Find many varieties of an authentic red wingback office chair available at 1stDibs. Each red wingback office chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
animal skin and
leather. Your living room may not be complete without a red wingback office chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right red wingback office chair, those designed in
Mid-Century Modern,
Georgian and
Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest.
Fredericia,
Børge Mogensen and
Alfredo Häberli each produced at least one beautiful red wingback office chair that is worth considering.
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.