RH Oviedo Mid-Century American Style Leather Upholstered Swivel / Desk Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American swivel / desk armchair in channeled brown leather upholstery with a cantilevered chrome frame featuring height adjustment and belted leather support straps, rest...
Chrome
One Of Four Mart Stam Leather Cantilever Chair By BLAHA Austria 1960s
By Mart Stam
Located in Čelinac, BA
Mart Stam Chairs By BLAHA Austria 1960s
Chrome
Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever Set of 6
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics. In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement. It is the thick saddle vegetal tanne...
Steel, Chrome
Set of Two Vintage Leather Cantilever Mart Stam Chair By FASEM Italy 1980s
By Fasem International
Located in Čelinac, BA
Leather Cantilever Dining Chair By Fasem Italy 1980s
Chrome
Thonet S 33 Vintage brown saddle leather chair Mart Stam Cantilever, Set of 4
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Thonet Mart Stam S33 chair made by Thonet. The Classic Bauhaus chair. Frame chrome-plated tubular steel, thick saddle maroon brown leather. Beautiful Vintage Condition. The saddle l...
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics. In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement. The thick saddle vegetal tanned leat...
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever Set of 6
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics. In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement. It is the thick saddle vegetal tanne...
Steel, Chrome
6 Bauhaus Cantilever Armchairs Made in Italy Style Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Bauhaus style armchairs in the style of Marcel Bruer Cesca Chair comprised of chrome tube cantilever bases, new beech wood arm rests, & top-stitch milk chocolate br...
Chrome
Ronald Schmitt Cantilever Dining Chairs with Arms - Two Available
By Ronald Schmitt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Priced individually per item/chair. From the German manufacturer Ronald Schmitt and characterized by its high backrest, cantilever chromed metal frame and arms. The padding is made f...
Chrome
Cantilever Chair 1990s Vintage - Italy Design
Located in Hannover, DE
Cantilever Chair from the 1990s, Made in Italy (Not Thonet) This chair is a unique piece, inspired by Marcel Breuer’s iconic designs. While the manufacturer is unknown, it serves as ...
Teak
Thonet S 33 Vintage Cognac Vegetal Leather Chair Mart Stam Cantilever 1 of 2
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed 1926 by Mart Stam and produced by Thonet with the Model name S33. It is a thick saddle vegetal tanned leather t...
Steel, Chrome
Thonet S 33 Vintage Cognac Vegetal Leather Chair Mart Stam Cantilever 1 of 2
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed 1926 by Mart Stam and produced by Thonet with the Model name S33. Original Thonet Chairs. The chairs usually h...
Steel, Chrome
Set of Nine Harvey Probber D43 Rattan Wicker Cantilever Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A chic set of nine mid-century modern cantilevered "D43" bucket dining chairs designed by Harvey Probber.
Steel, Chrome
$5,800 / set
Mid Century Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These cantilever armchairs exemplify the Space age design movement of the 1970s , characterized by sleek lines , modern materials , and futuristic aesthetics .
Chrome
Thonet S 33 Vintage Black Saddle Leather Chair Mart Stam Cantilever, Set of 4
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Thonet Mart Stam S33 chair in made by Thonet. The Classic Bauhaus chair. Frame chrome-plated tubular steel, saddle leather black Beautiful Vintage Condition. The saddle leather has s...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Mid Century Modern “CH66" Dining Chairs by Nicos Zographos
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-2 A pair of "CH66" dining chairs by Nicos Zographos, they ...
Steel, Chrome
Rare Pair of David Mellor O.B.E. Chrome & Steel Lounge Accent Chairs Mid-Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
An exceptional pair of Model 700 lounge chairs by celebrated British designer David Mellor O.B.E., designed in 1971 and regarded as one of the defining achievements of post-war Briti...
Stainless Steel
$5,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Milo Baughman Cantilevered Lounge Chairs for Thayer Coggin 1970s
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Milo Baughman Cantilevered Lounge Chairs for Thayer Coggin 1970s This pair of lounge chairs feature an L-shaped cantilevered, chromed flat steel base supporting the architect...
Steel, Chrome
Kem Weber Tubular Chrome Lounge Chair for Lloyd Manufacturing
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Designed with Weber’s signature sense of aerodynamic grace and functional elegance, the chair features a cantilevered tubular chrome frame that flows in continuous curves, forming an...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Art Deco Chrome Cantilever Milo Baughman Style Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Art Deco Chrome Cantilever Milo Baughman Style Arm Chair.
