$1,850
H 75 in W 41 in D 28 in
Vintage Eero Aarnio Suspended Lucite Bubble Chair White Powder Coated Stand
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage Eero Aarnio style suspended Lucite / Acrylic bubble chair with white powder
Acrylic, Lucite
Christian Daninos Lucite and Steel Sphere Bubble Bulle Chair
By Christian Daninos, Laroche
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous sphere or bubble chair by Christian Daninos for Laroche of France. The chair was
Steel
$2,500
H 64 in W 46 in D 34 in
Mid Century Lucite Hanging 'Bubble Chair' by Eero Aarnio for Adelta, Signed
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Offered here is an authentic, original Bubble Chair designed by Eero Aarnio for manufacturer Adelta
Steel, Chrome
$7,155 / set
H 27 in W 29 in D 25 in
Pair of Space Age Acrylic Steel Bubble Lounge Chairs Manner of Daninos, Italy
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Space Age Acrylic Steel Bubble Lounge Chairs Manner of Daninos, Italy Pair of Rare Lucite
Steel
Incredible Pair of Reissued Eero Aarnio Bubble Hanging Chairs
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Mount Penn, PA
An incredible pair of reissued hanging Lucite bubble chairs. Originally, designed by Eero Aarnio in
Lucite
Eero Aarnio Suspended Lucite Bubble Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Dallas, TX
Eero Aarnio designed the original Bubble chair in 1968 while residing in Finland. The industrial
Stainless Steel
Pair of Acrylic "2001" Lounge Chairs by Bob Forrest for L'image Design
Located in Toronto, ON
These rare chrome base and Lucite "bubble" chairs were designed by Canadian design icon Bob Forrest
Chrome
Christian Daninos Bubble Sphere Lucite Chair 1968
By Christian Daninos, mes nouvelles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful bubble chair designed by Christian Daninos, circa 1968 and first made by Lacloche and
The Bubble Chair By Eero Aarnio
By Adelta
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An iconic suspended lounge chair fashioned from a blown lucite sphere over a chrome ring attached
Lucite, Upholstery
Sold
H 41.34 in Dm 32.68 in L 41.34 in
Iconic Eero Aarnio Original Bubble Chair, 1968, Space Age Scandinavian Modern
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eero Aarnio's bubble chair from 1968 is based on the idea of Aarnio's iconic ball chair. Like the
Stainless Steel
Christian Daninos Bubble Lucite Chair
By Christian Daninos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s Christian Daninos Bubbler Lucite chair Brand New black wool upholster Edition Forme
Stainless Steel
Lucite Hanging 'Bubble Chair' by Eero Aarnio for Adelta, Signed
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very vintage example of the iconic lucite bubble chair designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968 and
Chrome
Sold
H 40 in W 40 in D 30 in
Hanging Bubble Chair by Eero Aarnio. Acrylic / Lucite, Chrome, White Leather
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eero Aarnio bubble.chair with white leather cushions. Very good condition with minor scuffs and
Chrome
Sold
H 42.5 in Dm 42.5 in
Lucite Hanging 'Bubble Chair' by Eero Aarnio for Adelta, Signed, Mint Condition
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We buffed and polished the acrylic Lucite on this iconic bubble chair designed by Eero Aarnio in
Steel, Chrome
Eero Aarino Hanging Bubble Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Nice period example hanging bubble chair designed by Eero Aarino, made in Denmark. Comes with
Lucite
Eero Aarnio Hanging Bubble Chair, One (1) Available
By Eero Aarnio, Adelta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of iconic bubble chairs originally designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968. These newer licensed
Steel, Chrome
Lucite Bubble Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
1970s Lucite bubble chair suspended by a chain from the ceiling. Has two attached button-tufted
Lucite, Foam
70s Bubble Chair in the Manner of Eero Aarnio
Located in Pasadena, CA
70s Bubble Chair in the Manner of Eero Aarnio. Metal frame and base. Very strong and study. The
Metal
$16,876
H 50 in W 39 in D 42 in
Original 1970s Lee West ‘Alpha” Stereo Egg Chair, Black Fiberglass and leather
By Lee West
Located in Echt, NL
Original and iconic ‘Alpha' music chair end stool in excellent condition. The ‘Alpha' chair was designed and produced by Lee West in 1968. The outer shell of this chair is fully ma...
