WOW ! That's a neat chair ! Looks mid century modern too me but not sure of by which designer. Look up that era furniture - you might see some thing like it . If anything you might find an expert to help you. I suppose you looked for a label. Might be an office furniture piece. I hope you restore it. Whatever it is -- make it yours !

looks like it would be on an episode of Mad Men =)

Danish modern for sure. Don't know about the cushion looks added later.

Have you checked to see if it says "Heywood Wakefield" on bottom? They're a mid-century ALL AMERICAN maker of solid maple (I think) furniture. Usually Danish Modern style. Made in Massachusetts and North Carolina. If so, you've got a real piece of Americana there. My mother bought a Heywood Wakefield dining-room set in the early 60s, which has been passed on to my youngest daughter.

Doubt it's danish...probably american...but very cool

Danish modern style. I had one like it. It was walnut.

Do not paint or recover until you see what you have. Chair is awesome and looks Danish modern. I think a little homework to find its history could be well worth the time.

To repair the wood: very fine steel wool and furniture oil. I have 1963 teak Danish dining room chairs that were damaged liked this from one too many moves. I used teak wood oil and worked the oil in with steel wool. I'm having the seats rebuilt and covered. I don't think this chair is Danish though it looks like the 60's. I'm basing this on the legs and I'm no expert. It's an interesting chair and would be worth the elbow grease and re-upholstery.

Until you find out if this is a for real Wakefield or just a nice piece of mid century modern, don't touch it. Many a good antique was RUINED when someone recovered the seat, refinished the wood or heaven forbid, painted it. Some nothing piece of furniture, have at it, but if it is a good piece, you'll ruin it unless you proceed carefully. Do some research, and perhaps drag it to an appraisal clinic to see if it is ripe for a re do, or a future heirloom!

Hard to tell from the photo what the finishis on the wood. Steel wool and furniture oil can be fine for natural and unstained teak, but this looks like maybe walnut or a stain/finish and I'd follow the advice of the previous poster before I started in on a refinishing project.

Thank you to the two posters warning about the refinishing. I didn't think other wood would need to be handled differently then teak. I learned something valuable today. I'll be more careful in the future.

I think it's a marriage. Looks like an early 60's American knock-off of a Danish modern chair frame (bottom rails) and the upholstered seat looks a bit like an Overman style that goes into some type of shell because of the the type material used for the exterior sides of the seating.

Thank you everyone! There are no markings of any kind on the chair ( frame or cushion) so I am completly stumped there!
I am leaning towards an early 60's piece, perhaps nodding toward Danish design ( would be curious if it was based on something, what that something was!) as well. Fortuatly I bought them because I loved their shape, not with the anticipation of them being something more. I *believe* the wood to be walnut but I will need to test.
Thanks for the advice on finishing.. I have been finishing furniture of all varieties so I feel armed to tackle these.
My actual goal was to just remove the original varnish ( which is getting sticky with age) and continuing with a natural walnut color. I was going to invest in reupholstering in real hide leather but I will need to save a bit more funds for that.

even though it has no markings do not redo until you get more feedback. You could take it somewhere that sells mid-century modern, the real second hand stuff. My husband and I bought some 1920 art deco sectional pieces and tables. We thought it was expensive but after researching, found out it is a rare Paul Frankl designed set. Worth a thousand more than what we paid for it. Please, please don't rush. Go online and put in a description, especially that cushion, it looks like it belongs to that chair, fabric looks vintage to me.
Good luck, pk

HI - boy,you sure have gotten a lot of comments on this one - from my attempt at some research - I think it is probably american made in a danish modern style. Because there is no label , then I don't think that is the original upholstery and was likely an office furniture piece. That being said ,then the wood is probably walnut. It is a nice unique chair but is not of a huge investment value. Please don't paint the wood - just restore after some good advice and it would be perfectly fine to recover. If you take it in to recover tell them to watch for a label - might be under the old fabric ,you never know.It will of-course have more value when it's restored. Enjoy !

The piece would be worth less if you do a complete takedown and finish it. This information comes from Antiques Roadshow, I wouldn't want to find out after that it is now worth half.

mmonika - varnish shouldn't get "sticky" with age, rather it is probably "sticky" with accumulated Pledge wax and dust and general gunk from the world for the past 60 yrs. Clean first - never strip if you can avoid it (same advice goes for late nite poker games!). A good furniture cleaner is "Doozy" furniture cleaner - and Doozy has a polish as a follow up. You can find it on the web. I'd give the same advice for any other pieces you'll tackle in the future - the path of the least impact on any piece is always best. As plolleas lefty47 said - "It will of course have more value when it's restored" - restored, yes, refinished, maybe not.

Thank you Melsplace1 for the info on Doozy (and the humor). I have a chest of drawers a relative brought back from England in the 70's. I like the idea of cleaning it well and restoring it rather then my original plan of painting it. Now I know why I've delayed doing anything, I've been waiting for better information. Now I have a starting point.