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CM 196 Side Chair by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All original CM 196 side chair by Pierre Paulin. Measure: Seat height is 18" inches. Very comfortable and sturdy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Romme Recliner Chair by Ikea, 1990s
Located in Paris, ON
An extremely comfortable seat, perfect for reading or watching a movie. This chair is an iconic vintage Ikea piece and rare.
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Chairs
Materials
Polyester
De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
By Stefano Giovannoni, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Sacco Easy Chair in Red by Gatti, Paolini, Teodoro
By Zanotta, Gatti, Paolini, Teodoro
Located in New York, NY
The Sacco is comfort made stylish, available in red and filled with Styrofoam beans, make this a durable yet welcoming seat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam
De Sede Smooth Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/01 longue chair by de Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Big Girl Chair by Lara Bohinc, Orange Velvet, Organic Shape, Armchair
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Big Girl armchair is the largest piece in this new body of works. Reminiscent of a curvaceous female body, the pieces are composed of a wooden str...
Category
2010s English Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool
H 44.1 in W 59.45 in D 51.78 in
Derrière Chair by Lara Bohinc, Orange Velvet Fabric, Organic Shape, Armchair
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Derriere armchair conveys aspects of the female figure. The pieces are composed of a wood structure made up of 6 symmetrical pieces with the addit...
Category
2010s English Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool
H 30.32 in W 40.16 in D 34.85 in
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 96 x 70 x 70 cm
Materials: Mint velvet with polished brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
A rou...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Trevor Dining Chair With Armrests Dark Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 33.86 in W 29.53 in D 23.63 in
Trevor Chair with Armrests Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Trevor Chair Dark Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italy AVA Bridge Lucite Arm Chairs Glossy Ruby Eco Stackable by Roche Bobois
By Roche Bobois
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Roche Bobois by designer Song Wen Zhong AVA chair in ruby red plastic lucite.
Made in Italy. Maker stamped. Set of Two chairs.
Italy AVA Bridge Arm Rest Chair designed in Rubis Polyc...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 31 in W 23 in D 21.75 in
Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - Miss
By Molteni & C, Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse designers Afra and Tobias Scar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather
Kartell Pilastro Stool in Red by Ettore Sottsass
By Kartell, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass. Pilastro, stands out for its arch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Isabella Channelled Slipper Chair in Red Velvet with Legs in Walnut
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Isabella slipper chair is one of our signature pieces. The exquisite tailored fluting and distinctive lines give a shapely feminine edge. This design is superb upholstered in a v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Customizable Artifort Little Tulip Swivel Barstool by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
Elegance through and through. Delicate, flowing, cheerful, light. Like a blossoming flower or a friendly smile. Available with a disk-shaped or cross-foot base. Both styles are equal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Textile
Peaches Pouffe by Lara Bohinc, Red Boucle, Organic Shape, stool, in Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Peachy Pouffe is a versatile piece that can be used as a stool or foot rest. Its curvaceous and organic shapes perfectly compliment the Big Girl a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wool
H 18.12 in W 28.35 in D 29.93 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Magistretti 03 01 Armchair in Red Lacquered Beech
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 2003, the Magistretti 03 01 chair combines the warmth of wood and the timeless elegance of the design language of Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 30.7 in W 23.6 in D 23.6 in
Pair of Red Painted Children Chairs from the 1970 's
Located in Vienna, Austria
A pair of children chairs produced in the Czechoslovakia.
A beautiful 1970 's design, clear and functional.
The frame is made from hardwood, the seat and back from plywood.
