An assortment of sling lounge chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique sling lounge chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
animal skin,
leather and
metal. There are 651 antique and vintage sling lounge chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 44 modern editions to choose from as well. Sling lounge 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.
mid-century modern,
Scandinavian Modern and
modern sling lounge chairs are consistently popular styles. Some sling lounge chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller sling lounge chairs, measuring 16 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many sling lounge chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but
Don S. Shoemaker,
Knoll and
Jerry Johnson produced popular sling lounge chairs that are worth a look.
Sling lounge chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $63,500.
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.