Herman Miller Eames Tandem Bench with Brown Naugahyde Pad Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage Charles Eames 3-seat tandem bench. The bench features original brown Naugahyde pads and dark charcoal gray fiberglass shells.
Metal, Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Tandem Sling 3-seat bench, 1962
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Early production three-seat Tandem Sling bench, designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1962.
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller Tandem 4 Seat Fiberglass Shell Chair Bench
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller 4 seat tandem shell chair bench.
Metal
Tandem Sling Bench ETS Eames bordeaux by Vitra Herman Miller
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Designed in 1962 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, the iconic 'Tandem' seating system was first installed at Chicago O’Hare and went on to become a fixture in airports and ...
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames 3-Seat Tandem Bench Eastern Air Lines Red Orange Naugahyde
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller tandem bench. This modular system features three Eames shell chairs with red/orange colored original Naugahyde pads.
Metal, Aluminum
Mid Century Eames for Herman Miller Black Tandem Sling Seating 1990s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This classic mid century modern Eames Tandem Sling Seat is circa 1990. This stand-alone set features a four-seat configuration with original black Naugahyde fabric suspended seats an...
Aluminum, Steel
Tandem Five-Shell Seating by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Tandem Five-Shell (side scoops) Seating by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller,, Seldom seen black fiberglass shells,, all embossed "DESIGNED BY cHARLES EAMES" 40 years in this b...
Aluminum, Steel
Tandem Eames for Herman Miller for Three Shells and a Table Top
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Tandem Base and Table without shells. Show signs of use. 35 cm H incl the height of the bar of the base/ 40 incl the top of the seat support/ 42 cm incl the top of the table top su...
Metal
1984 Herman Miller Eames 3734 T&em Four Seater Arm Shell Bench in Gray Naugahyde
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Herman Miller Eames Tandem four seater bench, model 3734 base and 3730 top, designed by Ray and Charles Eames.
Steel
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Seating Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oisterwijk, NL
A Mid-Century Modern tandem seating chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and made by Herman Miller. Aluminum frame newly polished and new black leather upholstery, with table. ...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 31.7 in W 100.4 in D 16.54 in
Mid-Century Charles & Ray Eames Tandem Seating for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Beirut, LB
Iconic three-shell seating tandem by Charles & Ray Eames, black fiberglass shells on an aluminium base with a white side table attached, labeled on bottoms.
Aluminum, Steel
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Tandem Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Portland, OR
A rare tandem seating system by Charles and Ray Eames. Originally intended for bus or train stops and the like, this is also perfect for any waiting room, lobby or front room in your...
Aluminum
Sold
H 31.75 in W 64 in D 23 in
Pair Herman Miller Eames Tandem Benches with Brown Naugahyde Pad Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of two Mid-Century Modern Eames tandem benches. The benches feature original brown Naugahyde pads and dark charcoal gray fiberglass shells.
Metal, Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Eames 3 Tandem Sling Airport Bench for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Eames 3 tandem sling airport bench for Herman Miller Iconic black leatherette, solid aluminum tandem sling 3-seat airport bench, designed by Ray & Charles Eames...
Aluminum
Sold
H 31.5 in W 65 in D 24 in
Eames 3 Seat Orange Fiberglass Shell Chair Tandem Bench Herman Miller 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Troy, MI
Tandem seating group bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller circa 1960s 3 seat configuration with orange fiberglass side shells mounted to an aluminum base Origin...
Aluminum
Eames For Herman Miller Three Seat Tandem Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern Tandem Seating unit designed by Charles and Ray Eames and made by Herman Miller. An aluminum frame and legs with black leather sling seats and backs.
Aluminum
Eames Tandem Sling Seating Five-Seat for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Eames Tandem sling seating serves millions of travellers every day and does it comfortably and reliably. Designed for O’Hare International Airport in 1962, the sleek, contemporary d...
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 31.5 in W 64.57 in D 20.48 in
Charles & Ray Eames Three-Seat Shell Tandem for Herman Miller Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Munster, NRW
A rather rare and very cocky tandem shell seating designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA in the 1960s. The seating has three seats in green fiberglass with a chromed ...
Sold
H 32.09 in W 87.41 in D 18.9 in
Tandem shell seating system by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
the modular principle also applies to the tandem shell seating system by ray and charles eames. any shell (color, arm shell and side shell) can be mounted on any base, the arrangemen...
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 34 in W 47 in D 25 in
Custom Restored Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Red Edelman Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is ico...
