1960s Ox Style Wingback Swivel Lounge In Black Vinyl
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Vinyl, Teak Measurements: 30.5″ wide x 30.5″ deep x 38″ tall, Seat: 17" tall Condition: In excellent ori...
Teak
Ernst Josef Designed Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern styling with black vinyl cushions supported by tubular aluminium frames and woven straps.
Chrome
Fratelli Bergallo, Lounge Chairs, Brass, Vinyl, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of red, pink vinyl, brass and black-lacquered wood lounge chairs produced by Fratelli Bergallo, Italy, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches...
Brass
Set of 6 French 1960's Black Lacquered and Vinyl Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of six French 1960s black lacquered wood and mustard vinyl dining chairs with brass sabots.
Wood
Pair of Vintage Rosewood and Vinyl Cube Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs boast a comfortable cube shape with overstuffed removable cushions covered in black vinyl.
Faux Leather, Rosewood
Lennart Bender Mid Century Apollo Chair and Ottoman
By Lennart Bender
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lennart Bender Mid Century Apollo Chair and Ottoman The chair measures: 41 wide x 40 deep x 33 high, with a seat height of 14.5 inches and arm height/chair clearance of 20.25 inches...
Chrome
Joaquim Tenreiro, Lounge Chairs, Iron, Vinyl, Cord, Brazil, 1950s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-painted iron, white vinyl and fabric cord lounge chairs designed by Joaquim Tenreiro and produced by Langenbach & Tenreiro, Brazil, c. 1950s. Possibly reupholste...
Iron
Mid Century Swivel Chair by I. V. Chair Company Brooklyn NY
Located in New York, NY
Stylish and well-made swivel office, desk chair by I.V. chair company Brooklyn NY (109 Jewel St). Interesting example of Brooklyn modern after Fritz Hansen etc. This chair shows cosm...
Mid-Century Modern Tufted Swivel Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century swivel lounge chair features ornately stitched vinyl seat with a comfortable sculpted seat back.
Metal
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Unique Sculptural Folding Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 6 unique folding chairs. Seat & back collapse in a unique way, folding towards each other part. Chairs have been painted and recovered but the vinyl on a few chairs is undone,...
Steel
Sculptural Danish Mid-Century Modern Chair, Denmark ca 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern designers are the undisputed masters of mid-century modern chair design. As this chair shows, their furniture generally united form and function; in every design, they ...
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair & Ottoman, Arne Jacobsen Style
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This uniquely shaped Mid-Century Modern style lounge chair features upholstered vinyl swivel chair paired with matching ottoman. Uniquely sculpted in a style similar to mid-century m...
Metal
Mid-Century Walnut Armchair Italian Leather & Brass Accent Chair, Gregson
By Gregson Manufacturing Company
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Mid-Century armchair, crafted with a solid walnut frame featuring luxurious black semi-aniline full-grain Italian leather for the seat and front of the backrest.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Swivel Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous pair of vintage modern lounge chairs feature sleek black vinyl upholstery. Unique design with a thick padded cushion and angled arm rests ensures optimal comfort. These...
Faux Leather
Mid-Century Modern American High Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid century American lounge chair features a solid walnut frame and black vinyl upholstered seat which offers a subtle modern style to any home or office space.
Upholstery, Walnut
Brazilian Designer, Dining Room Chairs, Metal, Vinyl, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four black-lacquered metal and white textured vinyl dining room chairs designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inc...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Swivel Office Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern desk chair boasts a tag underneath with the date 1980 and designer name, "Fritz Hansen." A lovely Danish design that combines comfort and convenience per...
Chrome
Set of 4 Erik Kirkegaard Teak Mid-Century Side Chairs
By Erik Kirkegaard
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 midcentury Danish black vinyl and teak side chairs. Glostrup Mobelfabrik (Maker), Erik Kirkegaard (Designer).
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak
Mod Molded White Plastic, Chocolate Vinyl Lounge Chairs, 1970s. ONE AVAILABLE!
Located in Kansas City, MO
ONLY ONE AVAILABLE. Molded plastic lounge chairs. Fun, kitschy, mod design. These would be great chairs for a gaming room or party room. Vinyl removable brown vinyl seat pads and arms.
Plastic
$671Sale Price|59% Off
Mid-Century Modern Eames DCM Chair for Herman Miller in Blue
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The chromed steel rod frame and black vinyl edge banding show desirable vintage patina, consistent with mid-century Herman Miller production details.
