Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair Model #1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fritz Hansen lounge chair model #1672 A large scale lounge chair by Fritz Hansen upholstered in a
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair Model #1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fritz Hansen lounge chair model #1672 A large scale lounge chair by Fritz Hansen upholstered in a
Velvet, Oak
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen - Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen - Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen - Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin, Beech
$5,950Sale Price|30% Off
H 42.5 in W 33 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Attributed Lounge Chair in Sheepskin Upholstery, Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive, rare Danish mid-century wingback lounge chair attributed to Fritz Hansen, model 1672
Upholstery, Wood
$16,627 / set
H 43.31 in W 31.5 in D 35.44 in
"1672" Wingback Chair with footstool by Fritz Hansen, with Sheep Skin
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Oversized wingback lounge chair model 1672 designed and made by Fritz Hansen. Designed during the
Sheepskin, Oak
$7,400
H 42.5 in W 30.5 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The chairs was first
Mohair, Beech
Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Fritz Hansen lounge chair by Fritz Hansen, Chair model 1672 A large scale lounge chair with oak
Oak
Unavailable
H 43.31 in W 31.5 in D 30.32 in
One Wingback Lounge Chair by Fritz Hansen, White Sheep Skin, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Paris, FR
Luxuous wingback lounge chair by Danish producer Fritz Hansen, circa 1940. Model 1672. The chair
Beech, Sheepskin
Unavailable
H 42.13 in W 31.11 in D 34.26 in
Fritz Hansen High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Model 1672, Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Sought after Fritz Hansen high back lounge chair model 1672 made circa 1942 (see catalog from that
Mohair, Hardwood
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Lounge Chair, Restored in Gotland Sheepskin
By Fritz Hansen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
lounging. This model 1672 chair, made in Denmark during the 1940s, was overhauled and completely restored
Sheepskin, Beech
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.75 in L 42.25 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The Model 1672 chair
Beech, Wool
Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair Model #1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fritz Hansen lounge chair model #1672 A large scale lounge chair by Fritz Hansen upholstered in a
Velvet, Oak
Fritz Hansen, Wingback Chair Lambwool, 1940s, Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Fritz Hansen, wingback chair new upholstered with lambwool. Legs of oak. Model 1672, made by
Sheepskin
Fritz Hansen, Wingback Chair Lambwool, 1940s, Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Fritz Hansen, wingback chair new upholstered with lambwool. Legs of oak. Model 1672, made by
Sheepskin
Lounge Chair 1672 by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large lounge or wing back chair model 1672 produced by Fritz Hansen. Made in Denmark during the
Leather, Sheepskin, Oak
Large Wingback Lounge Chair - Fritz Hansen 1672 in Sheepskin
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 lounge chair was produced in Denmark during the 1930s–1940s and reflects the
Sheepskin
Sold
H 43.31 in W 32.68 in L 43.31 in
"1672" Wingback Chair by Fritz Hansen, with Sheep Skin, Denmark, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large lounge/wing back chair model 1672 produced by Fritz Hansen. Made in Denmark during the 1930
Sheepskin, Oak
Sold
H 44.49 in W 32.68 in D 30.71 in
"1672" Wingback Chair by Fritz Hansen, with Sheep Skin, Denmark, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large lounge/wing back chair model 1672 produced by Fritz Hansen. Made in Denmark during the 1950s
Sheepskin, Oak
1942 Fritz Hansen High-back Lounge Chair #1672 in Original Mohair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Early Fritz Hansen high-back lounge chair, circa 1942, model #1672, features a solid wood frame
Mohair, Wood
Sold
H 44.49 in W 32.68 in D 30.71 in
"1672" Wingback Chairs by Fritz Hansen, with Sheep Skin, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large lounge/wing back chairs model 1672 produced by Fritz Hansen. Made in Denmark during the 1940
Sheepskin, Oak
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The chairs was first
Mohair, Beech
Sold
H 41 in W 30 in D 36 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Lambswool Covered High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 41 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The chairs was first
Mohair, Beech
1940s Danish High Back Lounge Chair Style of Fritz Hansen Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unique highback lounge chair with smooth backrest made in Denmark in the late 1930s or early 1940s
Beech
Sold
H 38.5 in W 33.75 in D 34.5 in
