$21,600Sale Price|20% Off
Green River Project Chair GRP LLC Peruvian Walnut Chair 2020
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rare opportunity to own 1 of 1 signed Green River Project LLC Chair. This chair was made while Green River Project was in British Columbia, it was from a reclaimed hardwood spot th...
Walnut
$2,880
H 29.53 in W 19.3 in D 16.93 in
Sculptural Teak Wood Chair, Stunning Wood Textures, Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This remarkable chair is a one-of-a-kind piece, masterfully crafted from an old rice mortar repurposed into functional art. Made from solid teak wood, it showcases the deep character...
Teak
$2,500 / item
H 34 in W 21 in D 23 in
Crooked Asymmetrical Dining Chair in Massive Oak with Oil Wax Finish
By Nazara Lazaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The absence of 90° angles and symmetries – this is the concept of The Crooked Collection. Handmade in Berlin, Germany, each piece is unique and different to the rest. The massive oak...
Oak
Pierre Chapo Sculptural 'S34' Chair in Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, dining chair model 'S34', elm, France, 1960s This asymmetrical chair with a twisted base is a true icon of Pierre Chapo's playful and solemn designs. The backrest is p...
Elm
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Solid Wood with Wooden Back and Wood Seat
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Model S45 Chlacc Wood Chair, Pierre Chapo, 1979
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
In the late 1970s, Pierre Chapo’s research took a new direction. In 1979, he presented one of the most accomplished designer chairs of the 20th century: the S45, aka “Chlacc,” the na...
Wood, Oak, Elm
Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Teak Wood Chair
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive single block of teak, hand carved into a solid sculptural chair whilst respecting the natural organic wood. We have a set of four. The price and images reflect the one sh...
Wood, Teak
Walnut and Maple TUPELA chair
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and solid brass accents. Walnut dining or desk handmade chair with a Maple seat-back. Camel leather upholstered seat. Hand-crafted in Lo...
Brass
Pierre Chapo "S34" Elm Wood Chair, France, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Utrecht, NL
Dining room chair “S34” has the playful and majestic characteristics typical of Pierre Chapo's emblematic creations. Asymmetrical, yet perfectly balanced, this model belongs with the...
Wood
The Simple Chair. Solid Wood and Nothing Else
By Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
A chair crafted entirely from solid wood. Sturdy, resilient, and comfortable, it features straight lines and a carved seat. The design's intention was to create a chair that is simpl...
Wood
$2,632
H 35.44 in W 14.97 in D 16.93 in
Pierre Decorse Organic Sculptural Walnut Wood Wabi Sabi Side Chair
Located in Norwich, England
Pierre Decorse (b1953) organic sculptural figured walnut side chair. Circa 2000. A beautifully hand‑crafted side chair made from a single piece of highly figured Walnut. The flowing...
Walnut
$3,200 / item
H 29.93 in W 24.02 in D 23.23 in
Modern Teak Wood Chair With stunning Wood Pattern Detailing
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A skilfully crafted teak wood chair. This chair was crafted by local artisans using a wood joinery technique without the use of nails. The chair is wonderfully proportioned with slen...
Teak
$6,614
H 63.39 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Sculptural Organic Honeybrown Freestanding Side Chair Armchair Spruce Knoll 1986
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern sculptural organic vintage side chair or armchair from spruce 1986 Knoll. Wonderful organic side chair supports your seating with a high back throne like in amazing honey bro...
Spruce
$2,295 / item
H 27.56 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Alexander and Jones Kiley Chair, Solid Walnut, Handcrafted in UK
Located in Cirencester, England
The Kiley Chair is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from solid walnut with signature sculpted tapered legs. Equally a...
Walnut, Wood, Hardwood
Enzo Mari Wood Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Uniquel wood chair by Italian designer and artist Enzo Mari. Mari offered a set of blueprints to construct these chairs with nothing but planks of wood, and a hammer and nails. His m...
Wood
$2,854 / item
H 41.74 in W 21.26 in D 17.33 in
Pierre Chapo CHLACC S45 High-Back Chairs in Solid Elm, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare set of six CHLACC chairs by Pierre Chapo, designed in the 1970s and crafted in solid elm. These sculptural high-back chairs feature Chapo’s signature angular construction, with ...
Wood, Elm
George Suyeoka Studio Prototype Walnut Chair
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A studio crafted oiled black American walnut sculptural chair designed and made by Japanese American George Suyeoka, furniture builder, artist, writer. Living in Chicago George craft...
