Lloyd Loom Lusty chair
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Lloyd Loom Lusty chair The Lloyd loom or weave is made from craft paper woven onto wire.
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wire
Lloyd Loom Lusty chair
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Lloyd Loom Lusty chair The Lloyd loom or weave is made from craft paper woven onto wire.
Wire
Pair of 1950s Cocktail Lounge Chairs Mid Century Lloyd Loom Lusty Satellite MCM
By Lloyd Loom, LUSTY
Located in London, GB
Designed by Geoffrey Lusty, these M300 cocktail chairs are a wonderful and very-1950s mix of traditional craftsmanship with Bauhaus-inspired post-war Industrial-Minimalism.
Steel
Pink Lloyd loom low side chair model ''Lusty'' 1940s England
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice attractive low side Chair, in Pink Wicker ,comes with a Silk upholstery Gold color cabriole legs .Manufactured by Lloyd Loom 1940s model ''Lusty''
Wicker
$2,236Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Luna Bar Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The extreme comfort of this piece, although absorbing, leaves the main stage to the seductive feminine lines of its velvet upholstery. This bar chair will add lustiness to any contem...
Cotton, Wood
Lloyd Loom Chair and Basket Model Lusty 1930s
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Den Haag, NL
Lovely chair and basket. Manufactured by Lloyd loom England 1930s model lusty.
Wicker
Antique Lusty's of London Lloyd Loom Chairs
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Old Saybrook, CT
A pair of Lloyd Loom chairs by Lusty's of London in original finish. Recovered seats drop in to sit atop chair frames.
Metal
Sold
H 32.25 in W 23 in D 19 in
Pair of English Elm Bentwood Armchairs by W. Lusty & Sons Ltd, circa 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English Elm bentwood armchairs by W. Lusty & Sons Ltd, circa 1930s Labeled Measures: 23" W X 19" D X 32.25" T, seat height 17.75" T, arm height:26"T.
Muslin, Wood, Elm
$2,000
H 26 in W 30 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Parsons Style Pink Mohair Lounge Club Armchair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye catching Parsons style chair attributed to Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggins, circa 1970s. Features a cubed frame upholstered in a posh pink mohair.
Mohair, Hardwood
Original Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Chair
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Iconic “Yucatán” chair designed by Edmund Spence and produced in Mexico by Industria Mueblera S.A. as part of the celebrated Continental-American Collection. This piece represents an...
Cedar
20th Century Art Deco Baby Pink Armchair, 1950s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
An unusual chair with organic shapes. A spring seat, very comfortable. After full carpentry and upholstery renovation. Padded with high-quality velour velvet (color 21). It was produ...
Velvet, Beech
$3,080Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30 in W 29.5 in D 35 in
Lovely Pair Milo Baughman Parson Upholstered Lounge Chairs Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A lovely classic matching pair of fully upholstered Milo Baughman parsons chairs. Nice deep sitting comfy chairs. Upholstery has been redone in the past in a homespun woven fabric wh...
Upholstery
Arthur Umanoff Style Vintage Basket Chair
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Got conflicting information on this one. 1950s Danish or Arthur Umanoff (style?) Either way, it's a badass accent chair. Wicker basket seat with rattan arms and supports. Minor areas...
Wicker
1960s Italian Armchair in Bouclé
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered in white Boucle fabric - carefully refurbished
Fabric, Wood
$2,633Sale Price|25% Off
H 0.79 in Dm 0.4 in
Swedish Grace Pink Mohair and Brass Nails Chauffeuse, Sweden, 1930s
By Otto Schulz, Boet
Located in Forest, BE
Elegant pink mohair single armchair made in the 1930s in the Swedish grace style. It is the Swedish Art Deco movement. Nailed on the backrest with brass nails. The feet are made out ...
Mohair, Hardwood
Wonderful Lounge Chair in Pink Velvet Late 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
A fantastic late 19th century lounge chair in pink velvet. Most probably from The Netherlands. This is a highly elegant and sophisticated Victorian lounge chair in a lovely pink vel...
Velvet, Wood
Woven Rush-Backed Dining Armchair by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2018, the woven rush-backed dining armchair is classically midcentury. This colle...
Rush, Walnut
$2,014Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 35.83 in W 20.87 in D 19.69 in
Walnut, Brown Velvet Modern Essex Bar Stool
Located in New York, NY
The Essex Bar Stool is designed for spaces where consistency, refinement, and atmosphere must align seamlessly. Crafted from solid walnut and finished with precisely upholstered vel...
