Walnut Restored and Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Renaissance Savonarola chair in carved walnut restored and wax polished. Attributable : Fratelli Bonciani – Cascina. About: Savonarola chair The term derives from the chair on...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Chairs

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Walnut

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

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Wood

Florentine Savonarola Chair, all hand Carved Walnut Restored and Wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important Original Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chair in carved walnut polished to wax. Armrests ending with two finely hand-carved heads of lion: type of finish produced to in...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 4 Polished Brass Chiavari Chairs with Red Velvet, Italy
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Set of 4 stunning Italian polished brass Chiavari chairs with bat motif and red velvet original upholstery, circa 1950s. Designed by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi and produced since the ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Chairs

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Brass

Afra Tobia Scarpa for Molteni Pair of Monk Dining Chairs in Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, pair of 'Monk' dining chairs, walnut, patinated leather, Italy, 1974. Pair of 'Monk' chairs by Italian designers Afra & Tobia Scarpa. The cognac lea...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina Manufactured since 1957, the 699 Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architect’s innovative quest and the ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Rattan, Ash

CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for 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 ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Steel

Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

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