Chrome
Vintage Mies Van Der Rohe For Knoll Woven Rattan Cantilevered Chair
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This authentic vintage cantilevered chair designed by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll is an iconic example of Bauhaus-inspired modernism. Featuring a sleek tubular chrome frame, the chai...
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Harvey Probber Slipper Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cantilevered heavy chrome frame makes for an impressive mid-century addition to any seating arrangement.
Chrome
2 Cantilever Chair 1990s Vintage - Italy Design
Located in Hannover, DE
2 Cantilever Chairs from the 1990s, Made in Italy (Not Thonet). This chair is a unique piece, inspired by Marcel Breuer’s iconic designs. While the manufacturer is unknown, it serv...
Teak
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern “CH66" Dining Chairs by Nicos Zographos
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SET OF FOUR DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-3 A set of four "CH66" dining chairs by Nicos Zograph...
Steel, Chrome
$2,900Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of Saporiti Style Cantilever Lounge Chair Off White Bouclé Upholstery, 1980
By Saporiti
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Saporiti style Cantilever lounge chairs in polished chrome with off white Bouclé Fabric.
Chrome
Set 8 Carlo Bartoli T 70 920 Cantilever Chairs Brown Leather - 8 PCS
By Cassina, Carlo Bartoli, Mario Bellini
Located in Basel, BS
Carlo Bartoli for T 70, Model '920' Dining Chairs, Black Leather and Chrome-Plated Metal, Italy, 1971 Sold here in a set of 8 brown chairs. **In a separate listing we also have a s...
Steel
Elsa & Nordahl Solheim for Rykkin Pirate Brown Leather & Chrome Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elsa & Nordahl Solheim for Rykkin "Pirate" Brown Leather & Chrome Lounge Chair. Item features a chrome plated heavy steel frame, cantilever floating design, brown button tufted leath...
Steel, Chrome
Set Of 4 Mid Century Modern Tri-Mark Designs Dining Chairs
By Tri-Mark
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Tri-Mark Designs Dining Chairs captures the bold innovation and playful geometry that define classic mid-century design.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern BRNO Style Chrome Cantilever Lounge Arm Chairs (A) - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern BRNO Style Chrome Cantilever Lounge Arm Chairs (A) - a Pair.
Chrome
Canguru Chair by Jorge Zalszupin, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An icon of Zalszupin’s inventive design vocabulary, the Canguru chair captures the elegance of suspension and motion through its cantilevered silhouette. The seat and backrest, molde...
Metal
Mid Century Mies Van Der Rohe Mr 20 Chairs, Unmarked, - Set of 2
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Set of 4 magnificent mid century Mies Van Der Rohe MR 20 cantilever black leather armchairs Corseted black leather. . These resided in an Oklahoma State building for decades. Still h...
Chrome
Pair of MR10 Cantilever Chairs by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
The combination of gleaming chrome and natural materials makes these chairs equally at home in modern, Scandinavian, mid-century, or contemporary interiors.
Steel
$1,559Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Four Bauhaus Cantilever Armchairs by Mart Stam, Italy
By Mart Stam
Located in Praha, CZ
This refined set of four Bauhaus cantilever armchairs, attributed to Mart Stam, was produced in Italy in the 1980s. Constructed from chrome-plated tubular steel, the chairs exemplify...
Chrome
Harvey Probber Leather Lounge Chair, Stainless Steel Chrome Frame, 1960s, USA
By Harvey Probber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cantilevered Harvey Probber leather lounge chair c.1960s, USA. The leather chair features a stainless steel chrome frame and tufted seat back. Dimensions 28" width x 29" depth x 26....
Stainless Steel, Chrome
6 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Lens" Cantilever Chairs in White Boucle
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
This set is an iconic example of space-age Italian design, celebrated for its marriage of minimalist geometry and ergonomic comfort. Each chair features the signature tubular chrome...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Stainless Steel Sling Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Tuxedo Sofa**: Characterized by its clean lines, low profile, and deep seating, this sofa epitomizes Baughman's ability to combine modernist aesthetics with comfort. 3. **Cantilev...
Stainless Steel
$3,040Sale Price / set|32% Off
Pair Suede Leather Cantilever Chairs Designed By Robert Haussmann For de Sede
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful pair of vintage cantilevered chairs designed by Robert Haussmann for de Sede, the chairs were distributed by Stendig. The model number for the chairs is RH - 304 and the...
