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Bedroom "chauffeuse" chair, attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in Danville, CA
Adnet. In 1922 he became director of decorative studio La Maîtrise of the department store Galeries
Category
20th Century Chairs
Mid-19th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Side Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
director of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 20" w., 20" d., 40 1/2" h., 18" seat height.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Walker Weed Lounge Chair
Located in Pawtucket, RI
was selected as Director of the Crafts Program in the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College. He mentored
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$4,200
Bauhaus Modern Black Leather Knoll MR10 Dining Chair Mies van der Rohe
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Miami, FL
Walter Gropius as the director of the Bauhaus, where he stayed until the school closed in 1933. In 1937
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Set of 4 Modern Black Leather Knoll MR10 Dining Chairs Mies van der Rohe
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Miami, FL
and has remained in production ever since.
In 1930, Mies succeeded Walter Gropius as the director of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Side Chairs by Hindley&Wilkinson
By Hindley
Wilkinson, Ltd. 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
, Chippendale published The Gentleman and Cabinetmaker's Director, considered the "bible" of furniture design of
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Clam Chair by Philip Arctander, circa 1940, Denmark
By Philip Arctander, Nordisk Staal
Møbel Central 1
Located in Girona, Spain
architect.
He exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1942.
Later, he served as director of
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
Set of 4 Rosewood French Empire Style Armchairs by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
and director of Baltimore's Evergreen Museum & Library.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
NY Blue Folding Sling Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
for "new," it was inspired by folding chairs of directors. The frame easily collapses to be tucked
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Birch
NY
Folding Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the folding form of a traditional director's chair and the simplicity and materials of
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas
George III style Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Armchair
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd ed., 1763, 'after the Chinese manner, and are very proper for a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
NY Sling Chair and Footstool by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mobile set was original designed in 1958 and was inspired by director folding chairs. The frame easily
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Pair of classic Klismos chairs by John Hutton for Donghia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.
From 1978 to 1998, Mr. Hutton was the design director of Donghia, a leading supplier
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Pair Lounge Chairs by Jens Risom, Original, Early, Rare Angled Arm Design
By Jens Risom
Located in Kansas City, MO
designs after leaving his position as design director for Knoll. The chairs retain the original blue-green
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll International, 1970s
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
chairs were acquired from a director's office in the 1990s in Brussels and where then kept by the family
Category
Vintage 1970s European Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Side Chairs by L.O.V. Oosterbeek, the Netherlands, 1920s
By L.O.V. Oosterbeek
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
who became the artistic director of L.O.V. in 1919. The chairs are constructed out of solid stained
Category
Vintage 1920s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Twelve Red Painted Maison Jansen Dining Chairs.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
"JANSEN" (Acanthus Press, 2006) and "JANSEN Furniture" (Acanthus Press, 2007), curator and director of
Category
Vintage 1960s Argentine Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
GUY ROGERS
MANHATTAN
CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
Liverpool, England, and designed by Eric Pamphilon (Director of Design at Guy Rogers) and George Fejer
Category
20th Century British Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Jens Risom Strapped Leather Lounge Chair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Knoll, where he had been brought on as design director. This piece features a birch frame, original
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Takeshi Nii NY chair and stool, Fujiei Kogyo, Japan
Located in London, GB
format of the chair was inspired by foldaway director’s chairs. It was named in honour of the designer’s
Category
Vintage 1950s Chairs
Materials
Metal
Takeshi Nii NY white lounge chair, Fujiei Kogyo, Japan, 1950s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in London, GB
-2007), the format of the chair was inspired by foldaway director’s chairs. It was named in honour of
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Robert Kjer Jakobsen Style Chrome and Lucite Back Modern Dining Chairs
By Robert Kjer Jakobsen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
director style chairs feature a very 80s styling, with chrome frames and a curved lucite back. Each chair
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair Of Contemporary Veranda Chairs, English, Leather, Orangery, Folding Seat
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
orangery or garden seat.
Highly distinctive chairs in folding director style
Presented in very good order
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chairs
Materials
Leather, Pine
Six Superleggera Chairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A graduate of the Polytechnic School of Milan in 1921, Gio Ponti was appointed director of the
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$11,925 / item
John Hutton for Donghia Club Chair
By Angelo Donghia, John Hutton
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hutton was the Donghia design director from 1978-1998 and was responsible for many of the now iconic
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Mahogany
$1,595 / item
Gio Ponti, Pair of Superleggera Chairs, circa 1960, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
architect, designer, painter, author, teacher and director of publications.
