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Pair of Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Floating Back Chairs, Teak, Cane
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pierre Jeanneret Floating Back Chairs, Teak, Cane, PJ-SI-28-A, 1950s These chairs have been lightly
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Floating Back Chair by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh, India, Circa 1955-56
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Pierre Jeanneret’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Teak frame with hand-woven bamboo-rattan seat & back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Floating Back Chair by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh, India, Circa 1955-56
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Pierre Jeanneret’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Teak frame with hand-woven bamboo-rattan seat & back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Jens Risom Floating Walnut Lounge Chairs Set of Four (4), Restored, Circa 1960
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of four (4) floating walnut lounge chairs have all been newly refinished in a deep rich hue. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-Century Floating Swivel Chair on Lucite Base in the Manner of Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist floating swivel chair on a clear Lucite base in the manner of Vladimir Kagan
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Lucite, Velvet
Pair Asian Modern Mahogany Floating Seat Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Asian modern carved mahogany wood and ivory print silk upholstered arm chairs. Wide set
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Dutch Armchair with “Floating” Armrests, The Netherlands 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
firm support.
While the chair is defined by the “floating” armrests, its other characteristics
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Floating Cube Lounge Armchairs Edward Axel Roffman, 1960s
By Edward Axel Roffman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic pair of purple, floating cubes chairs, on plinth bases, by
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Guillerme
Chambron Chairs
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Guillerme & Chambron pair of chairs in oak with floating arms and spindle backs.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$9,800 / set
Milo Baughman - Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of chrome and upholstered floating lounge chairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Milo Baughman - Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of low chrome and upholstered floating lounge chairs with a back rest of a separate cushion
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Chairs by Benjamin Lafer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of floating brazilian arm chairs upholstered in sienna leather with rosewood frame.
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Hans Wegner, Shell Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Paris, FR
The CH07 shell chair was created in 1963 by the Danish designer Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007). It is
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Late 20th Century Hans Wegner, Shell Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Paris, FR
The CH07 shell chair was created in 1963 by the Danish designer Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007). It is
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
set of 3 Free-Standing Tubular Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These wonderful chairs have a floating on the air look, since the tubular base is very minimalistic
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Vintage French Brown Leather Club Cigar Chair
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant vintage French leather club chair has floating arms. The leather is brown and of the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin Pair of Arm Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baughman's open armed lounge chairs with floating back and square tubular frames of chromed steel
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Vladimir Kagan Erica Chaise Lounge Chair in Mohair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in San Diego, CA
upholstery. The lucite base give the chair the illusion it is floating off the ground. This vintage piece has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Acrylic, Mohair
Vintage "Womb" Boucle Chair and Ottoman by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in North Miami, FL
gives the impression that the chair and the ottoman are floating; something will catch everyone's
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Black Leather Hardwood Ottoman Footstool for Lounge Chairs Nice Look
Feel
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
and chrome base ottoman footstool
To be used with lounge chairs, its been floating around my
Category
20th Century English Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Club Chairs W/ Polished Brass Supports in Smoked Pewter Velvet by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
vertical bar that creates an H-form- lends the rectilinear cushions of the chair a floating appearance, as
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Armchair in the style of Alvin Lustig
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chic Italian Mid-Century arm chair with floating arms, newly upholstered in Fortuny fabric.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Pair of French 1950s Armchairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of floating back chairs with bent wood arms and tapered legs. Original red vinyl upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, PVC, Upholstery
Pair of Mid-Century French Curved Bamboo Armchairs
Located in Aspen, CO
creating the feeling that the chairs are floating.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Sycamore
Jorgen Kastholm Leather Armchairs
By Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
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Comfortable free floating club chairs typically Kastholm signature design. Solid, Danish high quality
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$5,386 / set
Midcentury Modernist Sculptural Smoked Sapphire Gaufrage Velvet w/ Chrome Base
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
floating. The chair is newly upholstered and in excellent condition.
America, circa 1970
Dimensions
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
A Pair of Rolling Leather Armchairs with Large Brass Handles
Located in Pasadena, CA
the chair a floating apperance
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Six Modernist Armchairs by Gunlocke
By Gunlocke, Jens Risom
Located in Rochester, NY
chairs with floating seats and a great angular form. In the style of Jens Risom. Circa 1960. Look at all
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Walnut
$2,650 / set
Jorge Zalszupin
Senior
Armchairs, Brazil, 1960s-1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Utrecht, NL
, give the upholstered curved back and seat an almost floating appearance.
