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Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Red Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Red Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Round White Laminate Side Table
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller mid century round white laminate side table This side table measures
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Upholstered Shell Office Chair
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century upholstered shell office chair This chair measures
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Upholstered Shell Office Chair
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century upholstered shell office chair This chair measures
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Dining Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller mid century dining table The table measures: 53 wide x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Wheeled Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Wheeled Shell Chair This chair measures: 18.5
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Wheeled Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Wheeled Shell Chair This chair measures: 18.5
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Molded Plastic X-Base Shell Chairs, Pair
By Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller mid century molded plastic x-base shell chairs - pair. Measures: 24.75
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Padded Fiberglass Teal Swivel Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Padded Fiberglass Teal Swivel Office Chair This swivel office
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Mid-Century High Back Aluminum Group Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Ask for custom shipping quote For sale are these authentic Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Eames Herman Miller Mid-Century Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Eames for Herman Miller Mid-Century Modern shell chair, makers mark on bottom. Measurements
Category

Late 20th Century Side Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Black Shell Side Chairs Pr
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Eames for Herman Miller Mid-Century Modern shell side or dining chairs on Eiffel bases
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller MCM Fiberglass Wheeled Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller mid-century fiberglass wheeled shell chair. This chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller MCM Fiberglass Wheeled Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller mid century fiberglass wheeled shell chair This chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Yellow Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Brown Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Brown Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Purple Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Purple Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Purple Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Purple Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Dark Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Dark Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames for Herman Miller MCM Dark Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Dark Blue Padded Fiberglass Swivel Office Chair This office
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller MCM Rosewood Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Countryside, IL
Early Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Rosewood Chair and Ottoman The chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames Herman Miller MCM Aluminum Group Tables Contract Base Black & White
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Eames for Herman Miller mid-century modern Aluminum Group 4 prong chrome Contract base
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid-Century Charles & Ray Eames Tandem Seating for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Beirut, LB
Iconic three-shell seating tandem by Charles & Ray Eames, black fiberglass shells on an aluminium
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Eames for Herman Miller DKR Bikini Low Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978) for Herman Miller DKR Bikini black wire chairs with low cat's
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Charles Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Dining Chairs in Orange
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the Mid-Century Charles Eames by Herman Miller Orange Fibreglass Shell Chair, a
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Charles Eames for Herman Miller Dining Table
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
36" Eames for Herman Miller dining table Laminated top with contract aluminum 4 star base. Great
Category

Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Table for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A piece of the Eames should not be missing at home or office, and this is a good piece as for a
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Round Coffee Table Charles Eames Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare 1950's coffee table designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, early production, Aluminum
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Charles Eames Lounge Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in bari, IT
Set two lounge chairs model EA 108 designer Charles Eames for Herman Miller production 1960s
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Charles Eames Lounge Chairs for Herman Miller
Charles Eames Lounge Chairs for Herman Miller
H 33.08 in W 22.25 in D 19.3 in
Mid-Century Charles Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Dining Chairs in Orange
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shell chair was designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller, circa 1972. I have a great
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Eames for Herman Miller Swivel Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Beirut, LB
A vintage desk chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The fiberglass shell is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Swivel Chair
Eames for Herman Miller Swivel Chair
H 31.5 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Eames for Herman Miller Navy Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Navy Blue Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Early Eames for Herman Miller Rocker
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Stockton, NJ
Early Eames for Herman Miller rocker with a rare coral colored fiberglass seat. Excellent vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early Eames for Herman Miller Rocker
Early Eames for Herman Miller Rocker
H 26.5 in W 24.75 in D 27 in
Set of Four Eames for Herman Miller Pedestal Chairs
By Herman Miller
Located in Asheville, NC
Four Herman Miller black leather upholstered pedestal chairs, underside stamped, December 19th 1975
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Eames Aluminium Group Lounge Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Eames aluminum group lounge chair EA 124 two-tone dark brown Hopsak fabric, manufactured by Herman
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Mid Century Brown Leather Desk Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height brown leather desk chair from the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Cream Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
These authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office chairs from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Cream Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office chair from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century White Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
The Aluminum Group Management office chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Herman Miller for Eames Surfboard Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern black top coffee table with Eiffel metal base. (Please confirm item location
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather

Herman Miller Eames Dining Set
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage Herman Miller Eames dining set. Featuring 48 inch diameter round dining table
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Herman Miller Eames Dining Set
Herman Miller Eames Dining Set
H 30 in W 48 in D 48 in
Original Mid Century Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller DAX Chair Labelled
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Original Iconic Mid Century Modern Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller DAX Chair Branding Under
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Eames ESU 200 for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Herman Miller. This is the first series with multicolored panels c 1950. Original label inside bottom
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A nice early set of four DCW chairs designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller in the
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Custom Covered Eames for Herman Miller LCW
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Ferndale, MI
Very nice Charles and Ray Eames ebonized lounge chair wood legs LCW for Herman Miller . Covered in
Category

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

Materials

Plywood

Mid Century Black Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chair from
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Side table by Charles Eames for Herman Miller 50s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in PARIS, FR
Side table by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. This model was designed in the 50s for the American
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

DCW Dining Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early, Mid-Century Modern oak 'DCW' dining chair designed by Charles Eames with a double shock
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Vintage Charles Eames Eiffel Tower Fiberglass Side Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This iconic pair of Mid-Century Modern side chairs feature the Classic Charles Eames Eiffel Tower
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Mid Century DAX Purple Bucket Lounge Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
Eames for Herman Miller. The iconic DAX chair - Dining (D) Arm Chair (A) on X Base (X) - was designed by
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Brown Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller 2000s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height brown leather office chair from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Brown Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller 2000s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height brown leather office chair from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Charles Eames for Herman Miller Zebrawood DCM Chairs, Rare
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Zebrawood DCM chairs, rare set. Zebrawood was used from 1954-1959
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller Red Aniline DCM
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller red Aniline stained DCM with early glides, no label. Shock
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Pair Mid Century Cream Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Black Leather Desk Chair by Eames for Herman Miller, 2001
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height black leather office chair from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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Eames For Herman Miller Midcentury For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic eames for herman miller midcentury available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and aluminum, every eames for herman miller midcentury was constructed with great care. Find 1484 options for an antique or vintage eames for herman miller midcentury now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect eames for herman miller midcentury — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A eames for herman miller midcentury is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern and modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made eames for herman miller midcentury over the years, but those crafted by Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Eames For Herman Miller Midcentury?

The average selling price for a eames for herman miller midcentury at 1stDibs is $2,099, while they’re typically $19 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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.