Vintage Emeco Corp Art Deco Brushed Aluminum Black Swivel Office Desk Chair
By Emeco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Emeco Corp Art Deco Brushed Aluminum Black Swivel Office Desk Chair.
Aluminum
Vintage Hollywood Regency White Iron Scrolling Swivel Kitchen Dining Set - 5 pc
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency White Wrought Iron Scrolling Swivel Kitchen Dining Set - 5 pc Set.
Wrought Iron
Vintage Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron Butterfly Swivel Club Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Item features wrought iron frames, swivel seats. "Butterfly" arms, beige/yellow vinyl upholstery, great style and form, circa mid-20th century.
Wrought Iron
$971Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage Club Chairs Swivel Rockers Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of Vintage Mid Century Modern 360 Full Swivel Rocker Club Chairs Coloration: Beige with Orange and...
Fabric
Vintage Black Leather Ekornes Stressless Style Swivel Recliner Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Leather & Canvas Swivel Reclining Lounge Chair in th...
Metal
Vintage Rattan Swivel Bar Stools Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stylish pair of vintage rattan swivel bar stools featuring gracefully curved backs and open lattice side, a perfect blend of casual elegance and tropical charm. Expertly handcrafte...
Bamboo, Rattan
$5,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Modern Swivel Chairs with Swivel Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, Mid-Century, Italian swivel leather and cow hide chair.
Leather, Cowhide
$1,200 / set
Set of Three Vintage Modern Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish retro set of vintage modern bar stools feature vinyl swivel seats, sturdy metal frames, and circular metal footrest. Perfect set of bar height stools for home or busines...
Chrome
VINTAGE HERiTAGE BROWN LEATHER BOCONCEPTS CHROME BASE SWIVEL LOUNGE ARMCHAIR
By BoConcept
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning BoConcept Heritage Vintage brown leather swivel lounge armchair with chrome base Please note ...
Chrome
Cool Vintage Danish Bolia Black Leather Swivel Club Chairs
By Bolia
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish black leather and steel swivel club chairs attributed to Danish maker Bolia, having pedestal with round steel base. Very comfortable yet sleek and sculptural. CD
Steel
Vintage MCM Slat Swivel Bar Stools After Arthur Umanoff
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This handsome pair of swivel bar stools captures the iconic Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, designed in the distinct manner of Arthur Umanoff.
Iron
Vintage Eames / Zenith PAW Swivel Base Armchair, 1940s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Renens, CH
First generation Eames rope-edge swivel base armchair. Manufactured only for a very short period in the late 1940s by Zenith. This chair is a true collector’s item with less than ...
Fiberglass, Wood
Original Antique French Vintage Bienaise Draughtsman Swivel Chair
By Bienaise
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Original French Bienaise Chair Model 204 – E An original Bienaise Industrial Chair. A classic 1940’s French Industrial Design Produced by the Nelson Brothers – Model No. 204.This ch...
Metal
French Vintage Small Wooden Swivel Round Chair for Artists
Located in Sofia, BG
Wooden swivel round chair usually used in artists studios. Made in France in mid 20th century it is still very stable and comfortable to work on it. There are no restorations and it ...
Wood
Rare Vintage Swivel Molar Coffee Table by Wendell Castle
By Wendell Castle
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare orange/red color swivel fiberglass Gel-Coat coffee table from the Molar Group manufactured by Beylerian, circa 1969. The table is one of the only designs in the molar group th...
Fiberglass, Rubber
Set of 6 1970's Vintage Swivel Office/ Lounge Chairs
Located in London, GB
Set of 6 striking 1970's chairs showcasing a sleek, sculptural profile with a low set seat. Recently upholstered in premium black vinyl, the chairs features a gently curved back and...
Chrome
Vintage Herman Miller Charles and Ray Eames Design Swivel Aluminum Group Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Herman Miller Charles and Ray Eames Design Swivel Aluminum Group Black Vinyl ...
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Modern Barrel Back Swivel Club Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique pair of Mid-Century club chairs feature swivel bases and comfortable barrel back seats. Stylish design and quality craftsmanship make for a beautiful seating addition to ...
Upholstery
Milo Baughman Style Large Swivel Tub Chair, Vintage Comfort, 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
Leave as is or we can help reupholster. A large Milo Baughman style swivel tub. Super comfortable.
Upholstery
Vintage Leather Chrome Swivel Chairs by J Robert Scott
By J. Robert Scott 1
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning pair of vintage leather chrome swivel chairs, expertly designed by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott & Associates in the United States, circa 1980s. These elegant chair...
