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Silla Mexico

Set of Six Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai
Set of Six Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

Set of Six Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

$12,000 / set

H 33.25 in W 20 in D 20 in

Set of Six Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

By Diego Matthai

Located in Atlanta, GA

A set of six Sillas Mexico "Mexican Chairs" designed by Diego Matthai (born 1942-) in 1971 and had

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Silla Sol
Silla Sol

Silla Sol

$1,600 / item

H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 16.15 in

Silla Sol

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

“Silla Sol” Silla Sol chair is not just a chair but a Mexican cookie-inspired chair, a happy face

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres
Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

$4,098 / item

H 30.32 in W 21.66 in D 25.2 in

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

Located in Geneve, CH

Silla Lounge Penca by Francisco Torres Dimensions: D 64 x W 55 x H 77 cm Materials: Steel. Outdoor

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres
Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

$4,098 / item

H 30.32 in W 21.66 in D 25.2 in

Silla Lounge by Francisco Torres

Located in Geneve, CH

Silla Lounge Penca by Francisco Torres Dimensions: D 64 x W 55 x H 77 cm Materials: Steel. Outdoor

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces
"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Silla T- trabajo. Work chair made of three-pieces, edition of 50 numbered pieces, made of white

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces
"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Silla T- trabajo. Work chair made of three-pieces, edition of 50 numbered pieces, made of white

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

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Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico"
Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico"

Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico"

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H 33.25 in W 19.75 in D 19 in

Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico"

By Diego Matthai

Located in Los Angeles, CA

DIEGO MATTHAI “SILLA MEXICO”. Reissued Limited Edition for Downtown Original Design, Mexico City

Category

20th Century Mexican Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Silla Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Chair by Emiliano Molina for Cuchara
Silla Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Chair by Emiliano Molina for Cuchara

Silla Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Chair by Emiliano Molina for Cuchara

By Emiliano Molina

Located in Mexico City, MX

combination of functionality and aesthetics. Every piece is handmade in Mexico City with national materials.

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Silla Comedor Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Dining Chair by Emiliano Molina
Silla Comedor Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Dining Chair by Emiliano Molina

Silla Comedor Dedo, Mexican Contemporary Dining Chair by Emiliano Molina

By Emiliano Molina

Located in Mexico City, MX

handmade in Mexico City with national materials.

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Leonora Carrington / Silla Dhagdha
Leonora Carrington / Silla Dhagdha

Leonora Carrington / Silla Dhagdha

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H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in

Leonora Carrington / Silla Dhagdha

By Leonora Carrington

Located in COYOACAN, DF

Leonora Carrington (Lancashire, England, April 6, 1917 – Mexico City, May 25, 2011) was an English

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg
Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in New York, NY

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg ca. 1965 Signed on seat with "Pedro

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Chairs

Vintage Pedro Friedeberg Butterfly and Foot Chair, Full-Size, Mexico City, 1973
Vintage Pedro Friedeberg Butterfly and Foot Chair, Full-Size, Mexico City, 1973

Vintage Pedro Friedeberg Butterfly and Foot Chair, Full-Size, Mexico City, 1973

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in San Diego, CA

An early example of the Iconic Surrealist "Butterfly" chair (Silla-Mariposa). By Pedro Friedeberg

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai
Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

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H 32.98 in W 19.69 in D 18.71 in

Silla Mexico by Diego Matthai

By Diego Matthai

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Diego Matthai’s Silla Mexico, or Mexico chair, combines a woven rush seat with a frame of chromed

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"
Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Known as "Silla Partera", the Spanish chair belongs to a series of furniture that Don Shoemaker

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Chairs

Materials

Pine

Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"
Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Known as "Silla Partera", the Spanish chair belongs to a series of furniture that Don Shoemaker

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Chairs

Materials

Pine

Set of 6 Slender Round Folding Chairs by "Sillas Malinche" in natural Beech Wood
Set of 6 Slender Round Folding Chairs by "Sillas Malinche" in natural Beech Wood

Set of 6 Slender Round Folding Chairs by "Sillas Malinche" in natural Beech Wood

By Silleria La Malinche

Located in Mexico, DF

, Mexico. Founded in 1895 for the production of fine chairs later expanded in 1909 to furniture manufacture

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech

Silla Sol
Silla Sol

Silla Sol

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H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 16.15 in

Silla Sol

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

“Silla Sol” Silla Sol chair is not just a chair but a Mexican cookie-inspired chair, a happy face

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"
Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

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H 28.35 in W 20.48 in D 15.75 in

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"

By Don S. Shoemaker

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

circa 1970. We offer this "Silla Partera" attributed to Don Shoemaker includes original cushion.

