$792Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Modern Chrome Tubular and Art Glass Globe Lamp Lighting
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning art glass and tubular chrome low lamp. The size of this lamp allowed it to be used as a floor or tall table lamp. The body of the lamp is a tubular chrome, simple yet elegan...
Chrome
MCM Hannah Morrison Style Chrome Tubular Sling Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Hannah Morrison Style Chrome Tubular Sling Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Chrome
Massive Mid-Century Tubular Steel Coat Tree and Umbrella Stand with Drip Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century tubular steel coat tree with Fritz Hansen style hooks with ball tips, umbrella stand and aluminum drip tray.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Pair of 60's leather and chromed tubular steel armchairs
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of vintage armchairs from the 60s. Chrome-plated metal tube frame, original black leather seat, leather strap armrest. Very fine vintage condition, with oxidation marks on the c...
Metal, Chrome
Tubular Chrome Base Plate Glass top Cocktail Table
By John Mascheroni
Located in New York, NY
Plate glass top, tubular bright chrome base. Ca 1960/ 1970's attributed to John Mascheroni, "TUBO" series. Coffee, Cocktail table.
Marcel Breuer Style Beige Leather Tubular Chrome Chairs, Set of 6
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A modernist set of Marcel Breuer style beige saddle leather and tubular steel chrome chairs in a set of 6. Streamlined, sleek and timeless, this set gives a seriously chic edge to an...
Chrome
Art deco Bar cart trolley chrome tubular , 1930’s
Located in Delft, NL
Art deco Bar cart trolley chrome tubular , 1930’s
Metal
Founders Light Blonde Pecan Single Pedestal Desk Tubular Chrome Legs MINT!
By Henredon, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Founders light blonde pecan single pedestal desk tubular chrome legs MINT! Solid wood construction dovetail joints.
Chrome
Set of 2 Tubular Chrome Chairs with Custom Upholstered Velvet Seat
By Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two tubular chrome chairs. These chairs are in excellent condition with newly upholstered seats in a period-appropriate straw colored cut velvet. These are a versatile moderni...
Steel, Chrome
$2,233Sale Price|20% Off
Zanotta Onda black round leather chrome tubular lounge chair, Italy 1980s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta
Located in Zevenaar, NL
These chairs represent a timeless aesthetic that spans from the Bauhaus, to the Mid-Century Modern era, right into Post-Modernism.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Space-Age Tubular Wall Lights, Chromed Metal, Italy, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Structure in beautiful condition, chromed mount has been changed. We specialize in vintage lighting, with particular expertise in rare mid-century space-age designs, chromed lightni...
Chrome, Metal
Pair of Chrome Tubular Armchairs by Kovona, New Upholstery, 1960s
By Kovona
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus Art Deco armchairs Completely restored, new upholstery Material: Chrome-plated steel Source: Czechoslovakia Maker: Kovona Period: 1930-1939.
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Fire Red Fabric, Chrome Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
100% authentic, pre-owned Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chair in its original Fire Red fabric upholstery. Featuring chrome tubular legs in excellent condition. We have ma...
Chrome
Palatial Mid-Century Modern Murano Camer Tubular Glass Square Chandelier XL
Located in West Hartford, CT
This Mid-Century Modern chandelier measures four feet square and each piece of Murano Camer Glass is attached individually. Like nothing you have seen before. Wire for USA an din per...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Art Deco Tubular Chrome Lounge Chairs in Silver Faux Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pair of Art Deco tubular chrome lounge chairs in black leather.
Chrome
Pair of space-age tubular wall lights, chromed metal, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage lighting, with particular expertise in rare mid-century space-age designs, chromed lightning fixtures, and atomic-era chrome lights.Discover our curated coll...
Chrome, Metal
Midcentury 1970s Three-Seat Bench in Tubular Chrome, Brian Kane for Metropolitan
By Brian Kane
Located in Pasadena, TX
We are presenting: Midcentury 1970s three-seat sofa in Tubular chrome by Brian Kane for Metropolitan Metro Furniture Series 10 Brian Kane Metropolitan luxe tubular 3-seat sofa The ...
Chrome
Mies van der Rohe Brno Tubular Armchair by Knoll, Leather & Chrome
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Chair, 2 available, priced separately. Chrome is super clean, leather shows wear and tear. Chairs are from the 1980's with Knoll labels. Use as is or r...
Chrome
$363Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 1970s Czech Tubular Chromed Steel Armchairs in Dark Bouclé Fabric
Located in Praha, CZ
This juxtaposition of industrial metalwork and rich tactile textile makes this authentic set a magnificent addition to any high-end mid-century modern office, conference room, or min...
