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Gigi Sabadin Style Set of Four Plywood Stackables Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Naples, IT
Set of four stackable dining chairs in curved plywood, Italy, 1970s, in the style of Gigi Sabadin
The organic design appears to be made in one piece, cut and bent, the frame is float...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
H 29.93 in W 19.69 in D 18.12 in
Set of 4 Bent Plywood and Straw Chair, Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood, Italy 1970s
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 4 chairs in curved plywood by Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood, Iltay, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Plywood
H 28.75 in W 17.72 in D 21.66 in
Two 1970s tubular steel upholstered chairs by Hanno von Gustedt for Thonet
By Hanno von Gustedt, Thonet
Located in München, DE
Two original 1970s tubular steel upholstered chairs by Hanno von Gustedt for Thonet model S30.
Great high quality Space Age design. Made in Germany.
Winner of the IF Design Award in ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 27.56 in W 22.05 in D 21.66 in
"Skaala" Armchair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland
By Avarte, Finland 1, Yrjö Kukkapuro
Located in Turku, FI
Skaala armchair designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland 1980's.
Chairs designed by Kukkapuro are known for their good ergonomics, like this chair is good example of it.
Seat...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of Six High Back Stacking Plywood Chairs, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalist set of six high back dining chairs with a comfortable seat and high back in plywood.
The chairs are stackable up to 6 high and are very durable thanks to the sturdy chrome...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Children's Bodyform Chairs by Peter Danko, 1980s, American
By Peter Danko
Located in West Reading, PA
Scarce bent plywood ‘Bodyform’ children’s chairs. ca. 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
RÄÄ chair by Nicolay Wiig Hansen for IKEA Sweden, 1990s
By IKEA
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Rää, plywood chair from the early 1990s. The design is inspired by the LCW chair by Charles & Ray Eames.
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chairs by Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz Flötotto, 1970s, Germany, Set of 8
By Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Barntrup, DE
Set of eight children's chairs by Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz Flötotto. These German children's school chairs were made of pagwood in the 1960s-1970s, using the technique of molded pl...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Nathalie chair designed by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano ca. 1990
By Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Nathalie chair designed by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano, 1987
Manufactured by Memphis Milano, circa 1990
The French artist and designer Nathalie du Pasquier was one of t...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 25.2 in
Stunning Danish 1980's Postmodern Andreas Hansen Plywood chair
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Den Haag, NL
This Stunning Vintage Chair Has A Very Stylish Shape & Design. The Chair Has A Plywood Construction With Original Black Painted Finish With Red Parallel Line Design.
The Chair Has It...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
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H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
1980ies Palace chair designed by George Sowden for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, George Sowden
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
1980ies Memphis Milano Palace chair in colored lacquered wood designed by George Sowden, 1983.
George Sowden studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960ies an...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Series of 6 Rey chairs by Dietiker, circa 1971
By Dietiker
Located in LYON, FR
Very beautiful series of 6 chairs from the Rey collection by Dietiker from 1971. In very beautiful vintage condition, they have a patina which simply attests to their era. They are i...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gregg Fleishman Lumbarest Chair
By Gregg Fleishman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s Lumabrest Prototype Chair by Gregg Fleishman.
This conversation starter is an incredibly unique design and they were produced in low numbers making good condition examples ha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
3207 chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1982
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
The Series 7 designed by Arne Jacobsen is one of the most iconic chairs in the history of Fritz Hansen and perhaps also in furniture history. The pressure molded veneer chair is a fu...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tendo Mokko has long used outside furniture designers, which is unusual for Japanese manufacturers, and some of its products have been on sale for nearly half a century.
The technolo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Chairs
Materials
Plywood
6 Curved Plywood Dining Chairs by Molteni in the style of Scarpa, Italy, 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C
Located in Roma, IT
A set of six chairs produced in Italy by the historic Molteni company, dating back to the 70s and 80s
Made of curved plywood veneered in ash wood which adapts, by flexing on the back...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
H 31.3 in W 18.51 in D 16.93 in
Charles & Ray Eames Black Original Plywood Group LCM Chair for Vitra, 1999
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in The Hague, NL
Lounge chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra, 1999.
The Vitra LCM Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, is the result of years of experimentation in which the design...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 26.38 in
Set of 6 Plywood and Iron Chairs in the Manner of Bruce Gueswel
Located in Nashville, TN
Set of 6 plywood and iron post-modern industrial style dining height chairs in the manner of Bruce Gueswel. Minor scratches and fading consistent with age. Some light rust present on...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Six Anna R Chairs by L&R Palomba for Crassevig, Italy
By Crassevig
Located in Dronten, NL
A set of six Anna R dining chairs designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Crassevig, Italy.
