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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
2012 Bernhardt Design Cardan Office Desk Chairs in Grey Spinneybeck Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Cardan Swivel Office Desk Chair, produced in the USA by Bernhardt Design in 2012. The listed price includes one chair, and we have several chairs available for purchase in ...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Victorian Walnut and Caned Seat and Back Rolling Office Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A clean Victorian Walnut and Caned Seat and Back Rolling and swivelling Office Chair.
Measures 23.85" in width, 26" in depth and 36" in height. Seat height is 18". Arm height is 26.7...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
AWN Pugin Pair of Gothic Revival Oak Dining Chairs for the Palace of Westminster
Located in London, GB
A.W.N. Pugin. A unusually large pair of Gothic Revival oak dining chairs with carved florets to the lower front legs and chamfered details to the show wood, probably designed for the Palace of Westminster.
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Swedish Modern Wooden Office Side Stool
Table by David Rosén for Nk Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish early mid century wooden "Berga" four legged stool and table perfectly working as a office side working set in dark brown stained pine by David Rosén for Nordiska Kompan...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Pine
Vintage Plona Folding Chair in Smoked Acrylic by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early Plona desk/accent chair composed of a molded smoked acrylic seat and foldable aluminum frame designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli (ca. 1970, Italy).
Collapsible/stackable...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Designer Postmodern Black Lacquer Wood and Leather Side Chair
By Calligaris
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful and chic Italian Modern style or Postmodern period black lacquer wood and leather side or desk chair(s), circa late-20t...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jacob Jensen for Labofa Black Leather Office Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Jacob Jensen For Labofa black leather office chair in good vintage condition. Measures 25.5" W x 22" D x 38" H.
Arm height is 27". Seat int...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Set of Eight Woodland Dining Chairs in Holly Hunt Leather
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A magnificent set with one armchair and seven side chairs. The set custom upholstered with Holly Hunt Leather seats and Ralph Lauren Padded Check fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Pelle Stacking Stools by ICF (5 Available)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful and sleek set of 9 stackable stools designed by Toyoda Hiroyuki for ICF. Thick black leather covering a heavily chromed base. Wonderful details of stitched and laced leathe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Fauteuils Open Armchairs French Leather and Beech Safari Style, C. 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French fauteuils, open armchairs side or desk chairs in the safari style.
The armrests have been changed into a similar red leather and patinated.
A little miss on one back...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
$1,579 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Set of 8 Cream Paint Decorated Fruitwood Dining Chairs with Green Faux Leather
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dramatic Set of 8 high back cream paint decorated dining side chairs with green faux leather upholstery and accented with brass tacks. The crest with a pierced carved shell motif, ap...
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20th Century French Provincial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved mahogany desk chair having a quality carved mahogany shaped back, carved mahogany open arms with shape supports, newly reupholstered seat in a qualit...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Other
Nine White Leather High Back Bird Chairs on Wheels by Fabricius
Kastholm
Located in Dronten, NL
This set of 9 Model FK 6725 leather 'Bird' Chairs, also commonly referred to as the 'Tulip' chair, are designed by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm. Marked with label.
All 9 chai...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Flagg Side Table Bedside Table Storage by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
We handcrafted this classic bedside table with hardwoods from Birmingham's urban forest. For your bedroom, it can hold books, reading glasses, a lamp or glass of water. A single drawer allows some items to stay discreet or keep your phone of sight, out of mind. Use this small table in a library, living room or guest room. A simple steel pulls has a black patina. The finished back allows the bedside table to be used in any floor plan as a single item between two twin size beds, or two flanking the sides of a queen or king size bed.
We can customize the dimensions or add additional drawers to fit your bedroom design and create the perfect space for comfort and aesthetic appeal.
Urban hardwood...
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2010s American American Craftsman Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Velca Italian Midcentrury Swivel Office Chair Armchair 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design swivel chair armchair by Velca Legnano with new faux leather ski upholstery, Italy 1960s
Manufacturer’s adhesive label and brand name engraved...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,675 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Do More Swivel Office Chair Gio Ponti Industrial USA Mid-Century Modern
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, 1950s Do More office chair mid-century modern industrial era.
Domore Chair Company Inc founded in 1922 by William S. Ferris in El...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Herman Miller ES102 Intermediate Chair Design Charles
Ray Eames
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
rare Herman Miller ES102 Intermediate Desk chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames
Upholstery in blue Hopsack fabric, with chromed aluminium parts, equipped with...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Herman Miller Equa Executive Office Chair in Black Leather.
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This is an Equa high back executive office chair designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick first introduced in the 80's. This chair has an original manufacturer's label from the 90's....
