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Nanna Ditzel Pair of Trinidad Chairs
By Fredericia, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Bochum, NRW
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Shell-shaped chair, stackable, Seat and back with cutouts, made of bent wood with elongated grooves that
Category
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Steen Østergaard Cantilever "290" by CADO, Dining Chairs, Danish Modern, 1970
By Steen Ostergaard, Cado, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Odense, DK
designed by architect and designer Steen Østergaard in 1966. It is a one-piece shell-shaped chair, with a
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
H 31.11 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Mid-20th Century French Wrought Iron Patio Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
. The suite features clam shell shaped chairs decorated in scrolling wrought iron. The chairs and table
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Danish Easy Chairs, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning pair of Danish shell-shaped easy chairs with new upholstery. Produced in Denmark during
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
Bouquet Lounge Chair, Rosa Antico, Tokujin Yoshioka, Moroso, Italy, 2008.
By Tokujin Yoshioka, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by skilled hands, forms a coat of petals that wraps around the egg-shaped shell. This chair is a
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pair of Shaped Shell Pink Modern Arm Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage pair of shell pink upholstered arm chairs with shaped back, dark wood tapered legs in
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Set of 4 Tulip Chairs by Preben Fabricius & J. Kastholm for Kill International
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Lisboa, PT
revolutionary piece of furniture design.
Featuring a sleek tulip-shaped black shell, these chairs exude
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
H 42.13 in W 28.75 in D 22.45 in
Pierre Paulin Life and Work Book by Nadine Descendre
Located in New York, NY
generation are his Orange Slice chair, the shell‑shaped Oyster chair, and the Tongue, a wavy, low‑slung
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Danish Modern Borge Morgensen Shaker series Model 5267 Oak Coffee table
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Uccle, BE
oval silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 21.26 in W 21.26 in D 58.67 in
Sculpted Art Deco Shell Shaped Boudoir Chair in Plum
Located in Mount Penn, PA
An Art Deco sculpted, plum colored, beautiful, shell shaped Boudoir chair with Hollywood glamour
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique Austrian Shell Shaped Art Deco Club Chair with Wooden Polished Armrests
Located in Vienna, AT
Unique antique Art Deco armchair from Austria produced in the 1930s. The Club chair has a shell
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
H 34.26 in W 24.81 in D 30.32 in
Agata Chair, Upholstered in Fabric, Solid Ash/Beech Feet with Stain Finish
Located in Fiscal Amares, PT
42kg foam.
With a unique shell-shaped interior, the Agata chair is the perfect combination of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Ash, Beech
H 31.8 in W 20.9 in D 23.2 in
Vitra Miniature RAR Chair in White by Charles & Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
. The Fiberglass Chairs come in several versions: with an A-shaped shell (armchair) or S-shaped shell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fiberglass
Carved Shell Back Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved and detailed chair with shell shaped back. Believed to be Italian from the 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Eames for Herman Miller Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Six upholstered Herman Miller molded fiberglass shell shaped side chairs in original condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Yellow Space Age Modo 290 Chair by Steen Østergaard for Nielaus
By Steen Ostergaard, Nielaus
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
1966. It is a one-piece shell-shaped chair, with a form that still exudes futurism and clean lines of
Category
2010s Danish Space Age Chairs
Materials
Textile, Plastic
Yellow Space Age Modo 290 Chair by Steen Østergaard for Nielaus
By Steen Ostergaard, Nielaus
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
1966. It is a one-piece shell-shaped chair, with a form that still exudes futurism and clean lines of
Category
2010s Danish Space Age Chairs
Materials
Textile, Plastic
Enzo Modani Ebonized Louis XV Style Porter's Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Enzo Modani ebonized Louis XV style hall or porter's chair, with shell-shaped top and upholstered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Mid Century Modern Oak Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Weesp, NL
backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s “Shell chair,” designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
1960s Czech Wooden Dining Chairs by Ton, Set of Four
By Ton N.P. Bystřice pod Hostýnem
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four mid-20th century shell shaped dining chairs from 1960s Czechia. Made by TON, the
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Plywood
Walnut Grotto Stool
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carved walnut shell shaped dressing table chair or piano stool. The seat on this stool is
Category
20th Century European Stools
Materials
Walnut
Willy Guhl Conical Planters, 1950s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
chairs. While previous work with laminated wood had already yielded two-dimensionally shaped chair shells
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Flooring
Materials
Concrete
Rare Danish Modern Borge Mogensen Tall Secretary Secretaire Desk Cabinet
By Børge Mogensen
Located in West Hartford, CT
, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Teak
Nanna Ditzel Set of Four Trinidad Chairs by Fredericia
By Nanna Ditzel, Fredericia
Located in Bochum, NRW
.
Shell-shaped chair, stackable, Seat and back with cutouts, made of bent wood with elongated grooves that
Category
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Swedish Art Deco Club Chairs Shell Shaped Back
Located in Skanninge, SE
Sunny pair of Art Deco club chairs, with armrests and legs in stained birch. Shell shaped backs and
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Birch
Fritz Neth Egg Shaped Lounge Chair in Ivory Dedar Bouclé, Correcta Kassel, 1950s
By Fritz Neth, Correcta
Located in The Hague, NL
in Kassel, Germany in the early 1950s. The organic and round lines of the egg shaped shell give the
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 28.75 in W 24.81 in D 28.35 in
Fritz Neth Egg Shaped Lounge Chair in Ivory Dedar Bouclé, Correcta Kassel, 1950s
By Dedar, Fritz Neth, Correcta
Located in The Hague, NL
in Kassel, Germany in the early 1950s. The organic and round lines of the egg shaped shell give the
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 27.17 in D 28.35 in
Organic Lounge Chair by Fritz Neth in a Wool Fabric, Germany, 1960s
By Fritz Neth
Located in Echt, NL
shell give the chair a striking and inviting appearance.
