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1970Two McGuire Director’s Chairs
By McGuire
Located in IT
Set of two McGuire Director’s Chairs.
Crafted with a black-lacquered oak and bamboo frame, these
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Oak
Federico Giner Folding Directors Chair, 1980s
By Federico Giner
Located in Miami, FL
Folding director’s chair with bentwood and steel frame with black canvas seat and back rest by
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of McGuire Director
s Chairs, 50s
By McGuire
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Step into timeless sophistication with this pair of Director’s Chairs produced by McGuire in the
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Polished Chrome Directors Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Designed in the style of a directors chair, they offer comfort and simple elegance.
Please confirm item
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
$1,800 / set
Vintage Mid-Century Lucite
Chrome Director’s Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lucite and chrome director’s chairs. Sleek, sculptural, and effortlessly cool, these chairs are a
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Lucite
$900 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Faux Bamboo Directors Chair by Telescope Chair Company
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in New York, NY
Stylish folding directors chair, by Telescope Furniture. This example has a turned wood faux bamboo
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Red Metal Folding Director Chairs in White Fabric
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of heavy metal director chairs. These are folding chairs. They have a really nice
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Metal
$720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1980s Director
s Chairs by Cal-Style, Set of 6
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Set of 6 eye-catching 1980s director's chairs by Cal-Style Furniture Mfg with wood arm rests, x
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
$3,950 / set
Vintage Needlepoint Director’s Chair Folding Black Brown White Geometric
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome black wood folding director’s chair with a handmade black, brown, and white geometric
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Textile, Wood
1970 Folding Director
s Chair, Europe
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished
- newly upholstered
- Height of seat 44 cm.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$517 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Robert Kjer Jakobsen
Virtue Bros Directors Chairs White Chrome
By Virtue Brothers
Located in Charleston, SC
MCM Style Directors Chairs White Chrome Attr Robert Kjer Jakobsen & Virtue Bros
Gorgouse pair of
Category
1960s American Directoire Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Beech
Canvas Safari Directors Chairs, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two director's chairs was manufactured in Scandinavia during the 1960s. This type of
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Metal
Milo Baughman attributed Director Chair Dining Chairs , Set of 6
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wichita, KS
Set of 6 Milo Baughman attributed Director chair dining chairs with newer sherpa style upholstery
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Director Chairs in the Style of Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of striking 1980s French director chairs in the style of Jean-Michel Frank, Andrea Putnam re
Category
1980s French Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid Century set with 2 Directors Chairs and a Coffee Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid Century set with 2 Directors Chairs and a Coffee Table
A great set with 2 lounging chairs and
Category
1960s Folk Art Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Canvas
1960s Ryda Levi McGuire Director’s Chair in Wood, Leather, and Brass
By McGuire
Located in IT
Director’s chair by Ryda Levi McGuire with a foldable frame in natural oak and bamboo. The seat and
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 director’s chairs in bamboo and black leather, Lyda Levi for McGuire
By McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Set of 2 director’s chairs in bamboo and black leather, McGuire San Francisco 1970
Product Details
Category
1970s Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass
Set of Five Midcentury "Directors Chair" Chairs in the Style of Cleo Baldon
By Cleo Baldon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
"Directors Chair" is in the style of Cleo Baldon for Terra in the early 1960s.
The chairs feature a
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Iron
1970s Cal Style Director Chairs Oak Brass and Vinyl Set of 4
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A set of 4 director chairs in oak, gold plated steel, and light tan vinyl cushions. Great design
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Steel
Folding Director
s Chair in Beautiful Original Cover, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This folding director's chair was made in Italy in the 1950s in the style of Fratelli Reguitti. The
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
MCM Style Directors Chairs White Chrome Attr Robert Kjer Jakobsen
Virtue Bros
By Robert Kjer Jakobsen, Virtue Brothers
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous pair of MCM a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern Campaign style sling director’s chairs attributed to
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
1960
s X Base Black Lacquer Director Chairs With Mohair Upholstery.
Located in New York, NY
1960's Hollywood regency style director chairs newly reupholstered in mohair fabric and newly
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Mohair, Walnut, Lacquer
Vintage Solid Maple Directors Chairs with Brown Canvas Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of vintage solid maple directors chairs. Brown canvas upholstery. Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Canvas, Maple
Vintage JMF Style Director Chairs, Set of 8
Located in North Miami, FL
All armchairs these Classic Director style chairs in bleached unfinished wood, keeping a rustic and
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Copper
$11,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Lyda Levi McGuire director
s chair in wood and leather with brass details, 1970.
By McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Lyda Levi McGuire director's chair in wood and leather with brass details, 1970.
Extra large
Category
1970s American Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass
John Dickinson Unique Director
s Chair from the Firehouse, San Francisco 1975c.
By John Dickinson
Located in Chicago, IL
John Dickinson Unique Director's Chair from the Firehouse, San Francisco 1975c.
This distinctive
Category
1970s Post-Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chrome and Leather Savonarola Director
s Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of beautiful 1980s Italian chrome gold and red leather Savonarola director's chair in perfect
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chrome and Leather Savonarola Director
s Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight beautiful 1980s Italian chrome gold and red leather Savonarola director's chair in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Directors Chair Bamboo Wood Coral Red Cotton Canvas Fabric Upholstery Foldable
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern coral red cotton canvas and bamboo wood folding director chair with canvas sling
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Vintage White Rattan Bamboo Canvas Sling Folding Directors Chairs
By John and Elinor McGuire, Telescope Chair Company
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of recently restored white and green rattan director’s chairs. Made in Vietnam. The white
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1980s Vietnamese Bohemian Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Canvas, Bamboo, Rattan
Handsome Mahogany and Leather Director’s Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome set of 4 director’s style leather and mahogany arm chairs.
