Gubi Swivel Chairs
Danish
Iconic Danish furniture and lighting manufacturer Gubi was founded in Copenhagen by designer-couple Lisbeth and Gubi Olsen in 1967. The brand is celebrated globally for its innovative chairs, lighting fixtures, mirrors, sofas and other furnishings and decor.
The company began as a platform to manufacture the textiles and furniture designed by Lisbeth and Gubi. Soon, the business model broadened. While recent contemporary pieces manufactured by Gubi such as GamFratesi’s Beetle chair have become darlings of today’s interiors, the company is also widely known as a leader in reissuing exquisite Scandinavian and other mid-century modern furniture by a range of design legends.
Swedish architect and interior designer Greta Magnusson Grossman — the first woman to receive a prize for furniture design from the Swedish Society of Industrial Design — emigrated to the United States and built 14 homes in Los Angeles in the postwar era that were inspired by the Case Study Houses. She furnished these homes with her own designs, and her impossibly sleek Grasshopper table lamps and floor lamps — created for Barker Bros. but today made by Gubi — were frequent fixtures in the interiors. Another Scandinavian architect and industrial designer, Louis Weisdorf designed the wildly popular Multi-Lite line of lighting fixtures, which were originally created during the early 1970s and reissued by Gubi in 2016.
Beyond lighting, Spanish designer Barbara Corsini created the distinctively geometric Pedrera coffee table during the mid-1950s that is now made by Gubi, while the Hungarian-born French master of postwar design, Mathieu Matégot, created the Tropique dining table and an elegant three-legged Nagasaki chair, both of which were reissued by the Danish brand. French furniture designer Pierre Paulin created the inviting, organically shaped Pacha lounge chair in 1975. This design yielded a loveseat and a sofa as well. All of these pieces were reissued by Gubi.
Since 2001, Gubi founders’ son, Jacob Olsen, has managed the company, and travels the world to find heirs to the iconic designers of yesteryear in order to secure permission to give their works a second life.
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Creator: Gubi
Beetle Meeting Chair, Un-Upholstered, 4 Legs with Castors
By Gubi, GamFratesi Design Studio
Located in Berkeley, CA
With the introduction of the un-upholstered Beetle chair, the collection has bloomed into a chair series with unlimited possibilities. The Beetle chair is no longer only an upholster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Steel
Masculo Meeting Chair, Fully Upholstered, Swivel Base
By Gubi, GamFratesi Design Studio
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Masculo chair by GamFratesi marries the idea of Danish elegance and simplicity with Italian refinement and playfulness. The backrest of Masculo is al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chrome
2d Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Matte Black Swivel Base, Stained Beach
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the classic Gubi 3D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Beech
2D Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, Walnut
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the Classic Gubi 3D chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Walnut
2d Meeting Chair Un Upholstered, Matte Black Swivel Base, Walnut
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The GUBI 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the Classic GUBI 3D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
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Walnut
2D Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, Natural Oak
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the Classic Gubi 3D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Oak
2D Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, Stained Beech
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the Classic Gubi 3D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Beech
2D Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Matte Black Swivel Base, Natural Oak
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with a wide range of applications within private and public spaces. Being an extension to the Classic Gubi 3D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Oak
3D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Black Swivel Base
By Gubi, Komplot Design
Located in Berkeley, CA
The GUBI chair by Komplot Design is the first furniture design to be based on the innovative technique of molding three-dimensional veneer. The 3D design gives the chair a comfortabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Steel
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, American Walnut
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
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Walnut
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Black Swivel Base, Stained Birch
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leathers, sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Birch
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, Natural Oak
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leather...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Oak
Beetle Meeting Chair, Fully Upholstered, 4 Legs with Castors
By GamFratesi Design Studio, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Beetle chair has since its introduction in 2013 being well received by end-consumers as well as interior architects. Due to its appealing design, outstanding comfort and unique c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Steel
3D Meeting Chair, Un Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base
By Gubi, Komplot Design
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi chair by Komplot Design is the first furniture design to be based on the innovative technique of moulding three-dimensional veneer. The 3D design gives the chair a comfortab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chrome
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Black Swivel Base, American Walnut
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leathers, sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Walnut
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base, Stained Birch
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The GUBI 2D Chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Birch
2D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Black Swivel Base, Natural Oak
By Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi 2D chair is a series of light dining chairs made from laminated veneer with options for front upholstery in a wide range of fabrics and leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Oak
3D Meeting Chair, Front Upholstered, Chrome Swivel Base
By Komplot Design, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Gubi chair by Komplot Design is the first furniture design to be based on the innovative technique of moulding three-dimensional veneer. The 3D design gives the chair a comfortab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gubi Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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Gubi swivel chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Gubi swivel chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gubi swivel chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original swivel chairs by Gubi were created in the mid-century modern style in scandinavia during the 21st century and contemporary. Prices for Gubi swivel chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $585 and can go as high as $2,197, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,378.