$24,175 / item
Stellar Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
That’s why every piece we craft comes from Africa and carries within it a part of the African soul.
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
$9,331 / item
Livingston Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Livingston Lounge Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 92 L X 75 D X 66 H cm Materials: Walnut Timber, Synthetic Rattan, Brass, Linen Upholstry Founded by South Africans and life pa...
Bronze
$17,166 / item
Cant Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Cant lounge chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 88 L X 84 D X 70 H cm Materials: solid oak cants, cast brass, fabric upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg an...
Brass
Minimal Studio Stirling Angular Sling Chair Genuine Leather Brown
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Angular Sling chair is spacious, comfortable and striking in its looks.
Steel
$10,401 / item
Sherpa Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Sherpa lounge chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 95 L X 90 D X 77 H cm Materials: Solidcast brass, Boucle upholstry, Shou Sugi ban hard wood Founded by South Africans and life par...
Brass
$10,460 / item
Jetson Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Jetson Lounge Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 97 L X 86.6 D X 66 H cm Materials: Lucite, Bronzed Steel, Brass, Leather Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, G...
Brass, Bronze
Zebra Hide Swivel Chair, Genuine Upholstery, Modern Design
Located in New York, NY
Genuine zebra hide creates an occasional chair sure to make a statement. Each chair requires two full hides to upholster and manufacture making every chair one-of-a-kind.
Zebra Hide
$3,400 / item
Modern Steel Bubble Hanging Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Bubble hanging chair swing seat's round shape creates a cozy feel.
Steel, Stainless Steel
$12,340 / item
Big Crocco Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Crocco lounge chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 68 L X 71 D X 80 H cm Materials: Solid Etched Brass, Walnut Timber, Ardmore Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life part...
Brass
Contemporary South African Scape V seating landscape in Merino wool by
Located in 1204, CH
Born in 1992, Jacobs completed a fine art degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 2014. For three years thereafter she explored functional form as an assistant to interior design...
Wool
Contemporary South African Scape VI seating landscape in Merino wool by
Located in 1204, CH
Born in 1992, Jacobs completed a fine art degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 2014. For three years thereafter she explored functional form as an assistant to interior design...
Wool
Contemporary South African Scape IV seating landscape in Merino wool by
Located in 1204, CH
Born in 1992, Jacobs completed a fine art degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 2014. For three years thereafter she explored functional form as an assistant to interior design...
Wool
Modern Upholstered, Cocooning, Olifant Lounge Chair, with Brass Details
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The modern and cocooning olifant lounge chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
Brass
Modern Handcrafted Fringe Swivel Chair in Cream-Stone Leather
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted in Johannesburg, South Africa with draped strips of leather, creating a glamorous and luxe look. PRODUCT INFORMATION DIMENSIONS: 30.5"W x 29.5"D x 32"H COLOR: Cream...
Leather
Price Upon Request
Qwanta Totem Chair
By Jomo Tariku
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jomo Tariku Qwanta Totem Chair, 2022 Ebonized ash with carved and painted detail; 4 different backrests 33 x 26 x 31 in Edition of 18 The Qwanta Totem Chair is the result of ...
Ash
Rattan, Linen and Walnut Wilderness Wingback Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Wilderness wingback chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
Steel
Ouroboros Modern Solid Brass Upholstered Luxury Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Ouroboros bespoke, lounge chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
Brass
$12,822 / item
Ostrich Fluff Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
That’s why every piece we craft comes from Africa and carries within it a part of the African soul.
Brass, Bronze
$3,400 / item
Modern Cozy Nest Egg Hanging Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The chair has been designed to be extremely comfortable and has a cozy cocoon-like feel.
Steel, Stainless Steel
$5,500 / set
Vintage Boho Beaded Lounge Chairs - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring artistic flair and comfort to your space with these vintage boho beaded lounge chairs. Featuring intricately hand-beaded designs and a sturdy yet elegant frame, these chairs ar...
