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Chairs For Sale
Mid-Century Modern Grand Chairs, Swivel, Brass, DEDAR Jacquard, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chair Grand, Swivel, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Grand chair is a versatile piece with it's swivel base, that combines elegance with functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Refinished Danish Erik Buch Armchair in Oak, Inc. Reupholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Elegant yet solid Erik Buch armchairs model 50 with excellent woodwork that are evidence of good design and craftsmanship.
A solid oak construction with Erik Buch's characteristic e...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Fasem Cantilever Leather Chair By Mart Stam Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Leather Cantilever Chair by FASEM Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Henredon French Provincial Cane Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Henredon
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate fine furniture acquisitions of a set of 6 vintage henredon French Provincial cane back dining chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
1980s Sculptural Ebonized Brown Beiges Zebra Wood Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, sculptural zebra chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best o...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Ivory Canvas, 1974, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" dining chairs for Molteni, ivory canvas and walnut, Italy, 1974, set of four.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of tw...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Four Red Beech Dining Room Chairs or Chairs 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage dining room chairs or chairs from red lacquered beech and plywood 1950s Austria.
Playful bold red color and clear cut design both features are combined in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Postmodern Space Age Blue Velvet Dining Chair Coraje
By Moanne
Located in Almería, ES
The Coraje Dining Chair is a tribute to bravery—an invitation to live and design boldly. With its sculptural base and commanding presence, it doesn’t just complete a space, it anchor...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
$1,465 / item
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
Set of Ten Shell Dining Chairs, Turquoise Wool, by Vintola Studio, Europe.
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vint...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1937, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, black leather and wood, Italy, 1937, set of six.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "Barr...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Vintage Clear Lucite and Chrome Plia Chairs by Castelli
Located in Chicago, IL
When this chair debuted in 1967 it was an immediate international sensation. Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, the use of materials and the ground-breaking 3 disk pivot me...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Customizable Tacchini Julep Chair by Jonas Wagell
Located in New York, NY
Soft, enveloping shapes characterize this family of upholstered pieces. Julep is influenced by the 1950s Avant Garde movement, drawing upon its simplicity and grandeur, refined by a contemporary, romantic, feminine allure. Star of the series is the sofa, whose generous rounded lines provided evolutionary DNA for the entire collection – including an armchair, a chaise-longue and an ottoman – in an interplay of proportions and shapes that gave rise, little by little, to all the other versions. Fully upholstered, the seats look ample and full, yet convey a sense of lightness, thanks to the recessed base that invisibly lifts them off the floor. Designed...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric
$5,513 / item
Sculptural Teak Wood Chair, Stunning Wood Textures, Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This remarkable chair is a one-of-a-kind piece, masterfully crafted from an old rice mortar repurposed into functional art. Made from solid teak wood, it showcases the deep character...
Category
1950s Indonesian Other Vintage Chairs
Materials
Teak
$2,304 Sale Price
20% Off
Model "Klismo" Chairs, Arttu Brummer for Helsinki University, 1930s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model "Klismo" chairs, 8 pieces in total sold separately. Design Arttu Brummer for Helsinki University banquet hall, 1930s Stained birch frame with leather upholstery. Good vintage c...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
Modern Solid Brass, Handspun Wool Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Strelitzia bespoke, dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This luxury dining chair has a backrest of soli...
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
A Brutalist Folk Art Alpine set of Four Chairs, France, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This beautiful set of four solid oak chairs features hand-carved, folk-style ornamentation of decorative leaf varieties in a rustic alpine atmosphere. The tapered seat is supported b...
Category
1930s French Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Blue Gray Wool, Walnut Wood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful italian fabric.
This chair can be customized to your specifica...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Modern Laurence Dining Chairs, Yellow Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Laurence dining chair is an artistic tribute to the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Leather, Mohair, Bouclé, Linen
Hunt, three legs chair in fabric, black Ash, Dainelli Studio for Somaschini
Located in Cabiate, IT
A three-legged chair, an idea that dates back to the last century and finds a playful and contemporary
reinterpretation in this design. The enveloping silhouette of the back echoes t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Fabric, Ash
Fledermaus Secession Armchairs No.423
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus secession armchairs no.423 designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Fledermaus Cabaret in 1905. Made by J&J Kohn, beautiful original preservation, stains on two seats.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Materials
Beech
$2,882 / item
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 6 Flame Golden Birch
Located in Lewes, England
Rare set of 6 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1920 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully curved front leg...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Swedish Folk Chairs
Located in New York, US
Swedish chair with hand carved floral detailing950
Category
20th Century Swedish Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / item
Set Of Four Dining Room Chairs Made In Dark Wood By Faarstrup From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of four dining room chairs, crafted from dark wood and upholstered with dark fabric, embodies the elegance and quality of Danish design from the 1960s. Manufactured by Faars...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Desk/Dining Chair, 1940s 1 of 2
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cane chair in vintage condition (well preserved) very rare find.
