Modern Seating
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
De Sede DS-600 “Non-stop” Modular Sofa in Blue with Adjustable Elements
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Launched in 1972, DS-600 is an indestructible, variable modular system of upholstered furniture consisting of individual, addable armchair elements. These consist of an L-shaped hard...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
$38,369 Sale Price / item
28% Off
Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood, Leather Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Chakra Black Chair Tall in Cane, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Chakra Black Chair Tall, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Perhaps nothing is more captivating than nature's enduring metamorphosis, persisting in graceful transformation even beyond the boundar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Seating
Materials
Cane
Sabine Marcelis, Stedelijk Chair, Set of 2, Aluminium, Modernism, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, it has a strong characte...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Venfield Modern Sofa /Daybed
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Stylish Modern sofa with 6 back pillows and low, wide arms. This sofa's deep single seat cushion is perfectly sized to serve as a daybed or single bed for ...
Category
2010s North American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$1,750 Sale Price
83% Off
Contemporary Sofa
Femme Deep
3-Seater by Friends&Founders, White and Brown
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary and minimalist sofa named 'FEMME' signed by Danish design studio Friends&Founders
Model shown on main image:
- 3 seater: 255cm
- depth: 85 cm
- fabric: Chalet by Astri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Linen, Foam, Wood
Vintage Modern Shaver Howard Slatted Steel Back Dining or Side Chairs Set of 4
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Modern Shaver Howard slatted steel back dining or side chairs with greige tweed seat cushions a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, the seats have been professionally cleaned; however, a few stubborn stains remain, and they will eventually need to be reupholstered. The set is priced accordingly. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
NOTE: We have a matching Shaver Howard tulip pedestal dining table with a round glass top and a listing for the full set offered separately here for sale.
Slatted Steel and Marvelous Modern Appeal!!! This is a FABULOUS set of four dining or side chairs by Shaver Howard composed of incredible clear coated steel frames with straight front and splayed back legs which also create the outer edge of the slatted backs, and they are wearing a greige (beige/gray) textured tweed fabric that will eventually need reupholstered. We never think of that as a negative aspect because we LOVE new fabrics… and think of the ENDLESS and incredible possibilities! Upon our extensive research we were able to confirm that this set was created prior to 1980 when Shaver Howard became Johnston Casuals...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Ploum Loveseat by Ligne Roset, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ploum Sofa by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset. Ultra Comfy epitome of comfort! Form and Function United! Just 7 or 8 years old! Looking for its new home! One small hol...
Category
2010s French Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 2 Kartell Victoria Ghost Chairs in Crystal by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
Pixel Sectional Sofa in Patchwork Upholstery by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the creativity of Sergio Bicego comes Pixel sofa, featuring a series of elements that can be freely combined, thanks to an exclusive connector created ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
DS-2011 Bauhaus Leather Two-Seat Sofa by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two-seat sofa DS-2011/02 by De Sede. Aesthetics and functionality in a harmonious combination. An impressive design with a solid steel construction and light upholstery. Casual cushions and visible seams complete the harmonious look.
Details:
Standard configuration: Runners black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
"Leda" Chair Sculpture by Salvador Dalí 20th Century Brass Surrealist design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
$38,455 Sale Price
10% Off
Beatriz Counter Stools
Located in Queens, NY
4 "Beatriz" counter stools featuring an industrial / biomorphic design that combines an organic form of a brass seat and contrasting dark patinaed textured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$3,900 / item
Gervasoni Brise 43 Coffee Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outdoor conviviality is the key of one of the collections by Federica Biasi. Brise, literally breeze, aims at taking us back to that pleasant sensation when a breeze makes the summer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Concrete
$1,466 / item
Bertu Arm Chair, Suelo Modern Leather Arm Chair, Alder Natural
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo® Arm Chair Leather is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable back and seat cushions. This is t...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Seletti "Snakes" Upholstered Occasional Chair by Toiletpaper
By Seletti, Toiletpaper
Located in Doral, FL
Mix and match the wildest graphics designed by Toiletpaper and get the most iconic dining room of all.
- Material: fabrics in polyester, frame in wood with polyurethane padding an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Seating
Materials
Polyester, Wood
Moroso FJORD Armchair by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From a piece of seashell, which has been broken and smoothed by the waves, Patricia Urquiola has designed a collection of seats for both the home and public spaces. As the name sugge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$3,751 / item
Cleo Adjustable Reclining Leather Easy Lounge Chair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Cleo chair by De Sede. Slim and self-assured in every setting – the Cleo easy-chair is made for relaxing. Its striking modern lines transform it into a contemporary sculpture tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Black Forest Sculptural Armchair with Textured Frame By Sidani Design
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A sculptural statement piece rooted in nature, the Black Forest lounge chair is defined by its bold, textured legs—monumental forms that evoke ancient tree trunks or forest columns. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating
Materials
Composition
Daybed Oak
Located in Plymouth, GB
The Shark Daybed was designed and crafted in-house by Founder and Furniture Designer Oliver A-J using the finest materials.
