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Chairs For Sale
Dining Chair NAI by WOO Sculptural Upholstered Armchair for Artful Living Spaces
Located in Kyiv, UA
NAI Chair – Human-Centered Design for Modern Interiors
The NAI Chair (“NO AI”) is a bold statement piece that celebrates human creativity in an age dominated by artificial intelligen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
6 Mid Century Black Lacquered Oriental Chinoiserie Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century black lacquered dining chairs featuring Ming styling with reticulated floral bird design and gold accents. Made in Taiwan, ROC Republic of China.
Dimensions:
19" x 22" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
George Nakashima Straight Back Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Straight Back Chair
Walnut and Hickory Construction
Single Board carved Sap Grained Seat
Signed George Nakashima to underside of chair Seat
Category
1960s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Leather and Wood Dining Chairs for Agapecasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian dining chairs model 3T designed by Angelo mangiarotti from 1978 made of traditional materials like wood and leather feauturing simple but elegant constuction details.
New pr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Modern Dining Chair Gropius CS1 in Water-Resistant Glossy Velvet by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Ash, Foam, Faux Fur, Linen, Jacquard, Fabric, Felt, Wool, Sheeps...
Swedish Folk Art Chair ca 1821
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Folk Art Chair dated 1821
This exceptional folk art chair, crafted from pine wood in 1821, is 202 years old.
The beautiful patina and various repairs over the years have ma...
Category
1820s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Legless Floor Chair Japanese Modern Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Legless floor chair in the Japanese modern style. In tradition Japanese style, floor chair is set on traditional Tatami Igusa floor along with tabl...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
1 Druillet Postmodern 1980s Blue Pink Dining Chair Jean Allemand Vintage Desk
Located in London, GB
An amazing and rare chair designed by Jean Allemand for his friend the famous comic artist Philippe Druillet.
The chair takes references from his comic ...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
$513 Sale Price / item
70% Off
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Two 20th Century Camel Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, dura...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of 6 1970
s Rainer Daumiller solid beechwood dining chairs, Denmark
Located in Bern, CH
Setof 6 1970's Rainer Daumiller Danish modern dining chairs. Solid beechwood construction. Curved backrest, recessed seat with cylindrical lags. Scandinavian minimalism in Brutalist ...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Black Leather Director
s Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Natural hues of vegetable-tanned black leather and a beechwood frame finished with an ashwood varnish. Hand-sewn and assembled in Rome by Dario Alfonsi, this high version of the iconic collapsible...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
$1,850 / item
IN STOCK! Set of 8 Minimalist Flock Dining Chairs CS2 in Boucle #2072 by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
Currently in Stock: 10 pieces - 20% off!
The "Flock" collection embodies the idea that home should be a haven of comfort, a sanctuary, and a gathering place adorned with personalize...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Ash, Wood, Acrylic, Faux Fur, Linen, Cotton, Bouclé, Wool, Fa...
$9,706 Sale Price / set
32% Off
FiNE ANTIQUE BURR WALNUT BROWN LEATHER CONVERSATION CHESSBOARD COUCH TETA A TETA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
William IV style, Mahogany framed, Brown leather upholstered Teta a Teta Conversation couch with Burr Walnut Chessboard , Circa 1860-1880
Please note the delivery fee listed is just...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Thonet Chair N. 15, 1960s, 1 of 2
Located in Ljubljana, SI
1 of 2 Thonet No. 15 chairs was manufactured 1960.
The chair was designed by Michael Thonet in 1859.
It features a beech bentwood frame with cane.
Clear wood finish. Wood and ca...