Chrome
Vintage Hansen Lamps Lacquered Brass Swivel Arm Floor Lamp
By Stewart Ross James
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage lacquered brass swivel-arm floor lamp designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen Lamps based in New York city, James started working for Hansen in 1957. Hansen Lamps was owned...
Brass
Vintage Hansen Lamps Lacquered Brass Swivel Arm Floor Lamp
By Stewart Ross James
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage lacquered brass swivel-arm floor lamp designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen Lamps based in New York city, James started working for Hansen in 1957. Hansen Lamps was owned...
Brass
Vintage Kartell Maui Swivel Chair by Vico Magistretti Italian Design 2000s
Located in Hannover, DE
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Metal
Rare Vintage Swivel Molar Coffee Table by Wendell Castle
By Wendell Castle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare orange color swivel coffee table from the Molar Group manufactured by Beylerian, circa 1969. The table is one of the only designs in the molar group that is adjustable by swiv...
Fiberglass, Rubber
Italian Vintage Swivel Chrome and Glass sofatable from 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage Italian coffee table for Morex in the 1970s. A chrome coffee table with a frame consisting of three trays that can be pulled out from the central body by means of two lateral...
Chrome
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1970s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1960s Stool from the Pedestal series by George Nelson, with cover in playful orange vinyl. Nice and compact seat tha...
Metal
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1970s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1960s Stool from the Pedestal series by George Nelson, with cover in playful orange vinyl. Nice and compact seat that ...
Metal
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Design Nelson Swivel Pedestal Stool for Herman Miller, 1960s Stool from the Pedestal series by George Nelson, with cover in playful orange vinyl. Nice and compact seat that ...
Metal
Three Vintage Modern Arthur Umanoff Style Swivel Bar Stools
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking midcentury set of three bar stools that boast slatted wood seats and backrests. The sturdy iron rod base tapers down to splayed feet showing quality construction. A conven...
Iron
Vintage Flowers and Wood Swivel Bar Stool, Germany, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. Produced in Germany. Beautiful, well crafted flower Italian upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and brown wood legs. Not r...
Steel
Saarinen Executive Armchair in Original Red Leather, Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
This gorgeous vintage Knoll Saarinen Executive Armchair comes in its original supple red leather in very good condition. There is very minor wear. This particular chair has been inst...
Steel
Vintage Avard Style Chrome Swivel Stools Newly Reupholstered in Cowhide - 4
By Avard
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Avard Style Chrome Tubular Swivel Base Stools Newly Reupholstered in Cowhide - Set of 4 Stunning set of mid century modern Avard style chrome squared tubular roun...
Chrome
Vintage Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Swivel Lounges - a Pair
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage swivel lounges designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates, circa 1970s. We are offering 18 of these lounges to be reupholstered in your choice of fabric. Purchase a pair...
Fabric, Foam, Wood
1970s Vintage Pink Barrel Back Lounge Chairs with Swivel Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish pair of vintage modern barrel back chairs with a fluffed backrest and a thick padded seat. A covered swivel base offers convenience without sacrificing style. This pair of ...
Fabric
Vintage Nelo "Flight High" Swedish Chair by Takashi Okamura Swivel 1970s Design
Located in Buxton, GB
Vintage Nelo "Kroken" Swivel Lounge Chair Ake Fribytter, Sweden 1970s Own a masterpiece of Swedish Mid-Century Modern design.
Leather
Pair of Vintage Dunbar Edward Wormley Milo Baughman Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Vintage Swivel Lounge Chairs Style of Dunbar and Milo Baughman
Upholstery
Black Italian Leather Lounge Chair & Footstool Swivel Tilt Chrome 1970s Vintage
Located in London, GB
A strikingly attractive, super-stylish and excellent quality black Italian leather and chrome swivel & tilt lounge chair and footstool in wonderful vintage condition. Featuring a das...
Chrome
1970s Swivel Cube Armchair Chrome Peach Boucle Vintage Midcentury Postmodern
By Dunbar Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in London, GB
A classic swivel armchair design of French midcentury modern period very much in the manner of Dunbar and Milo Baughman. This cube armchair is beautifully upholstered in a luxurious ...
Chrome, Steel
Vintage Rare Italian Chrome Swivel Coffee Table from the 1970s
By Morex
Located in Copenhagen, DK
An Italian Mid-Century Modern Space Age-style 1970's, Convertible' circular cocktail / coffee table with a chrome tube frame. (MOREX). In perfect condition 41 cm height, diameter bot...
Chrome
Vintage Hexagonal Lucite Ice Bucket w/ Swivel Top by Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in North Miami, FL
This very large scale acrylic ice bucket/ wine chiller by Alessandro Albrizzi in a chic lime green infusion with swivel top. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORI...
