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Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Aluminum Leather Desk Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome and elegant Eames soft pad desk/office chair from the Eames Aluminum Group series by Herman Miller. Classic understated design perfection from Charles and Ray Eames. Execute...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1 of 5 Original Vintage
EA 107
Aluminium Desk Chairs by Charles
Ray Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Zagreb, HR
One of five original Aluminium EA107 chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958.
Chromed-plated aluminium base and white leather.
Non-swivel.
Herman Miller edition, signed.
Ex...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Charles Pollock Executive Chair for Knoll in Black Leather
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
(1) Charles Pollock chair for Knoll featuring a chrome frame with black leather Upholstery. Pollock chairs are icons of Mid-Century Modern design. Pollock revolutionized office seati...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Soft Pad Management Office Chair in Leather by Eames for Herman Miller, c. 1995
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Deland, FL
Timeless, sophisticated, refined. Created by the iconic Eames couple, who were never ones to favor style over substance, designed this chair with an innovative suspension that create...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ralph Lauren Embossed Leather
Wood Side or Desk Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning side chair by Ralph Lauren.
Category
1990s American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mies Van Der Rohe Chic Pair of Brno Arm Chairs in Ostrich Leather, 1990s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of BRNO arm chairs, model 255, in polished chrome-plated flat bar steel with new white ostrich leather seats by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, American 1990s. These have be...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Chinese Chairs in Mahogany for Fritz Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner Chinese chairs in mahogany. Loose seat cushions upholstered with leather, fitted with buttons. Executed by Fritz Hansen.
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
1992 Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Soft Pad Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller soft pad executive height office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in 1992. This classic mid century chair was first in...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Chanel Office 1991 Herman Miller Eames Ea217 Cognac Leather Softpad Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and highly collectable original Eames EA217 Cognac leather upholstered soft pad EA 217 office chair from the Chanel head office closure i...
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Chanel Head Office Herman Miller Eames EA217 Cognac Leather Softpad Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and highly collectible original Eames EA217 Cognac leather upholstered soft pad EA 217 office chair from the Chanel head office closure i...
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
from Chanel Head Office Nyc Herman Miller Eames EA217 Suede Softpad Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and highly collectable original Herman Miller Eames EA217 suede leather upholstered soft pad EA 217 office chair from the Chanel head off...
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Catifa 43 Leather Chairs by Lievore Altherr Molina
By Arper, Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in La Mesa, CA
This pair of contemporary chairs feature a chrome swivel trestle base and Italian leather upholstery.
Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper.
Very comfortable and versat...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Modern Office Techno Barber Chair by Philippe Starck Maleletti, 1990s
By Philippe Starck, Maletti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Office chair mod. Tachno Barber chair by Philippe Starck for Maletti, 1990s
Office chair mod. Barber chair in with padded seat upholstered in black eco-leather. The s...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Charles Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Office Chairs in Black
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Aluminum Group office chairs designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. These feature cast aluminum frames with black leather seats. Fully adjustable task chairs on ca...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti Beech and Ebony Spring Chair with Wheels, 1990s
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Massimo Scolari
Located in Basildon, London
The Spring office chair was designed in 1994 by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti to match the iconic Zeno desk.
Constructed from polished beechwood, the chair sits on a comfortable s...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech, Ebony
Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti Beech and Ebony Spring Office Chair, 1990s
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Massimo Scolari
Located in Basildon, London
The Spring office chair was designed in 1994 by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti to match the iconic Zeno desk.
Constructed from polished beechwood, the chair features ebony inserts ...
Category
1990s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech, Leather, Ebony
Ergonomic
90s Task Chair in Hunter Green Leather by Geoff Hollington for Herman
By Herman Miller, Geoff Hollington
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1990s
Ergonomic '90s Task Chair in Hunter Green Leather by Geoff Hollington for Herman Miller.
CONDITION NOTES: Some abrasions to leather and some marks. Adjustments are all fu...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Charles Pollock Executive Desk Chair for Knoll in brown Leather 1990
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Executive armchair by Charles Pollock for Knoll from the 1990s. This office chair features a cognac brown leather seat and back with button detail, chrome shaft, black plas...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mario Bellini Office Chair for Vitra
By Vitra, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Office chair by Mario Bellini for Vitra, c.1998. The armchair features a gathered olive green gray leather seat and backrest with cushioned lumbar support. There is a push bottom on ...
