George Nelson Prototype DAF Chair for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An early per production prototype fiberglass arm shell or DAF chair designed by George Nelson. This chair came directly from a engineer working for the Herman Miller company in Zeela...
Fiberglass
Set of 6 Herman Miller DAF Chairs Designed by George Nelson in 1958
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Beautiful set of 6 Herman Miller DAF fiberglass chairs, designed by George Nelson.
Aluminum
Ross Lovegrove Bluebelle chair Y2K style design space age
By Ross Lovegrove, Driade
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This chair is a chair that Ross Lovegrove redesigned from George Nelson's DAF chair.
Steel
Swag Leg Chair by George Nelson for Herman Miller - 1950s, La Fonda, Space Age
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare "DAF" or "swag leg chair" by George Nelson for Herman Miller dating from the 1950s.
Fiberglass
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 22.05 in
DAF Swag Leg Fibreglass Chair by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in London, GB
Herman Miller now produce the DAF chair only in plastic. The fiberglass first production is very rare most of all with the desirable swag leg in chrome, that was made only for the DA...
Fiberglass
Pair of George Nelson DAF Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of 1950's George Nelson DAF chairs with eiffel tower bases. All original parts
GEORGE NELSON DAF CHAIR
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Rare chair which can be used as an elegant stand alone item or as a desk chair , retains the Herman Miller Co. embossed logo to underside .
La Fonda Base George Nelson DAF Chair, Herman Miller, 1960
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Utrecht, NL
All white George Nelson 'DAF' arm chair with 'La Fonda' base by Herman Miller.
Steel
Space Age Daf Chairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller, Set of 4
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 very rare DAF armchairs designed by George nelson for Herman Miller.
Metal
set of 4 rare George Nelson for Herman Miller DAF Chairs
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Bainbridge, NY
rare, matched set of 4, signed, two tone George Nelson for Herman Miller molded Fiberglass DAF Arm Chairs. Taupe, Brown back with Cream, Beige seat on 4 Chrome swag legs
Steel
Sold
H 31.25 in W 29 in D 20.5 in
Four Swag Leg Chairs by George Nelson, Model DAF, 1958, Original Beige and Black
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Fine and rare set of four George Nelson & Associates Model DAF chairs commonly referred to as "Swag Leg" chairs.
Steel
Pair of "Swag Leg" Chairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of "Swag" or "DAF" chairs by George Nelson with charcoal molded fiberglass shells on chrome plated steel legs.
Steel
Velvet and Aluminum Armchair By George Nelson, USA, 1964s
By George Nelson
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage George Nelson 'DAF' chair, design in the 1960's manufactured by ICF Cadsana in Milan.
Aluminum
George Nelson MAF Swag Leg Lounge Chair by Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Highland, IN
Please see our other listing for the matching DAF chair which is the same design in a dining or desk height.
Metal
George Nelson for Herman Miller DAF Swag Leg Chair
By George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nelson's Swag chairs with elephant grey fiberglass seat and back. Chair is all original and retains all for foot glides. Fiber glass is as good as it gets with no chips or fissures. ...
Chrome
Set of 4 Original DAF Swag Leg Chairs by George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Set of 4 DAF Swag Leg Chairs, designed by George Nelson, Herman Miller, U.S.A., 1958.
Fiberglass
George Nelson for Herman Miller DAF Swag Leg Armchair
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful modernist armchair designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller. Model DAF swag leg chair. Signed and embossed with maker and designer marks.
Plastic
George Nelson DAF Swag Leg Chair Herman Miller 1958 1st Edition
By George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
George Nelson DAF swag leg chair Herman Miller 1958 1st Edition.
Metal
1950, Armchair Georges Nelson, Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare "DAF" or "swag leg chair" by George Nelson for Herman Miller from the 1950s.
Fiberglass
4 George Nelson & Charles Eames DAF Chairs for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Rare collaboration between Charles Eames and George Nelson for Herman Miller. George Nelson DAF chair designed for the La Fonda base by Charles Eames.
