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1980s Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Dark Blue Office Swivel Wheeled Chairs
By Tecno
Located in IT
'MODUS' office swivel chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, made in Italy in 1982. It is stamped on the bottom and marked Tecno on the side. The swivel chair is made of dark blue plast...
Category
Vintage 1980s Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass “Teodora” Side Chair by Vitra, Germany, 1980
By Ettore Sottsass, Vitra
Located in Wilnis, UT
A wonderful “Teodora” side chair, designed by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by Vitra in Germany around 1985.
This unique chair is an outstanding piece in Memphis style, designe...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Chairs
Materials
Plastic
10 Italian Castelli Plea Style Clear Acrylic and Chrome Folding Chairs by Talin
By Castelli
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th century, Italy, a set of ten (10) chrome and acrylic folding chairs with Talin sticker label. In addition to folding, these chairs can be stacked for ease of storage. The chair ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
“Knotted” Chair by Marcel Wanders for Droog Design, Netherlands, 1990
By Droog, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Wilnis, UT
An eye-catching “Knotted” chair designed by Marcel Wander, manufactured by Droog Design in the Netherlands around 1990.
Made of high quality braided cord around a carbon fibre bas...
Category
1990s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Cord, Carbon Fiber
Fasem Vintage Cognac Vegetal Leather Chair P40 by Vegni
Gualtierotti
By Giancarlo Vegni
G. Gualtierotti, Fasem International
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Vintage armchair roundchair by Gianfranco Gualtierotti Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem Modell P40
This roundchair is an Italian classic.
The seat and backrest are lightly padded and cove...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Erica Chaise by Vladimir Kagan in Charcoal Gray Chenille
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vladimir Kagan 'Erica' chaise circa early 1970s. This example has an elegant lucite base and has been newly upholstered in a charcoal chenille.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Lucite
1978 Modernist Swing Armchair by Gerd Lange for Drabert
By Gerd Lange, Drabert
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Model Swing SM400K armchair in orange molded plastic and chromed tube steel designed by Gerd Lange for Drabert, Germany, 1978.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Tulip Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1970s, Set of 4
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in bruxelles, BE
Set of 6 white chairs in fibreglass, aluminium and with black fabric cushions. Seat height 46 cm. The chairs turn on themselves. Wear and tear due to time and age of the chairs.
Category
Vintage 1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Sedia Chairs by Maurizio Peregalli for Zeus, Collection, 1984
By Zeus, Maurizio Peregalli
Located in Renens, CH
Set of 4 Sedia chairs by Maurizio Peregalli for Zeus, Collection 1984.
Italian design.
Stacking chair, structure in square steel tube 15 x 15 mm, semi-opaque black epoxy paintin...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Folding Plona Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Outremont, QC
Smoked Acrylic Folding Plona Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 70's
This design is in the permanent collection of the MoMA.
Folded size: 28”W x 10”D x 43”H?
Very good ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Modern Chairs
Materials
Acrylic
Post Modern Pair of Plona Folding Lucite Chairs by Piretti for Castelli Italy
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of post modern Plona folding lucite chairs by Piretti for Castelli Italy. This delightful pair of folding chairs feature a gorgeous smoky brown lucite design. The have a sturd...
Category
Late 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Lucite
Black 4875 chair by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, Italy 1972
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This chair, model 4875 was designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell in the early 1970's. It has a single seat-backrest unit with four screwable legs that made it the world’s first singl...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Red 4875 Chair by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, Italy 1972
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This chair, model 4875 was designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell in the early 1970's. It has a single seat-backrest unit with four screwable legs that made it the world’s first singl...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Group of 6 Chairs Leatherette Italy 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 6 chairs; foam padding, imitation leather covering, chromed metal tubing.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,794 / set
Alky
Chairs by Piretti New Upholstery Boucle Nimbus Dedar
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Rijssen, NL
Giancarlo Piretti designed lounge 'Alky' chairs newly upholstered in a high-end Bouclé 'Nude' fabric by Dedar, Nimbus 04- 70%WO 15%CO 10%PA 5%PES.
Aluminum frame and polished chrome ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1970s, Vintage Maurice Burke Tulip Chairs, Pair
By Maurice Burke
Located in Medina, OH
A pair of 1970s tulip chairs with propeller bases designed by Maurice Burke. These chairs feature white fiberglass shells, blue cushions and white enamel aluminum propeller bases. Th...
