Mid-Century Modern Side 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
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb-Style Lime Green Wire Side Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an great find: a Mid-Century Modern chair, similar to the style of Paul McCobb. It has wire legs and vinyl upholstery. It is in good condition, but shows some age wear (mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
P-31 Chairs by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of P31 three-legged bent plywood chairs with ebonized metal bases. Manufactured by Tecno (both bear makers mark).
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$12,500 / set
Charles
Ray Eames DAR Eiffel Rope Edge Chair, 1st Generation, 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Ray Eames (1912-1988) for Zenith Plastics / HermanMiller
DAR Eiffel rope-edge chair
Venice, California / Zeeland, Michigan, 1950
fiberglass, enameled steel
early sticker label
Measures: 24 7/8" W x 23 5/8" D x 31 3/8" H
All original parts, including rare first gen. feet, which date the piece to the first batch of production (1950). Labelled. Gorgeous museum worthy piece.
Quite possibly one of the most famous and iconic chairs ever, the Eames DAR would most commonly become known as the ‘eiffel chair’ due to its sculptured wire base resembling that of Europe’s most notorious landmark.
The very first generation of the Eames DAR Eiffel Chair was recognizable not only for the ‘rope edge’ shell but also due to the protruding ‘1st gen’ feet as opposed to boot glides or later plastic feet.
The abbreviated Eames DAR Chair stands for the Eames Dining (D) height, Arm (A) Chair, on Rod (R) Base released in the first year of arm chair production of the fiberglass series developed to the marketplace in 1950.
The early success of the Eames arm chairs, released in 1950, was a co-ordinated effort between the Eames . Office (Designers), Zenith Plastics (Manufacturers) and Herman Miller (Distributors). The chair series was always designed to have interchangeable bases and the DAR was one of the ‘original 5’ alongside the DAX X-base, LAR cats cradle...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Artist Made Sculptural Figural Torch Cut Steel Chair Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Greensboro, NC
Artist Made Sculptural Figural Torch Cut Steel Chair or Sculpture by Albert Leon Wilson (1920-1999)
One of a kind chair by sculptor and artist A....
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chairs Model 406 by Artek in Birch Cane Webbing
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chairs model 406.
Laminated birch, cane.
circa 1960
The model 406 chair was originally designed in 1938-39.
35"H x ...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Birch
Lucite and Brass Vanity Swivel Chair by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite and brass vanity chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones, the original and first design was in brass and commissioned by Lucille Ball...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Don Ward, Side Chair, Iron, Cord, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered iron and jute cord side chair designed and produced in USA, c. 1950s.
Dimensions (inches): 32.25"H x 17.5" W x 20.5" D
Seat height: 17.37" H
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Italian Pair of Chiavari High Back Chairs by Gaetano Descalzi, Ebonized Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid century modern pair of Chiavari high back chairs, Italy, in ebonized mahogany . Re-upholstered
Famous interpretation of the Chiavari chair by the great Milan architect P...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Modern Neoclassical Hand Forged Iron Side Chairs, Gilbert Poillerat, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical hand forged iron folding chairs attributed to Gilbert Poillerat.
Gilbert Poillerat embraced Neo-Medieval traditions utilizing and w...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Tulip Side Chair Model 115 by Maurice Burke for Arkana - Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Tulip Chair 115 (and the Tulip Chair 116), designed by Maurice Burke of Dallas, Texas, for Arkana, are the bedrock of Star Trek. The Burke Tulip chairs are the first cousins of S...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,462 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Dining Chairs by Dom Hans van der Laan, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of rare dining chairs, designed by the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan for the Abbey Church of St. Benedictusberg near Vaals in the 1950s. Crafted fr...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
Guillerme et Chambron pair of oak side chair Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron oak side chair Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Ma...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair Thonet Style Mid-Century Side Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Trenton, NJ
Elegant and sculptural, this pair of mid-century side chairs embodies the refined craftsmanship that defined post-war modern design. Their solid wood frames are gracefully contoured,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Reupholstered Mid-century Danish Dining Chairs c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A set of four high back, two tone dining chairs with a solid Teak frame. Reupholstered recently in a textured faux leather.
