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
Black Leather Ojai Lounge Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai lounge chair features a solid white oak or solid walnut base and a single tufted leather cushion with leather straps.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmad...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$4,675 / item
Set of 8 1970s Italian Leather
Wooden Dining Chairs in the Style of Stildomus
By Stildomus
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 1970s Italian Leather & Wooden Dining Chairs in the Style of Stildomus
A meticulously restored set of eight Italian dining chairs, from the 1970s and attributed to the ref...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Leopard Velvet Armchair, Hollywood Regency, Edmund Homa, 1960s Poland
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful leopard armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of industrial design and interior architecture, professor at the ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Beech
Arne Jacobsen x Fritz Hansen Series 7 Chairs, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Series 7 Side Chairs, 1977, molded plywood with chrome legs, marked "Danish Furniture Makers Control / Mad...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Italian Bamboo Rattan Stools in the Style of Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian midcentury rattan and bamboo stools / side tables, 1950s-1960s
Handcrafted
These eye-catching stools / footstools can be used as end tables, side tables or nightstands.
They have a nice construction and a clean design inspired in Michael Thonet bentwood stools...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Cognac Leather and Chrome Sofa by Robert Haussmann for De Sede
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cognac Leather and Chrome Architectural Sofa, designed by Robert and Trix Hausmann for De Sede, Switzerland, circa 1970s. Imported to the US by Stendig and signed with Stendig label....
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Four Mira Nakashima 4-Legged High Chairs based on a design by George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four Mira Nakashima 4-Legged High Chairs based on a design by George Nakashima, USA. The chairs can be signed. Please consider that this is an on-ord...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
Upholstered Armchair with Ebony Wood Frame and Wraparound Back By José Castro
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This elegant and sophisticated armchair is a study in graceful lines and luxurious materials. It features a plush, upholstered seat for superior comfort. The chair is defined by its ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Light Creme Boucle Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style.
Stool was designed by Edmund Homa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Orange Slice Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1990s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
The famous Artifort orange slice chair by Pierre Paulin, designed in the 60s.
This original chair is produced in the 90's.
It is a cute and very comfortable chair.
There is 1 avail...
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
1970s Antonin Suman Beech Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Praha, CZ
- repolished
- newly upholstered
- height of set 46 cm.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech, Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs in New Bouclé Fabric by Spahn, Germany 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs in New Bouclé Fabric by Spahn, Germany 1950s
Mid-Century Modern dining chairs by Spahn, Germany 1950s. Newly reupholstered in a of white bouclé fabr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
1970s Milo Baughman Jack Larsen Style Ushaped Pit Sectional
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, sectional you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful sectional is statement piece which ...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Wood
1950
s French Side Chairs With Mohair Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
1950's mid-century modern French walnut side chairs with mohair upholstery, newly re-upholstered Mohair fabric, with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
$4,500 / set
Italian Midcentury Rattan Dining Chairs Design Campo
Graffi for Home, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of four Italian midcentury modern design dining chairs with black laquered metal frame and rattan seat model Basket design by Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi and produced by Home, It...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
21st Century Copacabana Armchair, Natural Oak Base, by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Copacabana Armchair, Natural Oak Base, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Part of the Copacabana collection, the Copacabana armchair will reinforce the balance and appealing sense of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
1970s MOD Yellow Velvet Swivel Lounge Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A pair of petite swivel lounge chairs designed in the style of Milo Baughman.
We just had them professionally reupholstered in a canary yell...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,360 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of Six Brutalist Dining Chairs in Solid Carved Oak by Henning Kjærnulf 60
s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 6 Danish oak dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf made in the late 1960-70's for EG Mobler. Tags under seats. Very typical of Kjærnulf.'s designs as he was known for combining th...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Blue cocktail chair MCM, 1950
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This cocktail chair, with its uniquely designed armrests, is in very good condition. The cobalt blue synthetic fabric, combined with the chair's lines, gives it an elegant appearance...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Polyester
1970s Brutalist Dutch Oak and Leather 3 Seater Sofa
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition
- sturdy and stable
- patinated leather.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vitra Frank Gehry "Easy Edges" Side Chair, 1970s
By Frank Gehry, Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare experimental corrugated cardboard side chair from the "Easy Edges" series, designed by Frank Gehry for Vitra, c. 1970s. This version is no longer in production.
