Skip to main content

Modern Club Chairs

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

285
117
43
to
60
207
205
445
192
232
1,437
442
143
53
32
28
24
23
21
14
13
13
9
6
6
2
1
2
115
328
3
27
78
4
3
4
10
20
20
13
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
343
338
244
255
239
247
239
245
239
243
238
242
157
153
223
190
194
286
140
97
82
40
35
20
20
18
11
Style: Modern
Orla Swivel Armchair in Poplar and Green Poly Velvet by Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
Classic and contemporary stylistic elements define the Orla sofas and armchairs by Jasper Morrison, a masterpiece of contemporary design that has entered the collection of the Tate M...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Galileo Pierced Armchair in Oak
Located in Desio, IT
This armchair has a curved and perforated structure and back. The seat can be upholstered in Nabuk, leather, fabric or velvet. The structure is in oak and it is available in natural ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Oak

Cappellini High Time Small Armchair in Fabric or Leather by Christophe Pillet
Located in New York, NY
Extreme visual lightness, extreme versatility: the High Time sofa, designed by Christophe Pillet, can be used to create studied, yet essential compositions that reflect the individua...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Marcel Wanders Dalia Armchair in Red Hero with Fabric for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Charming at first glance: the Dalia armchair by Marcel Wanders is a floral embrace whose sensual curves capture the soul in poetic suspense. An iconic element of design, with a conte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Resin, Foam

Modernist White Swivel Lounge Chair with Brush Steel Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Modernist white swivel lounge chair with brush steel base and heavy vinyl covers by Permaguard. Avalible: Two.
Category

2010s American Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Steel

Timeless Small Club Chair in Gray by Borja Garcia and José a. Gandia-Blasco
Located in New York, NY
Timeless is the outdoor furniture collection inspired by the rational architectural language from the early 20th century, designed by José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales and Borja García. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Armchair Vivien, Velvet and Metal, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Armchair Napoli EticaLiving, Blue Fabric and Velvet, Made in Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Eticaliving: A Philosophy That Becomes Matter The project Eticaliving, a cobranding between Slow+Fashion+Design and VGnewtrend, was created to meet a market need, increasingly fel...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Steel

Marcel Wanders Dalia Armchair in Black Leather Upholstery for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Charming at first glance, the Dalia armchair by Marcel Wanders is a floral embrace whose sensual curves capture the soul in poetic suspense. An iconic element of design, with a conte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Resin, Foam

Jasper Morrison Low Pad Armchair in Beech with Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Maximum comfort, minimum dimensions: this was the underlying study behind this design by Jasper Morrison. The low pad has a shell made of curved beech plywood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam, Beech, Plywood

De Sede Leather Armchair by 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 Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Basket 011 Armchair in Cream Hero for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A casual, relaxed appeal characterizes the Basket 011 sofa, created for Cappellini by the French designer-duo, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The collection, composed of a two and three...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Alessandro Mendini Proust Geometrica Armchair in Multi-Color Fabric, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A further evolution of the icon created by Alessandro Mendini in 1978 for the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, the Proust Geometrica armchair incorpo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

21st Century Franklin Armchair in Pied-de-Poule Fabric by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
All the charm of the midcentury style for the Franklin armchair, a refined and bold piece of furniture that refers to the icons of Scandinavian design. The houndstooth upholstery exp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Orla Swivel Armchair in Poplar and Dark Brown Leather by Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
Classic and contemporary stylistic elements define the Orla sofas and armchairs by Jasper Morrison, a masterpiece of contemporary design that has entered the collection of the Tate M...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Marcel Wanders Wanders' Tulip Armchair in Red Hero Fiberglass Shell, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural presence makes the Wanders' Tulip armchair, by Marcel Wanders, an exceptional protagonist in any setting: ideal in spacious areas, both contract and private, thanks to t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Foam

Cappellini Small Orla Sofa in Foam with Green Poly Velvet by Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
Classic and contemporary stylistic elements define the Orla sofas and armchairs by Jasper Morrison, a masterpiece of contemporary design that has entered the collection of the Tate M...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Upholstered Club Chair with Nailheads, Customizable
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Aspetuck club chair features exposed nailheads, the "colchon" cushion inspired by early mattress styles. Customizable, built to order in our Norwalk, CT workroom. Frame is made ...
Category

