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Armchairs For Sale
Richard Meier #810 Black Lacquered Armchair
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a rare #810 prototype armchair by Richard Meier.
The chair is lacquered in a Black high gloss.
This D shaped chair, designed by Richard Meier, is stylish, yet practical.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Napoleon III Buttoned scroll back armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish Napoleon III buttoned scroll back armchair with a very shapely frame. I have not seen one like this before. A great feature in a room for its unusual design an...
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Napoleon III Buttoned back cabriole legged tub chair
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like this armchair upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. This would require 5 metres of material. You can supply your own or please get in touch...
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Patricia Urquiola Dudet Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Dudet Armchair
Manufactured by Cassina
INVITATION TO COMFORT
An armchair with sinuous curves, envisioned as a refuge of relaxation.
The structure, adapted from t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$7,007 / item
19th Century French Louis XV Bergere Arm Chair in a Fine Floral Upholstery
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant 19th century French Louis XV bergere armchair featuring a high quality floral upholstery in the style of Schumacher betty chintz fabric in vivi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$900 Sale Price
60% Off
Set of 2
Tulip
Swivel Armchairs by Maurice Burke for Arkana, England, 1960
s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The 'Tulip' dining chair was designed by Maurice Burke for Arkana in England in the early 1960's. It is an iconic Space Age design, inspired by the Eero Saarinen design for Knoll fro...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi Armchairs, Italy 1950
s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Rosewood and black stained walnut chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, they retain their original leather and labels.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
Pair of French Bergere Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French bergere armchairs circa 1895-1905. Upholstered in light neutral linen with feather and down cushions. Sold together priced $5,800 for the pair.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Down
$5,800 / set
Set of Two Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1947. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Doron Hotel armchair was designed in 1947 by Charlotte Perriand, a real mo...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fur, Wood
Leonia Armchair in Leather with Armrests in Corno Italiano, Mod. 4408
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Characterized by rounded volumes, sophisticated upholstery and sartorial manufacturing, the Leonia armchair expresses a bold yet contemporary style. The external shell is covered wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Desk Chair Birch Lacquered Mahogany Brown Sweden 1920s
By Karl Johan
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A fine-looking desk chair in Karl Johan style made in Sweden during the 1920s ca. This one with brown mahogany looking lacquer to make the birch look even more exclusive. The seat ha...
Category
1920s Swedish Karl Johan Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Isa Bergamo Gio Ponti Style Armchair Made in Italy 1950s Original Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Isa Bergamo Gio Ponti armchair made in Italy 1950s original fabric.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,990 Sale Price
30% Off
Ruhlmann
Fuseau-Facettes
Amaranth Armchair,
Monsieur
Model
Located in Berlin, DE
‘Fuseau- Facettes’ armchair in solid amaranth, ‘Monsieur’ model, upholstered with Loro Piana purple cashmere, gondola back, and waist with cut sides, the two front legs tapered and f...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Purpleheart
Henning Kjærnulf, Armchair in Oak
Lambswool, Model "Kurul", Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine and elegant armchair in solid oak, reupholstered in quality shearling lambswool. Designed by Henning (Henry) Kjaernulf for EG Kvalitetsmøbel, Denmark 1960s. Model "Kurul".
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Lambskin, Wool, Oak
Set of Eight Warren Platner Armchair.
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Warren Platner armchair, newly upholstered.
3 armchair with the knoll logo .
Very good vintage condition, please see video .
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$15,900 / set
Exceptional pair of iconic Kaare Klint Mix Chairs in Niger Leather and Mahogany
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KAARE KLINT & RUD RASMUSSEN SNEDKERIER
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN
A rare pair Kaare Klint and the iconic “Mix Chairs”, mahogany frame, upholstered in Nigerian goat hide and brass nails.
Nigerian goat hide is very thick with natural patina, hence extremely durable due to its tight grain which with time gives the surface a beautiful sheen.
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
An iconic piece of design and a collector's items.
ABOUT
Kaare Klint – the father of Danish Furniture Design – was also a pioneer in teaching. As head of the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (1923-1954), he organised the department more as an architectural office, where he has lecturer, not only gave good advice but also sat down with the students at the drawings boards.
Kaare Klint’s mix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage armchairs in the style of Afra
Tobia Scarpa
s Carlotta, 1960s-1970s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Armchair, likely designed in the late 1960s or early 1970s, is inspired by the famous Carlottamodel by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. With its bold geometric lines and comfortabl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Rare Contemporary Wooden "Stag Chair" by Rick Owens in Plywood
Elk Horn 2007
By Rick Owens
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare sculptural contemporary wooden "Stag Chair" in natural plywood and moose horn by Rick Owens produced by his studio in Paris 2007. This chair is from the first edition and h...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plywood
Armchair Italian Design 1950s geometric shapes wooden feet Gio Ponti Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Dark gray velvet armchair, wooden feet.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
$1,829 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Armchairs Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italian Midcentury, "Model 865", 1955
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair armchairs Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italian Midcentury, "Model 865", 1955 in pony skin
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of armchairs in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of comfortable bergère armchairs in fabric and wood, upholstered in velvet, in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italian manufacture, 1950s.
