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Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tarnowskie Gory, Sląskie
Olivetti 'Synthesis' desk chair made from ABS plastic, beautifully colored in an oxblood red also known as the Memphis color. The chair is featured in the permanent collection of the...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Frank Mariani Leather Desk Chair
By Frank Mariani
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Mariani for PACE Furniture Collection Desk Chair, Tilt swivel with adjustable height on five star polished cast aluminum base.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
$4,725 / item
Robert Haussmann RH 302 Armchairs by Hans Kaufeld, 1st Edition, Switzerland 1960s
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
We are delighted to bring to you a rare pair of Robert Haussmann RH 302 armchair manufactured by Hans Kaufeld. This model is most desirable the first early production for Hans Kaufel...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Zogrophos Bucket Chairs
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 6 Nicos Zogrophos high back executive chairs. Available per chair or as set of ten.
Grey leather and loose cushions on five-star chrome-plated base.
Tilt, swivel, adjust...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$16,800 / item
Office Chair Vintage Vitramat by Wolfgang Mueller Deisig 1976 Vitra Switzerland
By Wolfgang Mueller Deisig
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern vintage office chair designed in 1976 by Wolfgang Mueller Deisig for Vitra. The office chair features a black PVC seat shell with a foam upholstered seat and back and cove...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Armchair Vintage 1960s-1970s Danish Design
Located in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie
Scandinavian office chair from the 1960s-1970s. Minimalist form, excellent quality. Manufactured by RVS Euroflex. Upholstery made of green velour, metal construction. The armchair ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
One Max Pearson For Knoll Black Leather Executive Chair
By Max Pearson
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 mid century modern executive chairs designed by Max Pearson and made by Knoll. Black leather upholstery on four-star bases with casters. 2 available.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll Upholstered Chairs, Brown Wool, Chrome Swivel Base, 1960s, Pair
By Florence Knoll
Located in Madison, WI
Florence Knoll midcentury office chairs. Upholstered in original sophisticated browns and houndstooth wool fabric. Mounted on chrome, swivel bases on wheels. Handsome. Sharp looking....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1960s Task Chair by Steelcase, Refinished in Black Velvet and Metallic Gray
By Steelcase
Located in Alhambra, CA
Classic 1960s "task" chair by Steelcase. Newly reupholstered in black velvet. Newly refinished frame in metallic gray (GR02). This seat features unusual details not commonly seen in ...
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk C...
Materials
Steel
Jacques Adnet Pair of Black Stitched Leather Armchairs, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A pair of black leather armchairs designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
The metal structure is fully covered in saddle stitched leather. It rests on four gilt bronze feet.
...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
A Rare Solid Ebony Rococo Armchair, Colonial Portuguese
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Solid Ebony
Rococo Armchair
Colonial Portuguese
19th Century
The shaped back with a carved central floral design on the crest and a lower leaf design, with two scrolling arm...
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rococo Armchairs
Jacques Adnet Brown Stitched Leather Armchair, Desk Chair, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A brown stitched leather armchair designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
In good condition with minor wear on the leather.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Aluminum Office Desk Chair Ray
Charles Eames 1958
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage office chair or desk chair EA 124 by Charles & Ray Eames, which features swiveling positions.
The chair rotates and show rocker function and swiveling posi...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Maurice Rinck, Pair of 1960s Desk Armchairs in Leather and Chromed Metal
By Rinck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maurice Rinck, pair of 1960s desk armchairs in leather and chromed metal.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Executive Chair Giroflex 7041 by Martin Stoll, 1960s, Real Leather
Located in Zurich, Zurich
Restored: Executive armchair GIROFLEX 7041 design: MARTIN STOLL, Germany 1960s, completely refurbished black genuine leather, height adjustable, lockable rocker mechanism (resistance...
Category
Vintage 1960s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Thonet Chair, ZPM Radomsko, Bentwood Model 5501, 1920s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
Thonet chair, ZPM Radomsko, Bentwood model 5501. Design from 1900-1920. Armchair completely original, without renovation. Very good condition. Excellent performance bent wood, cast i...
Category
Vintage 1920s Polish Vienna Secession Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Raffia
Warren McArthur Aircraft Navigator’s Seat, Grumman XJR2F Albatross (Model 364)
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
This rare revolving aircraft navigator’s seat, Model 360, was designed and manufactured by the Warren McArthur Corporation in 1947 for installation in the Grumman XJR2F Albatross, a ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Brown Leather Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Aluminium Group Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Beautiful vintage dark brown leather soft pad aluminium group chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in the 1960s.
