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
Place of Origin: Italian
Six "Arcadia" Chairs in Curved Wood and Straw by A. Caraceni for Tagliabue, 1970
By Tagliabue
Located in Roma, IT
A difficult number to find, 6 of rare Italian 70s chairs designed by Adalberto Caraceni for Tagliabue of Cascina Armata.
Stable and solid, these mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Plywood
$4,184 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Black Leather, 1974, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Dining Chairs for Molteni, Black Leather and Beech, Italy, 1974, set of four.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of tw...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Ico Parisi, rare set of 6 walnut chairs with butterfly backrest
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
Rare set of 6 walnut chairs with butterfly backrest.
Manufactured by F.lli Colombo, Como, 1952.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
set of 4 chairs "Africa" by Afra and Tobia scarpa for Maxalto - 80s
Located in Milano, MI
Stunning set of 4 chairs africa model, from the Artona collection, designed in 1975 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto (B&B Italia). The chairs have a sculptural frame of solid li...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$21,683 Sale Price / set
35% Off
1950s Augusto Magnaghi and Mario Terzaghi Pair of Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Augusto Magnaghi & Mario Terzaghi for F.B.G. Meda, pair of armchairs, original purple multicolored fabric upholstery, brass and lacquered metal, Italy, 1950s.
These Italian easy cha...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Desk Chair attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian mid century desk chair, attributed to Gulielmo Ulrich, unsigned, Italy, circa 1950s. This chair is currently being re...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern DSC Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli/ Anonima 1970
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Set of 4 Italian Mid-Century Modern DSC Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli / Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Italian mid-century modern DSC chairs Giancarlo Piretti Anonima Castelli, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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
Chiavari Chair 1950s Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice elegant Chiavari chair. comes with the sort after Caned seat.
In a Gold color. all original. very rare with its original guaranty label underneath
very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker
$1,382 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Midcentury Dining Room Chairs Re-Upholstered in Velvet, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Dining Room Chairs Re-Upholstered in Velvet, 1960s
A beautiful and comfortable set of six original dining chairs from the Italian midcentury, made in the style of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" Chairs for B&B Italia, Cognac 1973, set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Dialogo” dining chairs for B&B Italia, cognac leather and walnut, Italy, 1973, set of eight.
The “Dialogo” chair is a return to the formal solution of the “121”...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
"Bermuda" Chairs Designed by Carlos Miret for Amat, Spain, 1986
Located in Madrid, ES
The "Bermuda" chairs were designed by Carlos Miret and edited by Amat in 1986 in Spain, This Memphis-style tripod chair is composed of a black lacquered m...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$652 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Gastone Rinaldi Pan Am Dining Chair for Rima Padova, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Gastone Rinaldi Pan Am Dining Chair by Rima Padova, Italy, 1970s
Gastone Rinaldi designed the "Pan Am" dining chair or armchair for Rima Padova ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1970Two McGuire Director’s Chairs
By McGuire
Located in IT
Set of two McGuire Director’s Chairs.
Crafted with a black-lacquered oak and bamboo frame, these chairs feature leather seats and backs. The brass det...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Oak
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
Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina
A design icon with an attitude for versatility and functionality designed in 1927 by Charlotte Perriand for her Paris apa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Dining Chairs, Italy 50s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of Italian dining chairs from the 50s era.
In very good condition. The upholstery was recently renewed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,012 / set
Set Six Ico Parisi Chairs/Armchairs for Cassina Modl 814 Leather
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Set of 6 armchairs by Cassina, design Ico & Luisa Parisi, model 814, walnut frame, seat and back covered in leather.
Cassina label on the underside of the chairs.
Bibliografia: G. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Contemporary Italian 543 Broadway Chair
Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce Bernini, 1993
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Italian contemporary "543 Broadway" chair with a matching ottoman in red and yellow moulded resin seat and back, patinated steel base and feet in plastic with springs by Geata...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" Chairs for Mobil Girgi, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" chairs for Mobil Girgi, black leather and beech, Italy, 1970, set of four.
The iconic "Sapporo" chair consists of an individual backrest, conceived with two ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Italian Set of Carlo Bartoli Black Leather Cantilever Chairs
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian set of four carlo bartoli black leather and chrome cantilever chairs model "920" from the beginnin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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
Cesca Chair After Marcel Breuer Italy 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mario Ceroli “Fratina” Sculptural Chair for Poltronova, 1972
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Ceroli “Fratina” sculptural chair for Poltronova, wood, Italy, 1972
An iconic blend of radical design and archaic inspiration, the “Fratina” chair by Mario Ceroli was designed...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
4 Folding Chairs Arca by Gigi Sabadin Created in 1974 for Crassevig
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 folding chairs in solid ash.
Chromed folding mechanism. Cane in good condition.
