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Chairs For Sale
Gae Aulenti for Poltronova Panca Bianca "Locus Solus," Italy 1964
Located in Naples, IT
Locus Solus is a series of outdoor furniture designed by architect Gae Aulenti in 1967, produced by Poltronova, Zanotta and later acquired by Exteta. The elements of the series are: ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Yellow Acapulco Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow Acapulco Chair by OK Design
Dimensions: D 110 x W 79 x H 72 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated metal, PVC cord.
Available with black frame, white frame, or stainless steel frame.
A...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$501 / item
Artifort - Pierre Paulin - Sofa - Groovy Chair - Aluminium, Wool
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Artifort Groovy Chair by Pierre Paulin – Beige Mid-Century Modern (1970s–80s)
Made in the Netherlands
Add a touch of iconic mid-century modern style to your space with this...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Four Red Chairs by Verner Panton for Herman Miller/ Fehlbaum, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- iconic model
- marked
- S chair or Panton chair
- very confortable
- stackable
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Chiavari Ladder chairs, Italy 1950s
By Chiavari
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Pair of beautiful ladder high-back chairs by Chiavari in 1950s Italy.
Ebonized hard wood with slim cane seat. Chairs are extremly light and firm. Patina and condition is due to the ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
$1,423 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Les Arcs chairs by Charlotte Perriand
Located in MADRID, ES
Les Arcs chairs were designed by Charlotte Perriand for the alpine resort of Les Arcs in the Tarentaise valley in the 1960s. Set of 4 chairs. Original saddle leather. Light patina on...
Category
1960s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$7,045 / set
Hans Wegner
CH23
Chair in Black Oak
Black Papercord for Carl Hansen
Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH23' Chair in Black Oak & Black Papercord for Carl Hansen & Son
The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Chair with armrests mod 110, design Gio Ponti for Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegant small armchair/chair with arms mod. 110 with walnut frame, bronze feet and original ivory upholstery, designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina. Italy, ca. 1950.
The structure has b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Modern Upholstered Dining Chair with Com Skirt, Luca from Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The luca chair’s gently curved, high back exudes elegance and has become one of Costantini's most specified pieces. Usually available for quick-ship in the upholstery material of your choice.
Measurements are 19" W x 23" D x 37" H x 18" SH.
About Costantini Design
Costantini is a furniture design and manufacturing company founded in 2002 by artist and designer William C Stuart. The name Costantini comes from his maternal grandfather, a first generation Italian-American. Born in New York City and raised upstate, William majored...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Roly Poly Armchair in Pink by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions in the ancient Casentino cloth from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
A rare pair of Rene Prou wrought iron occasional chairs
By René Prou
Located in London, GB
A rare Art Deco pair of hand forged wrought iron occasional chairs designed uniquely by Rene Prou for the exquisite Claridge’s Hotel London . C1930s .
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
$4,368 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Two Chairs by Michael Van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this set of two early chairs by Michael Van Beuren made in mahogany and plywood, includes brand label.
About Michael Van Beuren:
Michael Van Beuren (1911–2...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,500 / set
Sculptural Wicker Armchairs, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Create a vacation vibe in any setting. These sculptural wicker armchairs bring organic curves and effortless 1960s cool to any space. With their chunky wraparound forms and handwoven...
Category
1960s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker
$4,800 / set
Pair of Rationalist Rattan and Wood Folding Chairs – France, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Rationalist Rattan and Wood Folding Chairs – France, Circa 1960
Embrace timeless design with this elegant pair of rationalist folding chairs, manufactured in France circa 19...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
$840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Curved Elegance: The Contemporary Design of the Torres Chair by JNK
By Jnk
Located in Miami, FL
Torres Chair,
Features an elegant and modern design. Its overall structure is defined by smooth, curved lines, with the backrest gently arching backward. The glossy black frame giv...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Thonet, Karl Schwanzer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s.
This chair was des...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Modern Four Vintage Green Beech Dining Chairs, circa 1956, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of four vintage dining chairs executed by E. & A. Pollak, Austria, which were made of green stained and lacquered beechwood and plywood.
The dining chairs are ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Cane by Bernt Petersen, 1960
s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood, Cane and Horsehair Upholstery with Leather Piping by Bernt Petersen, 1960's
Additional Information:
Material: Rosewood, cane and horsehair uphol...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather, Cane
Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Pair of Chairs Mod. "S83," Italy 1960s
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant set of 2 chairs model S83 designed by Eugenio Gerli and produced by Tecno, Italy 1962. Made of black painted wood, these chairs have a sturdy metal frame for strength, along ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Barrel chair by Frank Lloyd Wright from 1937 produced by Cassina in 1986
Located in Ravenna, IT
Barrel chair with armrests designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1937 and produced by Cassina in 1986. The semicircular frame made of natural, walnut-stained cherry wood brings a monumen...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Modern High Back Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Mid-Century lounge chair features vintage crimson plush upholstery, solid sculpted walnut legs and tufted back rest. An overstuffed removable cushion and a high back rest en...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Set of Height Straw
Elm Chairs, late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French strawed and turned sets of chairs, made in elm circa 1880.
