Vintage High-Back Walnut Lounge Chair by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare highback lounge chair by Adrian Pearsall produced by Craft Associates of Pennsylvania, embodying the bold, sculptural elegance of Mid-Century Modern design. Featuring a gracef...
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Pair of High + Low Back 1940s Wingback Lounge Chairs
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1940s Materials: Wool, Beech Measurements: Condition: Frames are in excellent original condition with wear to th...
Wool, Beech
Flemming Lassen Attributed High Back Lounge Chair Denmark 1940's
By Flemming Lassen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful Flemming Lassen attributed high back lounge chair made, circa 1940. This iconic lounge chair is probably one of the most perfect high backs ever designed. Perfect statement...
Wool, Beech
High Back Lounge Chair by Hvidt and Molgaard, Nielsen
By John Stuart, Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic high back version of the iconic Hvidt - Molgaard lounge chair, made by France and Daverkorsen, distributed by John Stuart Inc.
Upholstery, Teak
Danish Jens Quistgaard Style Peter Hvidt High Back Lounge Chair
By Jens Quistgaard, Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern lounge chair features a high backrest and a thick padded seat. Sleek Danish design with a sculpted oak frame and tapered legs. This rare Jens Quistg...
Metal
Pair High Back Modernist Swivel Lounge Chairs, " Coaleese" for Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair high back Modernist swivel lounge chairs. " Coaleese" for Steelcase, stunning two-tone swivel lounge chairs, superior quality and construction, cast aluminum, mesh and fabric, e...
Aluminum
Vintage Pair of Milo Baughman Scoop High Back Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman pair of scoop lounge chairs Wood frames need some minor restoration and refinishing is probably desirable with these. Black upholstery is original. Missing a couple b...
Wood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Caster Wheel Tub Lounge Chair
By Lenoir Chair Company, Milo Baughman
Located in Madison, WI
For sale here is here is an insanely fantastic, VERY comfortable, jaw-dropping stylish Mid Century Modern high end Baughman style lounge club barrell chair.
Metal
Adrian Pearsall High Back Lounge/ Accent Chair Crypton "Mambo Jive"
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage sculptural lounge/accent chair, designed by Adrian Pearsall . Features a walnut base with uniquely sculpted arm, high back and new Crypton Mambo Jive fabric. Thi...
Fabric
Danish Midcentury Cognac Colored High Back Lounge Chair by Sibast
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sleek and very cool Danish 1960s cognac colored high back lounge chair carrying the makers label of Sibast furniture on the bottom frame. The chairs is very much in the style of Arne...
Teak, Leather
Mid-Century Dirk van Sliedregt Peacock Throne Chair, Woven Rattan High Back
By Rohe Noordwolde, Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to Dutch designer Dirk van Sliedregt, this sculptural throne chair showcases fully woven rattan construction in a dramatic peacock-style silhouette. The enveloping high ba...
Velvet, Rattan
Pair of High Back "Capella" Lounge Chairs by Illum Wikkelsø
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of rosewood "Capella" series lounge chairs designed by Illum Wikkelsø for Niels Eilersen. The unique armrest inlay is a highlight of the design. Original fabric cushions attac...
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates High Back Side Chair or Lounge Chair, 1960s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and outstanding Mid-Century Modern high back lounge chair, club chair, or side chair By Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates USA, 1960s Sculpted walnut base, with upholster...
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Scandinavian Modern Style High Back Lounge Chair & Ottoman Attr Home Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) Scandinavian Style high back lounge chair and ottoman attributed to Home Chair Company.
Fabric, Wood
Heywood-Wakefield High-Back Lounge Chair, Sculpted Oak Frame, Olive Fabric 1960s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural mid-century lounge chair in the style of Heywood-Wakefield, the Massachusetts firm known for its sculpted maple and oak seating from the 1950s–60s. The chair features wi...
Oak
Vintage 'Fortino' High Back Lounge Chair by Yngve Ekström for Swedese
By Yngve Ekström, Swedese
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century ‘Fortino’ high back armchair designed by Yngve Ekström for Swedese.
Fabric, Upholstery, Foam, Beech, Bentwood
$1,320Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Mid-century Rattan and Wicker Cobra Back Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan wicker lounge chair is a stunning piece of furniture with intricate lattice woven sides. It's timeless design exudes vintage charm and comfort, makin...
Fabric, Rattan
Danish Modern High Back Lounge Chair By Arne Wahl Iversen For Komfort
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This high back Scandinavian modern lounge chair was manufactured by the Danish company Komfort Møbelfabrik during the 1960s. This specific model was designed by renowned Danish archi...
Fabric, Teak
Pair of Louis XV Style High Back Lounge or Wing Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style high back lounge or wing chairs. This pair of finely carved solid wooden Lounge Chairs would make a statement in any Living room or Office setting. The green...
