What Makes The Perfect Mid-Century Modern Chair

As you know, the time that is considered mid-century (the 30’s all the way to the 60’s) was a very rich one for creativity in designing furniture and architectural wonders. They are considered to have clean and sleek lines and including surprising elements to its design. Furniture styles changes through the years and, when you think of mid-century modern style, your mind must think of adjectives like beautiful, innovative, timeless and functional. There are also several aspects to consider regarding the piece, lets go through them.

We have already covered that mid-century style transmits a clean feeling and, it manages to do that by combining vivid colors like green, yellow, red and blue with the classics like red and white. These color are used to spread the message of peace and hope for the future.

So, when choosing between mid-century modern chairs, think about the color of the piece, the message it transmits and the general look and feeling the room will have with the chair present.

Let’s go at it again, one of the main characteristics of mid-century modern furniture is the piece’s clean lines.

Nearly every piece of the mid-century modern style has sweeping and sharp lines that makes the piece look like it was made from geometrical shaped material. These lines are meant to send the message of the simplicity of the piece. Why? Because mid-century designers, like we said before, are concerned about the future and they say it through their pieces.

A very important part of the process is the picking of the materials, for a very simple reason: it marries all the other elements: color, lines and quality. The most common materials used in this style are wood and brass. One of the most common types of wood used is walnut.

Another element very important is that, most of the truly mid-century pieces, its materials and production, are hand-manufactured. Which is a subject deeply correlated to the final topic.

Mid-century pieces are able to stand out through their simplicity but, because they have a more light appearance, that doesn’t mean they are worth any less than modern ones. In fact, several mid-century pieces have a quite heavy price-tag on them, because companies know that the consumer is prepared to spend more money on a chair, since the style includes a quality guarantee. Since the quality correlates to the price, more expensive pieces are expected to cost more, because they are better in the criteria of design, materials and comfort.