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10 Mid-Century Furniture Designs Still Seen in American Living Rooms

Olu Ojo
By Olu Ojo 7 min read
10 Mid-Century Furniture Designs Still Seen in American Living Rooms
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Mid-century designers traded heavy carved legs for molded plywood, fiberglass and steel rod, and many of those shapes never left the market. Museums from Michigan to London hold early examples of the chairs and tables that still turn up beside American sofas. Here are ten mid-century furniture designs still seen in American living rooms.

1. Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman: The chair its designer teased

Eames Lounge Chair seen from the side — Image Credit: Casey Marshall - CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons
Image Credit: Casey Marshall – CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons

The Henry Ford, a Michigan museum, catalogs the Eames Lounge Chair an