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Pair of Bar Harbor White Wicker Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Bar Harbor White Wicker Armchairs. We have another pair of the same chairs in the same design. They are in a separate listing. They all came out the same house. The seats and...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Paint
Set of Nine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gildwood Carved Opera Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Set of Nine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gildwood Carved Opera-Concert Side Chairs. The delicately carved frames feature intricate motifs including seashells, s...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
H 40 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
French black wood and Vienna straw swivel chair in Thonet style, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
French black lacquered wood and Vienna straw swivel chair in Thonet style, 1900s.
Thonet style swivel chair, adjustable in height. Black painted wooden structure chair with armrests ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 20.08 in
Pair of Bar Harbor White Wicker Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Bar Harbor White Wicker Armchairs. We have another pair of the same chairs. They are in a separate listing. They all came out the same house. The seats and back cushion uphol...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chairs
Materials
Wicker
19th Century Orkney Island Chair
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite Orkney Island chair, a testament to traditional craftsmanship, beckons visitors to step back in time. Carved with care and precision in the year 1900, it embodies the ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
By Phillip Clissett
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Set of Six Bentwood Art Nouveau Bistro Chairs by Fischel, 1900s
By Fischel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Set of six Art Nouveau bistro chairs.
Design by Fischel Austria.
Striking Austrian design from the 1900s.
Solid beech and bentwood frames with original printed wooden seats.
This won...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Heywood Wakefield Natural Wicker Divan or Photographer's Chair circa 1900
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming Natural honey colored wicker divan was made by the Heywood-Wakefield Company around the turn of the last century. Features include round plied reed at post and wrapped ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Italian antique rattan chairs by Mongiardino and Bonacina for Bonacina, 1900s
By Renzo Mongiardino, Bonacina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique rattan chairs by Mongiardino and Bonacina for Bonacina, 1900s
Pair of rattan chairs. The backrest is finely decorated with soft, curved shapes and lines, enriched by ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Chairs
Materials
Rattan
H 34.26 in W 18.12 in D 18.51 in
Set of 8 black painted wooden chairs Vienna straw antique Italian 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of eight chairs with seat and back with rounded corners made of black painted wood and Vienna straw, round section legs also made of black painted wood.
Dating from around the ea...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 32.29 in W 22.25 in D 18.12 in
Beech and straw model 209 chairs by Michael Thonet for Radomsko, 1970s
By ZPM Radomsko, Michael Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of eight model 209 chairs, with curved beech frame painted black, with ring also made of curved wood placed under the round seat to reinforce the frame, acting as a connector bet...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Polish Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood, Beech
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 22.05 in
Austrian antique wooden Thonet armchair with Vienna straw, early 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian antique wooden Thonet armchair with Vienna straw, early 1900s
Chair with rounded seat in Vienna straw. The structure is entirely made of wood with a round section. The backr...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 35.83 in W 20.87 in D 22.05 in
Thonet chair with arms made of wood and Vienna straw, Austria, early 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Thonet chair with wood and straw arms from Vienna, Austria, early 1900s.
Thonet chair with arms and frame made entirely of walnut wood and with a new, handmade Vienna straw seat.
Pro...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 36.62 in W 19.3 in D 16.93 in
5 Thonet style chairs circa 1900
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
5 Thonet style chairs circa 1900
good general condition, no restoration required
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
Italian antique rattan chair with floral and geometric decoration, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique rattan chair with floral and geometric decoration, early 1900s
Rattan chair with backrest finely decorated with rounded and floral shapes. The seat has a geometric we...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Chairs
Materials
Rattan
H 37.8 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Arts & Crafts Oak Chair With Rush Seat
Located in Petworth, GB
A lovely example of an oak Arts & Crafts Movement chair
With a drop-in rush seat
There is a stylised tree design cut-out to the central back splat, which is in the manner of CFA Voys...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Secession Desk Chair No. 25 by Thonet
By August Thonet, Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession desk chair no. 25 by Thonet with new handmade rattan seat professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Antique Child’s Chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique child’s chair of Thonet. Elegant bent wood frame with hooped legs. The caning on the seat and
back is in great condition for it’s age. Dimensions: 50W x 90H x 32D cm, Seat: ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane
Edward Gardiner, An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner. An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair.
These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design has evolved from a long line of E...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 42 in W 24 in D 21 in
Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique rocking chair, this was made in France and dates from around the 1900-1920 period.
It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and steam bent solid...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Liberty & Co. Style of CFA Voysey. A Pair of Oak Rush Seat Ladderback Armchairs
By Liberty & Co., Charles Voysey
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the style of C F A Voysey.
A pair of oak rush seat ladderback armchairs with circular caps to the tops and wavy ladders to the back, the arms with subtle outward sha...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 43.5 in W 23 in D 25 in
Secession beehive chair by Koloman Moser for J&J Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Koloman Moser
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession beehive chair by Koloman Moser for J&J Kohn. New handmade rattan seat, professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Beech
Andrianna Shamaris Colonial Teak Wood and Rattan Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Colonial teak and rattan chairs. Set of 3 available. The price reflects one chair.
