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Original Josef Frank pair of Windsor Chairs, Modell A 945/2F
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Frank adopted this model inspired by 18th-century Windsor chairs. The prototype of this piece of
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid Century 70s Iconic "Acton Stacker" Turquoise Textile, Chrome Chairs-Set of 5
By Hugh Acton
Located in Madison, WI
chairs were first prototyped in 1962 by Hugh Acton.
Images of the original prototype are included in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Iconic Eero Aarnio Orange Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio Green Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio Pink Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,571 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio Black Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio Blue Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Iconic Eero Aarnio White Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
Eero Saarinen ‘Womb’ Lounge Chair in Red and Black Upholstery
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
I could curl up in'. Eero designed the chair and did the prototype himself too. These specific
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Poul Kjærholm for E. Kold Christensen
PK20
Lounge Chair in Leather
By E. Kold Christensen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
about a year, where he designed a number of noteworthy chair prototypes. In 1955 Poul Kjærholm initiated
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Poul Kjærholm for E. Kold Christensen Pair of
PK20
Lounge Chairs in Leather
By Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
at Fritz Hansen for about a year, where he designed a number of noteworthy chair prototypes. In 1955
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
80s Memphis Milano Prototype Cardboard Chair
By Memphis Milano
Located in Wien, AT
Rare Prototype Armchair, Milano circa 1980 — Attributed to the Wider Sphere of Memphis Milano
An
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Paper
$1,013 / item
Eero Aarnio 1st Series Pastil Chair Bright Orange 1967 by Asko Finland Pop Art
By Asko, Eero Aarnio
Located in Munster, NRW
the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pillow Lounge Chair
in Red Lacquer and Faux Fur by Schimmel
Schweikle
By alfa.brussels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pillow lounge chair (prototype)
Sizes: width 129 cm, depth 118 cm, height 87 cm material: wood, PU
Category
2010s European Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Fur, Lacquer
Richard Schultz Prototype Swell outdoor lounge chair
By Richard Schultz
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Schultz
Prototype Swell lounge chair
From Richard Schultz Design, Inc.
USA, circa 2005
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Willy Guhl Prototype Loop Chairs and Table
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important set of concrete chairs and matching table. Likely a prototype for the widely known Loop
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Cement
$21,500 / set
Gunnar Daan High Kids Chair Prototype, 1966
By Gunnar Daan
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super elegant high children's chair designed by Dutch architect Gunnar Daan, Holland, 1966. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Children s Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chippensteel 1.0 Polished Stainless Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 1.0 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chippensteel 1.0 Polished Raw Lacquered Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 1.0 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
In Stock Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Stainless Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Raw Steel Lacquered Color Carbon Steel Seating
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Stainless Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished White Glossy Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Umbra Grey Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Moss Grey Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Graphite Grey Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Blue Grey Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Beige Grey Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Graphite Grey Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Umbra Grey Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Blue Grey Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Copper Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Copper
$4,710 / item
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Beige Grey Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished White Matt Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Balck Glossy Color Carbon Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Moss Grey Color Aluminum Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Chippensteel chair can be produced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs
Materials
Steel
Miniature Prototype "Sole" Table
Chairs Set by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Rare and spectacular set of Miniature Prototype Table and Chairs by Piero Fornasetti, Italy circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Poul Kjærholm PK4 first edition 1952 made by Svend Holscher
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Egå, DK
POUL KJÆRHOLM (Denmark, 1929 - 1980).
Prototype for the PK4 chair, 1952.
Steel frame and braided
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Corner Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Prototype of ClassiCon Munich Lounge Chair Black Leather
By Sauerbruch Hutton
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Model Munich lounge chair designed by Sauerbruch & Hutton.
Manufactured by Classicon.
This
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Important Early Prototype French Helicopter Chairs Attributed to Louis Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare prototypes from the early history of the helicopter: Two French helicopter chairs
Category
Vintage 1930s French Industrial Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Important French Modernist Prototype Desk
Chair by Robert Mallet-Stevens
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French early Mid-Century Modern desk and chair in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
William Katavolos Prototype Arm Chair in Brushed Steel with Black Leather
By William Katavolos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a developmental prototype arm chair in Brushed Steel and Black Leather, designed by Bill or
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
William Katavolos Prototype Arm Chair in Brushed Bronze with Tan Leather
By William Katavolos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a prototype arm chair in Brushed Bronze with Tan leather, designed by Bill or William
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pr. 1930
s Machine Age Art Deco Arm Side Dining Chairs possibly Prototypes
By McKay Furniture Corp., John Carpenter
Located in New York, NY
Unusual pair of period Machine Age arm chairs, having chrome plated steel frames, wood seating
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Purple Panton Chair, 1973
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
studies. At the end of the fifties he developed the prototype for the “Panton-Chair” in plastic but he
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Dining Room Tables
Materials
Plastic
All Original 1915 De Stijl Childs Chair
Located in Peekskill, NY
This hand made prototype or child's size chair is a original survivor of the art and design
Category
Early 20th Century De Stijl Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
Poul Kjaerholm Aluminium Chair Competetition drawing poster 1953 Danish Design
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Here is a very rare and desirable vintage Competition drawing poster displaying a 1953 prototype
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Pair of Slatted Lounge chairs, Móveis de Madeira Pailar, 1960s Brazilian design
By Móveis de Madeira Pailar
Located in New York, NY
of this design attributed to the company. Initially mistaken for a prototype of the Costela Chair by
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Poul Kjaerholm One-Legged or Stacking Chair Working drawing poster 1953 Danish
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
prototyped was the One-Legged stacking chair of laminated wood and spring steel. The One-Legged chair was the
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Antique Settee of Ebonized Wood Frame and New Upholstery, France, 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
French settees, known as "canapé" in French, evolved from early prototypes like double chairs with
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Settees
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
4 black wooden armchairs by Pascal Mourgue, covered in fabric, 1980s
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in Paris, FR
seats are upholstered in green and black speckled fabric.
.
These four chairs are prototypes and have
Category
Vintage 1980s French Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
20 Century Seats (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Mollino, Polaroid, ca.1960
31 Dieter Rams, Klappstuhl-Prototyp, 1962 (Folding Chair Prototype)
32 Joe
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Customizable GLOOH Height Adjustable Stool by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for starting fabric.
One design concept — many prototypes: be they conventional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
$1,790 / item
Customizable GLOOH Bar Stool with Cantilever in Grey Leather by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for leather.
Fabric is less expensive
One design concept — many prototypes: be they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
GLOOH Tall Bar Stool with Cantilever in Black Leather by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for leather.
Fabric is less expensive
One design concept — many prototypes: be they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Customizable GLOOH Bar Stool by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for leather.
Fabric is less expensive
One design concept — many prototypes: be they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
$1,842 / item
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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.
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