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Arc Lounge Chair in Blue Recycled Fabric
By TRNK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incorporate this upholstered green lounge chair in your living room, or as a bold addition to a dining table or desk. Simple, striking, and deceptively comfortable despite its slende...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Blue Chrome Vinyl Shiro Chair, Kuramata Tribute, Ideal for Waiting Areas (80s)
By Sergio Mannino Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It seats two people back to back or one next to each other. Made in Italy
Its language is a classic take on modern movement furniture pieces such as Mies Van Der Rohe's Barcelona cha...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 31.25 in W 45 in D 48 in
Aluminum Armchair 'Industry Collection' by Seletti, Sky Blue
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Armchair Poly made of reinforced plastic blue color for indoor modern design
By Trabà
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
Armachair in reinforced plastic, available in different colors and suitable for kitchens, bars or restaurants, very comfortable.
Colorful armchair with plastic frame that has passed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
H 31.89 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Pair Blue of Niccola Lounge Chairs by Andrea Branzi for Zanotta
By Andrea Branzi, Zanotta
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs, model Niccola, designed in 1993 by Andrea Branzi for Zanotta. Construction on a four-legged tubular steel frame, upholstered and covered in dark blue leather, armr...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Smile Adjustable Rotating Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Smile chair by De Sede. With its new, patented adjustment mechanism, Smile offers comfort that stands out from the rest and can be stopped at any angle without any effort. The tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
By Hans Eichenberger, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black.
Frame: Chrome-plated steel tube frame. Bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
DS-2847 Children's Leather Armchair by De Sede
By Mario Ferrarini, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Children's small armchair DS-2847 by De Sede. DS-2847, the small brother of DS-47, presents itself just as independently as its role model. The clear yet soft forms of this children’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Leather
DS-2011 Bauhaus Leather Armchair by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Armchair DS-2011/01 by De Sede. Aesthetics and functionality in a harmonious combination. An impressive design with a solid steel construction and light upholstery. Casual cushions a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Filou Adjustable Reclining Leather Easy Lounge Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Filou chair by De Sede. Filou's seat and footrest are fully crafted and can be stopped at any angle without any effort. A clever solution presents the upholstery from being undul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Leather Club Chair by Kurt Erni
By De Sede, Kurt Erni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2620/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Legs beechwood black-coated. If not specified otherwise, the standard configuration will be confirmed....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Leather Armchair by Stephan Hürlemann
By De Sede, Stephan Hürlemann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-77/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Steel legs, matte dark nickel coating. Standard seat and back heights. Neck support in brushed stainless ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Sesam Adjustable Reclining Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Sesam armchair by De Sede. The ultimate in comfort. A simple adjustment - that can even be made while seated - swivels out the footrest and reclines the seat. This offers body su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Markus Hartmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Cleo Adjustable Reclining Leather Easy Lounge Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Cleo chair by De Sede. Slim and self-assured in every setting – the Cleo easy-chair is made for relaxing. Its striking modern lines transform it into a contemporary sculpture tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Craft Fabric Armchair by Gordon Guillaumier
By Gordon Guillaumier, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-49/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Back cushion and cushion in leather. Legs polished aluminium. If not specified otherwise, the standard c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Pavo Adjustable Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Markus Hartmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Pavo chair by De Sede. The all-purpose armchair. Pavo has many facets, whether as an elegant side armchair or as a comfortable relaxing armchair with remarkable functions. Pavo o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pli Dual Rotation Multi-Functional Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Stefan Heiliger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Pli chair by De Sede. A miracle of rotation. The chair Pli consists of two armchair parts, each rotating about its own axis. Thanks to the option of Dual rotation the armchair ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Leather Folds Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
By De Sede, Alfredo Häberli 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-373/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical Details:
Standard Configuration: Legs steel, matt nickel bronze-coated. Chair without rotation function. If not specified otherwise, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Fixed Leather Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
By De Sede, Alfredo Häberli 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-110/101 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Thread color according to the color of the body. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Shelby Adjustable Swivel Leather Armchair by FSM
By Georg Appeltshauser, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Shelby chair by De Sede. Built for blissful relaxation, this easy chair takes its name from its constructional design: a hard shell containing a soft and cosy core with convenien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Wide Leather Folds Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
By Alfredo Häberli 1, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-373/12 wide armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard Configuration: Legs steel, matte nickel bronze-coated. Chair without rotation function.
Upholstery and Assemb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Rex Posture Support Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Rex chair by De Sede. The armchair Rex revolutionizes the act of sitting. Like the De Sede model DS-343, the armchair Rex is based on a patented seat study developed over the las...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair Armchair Turquoise Velvet Upholstered New
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair Armchair Turquoise Velvet Upholstered New
DATA SHEET:
-Design armchair
-Made with solid wooden structure.
-High-density polyurethane foam.
