Vladimir Kagan Tri Symmetric Chaise Lounge
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Miami, FL
A tri symmetric chaise by Vladimir Kagan, designed 1958.
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
Vladimir Kagan Tri Symmetric Chaise Lounge
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Miami, FL
A tri symmetric chaise by Vladimir Kagan, designed 1958.
Aluminum
Vintage Herman Miller Charles and Ray Eames Design Swivel Aluminum Group Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Herman Miller Charles and Ray Eames Design Swivel Aluminum Group Black Vinyl ...
Aluminum
Eames Soft Pad Management Lounge Chair and Ottoman for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Soft Pad Management lounge chair and ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This one features thick, individual foam cushions upholstered in a brown leather that has dev...
Aluminum
Restored Eames Lounge with New Leather in Chianti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous classic Eames lounge chair with an updated custom look. Restored vintage set in rose wood, of original Herman Miller production. Wood has been refinished and leather cushion...
Aluminum
$7,500 / set
Esko Pajamies Polar Collection Lounge Chairs
By Esko Pajamies
Located in Toledo, OH
These stylish mid-century modern chairs feature removable leather cushions and aluminum bar frames.
Aluminum
Matteo Grassi Lounge Chair
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Miami, FL
Superb black leather Matteo Grassi lounge chair Designed by Kunihide Oshinomi 17. 5 high seat Good condition, light mark on the aluminium.
Aluminum
Gorgeous Restored Eames Herman Miller Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simply stunning restored Eames lounge chair and ottoman by Herman Miller. Spectacular color and grain detail on the outer shells. Wood has been cleaned, oiled, and freshly finished i...
Metal, Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome classic Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Executed in rosewood and black leather. Cast aluminum bases, with adjustable “domes of silence” leveling glides. Extremely comfortabl...
Aluminum
Paul Leidersdorf Upholstered Lounge Chair
By Paul Leidersdorff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Leidersdorf aluminum / black leather upholstered lounge chair, 1965.
Aluminum
Jehs + Laub Pedestal Lounge Chair by Knoll
By Jehs & Laub, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
The strikingly simple Jehs+Laub Lounge Chair combines a sleek profile with a sculptural interior, offering seating that is both refined and approachable. Its generous proportions and...
Aluminum
$5,359 / item
Mid Century Danish Modern Arne Vodder Chaise
By Arne Vodder
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Aluminum, Chrome
Eames Soft Pad Recliner with Ottoman, Herman Miller, Gray Leather Aluminum Group
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Soft Pad Recliner with Arms and Soft Pad Ottoman was manufactured in 1990. The set is upholstered in high-grade medium gray leat...
Aluminum, Steel
Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison Sling / aluminum armchair for Knoll 1970
By Knoll, Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Sling" armchair from the 70s for Knoll by designers Andrew Morrison and Bruce Hannah in a dark brown leather -like fabric and cast aluminum. Original design and clever assembly of...
Aluminum
$12,000 / set
Fabricius & Kastholm Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Preben Fabricius & Jorgen Kastholm leather and aluminium lounge chair with ottoman, from Denmark, 1968.
Aluminum
Pair of 1970s - Brian Palmer - Designed Chairs for Baker Aluminum Tubular Frames
By Brian Palmer for Baker, Baker Furniture Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of rare aluminum tubular frame lounge chairs designed by Brian Palmer for Baker Furniture Co. Circa 1976, labels. Brian Palmer designed a notable collection for Baker Furniture...
Aluminum
Restored Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic black leather and Brazilian rosewood Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Signed authentic original Herman Miller production. Wood refinished. Leather cleaned and conditioned. Cir...
Aluminum
MCM Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group High Back Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group high back chair. Comprised of aluminum frame, 4 prong aluminum base, nylon feet...
Aluminum
Danish Mid-Century Modern Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Leather Swan Chair, New
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous mid-century modern new Swan swivel lounge chair in red leather.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Red Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Ilmari Lappalainen
By Ilmari Lappalainen
Located in Brecht, BE
Sublime patina on this red leather lounge chair and his ottoman, designed in Finland by Ilmari Lappailainen, manufactured by Asko, design 1967 Measures: Lounge chair 106 cm deep x 84...
Aluminum
Barwa Lounge Chair by Edgar Bartolucci
By Edgar Bartolucci
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Barwa' lounge chair by Edgar Bartolucci for Barwa Associates. Sold with thought to be original sling. (New slings available online in a variety of colors).