In very good vintage condition. There is some a...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Bauhaus Tubular Armchair, Marcel Breuer Style, Chrome Metal, Leather, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
The armchair presents a modernist design. Instead of heavy, dark wood traditionally used in furniture, it was made of a bent, chromed metal profile. The seat and back are upholstered...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 5 Charles and Ray Eames by ICF Black Net Weave EA108 Office Swivel Chairs
By ICF Group, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Set of 5 Charles and Ray Eames by ICF Black net weave EA108 office swivel chairs.
All chairs in good condition with labels ICF attached.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Office Chair Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti ‘Conran’, Italy, 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Torino, Italy
Office swivel chair with aluminum frame, sponge seat lined in fabric, plastic wheels.
Model Synthesis 45
Designer Ettore Sottsass
Producer Olivetti
Distributed by Conran
1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
A French Mid-Century Organic and Sculptural Wooden Desk and Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare French organic and sculptural solid wood desk and chair.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Philippe Hiquily "Pair of ‘Robert Hass’" Armchairs
By Philippe Hiquily
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Philippe Hiquily was a French artist and designer known for biomorphic furniture and sculptures. He was able to combine modernist design, insect physiognomy and human sexuality, to p...
Category
20th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$45,000 / set
1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chairs
By Gispen Culemborg, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Arne Jacobsen, Dining Chair or, Series 7, Fritz Hansen, Black Leather
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Roskilde, Sealand
Sold in sets of 2, 4, 6 or 8 (priced pr. item)
The chairs is newly renovated in black leather and with extra height on the legs (dining chair)
Series 7, Arne Jacobsen's classic des...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arne Jacobsen, Oxford Office Chair, Fritz Hansen, Black Leather
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Roskilde, Sealand
Arne Jacobsen designed the original Oxford chair for the professors at St. Catherine's College in Oxford, in 1963. It is fully upholstered in black leather. The low back design makes...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Black Herman Miller Original Eames EA335 Office Chair Castor Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A great used example of the Classic Eames Herman Miller EA335 'task chair' also known as the 'desk chair'. In the iconic black leather and on its original manually height adjustable ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
1960s Office Swivel Chair by Röder Söhne, Germany
By Röder
Söhne
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Special and rare office stool by Röder Söhne made of cast aluminum with swivel function. It has the original upholstery of brown Hopsack. Marking of the manufacturer below.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Charles
Ray Eames Herman Miller Original Dss Fiberglass Chrome Stacking Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller original DSS fiberglass chrome stacking chair with Green upholstered cushion afixed to chair seat. Label with makers mark to base of chair.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles
Ray Eames Herman Miller Original DSS Fiberglass Chrome Stacking Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller original DSS fiberglass chrome stacking chair with brown upholstered cushion afixed to chair seat. Labelled with makers mark to base of chair.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Iconic SP9 Chrome Cantilever Chair by PEL
Practical equipment ltd
bauhaus
By PEL (Practical Equipment Ltd )
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Iconic SP9 chrome cantilever chair by PEL (Practical equipment ltd)
English company took major influence from the German Bauhaus movement
Metal makers mark applied to chair.
...
Category
20th Century British Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles Eames for Vitra a Black Net Weave EA107 Office Swivel Chair 4 Prong Base
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Charles Eames for Vitra an aluminium framed EA107 black net weave office swivel chair on a 4 prong base originally designed in 1958.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1958 Charles
Ray Eames for Vitra Black Net Weave EA108 Office Swivel Chair
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
1958 design by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, black net weave EA108 office swivel chair on a 4 prong base with original labels.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Jørgen Kastholm chair. JK 9350 Designed in 1973 for Kill.
By Kill International, Jørgen Kastholm
Preben Fabricius
Located in Hamburg, HH
Jørgen Kastholm rollable office chair for Kill International model JK 9350
Swiveling five-star base made of polished cast aluminum on castors, flat steel frame, brown leather.
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Des...
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Pollock Penelope Chairs for Castelli, Set of 6
By Charles Pollock
Located in Bern, CH
Stackable dining or office chairs designed by Charles Pollock, executed by Castelli in the 1980s.
Chromed steel, wire mess seating material. These chairs provide an excellent ergo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1958, Eames, EA 107 for Vitra, Static Non Swivel Black Net Weave
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Set of Six Handkerchief Armchairs by Vignelli for Knoll
By Knoll, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage set of (8) eight Knoll Handkerchief armchairs by Massimo Vignelli
Inspired by the lightness and organic ease of a handkerchief drifting in the wind.Fantastic chairs with erg...
Category
Late 20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$3,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Industrial Black Office Chair from Kovona, 1970s
By Kovona
Located in Prague, CZ
This vintage industrial adjustable office chair was made by Kovona Czechoslovakia in the 1970s.
