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"La Fonda" C. Eames by H. Miller Space Age Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chair
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brescia, IT
Black fiberglass shell seat
Aluminium base.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely set of 4 original and signed "Plia" folding chairs in the timeless chrome and clear lucite version. This fantastic chairs were designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
red skai & aluminum 1969 folding chair Plona by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Vintage aluminum and red skai folding armchair designed in 1969 by Giancarlo Piretti. Good vintage condition. Visible signs of wear on the metal frame and the faux leather seat as sh...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Grosfeld House Glassic Collection Chairs
By Lorin Jackson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grosfeld House Latice back Lucite Chairs
Designed by Lorin Jackson for the Glassic Collection
The collection debuted at the 1939 Worlds Fair
They are upholstered in the original Fleu...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chairs
Materials
Lucite
$4,500 / set
Matteo Grassi Model Vela Cognac Carlo Bartoli Leather Dining Chair Set of 6
By Carlo Bartoli, Matteo Grassi
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Carlo Bartoli designed this exceptionally comfortable dining armchair for Matteo Grassi.
Model: Vela.
The chair features a solid beechwood frame. The seat and armrest areas are uphol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Foam, Beech
Rare Single Armchair Designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Denver, CO
Designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, this chair is a unique and very hard-to-find item. It features a single arm that curves across the back with two carved walnut panel...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Walnut
Pierre Paulin Groovy Chair - 1st edition
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1966. The groovy chair is known for its sculptural shape and is truly an iconic form. The first edition seems to be more collectable and f...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Desk Chair by Ariberto Colombo for Ico Parisi
By Ariberto Colombo, Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mohair, Foam, Wood, Beech
Champagne, Chair by E. & E. Laverne for Formes Nouvelles, 1950’s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brussel, BE
Iconic chair with arms made of a rotating transparent plexiglass shell with beige leather cushion, mounted on a cast aluminum tulip base. From the series Invisible, this masterpiece ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Millepunte Chairs by Peregalli and Calatroni for Zeus Noto, circa 1985
By Maurizio Peregalli
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Set of eight Millepunte chairs designed by Maurizio Peregalli and Sergio Calatroni, published by Zeus Noto in the mid 1980s.
Each chair features a black lacquered metal tripod base...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Champagne chair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Formes Nouvelles, circa 1962
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in London, GB
Moulded Lucite with leather cushion on sprung auto return revolving aluminium base.
France c1960s
Leather cushion has been re made
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Series of six chairs, by Charles Eames, Editions Herman Miller, USA, circa 1961
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six DSL chairs, designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1961.
These six chairs were produced by Herman Miller in the USA C. 1961.
The chairs are comprised of a fiberglass shell s...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2 White Cesca Barstools Marcel Breuer B64 S64 Bauhaus Rattan Bar Chair MCM 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of super-stylish white ‘Cesca’ barstools in good vintage condition. Designed by Bauhaus giant Marcel Breuer in the 1920s, this sleek, smart and tasteful pair of barstools...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chair in Orange Plastic, 2009
By Vitra
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chair, produced in 2009. This playful chair reinterpret one of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century. Originally conceived in the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Steelcase 450 Side Chair with Arms Orange Vinyl Swivel Chair w Casters
By Steelcase
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Steelcase 450 side chair with arms and casters. This classic mid-century modern accent chair has a classic modern style, finished with a wonderfully chic orange vinyl plast...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Tripod Chairs by Walter Frey, circa 1968
By Walter Frey
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pair of tripod chairs made entirely of fiberglass, finished in a vivid, deep yellow lacquer. Their sculptural silhouette and taut lines reflect Walter Frey's formal explorations in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$1,029 / set
Compatible Group Of 7 Acrylic Folding Chairs
By Alston
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Compatible group of 7 acrylic folding chairs including five from Alston Quality Industries. Two compatible acrylic chairs unbranded, waterfall edge, 3/4 metal seat trim, foot rest, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,450 / set
Mid Century Modern Kartell Giorgina Castiglioni 4850 Red Plastic Chair 1965
By Kartell, Giorgina Castiglioni
Located in Dronten, NL
An iconic and rare mid-century modern chair designed by Giorgina Castiglioni for Kartell in 1965. The “4850” chair is a masterful example of early plastic furniture design, combining...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chairs Giancarlo Piretti Color Smoked Lucite set 4
By Castelli
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Set of four Anonima Castelli Piana Folding Chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti in the 1960s. Made in Italy, these chairs feature a sleek and elegant smoked lucite color finish with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1971 MCM Eames Herman Miller Molded Fiberglass Shell Armchair Upholstered Green
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Eames for Herman Miller fourth generation upholstered shell armchair composed of black molded fiberglass shell, green Naugahyde upholstery w/black edge trim, galvani...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Black Metal and Red Skai Italian 1950s Chairs in the Style of G. Rinaldi
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of midcentury chairs made from black metal structure and red skai seat and back. Silver painted feet and brass studded backrest. The special structure of the metal rod gives a c...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chair for Craft Associates-01181620
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Medina, OH
This armless Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chair for Craft Associates reupholstered in an inviting and sophisticated performance white boucle fabric that compliments the rich walnut frame p...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Walnut
Anel 60s Office Armchair by Ricardo Fasanello
Located in Commerce, CA
This chair is practically brand new. It was used for a photo shoot. Still has plastic on the wheels.