Suede, Wood, Walnut
Mid Century Kofod Larsen Lounge Chair
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Pasadena, TX
Lounge chair by Ib Kofod Larsen for Selig in Denmark, circa 1950s. Sculptural frame with walnut stain. The well-crafted armrests and barrel shape design shows beautiful details and e...
Walnut
$5,900 / set
H 24.5 in W 28.75 in D 29 in
American Designer, Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Iron, Rattan, Wood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan, black-painted iron and wood lounge chair with ottoman designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Chair: 24.5” H x 28.75” W x 29” D Dimensions of Ottoman: 16...
Iron
$1,365Sale Price / set|66% Off
H 28.75 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
1960s Extremely Sought After Lloyds Loom Metal Wicker Rattan Set of Chairs
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Markington, GB
Pair of 1960s Lloyd Loom Metal & Wicker Rattan Chairs An extremely sought-after pair of Lloyd Loom chairs from the 1960s, showcasing the brand’s signature blend of woven wicker rat...
Metal
Vintage Italian Wicker Lounge Chairs, Set of 2, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant midcentury italian wicker side chairs or lounge chairs. Timeless and decorative pieces. Can be used both in-and outside. Wicker bucket seats with slim black metal le...
Wicker
Mid Century Pink Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. Chair was produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Cotton, Velvet, Beech
$2,576 / set
H 39.38 in W 25.2 in D 38.98 in
Mid-Century Lounge Chair and Stool Kill International Made of Steel and Rattan
By Alfred Kill International
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Extremely rare lounge chair and ottoman by Kill International with beautiful organic design fabric. The frame is made of steel and covered with rattan.
Steel
$56,173
H 76.78 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Poerugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo quartz display cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes,...
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Granite, Brass
$4,360 / item
H 28.35 in W 40.16 in D 34.65 in
"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
Bouclé
$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...
Velvet
$2,388 / set
H 13.78 in W 3.15 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Italian Brass And Glass Arm Art Deco Wall Lights in the style of Venini
Located in London, GB
Contemporary Art Deco inspired Italian wall lights in the style of ‘Venini’. Each light comprises of a circle of slim Murano glass rods capped top and bottom by round brass plates th...
Brass
Outdoor Metal Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Wrought iron sconce with three (3) glass panes. Made in Italy *Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not UL Listed. Standa...
Metal
$3,750 / set
H 25 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass on Brass Frame, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass sconces, each crafted with a single curved panel of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sconces....
Brass
$5,266 / item
H 28.75 in W 19.69 in D 20.87 in
Mid-Century Modern Grand Swivel Dining Chairs, DEDAR Wool, Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Dedar, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Grand Swivel Dining Chair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Grand swivel dining chair is a versatile piece that combines eleg...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$1,342Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30.32 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Louis Bar Stool Walnut Wood Linen Made in Portugal by Ottiu
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Louis Armstrong is one of the most popular figures of Jazz music of all times. His career spanned five decades, from 1920s-1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. Mahalia J...
Linen, Wood
$3,709Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 20.87 in D 20.08 in
Postmodern Cotton Velvet Suh Muh Dining Chair Handmade in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously difficult to define, this elusive design style was a reaction against the utopian ideals of modernism. Over two decades this art movement es...
Velvet, Wood
$3,754 / item
H 40.56 in W 22.45 in D 21.26 in
Invicta Bar Stool: Upholstered Fabric, Lacquered Legs, Modern Design
Located in Frazão, Porto
With a unique design, the INVICTA bar stool completely captures the attention. Upholstered in fabric, this stool is made even more special by the beautiful detail of the seamless pi...
Brass
$7,040 / item
H 31.5 in W 45.67 in D 41.74 in
Handcrafted Armchair with Architectural Silhouette and High Resistance Velvet
Located in New York, NY
This armchair is a time capsule of style. Taking cues from the most fashionable styles of scarves in history, it’s subtle and layered composition create a dynamic and effortlessly st...
Velvet, Wood
Jim Sofa by Proisy Studio
By Proisy Studio
Located in Paris, FR
Jim Sofa XL Size By Proisy Studio. Numbered Edition. The Jim sofa stands as the centerpiece of Proisy Studio’s Modern Cowboy collection, a sculptural oversized curved sofa, 3 to 5-...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Beech
$2,410Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 20.48 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Luna Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Ottiu conceived a charming and elegant piece inspired by the feminine seductiveness: the Luna Contemporary Dining Chair. To give it a special touch, a wing-shaped backrest was added,...
Brass
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.