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Pair of Albrizzi Mid-Century "Directors" Chairs
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Designer chairs by Alessandro Albrizzi.
An eye-catching and fashionable pair of quality armchairs-both elegant and comfortable.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,400 / set
PAIR OF 1970S DIRECTOR
S CHAIRS STEER HIDE SEATS
Located in Geneva, IL
PAIR OF 1970S - NEVER USED - (STILL IN ORIGINAL BOX NEW OLD STOCK) DIRECTOR'S CHAIRS WITH STEER
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Set of Four Suede Directors
Chairs by Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Gorgeous set of four directors' chairs from Pace International, newly upholstered in a sumptuous
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Set Of Four 70
s French Director
s Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 very stylish Director's Chairs that can be folded for easy storage, though they are so
Category
Vintage 1970s French Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Chrome and Cowhide Directors Chair, ca. 1970
By Milo Baughman
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage chrome and cowhide directors chair, ca. 1970. Beautiful cowhide leather with oak armrests
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Saddle Leather and Iron Directors Chairs, circa 1970
By William Katavolos
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Saddle leather and iron directors chairs, circa 1970. Beautiful patina to the hand oiled saddle
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Four McGuire Faux Bamboo Director Chairs
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic design made by the McGuire Furniture Company in the 1960's. Constructed of an X-base oak frame with leather lashings and brass stretcher and hardware. Original light tan rawh...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Italian Oak Wood Director
s Chairs, Pair of Two, 1970s
By McGuire
Located in Verona, IT
Pair of two director's chairs made of oak wood, brass and leather.
In the style of Lyda Levi
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
A set of eight bronze and leather directors chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
These flat bar bronze directors chairs are by L'Atelier and have been recently reupholstered in a
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Dining Room Chairs
Folding Vintage Directors Chairs, Origin Dutch, 1970s, White Cotton
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Practical and decorative vintage folding directors chairs.
A couple in original painting with
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Chairs
Pasargad Home Mongolian Fur Director
s Chair with Silver Legs
Located in Port Washington, NY
Fur Director's Chair brings instant fashion to your space. With a soft sumptuous seat and back and
Category
2010s Chinese Chairs
Materials
Fur
Faux Bamboo Directors Chair Upholstered in Crème Cowhide, circa 1970
Located in Dallas, TX
Faux bamboo directors chair upholstered in Kyle Bunting crème cowhide, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Italian Set of Early and Folding Director
s Chairs, Milano, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Set of four early folding Director's chairs from 1940s with strong cotton fabric. The set of four
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Pair of 1970
s Italian Steel and Suede Director
s Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage Italian black steel and original tobacco suede director's chairs. These are also
Category
20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modernist Director
s Chair/Desk Chair in the Manner of Alessandro Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid century modern director's chair in chrome with stylized hourglass base and leg design. The
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Set of Four Milo Baughman Style Vintage Chrome Bamboo Director
s Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Westport, CT
A set of four Milo Baughman style vintage chrome bamboo Director's chairs. Vintage 1970s made of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Folding Campaign Director’s 2 Chairs Metal
Canvas Gae Aulenti Style
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Handsome set of 2 folding Campaign style director’s chairs.
Mid century mordern design
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Suede, Brass and Oak Directors Chairs by Lyda Levi for McGuire, circa 1960
By McGuire
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Set of 8 suede and oak directors chairs by Lyda Levi for McGuire, circa 1960. Highly desirable X
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Iron Garden Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four wrought iron director's chairs, with Sunbrella fabric seats and backs.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of eight dining chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Directors style dining chairs from Century Chair (labels attached)upholstered in faux suede very
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Fun Golf Chairs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
set of 4 director style chairs made out of golf clubs with golf ball finials
Category
Late 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Iron
$1,200
English Walnut Desk Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
detailing - from the home of Laurence of Arabia director, David Lean - South of France
Category
20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Bamboo and Leather Whitewashed Dining Arm Chairs Attributed to McGuire, Set of 6
By McGuire
Located in Jupiter, FL
White washed bamboo with woven leather in style of Mcquire. Very cool directors style armchairs and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
Set of 6 Folding Chairs by Mogens Koch
Located in New York, NY
and transportable Director's Chair.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
George III Style Carved Mahogany Side Chair
Located in Louisville, KY
the design for this chair was taken directly from Chippendales GENTLEMAN AND CABINETMAKERS DIRECTOR
Category
Vintage 1930s English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Black Leather and Chrome Armchairs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the style of a director’s chair, these 1950s chrome and black leather armchairs are an excellent
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Located in Sidmouth, Devon
An absolutely stunning six-piece set of chairs - a modern take on the classic director's chair
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Midcentury Campaign Folding Chairs
Located in Chamblee, GA
The set of campaign / director armchairs are made by Valenti, a company which started in Barcelona
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$6,900 / set
Minotti York Armchair
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Houston, TX
was in the design sector, designing a long line-up of products and soon becoming the artistic director
Category
2010s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
$3,698
Minotti York Chair
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Houston, TX
products and soon becoming the artistic director of leading company’s artistic director dates back to 1997
Category
2010s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,254
Minotti Flavin Chair
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Houston, TX
design sector, designing a long line-up of products and soon becoming the artistic director of leading
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,808
Minotti Owens Armchair
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Houston, TX
line-up of products and soon becoming the artistic director of leading company’s artistic director
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,211
George Nelson Marshmallow Red Leather Sofa
By A. George Miller
Located in Pasadena, CA
While Director of Design for the Herman Miller furniture company, Nelson and his studio designed
Category
20th Century American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Italian Modern Walnut
Ebonized Club Chairs, Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti, Pair
By Umberto Asnago
Located in Hollywood, FL
led their reseach center for design. He is currently designer and art director for Penti Illuminazione
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Ebony, Walnut
A pair of Anglo-Indian ivory-veneered side chairs.