CREATOR Unknown, Denmark.
DATE OF MANUFAC...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
$1,795 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Ilmari Tapiovaara Wooden Domus Armchair, Green Faux Leather, Finland 1950
s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Armchair, Finland 1950's
Early edition with it's original green faux leather upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Zanotta, Pair of Grey Leather and White Lacquered Metal Folding Chairs, Italian
By Zanotta
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of folding chairs is made of white lacquered metal with a grey leather seat and back. These are comfortable and easy to store as they can be fold. These chairs are Italian,...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Dunbar
Scoop
Seat Dining Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sinuous upholstered dining chair on tapered legs.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Side Chair, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Side Chair, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color: Black
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Item Type: V...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Stool circa 1970 by Guillerme and Chambron, Edition "Votre Maison"
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Stool circa 1970, by Guillerme and Chambron, edition "Votre Maison".
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazau...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Mid Century Chair Model Rennie by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy 70
Located in Lucija, SI
Rennie chair designed by Kazuhide Takahama for studio Simon, Gavina in the 70s.
Original lacquered wood structure with leather cover and seat.
It is in good condition with traces of ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Harrie Bertoia for Knoll International a Set of Wire Dining Chairs
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
A set of original dining chairs, in plastic coated metal.
One frame is in very good condition, the other ones are fair but lost some plastic coating and got some rust on the base, as...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Art Studio Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury handmade Art Studio Side Chair. We have two chairs available.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,900 / item
Set 4 Hitchcock For Strawbridge
Clothier
The Independence Chairs" Ltd Edition
By Hitchcock
Located in Germantown, MD
Fabulous Set Of Four Hitchcock Chair Company For Strawbridge & Clothier 'The Independence Chairs, Philadelphia', Limited Edition of 400. Great vinta...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
20th Century English Modern Beech Armchair - Single Vintage Side Chair by Ercol
By Ercol
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage Mid-Century modern English armchair made of hand crafted polished Beechwood designed and produced by Ercol, in good condition. The low British side chair has an ope...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Beech
$5,244 Sale Price
24% Off
Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Modern Upholstered Parsons Dining Chairs, Set 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four Milo Baughman style parsons dining chairs with waterfall backs. In its original fabric, each chair features parsons-style legs, rounded sq...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Set of 2 Mid-Century Fiberglass Side Chairs with La Fonda Base, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Herman Miller Eames fiberglass side chairs with a special Hopsack Farbe and elegant La Fonda base.
The classic Ray & Charles Eames with this special relationship. If you lo...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Beech and Velvet Chiavari High Back Side Chairs, Italy 60s, Pair
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of mid century side chair
Made of beech wood and velvet
Very light
Chiavari
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Italy Midcentury Pair of Ebonized Walnut Chiavari Chairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very rare pair of Chiavari chairs in ebonized walnut by Paolo Buffa. The chairs have original fabric seating in geometric designs in excellent conditions. Gilt brass feet.
Measures cm: H 123/48, W 40, D 44.
About PAOLO BUFFA
Italian architect and designer Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) was active between the 1930s and 1960s, and is known for his décor that blends neoclassical style with Art Deco motifs and modernist principles. His pieces are often devoid of trademarks or hallmarks, thus making them difficult to authenticate.
Born and raised in Milan, Buffa studied architecture at the famous Polytechnic of the city, where he graduated in 1927. The following year he founded a design studio together with Antonio Cassi Ramelli, met during a short work in the atelier of Gio Ponti and Emilio Launch. The two designers' professional debut took place in 1930, when the duo presented a dining room installation at that year's Triennale. Between 1933 and 1936, Buffa will found his own studio.
Drawing for the upper social classes in Milan, Buffa's designs are handcrafted in the finest and most quality materials, and are able to rival Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, a legend of French Art Déco. Collaborating with talented cabinetmakers such as Mario Quarti, and skilled craftsmen, Buffa slowly manages to introduce modern techniques to the design scene of the early 1940s. The evolution of Buffa's aesthetics, progressively more and more modern, is very clear and linear; from early neoclassical furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1971, Rodney Kinsman, Set of Rare Yellow Omstak Stacking Chairs
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Seldom seen shell color "Ochre Light "Charles Eames / Herman Miller side chair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Molded fiberglass shell in seldom seen Ochre Light Color.. Mounted on vintage black steel H-base. chair in very good ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Classic Modernist Hill House Chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh for the Villa Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland: Production rights were acquired by Cassina durin...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Remind Side Chair *Showroom sample
By Pedrali
Located in Carson, CA
Remind evoks the soft sinuous curves of wooden chairs from the late 19th century.
