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Asian Plywood Lounge Chairs

Sculptural Laminated Plywood Japanese Tea Lounge or Dining Chairs by Toyo Set 4
By Toyo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Four Sculptural Bent Plywood Floor Chairs, attributed to Reiko Tanabe for Toyo of Japan, circa 1960s. They are a versatile size and can be used for tea or dining chairs, or as...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 Oak Honey - Dark Olive
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Framed by sculptural simplicity, Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 is the compact edition of our iconic Frame Lounge Chair. Designed at a more versatile scale, it preserves the same distinctive...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Plywood, Oak

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Oak Honey - Dark Olive
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Oak Honey - Dark Olive
$1,159 / item
H 33.86 in W 27.56 in D 30.71 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 Charcoal Black - Blue Dusk
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Framed by sculptural simplicity, Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 is the compact edition of our iconic Frame Lounge Chair. Designed at a more versatile scale, it preserves the same distinctive...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Plywood, Oak

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Charcoal Black - Blue Dusk
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Charcoal Black - Blue Dusk
$1,237 / item
H 33.86 in W 27.56 in D 30.71 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 Oak Honey - Papyrus White
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Framed by sculptural simplicity, Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 is the compact edition of our iconic Frame Lounge Chair. Designed at a more versatile scale, it preserves the same distinctive...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Plywood, Oak

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Oak Honey - Papyrus White
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Oak Honey - Papyrus White
$1,159 / item
H 33.86 in W 27.56 in D 30.71 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 Charcoal Black
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Framed by sculptural simplicity, Frame Lounge Chair 2/3 is the compact edition of our iconic Frame Lounge Chair. Designed at a more versatile scale, it preserves the same distinctive...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Plywood, Oak

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Charcoal Black
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair 2/3  Charcoal Black
$1,237 / item
H 31.89 in W 27.56 in D 30.71 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Bone White
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

Ammar Kalo, "Strati" Baltic Birch Three Legged Stool, United Arab Emirates, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Ammar Kalo's Stratus possesses a set of flexed arms, cushions upholstered in camel leather, and a frame in an extraordinarily textured birch. But it is more than the sum of its extra...
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2010s Emirian Armchairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Charcoal Black
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Charcoal Black
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Charcoal Black
$1,400 / item
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Bone White
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Bone White
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Bone White
$1,316
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Caramel
By İsmail Dağlı, Gökhan Eryaman
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Caramel
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Caramel
$1,316 / item
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Brown
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Brown
$1,316
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Caramel
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Caramel
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Caramel
$1,316
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Brown
KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Brown
$1,316 / item
H 33.86 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
Ammar Kalo, "Strati" Baltic Birch Three Legged Stool, United Arab Emirates, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Ammar Kalo's Stratus possesses a set of flexed arms, cushions upholstered in camel leather, and a frame in an extraordinarily textured birch. But it is more than the sum of its extra...
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2010s Emirian Armchairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Stella Armchair / Fireside Chair Art Deco Style Green and Blue Wool
By Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, IDF
Armchair or fireside chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin Plywood and metal structure. PU foam for backrest and seat covered with wool (green and blue). Possibility to choose ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ammar Kalo, "Stratus" Baltic Birch Armchair, United Arab Emirates, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Ammar Kalo's Stratus possesses a set of flexed arms, cushions upholstered in camel leather, and a frame in an extraordinarily textured birch. But it is more than the sum of its extra...
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2010s Emirian Armchairs

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Birch, Plywood

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Luna Sling Chairs, Midcentury
Located in Cookeville, TN
This pair of Luna sling chairs are made of birch plywood with a warm natural tone. The four legs come out of a square base on an angle with soft curves leading upward. The seating is...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Plywood

