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Chairs For Sale
Place of Origin: Italian
Place of Origin: African
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Set of Ten Catilina Chairs with Leather Cushions Azucena
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of ten Catilina chairs with frame in painted steel, seat in black lacquered multi-layered wood, and polyurethane cushions covered with leather. This...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jumpsuite Anthracite Leather Chair by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Jumpsuite Anthracite Leather Chair by Morica Design
Dimensions: D 47 x W 52 x H 80 cm.
Materials: Anthracite leather, metal.
Available in Anthracite, Cognac, or Natural leather opti...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Sculptural cherry wood Armchair by A. Sibau, Italy, 1960s
By A. Sibau
Located in Vienna, AT
Striking sculptural armchair designed by A. Sibau in Italy during the 1960s. With its bold curves and distinctive silhouette, this piece embodies the expressive spirit of postmodern ...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Vintage Giorgetti Progetti Armchair by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Progetti armchair, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1980's by Giorgetti, Italy.
Wooden frame in black color and natural wood inserts.
In original removable ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
$3,345 Sale Price
20% Off
P. Starck for Kartell 4 Chairs Model La Marie in Transparent Polycarbonate Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
PHILIPPE STARCK Production Kartell, Italy 2000 ca. Four chairs model “La Marie” in transparent polycarbonate colored in different shades, orange, yellow, purple and red. Production b...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Roma Chair
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Roma Chair by Emmemobili
Roma, designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Emmemobili, is an elegant chair made from veneered, bent plywood – a true expression of craftsmanship and timeless d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$3,297 / item
Gio Ponti Leggera Chair in Black Lacquered Wood and Original Grey Seat. 1951
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti Leggera Chair in Black Lacquered Wood and Original Grey Seat. Italy 1951
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Tulip L Gray Chair by Kazuko Okamoto
By Chairs
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Located in Milan, IT
This elegant chair has natural polished ash wood legs. It is enriched by a gray FreeForm polyurethane shell. Other colours are available.
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$990 / item
Milani, Transparent Green Polycarbonate Dining Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 6 Leather "121" Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1967
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Leather "121" Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1967
The chair, which has now become an icon of Italian style, features Scarpa's typical double trestle structure w...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Carlo Bartoli Set of Six 4875 Chairs in Plastic by Kartell 1980s
By Carlo Bartoli, Kartell
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of six 4875 chairs (also known as Bartoli) designed by Carlo Bartoli in 1974 and produced by Kartell.
The chairs are made of polypropylene, a very resistant and lightweight plas...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Italian Woven Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely pair of woven chairs from Italy, 1960s. Light woven wicker scoop seats with rattan and bamboo frame. Original finish shows nice age and patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
$4,800 / set
Customizable Tacchini Pigreco Chair by Tobia Scarpa
By Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
The Pigreco chair is the first product designed by Tobia Scarpa, conceived in 1959 as a graduation project at the end of his studies in architecture at t...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile
$2,109 / item
Set of six italian wood chairs leather seats by Afra e Tobia Scarpa, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This set of six sculptural dining chairs is a stunning example of Italian modernist design from the 1970s. Designed by the renowned duo Afra and Tobia Scarpa, the chairs feature a di...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hill House chair in the style of Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980
s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This chair was made in the style of the Hill House Chair, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, during the 1980's. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintos...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Savonarola Chair, Year 1900
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Savonarola chair, Made in Italy, Year 1900.
The frame is made of solid wood. The seat and back are ORIGINAL leather, attached with large upholstery nails. There is fringed trimmings...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Customizable Tacchini Costela Lounge Chair Designed by Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
Tacchini is delighted to reissue Costela by Martin Eisler, icon of Brazilian 1950s design. An elegant yet informal armchair. With its sensual aesthetic, natural materials and intelli...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Set of 4 Ycami Italia Chairs in Anodized Aluminum and Polycarbonate - Design Ann
Located in Manzano, IT
Set of 4 Ycami Italia Chairs in Anodized Aluminum and Polycarbonate - 1980s Design
Bring a touch of 80s design to your home or office with this stunning set of 4 chairs by Ycami Ita...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$735 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright "Robie" Chairs for Cassina, 1986, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Robie" chairs for Cassina, original black leather and walnut, Italy, 1986, set of eight.
This chair's rigorous design exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright's design et...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Creel and Gow Rattan Trellis Chair
Located in New York, NY
Rattan Trellis chair made for Creel and Gow in Tangier Morocco
Measures: 29" x 27" x 38".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Chairs
Materials
Rattan
$3,000 / item
Love Chair in Rose with Polished Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Love is all around. Clench yours tight, hold it close, and bestow on it the shiny perch it so wishes it deserved. Love Chair for Ghidini 1961 provides a sumptuously soft landing for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
"Superleggera" Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, 1950s, Set of 6
Located in bruxelles, BE
Set of 6 black wood and wicker chairs designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina. Stamped Cassina. Seat height 46cm. Wear due to time and age.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PR...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Mario Bellini for Cassina
CAB 414
Chairs in black stitched Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Cab' chairs. Model no 414.
