$8,120 / item
H 24.41 in W 37.41 in D 29.53 in
Customizable Fiam Italia Ghost Glass Chair by Cini Boeri
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
ARMCHAIR IN CURVED GLASS Monolithic chair in 12 mm-thick curved glass. “ I would never have thought of making a chair from glass… My initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite u...
Glass
$10,560 / item
H 24.41 in W 37.41 in D 29.53 in
Smoked Glass Fiam Italia Ghost Glass Chair by Cini Boeri
By FIAM, Cini Boeri
Located in New York, NY
ARMCHAIR IN CURVED GLASS Monolithic chair in 12 mm-thick curved glass. “ I would never have thought of making a chair from glass… My initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite u...
Glass
$21,120 / set
H 24.41 in W 37.41 in D 29.53 in
Set of Two Fiam Italia Ghost Glass Chairs by Cini Boeri - Customizable colors
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
ARMCHAIRS IN CURVED GLASS Monolithic chair in 12 mm-thick curved glass. “ I would never have thought of making a chair from glass… My initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite ...
Glass
Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam, 1990s
By Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi, FIAM
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Cini Boeri Producer - Fiam Model - Ghost Chair Design Period - Nineties Measurements - Width 94 cm x Depth 74 cm x Height 62 cm x Seat Height 31 cm Materials - Glass Colo...
Glass
New Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam Glass Chair
By Cini Boeri, FIAM, Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi
Located in Alsdorf, NW
“A perfect synthesis of technological experimentation and formal research, the Ghost armchair, designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi, represents the desire to dematerialise the ...
Glass
Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in amstelveen, NL
Ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi and manufactured by Fiam, Italy, 1980s.
Glass
Glass "Ghost" Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in amstelveen, NL
Ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi and manufactured by Fiam, Italy, 1980s.
Glass
Glass "Ghost" Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in amstelveen, NL
Ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi and manufactured by Fiam, Italy, 1980s.
Glass
Cini Boeri Ghost Chair Fiam Italia, 1987
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for the famous Ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi and manufactured by Fiam, Italy, 1987.
Glass
FIAM Ghost Glass Armchair
By Cini Boeri, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
FIAM Ghost Chair Poltrona extralight Glass “ I would never have thought of making a chair from glass… My initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite unrealistic was overcome by ...
Glass
Ghost chair from Fiam
Located in New York, NY
Fiam was established in 1973 by Vittorio Livi. Livi's goal in establishing the company was to make glass design a "protagonist" in furnishing, an important presence in people's life....
Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam, 1990s
By Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Cini Boeri Producer - Fiam Model - Ghost Chair Design Period - Nineties Measurements - width 94 cm x depth 74 cm x height 62 cm x seat height 31 cm Materials - glass...
Glass
Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri for Fiam, 1990s
By Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Cini Boeri Producer - Fiam Model - Ghost Chair Design Period - Nineties Measurements - width 94 cm x depth 74 cm x height 62 cm x seat height 31 cm Materials - glass Colo...
Glass
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H 24.41 in W 37.01 in D 30.71 in
Ghost Chair by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi Manufactured, Fiam of Italy, 1987
By Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ghost chair by Cini Boeri & Tomu Katayanagi for Fiam, Italy Description: The world famous ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi manufactured by Fiam of Italy s...
Glass
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
$15,897 / item
H 27.56 in W 100.4 in D 37.8 in
Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal tubular frame facilitated f...
Metal
Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Small Stool
By Bruno Rainaldi, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a wooden frame, cover it in aluminium and then work its surface, ""scrunch” it by hand to achieve a crimpled profile. This is the process at the core of the Tab.u Collection, st...
Aluminum
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$1,190 / item
H 17.33 in Dm 24.41 in
Django • Sienna Earth • Sculptural Textured Velvet Ottoman by Odditi
By Odditi
Located in CAROOL, NSW, AU
The Django ottoman is a sculptural living object that brings its eclectic personality into any space. Exhibiting a sleek yet playful nature, Django also has a practical side and is a...
Fabric, Foam, Jacquard
$3,003 / item
H 13 in Dm 4.53 in
Venini Testosterone Happy Pills Vase in Horizon Blue & Yellow by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Happy pills in testosterone by Fabio Novembre. Numbered Edition handmade-blown glass with the “Incalmo” technique. Color: Testosterone Dimensions: Ø 11.5 cm, H 33 cm Yea...
Blown Glass
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
Mah Jong by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois 1st Edition Sofa
By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and iconic 1st edition circa 1971 Mah Jong modular sectional sofa consisting of ten element pillows. The sofa was designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois in this avant-garde de...
Fabric, Foam
$13,704 / item
H 36.2 in Dm 47.2 in
Silk and Organza over Metal "5 Palms" Chandelier by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
The 5 Palms chandelier is part of the Palm Family which takes its inspiration directly from nature while playing with movement and grace. The ceiling fixture is highly customizable, ...
Steel
$4,950 / item
H 12 in W 48 in D 48 in
Modern Fiberglass Coffee Table by Mike Ruiz-Serra, Customizable in Any RAL Color
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Mike Ruiz-Serra, the Quad has four hemispherical legs and is cast in fiberglass, giving it a unique satin finish that is extremely lightweight, strong, and durable. Its s...
Fiberglass
$3,600 / item
H 13.78 in W 55.12 in D 20.48 in
Kanyon Coffee Table, Oval, Contemporary Sculptural Minimalist Wooden Smoked Oak
By Studio Kali, Fulden Topaloglu
Located in Istanbul, TR
Kanyon is an authentic coffee table which combines functionality and sculptural posture with simplicity, beautiful materials and exquisite craftsmanship. Inspired by the topograp...
Wood, Oak
Bermuda Olive Green Lounge Chair by Claesson Koivisto Rune
By Baleri Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant lounge chair designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, features a sleek steel frame in matte black. The internal shell is made of cold-foam polyurethane, offering exceptional ...
Textile
$4,405 / item
H 43.31 in W 43.31 in D 9.06 in
Fiam Italia Christine Wall Mirror by Helidon Xhixha & Dante O. Benini Luca Gonzo
By Helidon Xhixha & Dante O. Benini - Luca Gonzo, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Wall mirror in 6 mm high temperature melted glass, back-silvered. 5 mm flat mirror. Rear frame in painted metal. It can be hung in various positions. “The mirror”: it has always be...
Metal
From $3,730 / item
+ 3 moreH 13.78 in W 76.38 in D 37.8 in
Fried Egg Three Tone Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...
Foam
$5,151 / item
H 28.35 in W 24.02 in D 21.66 in
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC collection by Le Corbusier, Pie...
Steel
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.
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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.
