Mid-Century Modern Seating
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: French
Jacques Quinet Desk Chair, France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful armchair in original stitched leather and patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Vintage Burgundy Big Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Very comfortable armchair from the 1960s. Produced probably in France. A beautiful representative of Art Deco. Furniture with a massive construction, have a comfortable seat on sprin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$2,325 / item
Maison Regain Daybed in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, daybed, solid elm, fabric, France, 1980s.
A Maison Regain daybed, whose structure is composed primarily of solid elm, imparts a sense of warmth and organic texture to...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Set of Three Sculptural solid Oak Bar Stools with Merino Wool seats France 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of Three Sculptural solid Oak bar stools with Merino Wool seats france 1960’s
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Charles Dudouyt "Chaise Basse" Solid Oak and Rush Low Chair, France 1950
s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Charles Dudouyt "Chaise Basse" solid oak and rush low chair, France 1950's.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
After Louis Sognot design bar stool 1980s France
By Louis Sognot
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass bar stool .Design after Louis Sognot France
Good looking stool .light Brown color upholstery
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Lounge Armchair by “Audoux-Minet”
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Lounge Arm Chair by "Audoux-Minet"
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet met in the Provence region of France during the 1940s and began collaborating on design projects. Their work reflects ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of " Edouard" lounge chairs Guillerme et Chambron, France mid 50
s
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A rare pair of " Edouard " oak lounge chairs by Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison.
France 1950's
Wood has been refinished and the chairs have been entirely re upholstered in " Cas...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Wood Metal Cansado Bench, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Edited by Steph Simon (France)
Wood, metal frame legs has been redone according the original.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
$12,074 Sale Price
25% Off
Stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet - France -1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mid-century French low Shepard's stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic French pouf showcases a circular seat crafted from woven raffia/rattan, supported by tri...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Jacques Adnet French Vintage Mid-century Office Chair, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This 1950s sculptural armchair by Jacques Adnet showcases his distinctive blend of modernist geometry and refined French craftsmanship. Recently restored in a soft yellow golden velv...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Iconic Pierre Chapo model S31 stool in elm wood, France 1974
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1974 / stool / Pierre Chapo / model S31 / elm wood / mid century / design classic
This stool model S31 is one of the most popular designs ever made by Pierre Chapo. Crafte...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Elm
Wicker Shell Armchair on Metal Base French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chair made in wicker in the 20th mid-century on a black painted base.
Good condition with few gaps
Shipping:
69 / 70 / 72 cm 5.4 kg.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
$696 Sale Price
20% Off
Rope stool by “Audoux-Minet”
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Rope stool by “Audoux-Minet”
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet met in the Provence region of France during the 1940s and began collaborating on design projects. Their work reflects a rust...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
$1,049 / item
Mid-Century Modern French Lounge Chairs in Teak and Cane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, teak, cane, reupholstered fabric, France, 1950s
A refined set of French lounge chairs from the 1950s, combining clean lines with thoughtful craftsmanship. Made of tea...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Teak
Pair of Design Wrought Iron and Brass Curule Stools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of design curule stools is made of wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970s Maison Regain Lounge Chair in Cognac Leather
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: France
Designer: Maison Regain
Manufacturer: Maison Regain
Era: 1970
Materials: Leather
Measurements: 37.5″ wide x 34.5″ deep x 32.25″ tall; Seat Height 15"
Condition: Excel...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Rocking Chair in Solid Oak and Sheepskin France 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Rocking Chair in Solid Oak and Sheepskin, France 1960s.
Sit down and relax and enjoy your book, a warm cup of tea or a good glass of wine. Coming home after a long day will never be...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
Three-Seater Sofa
Togo
by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful cognac colored aniline leather 3-seater from the "Togo" series, designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France, 1973. This piece has been professionally reupholstered a...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
G80 Deck Chair - Thonet, 1930s by Hans Luckhardt
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good condition.
- wooden parts refreshed
- new textile
- marked by manufacturer
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Textile
pair of Audoux Minet low chairs
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A rare French mid-century pair of Audoux Minet low chairs featuring robust stained beech frames and beautifully hand-woven rope seats and backs in the signature Audoux-Minet pattern....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rope, Beech
$5,578 / set
Pair of French Mid-century Gilt Iron Faux Bamboo Lounge Chairs, Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless Pair of French Mid-century, Modern Neoclassical, Gilt Iron, Faux Bamboo, Lounge Chairs in the style of the revered French Midcentury designers, Jacques Adnet ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Authentic Jean Prouvé Metropole "305 / Standard Chair" in Metal
Plywood 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "Standard Chair / Metropole 305" in black painted metal and plywood by Jean Prouvé produced by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, 1950s. In good condition with beautiful patina.