Category
Vintage 1970s Space Age Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Charcoal Gray Dowel Base Eames Dining Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
Fantastic set of original vintage fiberglass shell chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Chairs feature a rare "Charcoal Gray" color and gorgeous reproduction dowel bases ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Grey Classic Panton Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Dronten, NL
Captivated by the potential of plastic, Danish designer Verner Panton created the first single-form injection-molded chair. The chair was originally made by Vitra with Baydur HR cold...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Dr Glob" Chair Set by Philippe Starck 1988
By Philippe Starck
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 4 blue Dr Glob chairs by Philippe Starck. Edition Kartell, Italy 1988, dated under the seat. Structure in varnished tubular metal, seat in polypropylene. Very good condition.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Other Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,435 / set
Dining Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide model Gaudi 1970
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful white Vico Magistretti chairs for Artemide.
Model: Gaudi
Almost in perfect conditions.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Italian Modern Plona Armchairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black plastic and steel Plona armchairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Pair of Plona model armchairs, with aluminum structure, in the slightly small...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Group of 6 Chairs Leatherette, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 6 chairs; tubular in chromed metal, foam padding, imitation leather covering.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,272 / set
Vintage Coastal Ribbed Rattan Loveseat and Chair Set After Henry Olko
By Henry Olko
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional set of vintage Coastal loveseat and chair. Chic rubber rattan in an iconic waterfall design. Done in the manner of a Henry Olko. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Loveseats
Materials
Rattan, Rubber
Italian Modern Black Leather Stools Tokyo by Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black leather Stools mod. Tokyo by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
Pair of iconic and fantastic stools mod. Tokyo with semi-round seat, padded and covered in bla...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Black Plastic Plona Folding Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconic Plona folding chair was designed by Giancarlo Piretti 1969 and was produced by Castelli Italy.
It features a black monocoque plastic seat and a aluminum tube frame. Trac...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Maurizio Peregalli "Millepunte" Black Chair, circa 1985
By Maurizio Peregalli
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Maurizio Peregalli model "Millepunte" Produced by ZEUS, circa 1985.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pa...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Plona Armchairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black plastic and steel Plona armchairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Pair of Plona model armchairs, with aluminum structure, in the slightly large...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
4 Altuglas chairs David Lange 1990s
By David Lange
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 4 lounge chairs, David Lange 1990s. Structure entirely made of altuglas. Good condition with some superficial scratches from use.
Category
1990s French Other Chairs
Materials
PVC
Pair of
Amanta
Leather Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 'Amanta' cognac brown leather and fiberglass lounge chairs, originally designed in Italy by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in 1966. The design was extremely popular and in gr...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Set of 6 Rudi Bonzanini Fibreglass Tulip Dining Chairs
By Rudi Bonzanini
Located in Torquay, GB
1960s set of 6 Eero Saarinen fibreglass Tulip Swivel dining chairs.
Licensed and manufactured by Rudi Bonzanini.
Tulip shaped swivel action fibreglass shells, bolted onto powder c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Wood DSC 106 chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Lyon, FR
They are beautiful, elegant, and they are in wood.
Famous DSC 106 chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, created in the 1970. These ones have been made in 1987 et belonged to the P...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of six by Uwe Fischer
SINA
chairs for B&B ITALIA, Label
By Uwe Fischer, B&B Italia
Located in Milano, IT
B&B Italia's Sina chairs, designed by Uwe Fischer in 1990 and still sold as one of the best vintage chairs of the 1990s. Beautifully constructed with two curved shapes that combine t...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller MCM Fiberglass Wheeled Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller mid-century fiberglass wheeled shell chair.
This chair measures: 18.5 wide x 24 deep x 32 high, with a seat height of 17.5 inches.
All p...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
Post-Modern Set of Six Tokyo Chairs by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 6 Tokyo chairs by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1985 Black stools mod. Tokyo with chromed steel structure, leather seat and rubber backrest. Produced by Bieffeplast and desi...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charles
Ray Eames "DSS" Black Dinning Room Chairs For Herman Miller, 1974
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern period stackable dinning room chairs designed by famous furniture designers Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1970's circa.
A molded black fiberglass glas...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 White Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vico Magistretti
Producer - Artemide
Model - Selene chair
Design Period - Seventies
Measurements - width 47 cm x depth 50 cm x height 76 cm x seat height 48 cm
Materi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 5 Green Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vico Magistretti
Producer - Artemide
Model - Selene Chair
Design Period - Seventies
Measurements - Width 47 cm x Depth 50 cm x Height 76 cm x Seat Height 48 cm
Materi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Yellow Model 4875 Chair by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Bartoli Design
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Yellow Model 4875 Chair by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
2 pieces available - Price is per piece
Designer - Carlo Bartoli
Producer - Kartell
Model - Model 4875
Design Period ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Six Poltroncina Chairs by Maurizio Peregalli
By Maurizio Peregalli, Zeus, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 6 elegant Italian chairs designed by Maurizio Peregalli for Noto Zeus, Milano in 1984.
Square powder-coated steel tube, seat and backrest in molded Polyurethane.
Marked.
