Arne Norell Leather Chairs

Buffalo Leather

Safari Chairs

Sirocco Armchair

1970 Scandinavian Leather Chair

Swedish Leather Lounge Chair And Ottoman

Sweden Black Leather Lounge Chair

Materials

Brass

$4,584

Arne Norell Buffalo Leather "Merkur" Easy Chair, 1960s

By Arne Norell

Located in Stockholm, SE

Model 'Merkur' designed by Arne Norell, 1960s. Produced by Arne Norell Möbel in Aneby, Sweden.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Materials

Leather, Ash

Unavailable

H 27.96 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in

Arne Norell Sirocco Safari Lounge Chair, Rio Rosewood and Leather, 1960s, Danish

Located in Grenoble, FR

Sirocco safari chair designed by Arne Norell in Rio rosewood beautifully aged leather seats, backs and arms.

Category

20th Century Danish Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Pair of Sirocco Safari Chair by Arne Norell Black Leather

Unavailable

H 28.35 in W 27.17 in D 26.19 in

Pair of Sirocco Safari Chair by Arne Norell Black Leather

By Arne Norell

Located in Helsingborg, SE

The iconic lounge chair Sirocco is designed by Arne Norell for the Swedish furniture manufacturer with the same name.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair Arne Norell ‘Ari’ Lounge Chair in Natural-Cognac Leather 1960s Scandinavian

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 25.99 in D 37.01 in

Pair Arne Norell ‘Ari’ Lounge Chair in Natural-Cognac Leather 1960s Scandinavian

By Arne Norell, Norell Möbel AB

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Offerd by Zitzo, Amsterdam: Pair of comfortable lounge chair designed by Arne Norell. This award winning lounge chair is made of high quality flat chrome-plated steel and original na...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Pair of Arne Norell "Sirocco" Safari Chairs, 1964

Unavailable

H 32.29 in W 26.78 in D 22.05 in

Pair of Arne Norell "Sirocco" Safari Chairs, 1964

By Arne Norell, Aneby Mobler

Located in Middelfart, Fyn

These beautiful 'Sirocco chairs' was designed by Arne Norell in 1964, Aneby Mobler, Sweden.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

$17,095 / set

H 38.78 in W 30.32 in D 37.01 in

Rare Pair of Pernilla Chairs and Ottoman by Bruno Mathsson, Sweden, 1960s

By Bruno Mathsson

Located in Lewes, East Sussex

A very rare pair of Pernilla chairs and ottoman by Bruno Mathsson, for Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, Sweden, 1960s. Beech frames and original leather seats. Rarely found in such good con...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

1960s Fredrik Kayser Leather Lounge Chair

$3,400

H 39.75 in W 29 in D 30 in

1960s Fredrik Kayser Leather Lounge Chair

By Fredrik A. Kayser

Located in Turners Falls, MA

Frederik Kayser leather lounge chair for Vatne Mobler, Norway. 1960’s. Wingback chair with rosewood base and original cognac leather. Unmarked.

Category

20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Leather Club Chairs by Wiels Møbler, 1985

$2,755 / set

H 28.55 in W 22.84 in D 25.6 in

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Leather Club Chairs by Wiels Møbler, 1985

Located in Rødding, DK

This pair of Danish club chairs was produced by Wiels Møbler in Haarby, Denmark, with the original manufacturer's label underneath explicitly dated February 7, 1985. The chairs feat...

Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Arne Norell Leather Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of arne norell leather chairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique arne norell leather chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. Arne norell leather chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of arne norell leather chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Modern arne norell leather chairs are of considerable interest. Many arne norell leather chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Arne Norell, Norell Möbel AB and Coja Culemborg produced popular arne norell leather chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Arne Norell Leather Chairs?

Arne norell leather chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,184, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $25,500.

Arne Norell for sale on 1stDibs

Arne Norell’s enduring designs mixed leather and metal as well as turned wood and bentwood in pieces that allowed the natural beauty of these materials to shine. Simple and casual yet sophisticated, his vintage sofas, lounge chairs and other furniture epitomize the Scandinavian modern style that took post–World War II design by storm.

Although he created versatile furnishings that promoted comfort along with style, Norell is lesser known than many other mid-century designers, with some of his work produced only after his death. Born in Åsele, Sweden, Norell opened a furniture workshop in Solna, just north of Stockholm, in 1954. In 1958, he established Møbel AB Arne Norell on a farm in Småland. (This region is also the birthplace of IKEA, which opened its first store that same year.) The beauty and tranquility of this location were a source of inspiration.

In Småland, Norell created his most well-known designs, among them the Inca armchair with visible wooden dowels and plush leather, the Indra and Ilona sofas and the spare but elegant wood-framed Sirocco chair (1964). For many of his designs, Norell looked to the same military-style campaign furniture that had, decades prior, inspired the revered Safari chair (1933) crafted by Kaare Klint, a legendary Danish designer and Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts professor who taught the likes of Hans Wegner, Ole Wanscher and others.

Like these earlier furniture designers, Norell was committed to making comfortable and practical furniture. Using leather and warm woods as the building blocks of his work, he eschewed glue and screws, instead securing his designs with buckles and leather straps. In 1973, Norell earned posthumous recognition from the British Furniture Manufacturers Association for his sumptuous Ari chair, a luxurious lounge set on a chrome-plated steel frame with foam cushions covered in leather.

During his lifetime, Norell’s work was popular among European interior designers. However, it became more widely known after 1971, when many of his designs were finally put into production. Norell’s furnishings, as well as work by his daughter Marie Norell-Möller and other Swedish designers, are still crafted by hand in the Aneby, Sweden, factory operated by Norell Furniture, which has remained a family-run company.

Find a collection of authentic vintage Arne Norell furniture today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.