Aluminum
Sold
H 31.5 in W 28.75 in D 21.66 in
Private Listing for Olaf - 2 x La Fonda Base George Nelson DAF Chairs
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Utrecht, NL
** PRIVATE LISTING FOR OLAF ** 2 PCS all white George Nelson 'DAF' arm chairs with 'La Fonda' base by Herman Miller.
Steel
George Nelson DAF Swag Leg Chair by Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
The DAF is the designation given the chair with a fixed back and a base which gives the chair a seat height appropriate for use at a desk or dining table.
Metal
George Nelson "Daf" Swivel Chair Produced by ICF De Padova
By ICF De Padova, George Nelson
Located in Madrid, ES
George Nelson DAF swivel chair produced by ICF De Padova, upholstered in burgundy red velvet fabric and with Industrial metal base.
Metal
Sold
H 31 in W 29 in D 22 in
Set 4 George Nelson, 1st Year Production Daf Swag Leg Dining Chair / Fiberglass
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare set of four swag legged dining chairs designed in 1958 by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Only produced in fiberglass for a few years, cream colored fiberglass on a s...
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Modern Danish Solid Teak Round Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Disregard the auto-generated shipping quote, which is based off max assembled dimensions. Four DAF chairs with La Fonda bases by George Nelson and Charles Eames for Herman Miller (p...
Steel
Sold
H 28.35 in W 86.62 in D 48.04 in
1960s Scandinavian Modern Danish Teak Round Extension Dining Table by Ansanger
By Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Ansager Møbler 1
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Disregard the auto-generated shipping quote, which is based off max assembled dimensions. Four DAF chairs with La Fonda bases by George Nelson and Charles Eames for Herman Miller ...
Steel
Set of Four George Nelson DAF Chairs
By George Nelson
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
Four George Nelson DAF Herman Miller chairs on an original H base,this configuration was not offered in the HM catalogue and therefore must be a custom design via the HM factory.
Steel
George Nelson DAF Lounge Chair
By George Nelson
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
An original George Nelson DAF chair by Herman Miller with a stamp for Cincinnati Milacron.
Fiberglass
Original DAF Swag Leg Chair by George Nelson, 1958
By George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
DAF swag leg chair, designed by George Nelson, Herman Miller, U.S.A. 1958 This is the original!
George Nelson "DAF" Armchair, circa 1958
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"DAF" swag leg armchair by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Metal
Sold
H 31 in W 28.75 in D 22 in
Rare Limited Edition DAF Swag Leg Dining Chairs by George Nelson, 1958
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set is a rare first year production from 1958 and they are all original in excellent condition, also rare to find this model with black enamel legs. This armchair is part of...
Vintage Fiberglass George Nelson "DAF" Swag Leg Chair
By George Nelson
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
vintage swag leg chair designed by Charles pollock for The George Nelson office 1958 this chair is in great condition and its a dark green/ dark grey color fiberglass . it is missi...
Fiberglass
George Nelson DAF Swag Leg Chair 1950's
By George Nelson
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning and rare swag legged side chair designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Dark green and grey colored fiberglass on a black swag base. Signed.
Metal
1950s DAF Armchairs in a Set of Six by George Nelson
By Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Swaged leg DAF armchairs by George Nelson, USA, 1958 Set of six George Nelson DAF chairs on an original swaged leg base.
Metal
$4,205Sale Price / set|23% Off
H 31.11 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Set Of 6 Series Seven Chairs Model 3107 By Arne Jacobsen For Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of 6 Seven Chairs, model 3107, designed by the iconic Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, epitomizes the elegance and functionality of mid-century modern design....
Aluminum
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Stackable Chairs for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Denton, TX
Iconic Arne Jacobsen series 7 stackable natural beech wood chairs for Fritz Hansen. The lean, stackable chair updates Jacobsen’s simple and spare 1952 Ant chair.