Dimensions...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of Meribel Chairs by Charlotte Perriand for Steph Simon
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Set of Meribel Chairs by Charlotte Perriand for Steph Simon
The "Meribel Chair" was designed by Charlotte Perriand for a chalet project in the ski resort of Méribel in the French Alp...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
French Dining Chairs in the Style of Christian Durupt
Charlotte Perriand 1950
Located in Almelo, NL
French Dining Chairs in the Style of Christian Durupt & Charlotte Perriand 1950s
These French dining chairs, designed in the style of Christian Durupt and Charlotte Perriand, showca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Brutalist curved solid Oak Ottomans 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning set Ottoman or foot stools . solid oak frame ,comes
width a rattan tops . nice curve on the seat . 1950s .
Good condition .
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rattan
$2,086 / set
First edition F300 lounge chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, France 1964.
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking pair of iconic F300 lounge chairs designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1964 — a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most sculptural and forward-thinking chair desi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Canapé vintage en cuir cognac camel des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Canapé vintage des années 70, superbe design dans le style des éditions De Sede ou Ligne Roset, en cuir cognac ou camel, 3 places, confort ferme et moelleux, sur roulettes. Très bon ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
1960s Guillerme et Chambron Oak Sofa upholstered in Tibor Fabric
Located in London, GB
Oak sofa by Guillerme et Chambron, France, circa 1960s. The piece features a solid oak frame with gently tapered legs and sculpted armrests, characteristic of the designers’ work. Th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set of 4 Stackable Plastic Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonnet
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of 4 stackable plastic chairs was designed by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonet and manufactured by STAMP in France in 1988. The chairs stand ou...
Category
1680s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
Roche Bobois modular sofa in red and patterned upholstery 1980
By Roche Bobois
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This modular sofa from Roche Bobois is made of high-quality materials and has an elegant red upholstery that will brighten up any room.
You can customise the seat as you wish, thanks to the different seating areas that you can combine or use separately. This way, you can create the perfect arrangement for your living room.
The sofa comes with beautiful soft cushions that add an eclectic touch to the design. They have a rich texture and colour contrast that makes the seat even more attractive. The design visually impresses with its red-coloured upholstery and beautiful geometric pattern on the seat.
To complete the look, it also comes with a round, matching footstool that you can rest your feet on or use as an extra seat.
More than a piece of furniture, the Roche Bobois modular...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet - France -1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mid-century French low Shepard's stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic French pouf showcases a circular seat crafted from woven raffia/rattan, supported by tri...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Guillerme
Chambron Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Cerused Oak
Located in Miami, FL
Guillerme & Chambron set of ten Cerused oak dining room chairs,
Edition Votre Maison
France circa 1960
Oak shows a nice cerused warm overall patina.
Newly upholstered with a charteus...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Rare Contemporary Wooden "Stag Chair" by Rick Owens in Plywood
Elk Horn 2007
By Rick Owens
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare sculptural contemporary wooden "Stag Chair" in natural plywood and moose horn by Rick Owens produced by his studio in Paris 2007. This chair is from the first edition and h...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood
Set of 5 Pierre Chapo Style Chairs in Solid Elm France 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Meer, VAN
Set of 5 Pierre Chapo Style Chairs in Solid Elm France 1970s
This is a stunning set of five mid century dining chairs in solid elm in a very distinct style that resembles works by P...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Elm
French Designer, Stool, Wood, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood stool with hand-carved details, likely designed and produced in France, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.5"H x 14.5"W x 13.0"D
All items ship from High...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Dangle
Defrance side Chairs, France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Side chairs by D&D for Stafor, the seat is molded plywood. Sits very nicely, with black enameled legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood
$6,250 / item
Pair of Marco Zanuso Lady Armchairs for Arflex
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Marco Zanuso Lady Armchairs for Arflex.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
$9,600 / set
Pierre Chapo
L09F
Bench in Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, bench, 'L09F', elm, fabric, France, 1960s
This piece is an early edition designed by Pierre Chapo, known for his commitment to pure and clean design and construction p...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Modern Mid-Century Style Green and Forest Motif Curved Sofa and Armchair France
Located in Madrid, ES
This elegant set composed of a curved sofa and a matching armchair has been newly reupholstered in a refined combination of deep green cotton velvet and printed linen with vegetal mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Raphael Raffel Brown Natural Leather Croissant Sofa for Honore Paris, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Raphael Raffel designed, 1970's, made-to-order natural leather Croissant Sofa for Honore Paris. Raphael Raffel (1912-2000), who trained at the École des Beaux Arts, was a well-know...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Olivier Mourgue Djinn Chaise Longue for Airborne with Pierre Frey fabric
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
The Djinn chaise longue, designed by Olivier Mourgue (born 1939) for Airborne in 1963, is one of those very few quintessential and emblematic early space age designs which - much lik...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
French Designer, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and green velvet fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.25"H x 25.625"W x 35.375"D
Seat Height (inches): 17....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Michel Ducaroy
Marsala
Ultra-Suede
Bronze Lucite 2 Lounge Chairs
Ottoman
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a pair of French Mid-Century Modern 'Marsala' lounge chairs with matching Ottoman by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset.