Stitched black leather. Zips onto a metal frame.
In very good condition. Leather, stitching and zips on these chairs are all ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Chiavarine Chairs in Red Stained Beech and Bamboo Rope, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Set of 4 Chiavarine chairs 3 slats model. These extremely light chairs were designed by the Levaggi brothers in the 1950s in Chiavari, Italy.
The chairs feature a struct...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Bamboo, Cane, Beech, Rattan
Mid Century Bentwood Chairs, Thonet Style, Italy 50s, Pair
By Thonet
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of Mid Century bentwood and cane chairs from the 50s era.
In good vintage condition with signs of use and age. All visible on pictures. The cane net is in original condition; ha...
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Customizable Zanotta Nena Chair by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in New York, NY
Armchair. Steel frame varnished orange, amaranth, espresso, graphite or black. Seat and backrest upholstered with polyurethane. Removable fabric or leather cover.
A daily glimpse, a ...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Set of Four Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Seat Height 48cm
- Italy, circa 1960s-1970s
- Designer: Gastone Rinaldi
- Good original condition .
- Four pieces available.
- cleaned , polished
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of Eight Restored Bauhaus Cesca Chairs, by M. Breuer, Chrome, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic Cesca chair, an original design masterpiece by Marcel Breuer in the Bauhaus style, represents the pinnacle of "Made in Italy" quality. This authentic chair by the famous ...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Afra
Tobia Scarpa,
Monk
Chairs, Molteni, Italy, 1974
Located in New York, NY
A set of 2 Monk chairs designed by the formidable husband-and-wife duo Tobia and Afra Scarpa, renowned for their work that harmonizes materials, technology, and aesthetics. The chair...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,650 / item
Willy Rizzo saddle leather chair cognac Cidue - 1970s
By Cidue, Willy Rizzo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Willy Rizzo saddle leather chair cognac Cidue - 1970/80s
Chair - Willy Rizzo - Italian design
Measures : 46cmx46cm H:80cm SH:44cm
Material : Base material: steel frame covered with l...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Piero Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon "Avio" Chair for Poltrona Frau
Located in Miami, FL
Distressed sea-foam green leather Avio chair designed by Piero Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon for Poltrona Frau, 1998.
The structure of the back of the A...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Midcentury Six Chairs Ico and Luisa Parisi Attributed Cherrywood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1950s six chairs Ico and Luisa Parisi attributed, in beautiful cherrywood, turquoise imitation leather in its original upholstery. The legs have gilded brass terminals. Excel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Desalto Black Koki Chair in STOCK
By Desalto
Located in New York, NY
Koki
Pocci + Dondoli · 2015
MATERIAL: integral polyurethane
The contract world enters the domestic space with the Koki range of chairs with a contemporary, fresh design. A perfect b...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$182 Sale Price
75% Off
Hannes Wettstein Hola 369 Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hannes Wettstein Set of Five Hola 367 Chair For Cassina
Among Cassina’s best-sellers, Hola is a design chair also available without armrests, whose elegant, functional lines announc...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$2,783 / item
New and Made to Order Customizable Tacchini Africa Chair by Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for starting fabric and Walnut Stained ash wood
Africa is a chair that encapsulates a perfect synthesis of structure, form, and functionality in a sculpture that highli...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
Modern Genuine Ochre Soft Leather Tan Sling - Swing Chair
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
1 of the 4 of Italian Massive Brass Chairs by Chiavari, Upholstery Iceland Wool
By Chiavari
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of refined Italian Campanino Classic Chiavari chairs, circa 1950s.
Massive brass with upholstered with velvet and off-white Iceland wool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Re-Bis Iron Chair by Antonio Saporito
Located in Milan, IT
A one-of-a-kind sculptural design piece of vintage inspiration, this gorgeous chair by Antonio Saporito will infuse an iconic charm in any room of a c...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Iron
$5,075 / item
Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO
Located in Torino, IT
Sedia Laleggera
part of the work
Mezzoterra Mezzomare
Mediterraneans,
by Michelangelo
PISTOLET
and Juan Esteban SANDOVAL
Michelangelo PISTOLETTO painted the sea shore on the Lalegge...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Chairs
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$1,146 Sale Price
20% Off
Zanotta Fenis CM Solid Maple Wood Chair by Carlo Mollino
By Carlo Molino
Located in New York, NY
Chair. Frame in natural or black painted solid maple wood.
Every epoch has its art
A chair that is a sculpture: entirely carved out of solid maple, its back rests on the legs creatin...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Maple
Space Age Vintage Black Plastic Up to Three Dining Chair Joe Colombo 1967 Italy
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage three plastic dining chairs or chairs by Joe Colombo 1965 - 67 and executed for Kartell 1970s Italy.
