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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Louis XV Style Leather Desk Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The deep shaped seat is upholstered in brown leather, and its shaped rail mirrors the back and has carved scrolled foliate motifs. Raised on four carved cabriole legs with heavy knee...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
1970 Red Charles Eames Upholstered Swivel Office Chair for Herman MIller
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very striking swivel office chair by legendary designer Charles Eames and made by Herman Miller in 1970. This example retains its original red upholstery which is in very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Commander Office Chair, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazilian Midcentury, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Created by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and his design team, the Commander chair was designed to attend to the growing market for office furniture. The first model was developed betwe...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$8,400 Sale Price
50% Off
2021 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman ...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
2005 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Aluminum Executive Desk Chair in Blue Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive-Height Soft Pad Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. This particular example dates to 2005. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Montgomery dinning and side chairs by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
This listing is for two Montgomery office and accent chairs by Crump and Kwash
Hand shaped solid white oak frame / acrylic finish / handwoven olive leather seat and back / nylon gl...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Popular Restored Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely restored vintage Chesterfield fully buttoned aged brown leather captains chair
This piece was fully restored around a year ago, it ha...
Category
1930s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,731 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vitra EA 219 Bürostuhl Soft Pad blau Charles
Ray Eames Leder
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA 219 Bürostuhl von Vitra in blauem Leder zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Charles und Ray Eames und vereint Funktionalität mit zeitloser E...
Category
1670s German Post-Modern Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Saarinen Executive Chair for Knoll in Black Vinyl Upholstery
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century Executive armchair, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, circa 1950/60's. The chair features an upholstered seat, arms and back rest, mounted on steel legs. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eames Herman Miller EA108 swivel desk chairs, USA 1970s. Two available
Located in Hastings, GB
Eames Herman Miller EA108 swivel desk chairs, USA 1970s. Two available. Polished aluminium frames, original hopsack upholstery (which is a little tatty but totally useable). Fully st...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 12 Chairs 50° in Leather and Wood, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
12 Chairs
Style: 50°
Italian
Materials: wood, leather and chrome bronze
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage s...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$40,000 / set
Industrial Factory Chair By Rowac Bemefa Circa 1950s
By Rowac
Located in Gloucester, GB
Industrial Factory Chair By Rowac Bemefa Circa 1950s
- Height adjustable
- Original dark red paint
- Sprung seat
- Ply seat and back rest
- Designed by Robert Wagner
- Produced by B...
Category
1950s German Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plywood
1950s Ladies Petite Carved Mahogany and Silk Tufted Upholstered Bureau Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite 1950s ladies Petite carved Mahogany and silk tufted upholstered Bureau chair in beautiful vintage condition. Comfortable seat in good conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
2024 Pair of GamFratesi for GUBI Beetle Meeting Chairs Upholstery
Walnut Shell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Beetle Meeting Chairs, originally designed by GamFratesi for GUBI in 2013. These particular examples were produced in Denmark in 2024. They are comprised of an Amer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern Baby Spheric Ottoman D 33cm Fluffy Edition in Premium Faux Fur by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Baby Gropius chair collection is designed in the same spirit as the collection's flagman Gropius chair, which makes the brand signature.
We noted that kids love minimalist design and...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Fur, Velvet, Wool, Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Textile
1969 Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Bumper Desk Chair in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available, though the price listed is for each chair) Bumper bucket desk chair designed by Ward Benn...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
2005 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair in Green Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chairs, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2005. The listed price ...
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
French Empire Revival Green Leather Top Bronze Griffin Mahogany Desk
Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Revival Style Green Leather Top Mahogany Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk & Chair with Bronze Griffin Ormolu by Global N.Y. Listing includes a very impressive...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Black Leather and Teak Desk Chair by Illum Wikkelsø for N. Eilersen, 1960s.
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Vintage Danish Black Leather & Teak Desk Chair – There are many chairs out there but not many are quite as beautiful as this one. Designed by the Danish designer Illum Wikkelso for N...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Brown Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair, Model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Erik Kirkegaard 1960s Danish Rosewood Desk Chair
Located in London, England
Erik Kirkegaard - Compass Desk Chair, c1960s
A rare and highly sought-after desk chair by Erik Kirkegaard, produced by Hong Stolefabrik in Denmark, circa 1956. The curved back provi...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Set of Four 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).
