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Mid-Century Modern Metal Brass Cotton Swivel Chair, Germany, 1930
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair with black lacquered metal structure. Seat and arms upholstered in cotton melacron and
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Fay Dining Chair Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
lacquered metal legs. This mid-century modern dining chair is a memorable design piece that will perfectly
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Winfrey Bar Chair Brass Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Hollywood’s years. Combining genuine leather with aged brushed brass, the Winfrey Mid-Century Modern bar chair
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Fay Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
metal legs. This Mid-Century Modern bar chair brings an incredible glamour and style to the room.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Fay Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
Mid-Century Modern Fay Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
H 40.56 in W 20.87 in D 21.26 in
Mid-Century Modern Visconti Bar Chair Walnut Wood Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Visconti Contemporary bar chair was inspired by the mixed feeling between decadence and lavish beauty, with
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Luna Bar Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
An unusual majestic elegance and sensuality surround the Luna Contemporary Bar Chair. The slender
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Mid Century Pink Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
surface will form balls. The chairs have undergone in pink cotton-velvet (color 06). Abrasion resistance
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Luna Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Contemporary Dining Chair. To give it a special touch, a wing-shaped backrest was added, providing a unique
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Visconti Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
created the Visconti contemporary dining chair. Its eye-catching cotton velvet upholstery is harmoniously
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Mid-Century Butterfly Dining Chair, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen). This chair can be
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Fabric, Linen, Bouclé, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Knoll Style Iron Butterfly Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
Midcentury Danish modern welded iron butterfly chair Offered is a welded iron 'Butterfly' chair
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Violet Burgundy Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
surface will form balls. The chairs have undergone burgundy cotton-velvet (color 05). Abrasion resistance
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Beech

Mid Century Violet Blue Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
surface will form balls. The chairs have undergone blue/violet cotton-velvet (color 03). Abrasion
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Cotton, Velvet

Pair of Century Furniture Cos Barrel Back Chairs with Walnut Legs and Casters
By Century Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great pair of barrel chairs in a very cool batik fabric. These chairs are classic lounge chairs
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Modern Lupino Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Polished Gold Steel
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
them in the United States. So, to honor her successful career, Ottiu designed the Lupino Mid-Century
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Tippi Bar Chair Walnut Wood Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
. Combining a cotton velvet upholstery with walnut legs and polished brass details, this bar chair will fit
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Katharina Counter Stool Cotton Velvet Brass
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
with the more Oscars, Ottiu's designers conceived Mid-Century Modern Katharina Counter Stool. Perfect
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair w/ Dark Green Cotton Velvet, Walnut Wood and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
sophistication and elegance, with a rich Cotton Velvet finish. On another note, Alma Bar Chair's round lines and
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set Of 4 Mid-Century Modern Bouclé Chairs
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful chairs made in the 1960s. The structure of the feet are in the style of Robert Sentou
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Wood, Oak

Set Of 4 Mid-Century Modern Bouclé Chairs
Set Of 4 Mid-Century Modern Bouclé Chairs
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Maple Slipper Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, slipper side chair features a black lacquered maple frame with woven, cotton
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen). This chair can be
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Louis Twin Seat Walnut Wood Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
designed the Louis Mid-Century Modern stool. It is structured in pinewood, featuring walnut legs with high
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Walnut

Oversized Beige Lounge Chairs by Century Furniture Co - A Pair
By Century Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
comfortable Century Furniture co oversized beige lounge chairs Approximate Measurements in Inches 36" high
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Sven Ellekaer Mid Century Modern Teak Lounge Chairs
By Sven Ellekaer
Located in Weesp, NL
Teak mid century modern Sven Ellekaer lounge chairs Classy Danish early 1960s Borneo armchairs
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Teak

21st Century Karin Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Mid-Century Modern Karin bar chair. Upholstered in cotton velvet, featuring lacquered walnut wood legs
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Brass

21st Century Karin Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
21st Century Karin Bar Chair Cotton Velvet
H 44.1 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Set of Four Chairs, France, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four chairs designed by Mathieu Matégot. White lacquered forge structure and restored seat
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Fully Restored Mid-Century Modern Barrel Backed Club Chairs
Located in Bronx, NY
Fully restored Mid-Century Modern barrel backed club chairs. The feet are original with self
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Club Chairs

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Modern Angel Bar Stool Brass Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
based on her charming look and talent, Ottiu designers conceived this mid-century modern bar stool
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Eight Mid-Century Pink Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Four Mid-Century Pink Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Four Mid Century Burgundy Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Eight Mid-Century Orange Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Four Mid-Century Orange Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
Category

20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Eight Mid Century Burgundy Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
Category