Category
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
$389 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Erik Worts Rosewood
Cane Armchair with Leather Seat 1950s
Located in London, England
Erik Wørts - Rosewood and Cane Back Armchair
Erik Worts achieved great commercial success in his design career largely through collaborations with IKEA in Sweden and FDB Mobler in D...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Contemporary Chair
FF Cantilever
Cognac Leather, Chrome Legs
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining chair 'FF' Cantilever designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Dimensions:
H. 75 / W. 55 / D. 55 cm
H. 29.53" / W. 21.65" / D. 21.65"
Model shown on main picture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Stool/Bench Modern Medieval Handmade Horsehair Iron Woven Textile Fringe Tassel
Located in Bronx, NY
HORSE HAIR BENCH NO. 1 - WHITE
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2019
Contemporary furniture at its finest. Horsehair textile and blackened iron are combined to create an exciting juxtaposition o...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Iron
Danish Modern, Wabi Sabi Stool in Solid Elm, Scandinavia, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming and decorative Scandinavian stool in solid elm, handcrafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1960s. This piece reflects the rustic elegance of Nordic folk design, with its ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Elm
Midcentury "Quinn" Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Model 1170, Walnut + Wool
Located in Decatur, GA
"Quinn" chair, Model no. 1170 by Edward Wormley for Dunbar circa 1965. Sculpted walnut arms transition seamlessly to the upholstered back creating a wonderful silhouette. Frame is so...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Axel Einar Hjorth - Utö Dining Chair - produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Axel Einar Hjorth “Utö” Dining Chairs - price per piece (5pcs in total avaible). These chairs, part of the Utö expo designed by Hjorth and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. T...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
1700
s Chippendale Style Country Ladder Ribbon-Back Maple Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Louisville, KY
If these two chairs could speak, the history they might share. These rare and very early chairs are hand-carved and constructed in a refined primitive country design, reflective of the era. Utilizing a stunning, rich maple, the top rails and cross rails flow with ribbon designs for a touch of elegance. The backs of these chairs are more delicate than others of this period and style. Higher, thinner rails and styles found in these chair backs, mixed with the heavy squared legs and wide band stretchers make these an impressive example of an Early American country chair...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Maple
Antique French Bench Settee Gothic Oak Linen Fold Figural Lift Top Seat c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique French Oak GOTHIC REVIVAL Bench, Settee or Church Pew with Lift-Top Seat for Storage~~HIGHLY CARVED ~~c.
1900
Spectacular design elements featuring lin...
Category
Early 1900s French Gothic Revival Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 2 Ki Wood Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Horm, Mario Bellini
Located in Milan, IT
In Japanese, “ki” represents the energy found in every element. Mario Bellini takes inspiration from this concept for his refined and modern collection of chairs. Each piece is sinuo...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Other
$3,000 / set
Gio Ponti Leggera Chair For Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Leggera Chair For Cassina
An icon of chair design and of Cassina’s masterful artisan craftsmanship. A tasteful and versatile piece remin...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,506 / item
Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A sculptural seat with a pure and rationalist form, this chair became an authenti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,826 / item
1950s 3 Outdoor Faux Bamboo Patio Chair made of Thick Casted Aluminium , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
3 Faux bamboo patio chair made of thick casted aluminium with thick rubber strap in very good condition .
Prime quality material , well made sturdy contruction with fine detail...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Contemporary Elodie Dining Chair in Champagne Pearlized Leather with Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
A sophisticated and simple silhouette with beautifully detailed flutes. This dining or occasional chair effortlessly appeals. Shown here: upholstered in half grain pearlized...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Swiss alp escabelle A 102
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A102
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black leather and tubular cantilever chrome "Uno" chair made by Marcatre and designed in 1973 by Paolo Deganella and Gilberto Corretti members of the Italian "Archizoom" group in Flo...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$499 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Set of 4
Tucroma
Chairs in Cognac Leather by Guido Faleschini, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning set of 4 Tucroma chairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Pace. A staple of beautiful modern Italian design, these chairs will transform any room or dining area. This iconic ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Industrial Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz Galvanitas Stacking Chairs
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of industrial Pagholz Galvanitas stacking chairs model S23 Thur-Up Seat by Elmar Flötotto, circa 1970. This beautiful design from the 1970s with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Black Cesca Chair Affter Marcel Breuer Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Style of Marcel Breuer Black Cesca Chair Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Vintage Chair Design Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, 1950s
Located in taranto, IT
Very rare 1950s collectible chair designed by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti.
Measure cm. 87 in height, cm. 51 of depth and cm. 47 wide, conservation conditions more than good.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Minton Spidell French Provincial Leather Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Minton Spidell French Provincial Mahogany & Leather Arm Chairs
Category
1990s American French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Scarpa Chair 925 in Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobias Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scarper Chair 925 by Afra and Tobias Scarper 1965
The iconic 925 Scarpa Lounge Chair is a strikingly elegant lounge chair. Easily recognized by its firm and robust wooden frame and ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Set of Eight 20th Century French Mutton Leg Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This set of eight 20th-century French mutton-leg side chairs features a classic design inspired by Louis XIII aesthetics. Crafted from walnut, a wood prized for its strength and rich...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIII Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Six wood and rope chairs in the style of Buffa Ulrich Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Six wooden and rope chairs.
Defects as shown in photos.
Overall good condition.
Thank you.
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
String, Wood
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Light and Medium Blue Denim Heart Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory in 1960s and we thorough...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy. Mario Bellini (1935) is an Italian designer and architect.