Beech
$6,595 / set
H 28.25 in W 19.5 in D 21.5 in
Set of 6 Charles & Ray Eames DCW Dining Chairs for Herman Miller in Ash
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of six DCW chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller c1985. Created from Ash and show a striking grain pattern in the backs and seats particularly. In excellent...
Ash
$1,200Sale Price|33% Off
H 28 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
Eames Herman Miller DKR Chair on Early Production Low X-Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Ferndale, MI
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DKR lounge chair. The chair is earlier production evidenced by the solid steel "X" base. Original burlap back cover shows some age but very ni...
Steel
Modern White Felt Chair Designed By Marc Newson, Italy 90s
By Marc Newson
Located in Madrid, ES
Marc Newson's Chair for Cappellini, Italy 1993 This chair is made from a single piece of reinforced fiberglass, which is bent and molded to create the desired structure, achieving a...
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Armchair on Low Lounge Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing color on this Eames fiberglass armshell for Herman Miller. Beautiful orange tone contrasts nicely against black lounge height base. No cracks or major wear. Even color throug...
Steel
Set of Eames upholstered side chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Highland, IN
This set of side chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are post-war classics. The seats are elephant hide gray fiberglass with olive green naugahyde upholstery and they sit on cast aluminu...
Aluminum
Charles Eames Classic RAR Rocking Chair Herman Miller Greige
By Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Charles Eames RAR greige rocking chair with original birch runners. A survivor in very good original condition.
Fiberglass
Panton Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Highland, IN
The Panton chair is an important icon of modern design and has a fascinating history as Verner Panton experimented with a variety of materials to best realize the design. The most co...
Paint, Foam
Mid-Century Modern Fiberglass Pedestal Arkana Chair by Maurice Burke
By Arkana Furniture, Maurice Burke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a classic Model 116 Tulip Swivel Armchair, designed in the 1960s by Maurice Burke for the British manufacturer Arkana. Inspired by Eero Saarinen's famous pedestal designs for...
Fabric, Upholstery, Fiberglass
$5,800 / set
H 31 in W 16.5 in D 20 in
Norman Cherner Plycraft Set of 6 Sculptural Dining Chairs Mid Century Modern
By Plycraft, Norman Cherner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Design.. Norman Cherner for Plycraft ..Set of 6 Sculptural Dining Chairs .. original finish.patina.. Very nice original condition,, few bumps and bruises, age appr...
Walnut, Bentwood, Plywood
Model 3100 Ant Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen 1950s
Located in Boden, SE
The Ant Chair, officially known as Model 3100 is a classic piece of furniture design created by the renowned Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen in 1952. This iconic chair ...
Wood
Malaina Fibreglass Chair by Rodolfo Bonetto for Driade
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in London, GB
Iconic Malaina fibreglass chair designed by celebrated Italian designer Rodolfo Bonetto for Driade, exemplifying the bold experimental spirit of 1970s Italian modern design. Sculptur...
Fiberglass
$880
H 32 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
Mid Century Modern Swiveling Chair by Eames for Herman Miller. Circa 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern Swiveling Molded Side Chair by Eames for Herman Miller. Circa 1960s Features an iconic design, a fiberglass shell chair with the original gray vinyl set on a steel...
Metal
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 25 in D 22 in
La Fonda Arm Chair by Eames, Mid-Century Modern, Circa 1960, USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
This arm chair is one of two new fiberglass chairs Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1961, inspired by request from Alexander Girard, who needed seating for his new Manhattan restaur...
Steel
1960's Eames DCM Chair by Herman Miller
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The iconic mid-century modern DCM chair designed by Herman Miller for the Eames company is a standout of 1960s design. Simple designs with two bentwood pieces making the seat and bac...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Erwine and Estelle Laverne Champagne Chairs, 1960
By Laverne Originals, Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Erwine & Estelle Laverne invisible series Lucite and polished aluminum Champagne swivel chair. New leather cushions. Rare, clean early examples. Fully signed on bottom: Laverne, NY...
