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: North American
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Lounge Chair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates lounge chair
This chair measures: 24.25 wide x 23.5 deep x 25.75 inches high, with a seat height of 17.5 and arm height of 21.5 inches
All ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
Located in Toronto, CA
Beech wood Acorn chairs made by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Canadian manufacturer Sunar Hausserman in the 1970s. ʺIt has the directness of a Shaker piece, the elegance of the Wegn...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
Pair of Classic Slipper Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of slipper chairs ca' early 1950's. Dark brown frames, reupholstered in period green/brown fabric.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$4,800 / set
1950s Sol Bloom Scoop Chairs - a Pair - Wabi Sabi
By Sol Bloom
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mid Century Modern Sol Bloom Scoop Chairs of Black Wrought Iron, 1950s.
These High Back Patio Or Inside Lounge Chairs Are A Rare Find.
These Black Wrought Iron and Mesh Lounge Chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Fourteen Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Dining Chairs in Ivory Bouclé
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful large set of of 14 iconic Milo Baughman Model #1187 thin line polished stainless steel dining chairs for Thayer Coggin freshly reupholste...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 16 Paul Frankl Corset Back Dining Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé, c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
We are pleased to offer this one of a kind exquisitely large set of 16 Paul Frankl plunging corset dining chairs for Johnson Furniture, circa 1950 professionally reupholstered in ivo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Rare Mid C. Bauhaus Style Canadian Pacific Railway Folding Cabin Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare Bauhaus inspired mid-century folding chairs in excellent condition. Originally used in 1st class compartments as lounge chairs that could be folded and tucked away (as demonstra...
Category
1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mohair
$4,640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brown Leather Coconut Chair by George Nelson for Vitra
By George Nelson, Vitra
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The Coconut chair was designed in 1955 by the American architect, industrial designer, author, editor and teacher George Nelson. Obviously he took his inspiration from a coconut that...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Black Leather Dax Armchair by Charles
Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design black leather DAX rope edge fiberglass Zenith shell armchair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, made in the USA 1960's. Dark grey / black lea...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,514 Sale Price
20% Off
Charles Eames for Herman Miller DSX Shell Chair
Located in New Windsor, NY
Charles Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass DSX shell chair. Circa 1970. Retains all it's plastic glides. Shock mounts are in good condition with no visible drying or cracking. Struct...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Unusual Set 6 Industrial Modernist Bauhaus Bent Plywood Stacking Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual set 6 industrial modernist bent plywood stacking chairs. Amazing design. Bauhaus influenced. Extremely comfortable.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Plywood
Pair of Mid Century Modern Baker Occasional Chairs in Black Lacquer
Located in New York, NY
This pair of stunning occasional chairs were realized by Baker in the United States circa 1960. They feature an abstracted geometric Greek Key design that comprises the arms as well ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Salterini Ribbon Wrought Iron Chairs - Set of 2
By Salterini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage MCM wrought iron slipper chairs. Made by the iconic Salterini group. Unmarked. The classic ribbon style in a clean and modern shape. Acquired from a Palm B...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Viko Baumritter Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair, No Cushions
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Viko Baumritter mid century walnut lounge chair - no cushions
The chair measures: 28 wide x 29 deep x 25 high, with a seat height of 11 inches and arm height of 21 inches
All p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
John Risley Lounge Chair Original Vintage Mid Century Modern
Located in Oakville, CT
Original vintage mid-century modern rare John Risley wicker lounge chair. This lounge chair comes with arms and is in "as found" condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Style Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for craft associates style mid century walnut lounge chair
The chair measures: 30 wide x 33 deep x 34 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 21 in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Three Vintage Swiveling Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 Vintage Swiveling Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller. One black, one gray and one dark yellow.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Surrealist Hand Chair, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully unique and surrealist hand-shaped chair handmade in the 1970s.
Elongated fingers covered in black velvet form the back of the chair, encapsulating the sitter within th...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Laverne International Buttercup Lucite Lounge Chair, Invisible Group, 1959
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Laverne International buttercup Lucite lounge chair, Invisible Group, 1959. Considered a masterpiece upon release, Laverne's Invisible Group Collection remains the epitome of midcent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Lucite
$4,160 Sale Price
35% Off
Bertoia Vintage Child
s Chair With Original Pad Signed ca
1960 Knoll
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Harry Bertoia for Knoll child's chair with original seat pad and Knoll label. A rare find, in matching black color.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage MCM Chrome
Royal Blue Fabric Armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company
By Hibriten
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern royal blue and chrome armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The chrome has no pitting that we have seen, and the fabric shows hardly any sign of use. There may be slight fading, but it is overall and so… not noticeable. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1960’s
Bold, beautiful, and royal blue!!! This is a gorgeous pair of vintage armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company. They are constructed of square chrome tube frames and wear a lovely royal blue fabric on their seat and back. They’re just BEAUTIFUL!! They would be wonderful used as side chairs in your living room, family room, bedroom, study, or as host and Hostess chairs at either end of your Mid-Century Modern dining table. They are very versatile and have that pop of color you have been needing in that dull space. Regardless of where you choose to use them, they are sure to be eye-catching, comfortable, and full of Mid-Century Modern style.
