Late 20th Century Plywood Armchairs
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Club Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Plywood
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Austrian Bauhaus Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Australian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Plywood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Plywood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Foam, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Armchairs
Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Armchairs
Plywood
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Teak, Plywood
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Wool, Oak, Plywood
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Plywood
1990s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Armchairs
Beech, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Plywood
1990s American Modern Armchairs
Birch, Plywood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Plywood
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Armchairs
Plywood
1990s German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Vintage 1970s European Modern Chairs
Plywood
1990s American Post-Modern Armchairs
Plywood
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1980s English Modern Armchairs
Faux Leather, Rubber, Beech, Plywood
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Birch, Plywood
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood, Plywood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Iron
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Fabric, Plywood
Vintage 1980s Dutch De Stijl Chaise Longues
Plywood
1990s Slovak Romantic Armchairs
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Plywood, Faux Leather, Beech
Vintage 1980s Austrian Armchairs
Plywood
Vintage 1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1980s Finnish Post-Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Plywood
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Chrome
Late 20th Century German Bauhaus Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Armchairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Plywood
Vintage 1980s German Minimalist Armchairs
Upholstery, Plywood
Vintage 1980s Slovenian Modern Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Armchairs
Beech, Plywood
Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Armchairs
Wood, Plywood
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome, Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum
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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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