ABOUT RICARDO FASANELLO
Ricardo Fasanello was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1930....
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Steel
$5,999 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Original 1960s Set of Six Harry Bertoia Side Chairs with Full Seat Covers
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous set was acquired from an original owner who bought the set of six chairs in 1968 from Knoll and I have a copy of the receipts. The chairs are covered in the original re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pierre Paulin F-444 Lounge Chair by Artifort, 1960s — Mesh Seat
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Dronten, NL
A striking example of mid-century innovation, this F-444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort epitomizes the designer’s sculptural yet functional approach to modern seating.
D...
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chair with steel and fiberglass frame, lacquered in off-white - to Felpam -
Located in Madrid, España
Chair with steel and fiberglass frame, lacquered in off-white - to Felpam - c. 1960 - Spain
Dimensions: 74 x 44 x 64 cm
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Debrecen, HU
Two of the six available chairs are swivel models.
All pieces are original; however, the chair tops were refinished at some point.
Designed by Eero Saarinen and manufactured by Knol...
Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Garden Egg Chairs by Peter Ghyczy for Reuters
By Reuter Products, Peter Ghyczy
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these original vintage Garden Egg chairs in white with black cushions, designed for use indoors and outdoors by Peter Ghyczy for Reuters in the former East Germany, pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,917 / item
Tulip pivoting chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent set of four swivel Tulip chairs designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the 1960s.
This set is in very good vintage condition but shows some signs of wear due to age.
Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Yellow Fiberglass Tulip Chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Dronten, NL
A exceptional example of mid-century French design, this rare tulip chair was created by Pierre Guariche for Steiner and produced in fiberglass in the late 1950s. Guariche was known ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chairs by Robert and Trix Haussmann, Dietiker, 1963, Set of 4
By Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Set of Four Model 6200 Chairs by Robert & Trix Haussmann for Dietiker, Switzerland, 1963
Set of four Model 6200 dining chairs in solid oak with beautifully handwoven rope seats.
De...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Vintage Selene Chairs By Vico Magistretti For Artemide, 1960s/1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Bristol, GB
MID CENTURY ITALIAN STACKING DINING CHAIRS
An iconic design by well-renowned Italian architect and designer Vico Magistretti (1920-2006).
Made from fibreglass reinforced plastic, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 "La Fonda" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
All the chairs are ori...
Category
Vintage 1960s Virgin Islands Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fiberglass Chair by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous fiberglass chair by Pierre Guariche. Cream fiberglass frame sits on four iron legs. Great vintage condition and beautiful design. Great standalone piece. Fantastic piece of ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern 1960s Extremely Sought After Spaghetti Set of Chairs
Located in Markington, GB
1960s extremely sought after Spaghetti set of chairs in mint vintage condition.
Seat height: 35cm, height: 66cm, depth: 66cm, width: 66cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,046 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Set of 4 industrial Resort Chairs by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, 1960s
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the comfortable office.
dutch designer friso kramer presented an impressive range of modern furniture in the 50’s. you may know the „revolt“ and „result“ series – and this is the mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Blue Chair by Nanna Ditzel for Domus Danica, Denmark, 1969
By Domus Danica, O.D. Møbler A-S, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Haderslev, DK
Playful, Space Age and super rare collectors piece by Nanna Ditzel for OD Møbler / Domus Danica 1969.
