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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Vintage Herman Miller Aeron Classic Stool Armless Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a classic Herman Miller Aeron Armless Chair Adjustable Stool Stool Black Mesh Adjustable No Arms Ergonomic with Wheels DIme...
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Late 20th Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Original Decorated Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany original decorated desk chair having a shaped top rail supported by a fantastic original hand painted shaped splat in wonderful colours, shaped ope...
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Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

20th Century Vintage White and Blue Leaves Velvet Swivel Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Rare Vintage Mid-Century German Modern Office Swivel Leather Easy Chair, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This office swivel armchair was manufactured in the Germany during the 1960s. The frame is made from metal. The chair is upholstered in real soft leather in black color. The headrest...
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1960s German Minimalist Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany open arm desk chair having an attractive shaped top rail and carved splat to the centre, shaped mahogany open arms with a newly reupholstered...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Other

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery:Remix 163 For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black , Upholstery: Remix 163 For One Collection The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair....
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Collection Chair Model "65184" Design Adam Stegner for Pagholz Flötotto, 1980s
Located in taranto, IT
Pagholz Flototto collection chair model "65184", design Adam Stegner, mid 80s metal structure with five-star base, swivel and height-adjustable sea...
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1980s Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Niels Otto Møller Model 57 Carver Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
Desirable early armchair model 57, designed by Niels Otto Møller for J.L Møllers Møbelfabrik in Denmark. Frame and back in teak, seat still upholstered with the original Naugahyde ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Teak

Arts and Crafts Oak Chair with Shaped Padded Head Rest and Pewter Heart Inlay
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed. Probably made by Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak chair with shaped padded head rest with a single Voysey style inlaid pewter heart to the top o...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Pewter

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome Upholstery: Prestige For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome , Upholstery: Prestige Black For One Collection The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, 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...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

20th Century Vintage Gray Swivel Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dramatic Set of 17th Century Style Carved and Velvet Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Seven chairs including two arm and five side chairs. The shaped elaborately carved frames with foliate scrolled crest rails and sides. Raised on foliate scrolled curved front legs wi...
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20th Century Baroque Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

20th Century Vintage Grey Swivel Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1970s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Desk Chair in Fabric and Bronze Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Swivel Arm Chair, originally designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA circa the 1960s. The chair's des...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery: Umber For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery: Umber For One Collection The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair. Its...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair Late 20th Century Gunlocke Oak and Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Late 20th Century Gunlocke modernist solid Oak and Upholstered Armchairs, guess chairs. Measure 23" in width, 23" in depth, 31" ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Designer Arm Chair, Bronze, Ivory Kravet Boucle, Made in Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Designer Arm Chair Made in Italy 1970s. Frames freshly powder coated in bronze color. Seats and backs recovered in Ivory Kravet Boucle. Birch wood arms. Arm height is 25.25"
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, 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...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Dietiker Felber C14 Metal Dining Chair, Modular Design, Set of 2
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Felber C14 is a reedition of a 1940s Classic Dietiker chair. The chair which was at first developed as a simple wooden chair in the early 40s, has been ...
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2010s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Desk Chairs Model Vipera Designed by Luca Leonori for Pallucco, Italy 80s, Pair
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice pair of desk chairs designed by Luca Leonori for Pallucco in the 80s
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early 19thC Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 19thC Mahogany Desk Chair - with Bergere Seat, Turned Stretchers, Spindle Back and Lignum Vitae Castors - 24"w x 24"d x 33"h (19" to the seat)
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

American Mahogany Serpentine Back Martha Washington Armchair, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany Martha Washington armchair with serpentine slant high back, reeded scrolled and squared arms, terminating on reeded squared curvatu...
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1790s American American Colonial Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Muslin, Upholstery, Mahogany

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Fram Black Upholstery Sand For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Fram Black Upholstery Sand For One Collection The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair. Its desig...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs with Rare Stencil Marks
Located in Soho, London, GB
Office chairs from the Administrative Buildings of Chandigarh (PJ-SI-28-B).     
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Teak

Black Polypropylene Stackable DR. Yes Chair by Philippe Starck Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet Designed For Kartell Black Polypropylene Stackable DR. Yes Chair Two In Stock Price Per Chair Juxtaposing varying form...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Futurist Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Dietiker Felber C14 Sled Dining Chair, Modular Design, Set of 4
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Felber C14 is a reedition of a 1940s Classic Dietiker chair. The chair which was at first developed as a simple wooden chair in the early 40s, has been ...
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2010s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

