Mid-Century Modern Spindle-Back Lounge Chair, in the Style of Viko Baumritter, 1950-60s

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This open-frame lounge chair is in the Danish modern style, likely from Baumritter’s Viko line. Baumritter, the New York maker … Read more This open-frame lounge chair is in the Danish modern style, likely from Baumritter’s Viko line. Baumritter, the New York maker later renamed Ethan Allen, used the Viko line to bring Scandinavian lines into American homes in the postwar years. The long paddle arms are contoured and flare slightly at the front, and they ride above a spindle back angled beneath a shaped crest rail. Round tapered dowel legs give the chair a light, graphic stance from every side.

Seat and back cushions in a textured slub-weave tweed add softness without hiding the frame. The tweed is oatmeal shot through with rose and cream flecks, a quiet neutral that warms against the wood. The spindle back is finished all the way around, so the chair can float in a room as easily as it sits against a wall. It works as a reading chair, a bedroom or corner accent, or a counterpoint to a sofa in a mid-century or warm-minimalist living room.

Style: Mid-Century Modern, Danish Modern, Scandinavian Modern
Décor style: Mid-Century, Scandinavian, Japandi, Warm Minimalist, Transitional
Year made: circa 1950s–1960s
Country of origin: United States See less