Eero Saarinen Executive Chair

Knoll Velvet

Executive Office Furniture

Knoll Chair 1980

Saarinen Knoll Executive Armchair

Armless Office Chair

Knoll Boucle

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

$995

1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chair Original Tan Fabric

By Eero Saarinen, Knoll

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Listed for sale is a single Eero Saarinen rolling executive armless office chair.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Set of Ten Brown Eero Saarinen Executive Chairs by Knoll

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 26 in D 24.75 in

Set of Ten Brown Eero Saarinen Executive Chairs by Knoll

By Eero Saarinen, Knoll

Located in Dallas, TX

He designed his executive chair in 1950. These Eero Saarinen model 71 executive armchairs manufactured by Knoll.

Materials

Steel

H 31.11 in W 22.45 in D 24.02 in

Eero Saarinen, Executive Chair by Knoll International with Kvadrat

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in Munster, NRW

Very nice and early set of four dining chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Wonderful vintage condition with Kvadrat hallingdal fabric in sand. Black stand with rubbe...

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs in Burnt Orange

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H 32 in W 25 in D 25 in

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs in Burnt Orange

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Offered for your consideration are icons of Mid-Century Modern design, the executive chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Saarinen transformed the notion of executive seating with the i...

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm and Side Chairs

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Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm and Side Chairs

By Eero Saarinen

Located in Pasadena, TX

A set of ten Saarinen chairs for Knoll; two with armrests and eight without. All chairs feature wood legs instead of the standard polished steel, giving them a distinct, unique chara...

Materials

PVC

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H 31.5 in W 22.5 in D 20.5 in

Pair Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs

By Eero Saarinen, Knoll

Located in Norwalk, CT

With Knoll boucle wool upholstery and clearly labeled, this is a pristine pair of Saarinen Executive armless chairs.

Materials

Aluminum

$4,303

H 27.56 in W 29.34 in D 30.32 in

Kurt Østervig Model 55 Black Leather Lounge Chair Danish Mid-Century Design

By Centrum Møbler, Kurt Østervig

Located in London, GB

Kurt Østervig for Centrum Møbler Model 55 Black Leather Lounge Chair, Denmark, 1960s This striking Model 55 lounge chair embodies Kurt Østervig’s mastery of combining sculptural fo...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

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$4,554 / set

H 28.5 in W 26 in D 26 in

Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables

By Theodore Alexander

Located in Westwood, NJ

A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Rosso Glass Wall Mirror

$2,895 / item

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in

Rosso Glass Wall Mirror

By Specchi Veneziani

Located in Milan, IT

Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...

Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

$7,450

H 34.26 in W 92.13 in D 70.08 in

Italian Freeform Curved Sofa in Light Blue Upholstery

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Sofa, fabric, iron, brass, Italy, 1950s This eccentric sofa features an interesting composition. The seating area and the backrest are organically shaped and together with the absen...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass, Iron

Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair

$9,059 / item

H 31.89 in W 31.5 in D 30.32 in

Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair

Located in London, England

Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary update of an obscure desi...

Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

1970s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Desk or Dining Chair in Hopsack Fabric

$1,350

H 31.5 in W 26 in D 24.75 in

1970s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Desk or Dining Chair in Hopsack Fabric

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, Model 71 USB, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to the 1970s. The listed price includes one ch...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

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Through his work as an architect and designer, Eero Saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best-known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport in New York (opened 1962), Dulles International Airport in Virginia (1962) and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri (1965).

Saarinen had a peerless modernist pedigree. His father, Eliel Saarinen, was an eminent Finnish architect who in 1932 became the first head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit. The school became synonymous with progressive design and decorative arts in the United States, and while studying there the younger Saarinen met and befriended several luminaries of mid-century modernism, among them Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames.

At Cranbrook, Saarinen also met Florence Schust Knoll, who, as director of her husband Hans Knoll's eponymous furniture company, would put Saarinen’s best designs into production. These include the Grasshopper chair, designed in 1946 and so named because its angled bentwood frame resembles the insect; the Tulip chair (1957), a flower-shaped fiberglass shell mounted on a cast-aluminum pedestal; and the lushly contoured Womb lounge chair and ottoman (1948). In his furniture as in his architecture, the keynotes of Eero Saarinen’s designs are simplicity, strength and grace.

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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.