Light high glossy blue fibre glass designed chair for use indoor or outdoor.
...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of 4 Sculptural High Back Lucite Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking set of four vintage Lucite dining chairs featuring elegant, sculptural high backs and clear acrylic frames that catch and reflect the light beautifully. The original tufted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Acrylic, Lucite
Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs in Red and Orange Plastic 60s Design
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs, produced in 2005 (red) and 2009 (orange). These playful seats reinterpret one of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century. O...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
"Culbuto" rocking chair
By Marc Held
Located in Paris, FR
The "Culbuto" armchair, designed by Marc Held in 1967, is a manifesto piece of French design from the 1960s, combining formal and architectural innovation with a playful spirit.
Ins...
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
$30,277
Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Mi
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Miller. Height adjustable. Upholstery can be changed on request: +€90 per chair.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Universal chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell , 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo’s ‘Universale’ chair, Kartell late 1960s.
Solid, stackable, and colorful, this red Universale chair reflects a late-1960s enthusiasm for modern plastic furniture that was...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Panton Chair, Vitra / Herman Miller Collection
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Neuss, NW
Timeless cantilever Panton Chair of the second generation (1968-71) designed by Verner Panton in 1959. High-quality corpus in red made of polyurethane hard foam.
Quality Features:
a...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Herman Miller Eames Armchair on Low Lounge Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing color on this Eames fiberglass armshell for Herman Miller. Beautiful orange tone contrasts nicely against black lounge height base. No cracks or major wear. Even color throug...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Ray & Charles Eames Fabric Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of eames fabric fiberglass with waterfall edges on a low wire base. Each chair measures 26" wide, 25" deep and 13.5" high. Seat height is 13.5. These low wire bases are new fr...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Space-age Cream Plastic Stacking Chair Designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for Umbo
By Kay Leroy Ruggles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Sweden, 1970s
Space-age cream plastic Umbo stacking chair designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for the Umbo Furniture line series which was sold by Directional. Made in Sweden by Overman. A...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Modus Office by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 1960s Desk Chair
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brescia, IT
1968 by Tecno revolving chair
White ivory plastic, acrylic seat and aluminum frame
H max seat: 52 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Office Chair, 1970s, Brazilian Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Hidden among Brazil's modern furniture heritage are pieces whose origins remain a mystery. These designs, beautifully crafted and steeped in the aesthetics of their time, are yet to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller
This chairs are one of two new fiberglass chairs Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1961, inspired by reque...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Sergio Mazza Toga Fibreglass Chair for Artemide, Italy, 1968
By Sergio Mazza
Located in London, GB
The Toga chair was a product of 1960s nonconformity and space-age optimism in technological innovation. It was produced in 1968 by Sergio Mazza (b. 1931) as a complete piece of mould...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
4 foldable Plia chairs, Giancarlo Piretti Anonima Castelli 1967 plastic
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Plia" chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1967, chrome-plated steel frame, transparent plastic seat and backrest, brand name on the frame, wear consistent with age an...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
PLIA, the symbol of a n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Wendell Lovett Bikini Chair
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Strikingly unique 'Bikini' chair designed by Seattle based architect Wendell Lovett and designed in the 1950s. Original 1950s production was limited to around 20 chairs and the plast...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Acrylic
DSS-TA Chair, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Neuss, NW
DSS-TA chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller from the 1960s. Stainless steel frame with fibreglass seat shell and a foldable table top made of Micarta and plywood with Formi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
11 Fine 1960s Lucite 'Champagne' Chairs by Estelle & Erwin Laverne
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, Laverne International
Located in Long Island City, NY
Estelle & Erwin Laverne - Eleven mid-century clear Lucite "Champagne" chairs with a polished cast aluminum base.
Designed in 1957
Different provenances: 1 set of 6 - 1 set of 3 and...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of mid-20th century plastic chairs available for sale. There are many kinds of mid-20th century plastic chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern mid-20th century plastic chairs are of considerable interest. Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and Charles Eames each produced beautiful mid-20th century plastic chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are Mid-20th Century Plastic Chairs?
Prices for mid-20th century plastic chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, mid-20th century plastic chairs begin at $117 and can go as high as $46,972, while the average can fetch as much as $2,098.
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 — 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 mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
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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