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What is the difference between a lounge and recliner?
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The difference between a lounge and a recliner lies in their design. Recliners have mechanisms that allow you to raise and lower the footrest, while lounge chairs are stationary and always keep your feet elevated while you sit. Generally, recliners are also larger and heavier than lounge chairs. On 1stDibs, find a variety of lounge chairs and recliners.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
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Mario Bellini 'Le Bambole' Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mario Bellini's iconic 'Le Bambole' loveseat for B&B Italia showcases the revolutionary soft form design that defined 1970s Italian modernism. The distinctive curved silhouette creat...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
DeSede DS 2030 Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Hans Eichenberger, 1979
Located in Bern, CH
Hans Eichenberger DS 2030 low-backed leather Lounge Chair & matching Ottoman. Produced by DeSede, Switzerland. Black leather with with chromed steel base. A timeless Swiss design cla...
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Expertly Restored -Adrian Pearsall Model 843-C Lounge Chair for Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials
Walnut Wood, New Boucle Tweed, New High-Density Foam, New Pirelli Webbing
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Walnut
Werkbund Exhibition Cologne 1914, Original Art Deco Wiener Werkstaette Throne
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare throne, one of two manufactured chairs, presented at the Werkbund-exhibition Cologne in 1914. One of the displayed images shows the Werkbund exhibition 1914 with two chairs...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vladimir Kagan For Directional Swivel Lounge Chairs In Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of 1980's Vladimir Kagan design for Directional swivel lounge chairs, the chairs were purchased from the original owner who got them from the Vladimir Kagan showroom in ...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Carl-Johan Boman Lounge Chairs in Sheepskin and Wood, Finland, 1935
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of lounge chairs designed by Carl-Johan Boman at Boman Oy in Finland. The chairs are newly reupholstered in our own upholstery workshop with moonlight sheepskin. The chair com...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