Fritz Hansen Attributed Model 1672 Variant High Back Lounge Chair Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super stylish 1940s high back lounge chair variation of model 1672 by Fritz Hansen. The design
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 36 in W 31 in D 36 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Style High Back Lounge Chair Danish, Mid-Century, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
sought after Model 1672 high back lounge chair from the early 1940s. The model 1672 has become of the
Mohair
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in L 42.25 in
Pair of Midcentury Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Lounge Chairs in Lambswool
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb pair of Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chairs made, circa 1942. The design was
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 40.5 in W 27.5 in D 35 in
Danish Midcentury High Back Lounge Chair in the Style of Fritz Hansen Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen, Flemming Lassen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very stylish Danish 1940s wingback tall lounge chairs with a design very reminiscent
Beech
Sold
H 42 in W 31.5 in L 42 in
1942 Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Wing Back Chair in the Original Green Wool Fabric
By Thorald Madsens Snedkeri, Fritz Hansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Chris Howard Antiques & Modern presents this early midcentury Danish high back lounge chair
Wool
Fritz Hansen Wing Chair Model FH 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Wing chair model FH 1672, produced by Fritz Hansen during the 1940s. This armchair, with voluptuous
Beech
Pair of Fritz Hansen 1940s Sheepskin Wing Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Pair of Fritz Hansen Model 1672 wing chairs Large wing chairs produced in Denmark in the 1940s
Sheepskin, Beech
Sold
H 41.74 in W 29.53 in D 34.26 in
1940s Two Danish Fritz Hansen Wingback Chairs Attributed to Thorald Madsen
By Fritz Hansen, Thorald Madsens Snedkeri
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two Fritz Hansen lounge wingback chairs model 1672 attributed to Thorald Madsen. The
Sold
H 43.31 in W 32.68 in D 35.44 in
Fritz Hansen Wingback Easy Chair Model 1672 in Sheepskin and Oak, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and excellent example of Fritz Hansen's classic 1672 "wingback" easychair from the 1940s. The
Sheepskin, Oak
Sold
H 42 in W 32 in D 35 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Lounge Chair Mohair with Channels, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The Model 1672 chair
Mohair, Beech
Fritz Hansen 1672 Wing Chair in Sheepskin
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Wing Chair, 1940s Large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen 1672 Wing chair reupholstered in Moonlight sheepskin. Produced c1940s
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen Easy Chair Model 1672 in Sheepskin
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare large easy chair model 1672. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark.
Leather, Sheepskin, Oak
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin, Beech
Danish Lounge Chair Model 1672 by Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Karlstad, SE
armrests. Produced by Fritz Hansen in 1946 this 1672 Lounge chair, has been fully restored and
Linen, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 wing chair Large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by
Sheepskin, Beech
Danish Lounge Chair Model 1672 by Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Karlstad, SE
angular armrests. Produced by Fritz Hansen in 1946 these 1672 Lounge chairs, which are an original pair
Linen, Beech
Danish Lounge Chair Fritz Hansen Model 1672 in Sheepskin
By FDB Møbler
Located in Karlstad, SE
armrests. This is an FDB production of the Fritz Hansen 1672 Lounge chair. It has been fully restored and
Linen, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, circa 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen model 1672 large wing chair, circa 1940s. Large wing chair produced in Denmark in
Sheepskin, Beech
Danish 1940s Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Variant Highback Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made in Denmark in the early 1940s. The
Beech, Wool
1940s, Fritz Hansen 1672 High Back Chair in Green Mohair
By Thorald Madsens Snedkeri
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish high back lounge chair handcrafted at Fritz Hansen, circa 1942 with solid wood frame, copper
Mohair
Sold
H 43.31 in W 32.68 in D 35.44 in
Fritz Hansen Wingback Easy Chair Model 1672 in Sheepskin and Oak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare large easy chair model 1672. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark. Oak and newly reupholstered
Leather, Sheepskin, Oak
Sold
H 42.52 in W 32.68 in D 35.44 in
Fritz Hansen Easy Chair Model 1672 Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare large easy chair model 1672. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark.