These chairs feature a dark brown solid wood frame with double-paneled back and a se...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern French Side Chair, in Style of André Bloc
By Jean Prouvé, André Bloc
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern French side chair, in style of André Bloc.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 36.23 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Brighton Pavillion Style Chinoiserie Rattan and Cane Armchairs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of Chinoiserie Chippendale horse shoe back rattan and cane chairs often named Brighton Pavillion style chairs have an iconic quality and the model can be found with a varia...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Textile, Cane, Rattan, Plywood
Modernist Vintage Dining Chairs Brown Beech Up to Nineteen 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage beech dining chairs or chairs brown stained designed and manufactured Italy 1970s, up to nineteen ( 19 ) chairs.
A great dining chair with a brown stained and natur...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Beech
H 29.73 in W 18.9 in D 19.3 in
Eames "DCM" Molded Plywood Chairs for Herman Miller in Rare Cherry
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Bent plywood chairs produced by Herman Miller and designed by Charles and Ray Eames. This chair is in great vintage condition, shows better than expected with little signs of use. Of...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Chair, Stackable, 1970s, 1 of 4
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Stackable chairs
Manufacturer: Stol Kamnik
Country of Manufacturer: Slovenia
Period: 1970s
Materials: Chrome, plywood
Condition: good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton Pantonic Chair for Hag - 1992
By Verner Panton, Fa.Haag & Zn Amsterdam
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
rare red 5020 Pantonic Chair in very good condition with slight signs of use
bright red colour - perfect collectors piece and stackable with other chairs.
Category
1990s Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Danish Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Oak and Red Upholstery
By Duba
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Duba Møbelindustri, set of eight dining chairs, bent plywood oak, chrome-plated metal, fabric Denmark, 1970s.
Set of eight Danish dining chairs made in the 1970s. The whole constru...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Seduta scultorea in legno curvato, produzione italiana anni 70
Located in Firenze, IT
Bellissima seduta scultorea in multistrato di faggio curvato, composta da due moduli che si uniscono ad incastro. Autore sconosciuto, ma di grande impatto visivo e di materiale di ot...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Verner Panton, Mod. Pantonic 5010 for Studio Hag Denmark, 1992
By Verner Panton, Studio Hag
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Verner Panton created this comfortable chair based on the S. Chair. The original coloring shows signs of wear.
Molded plywood, ochre-colored
Category
1990s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Violin dining or sidechairs by Maroeshka Metz, Dutch pomo design, 1980s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Dutch designer Maroeska Metz was educated as a sculptor at Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam.
Characteristic of her works is that all her works are swirly.
These violin chairs are ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 31.89 in W 20.48 in D 22.45 in
Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood Set of Ten Chairs in Ash Plywood
By Gigi Sabadin, Stilwood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood, set of ten chairs, ash plywood, Italy, 1970s.
An inventive design by the Italian Gigi Sabadin, these chairs are made of bent ash plywood with a veneered f...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Plywood
Robert Venturi "Empire" Chair
By Robert Venturi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A leader and drum beater for the Postmodern movement, Robert Venturi designed a collection of furniture alongside his partner in design and life, Denise Scott Brown, for Knoll in 198...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Pair of 70's plywood architectural chairs
Located in Lyon, FR
Pair of French chairs from the 70s. Frame in pine plywood. Clean, modernist design reminiscent of Alvar Aalto's style of the time. Beautiful vintage condition, with numerous signs of...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Scandinavian Modern Plywood Dining Chairs, 1970s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Crafted from durable beech plywood, these chairs epitomize solidity and style, offering a refined dining experience with a modern flair and distinctive character. Channeling the esse...
Category
Late 20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Elmar Flototto Pagholz stacking chairs Germany 1970
By Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice large set of S22 stacking chairs designed by Elmar Flototto and manufactured by Pagholz in Germany in 1970. They're very well designed to be stacked on top of each other and int...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Tarquini Mårtensson and Michael Tarp Jensen Armchairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tarquini Mårtensson, Michael Tarp Jensen, pair of armchairs, black lacquered plywood, metal, wool, Denmark, 1974
This rare pair of chairs was designed by Danish architects Tarquini ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Thonet S320 green Chair Ulrich Boehme & Wulf Schneider
By Wulf Schneider, Ulrich Bohme, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Thonet Chair Model S320 in green version.
Rare Colour.
Designed by Ulrich Boehme & Wulf Schneider.
Category
Vintage 1980s Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Vintage Bauhaus Skaala Fabric & Chrome Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro, 1980s, Set of 4
By Avarte, Finland 1, Yrjö Kukkapuro
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four Skaala chairs was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for the Finnish Avarte manufacture during the 1980s. Due to their modern and minimal look, they will easily find their p...
Category
Vintage 1980s Finnish Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
H 33.86 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Plywood Dining Chairs, 1973, Set of 8
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa plywood dining chairs, metal and plywood, Italy, 1973, set of eight.
Following the typical geometric line of the Scarpa duo, this particular chair features an ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Series 7 Natural Plywood 3017 Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Iconic, Scandinavian Modern, Series 7 stackable chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Seats made of pressure-molded natural beech wood. In original condition with visible wear, c...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
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H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Philippe Starck Costes Chairs for Driade 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck Costes chair for Driade 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Ingmar Relling Style Lounge Chair, Norway, 1970's
By Arne Norell, Ingmar Relling, Sigurd Ressell
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brown lounge chair with brown faux-leather cushions and canvas back.