Aluminum
Gandia Blasco Onsen Lounge Chair
By Gandia Blasco
Located in Miami, FL
Outdoor Onsen Lounge Chair by Gandia Blasco Designed by Francesco Meda and David Quincoces, the Outdoor Onsen Lounge Chair brings the quiet elegance of Japanese-inspired architectur...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Ilmari Lappalainen "Pulkka" Adjustable Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek, Scandinavian modern, "Pulkka" lounge chair and ottoman set by Ilmari Lappalainen, Finland, features an aluminum frame with rolled leather upholstery and headrest. Fantastic mo...
Aluminum
Ilmari Lappalainen “Pulkka” Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Finland, 1966
By Ilmari Lappalainen, Asko
Located in Dronten, NL
This iconic set combines a sleek aluminum frame with luxurious leather surfaces, epitomizing mid-century Scandinavian design excellence.
Aluminum
MCM Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group High Back Chairs Set 3
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage MCM (a.k.a. mid-century modern) Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group high back chairs set of 3. Comprised of aluminum frames, 4 prong aluminum bases...
Aluminum
Rare Jorgen Hoj Lounge Chair Vitsoe Design
By Jorgen Hoj
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Jorgen Hoj lounge chair. Designed for Niels Vitsoe in the 1960s. This fine and not easy to find chair is upholstered in natural leather and has solid aluminum feet. The lea...
Aluminum
$13,406 / set
Guido Faleschini lounge chairs Mariani Italy 1975
By Guido Faleschini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A pair of monumental ‘Pace’ swivel lounge chairs designed by Guido Faleschini and manufactured by Mariani, Italy 1975. These fantastic large sized lounge chairs are the perfect relax...
Aluminum
1960s Eames Lounge and Ottoman in Rosewood, Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Raleigh, NC
Second generation Eames lounge chair and ottoman dating to the early 1960s, executed in rosewood with black leather upholstery. Rosewood shells display the layered plywood construct...
Aluminum
Eames Alu Group Soft Pad Lounge Set – Vitra, 2000s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Renens, CH
The Aluminum Group chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are among the most iconic designs of the twentieth century. Originally created in the 1950s, the series remains relevant today, bri...
Aluminum
Artifort Tulip F545 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin, White Leather
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Dronten, NL
An icon of modernist design, the Tulip F545 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort exemplifies sculptural elegance and exceptional comfort. Its fluid, organic silhouette—instantl...
Aluminum
Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1980s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Aachen, NW
Early Easy Lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking Easy chair was designed in the 1960s by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in the 1980s. This mid-century ...
Aluminum
Giancarlo Piretti "Alky" Lounge Chair in designer linen upholstery, Italy, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Artifort
Located in Denver, CO
An iconic minimalist, architectural lounge chair with a distinctive aluminum base and upholstered shell. Reupholstered in Paris with Zanzibar linen by Peter Dunham
Aluminum
$2,500 / set
Brown Jordan Tall Back Lounge Chairs & Ottomans
By Brown Jordan
Located in Bensalem, PA
Tamiami Brown Jordan set of 2 chairs and 2 ottomans which measure 20"x 23".
Aluminum
Arper’s Catifa 80 Lounge Chair with Pedestal Base, Pair
By Lievore Altherr Molina, Arper
Located in Wilton, CT
The Catifa 80 is a light, low lounge chair characterized by a pronounced horizontal silhouette and a generous, wide seat that feels spacious without appearing bulky. It has a relaxed...
Aluminum, Steel
Giancarlo Piretti Lounge Chairs for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Almelo, NL
Giancarlo Piretti Lounge Chairs for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1970s Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in Italy during the 1970s, these sculptural lounge chairs perf...
Aluminum
‘Alky’ Lounge Chairs in the Style of Giancarlo Piretti
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, pink fabric, metal, Italy, 1970s These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature characteristic differences. W...
Aluminum
Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1980s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Aachen, NW
Early Easy Lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking Easy chair was designed in the 1960s by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in the early 1980s. This mid-ce...
Aluminum
Reclining finnish lounge chair + ottoman in black leather
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Finland Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1970s Materials: Leather, Aluminum Measurements: 33.5″ wide x 29.5″ deep x 38.5″ tall Seat Height: 15.75″ tall Ottoman...
Aluminum
Pair of Alky Lounge Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort, 1970s
By Artifort, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Voorburg, NL
Details: • Designer: Giancarlo Piretti • Manufacturer: Artifort • Origin: Netherlands, 1970s • Style: Mid-Century Modern / Space Age • Upholstery: New foam and reupholstered in a bea...
Aluminum
Reupholstered ‘Alky’ Lounge Chairs in the Style of Giancarlo Piretti
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, wool "Fuse" Raf Simons by Kvadrat, aluminum, Italy, 1970s These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature char...