Acrylic
Vintage Lucite Faceted Swivel Top Candy Dish with Neon Infusion
Located in North Miami, FL
This faceted acrylic box with swivel top is a perfect decorative bowl or candy dish! THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM.
Acrylic
1 of 3 Vintage Vitra Icf Eames EA105 Hopsak Swivel Office Armchairs
By Charles Eames, Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 4 original fully stamped ICF for Charles Eames, EA105 Hopsak chrome swivel armchairs RRP £2,096 each. Super iconic, award winning, what mor...
Chrome
Pr. Vintage Homecrest Kingston Swivel Tilt Garden Patio Poolside Chairs 1950/60
By Woodard Furniture Co., Homecrest
Located in New York, NY
Pair of swivel, tilt garden, patio, poolside chairs, known as the Kingston barrel chair, made by Homecrest., circa 1950/60's. The wire bucket form chairs are upholstered with the ori...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Windsor Swivel Spindle Turned Legs Bar Stools, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of historical bow back swivel windsor bar stools, counter stools with spindle back and legs in natural oak. Measurements are 21W x 17D x 40.75H. Seat interior width is 17.25"...
Oak
$1,698Sale Price / item|37% Off
Jan des Bouvri for Gelderland Chrome Base White Woolen Swivel Vintage Armchair
By Gelderland
Located in Markington, GB
Very Special Chairs Designed by Jan des Bouvrie for Gelderland – Model 400 A striking vintage swivel armchair with a chrome metal base, designed by Jan des Bouvrie for Gelderland.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage MCM Herbert Siegler for Russell Woodard Chrome Swivel Dining Chairs - 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a bold statement with this rare set of four mid-century modern swivel chairs, designed by the visionary Herbert Saiger for the esteemed Russell Woodard.
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Italian Aluminum Table Lamp with Swiveling Shade by Targetti Sankey
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Modernist table lamp supported by steel stem and black painted metal base by Targetti Sankey (ca. 1970s, Italy). Sleek design with a silver aluminum shade diffuser which swiv...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Six Vintage Eames Herman Miller Swivel Shell Chairs on Casters 1970s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Baltimore, MD
Authentic rare Mid-Century Modern iconic molded fiberglass pivoting shell office or dining chairs on "contract bases" (PSC chairs) with casters, two armchairs and four side chairs, c...
Aluminum
Vintage Spanish Revival Wrought Iron Swivel Bar Stool Set-Burnt Orange Vinyl
Located in Omaha, NE
The stools feature full 360° swivel mechanisms in excellent working order, combining mid-century style with everyday comfort.
Wrought Iron
Vintage Pair Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Swivel Egg Lounge Chairs, USA 1960s
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional pair of 1960s Mid-Century Modern swivel lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, handcrafted in High Point, North Carolina.
Fabric, Wood
Set of Two Midcentury Vintage Beige Green Swivel Armchairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1970s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
Metal
Pair Of Vintage Chrome Swivel Armed Wall Lamps By Hansen Lamps
By Paul Hansen
Located in Doraville, GA
Pair of vintage chrome swivel armed wall lamps. The lamps were designed by George W. Hansen who invented the iconic swing armed, wall-mounted lamps in the 1940's for his company Han...
Chrome
Vintage Italian "Mushroom" Table Lamp in Enameled Metal with Swiveling Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite vintage mushroom-form metal table lamp retaining its original white enamel with tubular stem and round base (ca. 1960s, Italy). Domed shade swivels and can adjust along its 18...
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Vintage De Sede DS-31 Swivel Armchairs in Brown Leather
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This pair of De Sede DS 31 chairs were designed and made by De Sede in the 1970s with the best possible materials. The chairs show some signs of use but are still very comfortable an...
Leather
MCM Swivel Retro Tub Chair Newly Reupholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Swivel Retro Tub Chair Newly Reupholstered in a Natural Cashmere Alpaca Fabric Mid-Century Modern swivel tub chair with a sculptural, low-profile silhouette.
Alpaca
Pair of Vintage c1970s Swivel Bases Barrel Back Lounge Club Arm Chairs MINT
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Vintage c1970s Swivel Bases Barrel Back Lounge Club Arm Chairs MINT
Upholstery
Vintage Woodard Aluminum Swivel Counter Stools With Ivy Leaf Backs – Set of Four
By Russell Woodard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Charming set of vintage aluminum swivel counter stools by Woodard, featuring classic ivy leaf and scrolling vine backs—an iconic design well-suited for coastal patios, garden rooms, ...
Metal
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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