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
Tribal Chair from Nigeria
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low slung African stargazer chair carved from one piece of wood, having three (3) legs.
Wood
$2,550 / item
Hanging Leather Butterfly Chair Swing
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The timeless Butterfly Chair is a classic that has stood the test of time for over 80 years. Its story is one of transformation, adaptability, and evolution, making it an icon in the...
Steel
Brutalist Brass and Velvet Lounge Chair with Etched Krokodil Finish, Egg Design
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
A celebration of narrative design and luxury craftsmanship, this sculptural lounge chair evokes the rich textures and vibrant fauna of Southern Africa.
Brass
Brutalist Modern Brass, Black Oak & Boucle' Blok Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This Brutalist style lounge chair was inspired by the rough, brutal beauty of Africa.
Brass
70s Brutalist Modern Ceramic Tile Walnut & Bouclé Lounge Chair, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the glamour of 1970s interiors and reinterpreted through a contemporary African lens, this sculptural lounge chair by Egg Designs balances artisanal texture with refined ...
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
$2,550 / item
Modern Sling Butterfly Hanging Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The timeless butterfly chair is a classic that has stood the test of time for over 80 years. Its story is one of transformation, adaptability, and evolution, making it an icon in the...
Steel
$2,800 / item
Modern Thick Leather Sling Hanging Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
This chair’s clean lines and lightness makes it a perfect fit for any space.
Steel
Stellar Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut, Boucle' Upholstered Luxury Lounge Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Stellar bespoke, luxury lounge chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
Upholstery, Ceramic, Walnut
$2,800 / item
Woven Leather Sling Hanging Swing Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
This chair’s clean lines and lightness makes it a perfect fit for any space.
Steel
$5,371 / item
Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 57 L X 52 D X 68.5 H cm Materials: Bronze Coated Steel, Leather Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg an...
Steel
$4,430 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 56 L X 50 D X 70 H cm Materials: Bronze coated steel, upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - ...
Steel
$5,371 / item
Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 57 L X 52 D X 68.5 H cm Materials: Bronze Coated Steel, Leather Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg an...
Steel
$2,550 / item
Modern Genuine Leather Butterfly Hanging Swing Chair
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The timeless Butterfly Chair is a classic that has stood the test of time for over 80 years. Its story is one of transformation, adaptability, and evolution, making it an icon in the...
Steel
$4,430 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 56 L x 50 D x 70 H cm Materials: Bronze coated steel, leather upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roch...
Steel
$4,430 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 56 L x 50 D x 70 H cm Materials: Bronze coated steel, leather upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roch...
Steel
Modern Bubble Chair Made from Steel, Great for Outdoor
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Pattern : Sun, Star, Half and Half, Lined Cushions : Contact us for cushion options Chair information These chairs are made from mild steel and are very durable.
Steel, Stainless Steel
$11,047 / item
Strelitzia Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Strelitzia dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 70 L x 70 D x 90 H cm Materials: solid cast brass, handmade wool upholstery, Castors Founded by South Africans and life partne...
Brass
$7,709 / item
Oromo Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Oromo dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 65 L x 62 D x 97 H cm Materials: Solid Walnut timber, brass buttons, Boucle fabric upholstery Founded by South Africans and life pa...
Brass
$7,756 / item
Jetson Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Jetson Dining Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 54 L X 57 D X 68.5 H cm Materials: BLucite, Bronzed Steel, Brass, Leather Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, ...
Brass, Steel
$4,430 / item
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 56 L X 50 D X 70 H cm.
Steel
$16,536 / item
Stellar Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stellar Dining Chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 81 L X 69 D X 76 H Materials: Walnut Timber , Ceramic, Fabric Upholstry Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roc...
Ceramic, Leather, Walnut
Walnut Timber, Rattan, Linen Wilderness Dining Room Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Wilderness Dining Room Chair - Tala Collection by Egg Designs The Wilderness Dining Room Chair is a standout piece from the Tala collection, meticulously designed by Egg Designs. Th...
