Aino Aalto, Chaise Longue, Wood, Finland, 1950s
By Aino Aalto
Located in High Point, NC
A chaise longue or garden chaise longue designed by Aino Aalto and produced by Artek, Finland, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 28.9"H x 24.25"W x 67.0"D Seat Height (inches)...
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues, Chaise Longue, Wood, Brazil, 1980s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in High Point, NC
A wood chaise longue or deck chair designed and produced by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, c. 1980s. With dramatic patina suggesting outdoor use. Loss to front leg as illustrated. Overa...
Wood
Rosewood Framed Brazilian Modern Angled Chaise Lounge
Located in Oakland, CA
1960s Brazilian Modern chaise lounge, crafted with a striking angled form and a solid jacaranda rosewood base. Its high-quality construction and stunning wood base are complemented b...
Fabric, Rosewood
Aluminum Frame Chaise Lounge Patio Garden Chair
By Troy Sunshade Company
Located in New York, NY
Architectural chaise lounge chair having a tubular aluminum frame, canvas sling seat and back, and wood armrests. Perfect chair for backyard, patio or poolside relaxation. The lounge...
Aluminum
Peter Strassl Lounge Chair Chaise Longue for Strässle International, 1970s
By Strässle International
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Peter Strassl Lounge Chair Chaise Longue for Strässle International, 1970s Sculptural shaped lounge chair designed by Peter Strassl, Germany 1978. This beautiful shaped lounge chai...
Steel
$11,053 / item
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chaise Lounge by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge Manufactured by Cassina A SYMPHONY OF MODERN LINES An iconic chaise longue equipped with armrests, to read, write and work in compl...
Metal
Midcentury Wavy Chaise Lounge by Enrico Bartolini
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury wave chaise lounge designed and manufactured by Enrico Bartolini in the united states, circa 1970s. This beautiful vintage chaise lounge has an ocean wave design that prov...
Fabric
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cloud Chaise
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cloud Chaise This chaise measures: 56 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a seat height of 13.5 inches All pieces of furniture can be ha...
Metal
Klaus Grabe, Chaise Longue, Wood, USA, 1950s
By Klaus Grabe
Located in High Point, NC
A wood "C5" chaise lounge designed and produced by Klaus Grabe, USA, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.5"H x 21.5"W x 62.5"D Seat Height (inches): 11.0" All upholstered fu...
Wood
Chaise Longue Eurolax R1 by Charles Zublena
By Charles Zublena
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This fiberglass chaise longue ‘Eurolax R1’ is designed by Charles Zublena. The ‘Eurolax R1’ designed specifically for the ‘Club Med’ in 1965, will equip all of the Club’s beaches. Pr...
Fiberglass
Blue Birch Vintage Chaise Longue Lounge Chair Ilmari Lappalainen, 1963, Finland
By Ilmari Lappalainen
Located in Vienna, AT
Blue Scandinavian Modern vintage chaise longue or lounge chair model Pulkka from birch by Ilmari Lappalainen, 1963, Finland for Asko Finland. The frame of the chaise longue from nat...
Birch
French Provincial Chaise Lounge Settee, Fabric, Louis XV Style, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant French provincial chaise lounge settee, crafted in the Louis XV style, features graceful curves, carved details, and a refined silhouette. Its timeless design and comfor...
Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Upholstered Chaise With Attached Table
By Ekornes
Located in Charleston, SC
This European mid-century modern Chaise is beautifully upholstered in a green and cream silk blend fabric. I believe this might be a much earlier version of the "svanette" sofa des...
Silk, Upholstery, Beech
An Early 19th Century Sofa/Chaise Longue
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A wonderful example of an early 19th Century sofa, often referred to as scroll-arm chaise. The high, scrolled arms and gentle camelback backrest are typical of Regency or Early Victo...
Upholstery, Wood
George Nelson for Herman Miller Chaise Longue
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare George Nelson chaise longue for Herman Miller. Heavy chromed steel frame with newer upholstery.