Gehry's experi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Masonite, Paper
Vintage Rattan Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Palm Springs Rattan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Relaxation takes shape in this stunning mid‑century rattan lounge chair and ottoman set, crafted by Palm Springs Rattan. Designed for leisurely aft...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rattan
Wrought Iron Dining Chairs in the Style of Tony Paul
By Tony Paul
Located in Denton, TX
Rare set of four "Pasadena" Iron dining chairs by Polly of California. Architechual design makes these very dramatic for any dining room or patio.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Iron
Mies Van der Rohe for Knoll Polished Bronze Brno Flat Bar 255 Desk Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
The Flat Bar Brno chair model 255 is a remarkable example of modern design by the renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This particular chair is polished bronze, which makes ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bronze
Vladimir Kagan Model #100A Barrel Lounge Chair in Velvet, c. 1973, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare collectors piece is the Vladimir Kagan model #100-A 'Barrel Lounge Chair' on ball casters, designed in 1947, signed with Vladimir Kagan Designs label.
The gorgeous velvet is in a red color but with a hint of burnt orange tone giving it a beautiful warmth and softness that can benefit any space. Signature curvaceous arms make this Barrel chair easily recognizable by design fans and a go-to choice for top interior designs throughout the world.
This incredible collector's piece is a glimpse into Vladi's history. The 100-A Barrel chair was designed in 1947, this particular example was produced in circa 1973 in Kagan's new (at the time) state of the art factory in Long Island, after the Hugo Dreyfuss factory burned down in 1972. Highly sought-after by both collectors and interior designers - signed examples like this one being the most desirable as Kagan's designs were often copied throughout the years.
This Barrel club chair by Vladimir Kagan for Vladimir Kagan Designs 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...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
$13,100 Sale Price
27% Off
Warren Platner Bronze Wire Sofa for Knoll International, c 1966
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original Warren Platner for Knoll International sofa, designed in 1966 and produced in the late 1960s–1970s. Part of Platner’s iconic collection that transformed industrial steel rods into sculptural furniture forms, this rare loveseat / sofa features the elusive bronze wire frame, far less common than the nickel-plated versions, and no longer in production.
The curved architectural silhouette is formed from hundreds of vertical steel rods, welded with horizontal rings to create a structure that is at once airy and monumental. The base is finished in the original bronze patina, lending warmth and depth that distinguishes it from later reproductions.
Knoll ceased production of the Platner sofa...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bronze
$17,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Two-Seat Sofa, Senator Series, Teak Couch by Ole Wanscher
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions: approx. 125 × 75 × 80 cm (49.2 × 29.5 × 31.5 in)
(Width × Height × Depth)
Elegant Mid-Century modern two-seater sofa by Ole Wanscher, produced by France & Son (Cado) as ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- extremely rare type
- very confortable
- Space Age era.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather
$2,628 / set
Set of Six Italian Dark Brown Wood and Faux Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of six Italian modern dining chairs. Sleek design with elegantly shaped narrow legs. Solid dark stained wood and chocolate brown faux leather seat covers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Gio Ponti Continuum BP16 Armchair in Bamboo, Made by Bonacina 1970s-80s
Located in Brussels, BE
Continuum armchair in Bamboo, Designed by Gio Ponti, Made by Bonacina. This example dates to production from the 1970s-80s.
Bamboo, wicker and original upholstery and cushion.
Dimen...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Bamboo, Wicker
1950s Italian Curved Sofa
Located in London, London
Italian Curved Sofa, 1950s
A refined expression of mid-century Italian design, this sculptural two-seat sofa dates to the 1950s and offers a striking silhouette—low, elegant, and ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Edward Wormley Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Red Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar by Mobilier Universel, set of eight armchairs, model '5762', lacquered black wood, red brown leather, Belgium, design 1957
These armchairs are designed by ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of off-white fabric and wood lounge chairs, designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Seat Height (inches): 14"
Arm Height (inches): 20.88"
All items ship from High Point, Nor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa for Craft Associates Inc.
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa for Craft Associates Inc.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian mid-century modern armchairs PL34 Franco Albini Franca Helg Poggi, 1966
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern armchairs PL34 Franco Albini Franca Helg Poggi, 1966
Pair of armchairs model PL34 with wooden frame and fabric upholstery. The seat, backrest, and armrests...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Solid Pine Scandinavian 1970
s Ergonomic Stool
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Vintage 1970's Scandinavian Ergonomic Seating Object made out of solid pinewood
Very well crafted and solid piece with great aged patina Pine wood
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Augusto Savini for Pozzi Set of Four
Pamplona
Dining Chairs in Red Lacquer
By Augusto Savini, Poggi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Augusto Savini for Pozzi, set of four 'Pamplona' dining chairs, lacquered wood, fabric, aluminum, Italy, 1960s
'Pamplona' armchairs in red lacquered wood and red textured upholster...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Antonio Citterio Esosoft Benches For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Citterio Esosoft Benches For Cassina
A living room system designed to define the domestic landscape in a fluid, flexible manner. The first project designed by Antonio Citter...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$9,907 / item
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Cesca Style Chrome and Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stylish set of four Mid-Century Modern dining chairs in the style of the iconic Cesca chair originally designed by Marcel Breuer. These timeless chairs feature tubular chrome canti...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Italian Dining Chairs, Ico Parisi Style, Italy 60s, Set of 6
By Ico Parisi
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 6 Italian dining chairs in style of Ico Parisi.