Measures: H 85 cm x W 65 cm x D 65 cm.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather
Six Black Leather and Wood Armchairs by Bulo
By Bulo
Located in Schagen, NL
Six black leather armchairs manufactured by Bulo Belgium circa 1980s. The chairs feature a wooden base with Leather upholstery. They remain in a good and sturdy condition with some w...
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$279 / item
French Art Deco Desk and Chair Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant Art Deco desk and chair set, in ebonized wood, carved with bold foliate motifs. The desk has three front drawers and two sets of shelves on either side, behind curved front d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$10,414 / set
Armchair Designed by C. Bimbi
N. Gioacchini, Segis, Italy, 1980s
By Segis, Carlo Bimbi and Nilo Gioacchini
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
Armchair designed by Carlo Bimbi & Nilo Gioacchini, Segis, Italy from the 1980s fully original and signed. Cool and interesting form.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Chester Leather English Armchair with Wheels
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful English armchair, leather with wheels.
Classic Chester leather armchair from the 1970s. High quality, very comfortable and with wheels, ideal for a large desk or a livin...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Chesterfield Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Leather Office Armchair by Charles
Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Torino, Italy
Office armchair with aluminium structure and leather seat. Swivel.
Designer Charles & Ray Eames
Producer Herman Miller,
1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Leather Office Armchair by Charles
Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Torino, Italy
Office armchair with aluminum structure and leather seat. Swivel and reclining.
Designer Charles & Ray Eames
Producer Herman Miller
1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Arne Jacobsen Model 3117 Office Chair
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Ottawa, ON
'Series 7' office chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. This example manufactured in Denmark by Fritz Hansen in 1997.
Seat is made of pressure molded veneer and has been reupho...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Arne Jacobsen Model 3117 Office Chair
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Ottawa, ON
'Series 7' office chair designed designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. This example manufactured in Denmark by Fritz Hansen in 1998.
Seat is made of pressure moulded veneer and has b...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Marco Zanuso Italian Zanotta Black Leather Folding Chair with Steel Structure
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
"Celestina" folding chair was designed in 1978 by Marco Zanuso for one of the most important Italian brand Zanotta.
Zanuso designed two different versions of this chair: with arms a...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Moss Green Desk Chair, Model 3314 by de Wit Schiedam, 1960s
By Gebroeders De Wit
Located in Schagen, NL
This Minimalist desk chair (Model 3314) with moss green upholstery, features a chromed base with a star foot and Bakelite armrests. The chair remains in very good condition and shows...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Finn Juhl Model 209 Diplomat Chair in Teak and Black Vinyl by France
Son
By Finn Juhl, Cado
Located in everton lymington, GB
Finn Juhl armchair in teak and in black vinyl. Designed in 1963 and made by France and Son / Cado in the 1960s
The armchair have a solid stabile frame in teak and seats in black...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak
French Aluminium Mid-Century Desk Chair with Cognac Colored Leather
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Original vintage desk chair with polished aluminium and newly re-upholstered brown leather.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Plastic Chairs 1960s, Pair
Located in Lábatlan, HU
They are plastic chairs from the 1960s.Pair
Their tilted backrest harmonizes beautifully with their metal, star shaped plinth.
They can be used in the children’s room but even ou...
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,165 / set
J. Adnet, Black Leather Armchair, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Milan, IT
Office armchair by Jacques Adnet. The structure is metallic tubular; the square and lacquered black tubular is empty, so the armchair is very light. The coating is black leather. The...
Category
Vintage 1950s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Chairs Martin Stoll, 1990s
By Martin Stoll
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
A set of four Martin Stoll chairs from the 1990s. Fully original, signed. The chairs are perfectly made of top-quality natural leather and chrome-plated steel. An attractive, timeles...
Category
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
$2,958 / set
Jules Leleu, Mahogany and Leather Armchair, France, circa 1945
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany and leather visitor armchair by Jules Leleu. Marked with model number.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Industrial Stackable Office Chair by Krijn Hamelink for CAR Katwijk, 1960s
By Krijn Hamelink, CAR Katwijk
Located in Schagen, NL
This Industrial Congress chair was designed by Krijn Hamelink for CAR Katwijk during the 1960s. The chair features metal legs and plywood base, upholstered in black fabric. The fabri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Chairs
Materials
Metal
Model 67 Armchair by Erik Buch, 1960s
By Erik Buch
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
This model 67 armchair was designed by Erik Buch in the 1960s and is in original condition with no tears and cracks.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
1960s Egon Eiermann Bureau or Working Chair
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Freiburg, DE
Adjustable height.
Leather cover in used condition, a very small hole in the seat area (see photos)
Measures: Height 78cm - 92cm
Seat height: 42cm - 55cm.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
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Black Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, animal skin and leather, all black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs available were constructed with great care. Black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and Knoll each produced beautiful black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs that are worth considering.
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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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