Chairs 36” H x 22” D x 25” W
Category
1980s American Campaign Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,400 / set
1970s Set of 4 Vintage Director
s Chairs in Wood and Red Striped Canvas
Located in Marbella, ES
Set of four vintage-style director's chairs, crafted from wood with a warm, natural tone and
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
RESTORED MID CENTURY DE SEDE DS35 EXECUTIVE SWIVEL DiRECTORS CHAIR BROWN LEATHER
By De Sede
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, original Mid Century Modern Circa 1970's De Sede DS35 Executive swivel office chair in hand dyed aged brown
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
Pair Mid Century Modern Iron Patio Directors Chairs w New Sunbrella Backs 1960
By Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular pair of steel directors style chairs with Sunbrella stripped fabric for backs. Totally
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
$920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cleo Baldon Style X-Form Arm Directors Dining Chair, Circa 1970
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Handcrafted wrought iron chair is known as the "Directors Chair" in the style of Cleo Baldon for
Category
1960s Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Iron
After Ward Bennett Sled Lounges Chairs for Selig
By Selig, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
These Director Chairs, are a timeless design masterpiece that effortlessly combines form and
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
$10,000 / set
Horgen Glarus Modell 903 by Kurt Culetto Cognac Swiss Folding Spanish Chair
By Horgen-Glarus
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Mogensen Spanish Chair and also on the classic folding Directors Chair.
We have 2 chairs in stock.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass
Gae Aulenti
April
Canvas Folding Chairs, Zanotta, 1972
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Corby, GB
and designer Gae Aulenti. Designed in 1972 for Zanotta and inspired by a classic directors chair
Category
1970s Italian Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Shigeru Uchida
Z
Chair Mid Century Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Vancouver, BC
chrome and teak. The first models were designed around 1958, taking inspiration from directors chairs
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
Hollywood folding armchairs by Carlo Hauner for Fratelli Reguitti
By Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Milano, IT
This 1970s director's chair by Reguitti is the perfect blend of functionality and elegance, with a
Category
1970s Italian Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Postmodern Minimalist Leather Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
he saw a director's chair in a magazine before WWII. While repeating tests for functional chairs, Nii
Category
1950s Unknown Minimalist Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Aluminum
$1,815 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage English Hand Made Leather Directors Desk Chair 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning vintage leather 'Director's chair' with button back in a beautiful burgundy
Category
Late 20th Century Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather
Mogens Koch ‘Mk-16’ Safari Chair for Rud Rasmussen
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
folding chair based on traditional British Campaign furniture. Also known as safari or directors chairs
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Beech
$1,724 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of McGuire Oak Folding Campaign Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mcguire Oak Folding Campaign or Director Chairs. 1980's, in very good vintage condition
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Wood, Oak
$2,195 / set
Mid Century NY Folding Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Takeshi Nii, Japan, c. 1950
s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Deland, FL
inspired by foldaway director’s chairs. It was named in honor of the designer’s family name, but it also
Category
1960s Japanese International Style Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
Gae Aulenti for Zanotta Set of Four
April
Chairs in Original Leather
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, saddle leather, Italy, 1964
Gae Aulenti revolutionized the traditional notion of the director's chair by
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Set of 6 Director Style Leather Chairs with Chrome Base
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this set of six director-style chrome and leather chairs date from the 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Chrome
Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik Set of
Spanish
Dining Chairs in Oak
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, black leather, brass, Denmark, 1964
These chairs remind of the classical foldable 'director-chairs
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Brass
Director’s Folding Chair in lacquered steel frame, brass, red canvas seat 1980s
Located in Almelo, NL
Vintage Director’s Folding Chair in lacquered steel frame, red canvas seat and backrest and Brass
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Steel
Mid Century French Carved and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These Mid Century French carved and parcel gilt director's chairs add a fun touch of elegance to to
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Giltwood
Robert Kinsell 33"x 39" Oil Painting of Reclining Nude Woman
By Robert Kinsell
Located in Chicago, IL
Nude woman sitting in a white directors chair; executed in oil on canvas by Robert Kinsell. Dove
Category
Late 20th Century American Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Horgen Glarus Modell 903 by Kurt Culetto
Located in grand Lancy, CH
classic folding Directors Chair.
Category
1960s Swiss Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Fabric, Oak
$7,800 / set
Set of Six Kartell Dining Chairs by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of six late modernist dining chairs from Italian design house Kartell. The 4855 model is a
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Plastic
A Pair of Madame De Pompadour Folding Chairs By Vivian Van Schagen, Rococo Style
Located in Roma, IT
and the early 200s by the designer and creative director Vivian Van Schagen, these chairs bring
Category
1990s European Rococo Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Slipper Chairs, 1960s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Hamburg, PA
Iconic pair of slipper chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture, circa 1960s, embodying the
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
McGuire Antalya Directors Arm Chair Rattan Laced Rawhide Woven Leather
By McGuire
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a a McGuire Antalya directors style dining armchair in rattan with laced
Category
1980s American American Classical Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
Lost Warhols: American Flag
- Small
By Karen Bystedt
Located in New York, NY
in 1987) back to life. Characteristically nonplussed yet intense, he sits in a director's chair
Category
1980s Pop Art Retro Directors Chair
Materials
Photographic Paper
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Retro Directors Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic retro directors chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, animal skin and wood, every retro directors chair was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect retro directors chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each retro directors chair bearing Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made retro directors chair over the years, but those crafted by John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire Furniture Company and Alessandro Albrizzi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Retro Directors Chair?
Prices for a retro directors chair start at $200 and top out at $18,900 with the average selling for $2,083.
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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.
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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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Questions About Retro Directors Chair
- 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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