-Upholstered in turquoi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Armchair in Velvet Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.154.2 - made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.154.2 Lovechair in Velvet by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
The mid-century D.154.2 lovechair features a shell-like structure inspired by renowned It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
By Hans Eichenberger, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black.
Frame: Chrome-plated steel tube frame. Bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Grace armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 70 x D 70 x H 96 cm
Materials: Bouclé effect, polished brass
Color: Light blue.
A round and soft shaped sofa with an elegant touc...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Mod Ekstrem Armchair Designed by Terje Ekstrom
By Terje Ekstrom
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mod Ekstrem armchair designed by Terje Ekstrom. Structure made of steel covered with woolen knit foam, and upholstered with grey wool fabric.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Chiado Lounge Chair with Teal and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Quilt Armchair for Established & Sons
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
The Bouroullec’s iconic Quilt series of feature seating comes in a selection of bright, springy, high-tech stretch fabrics that give a room an intense hit of colour. For a calmer fir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Armchairs
Materials
Foam
Patrick Norguet Rive Droite in Pucci Upholstery Fabrics for Cappellini
By Patrick Norguet, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Rive Droite armchair by Patrick Norguet is supported by a structure in polyurethane foam with a metal insert, combined with a seat made of poplar plywood and multi-density polyur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Seidecimi Aureo Contemp Brass Armchair Made in Italy by edizioni Enrico Girotti
By Enrico Girotti, LapiegaWD
Located in Verona, IT
Seidecimi Aureo, made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti, is design by a single stroke that transforms into a continuous element, devoid of end and beginning, shaped by the metallic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 31.89 in W 20.87 in D 19.69 in
Hand-Laid Brass Stars on Blue Straw, Nut-Inspired Armchair with Velvet Cushion
By Shewekar Elgharably
Located in Cairo, EG
Hand-laid brass stars on blue straw. Nut-inspired armchair with velvet cushion.
Inspired by Nut, the Egyptian celestial goddess of the sky. The brass stars glimmer, contrasting agai...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
H 31.89 in W 26.38 in D 20.48 in
Modern Blue Velvet Armchair Cactus Shape with Gold Swivel Base Polished Brass
Located in Porto, PT
Modern blue velvet armchair cactus shape with gold swivel base polished brass
Ajui Armchair is a luxury armchair that features an artsy interpretation of a cactus and a swivel bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
H 30.71 in W 36.23 in D 29.53 in
Vintage Modern Royal Blue Hopsacking & Chrome Cantilever Sling Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage modern cantilever sling chair with original royal blue hopsacking fabric & chrome tube frame. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Cape Lounge Chair, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant armchair with an organic design inspired by the puffed sleeves and layered designs of haute couture. Its soft lines and chic details make the cape armchair a real eyecatch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Foam
Modern Blue & Green Outdoor Lounge Armchair Curved Back with Cutted Flowers
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by our silver award-winning collection "Lazy Day", the outdoor lounge armchair "Let's Go Outside" is part of our first outdoor line. Besides this listed piece, it also has s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel, Steel, Metal
H 21.26 in W 34.65 in D 29.14 in
Jetsons Swivel Armchair G.Berchicci for Giovannetti Collezioni New Made to Order
By Guglielmo Berchicci
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Jetsons is a comfortable way to sit. Jetsons is a hammock, it's a chaise-longue, it's a throne, it's a nest, in the same time it's dynamic and modern.
Swivel seat.
Fiber-glass struct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 35.44 in
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
By Markus Hartmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Shiro Kuramata Sofa With Arms in Chromed Tubular Metal for Cappellini
By Shiro Kuramata, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An homage to the masters of early 20th century modernism, the sofa with arms armchair by Shiro Kuramata has a structure made of chromed tubular metal, padded with polyurethane foam a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modern Blue Velvet Armchair Cactus Shape with Gold Swivel Base
Located in Porto, PT
Ajui Armchair II is a conceptual piece. It’s an accent chair that combines an artsy interpretation of a cactus with the comfort expected from a luxury armchair. This modern armchair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Wedge Chair in Solid Walnut and Leather by Craig Bassam
By Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
There is subtle, invisible but crucial architectural detail here. One of BassamFellows’ ongoing projects is to create what we think is the most fundamental as well as elegant dining ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Geo Armchair Braided Blue Upholstery & Satin Brass by Paolo Grasselli
By Paolo Grasselli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sometimes a name can say a lot, sometimes it says everything. Geo is an all rounded armchair, the protagonist in a home. It’s generous without invading space, welcoming without being...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 32.29 in
Armchair in Dotty Velvet, Steel Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.153.1 - made in Italy
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.153.1 Armchair in Dotty Velvet and Steel by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
The iconic D.153.1 armchair is a mid-century design by acclaimed Italian de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 31.12 in W 30.38 in D 40.12 in
Kartell Foliage Armchair in Teal by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foliage collection is a family of soft chairs. The key players are a two-seater sofa and an armchair, that seem to have grown "naturally": the frame provides support for a comfortabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
2016 Spirale Chair by Louis Durot in Polyurethane
By Louis Durot
Located in Paris, FR
Blue lacquered version of the Spirale Chair by french designer Louis Durot.
