20th Century Elm Chairs
Vintage 1940s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wool, Elm
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Elm
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Dining Room Chairs
Ash, Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1950s French Chairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Dining Room Chairs
Elm
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm, Leather
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm
20th Century English Country Chairs
Elm
Late 20th Century British Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Seagrass, Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Rush, Elm
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Armchairs
Elm
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Armchairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Leather, Elm
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Wood, Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1960s Unknown Biedermeier Slipper Chairs
Bronze
Vintage 1920s British Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Elm
20th Century French Armchairs
Rush, Elm
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Rush, Elm
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s French Lounge Chairs
Leather, Elm
Vintage 1920s English Queen Anne Chairs
Elm, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Elm, Leather, Oak, Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chairs
Elm
Early 20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Elm, Fruitwood
Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Chairs
Elm
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Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the chair you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — antique and vintage Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.