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Brutalist Modern Brass, Black Oak
Boucle
Cant Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
manufactured in South Africa.
This Brutalist style lounge chair was inspired by the rough, brutal beauty of
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 56 L x 50 D x 70 H cm
Materials: Bronze coated
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
$4,473 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 56 L x 50 D x 70 H cm
Materials: Bronze coated
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
$4,473 / item
70
s Feel Modern Boucle, Brass
Carved Walnut Oromo Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This bespoke, luxurious, lounge chair is part of the Oromo collection designed by Egg Designs and
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
70
s Feel Modern Boucle, Brass
Carved Walnut Oromo Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This bespoke, luxurious, lounge chair is part of the Oromo collection designed by Egg Designs and
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Bubble Chair Made from Steel, Great for Outdoor
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
moisture, coastal regions – on request and at an additional charge
Made in South Africa
Ships in 6-8
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Strelitzia Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Strelitzia dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 70 L x 70 D x 90 H cm
Materials: solid cast
Category
2010s South African Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$11,155 / item
Oromo Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Oromo dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 65 L x 62 D x 97 H cm
Materials: Solid Walnut
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$7,784 / item
Jetson Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Jetson Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 54 L X 57 D X 68.5 H cm
Materials: BLucite
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
$7,832 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 56 L X 50 D X 70 H cm.
Materials: bronze coated
Category
2010s South African Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
$4,473 / item
Stellar Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stellar Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 81 L X 69 D X 76 H
Materials: Walnut Timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Walnut
$16,697 / item
Olifant Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Olifant black dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 50 L X 53 D X 84 H
Materials: Ceramic
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$7,025 / item
Livingston Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Livingston dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 62 L x 49 D x 69 H cm
Materials: Walnut timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$5,245 / item
Malta Bouclé Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Boucle dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H
Materials: Walnut Timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$8,010 / item
Malta Ardmore Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Ardmore dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H
Materials: Walnut Timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$9,019 / item
Olifant Black Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Olifant black dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 50 L x 53 D x 84 H
Materials: Ceramic
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$7,025 / item
Hardwood Chair by James Mudge in Charcoal Finish
By James Mudge
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Hardwood Chair is a striking contemporary dining chair design. The gentle curves of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Organic Modern Dining Room C...
Materials
Hardwood
So Disco Modern 70
s Inspired Ceramic Leg
Boucle
Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The So Disco lounge chair is part of the So Disco collection designed by Egg Designs and
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut, Upholstery, Ceramic
Walnut Timber, Rattan, Linen Livingston Dining Room Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Livingston Dining Room Chair - Tala Collection by Egg Designs
The Livingston Dining Room Chair is
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Leather and Brass Contemporary Falcon Tub Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the South African birds of prey, this contemporary and handmade tub chair, by Egg
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rock-a-bye Baby Chair, 1 of 1 by Nawaaz Saldulker
Located in Geneve, CH
Rock-A-Bye baby chair, 1 of 1 by Nawaaz Saldulker
Edition 1/1,
2021
Materials: Recycled plastic
Category
2010s South African Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$3,916 / item
Bronzed Steel
Leather Contemporary Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This classically inspired contemporary dining chair by Egg Designs has a burnished bronze steel
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, "Wishbone” Chair circa 1970s, Stamped
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, California, USA, circa early 1970s "Wishbone" chair of African Hyedua and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Lucite Acrylic, Brass Detailed and Leather Jetson Glamour Bar Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
This Futuristic style bar chair has a clear Lucite Acrylic shell structure in two
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lucite Acrylic, Brass Detailed and Leather Jetson Glamour Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
This Futuristic style dining chair has a clear Lucite Acrylic shell structure in two
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Bronzed Steel and Leather Contemporary Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This classically inspired contemporary dining chair by Egg Designs, has a burnished bronze steel
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Ardmore Linen Malta Dining and Lounge Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Malta dining room chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa works equally
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern, Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Boucle
Malta Dining and Lounge Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Modern Malta dining room chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa works
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Stellar Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut, Boucle
Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Africa. This lounge chair is part of the Stellar collection which consists of a lounge, dining chair and
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
Stellar Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut, Boucle
Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Africa. This lounge chair is part of the Stellar collection which consists of a lounge, dining chair and
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
Acrylic, Brass Detailed, Cream Boucle
Retro Style Dining Chair Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Anhele dining chair with its 70's futuristic and space age styling has a crystal clear Lucite
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rare Sable Horn Chairs by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Pasadena, CA
an African sable antelope these chairs have been
newly restored in a metallic silver powdercoat and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$8,500 / set
19th-C. George IV Style Moroccan / Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Side Chairs- Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are killer! It is a very early George IV style Anglo-Indian side chairs. They have heavily
Category
Antique 1850s African George IV Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Teak
Modern, Walnut, Solid Brass and Cream Boucle
Malta 3 Leg Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Modern Malta dining room chair designed by Egg Designs works equally well as a dining, lounge
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Black Leather ButterFLY Hanging Swing Chair with Red Detail
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The timeless Butterfly Chair is a classic that has stood the test of time for over 80 years. Its
Category
2010s South African Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bronzed Steel and Leather Contemporary Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This classically inspired contemporary dining chair by Egg Designs, has a burnished bronze steel
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
70
s feel modern Boucle, Brass
Carved Walnut Oromo Upholstered Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This bespoke, luxurious, upholstered dining chair is part of the Oromo collection designed by Egg
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
70
s feel modern Boucle, Brass
Carved Walnut Oromo Upholstered Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This bespoke, luxurious, upholstered dining chair is part of the Oromo collection designed by Egg
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Strelitzia Modern Solid Polished Aluminum and Felted Wool Luxury Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
in South Africa.
