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What is a chair designer called?
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What a chair designer is called varies. There isn't a term for someone who designs chairs specifically. Instead, you would typically refer to this type of professional as a furniture designer or industrial designer. Some furniture designers who are particularly well-known for their chairs include Charles and Ray Eames, Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen, Verner Panton, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair in Chrome and Straw, Signed Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century Cesca chair in chromed metal, Vienna straw and black lacquered beech wood. This beautiful chair was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy dur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair For THONET 1978
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair for THONET 1978
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Geometry wood chair with cylindrical legs - Atlas Chair I by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
A study in verticality and restraint, this chair is part of the Wood Forms collection, where structure, material, and repetition are explored through clear and intentional forms. It ...
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2010s Colombian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Silla Alfredo Arribas – Network Café, 1987
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silla diseñada por Alfredo Arribas para el emblemático proyecto Network Café, galardonado con el Premio FAD de Interiorismo 1987.
Un diseño que trasciende la funcionalidad para sit...
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Vintage 1980s Chairs
Materials
Iron
George Nakashima Conoid Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Conoid Chair
Walnut Construction
An early example (1964)
Signed with original Clients name, copy of original order card
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Category
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Constructivist chair NETHERLANDS - 1960s
Located in Forest, BE
Modernist pine chairs. This 1960s chair will add a unique touch to your interior. The chair was barely used, with the seat having been “protected” by cushion.
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Wood