2010s American Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Birch, Maple

Johan Lindstèn Embroidery Simple Armchair in Blue Hero Fabric for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Simple, refined, versatile: the Embroidery Simple chair designed by Johan Lindstén is a tasteful accent for private or professional settings, thanks to a presence that is discrete ye...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam, Beech, Poplar

Orbit Chair in Pink Wool Fabric and Black Steel, by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair. In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Erwan Bouroullec Spring Armchair in Black Satined Stainless Steel for Cappellini
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 Club Chairs

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

De Sede Wide Leather Folds Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
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 func...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Timeless Relax Club Chair in Gray by Borja Garcia & José A. Gandia-Blasco
Located in New York, NY
Timeless is the outdoor furniture collection inspired by the rational architectural language from the early 20th century, designed by José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales and Borja García. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Azucena Chinotto Low Small Armchair by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Novedrate, IT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni loved to surprise but never to shock. His objects are a play on scale and proportion as you can see in Chinotto. With a wave of a magic wand this scaled down a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Neoclassical Style Caned Back Ram's Head Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Tailored stately pair of ebonized bergères. These armchairs feature a caned barrel back including a rounded edge over a coral colored cushioned seat with finely carved ram's head han...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

High Time Small Armchair in Green Hallingdal Fabric by Christophe Pillet
Located in New York, NY
Extreme visual lightness, extreme versatility: the high time sofa, designed by Christophe Pillet, can be used to create studied, yet essential compositions that reflect the individua...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Marcel Wanders Wanders' Tulip Armchair in Fiberglass and Resin Shell, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural presence makes the Wanders' Tulip armchair, by Marcel Wanders, an exceptional protagonist in any setting: ideal in spacious areas, both contract and private, thanks to t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Foam

Azucena Toro Armchair by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Novedrate, IT
Designed for the Monticello country club on the outskirts of Milan, the Toro sofa and armchair can be admired from every angle and confidently take up centre stage. Why Toro - bull in Italian? Because you can literally “take it by the horns” thanks to the metal frame emerging through the padding. The seat arms terminate in handles that allow you to move and rotate the furniture with consummate ease. The Milanese country club guests used to configure and reconfigure the seating as required, moving them closer together to converse or further apart for peace and quiet. These bulls are docile and easy to handle. More like Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux leader who features in so many films and Italian cartoon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

De Sede Leather Folds Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
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 Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

21st Century Phoenix Armchair in Prince of Wales Fabric by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A revisited vintage style for the Phoenix armchair, featuring armrests and backrest with oval section, slightly inclined outwards and upholstered in brown and black Prince of Wales f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Falstaff Leather Armchair, by Stefan Diez from Dante
Located in Vancouver, BC
A leather dressed armchair with metal structure. The unconventional way the seat is fixed to the tubular frame is carefully studied in all details. The opulent seat is a result of ex...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

M Lounge Chair, Mixed Blue Leather Upholstery and Iron Frame by Mario Milana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The M chair synthesises the lounger combining solid upholstered elements to a streamlined structure. An ample circular cushion gives comfortable support to the back. The welded metal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Iron

De Sede Fixed Leather Armchair by Alfredo Häberli
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 Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Lunar Chair in Black Fabric and Coated Steel, by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair. In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits, whose gravitationally curved trajectories drive the lines and shapes of the chairs. Constructed from thin square rod, the chairs are elegant, minimal and delicate. The Lunar Chair...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pale green velvet and gold metal. Used as an accent or dining chair, it is stylis...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

21st Century Ligomancer Armchair in Metal and Black Elastic Webbing by CTRLZAK
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Ligomancer armchair shows what is normally hidden. More than one hundred meters of elastic band, the type commonly used for the internal structure of cushioned furniture, is wrapped...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal, Copper