Chrome
Six Cantilevered "Lugano" Dining Chairs by Leon Rosen for Pace, Italy
By Pace Collection, i4 Mariani, Leon Rosen
Located in Dallas, TX
For your consideration is a phenomenal set of six "Lugano" dining chairs, model no. 187, designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection Inc. Produced by i4 Mariani Italy, circa the 1...
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brno Style Chrome Cantilever Baughman Arm Chairs Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Brno Style Chrome Cantilever Arm Chairs after Milo Baughma...
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brno Style Chrome Cantilever Baughman Arm Chair Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Brno Style Chrome Cantilever Arm Chairs after Milo Baughma...
Chrome
Set of 4, Mid-Century Modern Thonet Mies Van Der Rohe Brno Red Chairs, 1970s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Basel, BS
Set of 4 awesome Mies van der Rohe style Brno chairs made by Thonet, in a fantastic bold red! Clean, Modern & Sculptural lines are shown through this classic and collectible earl...
Chrome
Vintage Cane Cantilever Dining Chairs in the manner of Marcel Breuer Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are made in Italy from the 70ties In the manner of Marcel Breuer the chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement and also from Finland Desig...
Cane, Beech, Birch
Set of 4 Boris Tabacoff Sphinx Style Cantilever Dining Lounge Chairs 1970
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Buxton, GB
This particular "Z" or "C" frame cantilever design is a staple for collectors of Pierre Cardin, Maria Pergay, and mid-century French modernism.
Chrome
Pair of Iconic Mies Van Der Rohe “MR20” cantilevered armchairs - 2 pcs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Basel, BS
A spectacular pair of early-edition “MR20” cantilevered armchairs designed by modernist pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927. Striking the perfect balance between architectural p...
Chrome
Brazilian Modern Chair Set in Leather, Chrome and Hardwood, by Braszenski, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
This set of six dining chairs reflects a disciplined exploration of material contrast and structural precision characteristic of late Brazilian modern design. Each chair is composed ...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Walnut Lounge Chairs In very good vintage condition and structurally sound.
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Milo Baughman Style Chrome Tubular Chaise Lounge Chair Newly Reupholstered
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Tubular Chaise Lounge Newly Reupholstered in Cognac Italian Leather Striking Mid Century Modern chaise lounge in the style of Milo Baug...
Chrome
Set 8 Stackable Chairs in Chromed & Ecru Bouclé By K. Takahama for Simon Gavina
By Simon Gavina Editions, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Roma, IT
I am offering for sale a set consisting of 8 "TULU" chairs, designed in the late 60s by the Japanese designer Kazhide Takahama for the historic company Simon Gavina. The "TULU" chair...
Chrome
Mies Van Der Rohe Black Leather and Chrome Brno Chairs, Pair
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Brno tubular club or lounge chairs Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for the Tugendhat House Produced by Gordon International ...
Chrome
Mid Century "Arcus" Channel Tufted Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman, Italy 1970's
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A quintessential Italian piece of 1970's "High Tech" era design, this lounge set was produced by the renowned Otto Gerdau Co. Known for bridging the gap between European avant-garde...
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century MR Black Leather Arm Chair & Ottoman, Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll, this iconic MR Lounge Chair with matching ottoman embodies the Bauhaus philosophy of form and function. Crafted circa earl...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Pair of Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Stam was extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century European architecture, including the invention of the cantile...
Steel, Chrome
Set of 6 Mies van der Rohe MR10 white cantilever dining chairs for Thonet, 1980s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Thonet
Located in amstelveen, NL
An iconic set of 6 MR10 (256CS/MR533) cantilever dining chairs designed by Mies van der Rohe and manufactured by Thonet. Chrome-plated tubular steel frames with white saddle leather ...
Chrome
Pair of French Postmodern Lounge Chairs, Chrome and Cognac Leather, 1980s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Pair of French Postmodern Lounge Chairs, Chrome and Cognac Leather, 1980s. These lounge chairs are built on a tubular chromed steel frame formed into looping circular armrests that ...
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Milo Baughman for Thayer-Coggin Cantilever Dining or Game Table Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of four Milo Baughman for Thayer-Coggin cantilevered armless dining chairs, model #1060 with chrome frames. These chairs were used around a Leo Rosen for Pace designed game table...
Chrome
Machine Age Leather And Chrome Lounge Chair By Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Machine Age, lounge armchair is designed by KEM Weber for Lloyd circa early 1940s. It features a cantilevered tubular and flat bar chrome frame, that gives the chair a nice boun...
Steel, Chrome
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Stam was extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century European architecture, including the invention of the cantile...
Steel, Chrome
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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