These chairs are hand made in a workshop by different workers. It is why the chairs have sometimes have small measur...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs
Materials
Straw, Elm
$1,958 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1960
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chair for Cassina, red-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house of 'Carimate's...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Set of Six W2 Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six W2 chairs designed in 1953 by Hans Wegner for C. M. Madsen, Denmark. Solid teak wood and new upholstery with tan leather.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
$9,076 / set
Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chair for Cassina, Brown Leather, 1927
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chair for Cassina, brown leather and black metal, Italy, 1927
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, the "L...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Flamed Gold Chippensteel 0.5 Sculptural Chair by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Flamed Gold Chippensteel 0.5 Sculptural Chair by Zieta
Dimensions: D 60 x W 46 x H 78 cm
Material: Stainless steel, carbon steel.
Finish: thermal c...
Category
2010s Polish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Oversized Gothic Revival Throne Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous over-scale Gothic Revial throne style arm chair-in carved oak, with (re upholstered) seat and backrest.
This example is in very good original condition showing only light ...
Category
19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Baroque Thron Chair in Colonial Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique body, solid rosewood. Initials on the frame. Trapezoidal, profile-trimmed frame on strongly curved legs with applied Akkanthus, ending in plastically carved claw feet. High, b...
Category
19th Century English Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
$2,841 Sale Price
51% Off
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description
Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately applied to canvas fabric in beautiful shapes and designs. The fabric is then attached and stitched to the chair frame. A painstaking process resulting in an elaborate, one-of-a-kind work of art. We love these Yoruba chairs...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Chairs
Materials
Beads
Set of 4 Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Dining Chairs in Beech&Rosewood
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four vintage chairs was made in Denmark during the 1960s. The elegant frame is made of Beechwood in a chocolate brown shade. The backrest is made of rosewood. The slightl...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech, Rosewood
$2,192 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rattan Green Stripe Folding Deck Chair Patio Lounger, Chaise Longue
Located in Labrit, Landes
French rattan folding deck chair or lounger chair, circa 1930
Handwoven with a green stripe
Very comfortable for patio or garden
Folded dimensions H 24.21 x W 29.7 x D 31.3 in. (H...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
$1,337 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Augusto Magnaghi and Mario Terzaghi Pair of Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Augusto Magnaghi & Mario Terzaghi for F.B.G. Meda, pair of armchairs, original purple multicolored fabric upholstery, brass and lacquered metal, Italy, 1950s.
These Italian easy cha...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 2 petrol velvet chairs Rennie mod. by K. Takahama for S. Gavina Italy 70
Located in Padova, IT
Lacquered wood structure and petrol blue velvet covering.
Very good condition, with small and inevitable signs of age and use on the lacquered parts.
Kazuhide Takahama - Nobeoka 193...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Burmese Anglo-Indian Gothic Revival Carved Hall Seat Chair 1880
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful 19th century antique Anglo- Indian Burmese carved hall seat from the 19th Century. Made from solid Teak, exquisite carving, this piece would have been made in Burma for th...
Category
19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Chairs
Materials
Teak
Gigi Sabadin “Peota” Dining Chair, 1971
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gigi Sabadin “Peota” dining chair, Italy, 1971.
The Gigi Sabadin "Peota" dining chairs for Stilwood, designed in 1971, showcase the great craftsmanship capacity of the artist. Craft...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,375 / item
Art Deco Flute Bar Stool, Black Leather, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Art Deco Flute bar stool, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Flute bar stool is a symphony of form and reflection, bringing rhythm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,686 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Mid Century Modern Bumerang Chair, Navy Cheerful Check Wool, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Wool, Beech
Brutus Stool by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brutus stool by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 60 / W 30 /H 54 cm
Materials: fiber concrete
Inspired...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Concrete
$1,050 / item
Pair of Old Hickory Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of signed Old Hickory Furniture Company arm chairs are in fine condition and very sturdy too. The seats & backs are hand woven and all original web seats & backs.These cha...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Hickory
$2,796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
American Ladder Back Chair, c.1800
Located in Savannah, GA
An American three slat ladder back chair with cane seat, circa 1800.
18 ¾ inches wide by 14 ¾ inches deep by 38 ¼ inches tall; seat height 15 ¼ inches
Category
Early 1800s Antique Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Red Leather 121 Dining Chair for Cassina, 1967, Set of 6
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of six Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967.
They feature English red leather upholstery and a walnut structure.