Brass
$6,957 / item
Olifant Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Olifant black dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 50 L X 53 D X 84 H Materials: Ceramic, Brass Handle, Black Cerused Oak, Leather Upholstery Founded by South Africans and li...
Brass
$5,194 / item
Livingston Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Livingston dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 62 L x 49 D x 69 H cm Materials: Walnut timber, synthetic rattan, brass, linen upholstery Founded by South Africans and life p...
Brass
$7,933 / item
Malta Bouclé Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Boucle dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H Materials: Walnut Timber, Brass, Grey Bouche Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg...
Brass
$8,932 / item
Malta Ardmore Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Ardmore dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H Materials: Walnut Timber, Brass, Grey Bouche Upholstery Founded by South Africans and life partners, Gre...
Brass
1970s Brutalist Hand-Carved Dining Chairs, Aquarius Enterprises, Set of 6
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six hand-carved Brutalist dining chairs manufactured by Aquarius Enterprises in 1970s South Africa.
Wood
Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Ardmore Linen Vutomi Dining and Lounge Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Vutomi dining room chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa works equally well as a lounge or side chair.
Brass
$6,957 / item
Olifant Black Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Olifant black dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 50 L x 53 D x 84 H Materials: Ceramic, brass handle, black cerused oak, leather upholstery Founded by South Africans and li...
Brass
Hand-Carved Ebony Makonde Palaver Chair, Tribal Style, Ghana, 1970
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful hand carved ebony Makonde Palaver African birthing chair with delightful sea creatures.
Wood
$3,878 / item
Rock-a-bye Baby Chair, 1 of 1 by Nawaaz Saldulker
Located in Geneve, CH
Rock-A-Bye baby chair, 1 of 1 by Nawaaz Saldulker Edition 1/1, 2021 Materials: Recycled plastic Dimensions: 75 x 39 x H 60 cm.
Plastic
So Disco Modern 70's Inspired Ceramic Leg & Boucle' Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The So Disco lounge chair is part of the So Disco collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured by a group of artisan in small batch production. This lounge chair has very gene...
Upholstery, Ceramic, Bouclé, Walnut
Leather and Brass Contemporary Falcon Tub Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the South African birds of prey, this contemporary and handmade tub chair, by Egg Designs, is clad in a series of distressed leather circles, each one hand pinned to crea...
Steel
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, "Wishbone” Chair circa 1970s, Stamped
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, California, USA, circa early 1970s "Wishbone" chair of African Hyedua and brown leather strapping.
Leather
Bronzed Steel & Leather Contemporary Waterfall Dining Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This classically inspired contemporary dining chair by Egg Designs has a burnished bronze steel frame and is upholstered in leather. This dining chair is recommended for residential,...
Steel
James Mudge Hardwood Dining Chair, Charcoal Finish, Organic Modern
By James Mudge
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Hardwood Chair is a striking contemporary dining chair design. The gentle curves of the backrest and the shaped timber seat are offset by the crisp lines of the angled timber leg...
Hardwood
$8,500 / set
Pair of Rare Sable Horn Chairs by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rare pair of cast aluminum Sable Horn Chairs by Arthur Court, 1950s. Created to mimic the horns of an African sable antelope these chairs have been newly restored in a metallic silve...
Aluminum
70s Brutalist Modern Ceramic Tile Walnut & Bouclé Lounge Chair, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the glamour of 1970s and Mid Century Modern interiors and reinterpreted through a contemporary African lens, this sculptural lounge chair by Egg Designs balances artisana...
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
$3,343 / set
Stinkwood Armchairs. 1920's
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a handsome pair of Stinkwood chairs from Capetown , South Africa. Stinkwood had been used for hundreds of years to craft fine furniture.
Wood
19th-C. George IV Style Moroccan / Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Side Chairs- Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are killer! It is a very early George IV style Anglo-Indian side chairs. They have heavily carved pierced teak frames. The antique velvet shows notable wear. Shipping is runn...
Velvet, Teak
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.
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