Category
1990s European Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Saarinen Executive Chair in Original Black Leather
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Gorgeous Knoll Saarinen office chair on a swivel base. These classic chairs come in their original supple black leather and the bases have received a thorough polish. This chair feat...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Office Chair in Black Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage aluminum group task / office soft pad chair designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller. The chair features aluminum framing with black leather soft pads. M...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mario Bellini "Figura" Office Chair for Vitra
By Vitra, Mario Bellini
Located in Athens, Attiki
Luxurious leather office chair “Figura” designed and signed by Mario Bellini for Vitra,1990s.
“Figura” combines three important ergonomic functions in one chair, creating the optimu...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Charles Eames for Herman Miller Black Leather Soft Pad Office Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage set of six aluminum group task / office chairs designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller. These feature aluminum framing with black leather soft pads. Pri...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
English Regency Style Leather Library Chair on Brass Casters
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
An impressive English Regency style open arm tufted leather library chair on brass casters in rarely if ever used condition. Maker unknown, in the styles of Beacon Hill & Baker Furni...
Category
1990s American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Soft Pad Management Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
Dated
By Herman Miller, Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sought after and in-demand black leather desk chair is the classic 'Soft Pad Management Chair' from the aluminum group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller....
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Alu Group Office Chair EA337 by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Renens, CH
The Aluminium Group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century:
On offer we have an EA337 high back office chair, in black leather wit...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Giorgetti "Spring" Office Chair by Massimo Scolari, Italy, 1990s
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Massimo Scolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Massimo Scolari; "Spring" Office Chair; Giorgetti; Italy; 1990s; Aluminum; Beech; Leather; Italian Design; Italian Furniture; Contemporary; Art Nouveau; Minimalism; Eclectic
Conte...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Bonacina Miss B Classic Wheels Office Chair by Tito Agnoli
By Pierantonio Bonacina, Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Italian design swivel chair are designed by Tito Agnoli and are manufactured by Bonacina.
A comfortable contemporary office chair. Modell Miss B designed in 1997.
It had a tub...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Charles and Ray Eames Time Life Executive Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: Herman Miller, USA, 1960 / c. 1990
Material: leather, aluminum, casters
Size: 27 W × 26.5 D × 37 H in
Description: Manufacturer's label to underside ‘Herman Miller’.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Thonet by Norman Foster A901 PF Silver and Black Leather Dining Chairs
By Thonet, Sir Norman Foster
Located in Basildon, London
Designed by Sir Norman Foster for Thonet, these A901 PF chairs are a fantastic example of modern design.
Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, the chairs are constructed from bent alu...
Category
1990s German Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Soft Pad Management Desk Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sought after and in-demand leather desk chair is the classic 'Soft Pad Management Chair' from the aluminum group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Featu...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
EA 217 Charles Eames by ICF Soft Pad Black Leather Desk Chair
By ICF De Padova, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brescia, IT
Chrome aluminum frame
Black leather
Adjustable seat
Excellent condition
Measures: H min seat 45 cm, H max seat 55 cm.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Soft Pad Management Desk Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sought after and in-demand leather desk chair is the classic 'Soft Pad Management Chair' from the aluminum group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Featu...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Soft Pad Management Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
Dated
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sought after and in-demand black leather desk chair is the classic 'Soft Pad Management Chair' from the aluminum group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller....
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Limited Edition Figura Chair by Mario Bellini / Vitra
By Vitra, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage office chair designed by Mario Bellini for Vitra and part of the FIGURA collection, this chair might be part of a special edition because the label on the chair says this cha...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tito Agnoli Office Chair
By Tito Agnoli, Pierantonio Bonacina
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vintage Tito Agnoli office chair with armrest and height adjustable.
Seat and back in leather cord.
Made for Pierantonio.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage Leather Swivel Reclining Rolling Executive Desk Office Library Armchair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage green leather executive office chair. Traditional with modern flare. Features a cherrywood finish and rolling castors, circa 1990s.
Category
1990s Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Midcentury Saarinen Executive Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Saarinen executive chairs in black leather. All with adjustable manual height and tilt positions. This iconic design has been a favorite in both the home and corporate set...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Soft Pad Management Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
Dated
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sought after and in-demand black leather desk chair is the classic 'Soft Pad Management Chair' from the aluminum group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller....
