Selig Furniture
American
As an importer and producer, the Selig furniture company helped popularize timeless and elegant postwar designs in the United States.
Selig created Danish-inspired chairs, sofas and other furnishings for the home that were cutting-edge, contemporary and airy. The brand was also among the first to introduce Scandinavian and European modern styles to Americans in the 1950s and 60s. The company imported and manufactured furniture known for its extraordinary design and style using high-quality, enduring and seductive materials.
Selig was founded in 1931 by Mandell Selig and Samuel Wexler. The pair started the business during the challenging economic times of the Great Depression prior to World War II. By the 1960s, under the leadership of Wexler's son, Robert, Selig peaked with manufacturing factories in five American cities.
Selig’s importing business had a meaningful impact on Italian furniture manufacturers. Wexler, the junior, had a hand in advancing and growing the manufacturing sector of the country’s Udine region. Due to this contribution, the Italian government saw fit to knight Robert Wexler with the title of “Cavaliere.”
After nearly four decades of influencing seating and lounging preferences in the United States with sophisticated mid-century modern and Scandinavian modern furniture — including its own chrome rocking chairs and leather club chairs — Selig sold to Simmons, the mattress company, in 1970, thus dissolving. Much of what they produced and imported is still available despite no longer being manufactured, and many collectors seek original Selig furniture.
On 1stDibs, find an array of vintage Selig furniture that includes lounge chairs, armchairs, tables and more.
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Creator: Selig
Mid Century Danish Modern IB Kofod Larsen Selig Penguin Chair
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is an original 'Penguin' chair designed by IB Kofod Larsen for Selig. This piece was designed in 1953 and had a limited production through the 1960s. It has been...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Selig Recliner Reclining Lounge Chair After Baughman
By Selig
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern chrome Selig recliner lounge chair after Milo Baughman. Item features sleek chrome reclining frame, upholstered arm rests, ve...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Ib Kofod-Larsen Cane-Back Lounge Chair Pair
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Highland, IN
These two beautiful lounge chairs designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig have beautiful lines, cane backs, and new seat cushions upholstered in "Rivington" by Knoll.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mid-Century Renato Zevi "Ellipse" Rocking Chair by Selig
By Milo Baughman, Renato Zevi, Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish chrome and vinyl rocker by Renato Zevi for Selig takes some cues from the style of mid-century master Milo Baughman while maintaining it's ow...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Lovely Pair of Selig Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
By Selig
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chairs by Selig. This pair retain their original pink and red striped nubby fabric in nice usable condition, we do recommend re-uphols...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Ib Kofod-Larsen Wenge Lounge Chairs for the Megiddo Collection
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Selig
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Ib Kofod-Larsen Wenge lounge chairs for the Megiddo collection of Israel. These lounge chairs are part of the Megiddo collection series of fu...
Category
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Suede, Wenge
Pair of Midcentury Danish Modern Selig Swivel Club Chairs
By Selig
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a pair of mid-century modern swivel chairs by Selig. They are in decent condition, but need to be reupholstered, showing age wear (minor tears, stains, age we...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Wonderful Selig Swivel Egg Lounge Chair with Ottoman Mid-Century Modern
By Selig
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Selig swivel egg lounge chair with matching ottoman. This set will need to be re-upholstered but that's what you designers are looking for anyway-right?
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Vladimir Kagan Walnut and Glass End Tables
By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We can bring this item to you curbside for local, in-person viewing. Inquiries welcome.