Attributed to Ingmar Relling for Westnofa and in the style of Sigurd Ressel for Vatne Mobler.
In good condition...
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Faux Leather, Plywood
Roger Tallon "Wimpy" chairs, set of 2 - Sentou.
By Jean Prouvé, Robert Sentou, Roger Tallon
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A distinctive pair of Roger Tallon-designed "Wimpy" removable chairs created for Sentou France in the 1960s.
Sentou editor's stamp, old edition.
Dimensions: 29 3/4" H × 18 1/4" W ...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Eames for Herman Miller Molded Plywood DCM Chairs, Set of 4
By Herman Miller
Located in Asheville, NC
Vintage chairs fabricated from molded plywood seats and backs attached to a metal base, creating a minimal silhouette.
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor chips. Couple of cap...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Trix Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
By Karl Friedrich Förster, KFF
Located in Surbiton, GB
A postmodern 'Trix' chair designed by Karl Friedrich Förster and produced in the 1980's. Composed from a tubular steel frame, off white bent plywood backrests and an off white painte...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Hunter Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
By Karl Friedrich Förster, KFF
Located in Surbiton, GB
Postmodern industrial style ‘Hunter’ side chair, designed by Karl Friedrich Förster and produced by KFF, c.1980
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 88
Width: 55
Depth: 55
In good vin...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
By Karl Friedrich Förster, KFF
Located in Surbiton, GB
Postmodern steel chair designed by Karl Friedrich Förster. Composed of a tubular steel frame and bent steel sheet back rest with square laser cut detailing and an off white painted p...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sinus Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
By Karl Friedrich Förster, KFF
Located in Surbiton, GB
Postmodern steel 'Sinus' chair designed by Karl Friedrich Förster. Composed of a tubular steel frame with an off white painted plywood seat and backrest.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
H...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ten Trinidad Armchairs by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Dronten, NL
Very rare Trinidad teak dining chairs with arms by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark, circa 1995. The seat cushions in red fabric are in good condition and are easily ...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Lila Hunter Chairs By Philippe Starck For XO 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Čelinac, BA
Lila Hunter chair by Philippe Starck for XO.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
One of Two Lugi Colani Space Age Desk Chairs for Flototto 1970s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Čelinac, BA
Elmar Flototto swivel desk chair 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
"Chiappa" Folding Chair by Russi for Schopenhauer, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1990s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
"Chiappa" chair by Piero Russi for Schopenhauer / Fontana Arte.
Plywood chair with an intriguing folding system, featuring aluminum frame.
Category
1990s Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 18.12 in D 21.66 in
Eight Arne Jacobsen 3207 and 3107 Chairs, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1973
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Dronten, NL
Matching set of 6 arm chairs model 3207 and 2 side chairs model 3107 designed by Arne Jacobsen, produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in 1973. Cream colored lacquer with some wear as o...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in D 20.87 in
Walter Leeman Mikado Chair 1970s
By Walter Leeman
Located in Čelinac, BA
Kusch and Co chair Mikado by Walter Leeman 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Marco Mencacci Tatlim Chair
Located in PARIS, FR
Marco mencacci, chaise 'tatlim', 1990, H. 94 x 36 x 39 cm. Réalisé par sawaya & moroni, milan.
Contreplaqué avec placage d'érable, teinté clair. Et sur l'ébène, aluminium. Poinçon ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Post Modern Zeta Dining Chairs by Martin Haksteen for Harvink, The Netherlands
By Harvink
Located in Almelo, NL
Post Modern Zeta Dining chairs by Martin Haksteen for Harvink, The Netherlands 1980s
Tripod post-modern design dining chairs, model 'Zeta' designed by Martin Haksteen for Harvink....
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Black Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs are made of ...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
H 28.5 in W 29 in D 19.5 in
Vintage Dsc 106 Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli with Folding Table, 1970
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage DSC 106 chair with foldable table designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli.
Rare model with folding table.
Good condition
1970s - Italy
Dimensions:
Height: 78c...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
H 30.71 in W 25.6 in D 18.9 in
Gregg Fleishman 1990s Postmodern Wood and Metal Chair
By Gregg Fleishman
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1990s Postmodern wood and metal chair designed by American architect Gregg Fleishman. The artistically designed chair is composed of three Euro Birch plywood panels that are pierce...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
1970s Gigi Sabadin Stilwood Italian Design Playwood Chair, Set of 4
By Gigi Sabadin, Stilwood
Located in Brescia, IT
"Model S" set of 4
Gigi Sabadin, Stilwood
Italy, 1973
Stockable chairs
Plywood with ash veneer
The chairs are in good condition with normal wear and tear due to their age.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Costes Chair by Philippr Starck for Aleph 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Costes chair by Philippe Starck for Aleph 1981 to french famous cafe Costes in Paris.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
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Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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