The ch...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Derrière Chair, by Lara Bohinc, Red Boucle, Organic shape, armchair in Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Derriere armchair conveys aspects of the female figure. The pieces are composed of a wood structure made up of 6 symmetrical pieces with the addit...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wool
H 30.32 in W 40.16 in D 34.85 in
Big Girl Chair by Lara Bohinc, Red Boucle, Organic Shape, Armchair, in Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Big Girl armchair is the largest piece in this new body of works. Reminiscent of a curvaceous female body, the pieces are composed of a wooden str...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wool
H 44.1 in W 59.45 in D 51.78 in
Large Pink Decorative Sculptural Modern Plastic Rabbit Chair
By Stefano Giovannoni, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Red Velvet Rabbit Chair, by Stefano Giovannoni
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Gufram, Red Detecma Lounge Chair by Tullio Regge
By Gufram Furniture, Tullio Regge
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Its name, an acronym for design, Technique and Mathematics, identifies by itself some of the characteristics that make this seat unique. These three values were united for the first ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Matt Orange Chair by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A light, essential and rigorous chair. Its square line is designed by Piero Lissoni, with a wide seat and a wide, low backrest. Created for use around tables, it was born in a range ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Fuchsia Velvet Rabbit Chair by Stefano Giovannoni
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Moooi Shift Dining Chair with Bright Red Steel Frame and Knitted Backrest
By Jonas Forsman, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
When we think of dining on foldable chairs we automatically recall a garden lunch of a day at the beach: lovely moments, but far from the most comfortable experiences. Practically ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 32.68 in W 20.87 in D 21.66 in
Armchair in Boucle Fabric Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.154.2 - made in Italy
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.154.2 Lovechair in Bouclé Fabric 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 ren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé
Leather Five Leg Chair by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
A bold leather pattern make this chair the perfect sidekick. With geometric shape seat, atop five curved legs
Dimension. W 72 x D 70 x H 46 cm
Material. Wooden structure, with le...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Kartell Calice Stool in Red by Ettore Sottsass
By Kartell, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Calice vase is included in the "Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis" collection, launched in homage to the movement founded by design guru Ettore Sottsass.
Dimensio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Moooi Shift Lounge Chair in Warm Ochre Upholstery & Steel Frame by Jonas Forsman
By Jonas Forsman, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
When folded, the chair is flat to facilitate shipping and storing, yet once unfolded it acquires a rounded, three-dimensional shape thanks to its comfy outfit, with a soft knitted ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 32.09 in W 32.09 in D 29.53 in
Pelè Upholstered Chair with Metal Frame in Burnt Siena Velvet by E-GGS
By Miniforms, E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pelè is completely padded, from the backrest to the legs. With its bourgeois air and rounded shape, it is extremely versatile and fits in any environment.
Stackable chair with met...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 29.53 in W 18.71 in D 18.59 in
Gesture Two-Tone Fully Upholstered Chair in Black, by Hans Olsen for Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This beautiful, moulded Gesture chair, designed in the 1950s, was the work of the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. With its welcoming design, the Gesture chair creates a warm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Three Headed Chair Red Velvet by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
The “three headed” chair, is a fairy tale chair, inspired by those who have a lot to think about, where one head is never enough to deal with everyday life.
Dimension. W 74 x D 64...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen, Velvet, Polyester
Kartell Stone Stool in Red by Marcel Wanders
By Kartell, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone is a stool with a simple shape but with a very precious appearance. Made with an essential symmetrical linear shape which is reminiscent of an hourglass, its surface is simply ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Smooth Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/01 longue chair by de Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Saturn Pouffe Small, Red Coated Steel Frame and Red Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn pouffe utilizes the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinctive form. The sumptuously undulati...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 15.75 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Moooi Cocktail Chair in Oray Ray, Flamboyant Upholstery & Cinnamon Stained Legs
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mix the lightness of your favourite cocktail with the weight of Dutch historical heritage, while comfortably lounging in Marcel Wanders’ Cocktail chair. Its straightforward design is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 27.17 in W 29.14 in D 28.75 in
Red Velvet Baby Rabbit Chair, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
H 20.75 in W 17.84 in D 10.32 in
Geometric Chair in Walnut, Satin Nickel and Leather by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The Geometric collection from BassamFellows celebrates the sublimity of pure geometry championed by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus. In the same way that designers of these two...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Claretta Bold Chair in Matching Aniline Base, Upholstery Seat, by Florian Schmid
By Miniforms, Florian Schmid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Claretta bold chair is available here in the aniline structure with matching foam seat cushion. It is also available for custom orders in the solid ash structure, stained walnut or o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 31.5 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Tube Chair in Canaletto Walnut, Upholster Seat, by Giopato & Coombes
By Giopato & Coombes, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tube chair is available with a Canaletto wood structure, and an upholstered seat in the listed fabrics. The tube chair is also available in beech and solid oak wood.