Arca by Gigi Sabadin created in 1974 for Crassevig.
Measures: Seat height 44cm
Total height 79cm
D...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Carimate
Black Walnut and Velvet Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1960s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This chair was designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina for Carimate Golf Club.
It is made in black lacquered solid walnut and features a new zebra patterned velvet uphol...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
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
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Chairs for Maxalto, Reddish Brown, 1975, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, reddish brown leather, walnut and burl, Italy, 1975, set of two
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Ashwood Willow Italian Armchair
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair model "Willow" designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the "Willow Tea Room" in 1903 in Glasgow. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in leather.
In its original configuration, the high, semicircular backrest of this solid wood throne served as a divider between the entrance and the tea room behind it. Complex series of lines and shapes reflect the style of Mackintosh.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
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
Set of 12 Chairs 50° in Leather and Wood, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
12 Chairs
Style: 50°
Italian
Materials: wood, leather and chrome bronze
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage s...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$40,000 / set
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Chairs for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927, Set of 8
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 eight
An icon with a versatile and function...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Set of four (initially 6) chairs by Giancarlo Piretti, Model Nr 106 designed in 1967, Italy, Castelli edition. This model is no longer manufactured.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of ten "Lamda" Chairs, designed by Marco Zanuso
Richard Sapper for Gavina
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Set of ten "Lamda"-chairs, which were designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper between 1959 and 1964 for Gavina. They are built of punched lacquered steel, which bears many traces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
huge Wingback Chair with floral silk fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This wing chair was designed in Italy in the 1940s. The well-upholstered furniture body is covered with the extravagant and very striking original cover with floral motif. The armcha...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Italian Modern Brass Chiavari Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Brass Chiavari Chair.
Offered is a splendid Italian mid century modern brass chair, armchair or side chair by Chiavari which dates to the 1960's. This large scale bras...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
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
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather, 1974, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Dining Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather and Beech, Italy, 1974, set of eight.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of two...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
Set of Two Vintage Leather Cantilever Mart Stam Chair By FASEM Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Leather Cantilever Dining Chair By Fasem Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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
Vintage Ratan Peacock Chair
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
An exquisite 1960s Italian rattan peacock chair, featuring a woven fan-shaped back and curved solid arms. This sculptural and iconic silhouette captures the elegance of mid-century d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Black Leather, 1974, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" dining chairs for Molteni, black leather and dark beech, Italy, 1974, set of eight.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
1970s Italian Folding Lounge Chair with Leatherette Upholster
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
- Sturdy and stable
- Heigh of seat 35 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
pair Mart stam S33 cantilever chairs 1970s
By Mart Stam
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two Original White Leather cantilever chair . Chrome Tube frame. 1970s
Pioneering Dutch modernist architect-designer Mart Stam (1899-1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
$1,608 / set
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Dining Chair for Maxalto, Cognac Leather, 1975
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chair for Maxalto, cognac leather, walnut, burl and brass, Italy, 1975.
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" presents ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chiavari Chair, Model Parisienne, with Cane Seat
Located in Vienna, Austria
A decorative version of the Chiavari chair, the Parisienne, from 1950's, is a modern classic .
Not only beautiful to the eye, it is a wonder of engineering and sophistication.
It c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Paolo Buffa Pair of Italian Chiavari High Back Chairs in Blonde Beechwood, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa, Chiavari
Located in Roma, IT
Woderful pair of high back Chiavari chairs made ina charming blonde beech wood with blue faux leather sear. These elegant chairs were designed by Paolo Buffa and produced in Italy du...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Faux Leather
Pair of
Alky
chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Alky chairs by Giancarlo Piretti in excellent original condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery
$3,706 / set
sedia poltronova modello elisa design giovanni battista bassi 1964
By Poltronova
Located in taranto, IT
Sedia poltroncina modello "Elisa", disegnata da Giovanni Battista Bassi per Poltronova nel 1964.
Misura cm 71 di altezza, cm 50 di profondità, cm 60 di larghezza e cm 45 di altezza...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Chair for Maxalto, Dark Brown Leather, 1975
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, dark brown leather, walnut and burl, Italy, 1975.
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" presents a sup...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
Near Pair of Italian Gio Ponti Inspired Lounge Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Near Pair of Italian Gio Ponti inspired lounge chairs.
This stunning complementary pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs, club chairs, or side chairs have beautifully tape...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Elegant Mid-Century Italian Design Chair, Minimal and Chic Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant Mid-Century Italian design chair, minimal and chic design, grey cotton fabric.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
$4,837 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
Pair of Midcentury Cobalt Blue Brass Round Bedroom Chairs Maple Wood
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of midcentury cobalt blue brass round bedroom chairs maple wood.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Maple
$1,834 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
$2,025 / item
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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