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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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Antique Circa 1900 Architects Oak & Beech Wood Adjustable Drafting Table (AF1-11
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Note: See AF2-150 for a companion architects drafting chair.
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

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

Kevi Drafting Stool by Jorgen Rasmussen
By Jørgen Rasmussen
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Fully adjustable. Made in Denmark.
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Black Drafting Stool by Architect Robert Whitton, 1980's
By Robert Whitton
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Robert Whitton one off aluminum drafting stool circa late 1980s. This architectural example has
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Sculpted Walnut Studio Craft Drafting Stool, Signed 1978
By Sam Maloof
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Artist signed, La Bounty 1978. This artist made drafting stool is a true piece of woodworking art
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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