20th Century Vintage Light Gray Swivel Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1970s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Early Edition Friso Kramer Bone White Revolt Chairs with Black Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in 1953 by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. The Revolt chair is widely considered by the Dutch to be the perfect chair. A system of folding sheet steel was deve...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Sheet Metal, Metal

Pair of Vintage Gf GoodForm Aluminum Task Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage GF GoodForm aluminum task chairs.
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1960s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

4 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Onda” Leather Desk Chairs, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Set 4 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Onda" Executive Leather Desk Chairs, 1970.  Original leather.  Executive desk chairs in leather with polished steel swivel bases.  Label a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Vintage Adjustable Toledo Chairs, c. 1950 s
Located in Napa, CA
Pair of adjustable Toledo Metal Furniture Co. chairs for drafting, office, or university, circa mid 20th century. Tan plastic with black metal base; chairs are on casters with adju...
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1950s American Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two 20th Century Vintage Dark Green Swivel Armchairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of two swivel armchairs from the 1970s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles Ray Eames office chair mod. EA101 ICF production, 1970s
Located in Parma, IT
Charles & Ray Eames office chair model EA101 produced by ICF in the 1970s. Die-cast aluminum frame, 5-star base with wheels, padded fabric seat, and lever for height adjustment. Wit...
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1970s Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Dietiker Felber C14 Metal Dining Chair, Modular Design, Set of 4
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Felber C14 is a reedition of a 1940s Classic Dietiker chair. The chair which was at first developed as a simple wooden chair in the early 40s, has been ...
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2010s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dietiker Felber C14 Sled Modern Dining Chair, Modular Design, Set of 2
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Felber C14 is a reedition of a 1940s Classic Dietiker chair. The chair which was at first developed as a simple wooden chair in the early 40s, has been ...
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2010s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chair in Ebonized Walnut Base with Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant midcentury chair was realized in the United States circa 1950. It features cylindrical legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the back has a subtle incised streamlined cut out, testifying to the fact that no detail was overlooked in its construction. With its refined color palate and clean modernist lines, this chair is as versatile as it is beautiful, blending perfectly with any style of interior from Classic midcentury to contemporary. It has been newly reupholstered in sumptuous patterned and metallic Holly Hunt fabric...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

1960s Set of Two fully restored Erik Kirkegaard Oak Arm Chairs Green Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s Set of Two fully restored Erik Kirkegaard Oak Arm Chairs Custom Upholstery This weeks offer as of friday November 9th. is a set of 6 elbow armchairs designed by the Danish desi...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Office Chairs by Antonio Citterio for Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of office/desk chairs designed by Antonio Citterio and manufactured by Vitra and part of the Axess collection. The chairs and armrests are height adjustable, the backs til...
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Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

20th Century Vintage Gray Swivel Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in sma...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Marquetry Armchair with Satinwood Inlays, New York, circa 1890
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A late 19th century New York armchair in the early 18th century Dutch-Style in mahogany decorated with inlays in other woods of bows, birds, rinceau ...
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19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Tulipwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Champagne chair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Formes Nouvelles, circa 1962
Located in London, GB
Moulded Lucite with leather cushion on sprung auto return revolving aluminium base. France c1960s Leather cushion has been re made     
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Charles Ray Eames office chair mod. EA117 ICF production, 1970s
Located in Parma, IT
Charles & Ray Eames office chair model EA101 produced by ICF in the 1970s. Die-cast aluminum frame, 5-star base with wheels, padded fabric seat, and lever for height adjustment. Wit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

John Pollard Seddon A Rare Gothic Oak Armchair with Carved Dog Heads to the Arms
Located in London, GB
John Pollard Seddon. A rare Gothic Revival armchair with carved dogs heads to the arms, and inlaid dot details. This was probably made by his family firm Thomas Seddon (Seddon and Co), New Bond Street London. Founded by his Great Grandfather George Seddon They supplied furniture to Windsor castle and Buckingham Palace. J P Seddon exhibited a similar style armchair on the Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co stand at the 1862 International Exhibition, illustrated in Jeremy Coopers Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, page 104 illustration 220 showing the original drawing and 227 (a variation of this chair) image attached. There is another version illustrated in Nineteenth Century Design by Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway, page 84 illustration pl 83 (last 2 images). Interestingly at one point Seddon's partner was E. W. Godwin, a friend of the Pre-Raphaelites and some of his pupils were Ford Maddox...
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1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Vintage Laboratory Chairs, German, Beech, Adjustable, Bar Stool, Kitchen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage professional laboratory chairs. A German, beech and chromed alloy adjustable seat, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990. High quality, professiona...
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Late 20th Century German Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Conference Chairs in Steel and Red Wool by Chrome Craft
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super cool and equally comfortable pair of conference or desk chairs from Chrome Craft probably late 1970s. Came out of the offices of J. Walter Thompson ...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