Aluminum
Reupholstered ‘Alky’ Lounge Chairs in the Style of Giancarlo Piretti
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, fabric, aluminum, Italy, 1970s These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature characteristic differences. Whe...
Aluminum
Lounge chair by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, 1950s Italy.
By MIM Roma, Ennio Fazioli
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Lounge chair by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, 1950s Italy. This Elegant lounge chair designed in 1959 by Ennio Fazioli is often mistakenly attributed to Ico Parisi. The chair features ...
Aluminum
$19,000 / set
Rare Pair of Early Rosewood Eames Lounge Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Highland, IN
Here is a rare opportunity to own two early examples of the iconic design by Charles and Ray Eames, these 670 lounge chairs and matching 671 ottoman have been together since they wer...
Aluminum
Asko Pulkka Lounge Chair by Ilmari Lappalainen, Black Leather, 1960s
By Ilmari Lappalainen, Asko
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The Asko Pulkka lounge chair in black leather is in very good condition. The leather is soft and shows only a minimal patina. The seat shell of the chair rests on an aluminum frame a...
Aluminum
Eames Alu Group Lounge Set by Herman Miller, 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Renens, CH
The Aluminum Group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century. Their original design from the 1950s is still relevant today, giving inter...
Aluminum
Pair of Giancarlo Piretti Alky Lounge Chairs with original upholstery c.1970
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in London, GB
Pair of Alky lounge chairs by Giancarlo Piretti, Italy, c.1970. A stylish and comfortable example of Italian 1970s design, these chairs feature an aluminium frame with generously pad...
Aluminum
Early Eames "Time Life Lobby" Lounge Chair for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Coronado, CA
Instantly upgrade your office or living space! A fantastic early example of the Eames Time Life Lobby chair. Designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, this utterly comfort...
Aluminum
‘Arki’ Lounge Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for CASTELLI, Italy – 1970
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
'ARKI' lounge chair by Giancarlo Piretti. The chair is in the manor of the Alky and the Groovy. Designer: Giancarlo Piretti Manufacturer: CASTELLI Country: Italy Model: Arki lounge ...
Aluminum
Reupholstered ‘Alky’ Lounge Chairs in the Style of Giancarlo Piretti
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chairs, fabric, metal, Italy, 1970s These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature characteristic differences. Wherea...
Aluminum
IB Kofod-Larsen Style Modern Lounge Chairs in Walnut & Bouclé, C. 1950s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Westport, CT
A refined pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs from the 1950s, executed in the style of IB Kofod-Larsen. Though the maker remains unknown, the sculptural lines, tapered legs, and...
Aluminum
Vintage Regency Phyllis Morris Faux Bamboo Lattice Lounge Side Chairs
By Phyllis Morris
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage faux bamboo lounge side chairs by Phyllis Morris, featuring an elegant geometric lattice back and sculptural bamboo-form legs. These are not traditional d...
Aluminum
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tubular Sling Chairs by John Mascheroni model 424
By John Mascheroni
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of sling chairs by John Mascheroni. The fabric is original and in bad shape, torn so it needs a redo. Must say the dark blue velvet suits these chairs very well. Alumin...
Aluminum
Arper’s Catifa 80 Lounge Chair with Pedestal Base, Pair in Leather
By Lievore Altherr Molina, Arper
Located in Wilton, CT
The Catifa 80 is a light, low lounge chair characterized by a pronounced horizontal silhouette and a generous, wide seat that feels spacious without appearing bulky. It has a relaxed...
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage 1-2-3 Lounge Chair by Verner Panton, 1970s
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Hilversum, NL
Designed by the renowned Danish designer Verner Panton, this iconic 1-2-3 Lounge Chair was produced by the prestigious Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen in the 1970s. Known ...
Aluminum, Steel
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair Legs: Graphite Duo Upholstery: Front: Nevada Black + Back: Re-wool 198 For One Collection The Council Family Lounge Chair is the ide...
Aluminum
Design Classic: Eames Alu Group EA124 Lounge Chair, Vitra, 1980s
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Renens, CH
The Aluminum Group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century. Their original design from the 1950s is still relevant today, giving inter...
Aluminum
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair Legs: Black Duo Upholstery: Front: Nevada Black + Back: Re-wool 198 For One Collection The Council Family Lounge Chair is the ideal ...
Aluminum
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Lounge Chair Legs: Black Duo Upholstery:Front: Prestige Black + Back: Re-wool 198 One Collection The Council Family Lounge Chair is the ideal sea...
Aluminum
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
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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.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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