Art Nouveau Chair Austria
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Ash
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Velvet
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Wingback Chairs
Brass
Antique 1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Straw, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Cane, Beech
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Straw, Wood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Bentwood, Beech
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Beech
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Wicker, Beech, Bentwood
Antique 1870s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Satin, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Swivel Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique 1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech, Velvet
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
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A Close Look at Art Nouveau Furniture
Art Nouveau furniture designers did not intend to revive past styles but rather to create something innovative that reflected the climate of the time. The style originated in France and Britain in the early 1880s before taking shape as a vastly popular movement in the United States and elsewhere in the years that followed. In furniture, jewelry-making and graphic design, Art Nouveau (“New Art”) designers embraced the inherent beauty of the natural world, freeing themselves from the stiff and stuffy confines of Victorian-era decorative arts.
Fittingly, Art Nouveau furniture makers — such as architects Victor Horta and Antoni Gaudí — were fluent in multiple media, freely producing handcrafted walnut tables as frequently as they worked in metal. Industrial materials, such as iron and glass, were utilized in concert with new methods of bending and shaping wood. Art Nouveau furniture mixed curved and geometric contour lines and is rich in details and adornments.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse the ever-expanding selection of original antique Art Nouveau style furniture at 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality lounge furniture cannot be overstated. Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other seating — 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 styles in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other furnishings — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring 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 antique, new and vintage seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.