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Tandem Sling

Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962, created for comfort and convenience. For the modern-da...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Aluminum

Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
$1,350 Sale Price / item
57% Off
H 27 in W 96 in D 34 in
1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Aluminum

1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
$900 / item
H 33 in W 23 in D 23 in
1 Midcentury H Miller Eames Fiberglass Stool with H-Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. 1948 designed
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

Recent Sales

Mid Century Iconic Bench by Friso Kramer Model 1300 Wilkhahn, 1967, Germany
By Friso Kramer, Wilkhahn
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
item. This design resembles the Tandem sling bench by Ray en Charles Eames, although the Wilkhahn bench
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Aluminum

Vintage Herman Miller Eames Tandem Sling Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage three-seat Eames tandem sling seat. The seats are black vinyl and are attached to a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Aluminum

Tandem Sling Airport Bench by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering an iconic six seat tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Tandem Sling Seating Five-Seat for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Eames Tandem sling seating serves millions of travellers every day and does it comfortably and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Aluminum, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eames 3 Tandem Sling Airport Bench for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Eames 3 tandem sling airport bench for Herman Miller Iconic black leatherette
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Aluminum

Custom Restored Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this sling chair, often called "The Airport
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Black Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Chair in Cream Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, man cave, or living room. These one-seat airport slings have been redone with Edelman's City Lights
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962, created for comfort and convenience. For the modern-da...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Chair in Black Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Edelman Leather Two-Seat Tandem Sling by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In 1962 Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the optimal utilitarian seating for the first American international airports. Created for comfort, convenience, and practical...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Custom Restored Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Red Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is ico...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Seating Sofa
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
A very nice a three-seat Eames Tandem Sling sofa. The seats are black vinyl and are attached to a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Burgundy
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Brown
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Seating System in Brick Red
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tandem sling airport bench designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. In 1962 Charles
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

'1' Midcentury Herman Miller Eames EC-178 Shell Management Chair
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O’Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eames For Herman Miller Tandem Seating Sling Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
A rare mid century modern Tandem Seating Sling chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and made by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

'1' Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Lounge Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
O'Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. (1
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1 Herman Miller Eames Time Life Executive Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. One Herman Miller time
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

One Set Herman Miller Time Life Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
furniture was created in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” Seating
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles & Ray Eames “Tandem Sling” seating.
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Vintage 1960s American Benches

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Airport Bench
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Offering an iconic tandem sling airport bench designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Tandem Sling Sofa by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1962 by Charles and Ray Eames, the tandem sling seating group was created in response
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Custom Edelman Three-Seat Tandem Sling Bench by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-seat and two singles to match. A set of these luxury tandem sling benches would be striking; Contact us
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Restored in Edelman Leather, circa 1962
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
contact us if you would like your own customized tandem sling seating. Select from a wide variety of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Aluminum

Tandem Sling by Eames for Herman Miller, Restored in Edelman Leathers
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Tandem modular seating that was originally designed for Chicago O'Hare Airport, where we sourced our sets
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Bench in Red Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
*Price Updated to be a QTY of 3* Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Sling Chair in Copper Edelman Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray & Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962. Created for comfort and convenience, this chair is iconi...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Mid-Century Eames Herman Miller Tandem Fiberglass Armchairs Seating
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O'Hare Airports. This tandem sling seating is still in use
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Original, Vintage, Four-Seat Sling Tandem Bench
By Herman Miller
Located in Oakville, CT
Original Herman Miller Eames, four-seat, sling tandem bench.
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20th Century American Benches

Materials

Metal

Vintage Herman Miller Eames Rosewood Conference Table
By Charles Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Set of Six Herman Miller Eames Aluminium Group Desk Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. Set of six Eames
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

One Set Herman Miller Time Life Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today. 1 Herman Miller Time
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Original 1960s Tandem Sling Airport Seating/Sofa for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Charles and Ray Eames designed their Tandem Sling seating for Chicago’s O’Hare International
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

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Bespoke octagon cobalt blue Murano glass mirror, in stock Vivid and intense cobalt blue glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout Highly polished faceted patt...
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$6,800 / item
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By Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting
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1 Mid-Century Eames H Miller Fiberglass Arm Shell Chair Walnut Moderna Stool
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the Navy to pr...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass, Walnut

Large 8 Piece Sofa "Cosmos" DS 28 by Ulbald Klug & De Sede, Brown Leather, 1970s
By Ubald Klug, De Sede
Located in Rosendahl, DE
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather, Wood

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Large 8 Piece Sofa "Cosmos" DS 28 by Ulbald Klug & De Sede, Brown Leather, 1970s
$23,398 Sale Price
48% Off
H 28.35 in W 169.3 in D 98.43 in
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Marble Scalloped Sink Basin
$3,119 / item
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$5,252 / set
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$1,313
H 32.29 in W 83.47 in D 35.44 in
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By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
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$3,900 Sale Price
35% Off
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Tandem Sling For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic tandem sling available at 1stDibs. A tandem sling — often made from metal, aluminum and animal skin — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a tandem sling — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A tandem sling made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames and Charles Eames each produced at least one beautiful tandem sling that is worth considering.

How Much is a Tandem Sling?

Prices for a tandem sling start at $995 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $4,500.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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.