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Modern Vinyl & Teak Dining Chairs (Refinished)
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exceptional set of six Danish Modern dining chairs, crafted in Denmark during the 1960s, beautifully captures the timeless elegance and craftsmanship of Scandinavian design. Eac...
Faux Leather, Teak
Set of 6 Mid-Century Walnut Dining Chairs by Stanley
By Stanley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 Mid-Century American walnut dining chairs by Stanley furniture.
Wood, Walnut
Set of Four 1950s Dining Chairs — Aluminum & Forest Green Vinyl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stylish set of four vintage dining chairs from the 1950s, showcasing a sleek silhouette and original forest green vinyl upholstery. With their minimalist lines and industrial mater...
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs #1
Located in Wilmington, DE
PPair of Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs #1 offered are two Walnut Open Arm Chairs by High Point.
Walnut
Mid-Century "Tung Si" Chairs by Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique slanted back legs, brass capped stretchers and sleek black vinyl upholstery make these the perfect addition to any modern interior.
Metal, Brass
Set of Four Mid-Century Walnut and Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish set of four mid-century dining chairs crafted in warm walnut.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern swivel chair by “VVV” - Ferrocolor, Barcelona 1960.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Single swivel desk chair, “Ama” model, adjustable height, made in steel and black synthetic fabric (vinyl), designed and produced by “VVV” - Ferrocolor in Barcelona, 1960. Seat heigh...
Iron
Fun Set of Six Panton Inspired Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs Mid-Century
By Verner Panton
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic fun set of six Panton style black lacquer dining chairs. The upholstery is in gorgeous condition being a vinyl covered Panton design. The black lacquered frames only show l...
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 12 Dining Chairs w/ New Vinyl Designed After Gio Ponti, Italy, c. 1960's
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Deland, FL
Built from a light-weight frame of European walnut and painted black this ultra-stylish set of quintessentially Italian Modern chairs features new, kind-to-the-touch marine-grade vin...
Walnut
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Oak Wood & Vinyl Dining Chairs
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The seats have been newly upholstered with high-quality black vinyl. The chairs have a clean, classic line, due to which they will perfectly match in many arrangements.
Faux Leather, Oak
Italian Designer, Desk Chair, Metal, Vinyl, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable red vinyl and black-lacquered metal desk chair designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Upholstery distressed with tear. Dramatic patina on metal legs. Wear consisten...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Goodform Aluminum Dining Chair Set
By GoodForm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid-century dining chair set manufactured by The General Fireproofing Co. for its line of GoodForm furniture consists of one captain armchair and three side chairs.
Aluminum
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST CHAIR Attributed to RAOUL GUYS, France 1950
By Raoul Guys
Located in PARIS, FR
A very graphic chair with compass legs, Modernist, Free Form, Reconstruction, black lacquered metal compass legs, seat and back in red vinyl yarn composition, attributed to Raoul Guy...
Metal
$2,000 / set
Mid-Century Set of High Back Dining Chairs
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish set of four matching dining chairs offer a shapely vinyl covered seat, with comfortable high backs. Hardwood walnut frames with tapered legs and clean modern lines add t...
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Office Chair Model 31 by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen, Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The icon of Danish Mid-Century Modern design: the original Model 31 executive chair.
Faux Leather, Teak
Set of Two '2' Lounge Chairs in Walnut / Vinyl Attributed to Milo Baughman, USA
By Milo Baughman
Located in Deland, FL
Stately. Striking. Sophisticated. This exceptionally well designed and crafted set of armchairs, attributed to the iconic designer Milo Baughman, are as comfortable as they are visua...
Naugahyde
Mid-Century Modern High back Swivel Lounge Chair, Sweden
Located in Deland, FL
An exceptionally designed Swedish chair on a swivel steel base in original black vinyl with a tufted back detailing. SKU: AM00817 ---Dimensions--- Width: 27 in / 68.58 cm Depth: 40...
Naugahyde
$3,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Nicos Zographos Lounge Chairs
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Nicos Zographos Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs 1970s Designed by Nicos Zographos.
Chrome
Arne Vodder Mid-Century Modern Set of Six Leather Dyrlund Danish Chairs, 1960s
By Dyrlund
Located in Madrid, ES
An elegant Mid-Century Modern set of six Danish dining chairs designed by Arne Vodder and edited by Dyrlund.
Faux Leather
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
By Big Rapids Furniture Company
Located in East Freetown, MA
Set of four dining chairs made of wood with black vinyl seats. Mid-century modern set has a sleek understated look that matches with any decor.