Reupholstered in a high quality wool ‘Milma
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid century modern scandinavian oak lounge chair by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Weesp, NL
, Mogenson’s “Shell chair,” designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Milo Baughman Brass Swivel Club Chairs with Black Upholstery
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
These late 70s /early 80s Milo Baughman shell-shaped chairs are stunning. They rock, swivel and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Antique Austrian Shell Shaped Art Deco Club Chair with Black Armrests, 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Unique antique Art Deco armchair from Austria produced in the 1930s. The Club chair has a shell
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 34.26 in W 24.81 in D 30.32 in
Pair of Shell Shaped Armchairs by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A pair of upholstered lounge chairs by the father of Brazilian modern design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Shell Shaped Armchairs by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hollywood, CA
A pair of upholstered lounge chairs by the father of Brazilian modern design with lathed exotic
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Black Shell Swivel Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage shell shaped swivel chair dating from the 1960s. It is upholstered in faux black leather
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Two French Mid Century Modern Children's Shell Chairs in Iron and Red Plush 1950
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Pair of kids chairs with shell-shaped iron structure, eagle legs with aluminum appliqués and red
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
H 59 in W 50 in D 43 in
Early Victorian Mahogany & Peach Velvet Upholstered Shell Backed Chair c.1840
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The shell or scalloped shaped parlour chair, in a peach coloured fabric with single piping, having
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
H 35.75 in W 29 in D 24 in
Leather Hunting Chair by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Megeve, FR
and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s “Shell chair,” designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Borge Mogensen Armchair with Stool from Denmark Midcentury
Located in Singapore, SG
settee. With the oval Silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s “Shell
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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Shell Shaped Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of shell shaped chairs available for sale. Each of these unique shell shaped chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. We have 739 antique and vintage shell shaped chairs in-stock, while there are 278 modern editions to choose from as well. Shell shaped chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of shell shaped chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern, mid-century modern and Georgian shell shaped chairs are of considerable interest. Shell shaped chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Charles and Ray Eames, Saint Luc and Vitra are consistently popular.
How Much are Shell Shaped Chairs?
Prices for shell shaped chairs start at $65 and top out at $1,241,251 with the average selling for $3,269.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
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.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About Shell Shaped Chairs
- What are Shell Chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023Shell chairs are iconic mid-century modern chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner and first released in 1963. In terms of both process and aesthetics, the Shell chair was ahead of its time when it was introduced. The expressive seat and back are made out of form-pressed oak or walnut laminates and topped with upholstered cushions for maximum comfort. Its design includes a tapered three-leg structure with two front legs made of one continuous piece and a separate hind leg that supports the backrest. This gives the chair a feeling of lightness without sacrificing stability. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Shell chairs.
- Is the Shell Chair comfortable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Whether the Shell chair is comfortable is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, creator Hans J. Wegner designed the curves of the backrest and the seat to complement the contours of the human body in order to provide ample support when the Shell chair made its debut in 1963. Chairs became Wegner’s specialty, and over the years he designed over 500 of them. More than 100 of his designs, such as the Wishbone chair and the Papa Bear chair, went into production. Shop a selection of Shell chairs and other vintage Hans Wegner seating on 1stDibs.
- What are S-shaped chairs called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022S-shaped chairs are also called Panton Chairs after Danish designer Verner Panton. Part of the modernist style, Panton’s designs are considered masterpieces of Danish design and are beloved by interior designers the world over. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Panton chairs from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Whether or not the Wegner shell chair is comfortable is largely a matter of personal preference. Wegner did design the dramatically curved seat and gently tapered back to properly support the contours of the human body. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Hans Wegner chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024The history of the Wegner Shell Chair begins in 1963. Hans J. Wegner unveiled the chair at the Furniture Guild Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark. Often described as being "wing-like," the chair's radical fluid lines were considered a bit too futuristic at the time. Initially, mixed reviews from critics and the general public, as well as production difficulties, resulted in a very limited early run. Twelve new models were produced for a retrospective exhibition celebrating Wegner's 77th birthday in 1989, and the design began garnering renewed attention (a photograph of the chair was even selected to grace the cover of the exhibition catalog). In 1998, nearly a decade following the piece's reemergence at the retrospective event, Carl Hansen & Søn reintroduced the Shell chair 35 years after it was first released, and it has felt relevant ever since. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Hans Wegner Shell chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are several different designs of egg-shaped chairs. Some of the most famous are Henrik Thor-Larsen’s Ovalia Egg Chair from 1968 and Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair from 1959. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of egg-shaped chairs from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sgabello is the name of the Renaissance stool or simple chair with a wooden back and an octagon-shaped seat. Normally, these wood furnishings showed off ornate carvings. They remained popular throughout Europe through the end of the 17th century. On 1stDibs, find a variety of sgabello chairs.
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