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Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Jade Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Jade Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Ivory Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Ivory Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Blue Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Blue Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a soft a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Terracotta Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Terracotta Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Dune Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Dune Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, matt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Yellow Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Yellow Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, ma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Saffron Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Saffron Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Azur Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Azur Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Glass Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Glass Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pain...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Blush Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Blush Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Mint-Green Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Mint-green Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Black Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Black Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Coral Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Coral Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Saffron Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Saffron Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, matt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Pastel Green Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Pastel Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Gold Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Gold Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, matt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Ivory Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Ivory Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Azur Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Azur Blue Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Dune Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Dune Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Burgundy Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Burgundy Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in White Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in White Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Pastel Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Pastel Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Pearl Grey Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Pearl Grey Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Gold Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Gold Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Coral Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Coral Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Coral Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Coral Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a soft ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Anthracite Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Chair in Anthracite Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Glass Green Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Glass Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Yellow Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Yellow Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy paint,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Pearl Grey Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Pearl Grey Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Anthracite Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Anthracite Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Terracotta Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Terracotta Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Jade Green Aluminium, 2017
By Studio Brichet-Ziegler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Jade Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Mint-Green Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Mint-green Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in White Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in White Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a soft ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Blue Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Blue Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Black Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Black Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seatin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Brown-Red Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Brown-red Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Black Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Chair in Black Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2019 The Fromme chair stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seating gives a soft ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Coral Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Coral Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seatin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in White Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in White Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the seatin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Brown-Red Aluminium by Tom Chung
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Fromme Lounge Armchair in Brown-red Aluminium by Tom Chung, 2020 The Fromme collection stands out by its pure line and compact design. Absorbers placed under the se...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange
By Kenzō Tange
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Set of four chairs, “Sumi Memorial Hall” by Kenzo Tange. Plywood, fabric and aluminium. Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan. Each with editor’s label under the seat with Japanese k...
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Cure 04 Chair by Sundo Yoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Cure 04 chair by Sundo Yoon. Dimensions: D35 x W50 x H70 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Cure Series - Sundo Yoon 'The Cure Series is a series of works by designer Sundo Yoon based in...
Category

2010s South Korean Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Cure 04 Chair by Sundo Yoon
Cure 04 Chair by Sundo Yoon
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Cure 03 Armchair by Sundo Yoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Cure 03 armchair by Sundo Yoon. Dimensions: D50 x W70 x H90 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Cure Series - Sundo Yoon 'The Cure Series is a series of works by designer Sundo Yoon based...
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2010s South Korean Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Cure 03 Armchair by Sundo Yoon
Cure 03 Armchair by Sundo Yoon
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Marie Christine Doner S’il Vous Plait High Stool Side Table Postmodern Starck
By Marie Christine Doner
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
S’il vous plait designed by Marie Christine Doner for Idee, Japan. This is one of Origami collection released in 11 furnitures in 1986. Originally bar stool, but usable as side table.
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Chair 'K' Made of Aluminum 'Black or White'
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, FR
'K' chair is a made of aluminium (black or white) by Bentu Design Dimensions: H 75.2cm x 52 x 48 cm Bentu Design's furniture derives its uniqueness from the simplicity of its form...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Chairs

Materials

Concrete, Aluminum

Contemporary Chair 'K' Made of Aluminum 'Black or White'
Contemporary Chair 'K' Made of Aluminum 'Black or White'
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H 29.61 in W 18.9 in D 20.48 in
Dragon Chair Black Dyed Plywood and Aluminum by Chulan Kwak
By Chulan Kwak
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Caoshu (known as Chinese cursive brush-writing) is the most abbreviated typeface in the calligraphy. The free flow resembles the appearance of a dragon that seems to fly through the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Burr Puzzle High Stool/Side Chair in Pink Aluminum Finish
By Chin-Hua Lin 1, You-De Chen
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chin-Hua Lin and You-De Chen explored and have adapted the traditional Chinese mortise and Tenon technique in connecting wood method in the ‘burr puzzle’ stool. The main principle of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Chair 'H' Made of Concrete and Aluminum
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, FR
'H' is a made of concrete and aluminium by Bentu Design Dimensions: H76cm x 55 x 58 cm Bentu Design's furniture derives its uniqueness from the simplicity of its forms and its mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Chairs

Materials

Concrete, Aluminum

Contemporary Chair 'H' Made of Concrete and Aluminum
Contemporary Chair 'H' Made of Concrete and Aluminum
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H 29.93 in W 21.66 in D 22.84 in
Dragon Chair Black Dyed Plywood and Aluminum by Chulan Kwak
By Chulan Kwak
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Caoshu(known as Chinese cursive brush-writing) is the most abbreviated typeface in the calligraphy. The free flow resembles the appearance of a dragon that seems to fly through the s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Burr Puzzle High Stool/Side Chair in Pink Aluminum Finish
By You-De Chen, Chin-Hua Lin 1
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chin-Hua Lin and You-De Chen explored and have adapted the traditional Chinese mortise and Tenon technique in connecting wood method in the ‘burr puzzle’ stool. The main principle of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Teruaki Ohashi Oversized Perforated Aluminum Chair
By Teruaki Ohashi
Located in New York, NY
Oversized chair in perforated and lacquered aluminum by Japanese furniture designer Teruaki Ohashi ( 1938 - 1992 ), Japan, ca. 1985. Teruaki Ohashi participated in the avantgarde " ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Teruaki Ohashi Pair Of Chairs
By Teruaki Ohashi
Located in East Hampton, NY
Great sculptural chairs surprisingly comfortable.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Teruaki Ohashi Pair Of Chairs
Teruaki Ohashi Pair Of Chairs
H 47 in W 50 in D 26 in
Wicker Chair - Marc Newson
Located in SouthPort, CT
Chair in wicker and aluminum by Marc Newson, Idée, Japan.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Club Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Wicker Chair - Marc Newson
Wicker Chair - Marc Newson
H 29 in W 26.5 in D 36 in
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East Asian Aluminum Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of east asian aluminum chairs is available at 1stDibs. East asian aluminum chairs made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small east asian aluminum chairs measuring 7.09 inches across. Bentu Design, Chin-Hua Lin and Chulan Kwak each produced beautiful east asian aluminum chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are East Asian Aluminum Chairs?

East asian aluminum chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,067, while the lowest priced sells for $1,095 and the highest can go for as much as $9,000.

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.