Fully restored in Italy.
Afra and Tobia Scarpa designed the 121 chair in 1965.
A sketch from 1943 made by Carlo Scarpa (Tobia’s father) inspired its shape. Two thin plywood “petals” compose the seat and the backrest. They are available with leather upholstery or aniline-dyed.
The back has cut in the lower part, required due to a reinforcement that reacts to torsion stress, which is strongest at this point. Furthermore, the basis is a solid wood double trestle. Eight screws link...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Two Axel Einar Hjorth "Utö" chairs, manufactured for Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Zurich, CH
Set of two classic "Utö" chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet. From 1927 to 1938, Axel-Einar Hjorth was the chief architect and designer at the department store Nordisk...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Blue "Jupmer" chair, Silesian Furniture Factory, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The chair popularly called "jumper" was produced by the Silesian Furniture Factory in the 1960s in Poland. The chair has been completely refurbished. The seat and backrest are covere...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Giotto Stoppino Set of Six White Alessia Chairs by Driade 1970s Italy
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of six Alessia chairs with legs in tubular chromed metal and seats in white ABS, designed by Giotto Stoppino and manufactured by Driade in the 1970s.
(Manufacturer's brand visi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wood Frame High Back Lounge Chairs in Walnut
Leather by BessomFellows
Located in Aspen, CO
BassamFellows High Back Lounge Chair:
People who live in glass houses should have furniture that looks beautiful from every angle. This belief motivated Craig Bassam to design the Wo...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$6,500 Sale Price / set
61% Off
1950s Restored Italian Chair in Exotic Wood with Blue Velvet Upholstery
Located in Rome, IT
This elegant 1950s Italian chair embodies a timeless design with its classic yet modern aesthetic. Expertly crafted from exotic wood, the chair has been completely restored to highli...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Paolo Buffa Pair of Italian Chiavari High Back Chairs in Blonde Beechwood, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa, Chiavari
Located in Roma, IT
Woderful pair of high back Chiavari chairs made ina charming blonde beech wood with blue faux leather sear. These elegant chairs were designed by Paolo Buffa and produced in Italy du...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Faux Leather
Mid Century Danish Modern Thomasville Walnut
Faux Leather Sofa
Chair 20thC
By Thomasville
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid Century Danish Modern seating set by Thomasville includes settee and chair and offers walnut frame with leatherette upholstered seats, backs and arms, Founders as labeled, 20th...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Peacock Chair Rattan Emanuelle Chair XL Boho Style 149cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large boho-style peacock chair, better known as the Emanuelle chair from the film, made of rattan in the second half of the 20th century.
Made of rattan and woven cane, it...
Category
1960s European Bohemian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Avoa Chair • Handmade Edition • in Steel by Pedro Paulo-Venzon
Located in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
The motivation for the development of the Avoa Chair (MMXIII) is autotelia, the autonomous design discourse. The challenge was to think of an object as a qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
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
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Medium Stools in Glossy White by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape conjures up stools of the 1800s and the line of the legs is rounded and slightly upturned, an icon of the classic high stool. Charles Ghost is constructed from a single blo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Crystal
Fritz Hansen Chairs "1572" by Karl Scrøder, Beechwood
Seagrass, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A refined pair of Model 1572 dining chairs designed by Karl Schrøder for Fritz Hansen in the 1930s, exemplifying the quiet restraint and tactile warmth characteristic of early Danish...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Seagrass
Andrianna Shamaris St. Barts Organic Teak Wood Chair
Located in New York, NY
Century old unique sculptural chair. The back is a single piece of ancient teak wood. We added butterflies across the natural crack whilst respecting the organic character in the woo...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Kaare Klint Deck Chair for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint deck chair in teak with brass fittings. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
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
Indoor Balou Easy Armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Balou easy armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue.
Materials: Abacca, rattan, nylon. Steel.
Dimensions: 98.5 x 101.5 x H 75cm
Named after the bear from The Jungle Book, Balou exudes comfo...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,200 / item
Art Deco Style Robert Marinelli Leather Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Art Deco Style Robert Marinelli Leather Arm Chair
Category
2010s American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Cambre Lounge Chair in Ebonized Ash with Grey Upholstered Cushion by Wooda
By Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
For this Wooda original design, we were looking for a supremely comfortable lounge chair. This contemporary take is loosely based on a 1920s vintage design. Cambre invites you to get comfortable. The deep seat and cantilevered angle offers the ultimate design for long-term sitting, reading, movie watching...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Ash
Vintage Space Age Omkstack Chair by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast
Located in Hamburg, DE
Stacking chair by the Italian manufacturer Bieffeplast, designed by Rodney Kinsman from the 70s. Here in a rare variant with folding table and storage.
The chair consists of a finel...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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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