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Black Edelman Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
Aluminum
Ray & Charles Eames, Divers Tandem Benches for Shells
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Metal
Eames Tandem Shell Chair Bench by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
(Two) Shell chairs seats in original blue fabric and (one) off-white fiberglass seat positioned in the center sit atop a metal and aluminum frame. Originally used in commercial setti...
Metal, Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” seating.
Steel, Aluminum
Sold
H 31.575 in W 87 in D 23 in
Vintage Herman Miller Eames 4-Seat Tandem Bench Orange Blue Parchment Fiberglass
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller tandem bench. This modular system features four Eames shell chairs.
Metal, Aluminum
Custom Edelman Three-Seat Tandem Sling Bench by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of these luxury tandem sling benches would be striking; Contact us for a discount if you wish to purchase a set with another item from our 1962 collection.
Aluminum
'Tandem' Seating by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem” Sling Chair for Herman Miller (One seater / chair). Iconic mid-century modern Tandem sling chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Th...
Aluminum
Original, Vintage, Four-Seat Sling Tandem Bench
By Herman Miller
Located in Oakville, CT
Original Herman Miller Eames, four-seat, sling tandem bench.
Metal
'Tandem' Seating Set by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lobby room set of 'Tandem' seating group by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller. This custom arranged set of nine (9) total pieces includes: - 4 Four-Seaters - 2 Two-Seaters - 1...
Aluminum
Sold
H 32.75 in W 126 in D 23.25 in
Four-Seat Shell Tandem by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Vitra
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare tandem shell seating designed by Charles & Ray Eames and produced by Vitra of Switzerland. This piece features four different colored plastic seats and a table mounted on shock ...
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 32 in W 78.5 in D 24 in
Tandem Three-Seat Shell Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in South Bend, IN
Three tandem shell chairs in original blue leather designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the 1960s. The chairs sit on a metal and aluminium frame with three iconic shells chairs attache...
Aluminum, Steel
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dallas, TX
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller.
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Red Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
*Price Updated to be a QTY of 3* Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort ...
Aluminum
Herman Miller Tandem Seating Bench by Charles and Ray Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The longest version of the tandem seating bench unit designed by Charles & Ray Eames and made by Herman Miller, 1960s.
Aluminum, Steel
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Ochre Chairs on Tandem Seating, 1968
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage 1968 Herman Miller Ochre color fiberglass chairs on rare bench/tandem seating. The price is for 3 seats and 1 tandem base. Multiple sets are available. 6 seat tandem bases ar...
Sold
H 33.86 in W 118.12 in D 27.56 in
Eames Original 1960s Tandem Sling Airport Seating/Sofa for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Charles and Ray Eames designed their Tandem Sling seating for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 1962 to address the need for comfortable, attractive and sturdy public seating...
Aluminum
Sold
H 31.7 in W 109.45 in D 23.63 in
Four-Seat Shell Tandem by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Munster, NRW
Rare tandem shell seating designed by Charles & Ray Eames, USA in the 1950s. This piece features four black fiberglass seats and formica table on a chromed and black metal base.
Set of 6 Eames PSC Chairs for Herman Miller with Upholstery
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Charles and Ray Eames PSC chairs for Herman Miller Set of six circa 1980s with stitched beige color upholstery. Manufacturers stamp on underside of shell. Pivot (P) side cha...
Fiberglass
Set of Eames upholstered side chairs by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
This set of side chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are post-war classics. The seats are elephant hide gray fiberglass with olive green naugahyde upholstery and they sit on cast aluminu...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Tandem Four Seat Bench by Krueger
By KI Krueger International, Krueger International
Located in Raymondville, TX
Vintage mid-century modern tandem beam seating by Krueger International circa 1969. This bench features four molded fiberglass light beige color shells connected on a black steel str...
Steel
$2,750
H 27.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Classic Modernist Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Lounge Chair, Zenith
By Herman Miller, Zenith, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
First generation, circa 1950 Charles and Ray Eames. Museum quality, sea foam green arm shell lounge chair made by Zenith Plastic Co./ Herman Miller. Features amazing exposed fibers, ...
Zinc
George Nelson 72” Bench Herman Miller Mid Century Modern
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern bench, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, American, circa 2000s. Signed underneath. This bench retails for $2,365.
Wood, Maple
$1,800
H 28.5 in W 81 in D 26 in
Midcentury 1970s Three-Seat Bench in Tubular Chrome, Brian Kane for Metropolitan
By Brian Kane
Located in Pasadena, TX
We are presenting: Midcentury 1970s three-seat sofa in Tubular chrome by Brian Kane for Metropolitan Metro Furniture Series 10 Brian Kane Metropolitan luxe tubular 3-seat sofa The ...
