Italian Walnut Lounge Chairs

An assortment of Italian walnut lounge chairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct Italian walnut lounge chairs — often made from wood, walnut and fabric — can elevate any home. There are 213 antique and vintage Italian walnut lounge chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 9 modern editions to choose from as well. Italian walnut lounge chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco Italian walnut lounge chairs are consistently popular styles. Large Italian walnut lounge chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller Italian walnut lounge chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 11 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Italian walnut lounge chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gio Ponti, Cassina and Paolo Buffa are consistently popular.

Prices for Italian walnut lounge chairs start at $859 and top out at $79,000 with the average selling for $7,124.

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.