Wood, Walnut
$13,600 / set
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in L 30.71 in
Marco Zanuso "Square" Armchairs for Arflex, 1962, Set of 2
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Marco Zanuso "Square" Armchairs for Arflex, camel velvet, Italy, 1962, set of two. The design of Marco Zanuso's "Square" armchairs, produced for Arflex in 1960s, reflects his commit...
Velvet
$1,698 / item
H 28 in W 36 in D 6 in
Fireplace Screen in Metal with a Blackened Steel Finish Customizable
By Redsoul
Located in Seattle, WA
The Court Screen is a modern metal fireplace screen cover that can be used flush fitted into the fireplace opening or can stand right outside a fireplace opening. It protects from sp...
Steel
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Sold|$12,800
H 19.75 in W 16 in D 18.5 in
Giancarlo Palanti Italian Art Deco Mahogany Stool, High Backrest, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A glamorous Italian Art Deco mahogany stool designed by Italian architect, Giancarlo Palanti, circa 1930 with elegant high backrest; with simple and streamlined design and elegant cu...
Fabric, Mahogany
An Angular Armchair, Upholstered in COM
By Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jules Leleu, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A single modern angular club armchair, upholstered in customer supplied fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and sprung seats. COM fabrics subject to approval.
Beech, Oak, Fabric
"Marchand" Scalloped Natural Oak Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
$3,750
H 36.5 in W 74.5 in D 41 in
1920s Art Deco Three Seater Sofa with Upholstered Body and Oak Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful C. De Jong Art Deco 3 seater sofa with original light patterned velvety fabric and oak frame with gently angled armrests for J.A. Boskamp En Zonen. Boskamp & zonen was a fu...
Upholstery, Oak
$2,237Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 22.84 in D 22.05 in
Pair of Finnish early 20th century brutalist hand carved pine chairs
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover the timeless charm of our Pair of early 20th century brutalist pine chairs. Hand-carved from one piece of wood, these unique pieces showcase extraordinary craftsmanship and ...
Pine
$8,285Sale Price|40% Off
H 30.32 in W 95.28 in D 18.51 in
Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Dark Wood Sideboard for Poggi, 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design credenza sideboard designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia from 1958, four doors with sliding shelves and a pull-out shelf / tray, sol...
Wood
1930's Italian Console & Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible 1930's Italian console or entry piece with matching stool. Bentwood with original rope detail on the sides and carved edges in original mahogany patina. Two Pull-out dr...
Bentwood
$99,500
H 27.17 in W 116.93 in D 51.19 in
Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc '6999' Sofa in Mohair and Walnut
By Vladimir Kagan, Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc, sofa, model '6999', reupholstered in “Bold” by Pierre Frey, walnut, United States, made 1950s This mid-century modern sofa, designed by Vladim...
Fabric, Walnut
$8,741
H 57.49 in W 28.35 in D 14.18 in
1940s chest of drawers / archive cabinet by Danish cabinet maker. Oak and brass
By Arne Vodder, Hans J. Wegner, Børge Mogensen
Located in København K, 84
Mid-20th century Danish craftsmanship, one cannot overlook the exquisite elegance and sacral allure embodied within the masterful work of a 1940s Danish cabinetmaker. This archival c...
Brass
Elegant Sofa Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jules Leleu, Pierre Chareau, Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb Art Deco style sofa, upholstered in pure Alpaca. High quality hand-made beech frames and newly upholstered in a soft, ivory, premium 100% alpaca fabric. Fast shipping worldw...
Alpaca, Beech
Jay Chiat's 'Grandpa Beaver' Chair by Frank Gehry
By Frank Gehry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Perhaps the most voluptuous of Frank Gehry’s corrugated cardboard furniture designs, this Grandpa Beaver chair was in the personal collection of Jay Chiat, and resided for a number o...
Paper
Curved Arm Club Chair, Upholstered in Pure Mohair
By Jules Leleu, Jacques Adnet, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An elegant, luxurious and comfortable modern curved arm club chair / armchair. Beech frames, feather cushions and sprung seats. Newly upholstered in a premium olive / moss green, s...
Mohair, Beech
Ingo Maurer Samurai Table Lamp
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ingo Maurer and Dagmar Mombach Samurai table lamp (from the MaMo Nouchies series) Ingo Maurer GmbH Germany, 1998 Fiberglass shade, powder-coated steel, stainless steel, silicone 30 h...
Steel
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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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