At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal eames lounge and ottoman for your home. Each eames lounge and ottoman for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
animal skin,
leather and
wood. If you’re shopping for a eames lounge and ottoman, we have 509 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a eames lounge and ottoman — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A eames lounge and ottoman made by
Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with
Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made eames lounge and ottoman over the years, but those crafted by
Charles and Ray Eames,
Herman Miller and
Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
A eames lounge and ottoman can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,990, while the lowest priced sells for $640 and the highest can go for as much as $19,200.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
