Directional Barrel Chair
Directional Mid Century Barrel Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Directional
Located in Countryside, IL
Directional mid century barrel swivel lounge chairs
These chairs measure: 28 wide x 33 deep x 26
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
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Midcentury Walnut "Barrel" Swivel Lounge Chairs by Directional
By Directional, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful midcentury walnut “Barrel” swivel lounge chairs designed by Directional and manufactured
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Pair of Large Swiveling Lounge Chairs by Directional
By Directional
Located in Dallas, TX
Thoughtfully curated pair of vintage swivel chairs by Directional, circa 1980's. Acquire leisure
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Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Swivel Chairs
By Directional
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage modern round back lounge chairs. Fully covered chair and base that swivels.
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Lovely Pair of Directional Croissant Swivel Lounge Chair Mid-Century
By Directional
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of Directional croissant barrel back swivel chairs. This pair will need to be
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Materials
Upholstery
1980s Light Beige Directional Nautilus Swivel Chairs, Set of 2
By Directional
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
These Iconic swivel chairs are packed with personality! Outstanding design is exhibited throughout
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Kipp Stewart for Directional Lounge Chairs in Jack Lenor Larsen Velvet
By Harvey Probber, Kipp Stewart, Directional, Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Decatur, GA
Exceptional and rare pair of barrel back lounge chairs by Kipp Stewart for Directional with all
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Pair of Orange Vladimir Kagan Design Channel Back Swivel Chairs
By Directional
Located in Dallas, TX
Directional Inc. from the early 1980s. Each professionally custom upholstered swivel chair, barrel back style
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Wonderful Pair Croissant Back Swivel Rocker Lounge Chairs Mid-Century Modern
By Directional
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful pair of croissant barrel back swivel rocker lounge chairs. We love the channel tufted
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H 31 in W 31.5 in D 33 in
Vintage Mid-Century Barrel Swivel Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
others.
Vintage Mid-Century barrel swivel lounge chair by Thayer Coggin Milo Baughman
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H 30 in W 27 in D 34 in
Pair of Mid-century Swivel Chairs in the style of Milo Baughman for Directional
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By Directional
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Original rare set of 3, 1980s Iconic serpentine cloud sofa and swivel chairs are packed with
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Upholstery, Wood
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Directional Barrel Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the directional barrel chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each directional barrel chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, upholstery and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect directional barrel chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A directional barrel chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made directional barrel chair over the years, but those crafted by Directional, Milo Baughman and Vladimir Kagan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Directional Barrel Chair?
Prices for a directional barrel chair start at $2,400 and top out at $22,500 with the average selling for $6,995.
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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