$17,850
H 33 in W 50 in D 28.5 in
Ron Arad Bad Tempered Chair #29/1000 for Vitra, 2002, Carbon Fiber, Signed
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ron Arad "Bad Tempered" chair, by Vitra, number 29 of an edition of 1000, die-cut sheets of carbon and Kevlar laminates, fastened by bolts with wing nuts, metal tag to back: "Ron Ara...
Metal
Unavailable
H 32.29 in W 39.77 in D 29.53 in
Ron Arad "Bad Tempered Chair, " Number 72/1000 Limited Edition
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in Brussels, BE
In our collection we have both models, a "Bad Tempered chair" and a "Well Tempered chair" Signed "Ron Arad", 72/1000, Vitra.
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Glass
Ron Arad "Bad Tempered" Chair for Vitra, Limited Edition
By Ron Arad
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ron Arad "Bad Tempered" chair, for Vitra, number 29 of an edition of 1000.
Bad Tempered Chair by Ron Arad Vitra Limited Edition
By Vitra
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bad tempered chair designed by Ron Arad. Lounge chair made of curved carbon fiber board.
Fiberglass
Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair / Authentic Chair
By Gerrit Rietveld Jr.
Located in Zürich, CH
Here we see a playful kind of experimentation, different from the average modern design, which is more well-behaved and dogmatic. It’s radical, it’s curious, it pushes boundaries. Th...
Aluminum
$9,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34.5 in W 20 in D 26.5 in
Jean Prouvé Antony Chairs, 2002 Vitra edition. with original tags, Set of 2
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Denver, CO
These chairs are a very sought after set of Antony Chairs originally designed in 1950 by French Architect Jean Prouvé, released via license by Vitra USA on behalf of the Prouvé famil...
Steel
Michael Coffey, "Titan" Monumental Bar Cabinet, United States, 1978
By Michael Coffey
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural cabinet is carved from solid, 4-inch thick Mahogany, and weighs 900 lbs. It is divided in two halves. One half is a door, which swings out on hidden hinges and concea...
Mahogany
Jules Leleu & Jean Prouvé Dayed
By Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Jules Leleu & Ateliers Jean Prouvé — Modernist Daybed, France 1930's A rare collaboration between Art Deco master Jules Leleu and metalwork pioneer Jean Prouvé, designed for the Mar...
Steel
$92,800 / set
H 29.53 in W 20.48 in D 30.71 in
Two Pierre Jeanneret Sofa Chairs / Authentic Mid-Century Modern, Chandigarh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
Here the silhouette is strong. It is presented through the outline and shape of the pieces. The void between becomes an important part of the items itself. It demonstrates different ...
Cowhide, Teak
$43,236
H 32.29 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Pharrell Williams Perspective Chair for Domeau & Pérès Resin Leather France
By Domeau & Pérès
Located in Munster, NRW
Pharrell Williams, Perspective chair for Domeau & Pérès “If we could have fabricators for everything that we think in our lives, do you understand how great life would be?”. Born fr...
Leather, Resin
Daybed Flavigny by Jean Prouvé, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury Modern; Modernist Design; Cité Cansado; Charlotte Perriand; Jean Prouvé; Modernism; S.C.A.L Daybed; Bed; 1950s; Mid-20th Century; Type Flavigny; Daybed type Flavigny, des...
Metal
$35,810 / item
H 37.8 in W 82.68 in D 28.35 in
Big Sur Wooden Couch, by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Big Sur couch is made out of 100% wool, and the structure is in lacquered wood. The couch was originally designed in 1986 by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano. Peter Shire is a Los...
Wool, Wood
Kuramata Side 1 Furniture in Irregular Form 1989
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in London, GB
A Kuramata side 1 eighteen drawers cabinet in cherrywood. Shiro Kuramata was a Japanese designer from 1965 when he founded the Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo until he died in 1991...
Wool
Shiro Kuramata ‘How High The Moon’ Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Shiro Kuramata’s ‘How High The Moon’ Armchair is an iconic exploration of material, form, and perception in modern design. Created in 1986, the chair is constructed entirely from thi...
Steel
$93,266 / set
H 40.56 in W 47.25 in D 51.19 in
Armchair and Footstool UP5_6 by Gaetano Pesce for Superego Editions, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce, Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
A large patinated bronze armchair casted with lost wax method with spherical footstool also known by the name 'Donna', foam model designed in 1969 by C & B, from 2012 limited edition...
Bronze
$15,943 / item
H 77.17 in W 64.97 in D 13.78 in
GLASS SHELVES #1 '1976', by Shiro Kuramata for Glas Italia
By Shiro Kuramata, Glas Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass Shelves #1 (1976) Shelves is shown here in the transparent glass. Bookcase characterised by the extraordinary formal cleanness and the golden proportions, entirely realized in ...
Glass
$20,402
H 61.42 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Rare early 'Tree' floor lamp by Ron Arad for One Off Ltd, around 1984.
By Ron Arad, One Off, Ltd.
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional and rare early edition of the Tree floor lamp, designed by Ron Arad and produced by his own studio, One Off Ltd, around 1984. This sculptural lighting piece exemplifie...
Concrete, Metal
$19,700 / item
H 29.53 in W 10.24 in D 4.93 in
Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova ‘Bruco’ Wall Lights
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova, Design Centre
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova, ‘Bruco’ wall light from the Mobili Grigi series, chrome-plated brass, methacrylate (translucent Perspex), enameled aluminum, Italy, 1970...
Brass, Chrome
$1,165,828
H 66.93 in W 125.99 in D 141.74 in
Mir Space Station USSR CCCP Original Scale Model; Soviet Scene
Located in Mortsel, BE
Presenting an extraordinary piece of aerospace history - the original Mir prototype scale model from Russia. This remarkable artifact has been in our possession for the past 30 years...
Metal
$43,718 / item
H 100.01 in W 114.97 in D 13.39 in
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Authenticity and avant-garde characterise ...
Aluminum
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.