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
Creator: Cassina
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1937, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, black leather and wood, Italy, 1937, set of six.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "Barr...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Charlotte Perriand Ombra Tokyo Chair, Oak Stained Black by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1954. Relaunched by Cassina in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
With the Ombra Tokyo chair, Charlotte Perriand came up with an iconic ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,109 Sale Price / item
25% Off
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 recognizable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$4,389 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, Cognac Leather, 1967, Set of 10
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, black structure and cognac leather, Italy, 1967 set of ten.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Chair with armrests mod 110, design Gio Ponti for Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegant small armchair/chair with arms mod. 110 with walnut frame, bronze feet and original ivory upholstery, designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina. Italy, ca. 1950.
The structure has b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Chair by Gianfranco Frattini, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
This extraordinary chair was designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1960. The construction of the 'Model 904' is made of solid walnut wood. The seat and back are upholstered. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chair for Cassina, Sand Beige Leather, 1927
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chair for Cassina, sand beige leather and black metal, Italy, 1927
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Toshiyuki Kita
Aki
Swivel Armchair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color.
Designed by Toshiyuki Kita in 2000. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Please ask for pricing in other materials/colors.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1937, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, black leather and wood, Italy, 1937, set of four.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "Bar...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair 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
$6,628 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Cassina walnut chair Mod. 122 by Vico Magistretti Italy 60s (six available)
Located in Sacile, PN
Cassina walnut chair Mod. 122 by Vico Magistretti Italy 60s (six available)
The Model 122 chairs are a creation of the famous Italian designer Vico Ma...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Chairs for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, brown leather and metal, Italy, 1927, Set of two
An icon with a versatile and functional soul,...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chairs for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, 1937, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, wood and burgundy velvet seat, Italy, 1937, set of 2
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chair for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chair for Cassina, brown leather and black metal, Italy, 1927
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, the "L...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Chairs for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, brown leather and metal, Italy, 1927, Set of four
An icon with a versatile and functional soul...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Red Leather 121 Dining Chair for Cassina, 1967, Set of 8
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of eight Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967.
They feature English red leather upholstery and a wa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Chairs for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, brown leather and black metal, Italy, 1927, set of six
An icon with a versatile and functional...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chair for Cassina, Hazelnut Leather, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chair for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1977
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationship betwe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of Six
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Set of six Cab 412 side chairs in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
The Cab chair is built up as a tubular frame over which thick saddle leather is fitted; the leather ski...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair for Cassina Fauteuil Tournant, Italy - new
Located in Berlin, DE
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair by Cassina. Prices are dependent on the chosen color and material. Please ask for pricing in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1960
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chair for Cassina, red-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house of 'Carimate's...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair for Cassina, Italy - new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color and material. Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair. Available in American Walnut, black stained ash wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fur, Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chair for Cassina, Black Leather, 1937
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chair for Cassina, patinated wood and black leather seat, Italy, 1937.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "Ba...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Chairs for Cassina, Sand Beige Leather, 1927, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, sand beige leather and black metal, Italy, 1927, set of four.
An icon with a versatile and fun...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 8
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of eight.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chair for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, 1937
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, patinated wood and burgundy velvet seat, Italy, 1937, set of one.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity,...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of six.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413”Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco dark brown leather, Italy, 1977, set of six.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Gerrit Rietveld Zeilmaker Version of Black Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1920. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
One of the versions of the iconic model dated 1918. The structure is in black-stained beechwood with white contrasting parts. Seat and back in green lacquered multiplywood. The armchair can have a single seat and backrest cushion in fabric or leather.
The black red and blue (Zeilmaker version) born from Rietveld’s chromatic experimentation
While researching the origins of the red and blue model in collaboration with the Rietveld heirs, it emerged that the key idea of the first prototypes was based on the concept of spatial organization expressed through the monochrome tones of its elements. The first version was in fact produced in 1918 in completely unpainted wood.
In the following years Rietveld proposed various examples, either monochrome or painted in different colors, depending on the requirements of his customers and the interiors for which the chairs were intended. As such, it comes as no surprise to find this 1920s version, presented as part of Cassina’s MutAzioni selection, created for the school teacher Wicher Zeilmaker with a black frame with white ends and a dark green painted seat and backrest.