1960s Arne Jacobsen Rare Butterfly Auditorium Chairs by Fritz Hansen
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s Arne Jacobsen rare Butterfly Auditorium chairs by Fritz Hansen Extremly rare auditorium version of the Iconic chair model 3107 / butterfly from the 7 series designed by Arne J...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Elegant High Back Tufted Red Leather Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With shepherd hook wood arms and quality button tufted red leather shaped back and seat with nail head trim. Raised on carved front legs with wide knees and square tapering splayed b...
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20th Century Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Bruce Talbert Style, Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chair with Elongated Turnings
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert in the style of. Probably made by Gillows of Lancaster. A good quality Aesthetic Movement dining or side chair with elongated turnings to the back.
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Oak

Four red leather Eames Herman Miller adjustable soft pad aluminum group chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Attractive set of four Eames aluminum soft pad collection management chairs . Fine set in original red leather which is no longer available . U...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Original Vitra EA 217 Bürostuhl Charles Eames leder weiß Chefsessel
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA217 Soft Pad Bürostuhl mit weißem Lederbezug zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Charles & Ray Eames und gilt bis heute als wahrer Designkla...
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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Midcentury Italian Design High Back Armchair Wooden Feet Forest Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian design high back armchair wooden feet forest green.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
Located in London, GB
A timeless icon of design this wonderful set of eight model #3107 (also known as the "Series-7") stacking dining chairs in black were designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1955. This set are an early production model with a rarely seen registered and numbered metal CAP, April 1964. In the late 60’s Fritz Hansen then changed to the more commonly seen plastic stamped CAP. The CAP carries the Made in Denmark, the Danish Control FurnitureMakers emblem and the FH logo along with the year. This is important for collectors who are not looking to buy the more usual plastic CAP chairs you find on later production models. This highly practical early set of 8 dining side chairs...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Bert England for Stow Davis Swivel Desk Chairs c 1970 s pair available
Located in New York, NY
High end swivel desk chairs designed by Bert England for Stow Davis, circa 1970's. The chairs feature heavy bright steel frames, bases and legs, with original fabric upholstered back...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

1980 Herman Miller Equa High Back Executive Desk Chair by Bill Stumpf in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Equa high back executive desk chair designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick in 1979, first introduced in 1984. Notably, this...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This design icon from 1928, the B35 armchair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1920s and made by the German Thonet factory in the early 1930s. This piece is made of tubular steel and black leather with natural patina. The materials used and the traces of wear show that this is an early production of this timeless modell. The armrests are finished with solid wood. Following the success of his Wassily chair, Breuer continued to experiment with tubular steel furniture. Like the Wassily chair, the B35 was not a direct representative of the Bauhaus school, but is clearly in line with the Bauhaus design and construction principles, with a modern, stripped-down form made of industrial materials not used today in furniture production. Marcel Breuer was born in 1902 in Hungary. He was an architect and designer. He received a scholarship to study painting and sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, but quickly quit and applied to the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After completing the preliminary courses there, he studied at the Bauhaus furniture...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-28-B Office Cane Armchair/Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
The visible nonchalance here celebrates the lightness and the joy of life. It’s not about representation or impressing others. It demonstrates the Indian lifestyle, much more casual ...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Walnut Arts Crafts Armchair with Pyramidal Top Details Curved Out Arms
Located in London, GB
A super quality English Arts and Crafts upholstered Walnut armchair with subtle Pyramidal top details gentle curving out of the arms with slatted supports below, give it a generous s...
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1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mariani Wing Conference Office Chair by Luca Scacchetti Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mariani Wing Conference Office chair i 4 Mariani WING Swivel conference chair with 5-spoke base by Designer Luca Scacchetti. Conference armchair, covere...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Arne Jacobsen Danish Teak Adjustable Height Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Arne Jacobsen designed Danish teak adjustable height swivel desk chair. Seat height is adjustable from 17" to 21". Very good vin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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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