Own an Andrianna Shamaris original.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Primitive Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Vintage Gustav Stickley Morris Chair
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Fort mill, SC
A 1910’s vintage Gustav Stickley Morris chair with original seat pad and restored back pad recovered in a dense soft pile brown corduroy and restored sturdy rope in lieu of caning wh...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Mission Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Oak
Antique Wooden Armchair Ca.1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
French antique wooden armchair made around 1900.
Has a cane seat and nice sculpture in the backrest.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Shapland & Petter, A Pair Of English Arts & Crafts Ash & Rush Seat Side Chairs
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. Stamped with their design numbers under the seats.
An unusual pair of English Arts & Crafts Ash side chairs with heart-shaped open carvings to the tops.
Retain...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 42.5 in W 16 in D 17.5 in
Shapland & Petter, Baillie Scott Style of, Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seated Chair
By Shapland & Petter, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A good Arts and Crafts oak rush seated chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with a lower heart cut-out to the back rest. A wide apron below the seat with subt...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 41.25 in W 17.25 in D 20.5 in
Rare Fischel Bentwood Ebonized Side Chair with Incised & Gilded Decoration
By Fischel
Located in London, GB
A rare Fischel bentwood ebonized side chair incised gilded decoration and original cane seat.
Original Fischel paper label to the underneath of the seat.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Side Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Cane, Beech
Antique Belgian Wooden Stool
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden stool was made in Belgium and features a slightly tilted square seat with a cane center. It is supported on four turned legs with scalloped stretchers. With its warm tone...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian French Provincial Stools
Materials
Straw, Hardwood
Shapland & Petter Attr, a Set of Four Simple Arts & Crafts Rush Seated Chairs
By Liberty & Co., Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter attributed. A set of four simple Arts and crafts rush seated chairs in good original condition with the essence of the original green stain worn a way wonderfully...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 36 in W 16.2 in D 15.2 in
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 511, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 511. Vienna Secession, circa 1904.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Beech, Rattan
Kohn Chair
By J & J Kohn & Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Wood is already restored, new cane.
delivery time about two weeks
up to six pieces available
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
Thonet Model No. 511 Bentwood Armchair, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet
Located in Austin, TX
An iconic armchair of the Vienna Secession movement, the Thonet model no. 511 bent beechwood armchair, featuring stunning lines and beautiful proportions. A design tour de force, it ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
No. 209 Vienna Bentwood Armchair by August Thonet for Thonet
By Thonet, August Thonet
Located in Budapest, HU
This iconic chair was designed by August Thonet in 1900 and produced by Thonet in Czechoslovakia. It features a stained beech bentwood frame and a rattan seat. Wood and rattan are in...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Bentwood
Thonet Style Chair Type Nr. 18
Located in Chocen, Czech Republic
Original piece of furniture after renovation.
Classical and beautiful Thonet chair, which was made in 1900-1910. The chair is made of bent wood and the seat is handwoven with rattan...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Other Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Thonet Style Chair type Nr. 14
Located in Chocen, Czech Republic
Original piece of furniture after renovation.
Classical and beautiful Thonet chair, which was made in 1900-1910. Bent furniture was very popular and made in several factories. The c...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Antique Rare Victorian Gilt Cane Inlaid Bedroom Side Hall Chair, circa 1900
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique rare late Victorian gilt cane inlaid bedroom side hall chair.
Dates from circa 1900. Fantastic quality decorative piece, with gilt decoration.
Solid and strong with no ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Cane
H 33.86 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Pair of French Provincial Bobbin Wood Rush Seat Corner Chairs, C1900
Located in Trensacq, FR
A charming pair of French Provincial bobbin wood corner chairs. Beautifully turned oak frames and original striped rush seats, sturdy and strong and in good antique condition. Stylis...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
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H 25.6 in W 17.13 in D 17.33 in
Italian antique rattan chair with armrests and green details, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique rattan chair with armrests and green details, early 1900s
Rattan chair with armrests. The seat and backrest are composed of a slightly curved monocoque, the backrest ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Chairs
Materials
Rattan
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 21.66 in
Art Nouveau Caned Chair Attributed to Fischel, France 1900s
By Fischel
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage chair attributed to Fischel featuring a carved wooden frame, intricate decorative seat back and cane seat. This piece is documented in the Fischel catalog No.150. Sourced i...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Art and Craft Chair, Liberty, in Oak circa 1900 Seat Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art and craft chair, liberty, in oak, circa 1900
seat redone.
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Raffia, Oak
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Cane Chairs in Walnut, circa 1900
By Edouard Diot, Atelier Gauthier Poinsignon, Louis Majorelle
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb set of 6 chairs composed of a walnut structure and caned seats.
Art Nouveau style / "Ecole de Nancy" (School of Nancy), France, around 1900.