It was Rietveld’s ever-increasing involvement in the De Stijl movement that led him to also use primary colors on this model in 1923, and as such the chair became a veritable manifesto for the emerging neoplastic movement. Initially dubbed slat chair, Rietveld only gave it the name red and blue in the 1950s following its chromatic evolution.
The various owners of the different examples used the chair as an abstract-realist sculpture in their interiors and, in some cases, as a simple tool for sitting on, adding cushions to make it more comfortable, just like Cassina offers for the black red and blue today.
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About the designer:
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888, seems possessed of two personalities, each so distinct that one might take his work to be that of more than one artist. The first personality is that seen in the craftsman cabinet-maker working in a primordial idiom, re-inventing chairs and other furniture as if no one had ever built them before him and following a structural code all of his own; the second is that of the architect working with elegant formulas, determined to drive home the rationalist and neoplastic message in the context of European architecture. The two activities alternate, overlap, and fuse in a perfect osmosis unfolding then into a logical sequence. In 1918 Rietveld joined the “De Stijl” movement which had sprung up around the review of that name founded the year before by Theo van Doesburg. The group assimilated and translated into ideology certain laws on the dynamic breakdown of compositions (carrying them to an extreme) that had already been expressed in painting by the cubists: the “De Stijl” artists also carefully studied the architectonic lesson taught by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, whose influence was widely felt in Europe at that time.
Collaborating first with Robert van’t Hoff and Vilmos Huszar...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Red Leather 121 Dining Chair for Cassina, 1967, Set of 6
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of six Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967.
They feature English red leather upholstery and a walnut structure.
Fully restored in Italy.
Afra and Tobia Scarpa designed the 121 chair in 1965.
A sketch from 1943 made by Carlo Scarpa (Tobia’s father) inspired its shape. Two thin plywood “petals” compose the seat and the backrest. They are available with leather upholstery or aniline-dyed.
The back has cut in the lower part, required due to a reinforcement that reacts to torsion stress, which is strongest at this point. Furthermore, the basis is a solid wood double trestle. Eight screws link...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, 1967, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, dark brown wood and red leather, Italy, 1967, set of four.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chair for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of one.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rel...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "925" Easy Chair for Cassina, Hazelnut Leather, 1966
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "925" easy chairs for Cassina, plywood and hazelnut leather, Italy, 1966.
In 1966 Afra & Tobia Scarpa designed the "925" chair, realized in walnut and leather. T...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, bordeaux leather, Italy, 1977, set of two.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rela...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" Chair for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina in dark brown Tobacco leather, Italy, 1977.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rela...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/color. Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of six.
The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair d...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rope, Ash
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair or stool for Cassina, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, matt white painted, matt black painted, chrome gun barrel or gold chrome. Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chai...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of four.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 2
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of two.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of six.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rel...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chair for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of one.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Leather Model 121 Dining Chair for Cassina, 1967, Set of 10
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of ten Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967.
They feature black and English red leather upholstery...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 10
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of ten.
The Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs, de...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rope, Ash
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand LC1 Chair Outdoor Collection by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$4,088 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chairs for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, 1937, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, patinated wood and burgundy velvet seat, Italy, 1937, set of four.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "925" Easy Chair for Cassina, Red Leather, 1966
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "925" easy chair for Cassina, plywood and red leather, Italy, 1966.
In 1966 Afra & Tobia Scarpa designed the "925" chair, realized in walnut and leather. The low chair is inspired by a sketch made in 1943...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "121" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1965, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1965, set of six.
Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra & Tobia Scarpa shows once again the Scarpa'...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of ten.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, China Red leather, Italy, 1978, set of eight.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the r...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "121" Dining Chair for Cassina, Total Black, 1965
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chair for Cassina, total black, Italy, 1965
Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra & Tobia Scarpa shows once again the Scarpa's typical double...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "121" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1965, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1965, set of eight.
Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra
Tobia Scarpa shows once again t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1927, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, Cognac leather and steel, Italy, 1927, set of six.
An icon with a...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977, Set of 10
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux leather, Italy, 1977, set of ten.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the rela...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Brown Oak Cassina Macintosh Drop Leaf Dining Table 6 Rush Seat Chairs Set Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brown oak Cassina Macintosh drop leaf dining table 6 rush seat chairs set mint
Set of six chairs measuring 18Dx19Hx30W Seat Height:18.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Rush
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978, Set of 10
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of ten.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
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