Hibriten actually had 2 companies- Hibriten Furniture Co, and Hibriten Chair Co. Both located in Lenoir, N. C. Hibriten Furniture was founded in the 1920’s by Orrin Robbins and Hibriten Chair Co. was founded a few years later by Robey Robbins. Hibriten Chair Co. was well known for its extremely high quality of solid mahogany or walnut French reproductions and other styles of furniture. Hibriten became a part of Bernhardt Furniture in the 1950-1960’s with their president George C. Robbins and was eventually purchased by Bernhardt sometime in the early 1970’s. A fun fact… The furniture on the set of the popular 1965-1971 television show “Green Acres...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Max Gottschalk Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These lounge chairs, designed by Clement Meadmore in the 1970s, feature a minimalist yet bold aesthetic characteristic of the era. Here’s a detailed description:
Design & Structure:...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
High Fan Back Woven Wicker Chair by Ficks Reed
Located in New York, NY
Stylish woven stick wicker and bamboo fan back chair with exaggerated high back. Asian influenced design, Mid-Century Asia Modern Papasan, Peacoc...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Willow
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
J Hayward Kinetics Modernist-Style Bent Plywood Chairs
By R.J. Hayward 1
Located in Surrey, BC
These unusual Kinetics bent plywood chairs were made in the 1980s, although their look is Mid-Century Modern. The iron legs have a locking mechanis...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$175 Sale Price / item
53% Off
Arne Jacobsen Model 3316 Egg Easy Chair Leather
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Egg is one of the triumphs of Jacobsen’s total design, a sculptural contrast to the building’s almost exclusively vertical and horizontal surfaces. The Egg sprang from a new tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
$22,684 / item
Sleek Ward Bennett for Lehigh Naugahyde Barrell Back Desk Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Ward Bennett amazingly sleek designed office chair on aluminium star base. 3 available. All good condition with the exception of the naugahyde upholstery. All have some small tears a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 10 Paul Frankl Corset Back Dining Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé, c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
We are pleased to offer this one of a kind exquisite set of 10 Paul Frankl plunging corset dining chairs for Johnson Furniture, circa 1950 professionally reupholstered in ivory white...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
A Pair of 1188
Thin Line
Armchairs by Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of midcentury modern 1188 '"Thin Line' armchairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Designed in 1970’s, these chairs feature Baughman’s signature style; thin, airy, squared off tubular chromed steel frames which support the seat. The seat pad, seat back, and seat arms have been reupholstered by The Selby House...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Wrought Iron Armchair after Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Stylish midcentury wrought iron armchair design after Weinberg, or Umanoff, probably manufactured by Woodard. Measures: seat H 16.5 arm H 25.
Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
1st Generation Eames LKX Lounge Wire Mesh Side Chair 1951
Located in Detroit, MI
Hard-to-find First Generation Eames LKX (Low/Wire/X-base) lounge chairs, only made one year with this configuration; 1951. Made by Charles & Ray Eames for He...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Wire
EA178 Loose Cushion Arm Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1979. We reupholstered and refoamed the loose cushion in a nubby brown/white boucle but kept the chair fabric original.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Garden Patio Poolside Cantilevered Arm Chair Att. to Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural cantilevered dining height arm chair, having a squared stock metal frame, and a metal mesh seat and back. Manufacture attributed to Woodard, this example is unsign...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
T-Back Planner Group Chair by Paul McCobb for Winchendon
By Paul McCobb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maple t-back dining chair from the Planner Group series designed by Paul McCobb and manufactured by Winchendon, Massachusetts. Very good condition. We have 8 in stock, priced separat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Maple
Curvaceous Lounge Chair by Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous lounge chair by Tommi Parzinger, American, circa 1950s. This chair is currently being refinished and reupholstered and can be completed in your choice of color and in your...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fiberglass Origami Chair by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare design by Paul McCobb (American, 1917-1969) for St. John, circa 1950s, this all original Origami Chair if made of a light blue fiberglass seat and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Super Slick Pair of Thonet Chairs
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Thonet tub chairs in great original condition. We believe they are upholstered in leather, however it's possible the upholstery is actually vi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Mustard Yellow George Mulhauser for Plycraft “Sultana” Armchairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare set of George Mulhauser for Plycraft Sultana chairs in original condition. The vinyl cushions are in original Vinyl condition and the paint is a great mustard color. They even...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Lawrence Peabody Barrel Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of barrel chairs with floating frames designed circa late 1950s by Lawrence Peabody for Richardson-Nemschoff. These chairs with rounded backs and maple frames have an easy, el...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Maple
$4,800 / item
Paul McCobb for Directional Midcentury Occasional Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Directional midcentury occasional lounge chairs - pair.