Signed. Made by hand by the artist.
Louis Durot is a French designer, born in 1939. Former assistant...
Category
2010s French Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
De Sede Leather Club Chair by Kurt Erni
By De Sede, Kurt Erni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2620/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Legs beechwood black-coated. If not specified otherwise, the standard configuration will be confirmed....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Italian Armchair and Footstool
Located in Austin, TX
Armchair and ottoman from the Italian modernist period. The intact chrome base on the armchair swivels. This pair has been newly upholstered in a turquoise chenille blend. The measur...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Cape Lounge Chair with Stitches, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant armchair with an organic design inspired by the puffed sleeves and layered designs of haute couture. Its soft lines and chic details make the Cape armchair a real eyecatch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Foam
Kepi Armchair in Diplo Blue Upholstery with Blue Metal Feet by Emilio Nanni
By EMILIO NANNI
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kepi armchair’s sober design and vaguely Nordic look are softened by rounded lines that add character and improve comfort. Its clean design and nonchalant elegance make it perfec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 30.71 in
Shelby Adjustable Swivel Leather Armchair by FSM
By Georg Appeltshauser, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Shelby chair by De Sede. Built for blissful relaxation, this easy chair takes its name from its constructional design: a hard shell containing a soft and cosy core with convenien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Blue Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Pair of armchairs in tinted wood marquetry.
The marquetry is made of tinted sycamore and charm wood. The setting is build in the frame, and back cushion.
Colors can be custom.
Do not...
Category
2010s French Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Pair of Armchairs Mod Ekstrem Designed by Terje Ekstrom
By Terje Ekstrom
Located in Madrid, ES
Mod Ekstrem armchairs designed by Terje Ekstrom. Structure made of steel covered with woolen knit foam, and upholstered with yellow wool fabric.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.11 in W 28.35 in D 28.75 in
Amélie Armchair Vip Sweet Velvet A15 Dark Blue Upholstery by Sergio Bicego
By Saba Italia, Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delightfully pretty, the Amélie armchair conjures up visions of French haute couture. The special quilting highlighting the inner curves is done by hand according to a non-random pat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 25.99 in W 28.75 in D 27.56 in
ABYSS Armchair in Mint and Ocean Blue Velvet
By Daniel Nikolovski and Danu Chirinciuc
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
“ABYSS” armchair in mint and ocean blue velvet
When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.
The abyssal zone or abyssopelagic zone is a layer of the pelagic zone of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Colony Armchair in Black Legs, Walnut Structure, Upholstered Cushions, by Skrivo
By Miniforms, Skrivo Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colony armchair with metal base varnished is offered here in black, however, also available in white, silk grey, dusty grey, intense blue or bronze. The Structure is offered in natur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Erwan Bouroullec Spring Armchair in Satined Stainless Steel for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Erwan Bouroullec
Located in New York, NY
Based on a slender structure in satined stainless steel, the sophisticated Spring chair was designed by Erwan Bouroullec. The distinctive shell is made of rigid polyurethane foam wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Amélie Armchair Vip Sweet Velvet A13 Light Blue Upholsteryby Sergio Bicego
By Saba Italia, Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delightfully pretty, the Amélie armchair conjures up visions of French haute couture. The special quilting highlighting the inner curves is done by hand according to a non-random pat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 25.99 in W 28.75 in D 27.56 in
Brutus Armchair in Solid Walnut with Leather Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphasizes certain sculptural elem...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Armchair in Leather and Steel Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.153.1 -made in Italy
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Part of the Molteni&C Heritage Collection, this armchair is a re-make of the D.153.1 designed initially in 1934 by Gio Ponti his own residence in Via Dezza in Milan.
This re-edition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
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Find a variety of blue modern armchairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, metal and wood, all blue modern armchairs available were constructed with great care. Find 20 antique and vintage blue modern armchairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 145 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of blue modern armchairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Many blue modern armchairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Cappellini, De Sede and Molteni & C produced popular blue modern armchairs that are worth a look.
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A Close Look at Modern Furniture
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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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After years of diligent restoration, E-1027, the designer-cum-architect’s marriage of romance and modernism, is finally complete.
See How New York City Designers Experiment on Their Own Homes
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Why Drew McGukin’s Colorful Home Differs from Those of His Clients
The New York–based designer has a high-impact style that's all his own, as his loft in the Chelsea Flower District makes abundantly clear.
Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
How a Modernist Hamptons Home on the Water Became the Ideal Weekend Refuge
Damon Liss and Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects collaborated on this serene getaway for a minimalism-minded Manhattan family of four.
Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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