Pierre Guariche, Set of Four "Amsterdam" Chairs, circa 1953
By Pierre Guariche
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Guariche, set of four "Amsterdam" chairs, circa 1953. Metal and leather.
Metal
Pierre Guariche, Amsterdam Chair in Plywood, 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pierre Guariche, attributed to. “Amsterdam” chair or “Tonneau” chair composed by a steamed molded
Wood, Plywood
Set of six Amsterdam Chairs by Pierre Guariche, Circa 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Rare set of six "Amsterdam" chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner circa 1954. Black lacquered
Metal
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H 30.32 in W 20.48 in D 17.72 in
Set of Six "Amsterdam" Chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1960s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six "Amsterdam" chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1960s Model created in 1954
Metal
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H 30.32 in W 20.48 in D 18.9 in
5er Set Pierre Guariche Tonneau / Amsterdam Stühle Leder, Entwurf 1950er
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Reutlingen, DE
Fantastisches 5er Set Pierre Guariche für Maison Du Monde Modell „Amsterdam“ Reedition der „Tonneau
Steel
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H 29.93 in W 19.69 in D 18.12 in
Set of 6 Amsterdam Chairs by Pierre Guariche in Off White Velour, France 1950's
By Pierre Guariche
Located in London, GB
Set of six "Amsterdam" chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1960s Model created in 1954
Steel
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H 28.75 in W 18.12 in D 20.08 in
set of 4 Tonneau Amsterdam chairs by Pierre Guariche - France 1950's
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in New York, NY
original corduroy upholstery - minor losses on upholstery - wood structure needs light refinishing
Beech
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H 30.32 in W 24.02 in D 17.33 in
Pierre Guariche, Armchair in Plywood and Black Lacquered Metal, 1960's
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sammode since 2018. The « Amsterdam » chair or « Barrel » chair was created by Pierre Guariche for
Metal
Rare Pair of Amsterdam chairs by P. Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare pair of tonneau chairs designed by Pierre Guariche. Located in NY.
Oak
Guariche Pierre Amsterdam or Tonneau Chair, Steiner, 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Paris, FR
Wood chair, wood base, plywood chair. Natural wood and seat in red fabric. - "Intérieurs", Le mobilier français 1945 - 1945 - 1965, éditions du regard. - "Design 50" Catalogue de...
Wood
Pierre Guariche Chair Model Chaisse Amsterdam
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Berlin, DE
Pierre Guariche chair model Chaisse Amsterdam designed while he was working at ARP (Atelier de
Wood
Ada Sconce 9 White by Ravenhill Studio (Damp Rated)
By Brendan Ravenhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ada sconce gets its name and its raison d’être from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which dictates that hallway sconces must not protrude from the wall more than 4”. ...
Sheet Metal
Pierre Paulin "Pumpkin" Swivel Lounge Chairs and Ottoman
By Ligne Roset, Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Pierre Paulin Pumpkin swivel chairs and matching ottoman. Set is upholstered with designer and manufacturer label. Manufactured by Ligne Roset. France, 1971. Chairs: 27.5 h ...
Upholstery
Pair of Armchairs, Upholstered in Pure Mohair
By Fritz Hansen, Viggo Boesen, Flemming Lassen, Mogens Lassen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A super pair of modern Danish style lounge chairs / armchairs. Beech frames and sprung seats. Newly upholstered in a golden brown, premium, soft, pure mohair fabric. Handmade in E...
Beech, Mohair
$2,616Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Petrol Green by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Noguchi...
Metal
Six Foot George Nelson Classic Slat Bench 1950's Original Signed!
By George Nelson
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, original 1950's vintage George Nelson for Herman Miller slat bench. Natural finish with warm patina and ebonized legs. This is a hard to find original, retaining its foil...
Maple
Osvaldo Borsani Canada chair Tecno Italy 1965
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic so called 'Canada' lounge chair model P110 designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by Tecno, Italy 1965. The Canada chair is constructed by 2 moulded plywood side panels,...