Chrome
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 34 in W 26 in D 27.25 in
Tandem Sling Armchair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, c 1970
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This single 'Tandem' sling armchair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, is part of the iconic modular seating system originally introduced for airports and public s...
Aluminum
$1,420
H 31.5 in W 18.51 in D 20.87 in
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller – Swiveling Parchment Fiberglass Arm Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
An original 1960s swiveling fiberglass arm chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This highly desirable early production example features the classic parchment-colo...
Aluminum
1970s bench, Drabert
By Drabert, Gerd Lange
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic waiting bench from the 1970s. High-quality steel and stainless steel frame with two plastic seat shells in brown a table top with original HPL coating and plastic edge in bro...
Steel
$1,371
H 31.5 in W 25.2 in D 22.84 in
Herman Miller DAT Executive armchair Designed by Charles & Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Herman Miller DAT fibre plastic armchair on office base, Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1948. Off-white fibre plastic armshell, DAT shivel base equipped with tilt function,...
Aluminum
Very rare Eames EC175-8.
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eames EC175-8. Very rare example of the loose cushion armchair without upholstery. Dated Oct. 1, 1978. This is an opportunity to own a very collectible piece of Eames design.
Aluminum
$1,800 / set
H 31 in W 25 in D 25 in
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Padded Arm Shell Chairs, Two-Tone /Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of Mid-Century Modern padded arm shell chairs,Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Beautiful two-tone, chairs are in really nice original condition. Ext...
Aluminum
$6,300Sale Price|25% Off
H 34 in W 47 in D 25 in
Restored Charles Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Seating System w Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exemplary Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller 'Tandem' seating system was designed in 1962, originally for Chicago O'Hare airport and then adopted by many other airports and...
Aluminum
$5,657
H 31.89 in W 87.41 in D 22.05 in
Charles and Ray Eames Vintage Fiberglas Bench with Side Table 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Münster, DE
Eames Bench Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 3 fiberglass seat shells and a side table, crossbar with chrome-plated legs, 1970s Height 81 cm, width 222 cm, depth 56 cm A...
Metal
Charles and Ray Eames Walnut LCM Lounge Chair by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
The LCM is our favorite of the Eames plywood chair designs. The metal frame gives an overall visual lightness and makes the wood seat and back appear to float. It combines industrial...
Steel
$8,500
H 32 in W 132 in D 24 in
Three-Seat Shell Tandem Sofa By Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller C.1974
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare tandem shell seating designed by Charles & Ray Eames, USA 1974. This piece features three white fiberglass and light purple vinyl seats with Formica tables on each end sitting o...
Chrome
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
$1,695 / set
H 29 in W 21 in D 21 in
Set of Four Swivel Bar Stools Attributed to Frederick Weinberg Circa 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peabody, MA
Set of four swivel bar stools circa 1950s, attributed to Frederick Weinberg. Seat diameter is 15.5", overall diameter at footrest is 21".
Wrought Iron
White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company. This phone is present in many Hollywood Glamor films of the 1930s.
Bakelite
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and shaped into multiple positions to fit the space as needed. Possibly Baumann et Fils, Me...
Pine
$5,942 / set
H 30.32 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Silvio Coppola for Fratelli Montina, 1970's
By Montina, Silvio Coppola
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A set of 6 dining chairs by Silvio Coppola ( 1920 -1986) for Fratelli Montina. Stained pine wood, rich patina with nice glow. Constructivist design with brutalist approach. Ita...
Wood, Pine
$4,800 / set
H 31.89 in W 19.69 in D 30.32 in
Set of 6 Mies van der Rohe MR10 white cantilever dining chairs for Thonet, 1980s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Thonet
Located in amstelveen, NL
An iconic set of 6 MR10 (256CS/MR533) cantilever dining chairs designed by Mies van der Rohe and manufactured by Thonet. Chrome-plated tubular steel frames with white saddle leather ...
Chrome
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$4,200Sale Price|23% Off
H 65.75 in W 71 in D 1.25 in
Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful four-paneled Brazilian Hardwood folding screen with leather panels on one side and mirrored paneling on the reverse. Produced in Brazil in circa 1960s, this folding scree...