Aluminum
George Nelson Swaged Leg Desk Chair for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson lounge chair for Herman Miller, c.1950's, USA. The design features a beige molded plastic chair form. The chair is part of a larger collection called the “Swaged Leg Gr...
Metal, Chrome
$3,203 / set
H 29.93 in W 24.81 in D 18.9 in
"La Fonda" Charles Eames by Hermann Miller Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brescia, IT
"La Fonda" Charles Eames & Alexander Girard by Hermann Miller, circa 1960s. Ivory fiberglass shell seat Aluminium base.
Aluminum
$13,727
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 22.05 in
Set of four Champagne chair by Estelle & Erwine Laverne for Formes Nouvelles
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, mes nouvelles
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Set of four Lucite Champagner chairs designed by Erwine & Estelle Laverne, ca. 1960 manufactured by Formes Nouvelles, in France. We have a 2nd set of four Champanger chairs ava...
Aluminum
Set of George Nelson Swag Leg Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Highland, IN
The swag leg chair designs by the office of George Nelson were developed in response to his desire to create a chair with a beautiful "swagged" leg (one that tapers while it curves)....
Steel
$4,575
H 34.65 in W 38.98 in D 28.55 in
American mid-century modern wood laminate desk George Nelson Herman Miller 1960s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in MIlano, IT
American mid-century modern wood laminate desk George Nelson Herman Miller 1960s Desk or writing desk in wood and metal. The top is in white laminate, with a smaller upper top suppor...
Metal
$13,727 / set
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 22.05 in
Set of four Champagne chairs by Estelle & Erwine Laverne for Formes Nouvelles
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, mes nouvelles
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Set of four lucite Champagner chairs designed by Erwine & Estelle Laverne, ca. 1960 Manufactured by Formes Nouvelles, France, ca. 1960 This offer contains four chairs. As sho...
Aluminum
Architect, designer, and writer George Nelson was a central figure in the mid-century American modernist design movement; and his thoughts influenced not only the furniture we live with, but also how we live.
Nelson came to design via journalism and literature. Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Yale in 1931, he won the Prix de Rome fellowship, and spent his time in Europe writing magazine articles that helped bring stateside recognition to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gio Ponti, Le Corbusier and other canonical modernist architects.
In the 1940s, Nelson wrote texts that suggested such now-commonplace ideas as open-plan houses, storage walls and family rooms. D.J. De Pree, the owner of the furniture maker Herman Miller, was so impressed by Nelson that in 1944 — following the sudden death of Gilbert Rohde, who had introduced the firm to modern design in the 1930s — he invited Nelson to join the company as its design director. There Nelson’s curatorial design talents came to the fore.
To Herman Miller he brought such eminent creators as Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and the textile and furniture designer Alexander Girard. Thanks to a clever contract, at the same time as he directed Herman Miller he formed a New York design company, George Nelson & Associates, that sold furniture designs to the Michigan firm. Nelson's studio also sold designs for clocks to the Howard Miller Clock Company, a manufacturer that was initially part of Herman Miller before it became an offshoot that was helmed by Howard Miller, D.J. De Pree's brother-in-law.
Nelson’s New York team of designers (who were rarely individually credited) would create such iconic pieces as the Marshmallow sofa, the Coconut chair, the Ball clock, the Bubble lamp series and the many cabinets and beds that comprise the sleek Thin-Edge line.
For dedicated collectors, as well as for interior designers who look beyond “the look,” there is a “cool factor” inherent to vintage pieces from George Nelson and others. Nelson was in on it from the start, and it’s valuable to have a piece that was there with him.
But still, as is evident from the offerings from dealers on 1stDibs, in any of the designs, in any iteration whose manufacture Nelson oversaw and encouraged, there are shining elements of lightness, elegance, sophistication — and a little bit of swagger. George Nelson felt confident in his ideas about design and didn’t mind letting the world know.
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.