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Chair in Gray Leather
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous mid-century modern Eames soft pad management chair.
A timeless design classic and contemporary with Innovative comfort features.
One of Herman Miller's most popular chairs w...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century French Industrial Metal Chair - Vintage Work Chair by Henri Lieber
By Flambo, Henri Lieber
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage French workshop chair made of metal, designed by Henri Lieber for Flambo, in good condition. The seat height of the industrial chair is adjustable. Minor fading, sc...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 20th Century Vintage White Faux Alpaca Hair Swivel Armchairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of swivel armchairs from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Very comfortable. Due to their dimensions, they per...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,871 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Antique Oak Revolving Railback Desk Chair with Racing Green Leather Seat
By Hands
Sons
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 7 FITA
A stunning example of a classic clerks office chair, has original tilt, sprung action seat mechanism, height adjustable. Reupholstered racing green leather seat.
Founded in 1906, William Hands...
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1930s British Late Victorian Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
$1,730 Sale Price
25% Off
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
By Louis Dierra
Located in London, GB
This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Glass, PVC
Set of Three Toshiyuki Kita
Aki-Biki-Canta
Swivel Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Designed by Toshiyuki Kita in 2000. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A design that responds to the needs of modern-day society and the rhythms of life in the era of the home office...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
It piques and provokes what one might expect of it, and yet it is inexplicably aesthetic and harmonious - a nonconformist on velvet paws. Eileen Gray commented quite pragmatically on...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Red Cowhide Leather Chesterfield Office Chair in English Style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this red cowhide leather height-adjustable Chesterfield office chair in English style, featuring swivel and tilt functionality.
Can you already picture yourself sitti...
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Late 20th Century Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
One Charles Eames Herman Miller Aluminum Group Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
One Charles Eames Herman Miller aluminum group chair
1970s
Charles and Ray Eames aluminum group side chair, EA330 office confe...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Comfortable Brown Leather Chesterfield Captains Directors Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pretty much new brown leather Chesterfield office
I had two of these, one has now sold and its just the one left
It is massively height adj...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$1,474 Sale Price
20% Off
2007 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Ivory Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Chairs, model EA335, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in 2007...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 20th Century Vintage Orange Ochra Velvet Swivel Armchairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of swivel armchairs from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Very comfortable, perfect as a desk chairs. Due to ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eames Time Life Chair in Grey Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life chair for Herman Miller in light grey leather with a polished aluminum frame and legs made in Los Angeles, CA. Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames for use in the lobby of the Time Life building in New York.
Recently re-upholstered in gray leather, in-keeping with the color and integrity of other Time-life models. Some slight blemishes to the aluminum frame in-keeping with age. Chair's height and recline is fully adjustable and also swivels 360 degrees. Timeless chair.
In 1972, the Time-life chair made the news when notoriously fussy chess genius Bobby Fischer included this chair among his many demands for his legendary 1972 world championship match with Russian master...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Arts
Crafts Solid Walnut Executive Swivel Desk Chair by Johnson Chair Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Arts & Crafts, Mission, or Mid-Century Modern carved solid walnut executive swivel desk chair
By Johnson Chair Co.
USA, Circa 1940s
Measures: 27.5"W x 27.5"D x 33"H...
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1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Fn 6 Cantilever Chair by Mart Stam for Mücke-Melder, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
Tubular steel chair designed by Mart Stam and manufactured by Mücke-Melder in the 1930s. Please send us a message with your postcode to provide an accurate shipping cost.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Eight Exceptional Georgian Style Dining Chairs by Stuart Swan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly elegant and finely crafted set of chairs by Stuart Swan of Wellesley, Massachusetts. With two arm and six side chairs. The finely carved spl...
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20th Century American Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Modern Richard Sapper for Knoll Sapper Management Ergonomic Chair
By Knoll, Richard Sapper
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The classic Sapper Management Chair for Knoll was introduced in 1979 by the German acclaimed industrial designer Richard Sapper.
Ergonomic and very Comfortable design, the chair fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Office Chairs by Stol Kamnik Bauhause Style 1980s Set of 2
By Stol Kamnik
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A pair of beautiful office chairs by Stol Kamnik were made in the mid-80s in Yugoslavia (designed by Mart Stam). Mart Stam is a famous Dutch architect and designer who worked in the ...