Leather, Fiberglass
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
By Tycos, Lego, Memphis Group
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
Plastic
$168,761
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
Ondamarmo Vulcano Onyx Matte Polished Side Table
Located in AVENZA CARRARA, IT
The Ondamarmo series by Federica Elmo includes 6 objects: The extra large dining table, two smaller size tables, three shelves, and a tray designed as an evolution of the shapes of t...
Onyx
$30,255Sale Price|32% Off
H 59.06 in W 70.08 in D 52.37 in
Original Sunball Chair by Gunter Ris and Ferdinand Selldorf for Rosenthal
By Ris and Selldorf, Rosenthal
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is a fully restored original version of this 1960's iconic classic astronaut's helmet style space age outdoor swivel chair, As you can imagine, after 60 plus years, the original...
Velvet, Fiberglass
$13,862 / set
H 27.17 in W 27.56 in D 26.78 in
Eero Aarnio pair of Cognac chairs fiberglass alpaca velvet 1967
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful pair of Cognac armchairs was designed in 1967 by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio and produced by Asko. Inspired by the shape of a cognac glass, this model perfectly embod...
Fiberglass
1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
By Verner Panton
Located in Perpignan, FR
Element decoration - sideboard for music TV Show. removable. Big size 400 x 120x 120 cm Fiberglass and metal.
Fiberglass
Bed by Astarte Milano, Italy, 1970s
By Astarte Milano
Located in bruxelles, BE
Dark brown fiberglass bed designed by Astarte Milan in the 1970s. It is composed of 4 modules that are fixed together. It has the original metal base and original protective cover. W...
Metal
$23,506
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
$30,000
H 24.25 in W 78.5 in D 9.25 in
Clairtone Project G2 Series T11 Console Stereo System & Garrard Turntable
By Clairtone
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
On offer is a rare completely original Clairtone G2 Series Home Stereo System from 1966 featuring two distinct exotic wooden boxes one that houses the tuner and the turntable both pr...
Aluminum
$3,037Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 33.47 in
Goldfinger Armchair by Michel Cadestin, Fiberglass & Steel, France
By Michel Cadestin
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Goldfinger armchair, made of fiberglass and a chrome-plated steel base, with a khaki upholstered cushion and thick boucle. Its design is inspired by the works of Michel Cade...
Steel
Pair of Hexagonal Barrel Back Chairs in Leopard
Located in Dallas, TX
These jaw dropping chairs bring some serious leopard love! Of well proportioned hexagonal shaped club lounge chairs in the style of Milo Baughman, circa 1980's. The faceted design is...
Upholstery, Wood
$3,664Sale Price|35% Off
H 75.6 in W 74.81 in D 21.66 in
1970s Space Age lacquered wood and fibreglass DBM Italia Dressing Table
Located in IT
A very original Space Age dressing table by DBM Italia from the 1970s in white lacquered wood and fully functional built-in coloured lights. The frame of the dressing table has inc...
Fiberglass, Wood
Space age bottle holder, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage space age bottle holder side table with an organe and black plastic top and chromed base. Cool decorative piece. 1960s - Belgium Good overall condition Dimensions: Height...
Chrome
Iconic Eero Aarnio Natural Leather Bubble Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
The bubble chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968. According to Eero’s notes, the bubble hangs from the ceiling because ‘there is no nice way to make a clear pedestal.’ It shares ...
Stainless Steel
Iconic Eero Aarnio Pink Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. In 1968 he received the Amer...
Fiberglass
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
Andrianna Shamaris has filled her epic new home with pieces of her own design.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
With its plush cushions, cane details and dazzlingly colorful back, it’s inviting from every angle.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
The plush Cove Slipper 2.5 Seater sofa is just one of many convenient combinations from the London-based maker.
Sam Klemick's cool stool is edgy, cozy and environmentally sustainable all at once.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.