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Art Deco Jazz Club Chair in the Style of Frankl's Speed Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This fabulous Art Deco style jazz club chair in the style of Paul Frankl speed chair is upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$2,640 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Leather 'Speed' Lounge Chairs
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
Pair of leather (speed) lounge chairs. The leather is blue. Style of Paul Frankl speed chair.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
$11,700 / set
Art Deco Pearl White Mohair Jazz Club Chair with Speed Arms
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This fabulous Art Deco style jazz club chair in the style of Paul Frankl speed chair is upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$3,795 Sale Price
31% Off
Art Deco Speed Club Chair in the Style of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
High style Art Moderne club, lounge chair in the style of the iconic Speed chair designed by Paul
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Tom Dixon - Chair Speed - Circa 1990
By Tom Dixon
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Tom Dixon
Lounge chair Speed
Wrought iron / rattan pith
Space design edition
1990
H 133 x d 110 x
Category
1990s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
High-speed Travel' Chair by Cometabolism Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The work takes the form of a spaceship's cabin traveling at high speed, which is characterized by
Category
2010s Asian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Aluminum Patio/Outdoor Mid-century Lounge Chair With Speed Arms
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post-war outdoor patio aluminum lounge chair with speed armrest. This Mid-century patio/outdoor
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,140 Sale Price
40% Off
Rattan 2-Strand X-Back Lounge Chair with Streamline Speed Arms
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan 2-strand X-Back rattan living-room lounge chair with 2-strand streamline speed arms.
Great
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
$666 Sale Price
64% Off
Pair of French Art Deco Inspired Speed Club Chairs in Distressed Tan Leather
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding pair of French Art Deco club chairs has been beautifully restored and upholstered
Category
2010s French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Restored Rattan Five-Strand "Victory Speed" Arm Loungechair w/ Ottoman, Set of 3
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A beautifully restored set of 3 Mid-century rattan "Victory Speed" arm lounge chairs, and three
Category
Vintage 1940s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
$13,200 Sale Price / set
40% Off
French Art Moderne Copper Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
favorite streamline speed chair for a midnight book session.
The lamp is meticulously refinished to
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Wool
$1,483 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Craftsman Style Lounge Chair
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
room. If minimalism meshed with great design is your speed, this chair is the one.
Left as found with
Category
20th Century Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Maple
Mid Century High Back Windsor Chair
By De Ster Gelderland
Located in Las Vegas, NV
corner of any room. If minimalism meshed with great design is your speed, this chair is the one.
Left
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Maple
$2,500 / item
Halawa from the Once Upon Monobloc Chair by Anastasia Nysten
By Anastasia Nysten
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
chair’s making, known to be manufactured at a speed of 2min/chair. Nysten has collaborated with sewing
Category
2010s Canadian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Gervasoni Ghost 11 Chair in White Linen Upholstery by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
informal look with ease and speed.
Put-me-up chair upholstered with polyurethane foams, removable covers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Jay Spectre for Century 1980s Steamer Chaise Lounge in the Art Deco Style
By Jay Spectre
Located in St. Louis, MO
, this chaise included with its streamline arms. The curved arms are similar to Paul Frankl's Speed chair
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery
Midcentury Rattan Chair and Ottoman W/ Josef Frank Style Fabric
By Paul Frankl, Franco Albini
Located in Miami, FL
Deco and Mid-Century Modern and remind us of speed lounge chairs and designs by Franco Albini and Paul
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 23 Side Chair in White Linen Upholstery by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chairs with and without armrests, have a minimal structure, with clean and defined geometric shapes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Italian Modern Memphis Style Arm Chair Black Leather Chrome Massimo Iosa Ghini
By Moroso, Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in Vienna, AT
Massimo Iosa Ghini.
The Numero Uno easy chair references speed and futurism.
Massimo Iosa Ghini ( 1959
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Gervasoni Ghost 06 Modular Lounge Chair in White Linen Upholstery, Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
informal look with ease and speed.
Modular lounge chair w/o arms upholstered with polyurethane foams
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Angular Art Deco Speed Style Club Chair
By Paul Frankl, Donald Deskey
Located in New Windsor, NY
Beautifully re-upholstered in Design Tex Glacier fabric. The chair features a very deep seat
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored 1949 Circles & Speed Arm Rattan Chaise Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan chaise lounge with what we at the shop call the Circles and Speed Arm, two-strand side arms
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chaise Longues
Materials
Rattan
$4,680 Sale Price
40% Off
Tom Dixon Speed lounge chair for Space Design, UK 1999
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
A rare lounge chair by British designer Tom Dixon for Space Design. A delicate braided rope has
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Rope
$1,073 Sale Price
60% Off
Aluminum Patio/Outdoor Slider Rocking Lounge Chair with Speed Arm
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury patio/outdoor lounge chair consisting of an aluminum frame with decorative scrolling
Category
Vintage 1950s American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$1,449 Sale Price
31% Off
Restored 3-Strand "Circles and Speed" Rattan Settee, Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Mid-Century rattan living room set known as the "Circles and Speed" set features a three
Category
Vintage 1950s American Living Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
$7,800 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Restored 5-Strand Rattan "Double-Speed" Arm Sofa & Lounge Chair Living Room Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
-strand "double-speed" arm sofa with a matching lounge chair, both feature stacked rattan bases and fancy
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
$9,300 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Restored Two-Strand "Circles and Speed" Three Seat Rattan Sofa
By Axo
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan sofa has what we at the shop call the "Circles and Speed" two-strand chair arm with an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Rattan
$5,516 Sale Price
31% Off
Mid-Century Aluminum Patio/Outdoor Lounge Chair w/ Ski Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post-war outdoor patio aluminum lounge chair with speed armrest and "ski" legs. This Mid-century
Category
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$1,320 Sale Price
40% Off
Machine Age Art Deco Arm Chair in the Style of Gilbert Rohde
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Classic Machine Age period arm chair, having speed band wrap around arms, upholstered back, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Memphis Style Armchair in the Manner of Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in Chicago, IL
by Massimo Iosa Ghini. The Numero Uno easy chair references speed and futurism. Massimo Iosa Ghini
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cowhide
Form and Re-Form: A Practical Handbook of Modern Interiors (First Edition)
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
and his Speed chair, Frankl showcases designs and interiors by Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Varnum Poor
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Books
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Machine Age Speed Chair by Paul Frankl, circa 1940s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Denver, CO
chair is referred to as the speed chair and epitomizes the Art Deco/machine age movement. This chair is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Pair of Paul Frankl Cork Top Side Tables with Mahogany Legs with Brass Feet
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Manhattan office towers. A later visually expressive line — the “Speed” chairs and sofas, which have a raked
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Lounge Chair in the Style of Paul Frankl's Speed Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco Lounge Chair in the Style of Paul Frankl's Speed Chair.
