Steelcase i2i Swivel Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Steelcase i2i Swivel Lounge chair. Featuring a plastic shell and a upholstered swivel seat and back
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
Steelcase i2i Swivel Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Steelcase i2i Swivel Lounge chair. Featuring a plastic shell and a upholstered swivel seat and back
Metal
Steelcase i2i Swivel Club Chairs
By Steelcase
Located in Denton, TX
Steelcase swivel plastic shell chair with upholstered swivel seat and back. The four prong polished
Metal
$1,150
H 31.5 in W 32.5 in D 28.5 in
Modern Steelcase i2i Collaborative Ergonomic Dual Swivel Lounge Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Secaucus, NJ
collaboration with Thomas Overthun of Ideo Manufacturer: Steelcase Model: i2i lounge chair Year Manufactured
Aluminum, Steel
$1,150
H 31.5 in W 32.5 in D 28.5 in
Modern Steelcase i2i Collaborative Ergonomic Dual Swivel Graphite Lounge Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Secaucus, NJ
: Steelcase design studio in collaboration with Thomas Overthun of Ideo Manufacturer: Steelcase Model: i2i
Aluminum, Steel
$880Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 36.75 in W 40 in D 37 in
1 Steelcase Coalesse 2i Collaborative Ergonomic Swivel Lounge Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Pasadena, TX
Steelcase I2i Collaborative Ergonomic Dual swivel lounge chair with tablet Designed in
Aluminum
$795 / item
H 37.5 in W 31 in D 28 in
Steelcase Post Modern i2i Swivel Desk Office Dining Chairs c 2013 4 available
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Nice sharp examples of the postmodern production from Steelcase Inc. Model i2i circa 2013, swivel
Metal
Sold
H 31 in W 32 in D 24 in
Contemporary Modern Steelcase i2i Ergonomic Swivel Office Armchair Red Vinyl
By Steelcase
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic, i2i, ergonomically shaped, swivel office chair, with red
Sold
H 31.5 in W 32.5 in D 28.5 in
Steelcase i2i Ergonomic Dual Swivel Graphite Lounge Chair with Writing Tablet
By Steelcase
Located in Miami, FL
Steelcase i2i Ergonomic Dual Swivel Graphite Lounge Chair with Writing Tablet The Modern i2i
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Overman Pod Swivel Chairs
By Overman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two vintage modern overman swivel chairs featuring black vinyl upholstery and five legged chrome base. Stylish swivel seating adds Mid-Century Modern flare to any interior. Please...
$2,900 / set
H 42 in W 27 in D 27 in
Pair High Back Modernist Swivel Lounge Chairs, " Coaleese" for Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair high back Modernist swivel lounge chairs. " Coaleese" for Steelcase, stunning two-tone swivel lounge chairs, superior quality and construction, cast aluminum, mesh and fabric, e...
Aluminum
$1,300 / item
H 41 in W 32.25 in D 30 in
Contemporary Scott Wilson for Coalesse SW_1 Gray High-Back Lounge Swivel Chair
By Coalesse, Steelcase
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The Modern beauty and elegant design of the SW_1 high-back collaborative swivel lounge chair fits seamlessly into any environment and among mid-century classic designs. The breathab...
Aluminum
$650
H 32 in W 26 in D 26 in
Italian Modern Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper Catifa Leather Swivel Desk Chair
By Arper, Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous Catifa 46 chair designed by Lievore Altherr Molina for the Italian manufacturer Arper. The Catifa chair can be both embracing and thin as a line. It is a synthesis of maximu...
Steel, Chrome
The Michigan-based furniture maker Steelcase has a long and distinguished history, but collectors focus on its vintage office furniture and desk chairs from the 1950s to the ’70s, when, along with such companies as Knoll and Herman Miller, the firm helped define the aesthetics of American mid-century modernism.
Steelcase was founded in Grand Rapids in 1912 as the Metal Office Furniture Company, promoting steel desks and other furnishings as safer, fireproof alternatives to wooden pieces at a time when smoking in the workplace was common. Boston’s first skyscraper — the 32-story Customs House — was furnished by the company in 1915. Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect and furniture designer whose work had a profound influence on the shape of modern life, turned to the firm in 1937 to fabricate the enameled metal chairs and desks for his Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin.
In the 1950s, when Steelcase formally adopted the name it still uses today, the company developed a sleek and functional style employing rectilinear chrome frames for glass-topped tables and upholstered seating pieces. The look is similar to that of the minimal, Bauhaus-inspired designs of Florence Knoll, another icon of furniture design who helped shape the ethos of the postwar business world.
By the 1970s, Steelcase had enlivened its styling, offering such pieces as chairs and side tables designed by Gardner Leaver, with circular bases and curving supports. As you will see on these pages, Steelcase designs offer a perfect foundation for a modernist decor, with a touch of flair.
Find vintage Steelcase furniture on 1stDibs.
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.