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale's 1762 Gentleman and
Cabinet-Maker's Director (plate 16);engraved on all four sides
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ivory
Gainsborough Library Armchair . Mid 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
and Cabinet Maker's Director" published 1754 in London. Executed in mahogany, the Rococo inspired
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Mies Van Der Rohe Style Counter Top Stools
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Armonk, NY
Rohe was the last director of the Bauhaus studio in the early 20th century, and he’s everything you
Category
Early 20th Century Stools
Materials
Chrome
Set of 10 English Dining Chairs
Located in Kensington, MD
. Carter Brown Estate
John Carter Brown (October 8, 1934 – June 17, 2002), director of the U.S
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
1950
s beech plywood Chair by German Erich Menzel
a
By Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Erich Menzel, Alvar Aalto
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
the Bauhaus. After the war, he became director of the Workshop Hellerau, where he further developed
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
An Unusual Chippendale Period Chinoiserie Fretwork Chair circa 1770
Located in London, GB
Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker’s Director, 1754'. The top rail terminated in carved and accented back-swept
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set Ten Chippendale Style Dining Chairs.
Located in New York, NY
and Neoclassical. Inspired by the designs of Thomas Chippendale, see plate XVI in his "Director
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Mid-20th Century Cockpen Cast Iron Garden Chairs
Located in London, GB
Chippendale (1718-1779). His publication, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, clearly shows the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Chairs
Roma Chair by Marco Zanini (for Memphis)
Located in New York, NY
, the leading founder of the Memphis Group, and then later as a partner and managing director of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Art Deco painted armchair, in the style of Paul Follot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christofle. In 1923 he became artistic director of Au Bon Marché. From 1928 Paul Follot was on the board of
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Pair Georgian Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Cabinet-Maker's Director", pub. 1754, plts. XIX-XXIII). The well proportioned upholstered back, pad arms
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Minotti Jensen Armchair
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Houston, TX
artistic director of leading company’s artistic director dates back to 1997, overseeing the creation and
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
$6,512
PAIR J.&J. Kohn Bentwood Rocking Chairs. C1900
Located in New York, NY
Austria hired Gustav Seigel as design director and Seigel "adjusted" the 1850's design of Michael Thonet
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Gordon Keeler Studio Sling Chair
By Gordon Meech Keeler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
thick saddle leather sling. "Gordon Meech Keeler (1926-2012) met David Campbell, then director of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C
Located in New York, NY
Director". He described them as "after the Chinese " manner.
Related examples are in the Victoria
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
SET of 12 Chippendale-design Mahogany Dining Chairs, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Thomas Chippendale's 1754 director.
Each piece features a central vasiform back splat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Nathan Lerner New Bauhaus Chair, 1940s
By Nathan Lerner
Located in San Diego, CA
Bauhaus director László Moholy-Nagy's belief that one-piece objects would eventually eliminate the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
Annig Sarian Round Bend Wooden Dining Chair for Tisettanta in Black Oak, Italy
By Annig Sarian
Located in Alsdorf, NW
. In the 1970s and 80s Tisettanta had what we call nowadays an artistic director by the designer Carlo
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hollywood Golden Age Mahogany Sunset Plaza Chair
By City Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
magical worlds in which one could forget the realities of everyday life. The brilliant art director
Category
1990s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany
American Mid 19th Century Shaker Side Chair in Curly Maple with Tilters
By Shakers
Located in Wells, ME
. Meader, Former Director of the Shaker Museum in Chatham has a wonderful reference book on Shaker
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Shaker Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Gilbert Rohde Boudoir Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the Design Director for Herman Miller for many years.
Illustrated and Documented.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chairs
Takeshi Nii Original Vintage "NY Chair" Folding Chair Pair, Japan
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of the classic directors chair and the form and materials used in midcentury Danish design. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair Of Walnut Slipper Chairs By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
architect, designing ocean liner interiors, and then as art director for a motion picture studio. In 1926
Category
Vintage 1950s American Slipper Chairs
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Directors Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
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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