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Pollock Hunter Green Leather Desk Chair for Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Miami, FL
Hunter green leather desk chair on casters by Charles Pollock for Knoll. Seat swivels and tilts and has shock absorbing seat suspension. Not height adjustable.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Charles Pollock Hunter Green Leather Desk Chair for Knoll
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Hunter green leather desk chair on casters by Charles Pollock for Knoll. Seat swivels and tilts and has shock absorbing seat suspension. Not height adjustable.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Mario Bellini Post-Modern Highback Desk Chair for Vitra, Signed and Dated 1993
By Vitra, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular example of a Mario Bellini signed highback executive desk chair for the Vitra, dated 1993 production. This Post Modern executive task chair features soft and supple bla...
Category
1990s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Black on Black Eames Soft Pad Management Chair by Eames for Herman Miller, 1992
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare colorway black leather on black frame soft pad management chair, dated 1992 - the same great year that brought us 'Aladdin', 'Wayne's World' and 'Basic Instinct' . This sought...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Leather Soft Pad Swivel Chair, Signed
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A collectible and sought after pair of leather 'Soft Pad' Management chairs from the Aluminum Group line, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Featuring its original ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Soft-Pad Executive Desk Chairs, Signed
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible leather on this set of fourteen (14) very collectible, Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller high-back 'Soft Pad' executive desk chairs. The light aging to the dark char...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Swivel Desk Chair in the Colonial Type, circa 1990
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a contemporary swivel desk chair made in exotic wood.
The seat, backrests, and the sides are upholstered with leather.
The base of the whole piece of furniture is in...
Category
1990s Indonesian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Modern Geoff Hollington for Herman Miller, Executive Black Leather Office Chair
By Geoff Hollington, Herman Miller
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your comfort: Rare Geoff Hollington for Herman Miller, Mid-Century Modern black leather executive office chair. Hollington high back task chair.
Dimensions: 40" H x 27" D x 31" ...
Category
1990s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Power Broker Dark Charcoal Leather Tufted Desk Executive Chair
By Hancock
Moore
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rich looking dark charcoal tufted leather executive chair having carved mahogany arms and swivel base on brass casters. Great looking from every angle.
Measures: Arm height 29
...
Category
1990s American Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Hans J. Wegner Mahogany China Chair FH 4283 with Black Leather Cushion
By Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Here is the legendary China chair model 4283 by Danish architect and cabinetmaker Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007).
It's made of dark mahogany by Fritz Hansen A/S in 1991 and features a b...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Executive Desk Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Such a unique colorway for this pair Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller high-back executive Soft-Pad desk chair in a sumptuously soft leather. The color is incredible and so dif...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Massimo Scolari "Spring" Office Chair for Giorgetti, Italy 1990s
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Massimo Scolari
Located in Ghent, BE
Contemporary 1990s office chair designed by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti. Called the "Spring" chair, it is polished beechwood with ebony inserts and aluminum accents on the legs. Am...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
One of Eight Original Knoll Pollock Vintage Brown Leather Executive Armchairs
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for auction one of eight original Knoll Pollock Executive office swivel chairs current retail is £4940 per chair.
Please note the delivery...
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1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of 2 Mint-Colored Italian Armchairs by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1990s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Zürich, CH
Paolo Piva, born in Italy in 1950, is the creator of a number of iconic designs whose fame is no accident. Piva's furniture is funky. The mint-colored leather, the shortened armrest,...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti "Incisa" Armchair for De Padova, Italy
By ICF De Padova, Vico Magistretti
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed in 1992 by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, Italy. The Incisa swivel chair is the ideal seat for the corporate office and meeting room, but also for the desk of home. The cha...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti "Incisa" Armchair for De Padova, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, ICF De Padova
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed in 1992 by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, Italy. The Incisa swivel chair is the ideal seat for the corporate office and meeting room, but also for the desk of home. The c...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Leather Sofa by Gunilla Allard
By Lammhults, Gunilla Allard
Located in London, GB
Gunilla Allard's, 1994, cinema chair for Lammhults offers deep comfort in an elegantly minimal design. The chrome-plated tubular steel frame features leather-covered armrests; the am...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Leather Lounge Chairs by Gunilla Allard
By Lammhults, Gunilla Allard
Located in London, GB
Gunilla Allard's, 1994, cinema chair for Lammhults offers deep comfort in an elegantly minimal design. The chrome-plated tubular steel frame features leather-covered armrests; the am...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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1990s Animal Skin Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs is available at 1stDibs. 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Herman Miller, Charles Eames and Charles and Ray Eames produced popular 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are 1990s Animal Skin Office Chairs and Desk Chairs?
Prices for 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 1990s animal skin office chairs and desk chairs begin at $500 and can go as high as $5,250, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.
Finding the Right Office Chairs And Desk Chairs for You
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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