Cristian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Armchair in Flame Red with Upholstered Seat
By Hermann Czech, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards the passion of reminiscence and intimacy: a contemporary design that evokes memorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.4 in W 21.6 in D 20.1 in
e15 Mr. Collins Stool by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
With its dynamic form and ergonomic comfort, Mr. Collins is an endearing stool applicable in diverse arrangements for living or working situations. Based on couture construction meth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Emeco Alfi Low Back Chair with Black Powder-Coated Aluminum Frame by Jasper
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Jasper Morrison together, designed and engineered the Alfi collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Made of reclaimed mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
111 Navy Mini Chair by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy Mini is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each stool is made of 111 recycled PET bottles. Like the original 111 Navy stool, these o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Baleri Italia Donna Outdoor Chair in Red Steel by Studio Irvine
By Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Donna was born out of a research for a lightness able to generate a system. The result is a chair that can easily fit into several different spaces and atmospheres. The slender metal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Leather and Burnished Brass, Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the product. In the elliptical leg, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Dedo High Stool in Steel Lacquer Legs, Wooden Seat, by Miniforms Lab
By Miniforms, Miniforms Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Dedo high stool in lacquered steel legs with beechwood seat. This stool with an ergonomic seat is in solid beech and steel structure lacquered in 9 colors. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Botera High Chair in Upholstery, by E-GGS
By Miniforms, E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Botera High chair is padded with four different types of foam, following the chair's design focus of comfort. A chunky cushion forms the base from which the high or low backrest is d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Heart Chair
By Giulia Ligresti
Located in Milan, IT
Featuring a stylish design that makes it both aesthetically pleasing and functional, this chair from the Imperfect Love Collection will make a statement in a contemporary and eclecti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Emeco Alfi High Back Chair with Aluminum Frame by Jasper Morrison
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Jasper Morrison together, designed and engineered the Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Made of reclaimed mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Jasper Morrison Small Hi Pad Stool in Fabric or Leather Upholstery by Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad Stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan craftsmanship: in these pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Red Aluminum Side Chair
By Bestcase
Located in New York, NY
The Foundation side chair is made from 1/4" brake-formed aluminum and comes standard in a vermillion powder coat. The simplicity of the chair allows it to look at home in any setting.
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
e15 Customizable Houdini Side Chair by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
E15 celebrates ten years of chair Houdini by Stefan Diez with a curated palette of anniversary colors. In his search for an ergonomic, organic seating shell without involving expensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Saturn Barstool, Red Coated Steel Frame and Red Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn bar stool utilizes the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinctive form. The sumptuously undul...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 259.85 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
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Find a variety of red modern chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and animal skin, all red modern chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 22 antique and vintage red modern chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 190 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Red modern chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Red modern chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner and Emeco are consistently popular.
How Much are Red Modern Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,290, while they’re typically $134 on the low end and $17,690 highest priced.
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 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.
Questions About Red Modern Chairs
- What color goes with red chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The colors that go well with red chairs are golden yellows, rich browns and olive greens. There are also many other colors that work with red chairs including frosty grays to create an icy mix or violet blues if you're looking for more aesthetically pleasing and visually stimulating. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Red Blue chair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld, was partially inspired by the chair designs of architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright. It was also created in the hopes of designing a piece that would be simple to mass produce. Find a collection of Red Blue Chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The purpose of the red and blue chair called the Red Blue chair is to provide both physical and spiritual comfort. Its creator, Gerrit Rietveld, believed that the colors and regularly positioned planes brought harmony to rooms. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Red Blue chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Wassily chairs are indeed considered mid-century modern. Although the chair was initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, it was re-released in the 1960s. Shop a collection of mid-century modern goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Some iconic chairs from the mid-century modern era include the Egg chair by Arne Jacobson, the La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames and the Womb chair by Eero Saarinen. With their clean lines, organic shapes and simple details, these chairs reflect some of the key features of the style. Shop a variety of mid-century modern chairs on 1stDibs.
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