Leather, Plastic, Plywood
Poul Henningsen Ph 3½-3 Pendant
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The fixture is 100% glare-free, with a design based on the principle of a reflective three-shade system, which directs most of the light downwards. The shades are made of deep drawn ...
Chrome
$134,000 / set
H 32 in W 64 in D 29 in
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Bridge Sofa Set, Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Bridge Sofa Set, Chandigarh Upholstered bridge sofa/chair set, Mid-Century Modern, Model PJ-SI-42-B and PJ-SI-42-A, Pierre Jeanneret wit...
Fabric, Teak
$6,073Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.75 in W 33.86 in D 27.56 in
Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare writing table, designed by Alvar Aalto, 1960s. Birch with linoleum table top. Later modified with the reading lamp. The writing table is from the Otaniemi Technical University. ...
Metal
Alvar Aalto Tea Trolley 900 Modern Bar Cart
By Alvar Aalto
Located in North York, ON
Alvar Aalto tea trolley 900 Modern bar cart. Iconic Scandinavian modern design by Alvar Aalto. The trolley features ceramic tiles, and a rattan basket which makes it perfect for serv...
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
Pierre Chapo, "B17 LONGUE" Bookshelf, circa 1967
By Pierre Chapo
Located in New York, NY
"B17 Longue" bookshelf by Pierre Chapo, circa 1967, in elmwood. Beautiful example of the timeless design mastery of Pierre Chapo (1927 - 1986). In 1967, Pierre Chapo presented new...
Elm
$22,470
H 59.06 in W 98.43 in D 0.6 in
Folding 'Screen 100' Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1936
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Folding 'Screen 100' designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland. 1936. Pine. Alvar Aalto’s 'Screen 100' designed in 1936 is a sculptural room divider made entirely of individual...
Pine
Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Leather Lounge Chair for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artek’s Model 406 lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto. The cantilevered frame is a bent birch wood that gives the seat a floating effect. The chair's seat and seatback is finished i...
Birch, Leather
Set of Two Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of two model 60 stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek from the 1950s. Birch with imitation leather. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. Iconic Alvar Aa...
Faux Leather, Birch
$41,904 / item
H 15.75 in W 59.06 in D 35.44 in
Marcin Rusak, Merging Metals Coffee Table 150-1, MM-1: Bronze/Zinc Finish
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Marcin Rusak Studio’s Merging Metals collection focuses on showcasing the painterly qualities of merging metals, with the aim to instil artistic expression into the industrial proces...
Bronze, Steel, Zinc
The architect Pierre Guariche was one of the leading modern furniture and lighting designers of postwar France. Guariche can, in some ways, be thought of as the French version of Charles Eames: with his lean and angular chairs and slender, sculptural table lamps, he helped introduce a new aesthetic to the country’s interiors — and he was an eager pioneer in the use of new industrial materials and production techniques that emerged in the 1950s.
Guariche studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (the national design academy) under René Gabriel — a designer known for his quality, mass-produced furnishings, who served as a director of the postwar Ministry of Reconstruction. Two years after graduating in 1949, Guariche opened his own design firm, and he was soon creating pieces for numerous companies, including the lighting manufacturer Disderot.
Wood and metal were rationed in the years following the war and Guariche learned to do more with less. His chairs of the early 1950s include several designs with narrow, softly angular wooden frames; others, like the Tonneau chair, feature a single piece of molded plywood set atop metal legs. His lamps of the period are likely his best-known works. They include delicate compositions of slender steel tubes, and more flamboyant pieces such as the Kite lamp, with its curved metal reflector panel.
Always on the lookout for new materials, Guariche spent several years in the mid-1950s operating a firm making furniture in fiberglass and other plastics, along with Joseph André Motte and others. After 1957 — when Guariche was named head of design for the Belgian company Meurop and given a brief to create stylish, up-to-date chairs and cabinets — he began to look to America for ideas.
In the mid-1960s, Guariche produced several lines of deeply upholstered, rounded lounge chairs inspired by the Space Age look, and gave them names like Jupiter, Polaris and Luna. While Guariche always kept pace with his times, throughout his career he showed a consistent talent for producing elegant, eye-catching forms using a minimum of materials.
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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.