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Lambswool Covered High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Beech, Wool
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Lounge Chair in Lambswool, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Lounge Chair in Lambswool, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Lambswool Covered High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 42.25 in W 31.25 in D 34 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Lambswool Covered High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Fritz Hansen model 1672 high back lounge chair made, circa 1942. The chair was first seen on
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 44.1 in W 31.5 in D 35.44 in
"1672" Wingback Chair and stool by Fritz Hansen, with Sheep Skin, Denmark, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hägersten, SE
Oversized wingback lounge chair model 1672 designed and made by Fritz Hansen. Designed during the
Sheepskin, Oak
Sold
H 42.5 in W 31.5 in D 30 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Style High Back Lounge Chair Danish, Mid-Century, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
sought after Model 1672 high back lounge chair from the early 1940s. The model 1672 has become of the
Wool, Beech
Sold
H 42.5 in W 31.5 in D 30 in
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Style High Back Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940's
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
sought after Model 1672 high back lounge chair from the early 1940's. The model 1672 has become of the
Mohair, Beech
Danish 1940's High Back Lounge Chair in Style of Fritz Hansen Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful Danish high back lounge chair with very similar design lines as seen in Fritz Hansen
Beech
Sheepskin Wing Chair by Fritz Hansen c1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Hansen. Model 1672. The chair has been reupholstered in new 'Moonlight' shearling.
Sheepskin
Pair of Fritz Hansen 1940s Sheepskin Wing Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Pair of Fritz Hansen Model 1672 large wing chairs, circa 1940s. Large wing chairs produced in
Sheepskin, Beech
Set of 4 Fritz Hansen 1940s Sheepskin Wing Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Set of 4 Fritz Hansen Model 1672 large wing chairs, circa 1940s. Large wing chairs produced in
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen, FH-1672 Armchair, Denmark, circa 1940
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Munster, NRW
Wing chair model FH 1672, produced by Fritz Hansen during the 1940s. This armchair, with voluptuous
Fabric, Beech
Sold
H 17 in W 22 in D 18 in
Midcentury Danish Ottoman in Lambswool and Stained Beech Style of Fritz Hansen
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
-white merino lambswool. Excellent as a match for for Fritz Hansen's model 1672 highback lounge chair
Leather, Mahogany
Fritz Hansen Easy Chair Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hudson, NY
Freeform high back wing chair with large curved arms, on mahogany stained beech legs
Fritz Hansen Easy Chair Model 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hudson, NY
Free-form high back wing chair with large curved arms, on original beech legs. Reupholstered in
Fritz Hansen Easy Chair Model, 1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hudson, NY
Free-form high back wing chair with large curved arms on original beechwood legs. Reupholstered in
Fabric, Wood
Set of 8 Fine French 1930s Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of eight fine French Art Deco solid cherry wood bridge armchairs with bronze sabots. Price is for a set of 8 chairs only (not 12 as mentioned in "Sold As")
Bronze
$1,187 / item
H 32.29 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Shell Dining Chair, Linen Schwarzwald Dedar, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile dining seats. They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style. They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs. Chair was designed by Vi...
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech, Linen
$5,053 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
$5,344 / item
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 2.76 in
Murano Green Art Glass and Brass Italian Console / Wall Mirror, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid bright green Murano glass mirror. A mirror that alone will furnish your home environment. Rich but tasteful, the mirror has a truly particular design, with a very beautiful ...
Brass
Pair of Shearling 'Strapontin' Stools by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of shearling 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères. Chic and understated. Also great as a two-part bench.
Iron
$7,800 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chic 'Arcade' Wrought Iron and Shearling Chairs by Design Frères
By Gilbert Poillerat, Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Arcade' wrought iron and shearling chairs by Design Frères. Extraordinary pair of side chairs with white shearling upholstery. This unique upholstery treatment gives...
Wrought Iron
Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottoman with Dark Ball Feet
Located in London, England
Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. This example is upholstered in 'Moonlight' cream sheepskin and features s...
Sheepskin, Walnut
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
Lennox Stool, Small Wood Stool by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order wood stool designed by Christian Siriano. Red oak Measure: Seat width: 12”.