Made of beech wood and velvet.
In good vintage condition with minor signs of wear here and there.
The upholstery was recen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Vintage Pair Of Cabinetmaker Lounge Chairs, Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Vintage Pair Of Cabinetmaker Lounge Chairs From Denmark, Circa 1950 by Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark. Oak frames in good original condition with a nice even tone and patina. Original f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Original Vintage Togo Modular Sofa in Black Leather, Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Zagreb, HR
Beautiful original Ligne Roset 'Togo' three-seater sofa in black leather. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in the 1970s. A 2000s production in original black leather.
Double-sided 'Ligne ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam
Alky Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Alky chair in original orange fabric. Seat height: 38cm. Castelli labels. Wear due to time and age.
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Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Tiger Velvet Armchair, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Pol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
White Curved Zoe Cloud Sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather. Signed.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ivory leather Zoe cloud sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather. These were manufactured in 2009 and have had very little use. We have tried to make any blemishes obviou...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Faux Leather
Metal Lounge Chairs, 2 Pieces Available
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage design lounge chairs in industrial style. Made of faux leather with metal legs and wooden detail. Suitable for new upholstery. Up to 4 pieces available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Leather sofa by Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm for Walter Knoll, 1960
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century sofa by Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm for Walter Knoll, 1960s.
Beautiful brushed steel frame and chocolate leather cushions and armrests.
1960s - Germany
Good c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Poul Kjaerholm Attributed Flat Bar Steel Chrome Lounge Chairs - A Pair
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of chrome plated flat bar steel lounge chairs attributed to Poul Kjaerholm. Chair frames made with substantial, polished chrome steel. In need of upholstery. Minor oxidation a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,650 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Custom John Roselli - O
Henry House Sofa In Custom Cut Velvet #2
By John Rosselli
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The large and very comfortable High-Back Sofa with shaped arms sloping down to the two part angular scalloped skirt rail. The three part base frame in a dark stain with square legs ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Office Chair - Chrome Toned Base, Brown Upholstery.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage mid-century rolling office chair with a chrome toned swivel base and original brown wool-blend upholstery. The seat and back feature rectangular tufting for added structure ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Red Mohair Sofa and Convertible Daybed, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dramatic mid-century red mohair sofa that converts to a daybed in a great size. Asymmetric with dog-bone shape, a popular style in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Göte Möbel Swivel Reclining Armchair with Footrest, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A stunning example of 1970s Scandinavian craftsmanship, this Göte Möbel swivel armchair and matching footrest set embodies timeless design and ergonomic luxury. Crafted in Sweden fro...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-Century Ebonized Walnut, Brass
Holly Hunt Velvet Chairs by Hughes Steiner
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern spring back chairs were realized by the esteemed designer Hughes Steiner in France circa 1950. They offer a gra...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Sofa Set Italian Mid-centruy Armchairs Brass Feet Spiked Velvet Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
armchairs h.87, w.68, d.80, seat.40
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
$5,464 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Eames Style Bentwood Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Astoria, NY
Eames Style Bentwood Lounge Chair and Ottoman, covered in beige leather and on aluminum swivel bases on casters. Dimensions: Chair: 3...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
$2,800 Sale Price / set
24% Off
1960s Leather
Chrome “Pirate” Lounge Chair, Elsa
Nordahl Solheim
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"PIRATE" CHROME STEEL AND LEATHER LOUNGE CHAIR
Designed by Elsa & Nordahl Solheim, Norway circa 1960s
Item # 209XGN17M
A rich and interesting vintage lounge chair designed by Elsa ...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Hollywood Regency Style Chaise Longue with Vertical Channels By José Castro
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This striking and luxurious chaise longue is a beautiful blend of comfort and sculptural design. It features a graceful, upholstered curved form that invites you to recline in style....
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery
Vintage chrome spindle armchairs with casters by Drexel, USA, 1970s. 2 available
By Drexel
Located in Hastings, GB
Unusual chrome spindle armchairs with casters, by Drexel, USA, 1970s: two available.
The original velvet upholstery is a very subtle blush colour...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Lounge Chairs PK22 by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen c1960
Located in London, GB
A pair of early PK22 Lounge Chair by Poul Kjærholm.
Original E. Kold Christensen Edition in Cognac Leather
Beautiful patina to the leather
Small tears (please see images for cond...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Niels Koefoed “Peter” Teak Dining Chairs, Denmark 1960s–1970s Danish
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 6 “Peter” Dining Chairs by Niels Koefoed, Denmark, 1960s–1970s
A beautiful set of six dining chairs designed and produced by Danish designer Niels Koefoed.
The listed price is...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Teak
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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