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak
2006 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Swivel Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2006. Their design in...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Rare vintage office chair in black leather by Otto zapf for Knoll international
By Otto Zapf
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Designed in the 1970s for Knoll International furniture, this Otto Zapf office chair exudes an air of comfort, featuring generously-padded, pillow-like cushions upholstered in its or...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
2008 Interstuhl Silver 262S Office Desk Chair in Black Leather by Hadi Teherani
By Interstuhl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available but the listing price is only for one) 2008 production Silver 262S desk chair, designed by Hadi Teherani...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of 4 Pierre Jeanneret ‘Committee’ Chairs, model No. PJ-SI-30-A
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Set of 4 Pierre Jeanneret “office Chair” or “Committee Chair”, circa 1959-1960. Teak and faux leather. Intended for: High court, legislative assembly and various administrative build...
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Midcentury Leather and Chrome Swivel Chair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gardner Leaver for Steelcase Easy chair in saddle brown leather. Chrome is in good shape with no rust. Has just the right angle to be used as an office chair, reading chair or even lounge chair. Swivels 360 with ease. This is a very solid heavy chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Arm / Desk Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
A hand stiched leather desk chair by French designer Jacques Adnet. featuring a tubular steel frame, upholstered with patinated leather. Adnet introduced the frame in combination wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Geoffrey Harcourt Pair of Swivel Armchairs in Wool for Artifort 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Geoffrey Harcourt pair of Swivel armchairs for Artifort. The Netherlands, 1970s.
Comfortable pair of swivel armchairs by Geoffrey Harcourt fo...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Knoll Saarinen Executive Arm Desk Chair in Slate Blue Mohair, Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen's name is ubiquitous in the worlds of Design and Architecture. His extensive work in furniture for Knoll remains are timeless as it was in the 1950's. His Executive Cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available
By Don Chadwick, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Knoll swivel desk chair(s) from the 1970's, in rich brown formed foam upholstery, on five star base. The chair swivels a full 360, and the base is on double wheel coaster...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Leather DoMore Industrial Swivel Adjustable Rolling Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This swivel office desk task chair was made by the DoMore Chair Company circa 1940s. The chair was designed for comfort and is extremely adjustable. The back rest tilts and can be re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair Leather 6x Avail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (multiple chairs are available, though sold individually) Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
A Victorian Oak Spindle-Back Revolving Desk Chair With Racing Green Leather Seat
By Hillcrest
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Oak Spindle-Back Revolving Desk Chair With Racing Green Leather Seat & Brass Studs
A stunning example of a clerks chair newly upholstered with racing green leather.
Has...
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Meow Office Chair in Lion Velvet by MAGILORE – Kids’ Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Vila Nova de Famalicão, PT
Bring playful charm and refined comfort to your child’s room with the Meow Office Chair in Lion Velvet, a luxury swivel desk chair designed to inspire imagination while ensuring ever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Faux Fur, Lacquer
Antique Victorian Polished Leather Bentwood Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Victorian Bentwood Frame Revolving Desk Chair With A Newly Upholstered Polished Racing Green Leather Seat. Finished With Brass Studs
The chair offers a timeless quality for...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,311 Sale Price
20% Off
American Industrial “Cosco” Model 15-FT Office Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Hamilton Mfg Co.
Manufacturer: Hamilton Mfg Co.
Materials: Steel, Original Vinyl Upholstery
Style: American Industrial
Dimensions:
30” -33.50"H x 25”W x 25”D
Seat Height 17" -20.50"
This vintage Cosco Model 15-F Secretarial Posture Chair...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Spheric Ottoman 50cm Fluffy Edition in Premium Faux Fur 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 Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Fur, Velvet, Wool, Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Textile
Secession office chair attr. to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession office chair attr. to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet in very nice original codition with signs of use.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Desk Office Dining Arm Chair by Kay Korbing for JG Furniture New York
By Kay Korbing
Located in New York, NY
Rare Kay Korbing for JG furniture arm, or desk chair having black leather chicklet style arms, fabric seat and back on aluminum star base, with original ball coaster feet. The chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pasqualina Swivel President Chair by Grassi&Bianchi and RedCreative
Located in Milan, IT
Swivel armchair high back with tubular steel frame completely covered in hard leather; metal seat pan covered with black technical fabric. Five stars base with gas height adjustment ...
