What is a hanging chair?

A hanging chair is a type of chair that is hung by a hook to the ceiling or a stand. It does not have legs and can swing freely. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage hanging chairs.

What are those hanging chairs called?

What hanging chairs are called depends on their design. Ones with seating built into an oval-shaped frame are known as egg chairs, while those with circular frames are called bubble chairs. Chairs with metal frames and seats made of rope or fabric are called hammock or sling chairs. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of vintage and antique hanging chairs.

What is a hanging swing chair called?

What a hanging swing chair is called varies. Some people simply call it a swing chair, while others refer to it as a pod chair. Examples of hanging swing chairs with tall backs and curvy, oval-shaped frames are known as egg chairs. Shop a selection of swing chairs from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.

How do I hang an egg chair from the ceiling?

To hang an egg chair from the ceiling, you must drill into a joist and install a hook. Then, attach a chain to the top of the chair and hang it from the hook. Having an experienced handyman tackle the job for you can help to ensure secure installation and reduce the risk of damaging your ceiling. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of egg chairs.

How much weight can a hanging chair hold?

How much weight a hanging chair can hold varies. Each chair has a maximum weight rating based on the strength of its materials. Hanging a chair properly can help to ensure that the furniture can support the specified amount of weight. On 1stDibs, find a variety of hanging chairs.

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Ab Ovo

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Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson

$83,509 / item

H 82.01 in W 66.01 in D 39.01 in

Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson

Located in Geneve, CH

Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson Limited Edition Of 3 Pieces. Dimensions: D 99.06 x W

Category

2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson

$83,509 / item

H 82.01 in W 66.01 in D 39.01 in

Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson

Located in Geneve, CH

Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson Limited Edition Of 3 Pieces. Dimensions: D 99.06 x W

Category

2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

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William Emmerson "Ab Ovo" Leather Hanging Pod Chair

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H 82 in W 68 in D 37 in

William Emmerson "Ab Ovo" Leather Hanging Pod Chair

By William Emmerson

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Incredible piece of work from William Emmerson's "Ab Ovo" Collection - the Leather Hanging Pod

Category

2010s North American Chairs

Materials

Brass, Bronze

William Emmerson "Ab Ovo" Leather Hanging Pod Chair

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H 82 in W 66 in D 39 in

William Emmerson "Ab Ovo" Leather Hanging Pod Chair

By William Emmerson

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Incredible piece of work from William Emmerson's "Ab Ovo" Collection - the Leather Hanging Pod

Category

Early 2000s American Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Hanging Wicker Pod Chair with Original Metal Stand

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H 69 in W 39 in D 39 in

Hanging Wicker Pod Chair with Original Metal Stand

Located in New York, NY

Groovy hanging wicker egg chair with heavy cast iron and steel base. The wicker chair hangs from a

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rattan Hanging Pod Chair

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H 69 in W 27 in D 34 in

Rattan Hanging Pod Chair

Located in San Francisco, CA

Hanging rattan chair on steel cantilevered base with stainless steel spring.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Midcentury Rattan Hanging Pod Chair with Stand

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H 70 in W 27 in D 22 in

Midcentury Rattan Hanging Pod Chair with Stand

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Vintage rattan hanging pod chair includes original steel stand. Also includes attached hook and

Category

Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Porky Hefer, "Boom For Real. A Mask.", Hanging Kooboo Cane Seating Pod

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H 55.11 in W 83.4 in D 40.9 in

Porky Hefer, "Boom For Real. A Mask.", Hanging Kooboo Cane Seating Pod

By Porky Hefer

Located in Capetown, ZA

"Boom For Real. A Mask." is a hanging seat, woven from Kooboo cane and lined with a leather cushion

Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

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Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4

$82,000 / set

H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 61.03 in

Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4

By De Sede, Ubald Klug

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofas for De Sede, brown leather, Switzerland, 1974, set of four. Ubald Klug designed this rare modular DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofa as a real living landsc...

Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery

$15,439 / item

H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in

Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery

By Munna Design Studio

Located in NEW YORK, NY

This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet

Travertine Cake Stand

$239 / item

H 3.94 in Dm 11.03 in

Travertine Cake Stand

Located in Eindhoven, NB

Make every occasion extraordinary with the travertine CAKE Stand, a stunning centerpiece that combines elegance with functionality. The round tray rests gracefully on a pedestal, pro...

Category

2010s Dutch Modern Tableware

Materials

Travertine

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

$38,543

H 8.67 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...

Category

2010s Italian Medieval Games

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

$188,500

H 51.25 in W 25.75 in D 22.63 in

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...

Category

Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

$95,950 / set

H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Parlor Sofa Couch 85"

$3,710Sale Price|30% Off

H 32.5 in W 85 in D 28 in

Antique 19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Parlor Sofa Couch 85"

Located in Dayton, OH

Fine American Empire parlor sofa / couch with classical form and masterful carvings. Made of flamed mahogany featuring carved back crest and flared rolled arms accented with carved f...

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Classical Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

Original Sunball Chair by Gunter Ris and Ferdinand Selldorf for Rosenthal

$29,758Sale Price|32% Off

$38,500

H 31.5 in W 154.73 in D 53.15 in

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric

By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sofa, reupholstered fabric, France, late 1970s The Croissant sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, epitomizes the organic and fluid design ...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

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Hanging Pod Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hanging pod chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, steel and stainless steel, every hanging pod chair was constructed with great care. A hanging pod chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern and modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one hanging pod chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Joanina and David Pastoll, Eero Aarnio and William Emmerson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Hanging Pod Chair?

Prices for a hanging pod chair start at $3,400 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $3,750.

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.

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