The chair features a curved bronze transparent Lucite ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Ultrasuede, Lucite
$7,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN President DESK CHAIR by RAPHAEL RAFFEL France 1960-1970
By Raphael Raffel, Apelbaum
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional "President" armchair, Free Form, Mid-Century-Modern, Sixties, impressive structure in matte patinated steel, generous and comfortable seat with high back and armrests ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Togo Leather Lounge Chair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
The Togo was designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset. It is the first sofa/chair ever made only of foam and leather. The collection features an ergonomic design with polye...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
Maison Dominique
Clemenceau
Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Maison Dominique 'Clemenceau' Stool
Andre Domin (1883-1962)
Marcel Geneviere (1885-1967)
France, c. 1957
Metal Base, Brass Sabots
H: 18.75 Diam. 12 in.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Jansen Nickel Plated Swan Stool
Located in New York, NY
A nickel-plated iron and bronze stool with hair-on-hide upholstery, this model is more often seen with a painted frame and bronze accents.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
S10 armchair by Pierre Chapo with great patina
By Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fauteuil S10 par Pierre Chapo,
Bel état d’origine
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Elm
Pierre Paulin, Pair of Spider Lounge Chairs "Model F678" for Artifort. 1966
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional and rare pair of lounge chairs model F678, also known as the Spider Lounge Chair, designed by French master Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort, the Netherlands, 1...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Velvet, Rope, Plywood
Garouste
Bonetti Koala Set, France 1980
s
Located in New York, NY
Rare Matching set of koala chairs and stools with bronze legs.
COM available
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bronze
Grand Repos Lounge Chair Attributed to Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
This rare model Guillereme et Chambron „Grand Repos” Chaise Lounge was manufactured in France in the 1950s.
The exceptional refinement of the design is ensured by a sculptural frame...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Paul Geoffroy for Uginox stainless steel alcantara ottomans 1975
By Uginox, Paul Geoffroy
Located in Paris, IDF
This pair of stainless steel ottomans from the 1970s era was designed by Paul Geoffroy and manufactured by Uginox from 1972 to 1979, and it almost looks as though it hasn’t been touc...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage LC 5 Pierre Guariche ARP daybed, 1950s
Located in LYON, FR
LC 5 ARP Pierre Guariche daybed, Minvielle edition
Daybed or bench in ash wood from the Atelier de Recherches Plastiques (ARP) composed of designers Pierre Guariche, Michel Mortier,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 6 Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Chair.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
$5,450 / set
Pair of French "N19" Wooden Chairs in Ash
Straw by Charlotte Perriand, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of French mid century "Meribel N 19" dining / office chairs in dark stained ash and straw rattan seats by Charlotte Perriand produced for Steph Simmon in France 1950s. In g...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Ash
Twelve Stackable Chairs with Iron Frame and papercord Seat/Backrest, Italy 1980s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
With a minimalist design that nods to industrial style, these French chairs from the 1980s stand out for their simplicity. A red metal rod seems to race around, shaping the volume of...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Rustic French Mid-Century Modern Counter Bar Stools in Solid Oak
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of Four Rustic French Mid-Century Modern Counter Bar Stools in Solid Oak with Rush seats.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Chaise Longue Eurolax R1 by Charles Zublena
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This fiberglass chaise longue ‘Eurolax R1’ is designed by Charles Zublena. The ‘Eurolax R1’ designed specifically for the ‘Club Med’ in 1965, will equip all of the Club’s beaches. Pr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
20th Century French Pair of Modern Vintage Beechwood Armchairs by Baumann France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of vintage low Mid-Century modern French armchairs made of hand crafted polished Beechwood and Bentwood, designed and produced by Baumann France in good condition. The detaile...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-century Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Knoll, Herman Miller, and Charles and Ray Eames. 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.
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Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.