Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Some influential people in the Mid-century modern furniture style are George Nelson, Ray and Charles Eames, and Eero Saarinen. George Nelson was an American industrial designer who is best known for his 1963 book Tomorrow’s House. Ray and Charles Eames were a husband and wife team who were influential in the development of mid-century modern furniture. Their most famous piece of furniture is the Eames Lounge Chair which was designed in 1956. (See our Stressless Furniture and IMG Comfort Furniture lines for similar styles in lounge chair & ottomans.)  Eero Saarinen also designed many iconic mid-century modern pieces of furniture, and Jean Prouvé, who is best known for his furniture designs that use aluminum and stainless steel.