Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Rattan, Cane, Burl
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut, Burl
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Maple
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Leather
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Cane
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut, Burl
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1960s Modern Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Mohair
1960s American Vintage Tomlinson Dining Room Chairs
Walnut