Chrome, Steel
Vintage Leather and chrome Tubular Lounge Sling Chair, 1960s
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Leather and chrome Tubular Lounge Sling Chair, 1960s Wear consistent with age and use. Lounge chairs - Vintage - Seating Measures : 62x62cm H:73cm SH:37cm Materials: Chr...
Metal
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Magnificent Space-Age Tubular Chrome 3-Seat Bench Ingmar Relling Style
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Space Age chrome tubular 3-seat bench in the style of Ingmar Relling. This bench is a bit of a mystery as to designer but by the shear quality and craftsmanship they shou...
Chrome
Vintage Tubular Chrome Recliner by Milo Baughman for James Inc./Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Vintage Tubular Chrome Recliner by Milo Baughman in original vintage condition with signs of use. We provide our clients with professional restoration and upholstery services.
Chrome
Le Corbusier Style LC2 Settee in Charcoal Velvet and Tubular Chrome Frame
By Le Corbusier
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A stunning interpretation of the iconic LC2 Petit Modele initially designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. This loveseat features the signature wrap-aroun...
Chrome
$2,423Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of chrome tubular Leather Design Lounge Chair and Footstool -1950s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1950s - Probably made in Czechoslovakia - High quality made - Very interesting design - Only a few pieces produced - Leather with patina,seat part of armchair repaired - Measures o...
Steel, Chrome
1970's Tubular Chrome Framed Adjustable Cantilever Chair by Pierson of France
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Tubular Chrome Framed Cantilever Chair With an Adjustable Reclining Backrest with Brown Leather Buttoned Back and Seat Manufactured by Pierson of France in the 1970s Backrest can ...
Steel, Chrome
1 (of 2) 1960s Kalmar Drum Chandelier Tubular Glass & Chrome
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant drum shaped chandelier with textured crystal glass tubes on a chromed frame designed by J.T. Kalmar in Vienna. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. E...
Chrome
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio Side Tables Black Laminated Top Tubular Chromed Base
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio side tables black laminated top tubular chromed base.
Chrome
Tubular Armchair by Kovona, New Upholstery, Chrome in Perfect Condition, 1960s
By Kovona
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus Art Deco armchairs Completely restored, new upholstery Material: Chrome-plated steel Source: Czechoslovakia Maker: Kovona Period: 1930-1939.
Chrome
1970's Tubular Chrome Framed Adjustable Cantilever Chair by Pierson of France
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Tubular Chrome Framed Cantilever Chair With an Adjustable Reclining Backrest with Brown Leather Buttoned Back and Seat Manufactured by Pierson of France in the 1970s Backrest can ...
Steel, Chrome
$751Sale Price|63% Off
Late 60s/early 70s Retro telephone / hall table on square chrome tubular steel
Located in Markington, GB
Remember when making a phone call required a piece of furniture? A groovy, late 60s/early 70s telephone table, the seat is upholstered in a classic black buttoned atomic design on a ...
Metal, Chrome
$1,958Sale Price|30% Off
Set of Four Tubular Chrome Chairs, Velvet and Ikat, 1970 by Giotto Stoppino
Located in Rome, IT
Set of four Giotto Stoppino chrome tubular chairs, circa 1970 named "Cobra" chrome, velvet and ikat silk re-upholstered in white velvet and frame with original ikat turkish silk Meas...
Chrome
Set of Four Breuer B5 Tubular Chrome and Leather Bauhaus Style Dining Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of B-5 tubular chrome and leather dining chairs. The chairs were originally designed by Modernist Pioneer and legendary figure, Marcel Breuer, during his tenure at t...
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armchair in Royal Blue Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
The mid-century Classic vintage Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair, manufactured by Knoll Furniture and custom upholstered in a deep 100% cotton Italian Velvet in stunning Royal Blue.
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Tubular Brno Chairs x 2
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll chrome tubular Brno 245 chairs.
Chrome
$900Sale Price / set|25% Off
Jerry Johnson Arcadia Bar Stools, Chrome Frame, Mid-Century 1960s
By Jerry Johnson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1960's Pair of JERRY JOHNSON "ARCADIA" Mid Century Modern Tubular Chrome Bar Stools Come with the origin...
Chrome
MCM Tubular Chrome Lounge Chairs by Chromcraft with Rich Oxblood Seats, c. 1960s
By Chromcraft
Located in Deland, FL
Chrome plated steel tubular frames support original oxblood tufted vinyl seats. Circa 1960s. ---Dimensions--- Width: 20.25 in / 51.44 cm Depth: 24 in / 60.96 cm Height: 31.25 in / ...
Chrome
Pair of space age tubular wall lights, chromed metal, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage lighting, with particular expertise in rare mid-century space-age designs, chromed lightning fixtures, and atomic-era chrome lights.Discover our curated coll...