The chair has a skeleton in tubular steel and the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Mid Century Baby Blue Velvet and Medium Wood Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. They have been made of beechwood. They have undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats were dressed in...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Sculptural Nanna Ditzel Teak Armchair, Model 113, Kolds Savvaerk, Denmark, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare armchair was designed by Nanna Ditzel and produced by Povl Kolds Savværk in the mid-1950s.
The Model 113 is an important example of Danish Mid-Century Modern design, ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Druillet Postmodern 1980s Blue Pink Dining Chair Jean Allemand Vintage Memphis
Located in London, GB
An amazing and rare chair designed by Jean Allemand for his friend the famous comic artist Philippe Druillet.
The chair takes references from his comic thematologi and creates a pla...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Palace Wood Chair, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Palace chair in colored lacquered wood, designed in 1983, by George Sowden.
George Sowden was born in Leeds, UK in 1942. He studied architecture at Glou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair (IV) Pop Art Graffiti Tagged Chair by Adam Baranello
Located in East Quogue, NY
Chair (IV) - unique, collectable artist-designed chair, tagged and signed by the artist. Size: 31 H x 16 D x 16 W
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Baranello embraces the grit and text...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Josef Hoffmann Style Armchairs in Luigi Bevilacqua Tigre Velvet, Pair
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
In the style of Josef Hoffmann.
One of a kind.
These beautiful chairs have been reupholstered in Luigi Bevilacqua's world renowned Tigre Velvet. This exceptionally luxurious velvet is handmade on 18th century looms.
About Luigi Bevilacqua Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua produces fine fabrics for furnishings and high fashion. Beautiful fabrics like velvets, damasks, lampases, brocatelles, and the most precious "soprarizzo" velvet, which is handmade on 18th century looms.
The roots of the Bevilacqua family in the textile world date...
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Mid Century Gray Boucle Chair Designed by Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Light form nice vintage chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Designed and produced in Poland. Chair is after undergone a...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Velvet, Beech, Bouclé
Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel
Located in New York, NY
46 ice cream style cafe chairs, originally from the landmark Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga NY. Hand-wrought iron frame with upholstered pad seat, seats show some wear, normal and consist...
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Original Josef Hoffmann
Kohn Jacob Chair from 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare undocumented chair by Josef Hoffmann and J&J Kohn. An identical chair with leather upholstery is available as well.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Paire of Rope and Dark Oak Side Chairs in the Style of Jourdain, France, 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist all-oak and intricate woven rope pair of side chairs. In the style of Francis Jourdain. Can be used in a living room or individually as office chairs.
Fair vintage condit...
Category
1940s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rope, Oak
Vintage Louis XV-Style Bergere Armchairs with Walnut Frame
Located in Louisville, KY
This matching pair of vintage Louis XV-style chairs are delightfully charming with their butter yellow stripe and blind bark textured enclosed upholstery, exposed solid walnut wooden...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Contemporary Dining Chair with Seaming Details on the Back
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The front of this dining chair is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infuse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Mahogany Upholstered Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Regency style armchairs in mahogany. Lacquered finish. Upholstered seat. Finish in still in very good condition. Frame Joins were reinforced under the seats and two joins a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Richard Schultz Prototype Aluminum Stacking Chair #2
Located in New York, NY
Prototype stacking chair hand-built of aluminum by furniture designer and artist Richard Schultz as a full-size 3-D model exploring the ergonomic and sculptural qualities of a design...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Wicker Shell Armchair on Metal Base French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chair made in wicker in the 20th mid-century on a black painted base.
Good condition with few gaps
Shipping:
69 / 70 / 72 cm 5.4 kg.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
$694 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Six Brushed Aluminum #111 "Navy" Chairs by Emeco with Cushion
By Emeco
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of six brushed aluminum #111 "Navy" chairs by Emeco, circa 1990s. the set is very sturdy and functional and in very good vintage condition. The chairs come with black Naugahyde seat pads and measure 15.5"W x 19.5"D x 34"H with a seat height of 18". #3528
Originally designed for use on WWII...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vitra Eames Plastic Rocking Chair RE RAR by Charles
Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vitra Production Eames Plastic Armchair (RE RAR)
by Charles & Ray Eames
Poppy Red Shell with Chome Base and Golden Maple Rockers
"chair and base are in very ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Plia Folding Chair by Giancarlo Piretti, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Plia folding chair by Castelli based on a design by Giancarlo Piretti from the 60s. Here in a rare and early version in transparent yellow.
This design classic is still in productio...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century 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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