Marta Chair

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Indoor Swing

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Studio Craft Chair

Materials

Alpaca

$37,223

Paavo Tynell Large Dome Shaped Commissioned Pendant, Taito 1938

By Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, FI

These lamps along with the Märta Blomstedt "Aulanko Chair" were designed for the hotel and specifically for the cigar room.

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Materials

Alpaca, Wood

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H 27.96 in W 30.32 in D 33.86 in

Danish Armchair with Stained Wood Legs and Bouclé Upholstery, Denmark, 1940s

Located in Utrecht, NL

The touch of Danish Modernism is recognizable in the exquisite materials, the craftsmanship, and in the elegantly curved and rounded edges. This particular chair silhouette has been...

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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H 34.65 in W 40.56 in D 39.38 in

Marta Blomstedt Pair of Easy Chairs in Sheepskin for Hotel Aulanko Finland, 1939

By Märta Blomstedt

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Pair of large Märta Blomstedt easy chairs. Legs in stained ash and upholstered in sheepskin.

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Sheepskin

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Set of 4 Sculptural French Art Deco Stools in Wood & Lambswool, 1940s

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Materials

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$2,076 / item

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Located in Eindhoven, NB

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2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

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H 30.32 in W 28.35 in D 29.53 in

Pair of Jacob Kjaer Green Velvet 1940s Armchairs

By Jacob Kjaer

Located in London, England

Jacob Kjaer - Pair of Lounge Chairs, 1940s A pair of 1940s lounge chairs designed and made by master-cabinetmaker Jacob Kjaer. These examples have been reupholstered in Moss green c...

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Materials

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Marta Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the marta chair you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and sheepskin, every marta chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a marta chair, we have 77 options in-stock, while there are 23 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the marta chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A marta chair, designed in the Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Märta Blomstedt, Studio Marta Manente and Lazzarini & Pickering each produced at least one beautiful marta chair that is worth considering.

How Much is a Marta Chair?

The average selling price for a marta chair at 1stDibs is $5,331, while they’re typically $2 on the low end and $74,628 for the highest priced.

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.

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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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