Dimensions: 30" H x 25.25" W x 34
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Speed Chair with Ottoman in the Manner of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Pasadena, CA
Frankl speed chair.
Newly recovered in a complementary fabric, the chair is grey with dark grey piping
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Art Deco Style Jazz Club Lounge Speed Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This fabulous Art Deco style jazz club chair in the style of Paul Frankl speed chair is upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
1940s Paul Frankl Style Streamline Moderne Lounge Chair in Two-Tone Ultrasuede
By Paul Frankl
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by Paul Frankl's 1939 speed chair, this early 1940s lounge chair has a great footprint and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Streamlined Moderne Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Restored Rattan Four-Strand "Speed" Arm Chaise Longue Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan four-strand chaise longue with what we at the shop call the "Speed" arm
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Restored Six Strand Circles and Speed Rattan Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan lounge chair has what we at the shop call, the "Circles and Speed" six strand side arms
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Restored Three-Strand "Circles and Speed" Rattan Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman, Chaise
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan "Circles and Speed" three-strand lounge chair with matching rattan ottoman. Inspired by
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Restored Three Strand "Circles and Speed" Rattan Lounge Chair and Ottoman Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan lounge chair has what we at the shop call, the "Circles and Speed" three strand side
Category
Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Art Deco "Speed" Lounge Chair attributed to Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco "Speed" Lounge Chair, attributed to Paul Frankl, circa 1930's. This chair retains it's
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Circles and Speed Rattan Sofa and Lounge Chair Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
"Circles and Speed" Rattan living-room set including a Sofa and two Lounge Chairs and two ottomans
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Restored Circles and Speed Rattan Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Chaise
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan lounge chair has what we at the shop call, the "Circles and Speed" three strand side
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Aluminum Patio/Outdoor Settee & Lounge Chair Slider Rocking Patio Set with Speed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline speed arms. Both the chairs and the loveseat rest on a slider bases giving them ability to rocked
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
A "Speed Chair" Attributed to Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This newly upholstered chair is designed in the manor of Paul Frankl's 1930s classic "Speed Chair
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Restored Mid Century Ribcage Rattan Lounge Chair w/ Speed Arms
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored set of two post war “Ribcage” arm rattan lounge chairs with a bent U-shaped base
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Art Deco Jazz Club Lounge Chair with Streamline Speed Arms, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Art Deco jazz club lounge chairs finished in red vinyl covers w/ streamline speed arms. The
Category
Vintage 1930s American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Restored Three Strand "Circles and Speed" Rattan Lounge Chair with Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan lounge chair has what we at the shop call, the "Circles, and Speed" three strand side
Category
Vintage 1950s Club Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Restored Three-Strand "Grasshopper" Rattan Lounge Chair and Ottoman Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rattan "Circles and Speed" three-strand lounge chair with a matching rattan ottoman. Inspired
Category
Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Roche Bobois Black Dining Chairs by Sacha Lakic, 2005, Set of 6
By Roche Bobois, Sacha Lakic
Located in Basildon, London
inspired by movement, asymmetry and speed.
Six cantilever black dining chairs with sculptural cut outs
Category
Early 2000s French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Aluminum Patio/Outdoor Lounge Chair Slider Rocking Patio Set of 2
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco patio lounge chair pairs consisting of an aluminum frame with decorative Streamline speed
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Frankl Custom Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
A Variation on Frankl's Widely Iconinc "Speed Chair." This Model was Done for an East Coast
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chairs
Paul Frankl American Art Deco Speed Chair
Located in Coral Gables, FL
magazine article as the "speed" chair. Inspired by the classic speed boats of the era, the chair seems to
Category
20th Century American Club Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
PAUL FRANKL AMERICAN ART DECO "SPEED" CHAIR
By Paul Frankl
Located in Coral Gables, FL
vertical. With this iconic “Speed” chair he now captured the horizontal. The chair is finished in black
Category
20th Century American Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Important Original Paul Frankl Speed Chair & Ottoman
By Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl designed the speed chair and ottoman in 1932. These were made in 1941 for the Behrendt
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Faux Fur
Pair of Paul Frankl American Art Deco SPEED Chairs
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Paul Frankl (1886 -1958) produced this extraordinary pair of American art deco “Speed” chairs in
Category
20th Century American Club Chairs
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Speed Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic speed chair available at 1stDibs. A speed chair — often made from fabric, natural fiber and rattan — can elevate any home. Find 24 options for an antique or vintage speed chair now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer speed chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A speed chair made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. Gervasoni, Paola Navone and Tom Dixon each produced at least one beautiful speed chair that is worth considering.
How Much is a Speed Chair?
A speed chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,229, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $192,416.
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.
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