These chairs show
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Anglo-Indian Silver Embossed Throne Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
the chair to be floating in the middle of the room or up against the wall.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Armchairs
Materials
Silver
Pair of French 19th Century Armchairs with Ebonized Arms
Located in Buchanan, NY
chairs feature 'floating' arms that rest on turned ebonized supports, mirroring the turned legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Four Fab Italian Chrome Cantilever Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
chrome cantilever chairs with floating upholstered seats are just super. Wonderfully designed, they
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Geoffrey Harcourt pair of armchairs in leather Artifort The Netherlands 1960
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
sleek aluminum supports, give the chairs a floating quality while maintaining visual lightness. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Scarce Minimalist Musterring-Mobel Germany, Chrome and Walnut Living Room Suite
By Musterring International, Knoll, Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
consists of five lounge chairs, two attached floating side tables, and a round cocktail table.
These
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Italian Floating Tubular Side Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Two side chairs made of chrome-plated tubular steel with upholstered seat and back.
In need of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pace Argenta Lucite
Shearling Floating Club Chair
By Pace Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Pace Argenta lucite, chrome and leather floating club chair. Newly upholstered in ivory natural
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Impressive Milo Baughman Floating Barrel Back Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of four Mid-Century Modern rounded lounge chairs with thick and very heavy metal frame. Great
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Barrel Back Tufted Floating Chair
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in South Charleston, WV
This chair model has been attributed to various designers from Lawrence Peabody to Milo Baughman
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1970s Floating Lucite Oak Three Legged Chair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare lucite and oak chairs set you could
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Stunning Pedro Friedeberg Gold Hand Chair with Matching Floating Desk
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Pedro Friedeberg style carved wood hand chair with custom-made matching floating desk
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Floating Cube Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin modern floating cube chairs with chrome made in the 1960s. We
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Danish Modern Floating Lounge Chairs, 1950s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of stunning floating lounge chairs, Denmark, 1950s.
Wood newly refinished in dark walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Floating Barrel Back Lounge Chairs by Lawrence Peabody
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in Westport, CT
Set of floating barrel chairs designed by Lawrence Peabody, circa 1950s.
Walnut bases fully
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Modernist Floating Cube Club Chair Armstrong Furniture Plaid Milo Baughman 1965
By Armstrong
Bro.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous cube club chair by famed American manufacturer Armstrong furniture Co, midcentury
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Large Milo Baughman Floating Cube Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of large Milo Baughman floating cube lounge chairs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Architectural club chair upholstered in light chocolate velvet corduroy by Milo Baughman for Thayer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Floating Tan Wool Sculptural Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Lennart Bender, 1970s
By Lennart Bender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful floating tan wool sculptural lounge chair and ottoman by Lennart Bender, 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Floating Club Chairs in Boucle Fabric 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of club chairs with recessed plinth bases in walnut. American, 1970's. These chairs have
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube T-Back Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Milo Baughman floating cube T-back chrome lounge chairs. Upholstery and chrome finish are
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Milo Baughman Style Monarch Mid-Century Floating Club Cube Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Charleston, SC
Newly upholstered in a buttery cognac vintage leather. These chairs were not marked, so that’s why
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Cantilevered Floating Hollywood Regency Milo Baughman Lounge Club Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning pair of very comfortable Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lounge Chairs. Very clean
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Carsons Flat Bar Floating Sling Chairs after Milo Baughman
By Carsons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern floating sling chairs by Carsons, high point, North Carolina. Flat stock
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Jen Risom Floating Lounge Chairs in Walnut Cradle Frames with Linen Upholstery
By Jens Risom
Located in Dallas, TX
Georgeous pair of Jens Risom lounge chairs with solid walnut frames. Very comfortable and restored
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
French Modern Galaxy Zig-Zag Floating Lounge Chair Varichon Space Age 1968
By Jacques Henri Varichon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceedingly rare chair by Jacque Henri Varichon. 1968. 1st edition. Original black canvas. (The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sculpted Floating Divan Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl, WDSTCK Studio
Dimensions: Height 110 cm, Width 190 cm Depth
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Breathtaking Pair of Modern Floating Pagoda Club Chairs by Baker, circa 1980
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely jaw-dropping pair of meticulously restored club chairs by Baker, circa 1980. Stout
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century, Ten Floating Back Dining Chairs, Teak, Cane
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of Ten Pierre Jeanneret, attributed, Dining or Arm Chairs, French Mid-Century Modern, Floating
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
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Floating Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of floating chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and metal, all floating chairs available were constructed with great care. We have 113 antique and vintage floating chairs in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Floating 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. Floating chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Some floating chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller floating chairs, measuring 17.72 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Floating chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Milo Baughman, Jens Risom and Pierre Jeanneret are consistently popular.
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Prices for floating chairs start at $1 and top out at $63,000 with the average selling for $4,587.
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.
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