Chrome
Pair of French Vintage Adjustable "Chaises Longues"
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic French vintage adjustable chaises longue chair with chromed steel frame. Measurements are for the chair sitting at the maximum position for the given dimension. Very comfortab...
Chrome
Tord Björklund, Brown Leather Chaise Lounge, 1970
By Tord Bjorklund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a striking statement piece to your interior with this exceptional mid-century modern chaise lounge. Designed by the acclaimed Tord Björklund, this iconic lounge chair perfectly b...
Leather
$1,484Sale Price / item|20% Off
Eurolax R1 by Charles Zublena, Chaise Longue
By Plastiques de Bourgogne Edition, Charles Zublena
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the Eurolax R1 by Charles Zublena, a masterpiece of elegant design. This chaise longue is a testament to the seamless fusion of form and function. Whether gracing an inte...
Polyester, Polystyrene
Italian Modernist Wrought Iron Chaise Longue & Ottoman, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist highly unique architectural wrought iron chaise longue with foot stool. Newly upholstered in a creamy faux fur. Italy, circa 1960 Size: 34" back height x 15" sea...
Wrought Iron
Early Klaus Grabe Model C5 Chaise Longue
By Klaus Grabe
Located in Buffalo, NY
Klaus Grabe model C5 chaise longue, designed 1948.,,, Extremely early model of this classic chaise.. my guess ,,early 1950s,, Appears the webbing has been replace (some time ago), so...
Fabric, Plywood
$13,380 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chaise Longue designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. It is through this veritable piece of design history that C...
Bamboo
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Wave Chaise
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Wave Chaise This chaise measures: 37 wide x 55 deep x 30 high, with a seat height/chair clearance 11 inches All pieces of fu...
Upholstery, Walnut
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Lc4 Le Corbusier “Noire” Chaise Lounge for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Dark Brown leather LC4 Noire chaise lounge with black leather bolster pillow on black tubular steel and black steel base by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for ...
Steel
Brazilian Designer, Chaise Longue, Iron, Velvet, Brazil, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-lacquered iron and orange velvet fabric rocking chaise longue designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1970s. Provenance: Verniz, São Paulo. Wear consistent with age and use. Re...
Iron
Brazilian Designer, Chaise Longue, Iron, Fabric, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered iron and red fabric chaise longue designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.5"H x 26.5"W x 62.0...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Rio Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer, 1978
By Anna Maria Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Anna Maria Niemeyer in 1978 and produced by Tepperman, the Rio chaise longue is constructed from lacquered molded plywood with a cane seating surface a...
Leather, Cane, Wood
Italian Designer, Chaise Longue, Wood, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A red fabric and wood chaise longue likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Vintage fabric distressed, including missing buttons, reupholstery recommended. Wear consistent...
Fabric, Wood
Brazilian Designer, Rocking Chaise Longue, Wood, Brazil, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A rocking chaise longue designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1970s. Provenance: Apartamento 61, São Paulo, Brazil. Overall Dimensions (inches): 36.5"H x 21.25"W x 58.0"D Seat Heigh...
Wood
Italian Modern, Walnut, Leatherette, Chaise Lounge, Italy, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Modern, Walnut, Leatherette, Chaise Lounge, Italy, 1950s A sculptural chaise lounge in walnut and green leatherette designed and produced in Italy c. 1950s. Walnut, Leather...
Faux Leather, Walnut
Ilmari Tapiovaara, Chaise Longue, Oak, Fabric, Finland, 1960s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and pink floral-printed fabric chaise longue, model Dolphin, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and produced by Skanno, Finland, 1960s. Vintage fabric in fair condition, ideally r...
Fabric, Oak
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Chair 1828-C, 1960
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Chair 1828-C, 1960’s. Legs have been refinished, original upholstery so the little pillow the foam has hardened. Measures 54” long 39” wide 29.5” tall
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Coastal Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo Aluminum Chaise Lounge
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A striking vintage outdoor chaise lounge in the manner of Brown Jordan or Phyllis Morris, featuring a sculptural faux bamboo aluminum frame with elegant X-back detailing and wrapped ...