This luxury dining chair has a backrest of solid sand-cast aluminum, the method of
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Strelitzia Modern Solid Silver Polished Aluminum and Boucle Luxury Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
in South Africa.
This luxury dining chair has a backrest of solid sand cast aluminum, the method
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Olifant Modern Luxury, Handmade Ceramic, Ceruse Oak
Black Leather Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
The dining chair is available in 2 options, Ceruse Oak black and Ceruse Oak natural
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Olifant Modern Luxury, Handmade Ceramic, Ceruse Oak
Black Leather Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
The dining chair is available in 2 options, Ceruse Oak black and Ceruse Oak natural
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Olifant Modern Luxury, Handmade Ceramic, Ceruse Oak
Black Leather Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
The dining chair is available in 2 options, Ceruse Oak black and Ceruse Oak natural
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Olifant Modern Luxury, Handmade Ceramic, Ceruse Oak
Black Leather Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
South Africa.
The dining chair is available in 2 options, Ceruse Oak black and Ceruse Oak natural
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern, Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Boucle
Malta Barstool
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Modern Malta barstool designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This Modern
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
EÆ Slip Chair in Wenge and Charcoal Horween Leather by Erickson Aesthetics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Ben Erickson modeled his Slip chair after an antique African birthing chair from his
Category
2010s American Campaign Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cord, Wenge
Modern Solid Brass, Handspun Wool Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Strelitzia bespoke, dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Solid Brass Black Wool Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair Pair Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Strelitzia bespoke, dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Solid Brass Black Wool Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Strelitzia bespoke, dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Nathalie chair designed by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano ca. 1990
By Nathalie du Pasquier, Memphis Milano
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
designed that show strong reference to patterns used in African culture. The Nathalie chair‘s design here
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Eæ Slip Chair in White Oak and Charcoal Horween Leather by Erickson Aesthetics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Ben Erickson modeled his Slip chair after an antique African birthing chair from his
Category
2010s American Campaign Chairs
Materials
Cord, Leather, Oak
Blessing Modern Hand-Chiseled Ebonized Oak Upholstered Barstool by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
manufactured in South Africa.
The Blessing barstool has a base is hand-carved and chiseled solid Oak, the oak
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Slings Outdoor Twin Deal
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Our outdoor sling hanging chair is crafted with spradling silvertex material – a highly sustainable
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$4,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronzed Steel Agate Barstool Shagreen vinyl Upholstery Barstool
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This classically inspired contemporary bar stool by Egg Designs, has a burnished bronze steel frame and is upholstered in shagreen textured vinyl. This bar stool is recommended for r...
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Ib Kofod-Larsen Candidate Lounge Chairs with Leather Cushions
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, OPE
Located in London, England
A pair of Afromosia African teak 'Kandidaten', (Candidate), lounge chairs produced by Olof Perssons
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
A pair of Ib Kofod-Larsen Candidate Lounge Chairs
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of Afromosia (African teak) Kandidaten lounge chairs designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen and
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Sling Oil Tanned Leather Brown
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Each oil tanned leather sling hanging chair has been handcrafted by our leather artisans.
The
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,800 / item
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African Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of African chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique African chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Find 670 antique and vintage African chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 210 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. African chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of African chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern African chairs are of considerable interest. Large African chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller African chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 1.07 inches in width — may make for a better choice. African chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Afra
Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto and Joanina and David Pastoll are consistently popular.
How Much are African Chairs?
Prices for African chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, African chairs begin at $0 and can go as high as $230,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,844.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About African Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An African birthing chair is a wooden seat with a sloped back and angled seat. Its original purpose was to help women maintain the proper position to deliver a baby, however many people use them for seating or decoration. On 1stDibs, shop a range of birthing chairs.
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