Oak
$6,450 / set
H 32.88 in W 78.75 in D 63.19 in
Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Set with Table, Bench, Set of Chairs
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of a dining table, bench, and pair of chairs, solid beech, Scandinavia, 1980s This expansive dining room set is a rare find, distinguished by its exceptio...
Beech
$5,107
H 20.48 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Austrian Mastercraft Lowboy Art Deco 1930 / Original, Restored
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and elegant sideboard, veneered with a wonderful textured walnut.
Nutwood
$2,304 / item
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
"Ca'Favretto" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style, by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Murano glass mirror in Venetian Style, mirror made to a design by Fratelli Tosi, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Mirror composed of a crystal frame o...
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of wall lamps, entirely handmade in Murano, Italy, that bring the energy of Nature and Feng Shui into your interior. This pair of modern organic wall lamps is composed of a hand...
Brass
$15,439 / set
H 37.01 in W 19.69 in D 21.66 in
Scandinavian Modern Art Deco Lounge Chairs in Velvet Sweden 1940s
By OPE
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A wonderful pair of wingback chairs made in Sweden during the 1940s. The shape and structure together with the wooden armrest give these chairs a sophisticated and modern look. To...
Velvet, Birch
Danish Highback Easy Chair by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard
By France & Daverkosen, Peter Hvidt
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare and very classic elegant high back armchair from the early 1950's 1940s by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen with open armrests in beautifully carved t...
Wool, Teak
Antique 19th Century French Set of Four Copper Pans
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...
Copper
When the Copenhagen-based furniture maker Fritz Hansen opened for business more than 140 years ago, the company — which today styles itself The Republic of Fritz Hansen — adhered to the traditional, time-honored Danish values of craftsmanship in woodworking and joinery. Yet thanks to the postwar innovations of Arne Jacobsen and others, Fritz Hansen would become the country’s leader in Scandinavian modern design using new, forward-looking materials and methods.
Fritz Hansen started his company in 1872, specializing in the manufacture of small furniture parts. In 1915, the firm became the first in Denmark to make chairs using steam-bent wood (a technique most familiar from birch used in the ubiquitous café chairs by Austrian maker Thonet). At the time, Fritz Hansen was best known for seating that featured curved legs and curlicue splats and referenced 18th-century Chippendale designs.
In the next few decades, the company promoted simple, plain chairs with slatted backs and cane or rush seats designed by such proto-modernist masters as Kaare Klint and Søren Hansen. Still, the most aesthetically striking piece Fritz Hansen produced in the first half of the 20th century was arguably the China chair of 1944 by Hans Wegner — and that piece, with its yoke-shaped bentwood back- and armrest, was based on seating manufactured in China during the Ming dynasty. (Wegner was moved by portraits he’d seen of Danish merchants in the Chinese chairs.)
Everything changed in 1952 with Arne Jacobsen’s Ant chair. The collaboration between the architect and Fritz Hansen officially originated in 1934 — that year, Jacobsen created his inaugural piece for the manufacturer, the solid beechwood Bellevue chair for a restaurant commission. The Ant chair, however, was the breakthrough.
With assistance from his then-apprentice Verner Panton, Jacobsen designed the Ant chair for the cafeteria of a Danish healthcare company called Novo Nordisk. The chair was composed of a seat and backrest formed from a single piece of molded plywood attached, in its original iteration, to three tubular metal legs. Its silhouette suggests the shape of the insect’s body, and the lightweight, stackable chair and its biomorphic form became an international hit.
Jacobsen followed with more plywood successes, such as the Grand Prix chair of 1957. The following year he designed the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and its furnishings, including the Egg chair and the Swan chair. Those two upholstered pieces, with their lush, organic frames made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane, have become the two chairs most emblematic of mid-20th-century cool. Moreover, the Egg and Swan led Fritz Hansen to fully embrace new man-made materials, like foam, plastic and steel wire used to realize the avant-garde creations of later generations of designers with whom the firm collaborated, such as Piet Hein, Jørn Utzon (the architect of the Sydney Opera House) and Verner Panton. If the Fritz Hansen of 1872 would not now recognize his company, today’s connoisseurs certainly do.
Find a collection of vintage Fritz Hansen tables, lounge chairs, sofas and other furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.