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Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Gray Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single Herman Miller Eames aluminum group management desk chair in gray leather with polished aluminum base. The upholst...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
French Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Yellow-Upholstered Armchair by François Linke
Located in London, GB
A Rare Fauteuil de Bureau
In the Louis XV Style
By François Linke
An armchair of beautifully drawn proportions, constructed from purpleheart and adorned with fine hand-chased and fi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
1970s Bill Stephens for Knoll Office Armchair in Oak and Orange Fabric
By Knoll, Bill Stephens
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bill Stephens Desk Chair, originally designed for Knoll in the 1960s. This particular example dates back to the 1970s. The chair is comprised of a bentwood frame with a sea...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Charcoal Wool by Herman Miller, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
The great portfolio of Charles & Ray Eames is widely celebrated and serves as a model of inspiration for designers to this day. One of their most recognizable designs is the Aluminum...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Office Chair, International Style Wooden Adjustable Office Chair
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Darwin added wheels to the office chair in 19th century.
In the 1970s ergonomics was added to design criteria.
Today, it is the key element for whom spends long hours in the office.
...
Category
2010s Turkish International Style Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Shapland
Petter. An Arts
Crafts oak desk or side chair with pierced hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stre...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Rare armchair by master cabinetmaker Jacob Kjaer Møbelhaandværk Denmark 1960
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in København K, 84
This Danish modern armchair by Jacob Kjaer, a revered master cabinet maker and modernist pioneer, embodies the essence of mid-century design sophistication. Crafted in 1960 in Copenh...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
4 Fine French Art Deco Walnut Bridge Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Four fine French 1940s Neoclassical style walnut bridge armchairs.
Price is chair.
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$2,200 / item
Eames for Herman Miller Tan Leather Desk Chair 2000s
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in the 2000s. This classic mid centur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Renaissance Cathedra with Perspective Motif
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RENAISSANCE CHAYÈRE WITH PERSPECTIVE MOTIF
ORIGIN: FRANCE, LYON
ÉPOQUE: FIRST HALF OF THE XVI CENTURY
Height: 166cm
Width: 74cm
Depth: 47cm
Walnut wood
From: Château de Quintin’...
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16th Century Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Style of a 1950s Mid-Century Modern Armchair with Original Upholstery
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti in the style of.
A 1950s Mid-Century Modern armchair with roll-over flat armrests a steel frame with its original red upholstery which is in very good condition.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
6 Pierre Cardin Roche Bobois Italian Black Lacquer Dining Room Conference Chairs
Located in Wayne, NJ
Set 6 Pierre Cardin Roche Bobois Italian black lacquer dining conference chairs.
If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip co...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,875 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Otto Zapf for Knoll International, desk chair, leather, lacquered metal, United States, design 1974
When Bobby Cadwallader, the former president of Knoll, encountered the German des...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Faux Bamboo and Cane Aluminum Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted faux bamboo and cane aluminum side chair with patent leather seat.
Category
20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Seldom seen Eames for Herman Miller Student Desk Chair / Classic Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Eames for Herman Miller formed fiberglass desk chair. Desk top flips up for easier seating. Retains Herman Miller label. Vibrant red fiberglass .Beautiful gel coat , exposed fibers.....
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Industrial Stacking Armchairs by W. Gispen for Riemersma, 1950s
By Riemersma, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Antwerp, BE
These chairs designed by W H. Gispen and were made in the 1950s for Riemersma.
The backs of the chairs are made of black lacquered wood, the arm-rests are naturally teakwood and ha...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$287 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Authentic Eames Herman Miller Tall Black Leather Office Chair 2001
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Executive Height office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in 2001. This executive height chair features a tall...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome, Upholstery: Lime For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery: Lime For One Collection
The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair. Its d...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical Vanity Chair, Attributed André Arbus, 1930
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical / Art Deco vanity chair or stool attributed to André Arbus circa 1930. The piece has a dramatic form including rear saber legs and camb...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany and Green Leather Library Reading Chair
Located in London, GB
A mahogany reading chair
After a design by Thomas Sheraton
Of most striking design, the mahogany chair with its original leather upholstery ...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Beech Desk Chair Jorgen Rasmussen 1950s Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage desk chair or office chair designed by Jorgen Rasmussen 1950s in Denmark and executed by Labofa.
The chromed metal frame shows four wheels. The seat and th...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
FINE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN RESTORED BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD TUFTED CAPTAINS CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely stunning fully restored hand carved Mahogany framed, early Victorian circa 1840-1850 Ships Capta...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$3,113 Sale Price
20% Off
French Cane Back Louis XVI Style Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French cane back Louis XVI - directoire style desk armchair.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Ebonized Oak Wood and Cork Chair Dining or Writing Desk Chair Porto Chair
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Porto chair embraces the fusion of timeless elegance and functional minimalism. This streamlined chair complements your urban wood dining table or writing desk in the office. Wit...
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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