The Modern Chair

Classics in Production

A collection of art deco, machine age and midcentury modern design chairs from the book by Clement Meadmore published in 1975.

• Appoggio chair
  
  Appoggio chair by Claudio Salocchi - Italy1971
• Armchair by Aalto
  
  Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto
• Armchair 12 by Kjaerholm
  
  Armchair 12 by Poul Kjaerholm
• Armchair 19 by Magistretti
  
  Armchair 19 by Vico Magistretti
• Barcelona chair
  
  Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe
• Basculant by Le Corbusier
  
  Basculant by Le Corbusier
• Baseball Glove chair
  
  Batting Joe - Lomazzi, D'Urbino and De Pas Italy, 1970
• Bellini Modern Chair
  
  Chair 932 by Mario Bellini Italy, 1967
• Bentwood modern design armchair
  
  Bentwood armchair by Michael Thonet Austria, 1870
• Cesca Modern Cantilever Chair
  
  Cesca by Marcel Breuer Germany, 1928
• Dondolo Chair
  
  Dondolo Chair by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi Italy, 1967
• Drum Chair
  
  Drum by Guiseppe Raimondi Italy, 1969
• Eames Aluminum Dining Chairs
  
  Eames Modern Aluminum Dining Chairs
• Eames Dinning Chairs
  
  Eames dinning chairs images and description
• Eames LCM chair
  
  LCM chair by Charles Eames U.S.A., 1946
• Eames Lounge Chair
  
  Lounge chair 670 by Charles Eames U.S.A., 1956
• Eames Plywood Chair
  
  Eames Plywood Chair
• George Nelson modern sofa
  
  Sofa by George Nelson U.S.A., 1963
• Landi Chair by Hans Coray
  
  Landi Stacking Chairs by Hans Coray Switzerland,1938
• Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge
  
  Chaise longue by Le Corbusier France, 1928
• Le Corbusier Grand Confort Chair
  
  Le Corbusier Grand Confort Chair
• Lounge chair by Paulin
  
  Vintage modern lounge chair by Pierre Paulin
• Marilyn Monroe lips chair
  
  Marilyn Monroe midcentury modern lips chair
• Mies van der Rohe BRNO chair
  
  Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe Germany, 1930
• Mies van der Rohe MR chair
  
  Mies van der Rohe MR chair Germany, 1926
• Mies van der Rohe Tugendhat chair
  
  Mies van der Rohe - Tugendhat chair Germany, 1929
• Panton Stacking Plastic Modern Chair
  
  Panton Stacking Plastic Modern Chair
• PastiIIi or Gyro chair by Eero Aarnio
  
  PastiIIi or Gyro chair by Eero Aarnio Finland, 1968
• Pedro Freideberg Hand Chair
  
  Hand Chair by Pedro Freideberg Mexico, 1963
• Piretti Pila Stacking Chairs
  
  Plia Stacking Chairs by Giam Carlo Piretti Italy, 1969
• Poul Kjaerholm - Chair 20
  
  Chair 20 by Poul Kjaerholm Denmark, 1968
• Rietveld Berlin chair
  
  The Berlin chair by Gerrit Rietveld Holland, 1923
• Rietveld Zig-zag chair
  
  Gerrit Rietveld - Zig-zag chair Holland, 1934
• Rowland Stacking Chair
  
  GF 40/4 stacking chair by David Rowland U.S.A., 1964
• Sling Chair by Clement Meadmore
  
  Sling chair by Clement Meadmore U.S.A., 1963
• Soriana chair
  
  Soriana chair by Afra and Tobia Scarpa Italy, 1970
• Steltman Chair
  
  Steltman Chair by Gerrit Rietveld Holland, 1964
• T chair
  
  T chair by William Katavolos, Ross litell and Douglas Kelly U.S.A., 1953
• Tatlin modern chair
  
  Tatlin chair by Vladimir Tatlin U.S.S.R., 1927
• Tomeraj armchair
  
  Torneraj - (You'll come back) armchair by Piero de Rossi Italy, 1969 Bya clever arrangement of internal hollows and thickness, the Torneraj manages to become a very good armchair when sat upon and a quarter segment of a large cylinder when unoccupied. As in several cases of recent Italian design the use of stretch fabric and cast foam has made it possible to be comfortable sitting on almost any shape.
• Tripolina chair
  
  Tripolina by Joseph Beverly Fenby England, 1877
• UP 1 modern chair
  
  Up 1 chair by Gaetano Pesce Italy, 1969
• Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer
  
  Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer Germany, 1925
• Wegner modern chair
  
  THE chair by Hans Wegner Denmark, 1949