Made from a monoblock of injection-moulded polypropylene, the transpiring seat and backrest contrib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Other
$160 Sale Price
40% Off
Boho Chic Set of 6 Midcentury Folding Chairs, France, 1960s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 6 midcentury folding chairs, France, 1960s, early 1970s.
True survivors. Original condition.
Sound and stabile. Nice ivory pati...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Guillerme et Chambron, pair of oak stool Edited by Votre Maison 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, pair of oak stool Edited by Votre Maison 1970
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Maza...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Coconut Shell Chairs with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Pair of coconut shell chairs with curved backs and mother-of-pearl inlay detail at top. Paris, France, circa 1990s.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Coconut
Set of 8 Restored Tempestini for Salterini Radar White Powder Coated Iron Chairs
By Tempesti, Salterini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight beautiful chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for prestigious manufacturer Salterini. Dubbed the "Radar" chairs, all chairs in this set have been professionally res...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Charles and Ray Eames Pair of Vintage Fiberglass Side Chairs
Located in Münster, DE
Pair of Eames Sidechairs
Designed by Charles & Ray Eames, 1970s, fiberglass seat shell in navy blue with seat cushion, newly upholstered in leather, Vitra Eiffel base in gray, bea...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Early Large Biscuit Eames Zenith Ivory DAR Fiberglass Chair on Eiffel Tower Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
From the design offices of Charles and Ray Eames the fiberglass DAR chair . This one on Eiffel tower base . DAR is the abbreviation for Eames Dining (D) height, Arm (A) Chair, on Rod (R) Base released in the first year of arm chair production in the fiberglass series developed in 1950.
The early success of the Eames plastic arm chairs was a co-ordinated effort between the Eames Office (Designers), Zenith Plastics (Manufacturers) and Herman Miller (Distributors). The chair series was always designed to have interchangeable bases and the DAR was one of the ‘original 5’ alongside the DAX X-base, LAR cats...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Trogdon Furniture Mid Century Painted Mahogany and Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A very decorative yellow painted Mahogany and Upholstered Seat Trogdon Furniture side chair in great vintage condition. Measures 20" in width, 22" in depth 40" in height. Seat height...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Paint
Duncan Phyfe Mahogany Upholstered Chairs Circa 1940s, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful pair of Duncan Phyfe Mahogany upholstered chairs Circa 1940s.
Good vintage condition. Where reupholstered. Please last 2 pictures for more close ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Gio Ponti Fireside Chair in Black Beech Wood and Straw by Casa
Giardino 50s
Located in Cascina, Pisa
A fireside chair with a structure in black lacquered beech wood and a seat in hand-woven rush. This iconic fireside chair was designed by Gio Ponti in 1939 and produced by Casa & Giardino during the 1950s.
The peculiar look of this chair is due especially to the high sculptural back, which presents beautifully carved details and a rustic seat in a natural hand-woven rush.
Literature: Domus n. 143, November 1939, pag. 60.
Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between.
Giovanni, known as Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale.
After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Rush
Set of 6 Italian Mid-Century Teak and Black Faux Leather Side / Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 6 Italian Mid-Century Modern dining / side chairs with teak frames, curved backs, and black faux leather seat upholstery, resting on dowel legs. (PRICED AS SET)
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather
Pair of Chairs by Tito AGNOLI for ARFLEX, 1969
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Berlin, Berlin
air of low chairs designed by Tito Agnoli. Italy, Arflex, 1969.
Two seating elements from the Novemila series produced by Arflex and reupholstered in ivory white boucle material. Th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bouclé
Set of Two 1950s Iron Side Chairs, Mid Century Modern
By Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Two 1950s Iron Side Chairs with fabric seats.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
1950
s Mid Century Expertly Carved Chippendale style Accent/ Side Chair
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Vintage Mid Century Chippendale style Expertly Carved Accent/ Side Chair. Beautiful side chair!