Production period: 1940s
Materials: Hardwood, cane
Condition: great, signs of use.
Category
1940s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
$264 Sale Price / item
36% Off
Pair of Baker Neoclassical Style Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
A Classic and handsome pair of baker neoclassical style occasional chairs newly upholstered in a creamy white ecru velvet with black grosgrain detai...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
$2,850 / set
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Post Mundus Chair in Beech and Upholstered Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Five pieces of bent wood make up the unique profile of Post Mundus, the chair designed by Martino Gamper that plays on the iconic lines of the historic Aus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Shining Red AI Standard Gu Chair by Duen Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Shining Red AI Standard Gu Chair by Duen Studio
Limited Edition of 10
Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 90 cm
Materials: Brass and Pearlescent metallic paint.
About: Duenstudio was found...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
$11,097 / item
Swedish Modern Set of 4 Dining Chairs in Pine
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Set of 4 chairs made in solid and lacquered pine. Produced in Sweden during the 1960s and a part of the culture called "sportstuge möbler", the phenomena created in the 1930 when peo...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
$4,119 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Kai Kristiansen Set of 8 Model 42 Rosewood and Velvet Dining Chairs
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen - Model 42 Dining Chairs, 1956.
Set of 8x dining chairs produced by Skovman Andersen for the Illum Bolighus department store in Copenhagen. The frames are made fro...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
Dordogne Chairs by Robert Sentou for Charlotte Perriand France 1960s Set of Four
Located in London, GB
Set of four dining chairs "Dordogne" for Charlotte Perriand by Robert Sentou.
Robert Sentou (1922-2008), had founded 1947, a furniture manufacturing workshop he called "La Chaise Pai...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Ash
Jean Prouvé, Lounge Chair 1980
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean Prouvé - Lounge chair
Lounge Chair " Grand Repos " and its ottoman
Circa 1980
Tecta edition
stainless steel -
dimensions : 109 x 64 x 87
Limited to 100 pieces
Very ...
Category
1980s French Other Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
$7,085 / set
Set of Ten Mid Century Emerald Green Velvet
Shell
Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Carved Acacia Wood Vanity Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style vanity chair or bench
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning carved Acacia wood, with upholstered seat and back.
Measures: 26.38"W ...
Category
1920s American French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
JAR Chair in Zebra Green/Yellow Wool Contemporary Hand-tufted Rajmund Halas Seat
Located in New York, NY
JAR Chair in Zebra Green/Yellow Wool by Vintola Studio
W 17.72" x H 29.93" x D 15.75" Seat Height: 17.72"
100% natural wool, Beech wood.
The JAR Chair features exquisite hand-tuft...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Contemporary Beechwood Uni Armchair with Green and Cream Mohair Upholstery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Dedicated to all the broken hearts, Uni represents both separation and unification of souls. Contrasting of forest green and cream reflect the differences between any two living thin...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Dining Chair Model Peter by Niels Koefoed, New Edition
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian dining chair model Peter by Niels Koefoed, new edition. Peter chair was designed by Niels Koefoed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Two Italian white folding garden chairs, by Fratelli Reguitti from the 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set consists of two folding white garden chairs designed by Fratelli Reguitti from the 1950s. Despite slight chipping of the paintwork, they are in good vintage condition. The F...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
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 verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
IN STOCK _ H Dining Chair in Maharam Velvet Upholstery by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
IN STOCK! Our newest Estudio Persona dining chair. A comfortable seat is partnered with a sculptural back and blocky, padded legs. A comforting softness combined with constructivist ...
Category
2010s North American Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mohair, Foam, Wood
Ghanaian wood, iron, and cowhide chair, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning Ghanaian throne chair, early 20th century. Wood (potentially mahogany) with iron studs and original cowhide seat. Curiously, part of the metal on the backrest reads «made...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Chairs
Materials
Iron
$752 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1930s Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
1930s antique set of 6 solid Mahogany Chippendale dining chairs
They are very well made chairs which will last many more lifetimes.
Set includes 2 arm and 4 side chairs
Approximate measurements in inches
Armchairs...