Available in almost limitless variations, the Shark Daybed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
$2,867 Sale Price / item
60% Off
ST66 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling.
The ceramic surface is applied either with a brush or by pouring.
Each piece of this collection is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Seating
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$2,800 / item
71" Vulcano Bench Made From A Single Block of Scented Cedarwood
By Brodie Neill
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Experience the unique aroma of Vulcano scented cedar with this bench, sculpted from a single piece of wood. Its graceful arched base below the seat magnifies the exquisite wood grain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Cedar
Post Modern Designer Fendi Casa ivory leather sofa
By Fendi Casa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Modern Designer Fendi Casa cream leather sofa with back drink shelf. Authentic Fendi Casa Italian modern designer sofa, featuring soft light cream leather upholstery with b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
$4,800 Sale Price
40% Off
4x SHAKER Counter Stools by AMBROZIA, Cowhide, Premium Vinyl
Walnut
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker modern counter stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Tufted Leopard Print Sofa
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tufted Sofa in a luxurious Mokum Textiles Leopardo Print Italian Jacquard Woven Chenille on a sateen ground. Frame is a solid hard maple. Seat cushion is made with 8-way hand tied sp...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Cotton
$18,355 / item
Patricia Urquila set of four matching small Bloomy armchairs for Moroso Italy
Located in Skokie, IL
Set of four Patricia Urquila model Bloomy Small Armchair for Moroso, Italy, designed in 2002.
Dimensions: 25.25” h x 28” w x 25.5” d
Materials: Polyethane foam, steel, removable up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Blue Armchair PLAY in wool fabric - Contemporary Sculptural Lounge Chair
Located in Kyiv, UA
“PLAY” armchair has an unusual shape that was assembled from several geometric elements. The bagel-shaped detail serves the back of the chair.
Handcrafted in Ukraine, this armchair e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Preben Fabricius
Jørgen Kastholm for Alfred Kill
FK-6720
Leather Sofa, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For those who love beautifully distressed leather, this three-seat sofa designed by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm for Alfred Kill International in the 1960s is a fantastic col...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$14,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of
BENJAMIN
Stools by Lisa Norinder for IKEA, 1990
s
By IKEA
Located in Bern, CH
Pair of IKEA Benjamin plywood stools designed by Lisa Noringer, 1990's. Made of plywood. Stackable and can be used either as a stool or side table. Modern iconic designs from Ikea.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Seating
Materials
Plywood
Norman Foster - Leather Lounge Chairs by Thonet, A 903PF, 1999
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Norman Foster Lounge Chairs, Model A 903PF for Thonet
Stunning A 903PF lounge chairs, designed by celebrated architect Norman Foster for Thonet. These chairs showcase Foster’s hallm...
Category
1990s German Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, White Bouclé, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Twins cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
Mobil Girgi Set of Four Ladder Back and Leather Dining Chairs, Italy, circa 1970
By Mobil Girgi
Located in New York, NY
A set of four walnut ladder back dining chairs with original black leather seats, the seats and back legs are angled, with straight legs in the front. The chairs from every perspect...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Wendell Castle "Cloud" Lounge Chair, Signed, USA 2000
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience luxury and sophistication with the Wendell Castle "Cloud" Lounge Chair.
This lounge chair was designed by the late sculptor and furniture maker, Wendell Castle (1932-2018...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Genuine Soft Leather Sling Chair, Modern Stylish Sensory Swing
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Category
2010s South African Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Oak Bench – Tillikum Black Long Bench by Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
The Tilikum Black Long Bench by Autonomous Furniture is a striking example of contemporary design and sustainable craftsmanship. Handcrafted in British Columbia, this long bench is m...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut, Fir, Paper, Oak
SN3
Wood and Metal Table in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'SN3' Wood and Metal Table in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in the Los Angeles and French workshops of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$3,169 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Post Modern Biomorphic Chair attibuted to Olivier Mourgue for Djinn, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural side chair in burgundy velvet with organic, biomorphic curves. Both futuristic and sensual, it recalls the bold experimental spirit of 1970s design
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
Banquito Pompis
Located in Mérida, MX
Solid wood stool sculpted by hand into a butt shape as a symbol of equality (we all have butts).
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,450 / item
Bise chair by Dorothee Delaye
By Dorothée Delaye
Located in Paddington, NSW
Dorothée Delaye is a French interior architect and designer known for her elegant, contemporary, and timeless style. Based between Paris and the South of France, she blends refined m...
Category
2010s French Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Ward Bennett “Scissor” Lounge Chairs, Geiger, Black, Boucle
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Original Ward Bennett “Scissor” Lounge Chairs by Geiger, Flat Black steel Frame, Tan Boucle Fabric. Great condition. Ready fo...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
GUFRAM Pink Lady Couch by Studio 65
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Bocca, the original 1970 lips-shaped couch is only Gufram's. This sensual couch, which is ideal for a tête-à-tête, has entered the collective imagination on par with Andy Warhol's works, as well as other pop art masterpieces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Other
$13,200 / item
Ligne Roset All Leather Ottoman Swiveling Armchair
By Ligne Roset
Located in Southampton, NJ
20th Century Postmodern all Leather saddle stitch Ottoman Swiveling Armchair designed by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Ligne Roset. Fabulous comfort ready for use.
