Mid-20th Century Papercord Chairs
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Wicker, Beech
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak, Teak, Papercord
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Papercord, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood, Papercord
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Papercord
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Ash, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Rosewood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Beech
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Chairs
Papercord, Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Beech
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Pine
Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Teak, Papercord
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Rosewood
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Papercord
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Vintage 1950s European Modern Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Pine
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Beech, Papercord, Rush
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
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Finding the Right Chairs for You
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 — antique and vintage 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 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.
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