Category
2010s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Blue Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. This example dates to the 2010s. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1990s Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa Office / Desk Chair in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Equa Desk Chair, originally designed by Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller. These particular examples date to the 1990s. The chairs have a full dark brown leather upholstered s...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Web President High Back Armchair With Headrest And Arms by Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
Swivel chair with headrest and arms. Inner steel frame, expanded polyurethane padding, covered with soft leather. Five-star base with gas seat height adjustment and tilt control mech...
Category
2010s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage Stamped B34 Mart Stam 1-06g Marcel Breuer Leather Armchair Made in Italy
By Mart Stam
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this fully stamped, original Mart Stam 1-06G, Marcel Breuer S34 armchair in brown leather circa 1980’s
I have a mat...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$928 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine French 1940s Oak Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-Century oak desk/bridge armchair.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
$2,350 / item
Pair of Midcentury Light Faux Fur Bouclé Swivel Armchairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of amazing 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, ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Early Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb quality early Victorian desk chair with blue leather serpentine fronted seat, in excellent overall condition.
37" high
23" wide
20" seat depth
19" seat height
You are welc...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Ea 208 Soft Pad Alu Group Office Chairs, Vitra
Located in Renens, CH
One chair left in inventory!
The Aluminum group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century. Their original design from the 1950s is stil...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mariolina Chair in Matching Iron Legs and Polypropylene Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with matching iron legs and polypropylene shell seat. The iron leg base is available in Anthracite silk gray, intense blue, marsala red, apricot, copp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
From $1,199 Sale Price / set
15% Off
+ 1 more2005 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Executive Desk Chairs In Tan Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive-Height Soft Pad Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. This particular example dates to 2005. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Single Mid century desk chairs- Black velvet
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish mid century desk chair. This has a stained beech frame with great patina. The whole design sets this chair off p...
Category
20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
2000s 50th Anniversary Edition Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Exec. Chair
Located in Basel, BS
Special Edition Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Char in Silver Leather, 50th Anniversary Edition-- One Chair
This chair ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
$3,808 Sale Price
20% Off
Geoffrey Harcourt, Chair 130,
RCA
Chair, Designed 1960, Produced by Artifort
Located in London, GB
Geoffrey Harcourt, UK (designer)
Artifort, The Netherlands (manufacturer)
Chair 130 - 'RCA' Chair - designed 1960
Curved, veneered plywood, cast aluminium swivel base.
Geoffrey Har...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plywood
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian mahogany desk chair, in the Arts & Crafts style, revolving and with four down swept legs terminating on scroll fe...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chaise EA107 en cuir blanc par Charles
Ray Eames pour Vitra
Located in Rouen, FR
Chaise EA107, dessinée par Charles & Ray Eames en 1958 pour le légendaire Aluminum Group.
Éditée par Vitra, cette version en cuir blanc incarne la pureté et la rigueur du design mode...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Carol Chair in Bent Wood Walnut and English Walnut by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Carol chair is a new design just completed in autumn 2021.
The chair is handmade using bent walnut with the seat of English walnut.
"I wanted to create a chair with a lightwe...
Category
2010s English Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Classic Cabot Wrenn Graham Tufted Burgundy Leather Executive Swivel Desk Chair
By Cabot Wrenn
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous traditional Graham deep button tufted leather swivel and tilt executive desk chair by Cabot Wrenn.
A classic timeless and luxurious style inspired by the 18th and 19th century design.
Beautifully handcrafted by skilled artisans using high-quality materials.
The leather is rich in color and variety of grain texture making each chair different.
This piece will bring a sense of history and elegance to any interior at home or office.
Please note I have five chairs available, selling them individually "The price listed is for one chair"
Specifications:
Upholstery: Genuine top grain high quality Antelope wine Burgandy leather
Mahogany hand-carved arms
Brass Hancock nail trim
Mahogany oiled sandalwood hand-carved 5-star base feature prong steel interiors with antique brass casters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Arne Jacobsen Oxford New Leather, Dated March 1967, Fritz Hansen Denmark
Located in Forest, BE
Original Oxford chair dated from march 1967 made by Fritz Hansen in Denmark. The chair was designed for the special commission of the St Catherine college...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century French Renaissance Oak Barrel Armchair with Lion Heads
Cane Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this elegant barrel armchair exemplifies the French Renaissance Revival style. Built of solid oak, the rounded backrest features intricately carved scro...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak, Cane
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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