Unsigned, certainly a producti...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Walnut
French Antique Set of Six Beech and Vienna Straw Thonet Chairs, with Brand 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
French antique set of six beech and Vienna straw Thonet chairs, with brand 1900s
Set of six Thonet chairs, with original circular seat and back in Vienna straw, original of the time...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
H 36.23 in W 17.33 in D 21.26 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ladies Dressing Table Chair with Optional Table
Located in Chicago, IL
French ladies dressing table Louis XVI style chair, or simply a small occasional side chair in old paint, with the original cane seat.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
H 37.5 in W 17.63 in D 18.38 in
Bentwood Office Chair No.14 by J&J Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood office chair no.14 by J&J Kohn with new handmade rattan seat.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
1900s Country French Oak Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
A set of oak dining chairs crafted in France in the very beginning of the 20th century. The gentle amber hue of the rattan seats is tempered to the natural tone of the wood. The back...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Oak
European Wood and Vienna Straw Swivel Chair in Thonet Style, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
European wood and Vienna straw swivel chair in Thonet style, 1900s
Thonet style swivel chair, adjustable in height. Black painted wooden structure chair with armrests and round seat...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Pair of Early 19th Century Side Chairs Attributed to Morris & Co, Circa 1900
By Morris & Co.
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of early 19th century caned and ebonised side chairs attributed to Morris & Co.
Dimensions: H 84cm, W 43cm, D 38cm, Seat H 43cm.
Origin: English.
Date: Circa 1900.
...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
H 33.08 in W 16.93 in D 14.97 in
Czechoslovakian Antique Set of Four Beech and Vienna Straw Chairs by Ligna 1900s
By Ligna
Located in MIlano, IT
Czechoslovakian antique set of four beech and Vienna straw chairs by Ligna, Czechoslovakia 1900s.
Set of four chairs in black painted beech with seat and back in Vienna straw and sa...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
H 32.29 in W 19.3 in D 21.66 in
Czechoslovakian Antique Beech and Vienna Straw Chairs with Armrests, Ligna 1900
By Ligna
Located in MIlano, IT
Czechoslovakian antique set of beech and Vienna straw chairs with armrests by Ligna, Czechoslovakia 1900s.
Set of four chairs in black painted beech with armrests, with seat and bac...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Romantic Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
H 32.29 in W 19.3 in D 21.66 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Mahogany and Wicker Corner Chair by Adolf Loos
By Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
This model was used by Adolf Loos in the Hugo Haberfeld apartement (1899) and the Grete Hentschel residental studio (1914). It is exhibited in the MAK Museum in Vienna as in other mu...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Wicker
Lovely Suite of Six Antique Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs 6
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of six original Dutch circa 1900-1920 Ladder back rush seat dining chairs.
A very good looking and well-made suite, the timber is all s...
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 38.98 in W 19.3 in D 16.93 in
Antique French Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
A 1900s French re-creation of a classic design, this faux-bamboo furniture has been adapted and adopted by designers and furniture makers since the 1700s. Seen here in beech with a w...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Beech
Wicker Rocking Chair Art Nouveau, France, Victor Horta, Organic, 1905
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wicker Rocking Chair Art Nouveau, France; 1905; Early 20th Century; Victor Horta
Artfully processed, combined with amazing shaped lines make this comfortable rocking chair a real ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wicker
H 29.53 in W 24.41 in L 29.53 in
Turn of the Century French Wooden Chair
Located in High Point, NC
An carved backrest with a scalloped back-slat, crowned by petalled flowers, gives this wooden chair an elegant inflection. Made in turn of the century France, a fine polish brings ou...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Hardwood
Faux Bamboo Rush Set Arm Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
This arm chair has faux bamboo horizontal spindles in the back and arms. It has the original rush set in excellent condition. The front legs and cross stretcher have faux bamboo turn...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chairs
Materials
Beech, Rush
Two Early 20th Century Thonet Style curved Wood Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Two early 20th century Thonet style chairs with curved wood structure and wien cane seat. In very good conditions with only few signs of time.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Rustic Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Viennese Early 20th Century Thonet Chair in Solid Wood, 1900s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Viennese early 20th century Thonet chair in solid wood, 1900s
Thonet chairs with armrests with structure in solid curved beech, with decorative motif on the back and seat in Vienna ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Viennese Early 20th Century Set of Thonet Chairs in Solid Wood, 1900s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Viennese early 20th century set of Thonet chairs in solid wood, 1900s
Set of six Thonet chairs with armrests with struture in solid curved beech, with decorative motif on the back a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 35.04 in W 23.63 in L 35.04 in
Pair of Antique British Colonial Teak and Rattan Hall Elbow Chairs, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique British Colonial teak and rattan hall chairs / elbow chairs, circa 1900
Good solid construction, with expected signs of age. Old historic repairs.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian British Colonial Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
H 36.23 in W 16.93 in D 17.72 in
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Early 1900s Natural Fiber Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of early 1900s natural fiber chairs available for sale. There are many kinds of early 1900s natural fiber chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Arts and Crafts, Mid-Century Modern and Art Nouveau early 1900s natural fiber chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made early 1900s natural fiber chairs over the years, but those made by Thonet, Michael Thonet and August Thonet are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Early 1900s Natural Fiber Chairs?
Prices for early 1900s natural fiber chairs start at $400 and top out at $10,895 with the average selling for $1,978.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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