$273Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31 in W 17.25 in D 20 in
Riccardo Blumer Alias 301 Laleggera 32 Stacking Maple Chairs with steel trolleys
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in London, GB
32 x Ricardo Blumer for Alias 301 Laleggera model '301' lightweight stacking chairs, all priced
Birch
$1,136Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.11 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Torino, IT
Italia PERIODO 2009 AUTORE Sedia Laleggera, design Riccardo Blumer per Alias. Pittura di Michelangelo
Acrylic, Wood
$2,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.11 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Torino, IT
Italia PERIODO 2009 AUTORE Sedia Laleggera, design Riccardo Blumer per Alias. Pittura di Michelangelo
Acrylic, Wood
$2,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.11 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Torino, IT
Italia PERIODO 2009 AUTORE Sedia Laleggera, design Riccardo Blumer per Alias. Pittura di Michelangelo
Acrylic, Wood
$5,585Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.11 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Set di 4 sedie Laleggera, parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" di PISTOLETTO
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Torino, IT
Laleggera, disegnata da Riccardo BLUMER per ALIAS. Su ognuna delle sedie che compongono l'opera è
Acrylic, Wood
Laleggera Chairs
By Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in Dronten, NL
The laleggera chair, awarded the “Compasso d’Oro” prize in 1998 is an iconic piece, displayed at
Maple
Set of 16 301 Laleggera Chairs in Maple
By Riccardo Blumer
Located in Dronten, NL
designed the now-iconic Laleggera chair for Alias, which went on to win the ADI Compasso d'Oro award in
Maple, Foam
$5,680 / set
H 29.14 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Set of Four Mid Century Glossy Mint Green Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, 1974
By Ostergaard Steen
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 1970s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østerg...
Plastic
$4,118 / item
H 29.14 in W 14.57 in D 16.93 in
Gerrit Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of a ...
Wood
$2,499 / item
H 57.48 in W 27.55 in D 0.98 in
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Full Length Mirror in Brass for GUBI
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Full Length Mirror in Brass for GUBI The 'F.A. 33' mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass...
Brass
$950 / item
H 25.6 in W 32.67 in D 13.78 in
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.
Iron
Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
Metal
1940s vintage wooden coffee table Italian design
Located in None, IT
Walnut coffee table with curved legs and decorated top, Italian style, 1940s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear due to age. SIZING: Height 47 cm; diameter 62 cm; M...
Wood
Piccola Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Pardo, Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Aluminum
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
$165Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 9.06 in
Butterflies, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. A pattern of butterflies extrapolated from ancient zoological books co...
Porcelain
$536Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 9.8 in Dm 19.6 in
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 50EN Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Bamboo, Paper
Guillerme & Chambron Wardrobe in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, armoire or wardrobe, oak, brass, France, 1960s This charming wardrobe is a good example of excellent woodworking by virtue of the graphical de...
Brass
$1,499 / set
H 23 in W 13.5 in D 15.7 in
Dietiker Rey Junior Set, Kids Table and Chairs in Pink, Designed by Bruno Rey
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children furniture collection based on the famous Rey chair that was designed in 1971. The Rey Junior set includes 4 chairs + 1 table in Candy color. Designed by Bruno ...
Aluminum
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary update of an obscure desi...
Sheepskin, Beech
Pair of "Lovö" Chairs by Axel Einar-Hjorth, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of low back 'Lovö' chairs by Axel-Einar Hjorth. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s. Very good condition, new cushions.
Pine
Bertu Storage, Carsen Modern Storage Cabinet, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Carsen Cabinet in Maple is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each unit is handmade with solid maple (or wood of your choice) and finished with a beautiful com...
Maple
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — 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 mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
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.