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Dan Johnson Iron Lounge Chair with Bent Walnut Plywood Armrests
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Dan Johnson lounge chair with an iron frame and steam bent walnut plywood armrests.
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Pair of uncommon 1965 Plycraft bent wood walnut side chairs
By Plycraft
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of uncommon Plycraft bent wood walnut true mid century modern vintage side chairs. These were
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Bentwood

Carol Chair in Bent Wood Walnut and English Walnut by Jonathan Field
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Carol chair is a new design just completed in autumn 2021. The chair is handmade using bent
Category

2010s English Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
H 28.75 in W 19.25 in D 21.5 in
Six Carol Chairs in Bent Wood Walnut by Jonathan Field.
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Carol chair is a new design just completed in autumn 2021. The chair is handmade in bent
Category

2010s English Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Handcrafted Studio Bent Chair by Fabian Fischer, Germany, 2023
By Fabian Fischer
Located in Berlin, DE
Made to order bent chair by German Woodworker Fabian Fischer. Made in the tradition and quality of
Category

2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Cherner Task Chair
By The Cherner Chair Company, Norman Cherner
Located in Berkeley, CA
The 1958 molded plywood task chair by Norman Cherner is now available to a new generation of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Cherner Task Chair
Cherner Task Chair
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Cherner Task Chair
By The Cherner Chair Company, Norman Cherner
Located in Berkeley, CA
The 1958 molded plywood task chair by Norman Cherner is now available to a new generation of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Cherner Task Chair
Cherner Task Chair
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s Belgian Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cherner Task Chair with Arms
By The Cherner Chair Company, Norman Cherner
Located in Berkeley, CA
The 1958 molded plywood task chair by Norman Cherner is now available to a new generation of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Cherner Task Chair with Arms
Cherner Task Chair with Arms
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonized ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonized ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ebonised Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ebonised Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made In Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Hans Wegner 1936 Lounge Chair, Lacquered Walnut
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berkeley, CA
. Crafted in bent ply with a solid oak frame, the chair is hand built at Getama’s factory in Gedsted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Restored Pair of Bent Ply Faux White Tufted Leather George Mulhauser Mr. Chairs
By Plycraft, Charles and Ray Eames, George Mulhauser, Florence Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
There's something indescribably awesome about these Mulhauser chairs in tufted white upholstery
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Set Four Bleached & Bent Mahogany Dining Chairs Marketed by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four bleached mahogany frame and bent plywood back dining chairs with new textured black
Category

Vintage 1960s German Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chenille, Mahogany, Walnut

Mw Chair 01 Retro Inspired Chair in Shaped Walnut and Solid Steel Frame
By Rached Sultan
Located in beirut, LB
A retro-style chair featuring an ergonomic shaped wooden seat in-cased in a hand-bent steel frame
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Steel

Three Early-20th Century English Walnut Chairs in the Chippendale Type
Located in Opole, PL
Three Early-20th Century English Walnut Chairs in the Chippendale Type We present you three
Category

Early 20th Century British Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Mid-Century Swiss Modern Leather & Bent Wood Lounge Chair from Giroflex
By Giroflex Stoll, Martin Stoll
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Giroflex during the 1960s. The molded, rounded frame is made of bent wood and finished in a warm colored
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

The Carol Dining Chair in Bent Wood with book-matched seat by Jonathan Field
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Carol Dining Chair. The Carol chair is handmade using bent walnut with the seat of book
Category

2010s English Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Six Bentwood Walnut Dining Chairs
By Lane Furniture
Located in Denton, TX
One arm chair and five side chairs complete this set of six . Bent walnut plywood with architechual
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak, Walnut

Six Bentwood Walnut Dining Chairs
Six Bentwood Walnut Dining Chairs
H 38 in W 22.75 in D 24.5 in
Phloem Studio Zoe Chair, Modern Walnut Dining Chair with Leather Upholstery
By Phloem Studio
Located in Stevenson, WA
Phloem Studio Zoe chair is a modern contemporary solid wood armchair handmade custom to order. Zoe
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Lawrence Peabody Walnut Dining Chair
By Craft Associates, Lawrence Peabody
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Lawrence Peabody Walnut Dining Chair These Lawrence Peabody Dining
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Peabody Modern Wood Dining Chair, Walnut
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Peabody Modern Wood Dining Chair, Walnut These Lawrence Peabody
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Walnut Burl Lounge Chair by Michael Rozell, USA 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
Walnut burl “Creek Chair“ lounge chair with inlay butter fly connectors. Each spindle is first
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of Five Walnut Chairs From the Late 19th Century in Light Green Upholstery
Located in Opole, PL
walnut chairs from the late 19th century. The furniture is placed on bent legs, which are finished with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

1960s Saddle Back Bistro Dark Walnut Dining Chair, Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s Saddle Back Bistro Dark Walnut Dining Chair – Pair 1960s Saddle Back Bistro Dark Walnut
Category

Vintage 1960s European Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Set of 10 Handcrafted Studio Bent Chairs by Fabian Fischer, Germany, 2023
By Fabian Fischer
Located in Berlin, DE
Made to order set of 10 bent chairs by German Woodworker Fabian Fischer. (2 arm and 8 side chairs
Category