Wood, Leather, Mirror
$1,428 / set
H 29.93 in W 15.95 in D 16.54 in
1957, Arne Jacobsen, Set of Two Rare Vintage Laminated 3103 Dining Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Metal, Chrome
$6,500
H 30 in W 78.25 in D 19.5 in
1970s Staccato Brutalist Dresser and Mirror by Lane, Modern Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nine-drawer dresser with matching wall mirror from Lane’s Staccato collection. Three-dimensional mosaic relief front in various wood veneers. Heat-stamped Lane mark inside drawer wit...
Wood
$1,677 / item
H 40.16 in Dm 20.48 in
ClassiCon Adjustable Table E 1027 in Chrome and Crystal by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
This is perhaps the Classic among the classics. Its ingeniously proportioned, distinctive form has made this height-adjustable table one of the most popular design icons of the 20th ...
Steel
$55,000
H 22.5 in W 175.5 in D 87.5 in
'Tucroma' Leather Bed and Nightstands by Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani, Italy
By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This famous 'Tucroma' bed design, as seen in the Lenny Kravitz Architectural Digest magazine photoshoot, was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Ital...
Chrome
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 85 in D 28 in
Magnificent Space-Age Tubular Chrome 2-Seat Sofa with Table Ingmar Relling Style
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Space Age chrome tubular 2-seat sofa with attached table in the style of Ingmar Relling. This piece is a bit of a mystery as to designer but by the shear quality and craf...
Chrome
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Ceiling light with painted surface and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage condition. The l...
Porcelain, Glass
Vintage 1970s Danish Peter Lovig Mid Century Modern Desk in White Oak
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The iconic Løvig teak flip top desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1960s, Denmark. It’s versatile in that the back shelf can flip down on its brass hinges to create a larger work s...
Oak
No other business of its kind did more than the Herman Miller Furniture Company to introduce modern design into American homes. Working with legendary designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard, the Zeeland, Michigan-based firm fostered some of the boldest expressions of what we now call mid-century modern style. In doing so, Herman Miller produced some of the most beautiful, iconic and, one can even say, noblest chairs, sofas, tables and other furniture ever.
Founded in 1923, Herman Miller was originally known for grand historicist bedroom suites: heavily ornamented wood furniture that appealed to a high-minded, wealthier clientele. The company — named for its chief financial backer — began to suffer in the early 1930s as the Great Depression hit, and D.J. De Pree, the company’s CEO, feared bankruptcy. In 1932, aid came in the form of Gilbert Rohde, a self-taught furniture designer who had traveled widely in Europe, absorbing details of the Art Deco movement and other modernist influences. After persuading De Pree that the growing middle class required smaller, lighter household furnishings, Rohde set a new course for Herman Miller, creating sleek chairs, tables and cabinetry that were the essence of the Streamline Moderne style.
Rohde died suddenly in 1944. The following year, De Pree turned to George Nelson, an architect who had written widely about modern furniture design. Under Nelson’s leadership, Herman Miller would embrace new technologies and materials and audacious biomorphic forms.
Some of the pieces the company produced are now emblems of 20th century American design, including the Eames lounge chair and ottoman and Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa and Coconut chair. Such instantly recognizable furnishings have become timeless — staples of a modernist décor; striking, offbeat notes in traditional environments.
Find a range of vintage Herman Miller office chairs, desks, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.
Don’t underestimate a good bench — antique and vintage benches are storage pieces, stylish accents and statement-making additional seating.
Today, benches are a great option to maximize seating in your house and outdoor space. The perfect option to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere in foyers and entryways, benches can also transform dining areas, making it possible to host a hungry family with limited space. Whether you’re sprucing up your entertaining with upholstered Empire-style benches or adding more options to a dining room that’s seen a farmhouse makeover, this humble furnishing has only become more versatile over the years. Designers have recognized the demand for a good bench, crafting the convenient seating alternative from a range of materials, including wood, iron and even concrete.
Mid-century modern benches from George Nakashima, Charlotte Perriand and the pared-down Platform bench by George Nelson for Herman Miller are classics of innovation, but maybe you’re looking for an unconventional design approach to your home's seating. Opt for something totally outside the box — an antique pine church-pew bench paired with a vintage wool throw and stationed under the mounted coatrack in your mudroom is a distinctive touch.
For your outdoor oasis, a wrought-iron patio bench is the obvious choice but not the only option. An enclosed back patio would do well to inherit a rattan bench with cushions, but it can be susceptible to weathering and should be covered or moved indoors when not in use.
Whatever your seating arrangement needs are, find vintage, new and antique benches for every space on 1stDibs.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
The brand that turned Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson into mid-century household names is just as relevant today as it was six decades ago.