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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Pair of Leather Office Chairs from Princess Diana
s Family Estate Spencer House
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of burgundy leather mahogany chairs from Spencer House which was built for the Spencer family betw...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Chair model 3117 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1950s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wood and metal office chair. Rotates on itself and height adjustable. Maximum height: 87 cm, maximum seat height: 55 cm. Stamped on the und...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Walter Knoll Logos Neckleather Chair Bernd Münzebrock
By Bernd Münzebrock, Walter Knoll
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Bernd Münzebrock designed this office chair model Logos for Walter Knoll
The seat is made of strong thick brown neckleather, the quality as known fro...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Hans Wegner Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hans Wegner armchair, located in NY.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Maurice Rinck, Pair of 1960s Desk Armchairs in Leather and Chromed Metal
By Rinck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maurice Rinck, pair of 1960s desk armchairs in leather and chromed metal.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
2013 Antonio Citterio for Vitra ID Mesh Desk Chairs in Grey with Orange Mesh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are ID Mesh Office Chairs, originally designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra in 2010. These particular examples date to 2013. They are compris...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1 of 3 Vintage Vitra Icf Eames EA105 Hopsak Swivel Office Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 4 original fully stamped ICF for Charles Eames, EA105 Hopsak chrome swivel armchairs RRP £2,096 each.
Super iconic, award winning, what more can you say, these are pretty much the most comfortable office chairs ever made, these are fully stamped with the model number to the base and the Eames label...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Six Curved Beech Desk Chairs by Pagholz Flötotto with Armrests, Germany
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany by Pagholz Flötotto, 1960s.
They feature a chrome-plated metal frame and a curved multi-layered beech seating and backrest.
They migh...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 2 Balance Chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Balance Chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available, please contact us.
The love of processes,...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$5,865 / set
VINTAGE RESTORED GAINSBOROUGH HAND DYED WHISKY BROWN LEATHER OFFICE DESK CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England circa 1950's fully restored Whisky brown leather Gainsborough carver desk a...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Set of 2 Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 balance high chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm.
Also available: other colors available.
The love of processes, the propertie...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$6,816 / set
Set of 2 Sensato Armchairs by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Sensato armchairs by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available.
The love of processes, the properties ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$7,503 / set
New Queen Anne Style Mahogany Balloon Seat Leather Side Chair w/ Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
New Mahogany Shaped Back Queen Anne Style Side Chair with "Balloon" Seat Resting on Carved Front Legs. Covered in a Rich Brown Leather with Antique Brass Nail...
Category
18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,992 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 2 Loulou Chairs by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 LouLou chairs by Shin Azumi
Materials: base in black or white or chromed lacquered metal, seat and back in natural oak veneer or black or white stained.
Technique: Lacque...
Category
2010s French Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,017 / set
Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance high chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties of mater...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,408 / item
Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance high chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties of mater...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,408 / item
Set of 4 Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 4 Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$13,632 / set
Chaise Modernist Art Deco Chair in Chromed Metal and Lacquered Wood, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modernist Art Deco chair in chromed metal and lacquered wood, circa 1930.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Balance Chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 balance chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available.
The love of processes, the properties of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$11,730 / set
Set of 2 Fabric LouLou Chairs by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 fabric LouLou chairs by Shin Azumi
Materials: Base in black or white or chromed lacquered metal, seat and back in natural oak veneer or black or white stained. Upholstered ...
Category
2010s French Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,955 / set
2001 Knoll Sapper Series Management Desk Chair by Richard Sapper in Taupe Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sapper Series management desk chair, designed by Richard Sapper in 1979 and produced by Knoll. The listed price includes one chair, and we have 4 available. These particula...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Brown Fiord Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 brown fiord lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was la...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$4,071 / set
Set of 4 Brown Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 brown remix Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$6,761 / set
Set of 4 Blue Jupiter Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 blue Jupiter Lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was l...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$8,142 / set
Set of 4 Sand Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 sand remix Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was l...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$6,761 / set
Green Remix Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Green remix lassen chair by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm..
Materials: Textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched i...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,705 / item
French Reconstruction Armchair in Scandinavian Style, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French reconstruction armchair in Scandinavian style, circa 1960
patina and coating to redo.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech
Handmade Mexican Contemporary Conacaste Solid Wood Living-room Armchair
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Mexican architect Estrella Mora's collection "was born with the intention of returning the identity of Mexico's history to design, creating links between artisans and designers, so that working together we can weave a future respectful of ancestral techniques, as well as being an engine for the economic development of the communities that continue to work in an artisanal way," as she mentions in the interview.