Metal
Midcentury Tubular Leather Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic midcentury style loveseat with a mix of Industrial steel tubing and natural leather. Great style for a fraction of the designer price! Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Chrome
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
Magnificent Space-Age Tubular Chrome 2-Seat Sofa with Table Ingmar Relling Style
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Space Age chrome tubular 2-seat sofa with attached table in the style of Ingmar Relling. This piece is a bit of a mystery as to designer but by the shear quality and craf...
Chrome
Willy Rizzo attr, Chromed Steel, Leather, Tubular Dining Chairs, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Stamford, CT
Willy Rizzo Attribution, Chromed Steel, Cognac Leather, Tubular Dining Chairs, Italy, 1970s Set of 5 leather and chromed steel dining or side chairs attributed to Willy Rizzo and pr...
Steel
Art Deco Matching Set Of 3 Glass & Chrome Tubular Wall Light Sconces, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is these Modernist Art Deco three wall light sconces sourced in Europe and dating to the 1930's. Opaline tubular frosted glass in polished chrome frames. Idea...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Lamp by George Kovacs, Circa 1970
By George Kovacs
Located in Detroit, MI
Stunning mid century modern George Kovacs (attr.) chrome tubular floor lamp circa 1970.
Steel, Chrome
Eight Chrome Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Chairs by Knoll in Green Velvet
By Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Completely restored set of eight tubular Brno chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll. Professionally re-upholstered in a green velvet and the chrome is in great condition. "Knoll Inte...
Chrome
Eight Chrome and Camel Colored Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Chairs by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Completely restored set of eight tubular Brno chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll. Professionally re-upholstered in camel color and the chrome is in great condition. "Knoll Interna...
Chrome
1970s Tubular Chrome Day Bed with Removable Footstool by Lama of France
By Lama
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid Century Modern French Tubular Chrome frame rocking chair with headrest & footrest upholstered in brown corduroy by Lama Made in France 1970s Footrest is removable to make a ...
Stainless Steel
MCM Mauve Hopsacking & Chrome Tubular Chairs by Peter Protzman for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Peter Protzmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Mid-Century Modern original mauve hopsacking & chrome tubular pair of chairs by Peter Protzman for Herman Miller.
Metal
Art Deco Tubular Chrome and Glass Console Table in the Manner of Vermillion LA
By Vermillion
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Stunning and unique tubular Deco-style chrome console table with thick glass top attributed to Vermillion LA. A versatile piece that would make a bold statement in any modern environ...
Chrome
1950s Glass and Chromed Tubular Steel Nest Coffee Tables, Marcel Breuer Style
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian midcentury glass fumè and chromed tubular steel nest coffee tables, Marcel Breuer style in good conditions. Measures cm: H 42, W 48, D 48.
Steel
Coffee Table, Spiral Tubular Base
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Coffee table with amazing spiral chrome base, unknown designer, circa 1960.
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armchairs in Royal Blue Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
The Mid-Century Classic Vintage Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair, manufactured by Knoll Furniture, offered here as a set of 6.
Stainless Steel
MCM to Modern Tubular Chrome Brass & Smoke Glass Trio of Cocktail or End Table
By James David Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome trio of matching MCM, Mid-Century Modern, to modern tubular chrome frame tables, one cocktail and two end tables with brass accents and smoke glass tops.
Brass, Chrome
Table lamps with chromed tubular and methacrylate by Paul Mayen for Habitat, 70s
By Paul Mayen, Habitat International
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of table lamps with chromed tubular and methacrylate by Paul Mayen for Habitat, 1960s Each lamp has three standard bulbs with white cylinder shades and a chrome frame with a ri...
Metal
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs, Set of 12
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs completely restored ground-up We've been restorin...
Steel
Pair of Tubular Cantilever Lounge Chairs with Brook Perdigon Textiles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chrome tubular cantilever lounge chairs c.1970s, feature textiles by Brook Perdigon. Each tufted lounge chair showcases Perdigon's Retazo cotton velvet — “inspired by the remnant of ...
Chrome
$745Sale Price / item|20% Off
Rare Tubular Midcentury Armchair, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - confortable - in functionalism style
Chrome
Vintage Italian lounge chairs with tubular frame
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
Two comfortable Italian vintage lounge chairs from the 1970s. The tubular frame gives the chairs a light, graphic look, while the seats and backrests are upholstered in a rich, warm ...
Chrome
$3,400Sale Price|37% Off
Vintage White Mazzega Tubular Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Vintage white Mazzega tubular glass chandelier. There is a light socket inside of each tubular glass to illuminate. Minimum aging shows on the frame.
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.
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