Luna Sling Chairs, Midcentury
Luna Sling Chairs, Midcentury
H 28.5 in W 28.5 in D 31 in
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tendo Mokko has long used outside furniture designers, which is unusual for Japanese manufacturers, and some of its products have been on sale for nearly half a century. The technolo...
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Katsuo Matsumura Lounge Chair, Tendo Mokko, 1980s
By Tendo Mokko, Katsuo Matsumura
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Lounge chair designed by Japanese designer Katsuo Matsumura (1923-1991) and manufactured by Tendo Mokko. Oak, plywood. This model was released from Tendo Mokko in 1970, and it's alr...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Easy Chair by Katsuo Matsumura Model T-5110, Japan, 1960s
By Tendo Mokko, Katsuo Matsumura
Located in Hellouw, NL
Easy chair model T-5510 in oak and fabric by Katsuo Matsumura. Katsuo Matsumura, one of Japan's top furniture designers, created the T-5510 easy chair in 1968 for Tendo Mokko. Th...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Pair of Junzo Sakakura ‘Model 5016’ Lounge Chairs, Japan 1950s
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Pair of ‘Model 5016’ lounge chairs by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho for Tendo Mokko, Japan 1957 (1960s production). Sturdy Oak plywood frames and elegant curved seat and backs. The ...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wool, Velvet, Oak, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, 1970s
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Lounge chair designed by Junzo Sakakura manufactured by Tendo in Japan. Manufacturers' seals are in existence. This seal was used in the 1970s. The kanji seal was used before it w...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Lounge chair designed by Junzo Sakakura manufactured by Tendo in Japan. Manufacturers' seals are in existence. This seal was used in the 1970s. The kanji seal was used before it w...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, 1970s
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Pair of lounge chairs designed by Junzo Sakakura manufactured by Tendo in Japan. Manufacturers' seals are in existence. This seal was used in the 1970s. The kanji seal was used be...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, 1970s
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Pair of lounge chairs designed by Junzo Sakakura manufactured by Tendo in Japan. Manufacturers' seals are in existence. This seal was used in the 1970s. The kanji seal was used be...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko in Japan
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Teiza chair by Junzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko. It was used in a traditional Japanese inn.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko in Japan
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Teiza chair by Junzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko. It was used in a Traditional Japanese inn.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko with Case Leather
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Teiza chair by Junzo Sakakura for Tendo Mokko. There are few existing works in the early days, and it is a very precious work.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Plywood

Lounge Chair Designed by Junzo Sakakura Manufactured by Tendo Mokko in Japan
By Junzo Sakakura
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Lounge chairs designed by Junzo Sakakura manufactured by Tendo in Japan. Three for 1980s, one for 1970s. Please contact our for details.
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Japonisme Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Plywood

Teiza Chair by Daisaku Choh for Tendo, Japan, 1960
By Tendo Mokko, Daisaku Cho
Located in Wilnis, UT
Eye-catching Teiza chair designed by Daisaku Choh, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1960. This chair was designed for the Japanese exhibition booth at the 12th Milano Triennale i...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Beech, Fabric, Plywood

Teiza Chair by Daisaku Choh for Tendo, Japan, 1960
By Tendo Mokko, Daisaku Cho
Located in Wilnis, UT
Eye-catching Teiza chair designed by Daisaku Choh, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1960. This chair was designed for the Japanese exhibition booth at the 12th Milano Triennale i...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Beech, Fabric, Plywood

Spoke Chair by Kappei Toyoguchi for Tendo, Japan, 1963
By Tendo Mokko, Kappei Toyoguchi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Iconic "Spoke Chair" designed by Kappei Toyoguchi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1963. The original model of this design was the windsor chair. The spoke chair places an empha...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Plywood, Beech, Fabric

Pair of Teiza Chairs by Daisaku Choh for Tendo, Japan, 1960
By Tendo Mokko, Daisaku Cho
Located in Wilnis, UT
Stunning pair of teiza chairs designed by Daisaku Choh, manufactured by Tendo in Japan, circa 1960. This chair was designed for the Japanese exhibition booth at the 12th Milano Tr...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak, Fabric, Plywood

Teiza Chair by Daisaku Choh for Tendo, Japan, 1960
By Tendo Mokko, Daisaku Cho
Located in Wilnis, UT
Eye-catching Teiza chair designed by Daisaku Choh, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1960. This chair was designed for the Japanese exhibition booth at the 12th Milano Triennale i...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Plywood

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$3,900
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Mario Bellini Reupholstered 
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Asian Plywood Lounge Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of asian plywood lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Asian plywood lounge chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Asian plywood lounge chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Some asian plywood lounge chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller asian plywood lounge chairs, measuring 10.63 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Junzo Sakakura, Tendo Mokko and Daisaku Choh each produced beautiful asian plywood lounge chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Asian Plywood Lounge Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,070, while they’re typically $1,995 on the low end and $16,000 highest priced.

Finding the Right Lounge Chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.