Wood
Vintage Bamboo & Wicker High Back Lounge Chair Beige Linen Upholstery, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern handcrafted bamboo & wicker lounge chairs with beige linen seat upholstery. Exemplary construction, woven ties are firmly linked and have a Swivel Base. A...
Linen, Bamboo, Wicker
$4,500 / set
Stunning Vintage High-back Chairs By Ben Seibel
By Ben Seibel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ben Seibel, a master of mid-century form, this rare pair of newly reupholstered high-back lounge chairs brings an unmistakable presence to any room.
Wood
Pair of High-Back Lounge Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning pair of sculptural high-back lounge chairs designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. These chairs feature Jacobsen’s unmistakable blend of minimalist elegance and ergono...
Fabric
High-Back Lounge Chair in Oak & Lambswool, Danish Modern, Viggo Boesen, 1950s
By Viggo Boesen, Alfred Christensen
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful Scandinavian high-wingback lounge chair from the 1950s, expertly crafted in oak and recently reupholstered in luxurious shearling lambswool. The chair embodies the essenc...
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak, Wool
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The chairs was first seen on page 12 in Fritz Hansen's 1942 catalog. The model 1672 has become of the mos...
Mohair, Beech
Pair of 1960s Norwegian High-Back Black Leather Swivel Lounge Chairs
Located in Southampton, NJ
A striking pair of Norwegian high-back swivel lounge chairs dating to the 1960s, beautifully upholstered in supple black leather and supported by sculptural circular metal swivel bas...
Steel
$15,875 / set
Pair Modernist High Back Leather Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome pair of slipper lounge chairs, circa 1960's. Designed with a minimalist approach each chair with perfect proportion and scale for ease and comfort. Showcases a high back a...
Leather, Wood
Arden Riddle Walnut & Black Leather High Back Lounge Chair & Ottoman Set, 1969
By Arden Riddle
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Arden Riddle solid Walnut & Black Leather Lounge Chair + Ottoman, 1969. Featuring a reinforced solid Walnut block framework, solid angled side panels and arm rests (20H), ergonom...
Fabric, Walnut
High-back Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Soda Galvano for Vatne Mobler, Norway, 1970s
By Vatne Møbler
Located in Deland, FL
Best known for Sigurd Ressell’s iconic 1970s "Falcon" chair, the company produced high-quality, Scandinavian-style furniture, including leather lounges, armchairs, and sofas by desig...
Leather, Beech
Lawrence Peabody High Back Lounge Chair P-1714 for Craft Associates Furniture
By Lawrence Peabody, Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Lawrence Peabody High Back Lounge Chair - P-1714 - Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly hand crafted and upholstered.
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage Jetson High Back Swivel Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson for DUX
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden Designer: Bruno Mathsson Manufacturer: Dux Era: 1960s Dimensions: 23 wide x 30 deep x 28 tall Seat: 17 wide x 18 deep x 16 tall Condition: Frame in excellent or...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Maple Reclining Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish American Mid-Century Modern recliner lounge chair with retractable footrest was produced by Home Chair Co. of Ronda, North Carolina circa the 1960s.
Oak
High Back Lounge Chair by Paul McCobb. Expertly Restored in Off White Boucle.
By Paul McCobb
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul McCobb Planner Group high back lounge chair. Expertly restored and upholstered in Holly Hunt off white boucle. Beautiful and comfortable.
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Mahogany Senator High Back Lounge Chair by Ole Wanscher for Cado, 1960s
By Ole Wanscher, Cado
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This Danish mid-century modern high-back lounge chair is a must for those seeking that classic Scandinavian design.
Fabric, Mahogany
American of Martinsville High Back Lounge Chair in Original Seafoam Fabric, 1960
By American of Martinsville
Located in Deland, FL
An early and rare design produced by American of Martinsville, c. 1960s. Constructed from oak with a natural finish. The stately wingback chair is found in its original seafoam blue ...
Oak
Vintage Modern Leather Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique leather and walnut lounge chair features a sculpted high back seat with tapered walnut legs.
Fabric
Danish 1940's High Back Lounge Chair by Alfred Christensen Light Walnut Color
By Alfred Christensen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic elegant Danish high back armchair from the 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully carved stained beech wood. Nice slim elegant ...
Beech, Wool
$1,807Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Edward Wormley Dunbar Lounge Chair
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Baltimore, MD
Mid-century modern stunning, beautiful, high quality lounge chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture.
Upholstery
Pair of Thonet Birch Bentwood and Pale Olive Naugahyde High Back Lounge Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Thonet Modular Birch Bentwood Lounge Olive Naugahyde High Back Arm Chairs, C. 1950. Featuring smooth organic steamed bent Birch frameworks, with ergonomic high back and seats...
Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Danish 1940s Style Large Scale High Back Lounge Chairs with Ottomans
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of great large scale Danish club or lounge chairs of newer fabrication in the style of 1940's chairs but likely made around 2000. We found the chairs in Denmark and based on the...
Wool, Oak
Paul McCobb "Tub" High Back Lounge Chair Model 3045, Priced Low for Reupholstery
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Paul McCobb "Tub" chair for the Planner Group. High back with cantilevered armrests and walnut legs. Important design in need of reupholstering and is priced accordingly. This i...
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman High Back Chair with Ottoman
By Milo Baughman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic high back lounge chair with matching ottoman. Designed by Milo Baughman for James Inc, High Point, NC. This chair is very comfortable and stylish at the same time. Beautifu...
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Lounge Chairs by Maurizio Tempestini
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Cumberland, RI
Set the bar high for your outdoor patio space by selecting The Vintage Patio Boutique's hand-picked wrought iron furnishings. Elevate your space and use some of the best well known d...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Paul McCobb for Widdicomb High Back Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic high back chair by Paul McCobb for Widdicomb. Shaped like a tall egg with unusual turned legs this chair has a great midcentury look and is very comfortable. Reupholstered ...
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Danish Solid Teak Highback Lounge Chair
Located in Esperance, NY
This is an absolute stunning mid century solid teak high back lounge chair. The lounge chair still has its original fabric and pillow.
Teak
Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen Danish Modern High Back Lounge Chair FD-145
By Hvidt & Mølgaard, France & Daverkosen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very sculptural mid-century modern Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen FD 145 high back lounge chair FD 145, produced in Denmark by France & Daverkosen.
Upholstery, Oak, Teak
MCM Barrel Back Lounge Chairs Newly Reupholstered – Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Swivel Lounge Chairs Newly Reupholstered in Camel Alpaca Wool – Pair A striking pair of Mid-Century Modern barrel-back lounge chairs featuring dramati...
Alpaca
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs, USA, 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elevate your living space with this exquisite pair of mid-century modern lounge chairs, handcrafted in the USA.
Fabric, Walnut
High Back Bamboo Lounge Chair by Henry Olko for Willow Reed c. 1970's
By Henry Olko, Willow and Reed
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional high back peacock chair executed in orange painted bamboo, with original seat and back cushions. This voguish chair was designed by Henry Olko, and made by Willow and Ree...
Upholstery, Bamboo
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Slipper Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Jens Risom Modernist Walnut Slipper Lounge Chairs - This lounge chair measures: 29 wide x 30 deep x 33.5 high, with a seat height of 17 inches Retains early Jens Risom Desi...
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Leather Reclining Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Relax in comfort with this stylish beige leather recliner chair and matching ottoman. The chair features a high, cushioned back with segmented padding for good support, along with wi...
Leather
Mid-20th Century Single Italian Modernist Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
Single Italian Modernist Lounge chair. Generous high back with side wings and a loose seat cushion. Newly upholstered with brass feet. Italy 1950's
Brass
Mid Century Lounge Chair for Airborne International, Belgium
By Olivier Mourgue, Airborne International
Located in Voorburg, NL
A rare high backed version of a Belgium Lounge chair with heavily chromed steel frame and upholstered in black faux leather. The chair is numbered, we don't know the manufacturer. De...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Lounge Chairs by Paolo Buffa, Ebonized Walnut
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Hanover, MA
Incredibly stylish and well crafted lounge chairs attributed to Paolo Buffa. Each chair is made of ebonized solid walnut and features exaggerated sinewey armrests that stretch from t...
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
High Back Lounge Chair, Leather Webbed & Solid Oak Wood in the Style of J. Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lounge chair in webbed leather and solid oak wood. Made in France in the 1950s. Deep lounge chair with a confortable reclining high back. Great wood grain and nice patina.
Leather, Oak
Mid-Century Rattan Peacock Lounge Chair, France, Circa 1970
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Entirely handcrafted from bent rattan with contrasting wrapped bindings, the chair showcases the natural beauty of the material and the artisanal techniques that made rattan furnitur...
Rattan
Scandinavian Mid Century Lounge Chair in Sheepskin
By Flemming Lassen
Located in Karlstad, SE
High-back lounge chair manufactured in Denmark ca 1940. This majestic chair surrounds you with its curved backrest and is just as comfortable as it looks. It's been reupholster...
Sheepskin, Wood
Scandinavian Mid Century Lounge Chair in Sheepskin
Located in Karlstad, SE
High-back lounge chair manufactured in Denmark ca 1940. This majestic chair surrounds you with its curved backrest and it is just as comfortable as it looks. It's been reupholste...
Sheepskin, 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.
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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