Stamped underneath, Kartell Binasco ( Milano ) 860 & 861 made in Italy Des. Prof Joe Colombo 1970
The chairs are in good condition with signs of age and use like scratches at the glossy surface.
The iconic dining chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Arflex Elettra Chair in Vega Fabric with Black Metal Base by B.B.P.R
By Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic of the '50s office, Elettra is the seating you can't do without. Thanks to its timeless style and its elegant proportions, it adapts perfectly to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Giancarlo Piretti Plia Lucite
Chrome Folding Chair for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing the truly iconic "Plia" folding chair. Originally designed in 1967 by Giancarlo Piretti for the venerated Anonima Castelli Company the Plia chair is still in production t...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Africa Chair for Maxalto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Afra & Tobia Scarpa design "Africa" chair for the Artona line by Maxalto, Italy. Elegant and sophisticated design combining form with function, beautiful to admire and comfortable to...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome and faux leather
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Born 1926, Giotto Stoppino was one of the most relevant representative of the Italian Space Age movement. He worked as an architect but, most importantly, as a designer - penning obj...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Inlaid Folding Savonarola Chair
Located in North York, ON
Original folding chair with finely carved detailed patterns and mother of pearl inlay.
Price includes complimentary curb side delivery to the continental USA.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1970s Pop Casalino Chair by Alexander Begge
Located in Wichita, KS
A molded sculptural soft white colored Casalino chair made of automobile strength plastic. A great 1970s design from the POP art period by Alexander Begge and sometimes referred to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 "Padova" chairs in wood with braided rope seats - Hank Lowenstein -
By Hank Loewenstein
Located in Madrid, España
Set of 4 "Padova" chairs in wood with braided rope seats - Hank Lowenstein - Italy - c. 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
In Stock in Los Angeles, Sawaya
Moroni Crypto Chair, Sido
François Thévenin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock in Los Angeles
This chair is part of a group of altogether four different “Crypto” ...
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” chairs
Produced by Cassina in the 1960’s
Black frames with natural woven seats
Timeless classic, modern...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
$5,200 / set
Pair of Bertoia Chairs in chrome-plated steel by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pair of Bertoia Chairs in chrome-plated steel by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Pair of Bertoia chairs in chrome-plated steel made in the 1970s by Harry Bertoia for ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina Italian Design 1993
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Timeless piece of design history – the Pre-loved Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina. This iconic armchair, dating back...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Senoufo African Folding Chair Fish Pattern on the Back Ivory Coast.
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African hand-carved wooden chair with a beautiful dark brown patina. This folding chair, made up of two pieces that fit together, is made from a single piece of West African cabinet wood. Also called a guard chair, this traditional African folding chair was once reserved for the African elite. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use, this African club chair features a carved fish design on the back.
ethnic...
Category
Early 20th Century African Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Wood
Medea "Fratelli Tagliabue " N. 2 Chair Brass Iron curved Wood 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
N 2 Medea chairs
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Italian Blackened Brass Chiavari Bar Stool or Chair
By Chiavari
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian brass Chiavari chair or bar stool and perfect long lasting solid structure. The seat upholstery color can be customized as well as the finish that can be golden shi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Brass
$1,792 / item
Modern Bungee Armchair after René Herbst
By René Herbst
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern bungee armchair after René Herbst, a nice vintage 1990s version, measures: arm height is 25-inches, seat height is 17-inches.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$880 Sale Price
32% Off
Set of 8 Red Leather "121" Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1967
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 8 Red Leather "121" Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1967
The chair, which has now become an icon of Italian style, features Scarpa's typical double trestle structu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Indoor, Outdoor Chairs by Pipsan Saarinen-Swanson, 1970s, Two Arm Chairs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage dining chairs set indoor, outdoor designed by Pipsan Saarinen Swanson for Ficks Reed. Sculptural black iron frames with black ball ends. Woven rattan seats. Set of four chair...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,345 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Blue Plexi Ero Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell
Located in Brecht, BE
wonderful blue color, these plexi Ero chairs, designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy in the
1970's ... price is for 2 chairs !
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi White Leather and Steel "Lens" Chairs for Saporiti, Italy, 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury lounge chair with tubular steel frames and white leather seat. The "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti in 1968.
This chair has a white leather seat with original upholstery and a fantastic tubular structure, available as it is or can be restored. A wonderful space-age design piece, fused with sumptuous and elegant materials.
A magnificent and iconic piece that will be perfect for a midcentury-style living room or study and a must-have for vintage leather seats lovers.
The condition of the chair has some normal signs of use and vintage condition, as shown in the photos.
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
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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.
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“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
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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.
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