The elegance of the bergère armch...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four After Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chairs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Four After Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chairs – A Stunning Tribute to Mid-Century Modern Design
Step into the world of iconic modernism with this exceptional ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane
$5,113 Sale Price / set
42% Off
Carlo Di Carli pair of armchairs rosewood brass leather 1966
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful pair of Italian armchairs designed by Carlo De Carli in 1966, and produced by Sormani in the 1960s and 1970s. This pair reflects Carlo De Carli’s vision of furniture as an ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pierre Paulin Model F598 Groovy Armchair for Artifort Netherlands, 1972
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
Fantastic F598 armchair, also called Groovy, by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands 1972. This sculptural armchair has been recently reupholstered with lovely and high quality Pierre Frey wool and alpaca blend fabric from Paris, France.
Like all iconic...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Spun Rotating Chair by Thomas Heatherwic for MAGIS
By Thomas Heatherwick, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Not just a new seat, a new concept in seating and sitting: Spun. Its harmonious, dynamic and perfectly symmetric shape is reminiscent of a cotton reel, a top that spins on its axis o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,036 / item
Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced in the 1960s by Wood Art Brazil.
Jean Gillon (1919–2007) was born in Lasi, Romania. In 1956, already possessing a consistent portfolio, he moved to São Paulo, where he dev...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Large Märta Blomstedt "Aulanko" armchair
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Märta Blomstedt Hotel "Aulanko" lounge chair.
Chair is from 1940s and fully reupholstered in warm white sheepskin.
Category
Mid-19th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Antique Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Esther Armchair in Walnut, Made to Order by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This walnut armchair, designed by Petersen Antiques, features a brutalist design with visible through-tenons following the contours of the seat and back. Shown here in walnut, the ch...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Linen
Pair of Vintage Swedish Art Deco Arm Chairs c. 1930s - Fully Restored
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Art Deco era arm chairs with steam bent birch arms. Sometimes also referred to as “Funkis” (Functionalist) or “Art Moderne,” as this streamlined style stripped unnecessary o...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Birch
Carl-Johan Boman Finnish Curved Easy Chair in Sahara Sheepskin, 1940s
Located in Prague, New Town
Finnish curved easy chair, designed by Carl-Johan Boman. Produced by Oy Boman Ab in Finland, 1940s. Tapered wooden legs, upholstered in Sahara sheepskin.
Please note that a pair of ...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Muted by NONO No08 Sculptural Lounge Chair Artistic Elegance
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Muted by NONO No08 Sculptural Lounge Chair Artistic Elegance
—
Dive into the world of understated elegance and architectural prowess with the Muted Lo...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
$5,941 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chair Model JH501 by Hans J Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of chair Model JH501 by Hans J Wegner, designed in 1949 and manufactured by Johannes Hansen in Denmark.
This pair has wear and tear to the frame and rattan (please see ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
Heal
Son Oak Library Chair
By Ambrose Heal
Located in Petworth, GB
Heal
Son Library chair with folding gate-leg side table and open bookshelf, reclining back in 5 positions.
Made in oak with exposed dovetail detail.
A wonderful unusual chair...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Swivel Armchair Featuring Limed Oak Curved Back
Rich Fabric By José Castro
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This striking armchair is a beautiful fusion of modern comfort and architectural design. It features a plush, upholstered seat for superior comfort. The backrest, however, is the cha...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Cotton Velvet Chairs, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and sculptural pair of French Art Deco club chairs from the 1930s, featuring beautifully curved walnut frames with a warm, deep patina. The sides display rich book-matched ve...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
$4,400 / set
Verner Panton Pop-Art C1 Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Elevate your interior with this exceptional C1 armchair, designed by the legendary Verner Panton and produced by Vitra, a name synonymous with timeless quality and innovation in mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$795 / item
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Sleek Lined Armchairs for Widdicomb
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of expertly restored sleek lined arm chairs designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Holland & Sherry wool upholstery in a grey and white very small checker board patt...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,000 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sublime High Armchairs, Contemporary Style in Solid Wood, Textiles Upholstery
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
A collection composed by armchairs available in two back hights, coffee tables, side tables and center tables. The Sublime collection, is born from the research in the organic form field, that originates a comfortable shell structure for seating, developed with the ergonomics to embrace the body with a soft foam area, to provide a relaxing and comfortable experience.
In the design, complex forms along the Silhouette create, details and points of interest to elevate the piece, where the structural blocks are conceived in a pure and strong relationship overall, in seek of a sublime outcome. It is an inside to the lounge mindset, an invitation to good conversations...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Fauteuil " IBIZA" en Bordeaux Par Alexandre Ligios
Located in MARRAKECH, MA
Le fauteuil Ibiza incarne l'harmonie parfaite entre modernité et confort. Avec ses formes symétriques et arrondies, il offre une silhouette fluide et élégante qui invite à la détente...
Category
2010s Moroccan Armchairs
Materials
Polyester, Wood
$1,532 / item
Antique Louis XV Chairs, French
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden chair from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. A classic French dining chair, it features a curved back with intricate carvi...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$1,285 / set
Oscar Tusquets Solid Ashwood Gaulino Easy Chair for BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaulino easy chair designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD barcelona design, circa 2010.
