Group of Six We Chairs by Fabio Novembre for Driade, Solid Ash
By Fabio Novembre, Driade
Located in Asti, Piemonte
A wooden chair with Nemo profiles that tells a love story between two faces intent on looking at each other without ever being able to reach each other.
Ash
Unavailable
H 50.4 in W 32.68 in D 35.44 in
Fabio Novembre, Large Polyethylene Nemo Theatre Mask Armchair
By Fabio Novembre
Located in Tetbury, GB
A stunning and impressive large white polyethylene nemo theatre mask armchair. Designed by Fabio Novembre. Size: 128cm high.
Plastic
Driade Nemo Polyethylene Monobloc Armchair in White
By Fabio Novembre
Located in Chicago, IL
Driade Nemo Polyethylene Monobloc Armchair in White The designer Fabio Novembre uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the h...
Resin
Sold
H 30 in W 26 in D 40 in
Moreno Chrome & Leather Lounge Chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Moreno chrome and leather lounge chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo, circa 1983.
Chrome
Sold
H 30 in W 26 in D 40 in
Moreno Chrome & Leather Lounge Chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Moreno chrome & leather lounge chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo, circa 1983 A pair of Moreno chrome and leather lounge chairs, designed by Francois Scali and Alai...
Chrome
Sold
H 30 in W 26 in D 40 in
Moreno Chrome & Leather Lounge Chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Moreno chrome and leather lounge chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo, circa 1983.
Chrome
Sold
H 30 in W 26 in D 40 in
Moreno Chrome & Leather Lounge Chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Moreno chrome and leather lounge chairs by Francois Scali & Alain Domingo for Nemo, circa 1983.
Chrome
$7,200 / set
H 28.35 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Set of 4 dining chairs "Iside" designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 4 postmodern dining chairs, model "Iside", designed by Kazuhide Takahama. Chairs were manufactured by Gavina, featuring minimalist design, with...
Steel
$1,989 / set
H 34.65 in W 18.12 in D 22.45 in
Arcadia dining chairs by Paolo Piva for B& B Italia set of 6
By Paolo Piva
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 Arcadia dining chairs designed by Paolo Piva for B& B italia's Arcadia series. Upholstered in black leather. They are very comfortable. Good condition 1980s - Italy ...
Leather
$1,883 / set
H 34.65 in W 18.12 in D 22.45 in
Arcadia dining chairs by Paolo Piva for B& B Italia set of 6
By Paolo Piva
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 Arcadia dining chairs designed by Paolo Piva for B& B italia's Arcadia series. Upholstered in black leather. They are very comfortable. Good condition 1980s - Italy Dim...
Leather
$4,400 / set
H 35.44 in W 18.9 in D 17.72 in
Pierre Cardin Dining Chairs for Roche Bobois, 1970, Set of 4
By Pierre Cardin, Roche Bobois
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Pierre Cardin dining chairs for Roche Bobois, black wood and black leather, France, 1970, set of four. Pierre Cardin designed these iconic dining chairs for Roche Bobois in 1970. Th...
Leather, Wood
$1,883 / set
H 34.65 in W 18.12 in D 22.45 in
Arcadia dining chairs by Paolo Piva for B& B Italia set of 6
By Paolo Piva
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 Arcadia dining chairs designed by Paolo Piva for B& B italia's Arcadia series. Upholstered in black leather. They are very comfortable. Good condition 1980s - Italy Di...
Leather
$2,876 / set
H 31.7 in W 18.51 in D 20.87 in
Italian modern chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970s
By Pozzi, Pierluigi Molinari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970s Set of chairs in glossy black painted bentwood, with seats upholstered in black leather. The structure features simple, r...
Metal
Pietro Costantini Set of Four Side Chairs
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Highland, IN
These stylish side chairs by Pietro Costantini have shapely black frames and seats upholstered in woven leather.
Leather, Wood
Set of 4 Rio Chairs by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of 4 stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet trendy and sexy, the Rio chairs are made o...
Steel
$6,820 / set
H 49.22 in W 19.69 in D 21.66 in
6 High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Vico Magistretti, Poggi, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 6 stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post Modern chair plays on the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of Carlo, Afra and Tobia Sca...
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
$10,273
H 30.32 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century Set of 4 Chairs in the style of Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Molteni, 1960
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Set of 4 Chairs in the style of Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Molteni, 1960
Wood
$3,196 / set
H 31.7 in W 18.51 in D 20.87 in
Italian modern chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970s
By Pierluigi Molinari, Pozzi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970s Set of four black-painted bentwood chairs with Vienna straw seats and chrome detailing on the backrest. Produced by Pozzi...
Metal
$1,800 / set
H 30.25 in W 18.25 in D 20.5 in
Contemporary Dining Chairs MARK by Sebastian Herkner for Linteloo
By Linteloo, Sebastian Herkner
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Four Contemporary Dining Chairs MARK by Sebastian Herkner for Linteloo. Solid ash wood with gray paint finish. Made in Italy.
Ash
$1,905Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 16.93 in D 19.69 in
Set of 5 Vintage Midcentury French Modern Slickslick Chairs by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, XO Design
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of five Slick Slick chairs was designed by Philippe Starck in 1999 for the French manufacturer XO Design. Slick Slick is the essence of a chair. A concentrate of elegance an...
Plastic
$1,712 / set
H 33.08 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Set of Four Silla Dining Chairs by Joseph Llusca for Driade
By Driade, Josep Llusca
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Set of four Silla dining chairs by Joseph Llusca for Driade. Stackable chair with polished aluminum frame, plastic seat and backrest.
Aluminum
$2,273
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.51 in
Irma Design Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s, Set of four
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Vintage design dining chairs designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta model Irma. Black lacquered metal structures with leather seats and backs.
Metal
$7,800 / set
H 31 in W 20.5 in D 19 in
Set of 5 Cassina Hola Leather Chairs designed by Hannes Wettstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cassina 367 Hola Armchairs designed by Hannes Wettstein in a cream leather. Set of 5, Featureing a distinctively sculpted silhouette with a low, wrapping backrest designed for comfo...
Leather
$420 / set
H 11.75 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Pair of large Decorative Turquoise Blue Foo Dogs Sculptures, Ceramic Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A striking pair of vintage ceramic foo dogs in a vibrant turquoise blue glaze, dating to the 1980s. Rich in character and symbolic presence, these guardian figures feature expressive...
Ceramic
$3,424
H 25.5 in W 30.25 in D 19.75 in
Model of a greenhouse, in the style of the “Serre de Jardin”, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Model of a greenhouse in glass and iron. The greenhouse has an iron base, rectangular in shape, with cut corners. The body of the greenhouse, made of iron and glass, is welded to the...
Iron
Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare Polish Vanitas Memento Mori Bronze Bust of Teofil Lenartowicz, Late 19th Century An unusual and highly evocative Vanitas Memento Mori bust depicting the celebrated Polish Roman...
Bronze
$395
H 18 in W 8.5 in D 6 in
Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure. La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable...
Textile, Wood, Paper
$150
H 12.21 in W 8.94 in
"Why don't you get out a poster?" French lithograph poster, printed in 1897
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). The artist is most likely Ralph Meriman. Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x...
Lithograph
Cyrk Samoyed Cycling 1965 Polish Circus Poster, Gustaw Majewski
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this original Polish Circus / Cyrk poster from 1965, wonderful Samoyed Cycling design by Gustaw Majewski. The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland appeared for the first time in 1...
Paper
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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.
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