Category
1930s Chippendale Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
English Library Armchair of Leather and Mahogany in the Georgian Style
Located in Austin, TX
A fine library armchair or lounge chair of mahogany in the George III style from England, featuring a high upholstered leather back with wide comfortable upholstered leather seat and...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Philippe Starck for Kartell — Orange Eros Chair, Italy
Located in Voorburg, NL
Offered here is an iconic Eros Chair, designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy. This striking piece exemplifies Starck’s masterful balance of form, function, and futuristic ele...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Customizable Artifort Big Mushroom Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
A design that is so clearly Artifort as the mushroom is something that’s dear to our hearts. Designer Pierre Paulin distinguished himself with this armchair in the original shape, bright colours and revolutionary manufacturing technique for the time. The idea for the mushroom came to Pierre Paulin while he was watching women, shaped and sheathed in their swimming suits. He wanted the same thing for a seat. The inspiration can be found in the beautiful curves as well as in the seamless one-piece elastic fabric. The mushroom is the first piece of furniture that is manufactured with an seamless one-piece elastic cover method. Its original shape will mark the furniture of the 60s by inspiring many other creations with sculptural forms. Today, the seat is part of the permanent collection of MoMa (The Museum of Modern Art in New York). The round shapes and comfortable padding are a perfect match with bright colours for an original and trendy effect. This iconic armchair was once launched as the F562, and has been re-launched as big mushroom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chair for Cassina, Sand Beige Leather, 1927
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chair for Cassina, sand beige leather and black metal, Italy, 1927
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, t...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Scandinavian Modern Teak Model 120 Rocker Ole Wanscher France
Son John Stuart
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Scandinavian Modern teak rocker model 120 designed by Ole Wanscher for France & Son and sold by John Stuart Co. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use & wear. The sprung cushions will need new padding & the original brown nubby fabric has no rips or holes but has faded and will need reupholstered, it has been priced accordingly. Has a couple of repairs where the screws were put all the way through leg assembly at some point in their lives. We have repaired & replaced hardware to match. One hole was plugged, and the plug is still slightly visible. It has been sanded, stained & a teak oil finish. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1950s-1960’s.
Let’s Rock… Everybody, Let’s Rock! Everybody in the whole cell block… Oh ya, you’re singing it!! Nothing like a song from the late King of Rock to introduce this Awesome vintage Rocker!!! We have a wonderful Scandinavian Modern rocker Model 120 made by France & Son, for John Stuart Co & designed by Ole Wanscher!! It wears its original brown nubby fabric and as you would expect with age and wear, it has faded, there are no holes or rips, it just looks its fabulous age. Also, its wonderful sprung cushions will need some new padding. The springs are great, just the padding. With just a bit of TLC this vintage beauty will be your new favorite Scandinavian Modern piece!! It has a gorgeous teak frame and will look marvelous rocking in your living room, bedroom, or sitting room. Maybe you have a young child or a new baby? There’s no better place to cuddle your precious child and there are tons of location possibilities with this beauty! Get ready to sit back, relax, and rock!!
British businessmen Charles France and his Danish partner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Giovanni Ponti - Superleggera chair - Cassina edition
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Giovanni Ponti
Superleggera chair
Cassina edition
Black lacquered ash / removable leather cover
In a perfect state
H83 x W41 x D45 cms
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
FF Occasional Chair 1
By Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
A heavy statement chair, with volumes reminiscent of brutalist architecture and deep textured voids. Depth of details are emphasized when the light reaches the voids, while the simple exterior planes become monochromatic geometric shapes. Surprisingly comfortable, the solid gyspsum cement is sealed with an acrylic varnish, keeping it clean.
About the Future Fossils Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plaster
$7,350
William Birch for Liberty
Co. A pair of Arts
Crafts rush seat oak chairs
Located in London, GB
William Birch. Liberty and Co retailer. A classic pair of Arts and Crafts rush seat oak chairs with a wide curved headrest and attractive wild grain. Ring turned legs with ring turne...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush
Mid Century Baby Blue Velvet Vintage Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It is JAR type model. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dre...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
English Mahogany Arm Chair With Upholstered Seat, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Regency period ram’s horn arm chair on sabre legs. The chair back has a rectangular concave crest rail morticed between the upper leg posts and...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
Tulip 769-S Chair, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1955
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tulip chair mod. 769-S, single piece, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Produced in the United States, production period 1955 (original design). Structure made of white lacquered ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Walnut Captain Chair by Wharton Esherick
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handmade in his studio in Paoli PA in 1951, by one of the most celebrated American artist and woodworker Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), the pair of "Captain's Chairs" manifests the be...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of Two Swedish Monk Chair 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Oak Swedish Monk Chairs 1930s
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,970 / set
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 verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,571 / item
Ming Style Black Lacquer
Brass Low Chair After James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, TX
Ming style black lacquer & brass low chair after James Mont.
Ming style yoke back black lacquered low chair with square brass sabots in the style of ...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Ash
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 6 Knoll Brno Flat Bar Chrome Chairs with Authentic Ferrari Red Leather
By Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 6 Brno chairs by Knoll with Ferrari leather upholstery. This is a super unique and beautiful set of collector Brno armchairs. The Brno chair is originally designed by Mies V...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Afra
Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather, 1974, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Dining Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather and Beech, Italy, 1974, Set of two.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of two e...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
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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