Pr...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
1970s Charles Pollock for Knoll Executive Chair
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Charles Pollock for Knoll Executive Chair. Manufactured in 1976
Features a black frame and the original plaid textile upholstery.
The Pollock Executive ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
American Space Age Brown Fabric Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1970s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
American space age brown fabric Tulip Armless chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1970s
Iconic and elegant Tulip armless chair with round base in white painted metal. The seat and bac...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Space Age Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 70
s white Spaghetti chairs by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, Italy
By Giandomenico Belotti, Alias
Located in München, DE
Pair of 70's original Spagetti chairs in white by Giandomenico Belotti. Manufacturer is Alias. Made in Italy. Rare in white lacquered frame and white seats + backrests. Beautiful min...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chrome “Spaghetti” Bar Stools by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias
By Giandomenico Belotti, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of 1970s chrome ""Spaghetti"" bar stools by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias. A classic of modern design that can be found in the permanent design collection of the MoMA, these ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Chrome “Spaghetti” Bar Stools by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias
By Giandomenico Belotti, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of four 1970s chrome "Spaghetti" bar stools by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias. A classic of modern design that can be found in the permanent design collection of the MoMA, thes...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
"Flex 200" Chair by Gerd Lange for Thonet, 1970s
By Gerd Lange
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The "Flex 2000" chair was designed by Gerd Lange for Thonet, circa 1970s. They are comprised of beech legs and a polypropylene plastic seat stamped with a maker's mark underneath. Th...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Bentwood
Group of 11 Chairs Leatherette Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 11 chairs, chromed tubular metal, padded upholstery, leatherette upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,435 / set
Set of Six "Sphere" Chairs. Boris Tabacoff, Mobilier Modulaire Moderne Edition
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six "Sphere" chairs, designed in 1971 by Boris Tabacoff (1927-1985). Mobilier Modulaire Edition, 1972.
Smoked plexiglass and chromed steel.
New cream vinyl cushions redone a...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Panton Chair in White by Verner Panton for Fehlbaum / Herman Miller 1979
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller, Rolf Fehlbaum
Located in Halle, DE
Panton s-chair, designed by Verner Panton for Hermann Miller / Fehlbaum. Color: white. The chair is from the 2nd production run from 1970 onwards in thermoplastic luran-s with reinfo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Italian folding chairs in fake cane in the style of Piretti, 1980s
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of 4 Italian folding chairs in the style of Giancarlo Piretti's chairs, in patented plastic cane.
Practical, beautiful and easy to clean.
Light fading on one of them.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Black Plastic Chairs 4868 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black plastic ABS chairs mod. 4868 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of fantastic chairs mod. 4868, also known as the Universal Chair, in glossy black ABS plasti...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Indulge in the exceptional allure of this extraordinary set of eight Modern Danish dining room chairs. Artisanally handcrafted from robust teak wood, these chairs are preserved in gr...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Foam, Lacquer, Teak
Original Eames Fibreglass Herman Miller chair with La Fonda base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A very rare original DSL Herman Miller Eames with the 'La Fonda' base fibreglass chair in orange
Base is made from aluminium
Herman Miller Logo is stamped underneath
The chair is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Brown "Borbona" Folding Chair by Carlo Hauner for Fanini Fain, 1976
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The "Borbona" chair was designed by Carlo Hauner for Fanini Fain (Italy) in 1976. The chair is featured in the book "Design & Forme Nuove nell'arredamento Italiano annuario 1976.".
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of 4875 chairs, design by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1974.
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in FERROL, ES
Pair of 4875 chairs, design by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1974.
Made of polypropylene with four removable legs.
Measurements: 72x42x42 cm.
Seat height: 45 cm.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Italian Modern Smoked Plastic Armchairs Plona by Piretti Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern smoked plastic Armchairs mod. Plona by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Pair of iconic armchairs mod. Plona with aluminum tube structure. The seat and ba...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Four "Brno" Style Leather Armchairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary set of four after Mies Van Der Rohe Brno Armchairs is in great condition and has been cleaned waxed and polished by our team of expert craftsmen. The chairs have a s...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Metal
$2,875 / set
Chair " Louis 20 " Philippe Starck 1990s
By Philippe Starck
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis 20" chair by Philippe Stark for Vitra, 1990s. Plastic seat and polished aluminum base.
Category
1990s French French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Plastic
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Late 20th Century Plastic Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of late 20th century plastic chairs available for sale. Late 20th century plastic chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Late 20th century plastic chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Herman Miller, Philippe Starck and Charles Hollis Jones are consistently popular.
How Much are Late 20th Century Plastic Chairs?
Prices for late 20th century plastic chairs start at $2 and top out at $32,000 with the average selling for $2,500.
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.
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