Wingback Chairs
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Bouclé, Teak
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Oak, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Cord, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Oak, Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Beech
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Teak
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Stainless Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
1950s Danish Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak, Teak, Wool
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak, Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
1650s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak, Ash
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Oak, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Teak, Bouclé
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Teak
Antique, New and Vintage Wingback Chairs
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
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