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coral Frieze Upholstered Modified Slipper Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Mid-Century Modern coral frieze upholstered modified slipper chair with round tapered walnut legs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The padding in the chair is a bit stiff and may eventually need redone. The fabric has no holes that we have detected, and it has been professionally shampooed but it does have some worn areas on the arm fronts, overall fading, and the buttons stayed a little dingy so, although we adore this coral-colored frieze fabric...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Charles
Ray Eames Set of 4 Yellow "La Fonda" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
All the chairs are ori...
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1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Oak Chairs by Jack Van der Molen for Jamestown Lounge Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six gondola-style oak dining chairs by Jack Van der Molen for Jamestown Lounge Co. Featuring sculptural curved backs, solid oak frames, and upholstered seats, these chairs sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Felt, Upholstery, Oak
Medea
Model 102 Bentwood Armchair by Vittorio Nobili, c 1955 Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic collectors sculptural bentwood armchair is the 'Medea 102' chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue and was crafted in Italy circa 1955, signed underneath with Medea insignia. Perfect for collectors looking for a unique and collectible chair.
The Medea series included model 102 which was the armchair, model 101 which was the side chair, and model 103 which was the upholstered version of the side chair. Model 102 is the most desirable due to the exotic wing-arms which gives the chair its unique look.
This Vittorio Nobili for F. LLI Tagliabue 'Medea' armchair would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as a side chair, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or changing room chair, hallway chair, entryway or mudroom chair, nursing or reading chair, meeting room chair...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,600 Sale Price
23% Off
Danish Designer, Side Chair, Oak, Fabric, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and light pink fabric side chair designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.4"H x 19.125"W x 16.8"D
Seat Height (inches): 17.1"
All upholst...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Oak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Rush Seat Bent Wood Corner Chair MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen rush seat bent wood corner chair MINT!.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rope, Teak, Braid, Oak
Little Mid-Century Rohe Noordwolde Bamboo Hoop Chair with Black Enameled Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little bamboo hoop chair with black enameled frame and white foot caps. Design attributed to Dutch Mid-Century icon Dirk van Sliedregt, renowned for his work that combined ratta...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell
Aluminum Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Eames PAC, pivoting armchair on cast aluminum base, with yellow Naugahyde padded swivel seat on gray fiberglass shell. It is in wonderful vint...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Alvar Aalto Birch
Leather Chair 611
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Norwich, GB
Alvar Aalto chair 611 in birch and leather hide by Finnish manufacturer: Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy. Dated in pencil 20th June 1950, along with cabinet maker's signature.
A va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Black Thonet Bentwood and Vinyl Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of Thonet bentwood Mid-Century Modern chairs in black with black vinyl upholstery. They are in good vintage condition. The vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Bentwood
Pair of Early Eames Herman Miller DKR Chairs on Eiffel Tower Bases With Covers
Located in Ferndale, MI
Completely original and intact Charles and Ray Eames Herman Miller DKR chairs on Eiffel tower base. Original seat covers retain labels show some mino...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,400 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Pair Of Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut Chairs In the Style Dunbar C. 1950’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Pair of Sculptural Mid Century Modern solid walnut and soft white velvet chairs possibly by Dunbar. A beautifully designed chair with a circular tufted button seat and gentle curving...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Vintage Alpine Swiss Chair Circa 1960s
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning vintage alpine swiss side chair in solid Elm. This was made in Switzerland and date from circa 1960s. It is of amazing quality and has a bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Cherner Side Chair with Metal Base
Located in Berkeley, CA
The 1958 molded plywood stacking chairs by Norman Cherner are perfect for home, office or cafe. The seat is made of laminated plywood of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$755 / item
Carl-Axel Acking Style Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lounge chair in the style of Carl-Axel Acking, 1950s, Sweden. The cognac leather lounge chair is wrapped around an oak frame and finished with both leather covered and brass fastener...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side 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 side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Knoll, and Lawson-Fenning. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $133,498 while the average work can sell for $2,501.
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