Handsome midcentury pair of tables featuring gracefully curved walnut veneer panels, contra...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Kofod Larsen High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1960s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Selig
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted 1960s Danish chair in bent teal with a sled base and reupholstered cushions in a luxurious cut Donghia velvet.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Teak
Danish Modern Propeller Coffee Table Walnut Chrome Glass
By Selig
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Danish modern "Propeller" coffee table. Item features curved walnut ends, rectangular glass top, chrome stretcher support, clean modernist lines, circa 1960s. Measurements: with glas...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Original Selig Sofa in Wool and Teak, 1960s, USA
By Selig
Located in Miami, FL
Super all original low and sleek MCM coach on teak wood peg legs. Perfect for any MCM living space. Sofa is in wonderful original shape. Sofa was produced ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Wool, Teak
Pair of Mid-Century Style Swivel Lounge Chairs by Selig
By Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This comfortable pair of swivel style lounge chairs by Selig make a stylish addition to any setting. Rounded back seats with sturdy metal bases, this unique matching pair is perfect ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Unusual Orange Chrome Lounge Chair Mid-Century Modern
By Selig
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning large-scale chrome lounge chair. We have restored this piece with new foam and high end orange woven fabric. Just gorgeous in person.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Chrome Strap Barrel Lounge Chairs by Finn Andersen for Selig
By Finn Anderson, Selig
Located in New York, NY
Very stylish pair of lounge chairs with exposed chrome strap frames and tweed upholstered seats and backs. Extremely well constructed, in very good original condition, upholstery sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Pair of Danish Armchairs for Selig
By Selig
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of stylish Danish fruitwood armchairs that have been lacquered black and newly upholstered.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
1950s Kofod-Larsen Brazilian Rosewood Danish Pickett Lounge Chair Mid-Century
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
All original with original finish. The Frame is Excellent, Strong, Level and Sturdy. Original cushion a bit dingy. Imported from Denmark by Selig. No back cushion.
W 29.75 x D 27.75...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Finn Andersen for Selig
By Finn Anderson, Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a brass frame with stretchers between each leg. Elegant white laminate tabletop ensures a sturdy and stylish place to set any type...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Restored Chrome-Base Swivel Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
By Selig
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of totally restored chrome base swivel chairs. A sumptuous shade of high end woven turquoise fabric has been chosen for the upsc...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Wood
New Upholstery Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair by Selig on Walnut Legs
By Selig
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Danish Modern selling lounge chair upholstered in Flax like fabric.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid Century Danish Modern Selig Swivel Rocker Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Selig
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Danish Modern Eames era Selig Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Offered is a Mid Century Modern Lounge Chair and Ottoman. "Cool" mi...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Leather
Dan Johnson High-Back Lounge Chair with Brass Accents for Selig
By Dan Johnson, Selig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High-Back lounge chair designed by Dan Johnson for Selig and manufactured in Denmark circa 1950’s. Featuring a beautifully carved walnut-stained beechwood frame with five slats accen...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Kofod Larsen for Selig Mid Century Danish Walnut Lounge Chairs
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair Modernist Lounge Chairs designed by Kofod Larsen for Selig..Beautiful sculpted walnut frames.. Superior quality and construction.. in need of seat and back cushions.. Ha...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Selig Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Kagan Propeller Glass Top Coffee Table for Selig
By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan design for Selig Propeller coffee table. Base consists of opposing curved Walnut veneer elements joined by a rectangular chrome support. Base without glass top 14 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Poul Jensen Teak Coffee Table for Selig
By Selig, Poul Jensen
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This coffee table in teak was designed by Poul Jensen for Selig 1960s Denmark.
A great addition for the Scandinavian modern living room.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Selig Furniture
Materials
Teak
Selig furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Selig furniture 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 Selig furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Selig were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Grete Jalk, Erik Buch, and Sibast. Prices for Selig furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $795 and can go as high as $28,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,295.
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Questions About Selig Furniture
- What is a Selig chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A Selig chair is a chair imported by or produced by Selig, an American furniture company. Selig created Danish-inspired chairs, sofas and other furnishings for the home that were cutting-edge, contemporary and airy. The brand was also among the first to introduce Scandinavian and European modern styles to Americans in the 1950s and 60s. The company imported and manufactured furniture known for its extraordinary design and style using high-quality, enduring and seductive materials. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Selig chairs.
- What is Selig furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Selig Furniture was founded in Massachusetts in 1931. It grew to become a well-known brand and leader in contemporary furniture in the mid-20th century. This put Selig at the forefront of the mid-century modern movement. Its sleek high-end designs produced in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries introduced this style to the United States, where it became quite popular. Shop a collection of Selig furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023No, Selig is not still in business. In 1970, Simmons purchased the American manufacturing company and dissolved it. The Selig furniture company helped popularize timeless and elegant postwar designs in the U.S. by creating Danish-inspired chairs, sofas and other furnishings for the home that were cutting-edge, contemporary and airy. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Selig furniture.