During his career, which spans
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Lounge Chair 001, by Guilherme Wentz, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian design brands in addition to his work as art director of the brand Decameron. In 2016 he was again
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bauhaus Ludwig Mies van der Rohe MR20 Lounge Chairs in Wicker and Chrome
By Stendig Co., Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in London, GB
he became director of the Bauhaus. Partial label to underside of chair frame.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Trestles Chair, Modern Design in a Charcoal Velvet Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
to separate itself from the ordinary. Ortiz Milano's Creative Director Susan Hornbeak Ortiz has
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique Georgian Style Leather Swivel Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Georgian style deep button leather directors desk chair, which both swivels and tilts. It
Category
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather
Takeshi Nii “Ny” Folding Chair and Ottoman
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chrome frame that folds up like a director’s chair for ease of storage. A blue canvas sling provides the
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Takeshi Nii NY Canvas Chair and Stool, Fujiei Kogyo, Japan
By Takeshi Nii
Located in London, GB
-2007), the format of the chair was inspired by foldaway director’s chairs. It was named in honour of
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Robert Venturi Queen Anne Chair in Rare White Finish, Amazing Condition, Signed
By Knoll, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in Kansas City, MO
themselves led. Working with Knoll Design Director Jeffrey Osborne, the architect's series of tables and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early Hans J. Wegner Peter
s Chair for FDB Møbler
By C.M. Madsen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Balen, BE
the christening of Peter. Mogensen, who was at the time director of FDB Møbler liked the chair so much
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Chairs 620 by Silvio Coppola for Bernini Natural - Glacier
By Bernini, Silvio Coppola
Located in MADRID, ES
director. In all his projects he sought a fusion between graphics, architecture and industrial design, an
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Wood
Set of Four Outdoor Chairs, Model "Hollywood" by C.Hauner for Reguitti, 1960s
By Carlo Hauner, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Vicenza, VI
1960.
This is the "Hollywood" model that echoes the style and shape of film director's chairs. They
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Other Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modernist side chair by L.O.V. Oosterbeek, the Netherlands 1920s
By L.O.V. Oosterbeek
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
. was founded in 1910, since the naming Frits Spanjaard as artistic director the took a different
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
directors chair. I would date it to circa 1930s-1950s period.
Measures: Width 32 inches, 82 cm
Depth 28
Category
Vintage 1930s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Chairs 620 by Silvio Coppola for Bernini Green - Clématite
By Bernini, Silvio Coppola
Located in MADRID, ES
artistic director. In all his projects he sought a fusion between graphics, architecture and industrial
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Wood
Pair of Steel and Leather Vinta Chairs by Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia
By Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia
Located in Chicago, IL
brass label.
Palencia currently is the Creative Director of Gasp Furniture Company, an internationally
Category
1990s Philippine Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pierre Guariche Coquillage Fibreglass Chair
By Pierre Guariche, Meurop
Located in London, GB
plastics within the household. Guariche later became the artistic director of Meurop, a company that
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair Steel
Leather Vinta Chairs By Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia
Located in Chicago, IL
numbered brass label.
Palencia currently is the Creative Director of Gasp Furniture Company
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Aldo Rosse
PARIGI
Armchairs, 1989
By Aldo Rossi
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Harvard and Yale. He held a number of prestigious positions, including director of the architecture
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$6,916 / set
Bill Stephens Midcentury 1300 Series Armed Dining Chair for Knoll
By Knoll, Bill Stephens
Located in Miami, FL
Stephens (1932-2007) started working for Knoll in 1960 where he eventually became the Director of its
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Set of 6 Cesca B 32 Marcel Breuer Gavina 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Arezzo, Italy
1928). Walter Gropius - director of the school - invites him to run the furniture workshop, and it is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$8,347 / set
Set of 4 Red Vegan Leather Chairs by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1980
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Chicago, IL
, the Guzzini group and Alessi. Massoni was the editor and director of Marmo Tecnica Architettura from
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Lounge Chair Donghia by John Hutton 1995 Mahogany and Cane
By Donghia, John Hutton
Located in Camden, ME
director from 1978-1998 and was responsible for many of the now iconic Donghia designs from that period
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Brno Chair for Knoll International, USA, 1980
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in London, GB
Tugendhat in the Czech Republic. His career culminated in being appointed the third and final director of
Category
20th Century American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of Four Edward Wormley A-Frame Armchairs for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
handmade quality to the chairs.
Retains Dunbar brass label.
Edward Wormley was a longtime director of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Eight Edward Wormley Dining Chairs for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
features two arm chairs and six side chairs.
Edward Wormley was a longtime director of design for the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Naugahyde
Jacques Adnet Leather Armchair, Circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in CA, CA
the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. From 1959 until 1970 he was the director of École nationale
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Saarinen Knoll Executive Armchairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
and Saarinen became Director in 1932. Two of its graduates were Charles Eames and Florence Schust
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Chairs Fabricated by Madeleine Castaing
By Madeleine Castaing
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
whimsy to her rooms,” observes Stephen Elrod, the firm’s executive vice president and creative director
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Highly Important Pair of Chinese Chippendale Armchairs, Lord Leverhulme
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Kinderhook, NY
'Chinese Chair' published by Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director, Third edition
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mr10, Thonet, 1970s
By Thonet, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Uppsala, SE
, a few years before he was nominated as the director of the world famous Bauhaus school. The original
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Style Leather Swivel Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
as a Directors Chair. It deserves a decent size impressive desk, of which we have & get plenty
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather
Gio Ponti
Ninfea
chairs, Reguitti, Italy 1958, published
By Gio Ponti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
authenticity from Salvatore Licitra (Gio Ponti's grandson) and director of the Ponti archive in Milan at extra
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of directors chairs available for sale. Frequently made of animal skin, metal and leather, all directors chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 68 antique and vintage directors chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Directors chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of directors chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency directors chairs are of considerable interest. Some directors chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller directors chairs, measuring 11.75 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many directors chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Alessandro Albrizzi, John and Elinor McGuire and Dario Alfonsi produced popular directors chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Directors Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,425, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $20,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Directors Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A director’s chair is stereotypically associated with movie directors. The lightweight chair has scissored legs, can often be folded for ease of transport or storage and is a popular silhouette for camping chairs. Shop an assortment of director chair styles on 1stDibs.
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