Category
20th Century French Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Hermès - Folding Armchair And Folding Stool Pippa Leather And Wood
By Rena Dumas, Hermès
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Folding Armchair and Folding Stool "Pippa" made in natural cowhide leather and pear wood frame, brass finish. Designed by Rena Dumas and made in Italy.
Leather and wooden frame sig...
Category
1990s French Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
TORUS Ottoman designed by Umberto Bellardi Ricci for Tacchini
By Tacchini
Located in Carson, CA
Torus
Designed by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
In the Torus ottomans, industrial materials converse with soft upholstery to create an original piece of furniture that reinvents the concept...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
$912 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Swivel Lounge Chairs and Ottoman in Ivory Bouclé
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Amongst the most popular Vladimir Kagan designs, these Nautilus swivel lounge chairs are sculptural, comfortable and fun, and were recently professionally reupholstered in cozy Ivory...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé
Luxury Home Cinema Custom Sofa W/ Electric Reclining System By Jacobo Ventura
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This relax 3 seater sofa offered with electrical reclining seat back and relax motion device in the seat. This sofa with its impeccable proportions offers a wide variety of compositi...
Category
2010s European Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pixel Small Seating Pouf in Extra Kami A1 Upholstery by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the creativity of Sergio Bicego comes Pixel sofa, featuring a series of elements that can be freely combined, thanks to an exclusive connector created ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, Italian Jacquard, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, The Twins curved sofa and day bed shar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
$11,191 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Marge Carson for John Stuart Brass and Nubuck Leather Upholstered Ottomans
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Marge Carson for John Stuart Brass and Nubuck Leather Upholstered Ottomans. Kaky color nubuck leather.
Measures 19" in width, 19" in depth and 16" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Post Mundus Chair in Beech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Five pieces of bent wood make up the unique profile of Post Mundus, the chair designed by Martino Gamper that plays on the iconic lines of the historic Aus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Stuhl Bicolor Chair in Beech and Squirrel Grey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A simplified design to create an elegant, comfortable, popular item”. The structure has an all-embracing simplicity, and is formed from just a few elements in steam bent solid beech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Military Canvas and Marbled Rust Loveseat
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Loveseat by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$6,500 / item
Contemporary unique black lacquered brass Arches dining chair by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Chair Design at the International Design
Architecture Awards 2021
Honorable Mention at the European Product Design Awards 2021
The Arches dining chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Ananta Class 23 Large Sectional Sofa in Lusso Upholstery by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ananta Class is an informal and versatile modular range that allows endless combinations of the independent backrests and bases available in 80, 120, 160, 200 and 240 cm lengths. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Sculptural Contemporary Leopard Velvet and Black Lacquered Sofa Revolución
By Moanne
Located in Almería, ES
Sofá upholstered in Leopard Velvet with Black Lacquer Wood Structure.
In a world that aches for reinvention, the Revolución Sofa emerges as a bold act of design—an emblem of defia...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Lacquer
Mokki Dining Chair in Roca Redonda Schumacher Performance Fabric
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Combining an upholstered seat and back with the surprise of jauntily angled legs, the Mokki Dining Chair was designed by Salla Luhtasela and Wesley Walters of Finland’s Studio Kaksikko. Beautifully finished to highlight the natural qualities of solid oak, this chair’s clean and uncomplicated lines evoke the relaxed mood of Finnish summer cottages. Meticulously handcrafted in Italy, Mokki’s elegant economy of design belies its lasting construction. Upholstered in Schumacher's Roca Redonda fabric, which is based on an 18th-century French document...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of 2 Kartell Masters Chairs in Titanium by Philippe Starck
Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Masters chair is a powerful tribute to three symbolic chairs, re-read and re-interpreted by the creative genius of Starck. The unmistakable silhouett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
Kartell A.I. Bar Stool in Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell continues its ongoing commitment to sustainability with eco-friendly products which are part of the broader project expressed by the industrial manifesto Kartell loves the pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
Marelli Clipper Sectional Sofa by Stefano Gallizioli
By Marelli
Located in Boston, MA
The Clipper Sectional Sofa is a compact piece defined by refined modern design, versatile style, and exceptional comfort.
Structure: Solid wood
Base: Brushed antique gold metal
Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Barbara Barry for Baker McGuire Tobacco Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Barbara Barry for Baker McGuire Tobacco Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Each chair measures: 24 wide x 23.5 deep x 39.25 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 18.5 inches...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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 fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Portugal pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include De Sede, Finn Juhl, Emeco, and Moooi. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $497,965 while the average work can sell for $3,803.
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The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
Artelinea, Mexico City’s One-Stop Contemporary Design Shop, Paves the Way for a New Wave of Mexican Designers
Wielding her influence on the international scene, founding partner Andrea Cesarman expands the platform for Mexican artisans.