Mid Century Molded Plywood Chair

Mid Century Eames Style Chair

Bent Plywood

Evans Eames Lcw

Herman Miller Wood Chair

Evans Plywood

United Chair Company

Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair

Dcw Chair

Set of Four French Midcentury Molded Plywood Chairs

$3,952 / set

Set of Four French Midcentury Molded Plywood Chairs

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Four molded plywood chairs with unusual cut-out designs on the sides and top of the seats (forming a handle). The top is fixed to a tubular metal base, painted a light blue/green col...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

The silhouette makes a striking nod to the mid-century structural vocabulary of Jean Prouvé, notably his iconic Standard Chair.

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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood, Plywood

H 26 in W 22 in D 24 in

Eames Molded Plywood Chair

By Charles and Ray Eames

Located in Hudson, NY

Molded plywood chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames, c.1945-50. Unusual, grainy veneer (possibly oak). Surfaces coated in unusual plasticized finish originally intended for outd...

Materials

Iron

Unavailable

H 26.5 in W 22.5 in D 24.25 in

Eames Lcm Chair (2Nd Generation)

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Eames LCM (Lounge Chair Metal) is a celebrated example of mid-century modern design by Charles and Ray Eames.

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Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Bespoke Brass Swivel Chair with Floor-Ring, in Truffe Leather, by P. Tendercool

By Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer and Florian Gypser

Located in Bangkok, TH

This chair was a special commission by a Malaysian Business man. He wanted us to adapt our swivel chair with a foot-ring and requested if it were possible to have this ring wrapped ...

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2010s Thai Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

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Steel

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Mid Century Molded Plywood Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic mid century molded plywood chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, plywood and metal, every mid century molded plywood chair was constructed with great care. There are 97 variations of the antique or vintage mid century molded plywood chair you’re looking for, while we also have 44 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century molded plywood chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century molded plywood chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made mid century molded plywood chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles and Ray Eames, Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer and Florian Gypser and Herman Miller are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Molded Plywood Chair?

Prices for a mid century molded plywood chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $165 and can go as high as $39,569, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.

How Top Designers Are Using Mid-Century Chairs in Today’s Interiors

Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.

The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs

You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair Shook Modernism and Charmed Hollywood

The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

The brand that turned Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson into mid-century household names is just as relevant today as it was six decades ago.