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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
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Brass
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
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Travertine
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Silk
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Steel
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Brass
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Travertine
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2010s Latvian Modern Armchairs
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2010s Latvian Modern Armchairs
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2010s Latvian Modern Armchairs
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Armchairs
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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2010s Latvian Modern Armchairs
Ash
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Latvian Modern Armchairs
Ash
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Early 2000s Italian Armchairs
Ash, Leather
Early 2000s Italian Armchairs
Ash, Leather
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Ash
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Ash, Leather
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Early 2000s English Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Ash
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Armchairs
Ash, Wool
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
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Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Ash
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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2010s American Armchairs
Ash
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Ash, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh George III Armchairs
Ash, Elm
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
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20th Century Austrian Dining Room Chairs
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Finding the Right Armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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