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Pine

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling
Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling

By William Spratling

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

circa 1970. We offer this "Silla Partera" in the style of William Spratling made in leather and

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Pine

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces
"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

"Silla T - Trabajo" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 50 Numbered Pieces

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Silla T- trabajo. Work chair made of three-pieces, edition of 50 numbered pieces, made of white

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

‘Silla Mexico’ Diego Matthai
‘Silla Mexico’ Diego Matthai

‘Silla Mexico’ Diego Matthai

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H 33 in W 19.75 in D 17.5 in

‘Silla Mexico’ Diego Matthai

By Diego Matthai

Located in Mexico City, DF

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In his ‘Silla Mexico’ Matthai took the humble ubiquitous

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Set of Six Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico" Steel and Rush Chairs
Set of Six Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico" Steel and Rush Chairs

Set of Six Diego Matthai "Silla Mexico" Steel and Rush Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Diego Matthai,a leading Architect and Sculptor in Mexico, designed the "Silla Mexico" in 1971 as

Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pedro Friedeberg Mahogany Hand Chair or Silla-Mano, Mexico City, 1970
Pedro Friedeberg Mahogany Hand Chair or Silla-Mano, Mexico City, 1970

Pedro Friedeberg Mahogany Hand Chair or Silla-Mano, Mexico City, 1970

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in San Diego, CA

Iconic hand chair sculpture by Mexican Surrealist Pedro Friedeberg. Carved in Mexico City, 1970

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pedro Friedeberg Bronze "Silla Mano" Hand Chair
Pedro Friedeberg Bronze "Silla Mano" Hand Chair

Pedro Friedeberg Bronze "Silla Mano" Hand Chair

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H 33.47 in W 22.05 in D 20.87 in

Pedro Friedeberg Bronze "Silla Mano" Hand Chair

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Mexico, D.F.

Pedro Friedeberg Bronze "Silla Mano" Hand Chair

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Armchairs

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg
Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in New York, NY

Butterfly Chair (Silla Mariposa) by Pedro Friedeberg Signed to underside with "PEDRO FRIEDEBERG"

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Side Chairs

Bronze Pedro Friedeberg Hand Chair (Silla-Mano)
Bronze Pedro Friedeberg Hand Chair (Silla-Mano)

Bronze Pedro Friedeberg Hand Chair (Silla-Mano)

Located in Mexico, D.F.

1940, he moved with his German parents to Mexico. Beginning in 1957, he studied architecture for three

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pedro Friedeberg Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed
Pedro Friedeberg Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

Pedro Friedeberg Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

Located in San Diego, CA

pedestal, Editors proof edition, 1/1 Pedro Friedeberg, Mexican (1936 - ) Friedeberg was born in

Category

20th Century Mexican Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Pedro Friedeberg   Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed
Pedro Friedeberg   Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

Pedro Friedeberg Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in San Diego, CA

pedestal, Editors proof edition, 1/1 Pedro Friedeberg, Mexican (1936 - ) Friedeberg was born in

Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Mexican Campeche Lounge
Mexican Campeche Lounge

Mexican Campeche Lounge

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H 35 in W 24.5 in D 41 in

Mexican Campeche Lounge

Located in San Francisco, CA

Butaca, Campeche or Sillas Butaque style lounge from Mexico, reupholstered in leather. Beautiful

Category

20th Century Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Pedro Friedeberg  Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed
Pedro Friedeberg  Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

Pedro Friedeberg Surrealist Iconic Hand Chair (Silla-Mano) Signed

Located in San Diego, CA

Pedro Friedeberg Iconic Surrealist Hand Chair (Silla-Mano). Made of composite fiberglass, making it

Category

20th Century Mexican Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

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Silla Mexico For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal silla Mexico for your home. Each silla Mexico for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and chrome. There are 15 variations of the antique or vintage silla Mexico you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect silla Mexico — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right silla Mexico, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made silla Mexico has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pedro Friedeberg, Diego Matthai and Don S. Shoemaker are consistently popular.

How Much is a Silla Mexico?

Prices for a silla Mexico start at $819 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $2,650.

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.