This beautiful armchair is crafted using high end solid conacaste wood (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) also known as Parota wood. By partnering with local communities in Michoacan, Mexico, Estrella collaborates with artisans from Ihuatzio and Cuanajo to create a durable, contemporary, and resistant beach house chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Bentwood
2010s Alias Meetingframe + Tilt 47 447 Chair w/ Arms Alberto Meda Grey 3x Avail
By Alberto Meda, Alias
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is the Meetingframe Tilt 47 / 447 Swivel Desk Chair, designed by Alberto Meda for Alias Italy. These particular examples were produced in the 2010s. The frame of this piece is made of chromed aluminum and has die-cast aluminum elements, rendering a strong yet lightweight chair. The seat is composed of pvc covered polyester mesh, allowing for a cool seating...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2000s Richard Sapper for Knoll Management Desk Chair in Cognac Leather
By Knoll, Richard Sapper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sapper Series management desk chair, designed by Richard Sapper in 1979. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the 2000s. This is one of Sapper's most iconic wor...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Sensato Armchair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 4 Sensato Armchair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties o...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$15,006 / set
Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance high chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available.
The love of processes, the properties of mater...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,408 / item
Louis XVI Style Office Armchair - XIXth century
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XVI style solid mahogany armchair covered with leather It is in good condition, stable and comfortable. French work, Parisian around 1880. End of the 19th century.
Dimensions
...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 2 Balance Chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 balance chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available.
The love of processes, the properties of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$5,865 / set
Set of 2 Balance Chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Balance chairs by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also available: Other colors available
The love of processes, the properties of m...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$5,872 / set
Balance Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also available: Other colors available
The love of processes, the properties of materials, ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,932 / item
Balance Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties of materials,...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,932 / item
1998 Geoff Hollington for Herman Miller Executive Desk Chair w/ Low Back Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Hollington Office Chairs, initially designed by Geoff Hollington for Herman Miller in 1989. These examples date to 1998. The listed price includes one chair, and we have tw...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Antique French Mahogany Barrel Back Desk Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pleasing chair with its navy and blue stars upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Brown Leather Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brownleather lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Leather
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched in...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$2,870 / item
Set of 2 Grey Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 grey remix lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was lau...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$3,374 / set
Set of 4 Brown Leather Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 brown leather lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Leather.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor wa...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$11,444 / set
Set of 4 Black Leather Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 black leather Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Leather.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor w...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$11,444 / set
Set of 4 Dark Grey Jupiter Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 dark grey jupiter Lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
Brown Remix Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Remix Lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched in ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,705 / item
Set of 2 Dark Grey Jupiter Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 dark grey Jupiter Lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
Set of 4 Green Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 green remix Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was l...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$6,761 / set
Set of 4 Blue Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 blue remix lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$6,761 / set
Set of 2 Brown Remix Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 brown remix Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions : W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials : Textile.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor w...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$3,374 / set
Sand Remix Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand remix lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched in 2...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,705 / item
Set of 4 Beige Fiord Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 beige Fiord Lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was la...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$8,142 / set
Set of 2 Black Leather Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 black leather Lassen chairs by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Leather
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$5,728 / set
Rose Remix Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Remix Lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched in 2...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,705 / item
Set of 2 Brown Jupiter Lassen Chairs by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 brown Jupiter Lassen chairs by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor wa...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$4,071 / set
Blue Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$2,041 / item
Dark Grey Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey jupiter Lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launch...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$2,041 / item
Grey Remix Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Remix Lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched in 2...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,705 / item
Brown Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Jupiter Lassen chair by Lassen
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm
Materials: Textile
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched i...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$2,041 / item
Grey Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Jupiter Lassen Chair by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 58 x D 60 x H 88 cm.
Materials: Textile.
The Lassen Chair by Flemming Lassen, Magnus Sangild and Marianne Viktor was launched...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
$2,041 / item
Fabric LouLou Chair by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Fabric LouLou chair by Shin Azumi
Materials: Base in black or white or chromed lacquered metal, seat and back in natural oak veneer or black or white stained. Upholstered seat and b...
Category
2010s French Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$977 / item
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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