Wood
Mid-Century Bentwood Chairs in the Style of Norman Cherner
By Norman Cherner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of mid century chairs in the style of Norman Cherner feature a bentwood design, original vinyl upholstered seat backs, and black painted tapered legs which offer a modern a...
Bentwood
Angular Patinaed Chair in Walnut & Vinyl After Carlo de Carli, USA, c. 1960s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Deland, FL
Able to blend against a myriad of design backdrops from Italian Modern to Contemporary to Mid-Century Modern and everything in between this chair is the very epitome of "one-of-a-kin...
Walnut
Mid century modern vintage Eames style lounge chair and ottoman
By Charlton Company
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1970s vintage Charlton Company, Inc. mid century modern lounge chair and ottoman in walnut with original black vinyl.
Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood
$1,200Sale Price / set|59% Off
Matching Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Lafayette, IN
Charming pair of streel-frame arm chairs built in 1965 by Steelcase Inc. Chairs feature angular, black-painted steel frames, walnut armrests and new saddle-brown vinyl embossed with ...
Metal, Steel
$1,721Sale Price / set|25% Off
Brown Vinyl Faux Leather Pair Steelcase 451 Rolling Office Chairs Style Pollock
By Knoll, Steelcase, Charles Pollock
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of brown vinyl faux leather MCM (a.k.a.) Mid-Century Modern style Steelcase 451 office chairs with 4 prong base on casters in the style of the Charles Pollock office ch...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
Stylish and timeless, this set of four 1960’s Mid-Century Modern walnut dining chairs brings warm organic character to any dining space.
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Set of 2 Sculptural Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs, Denmark ca 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern designers are the undisputed masters of mid-century modern chair design. As this pair shows, their furniture generally united form and function; in every design, they p...
Fabric, Wood
Mid Century Modern 1960s Plycraft George Mulhauser “Mr. Chair” and Ottoman
By Plycraft, George Mulhauser
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This iconic mid century modern chair features sculptural bent walnut armrests and brand new black vinyl tufted upholstery.
Faux Leather, Walnut
$3,240Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pentagon Group Casino Model ‘D8’ Black Chairs, Germany, 1987
By Pentagon Group
Located in Antwerp, BE
Casino Model; D8; Chair; Pentagon Group; 1987; Germany; Steel; Vinyl; German Avant-Garde Design; Zig Zag Shape; Mid-Century Modern; Casino model ‘d8’ chair manufactured by Pentago...
Steel
$3,746Sale Price / set|25% Off
Mid 20th MCM Mr. Chair Lounge Chair & Ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid Century Modern “The Mr. Chair” lounge chair & ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft comprised of walnut bentwood frames or shells, tan vinyl or faux leather, black pa...
Metal
6 Mid-century Rosengren Hansen Rosewood Danish Dining Chairs
By Brande Møbelindustri, Henry Rosengren Hansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Minimal and classic form dining chairs designed by Henry Rosengren Hansen for Brande Mobelindustri, Denmark in 1958. The elegant set of six chairs feature sculpted solid Brazilian ro...
Rosewood
$2,800Sale Price / set|42% Off
Button Tufted Mid Century Modern Lounge Chairs in Salt & Pepper Boucle Walnut
Located in Culver City, CA
Upholstered in a luxurious tone-on-tone white bouclé fabric, these mid century lounge chairs boast a divine salt-and-pepper effect with a hint of rebellion – thanks to the sassy blac...
Bouclé, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Stakmore Folding Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Stakmore Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This elegant set of four Mid-Century Modern Stakmore folding dining chairs perfectly blends form, function, and timeless design.
Brass
Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen - Set of Six
By Johannes Andersen
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century Danish set of six dining chairs designed by Johannes Andersen.
Wood, Teak
$1,271Sale Price / set|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Salterini Pair Neva-Rust Patio Dining Chairs
By Salterini
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern Neva-Rust patio dining chairs by Salterini comprised of their original yellow linen looking textured vinyl or faux leather fabric and black painted ...
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Barrel Lounge Chair by Lawrence Peabody, c. 1960s
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in Deland, FL
An iconic design by Lawrence Peabody. The chair is found in pink vinyl with contrasting black well cord and back buttons. If the upholstery isn't to your taste or if you have a diffe...
Naugahyde
Mid-Century Modern Chair FM08 with Loose Cushions by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This easy chair was designed by Cees Braakman in the 1950s for famous Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe. Its shell is covered in black vinyl, standing on four elegantly shaped blac...
Steel
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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