Each chair measures: 24.75 wide x 21 deep x 29.5 inches high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height/chair...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Aluminium Chair EA108 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller - 60s
Located in Padova, IT
True icons of twentieth century design, the seats of the Aluminum Group series were designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s and were first created in 1958, defining what is still the standard for meeting chairs today. A clean and visible structure, which combines the stability and lightness of aluminum with the comfort of a covering - in leather, fabric or mesh - which, being kept taut only by fixing to the sides, becomes an integral part of the joint.
With an extraordinary sense of adventure, Charles and Ray Eames turned...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eight Dining Chairs by Richard Schultz for Knoll, White Frames, Red Orange Seats
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of 8 Richard Schultz dining chairs, made by Knoll, 1960s. The frames and seat backs have been expertly refinished in a soft white / ivory color and the original red orange seats...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Milo Baughman Set of 8 Parsons Dining Chairs in Ivory Bouclé by Thayer Coggin
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sexy set of eight Parsons dining chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin newly professionally reupholstered in soft ivory white bouclé rated highly durable (over 50k double rubs). Milo Baughman's Parsons chairs are unique in that all surfaces are upholstered. Your guests will appreciate the softness of the all enveloping bouclé upholstery. Its texture ventilates well and is comfortable in both warm and cooler climates. Our buyers regularly contact us seeking comfortable dining chairs that are also sculptural. The sort one would admire from afar but also produce a comfortable sitting experience for long dinner celebrations. Here they are! Super sexy silhouette. Angled back and rear legs. Sturdy pedestal frame. Comfortable plush seat cushion and back. The look is clean, modern and elegant. These chairs' neutral color make them easy to incorporate into most styles of decor, but certainly hit the mark for California Modern, Organic Modern, Mid Century Modern and even Post Modern interiors...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery
Ergelax Mid-Century Folding Canvas Lounge Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Ergelax folding canvas lounge chair designed by R. Gleizes For RG. True Americana style, circa 1950s.
Very unique and rare vintage American folding c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Beech
$1,395 Sale Price
46% Off
George Nelson Prototype DAF Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An early per production prototype fiberglass arm shell or DAF chair designed by George Nelson. This chair came directly from a engineer working for the Herma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century Modern Cesca Style Chair with Caned Seat
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern accent chair in the style of Marcel Breuer features beautifully caned seat and back atop a chrome finished cantilever base.
Dimensions: 18.5w 22d 32.25h 17.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$297 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of "Alexandria" Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this 1960s pair of "Alexandria" armchairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. They feature elegantly sinuous frames sculpted from solid mahogany with black satin ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Club Chair in Sapphire
Platinum Fabric with Ebonized Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic club chair was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It features an open U-form back, gently domed seat and straight conical legs in ebonized walnut. I...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of "Metric" Chairs in Lucite and Nickel by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Charles Hollis Jones executed in Lucite and polished nickel from his "Metric" collection.
The chairs are from the 1960s and are in excellent original condition, the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Leather Swivel Chairs on Brass Bases
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of swivel chairs. These were reupholstered in pleated leather in the 1980s. The leather has a Nice broken in feel to it. Both in good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,200 / set
Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Chair LAX on X Base
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous early Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass chair LAX (Low Armchair on X Base) having large shock mounts and flat edge shell. All origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Five Different Paul McCobb Planner Group Chairs for Winchendon
Located in Berlin, DE
Curated set of five chairs by Paul McCobb planner group for Wichendon.
Chairs are in good condition with a vintage patina. All chairs are recently glued.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Six Chairs by Michael Van Beuren for Domus
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Set of Six Chairs by Michael Van Beuren for Domus in pine wood and with the characteristic Terracota Van Beuren col...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
$12,000 / set
Pair of Leather Butterfly child Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy pair of leather butterfly chairs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Black LCW by Charles Eames 1955
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Production LCW designed by Charles Eames manufactured by Herman Miller - 1955. Chair is in very good original condition with the original black analine dye.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Rubber
Charles and Ray Eames LCM Chair w/ Mongolian Lamb Wool , c. 2010
Located in Chicago, IL
Iconic LCM lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Unique edition as it has been issued with the wood finished with red aniline dye and covered in black Mongolian la...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair Mid Century Dining Chairs, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Chic and sophisticated pair of dining height arm chairs, attributed to George Nakashima for Widdicomb, unsigned. The chairs have been newly reupholstered in white leather, and are in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$4,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Arne Jacobsen Model 3108 Lily
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Lily™ was originally designed for the Danish National Bank. The first model was 3108 from 1968, and the chair was introduced to the market with arms, model 3208, at the Danish Fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,636 / item
Mid-Century Modern Button Back Swivel Chair in Holly Hunt Umber Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern chair was realized in the United States circa 1960. It features a curved button back and gently sloped arms, and an exceedingly comfortable seat fille...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Modernist Childs Chair
Located in New York, NY
Pure modern design childs' chair, off-white backrest, grey seat, black metal rod frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Low Modular Square Upholstered Chair with Back
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A low modular square stacked Mid-Century Modern lounge chair. This piece features a large square seat with a stacked rectangular back. Covered in a geo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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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