20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

21st Century Helen Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
, Ottiu’s designers conceived this Mid-Century Modern dining chair. Dressed up in cotton velvet, supported
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chairs Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Yellow Color Wood Brass Feet
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of chairs Mid-Century Modern Italian design Yellow color wood and brass feet.  
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Upholstered Wingback Chair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, high, wingback, lounge chair features a minimal, wrought iron frame newly
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-08-A Armless Easy Chair / Mid-Century Modern Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
authentic Mid-Century piece from Chandigarh designed by Pierre Jeanneret. Each wooden part is authentic Mid
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Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Cotton, Bamboo, Cord

Set of Eight Mid-Century Violet Blue Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Set of Four Mid Century Violet Blue Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Mid Century Modern Bumerang Chair, Peach Orange Wool, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wool, Beech

Custom Mid-Century Modern Style Slipper Chairs By cityFoundry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
seats and backs in vibrant multi-color, uneven striped, woven cotton. The chairs have an elongated seat
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

21st Century Marlene Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood Legs
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
conceived the mid-century modern curvy Marlene dining chair. Dressed up in a satin fabric and supported by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Style Solid Minimal Wood Chair Upholstered in Textile
By Jorge Elizondo
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Bringing classic style and a minimalist design to your home. Naya dining chair pair well with
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Desk Chair with Woven Upholstery, c. 1970's
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern desk chair or side chair with chromed cantilevered frame in the style of Milo
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Style Solid Minimal Wood Chair Upholstered in Textile
By Jorge Elizondo
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Timeless design and minimalism, soft colors and effortless lines. The Zort dining chair will always
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma Terracotta Velvet, Walnut Wood Legs
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma Terracotta Velvet, Walnut Wood Legs In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Walnut

Stylish Pair of Mid-Century Modern High Back Wing Chairs, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Generously proportioned pair of high back wing chairs, newly upholstered in luxurious gray velvet
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Mahogany

21st Century Katharina Bar Chair Cotton Velvet Brass
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
-Century Modern decor, this bar chair has slender polished solid brass legs and it is upholstered in a high
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Club Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma with White Boucle, Walnut Wood Legs
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma with White Boucle, Walnut Wood Legs In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut, Bouclé

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma with Green Velvet, Walnut Wood Legs
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma with Green Velvet, Walnut Wood Legs In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

DOOQ Dining Chair Alma with Pink Velvet and Walnut Wood Mid-Century Modern
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Dining Chair Alma with Pink Velvet and Walnut Wood Mid-Century Modern. The Alma chair is
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Walnut

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Blue Velvet and Walnut Wood
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Blue Velvet and Walnut Wood The Alma Chair is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Walnut

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Mustard Velvet, Walnut and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Mustard Velvet, Walnut and Brass In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Brown Velvet, Walnut and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Brown Velvet, Walnut and Brass In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Green Velvet, Walnut and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Bar Chair Alma with Green Velvet, Walnut and Brass In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Counter Chair Alma with Mustard Velvet, Walnut and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Counter Chair Alma with Velvet, Walnut and Brass n a piece that combines
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Beige Velvet and Walnut Wood
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Alma with Beige Velvet and Walnut Wood In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Walnut

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Counter Chair Alma with Blue Velvet, Walnut and Brass
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Counter Chair Alma with Blue Velvet, Walnut and Brass In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma Deep Orange Velvet, Walnut Woods Legs
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Dinning Chair Alma Deep Orange Velvet, Walnut Woods Legs In a piece that
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Walnut

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Mid-Century Modern Cotton Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of mid-century modern cotton chairs available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct mid-century modern cotton chairs — often made from fabric, cotton and wood — can elevate any home. There are 283 antique and vintage mid-century modern cotton chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 31 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid-century modern cotton chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Hollywood Regency mid-century modern cotton chairs are consistently popular styles. Mid-century modern cotton chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Knoll, Jens Risom and Selig are consistently popular.

How Much are Mid-Century Modern Cotton Chairs?

Prices for mid-century modern cotton chairs start at $239 and top out at $42,000 with the average selling for $3,509.

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

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 legendary 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.

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.

Questions About Mid-Century Modern Cotton Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, Wassily chairs are indeed considered mid-century modern. Although the chair was initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, it was re-released in the 1960s. Shop a collection of mid-century modern goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    Some iconic chairs from the mid-century modern era include the Egg chair by Arne Jacobson, the La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames and the Womb chair by Eero Saarinen. With their clean lines, organic shapes and simple details, these chairs reflect some of the key features of the style. Shop a variety of mid-century modern chairs on 1stDibs.