21st Century Amedea Armchair in Metal and Elastic Fabric by Debonademeo
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Amedea is the materialization of the invisible, floating paths that connect our existences to an infinite system of emotions, places, and memories. Like in a revealing frame, these ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Timeless Classic Contemporary Chaise Lounge Aged Brass Steel Dark Brown Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary chaise lounge belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Azucena Chinotto High Small Armchair by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Novedrate, IT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni loved to surprise but never to shock. His objects are a play on scale and proportion as you can see in Chinotto. With a wave of a magic wand this scaled down a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Bis Lounge Chair, Mixed Leather Color and Iron Frame by Mario Milana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The BiS lounge chair strips down the stereotypical armchair to its most essential elements. The three ways bent rear metal structure creates a “spring” that allows the backrest to give both lumbar and upper back support, moving with the back of the user. The top circle cushion...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Iron

Lara Bohinc, Orbit Chair, Brushed Brass and Blue Wool Fabric
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair. In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits, whose gravitationally curved trajectories drive the lines and shapes of the chairs. Constructed from thin square rod, the chairs are elegant, minimal and delicate. They are finished in galvanised steel and wool fabrics by Kvadrat. The orbit chair...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Leather Lounge Chairs by WK Möbel
Located in Denton, TX
Big Comfy leather lounge chairs by WK Möbel in a light cream / ivory color.
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupan
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pale green velvet and rose gold metal. Used as an accent or dining chair, it...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in rich green velvet with metal legs in rose gold. Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renown...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Wittmann Black Leather Armchair Model Ducale Cube Design by Paolo Piva
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Leather Armchair by Austrian - Italian architect Paolo Piva. Model Ducale manufactured by Wittmann. Black Semianiline leather. The design is a cube design with little curves. 2 ch...
Category

Early 2000s Austrian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Wood, Leather, Upholstery

Johan Lindstèn Embroidery Simple Armchair in Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Simple, refined, versatile: the Embroidery Simple chair designed by Johan Lindstén is a tasteful accent for private or professional settings, thanks to a presence that is discrete ye...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Beech, Poplar, Foam

21st Century Belmer Armchair in Velvet by Matteo Cibic
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Between sculpture and design, Belmer is a wonder object suggesting a newly discovered sociality. Unusual encounter of irregular shapes, it appears as an alien organism, coming from ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in rich green velvet with metal legs in gold. Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Sloveni...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a chic chair in gray velvet and gold metal. It is designed in delicate lines for comfort and style. Nika Zu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pink velvet contrasted with luxurious gold trims. Ultra-chic in any interior space. Ni...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pink velvet contrasted with luxurious rose gold trims. Ultra chic in any interior ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Orion Dining Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a chic chair in gray velvet and rose gold metal. Its is designed in delicate lines for comfort and styl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam

Alessandro Mendini Proust Armchair in Wood Frame & Multi-Color Fabric Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
One of the most acclaimed design pieces in the world, the Proust armchair by Alessandro Mendini was launched in 1978, when it was used to furnish the Palazzo dei Diamanti, in Ferrara during an exhibition entitled “Incontriravvicinati di architettura” (Close encounters of architecture). Shortly thereafter, the piece’s postmodern appeal captured...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Foam, Beech

Lunar Chair in Pink Wool Fabric and Black Steel Frame by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair. In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits, whose gravitationally curved trajectories drive the lines and shapes of the chairs. Constructed from thin square rod, the chairs are elegant, minimal and delicate. The Lunar Chair...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

21st Century Kalamaja Armchair in Leather by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Retro style and metropolitan spirit for the Kalamaja armchair. The solid structure in solid gray tinted stained beech meets the lightness of the suspended leather seat, supported by ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

21st Century Pearl Armchair in Leather by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An original hourglass-shaped armchair, characterized by the alternation of components with chrome-plated London smoke grey and glossy finish. The seat cover with houndstooth fabric adds a masculine note to this urban and metropolitan piece of furniture. Pearl armchair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Patrician Furniture Co. Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Patrician Furniture Co. leather and chrome armchairs. New leather and upholstery.  
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Classic Contemporary Chaise Lounge Black Smoke Metal & Dark Brown Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary chaise lounge belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Modern club chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern club chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage club chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with animal skin, leather and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern club chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original club chairs, popular names associated with this style include Cappellini, Finn Juhl, InsidherLand , and Joana Santos Barbosa. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for club chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $355 and tops out at $72,000 while the average work can sell for $4,318.

Recently Viewed

View All