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What is the best drafting chair?

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What is the best drafting chair?
There are many types of drafting chairs — it's really a matter of preference. These chairs are normally ergonomic in design and feature a footrest for comfort purposes. You can find a wide variety of vintage, modern and antique drafting chairs on 1stDibs to meet any design style.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
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Robert Whitton Prototype Foldable Drafting Chair
By Robert Whitton
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Robert Whitton prototype chair, crafted entirely from aluminum, is a striking piece of usable
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Robert Whitton Prototype Foldable Drafting Chair
By Robert Whitton
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Robert Whitton prototype chair, crafted entirely from aluminum, is a striking piece of usable
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Robert Whitton Prototype Foldable Drafting Chair - 2 Available
By Robert Whitton
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Robert Whitton prototype chair, crafted entirely from aluminum, is a striking piece of usable
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Friso Kramer Upholstered Industrial Drafting Chair in Red, 1960's
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century office chair by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. This chair has a height
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Adjustable stool swivel side chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
got a striking discovery: a drafting chair. black fibreglass sidechair shell on height-adjustable
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Perch Stool in Black Leather by George Nelson and Robert Propst
By George Nelson
Located in Dronten, NL
Perch stool, drafting chair designed by George Nelson and Robert Propst. Black leather, chrome base
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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