Aluminum
Antique Chaise Longue, Louis G Thiersen, Denmark, 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chaise longue, anonymous for Louis G Thiersen, Denmark, 1928. Lacquered wood with guilded details. Unique. H: 74 cm / 2' 5'' W: 62 cm / 2' 1/2'' L: 163 cm / 5' 4 1/4'' SH: 39 cm /...
Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery
Sumptuous Milo Baughman Style Purple "Satellite" Chaise Lounge
Located in Dallas, TX
This moody, gorgeous piece is timeless, chic mid-century design at its finest and would really compliment any mid century modern, contemporary, hollywood regency or even traditional ...
Upholstery
Amazing Chrome Chaise Longue for Brayton International
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Totally restored chrome lounge chair. This piece has been lovingly restored to showroom condition. The upholstery is a high end lightly textured velvet in an amazing shade of turquoi...
Steel, Chrome
Emiel Veranneman Leather Upholstered Chaise Longue, Belgium, 1970s
By Emiel Veranneman
Located in New York, NY
Emiel Veranneman (1924-2003). An important and rare chaise longue designed by Emiel Veranneman. The dynamic ebonized wood frame with original black leather upholstery. Exhibited Pala...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Woodard Aluminum Framed Chaise Lounge Chair by Herbert Saiger
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A luxurious and very well-crafted chaise lounge chair with a sturdy sculptural aluminum banded frame.
Aluminum
$11,800Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Reupholstered Adrian Pearsall Rocking Wave Chaise Lounge
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Medina, OH
The Adrian Pearsall rocking "Wave" chaise lounge fully reupholstered in an Ana Elisabeth S5443 Arctic faux fur fabric. The walnut base has been professionally refinished and is in an...
Fabric, Polyester, Wood, Walnut
$16,731 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Teka For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Teka For Cassina A piece of design history that conveys Cassina’s exceptionally fine wood craftsmanship. A chaise longue with a sinuous, welco...
Bamboo
Vintage MCM Wrought Iron Chaise Lounge After Russell Woodard
By Russell Woodard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your outdoor or indoor lounging experience with this stunning vintage mid-century modern wrought iron chaise lounge, crafted in the iconic style of Russell Woodard.
Wrought Iron
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Bamboo For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Chaise Longue Bamboo For Cassina A piece of design history that conveys Cassina’s exceptionally fine wood craftsmanship. A chaise longue with a sinuous, wel...
Bamboo
Poul Kjaerholm PK24 Kold Christensen Chaise Longues
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Poul Kjaerholm PK24 Kold Christensen from the 1970s. Black leather cushion with nice patinated wicker. Good vintage condition.
Metal
JIO Möbler, Chaise Lounge, Gray Shearling, Elm, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
JIO Möbler, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Siesta Chaise Lounge, Gray Sheepskin, Elm, Sweden, 1960s An elm and gray shearling "Siesta" model lounge chair or daybed designed and produce...
Sheepskin, Elm
American Designer, Chaise Longue, Iron, Seagrass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted iron and seagrass cord chaise longue designed and produced in the US, 1950s. Seat Height (inches): 15.25” Arm Height (inches): 21.38" All items ship from High Poin...
Iron
20th Italian Maroon Velvet Chaise Longue with arms
Located in Miami, FL
Particular and unique chaise lounge from the 1940s in Art Deco style in precious black velvet . The feet are in turned solid wood and black lacquered with working wheels. You can ope...
Velvet, Wood
Italian Art Deco Black velvet Convertible Chaise Longue
Located in Miami, FL
Particular and unique chaise lounge from the 1940s in Art Deco style in precious black velvet . The feet are in turned solid wood and black lacquered with working wheels. You can ope...
Velvet, Wood
Walter Lamb, Chaise Longue, Bronze, Fabric, USA, 1955
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze and fabric cord chaise longue designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan, USA, c. 1955. Seat Height (inches): 12.25" Arm Height (inches): 17.13" All items ship ...