2010s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Tufted Mr. Chair with Star Base by George Mulhauser for Plycraft in Walnut 1960s
By George Mulhauser
Located in Deland, FL
the epitome of functional art. The shell, constructed of audaciously-shaped bent walnut plywood, has
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Stocksessel Folding Chair in Walnut
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
from bent beech wood with a woven cane seat connecting the three curved legs. The swan’s neck handle
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Derby Modern Dining Chairs, Walnut, Brown Leather
By Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
reintroductions for Craft Associates®. These chairs are solid walnut with each frame hand steamed and bent
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Walnut

Studio Craft Sculpted Walnut Rocking Chair By Jeffrey Greene
By Jeffrey Greene
Located in Culver City, CA
Get ready to rock and roll in style with Jeffrey Greene's walnut rocking chair, straight from the
Category

1990s American American Craftsman Rocking Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Derby Dining Chairs, Modern Wood Dining Chairs, Walnut, Leather, Peabody, Craft
By Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
. These chairs are solid walnut with each frame hand steamed and bent. Craft Associates® Furniture is
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair, Made In Ratio, In Stock
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

PH Lounge Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
relax. The frame of the PH Lounge Chair consists visually only of one long steel tube, bent in generous
Category

2010s Danish Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

PH Lounge Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
PH Lounge Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
H 39.18 in W 21.86 in D 34.26 in
1952 Herman Miller Eames LCM Lounge Chair in Walnut and Steel
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1952. It features a molded five-ply bent wood seat and back with a walnut veneer, and has chromed-steel
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Steelwood Chair in Walnut/Black by Ronan & Erwan Boroullec for MAGIS
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
products. The first product produced was the Steelwood Chair, but today the family includes also stools
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Peabody Modern Dining Armchair, Walnut, Leather
By Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
chairs are solid walnut with each frame hand steamed and bent. Craft Associates® Furniture is proud
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

RFH Lounge Chair - Walnut & Beech/ Hallingdal 103 - by Robin Day for &Tradition
By Robin Day, &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Showcasing a soft, inviting character, the RFH Lounge Chair follows the same design principles as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut

RFH Lounge Chair - Walnut & Beech/ Hallingdal 227 - by Robin Day for &Tradition
By Robin Day, &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Showcasing a soft, inviting character, the RFH Lounge Chair follows the same design principles as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH 144 Chair in Walnut with Strip Pattern Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual classic. Elegant and comfortable. The new color variants of this chair evoke the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener 144 Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual classic. Elegant and comfortable. The new color variants of this chair evoke the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener 144 Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual Classic. Elegant and comfortable. The new color variants of this chair evoke the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Ebonized Walnut, Brass & Holly Hunt Velvet Chairs by Hughes Steiner
Located in New York, NY
ebonized walnut and grisaille tones throughout. Additionally the chairs offer a gently concave back and a
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Walnut & Brass Spring-Back Chairs by Hughes Steiner
Located in New York, NY
counterpoint to the ebonized walnut and grisaille tones throughout. Additionally the chairs offer a gently
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

PH Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
: uncomplicated simplicity. With only two bent steel tubes resting on each other at the back, this chair is
Category

2010s Danish Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

PH Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
PH Chair, chrome, leather extreme walnut
H 27.17 in W 20.67 in D 17.72 in
Pair RFH Lounge Chairs-Walnut & Beech/Hallingdal 103-by Robin Day for &Tradition
By Robin Day, &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Showcasing a soft, inviting character, the RFH Lounge Chair follows the same design principles as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut & Plywood Lounge Chair with Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut & Plywood Lounge Chair with Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio, Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
. The all-in-one structure is formed in bent plywood with either a natural or ebonised ash or walnut
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash, Walnut

Pair RFH Lounge Chair-Walnut & Beech/Hallingdal 227-by Robin Day for &Tradition
By Robin Day, &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Showcasing a soft, inviting character, the RFH Lounge Chair follows the same design principles as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut, Fabric

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener Vienna 144 Chair in Walnut with Cane Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual classic. Elegant and comfortable. The new color variants of this chair evoke the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Lounge Chair in Solid Black Walnut and Tanned Leather by Hinterland Design
By Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
made of solid bent American black walnut and upholstered with natural vegetable tanned leather sling
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Hardwood, Leather

Hans Wegner GE-1935 Bench - Lacquered Walnut
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berkeley, CA
. Crafted in bent ply with a solid oak frame, the chair is hand built at Getama’s factory in Gedsted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Carlo Scarpa Walnut and Black Leather Chairs for Bernini, Italy, 1977
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Sacile, PN
Carlo Scarpa walnut and black leather chairs mod. 1934/765 for Bernini, 1977. 765 is planned by
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Early Eames Walnut DCW for Herman Miller / Evans 'B'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A early Eames DCW side chair in finely grained bent walnut ply from the iconic team of Ray and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Hans Wegner GE-1935 Bench with Upholstered Seat - Lacquered Walnut
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berkeley, CA
. Crafted in bent ply with a solid oak frame, the chair is hand built at Getama’s factory in Gedsted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Eames Herman Miller DCM Chairs in Walnut and Black Frames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a set of four DCM Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1946. These
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

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Bent Walnut Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bent walnut chair available at 1stDibs. A bent walnut chair — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. There are 24 variations of the antique or vintage bent walnut chair you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bent walnut chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bent walnut chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made bent walnut chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Made in Ratio, Jonathan Field and Milo Baughman are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bent Walnut Chair?

Prices for a bent walnut chair start at $438 and top out at $78,000 with the average selling for $3,200.

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.

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