Solid natural varnished ash with seat in natural h...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Important Pair of Osvaldo Borsani P71 Armchairs in Walnut, Tecno, Italy, 1954
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in The Hague, NL
This important pair of armchairs was designed by Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Tecno in Como, Italy in 1954. The very rare P71 was one of the first designs produced by Tecno after ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern curved oak handmade Niemeyer II armchair by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Gold Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category at the A’Design Award Competition 2021-2022
The Niemeyer II armchair is named after the Br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Foam, Oak
$2,585 Sale Price / item
19% Off
Pair of French Louis XIII Style 19th Century Os de Mouton Wooden Fauteuils
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XIII style wooden os de mouton armchairs from the 19th century, with slanted camelbacks, large scrolling arms, cross stretchers and used upholstery. Created in...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Kai Kristiansen Model 42 Dining Chairs, Rosewood, Aniline Leather, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of dining chairs produced by Skovman Andersen for the Illum Bolighus department store in Copenhagen. Rosewood frames with seat and back reupholstered with vintage tan aniline lea...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Victorian Revival Walnut Saddle Seat Carved Acanthus Armchair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage walnut saddle seat style desk chair featuring Victorian Revival styling with carved acanthus and shell design, and ball feet. Attributed to Stomps-Burkhardt.
Dimensions:
23...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Carved Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique 19th century Victorian mahogany carved armchair having a beautiful carved pierced shaped back. Shaped carved open arms, standing on carved cabriole feet and outs...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Other
Black Croco Armchair with Alligator Skin and Real Horns
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair black Croco with structure in solid beech wood.
Covered with black tinted alligator skin from Mississippi.
With two real zebu, two real buffalo water and two real Aries ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$47,032 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Monk Chair in Solid Oak, Wabi Sabi, Swedish, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural vintage Monk chair made in solid oak with a comfortable seat cushion. Carved by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the early 20th century. A tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 1960s Hollywood Regency Chairs in Leopard Velvet
Black Leather Piping
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Jaw dropping one of a kind 1960s Pair of James Mont style Hollywood Regency Throne chairs coming your way and ready for the red carpet. Furniture couture for sure. These gorgeous Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency high back chairs demand both attention and admiration. Pure art in form and finish. Expert reupholstery connects the leopard velvet pattern precisely for continuity of form. As eye liner brings attention to the eyes, black leather piping shows off the chairs sculptural lines. Sexy lumbar pillow perfectly upholstered to seamlessly continue that leopard pattern from top to bottom. It's all about the details. Pagoda seat back top and Chow form Ming Dynasty style legs add an imperial air. Both professionally lacquered in black, with gold lacquer accents on the base. Elegant. Upscale. Chic. And ready to ship tomorrow. Only pair of their kind available globally - get them while you can. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory.
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Pair of Dorothy Draper Espana Cabinets for Heritage Henredon, circa 1955
Hollywood Regency Lotus...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer
Art Deco Club Chair or Armchair, France, 1935
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco armchair, France, 1935. New upholstery with a purple Art Deco design fabric. Armrests and feet with gold leaf. Full restored, perfect condition!
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Erik Kirkegaard for Høng Desk or Side Chair in Rosewood and Leather, 1960s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fantastic armchair or desk chair designed by Erik Kirkegaard in the 1950's for Høng Stolefabrik in Denmark. Very sought after and increasingly rare to find. Perfect accent chair or d...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage brass cantilever armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi set of 2, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Seventies patinated brass dining chairs with a cantilever design, metal wire seats and original brown fabric cushions.
These chairs were made in the 1970s and are inspired by the th...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved Beech Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of highly carved beechwood armchairs crafted in the grand French Louis XVI taste. The chairs feature a large square back with a scrolled crest decorated with floral det...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair Swedish Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Easy Chairs, Cognac Colored Leather 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Set of two Pernilla easy chairs by the Swedish furniture designer Bruno Mathsson manufactured by Dux
The chairs are made of lacquered steam bend beech stretched with canvas. Upholst...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Beech
Antique French Louis XV Carved Fruitwood and Pictorial Needlepoint Fauteuil
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV fauteuil offers fruitwood frame with carved floral and foliate crest and skirt, shaped arms and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, upholst...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$712 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 2 Century New Set Collection Odessa Fringes Armchair by Ottiu
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Bold yet poised, the Odessa Armchair exudes strength wrapped in softness. Upholstered in sumptuous velvet and adorned with delicate fringes, it balances power with elegance in every ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Giorgetti Progetti Armchairs and Pouf by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage Progetti armchairs including pouf, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1980s by Giorgetti, Italy.
Pouf with labeled textile on the bottom.
Metal labele...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Croco Black and Bronze Armchair
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair Croco black and bronze
with structure in solid beech wood.
Upholstered and covered with natural
black tinted alligator skin. With na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$47,032 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Kartell Venice Chairs in Glossy Rusty Orange by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tribute to the city of Venice in a chair for both the table and the living room, which combines classic lines with comfort. Venice is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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