Bronze
Donald Lloyd McKinley Faceted "Planar" Chaise Lounge Prototype
By Donald Lloyd McKinley
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An exceptional rare and important Chaise lounge prototype by Canadian Artist/Designer Donald Lloyd McKinley. This example was made for personal use and the template for future produ...
Maple
19th century William IV carved mahogany chaise longue
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century William IV carved mahogany chaise longue circa 1835. Fine quality late William IV chaise longue, one of the most elegant you will find of it's type. Profusely hand car...
Fabric, Mahogany
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Blue Chaise Lounge Manufactured by Cassina A SYMPHONY OF MODERN LINES An iconic chaise longue equipped with armrests, to read, write and work in compl...
Metal
Mid Century 1970s Ingmar Relling Black Leather Reclining Chaise Lounger
By Westnofa Furniture, Knut Relling, Ingmar Relling
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
The design and materials on this piece combines perfectly to give a sturdy yet soft comfortable seating, designed by one of great designers of the mid-century furniture era. The fra...
Leather, Beech
$640Sale Price|44% Off
1960s Cushman Furniture Rock Maple Chaise Lounge Chair
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Elkton, MD
Crafted from durable and high-quality rock maple, this chaise lounge is both sturdy and comfortable. The elegant design, with its sleek lines and smooth curves, makes it a timeless p...
Upholstery, Maple
Michael Amini Astro Armless Large Chaise Lounge Longue White Faux Fur Upholstery
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Michael Amini large chaise that features double chrome base and brilliant white faux fur upholstery. This Astro Armless chaise lounge is a statement piece in any room.
Chrome
1950's Italian Bamboo & Rattan Chaise Longue Sun Lounger
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Good Quality Mid-Century Italian Bamboo & Rattan Reclining Chaise Longue Sun Lounger This mid 20th-century Italian Riviera bamboo and rattan reclining chaise longue sun lounger ...
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,719Sale Price|57% Off
Sculptural Chaise Longue 1980 Paolo Passerini Minimal Design
By Paolo Passerini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculptural chaise longue 1980 Paolo Passerini Minimal design, frame in black lacquered iron rod, cushion lined with chenille gray velvet.
Metal
20th Century, Bernard Rancillac Chaise Longue mod. Elephant
By Bernard Rancillac
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Bernard Rancillac was a French painter and sculptor. He did not follow a classical path to become an artist, while working as a teacher, he took printmaking courses. After abandoning...
Metal
Herbert Saiger Chaise Lounge, Aluminum & Gold Velvet, Circa 1955
By Herbert Saiger
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century chaise lounge with a form comprised of molded aluminum slats with a curved backrest on one side and a tulip base, with a button tufted crushed gold velvet uphols...
Wood
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.
Sit back, relax and get all of the ergonomic support you could ever need by introducing an alluring antique or vintage chaise longue in your living room or by your outdoor fire pit.
The chaise longue is an upholstered piece of furniture that was made popular in France in the early 16th century. This low reclining seat — a “long chair” in English — boasts an elongated form and low back that extends about half the length of the furnishing, affording the welcome opportunity for a sitter to put their feet up and relax. A comfortable common ground between sofas and daybeds, early iterations of chaise longues were discovered in Ancient Egypt and were later frequently used in both Greece and Rome.
In the late 1700s, the first chaise longues were imported to America, and English speakers have struggled with the name ever since. (In the United States, the term is frequently spelled “chaise lounge.”) So, how do you pronounce chaise longue? It sounds like “shayz lawng,” but limiting it to shayz is perfectly acceptable in the States.
Antique Victorian chaise longues and 19th-century chaise longues bring luxury and perhaps extravagance to your living space while mid-century modern chaise longues, designed by the likes of Adrian Pearsall, Vladimir Kagan or Milo Baughman, can alter an interior with dazzling geometric contours and richly varied textures.
On 1stDibs, find many kinds of chaise longues for your home — from sculptural works by Charlotte Perriand to plush and velvety Louis XVI pieces to minimalist contemporary versions to suit your understated decor.
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