Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Armchair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Highland, IN
A wonderful 1946 design by Ilmari Tapiovaara, the Domus chair was offered entirely of wood, with an upholstered seat, or an upholstered seat and back.
Leather, Beech
Ilmari Tapiovaara, "Domus" Lounge Chair, Plywood, Finland, 1940s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded plywood "Domus" lounge chair designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and produced by Keravan Puuteollisuus, Finland, 1940s.
Plywood
Ilmari Tapiovaara Wooden Domus Armchair, Green Faux Leather, Finland 1950's
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Den Haag, NL
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Armchair, Finland 1950's Early edition with it's original green faux leather upholstery.
Faux Leather, Wood
$1,460Sale Price|20% Off
Early Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Knoll, 1948-1950
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Centreville, VA
Designed in 1946 by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Domus Chairs have been placed in homes and public spaces around the world ever since.
Wood
Model Domus Dining Table, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model Domus dining table, design Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s.
Birch
Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Balen, BE
Early version of the Domus chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara, produced by Keravan Puuteollisuus in the 1950s.
Birch
Scandinavian Modern Set of Four Model Domus Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of four model Domus chairs, design Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s. Rare teak and birch frame.
Birch, Teak
C. 1949 Set of Four Knoll Domus Dining Chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara with Fabric
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Domus Chairs, Model 141, initially designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1946.
Fabric, Birch, Oak
Set of Eight Early Domus Chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, 1950s
Located in Kangasala, FI
An exceptional set of eight Domus chairs designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and manufactured in Finland during the 1950s.
Birch
PAIR OF "DOMUS" CHAIRS BY TAPIOVAARA
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in New York, NY
PAIR OF MID-CENTURY FINNISH BIRCHWOOD "DOMUS" ARMCHAIRS DESIGNED BY TAPIOVAARA
Four Domus Chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Knoll
Located in Cologne, DE
Vintage Domus chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara from the Knoll production, four chairs available price each chair
Wood
Pair of Early Domus Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Hadley, MA
Pair of early Domus armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara. Seat and back are form pressed birch plywood.
Birch, Plywood
Set of 2 Domus Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Budapest, HU
This model Domus armchair was designed by Ilmari Topiovaara and has been completely restored and reupholstered with dark brown faux leather. The scale of the design and the unique de...
Faux Leather, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Ilmari Tapiovaara Midcentury Domus Chair "The Finn Chair" by Artek, Finland
By Artek, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Turku, FI
"The Finn Chair" Domus designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Artek 1946.
Birch, Plywood
Tapiovaara Domus Dining Chair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ilmari Tapiovaara, 'Domus' armchair, in birch and leather, Finland, 1953.
Leather, Birch
1950s Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Domus' Armchairs
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Domus' Armchairs. Executed in solid birch frame with laminated back and seat and brass metal hardware.
Brass
ILMARI TAPIOVAARA "Domus" Armchair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Forest, BE
The frame is made from solid birch. Back and seating from laminated plywood covered with patinated original leather. Tapiovaara designed this chair with the idea of creating a comfor...
Leather, Wood
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Lux lounge chair
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a very hard to find first edition of the Domus Lux chair by Tapiovaara. This is a much rarer chair than the Domus dining chairs, only few were made of these and only fewe...
Sold
H 34.65 in W 23.63 in D 24.41 in
Ilmari Tapiovaara, Domus Lounge Armchair in Birch, Keravan Puuteollisuus 1940s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
The iconic Domus lounge chair was originally designed for the student housing project Domus Academica in Helsinki in 1947.
Birch, Plywood
Finland grey leather wood Domus Chair, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Artek
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Domus Couple of chairs, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara as part of a series of furniture for the Domus Academica student residence complex in Helsinki.
Leather
Domus Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1960s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Domus chairs (6 pieces in total, sold separately), designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1960s.
Birch
Domus Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four early Domus Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara. These stackable chairs are upholstered in cowhide.
Birch, Cowhide
Domus Armchair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Highland, IN
A wonderful design by Ilmari Tapiovaara, the Domus chair was offered entirely of wood, with an upholstered seat, or an upholstered seat and back.
Birch, Upholstery
Model Domus Chair, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model Domus chair, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s.
Birch
Model Domus Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model Domus chairs (6 pieces, sold separately), design Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, 1950s.
Fabric, Wool, Birch
Set of Four Model Domus Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of four model Domus chairs, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s.
Birch
Model Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara from the 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model domus chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara from the 1950s.
Birch
Set of Four Model Domus Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1950s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of four model Domus chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara from the 1950s.
Birch, Plywood
Sold
H 31.25 in W 22.75 in D 21.25 in
Mid 20th Century Domus Chair Designed By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland
By Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Turku, Finland
Domus chair was designed by Finnish interior architect and designer Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1946.
Birch
Sold
H 31.25 in W 22.75 in D 21.25 in
Mid 20th Century Domus Chair Designed By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland
By Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Turku, Finland
Domus chair was designed by Finnish interior architect and designer Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1946.
Birch, Plywood
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara Desk, 1940s, Finland
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara desk, Domus Academica student house, 1940s.
Birch, Paint
Rare 1950s Colette Lounge Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Glendale, CA
This rare design is similar in its refined spirit to Tapiovaara's celebrated Domus chair. A quintessential example of Finnish furniture aesthetics and craftsmanship at its purist.
Fabric, Birch
Sold
H 31.11 in W 21.26 in D 22.84 in
Finnish Grey beige chair by Ilmari Domus beige leather Birch wood
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful Chair of DOMUS model chairs, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, with birch structure, seat and back in beige leather.
Wood, Birch, Faux Leather
Sold
H 28.55 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Set of Four 1960s Ilmari Tapiovaara Dining Chairs for Laukaan Puu Oy, Finland
By Laukaan Puu, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed in 1963, these Fine chairs are similar in its refined spirit to Tapiovaara's celebrated Domus. A quintessential example of Finnish furniture design at its purist.
Pine
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Lounge Chairs, Artek, 2000s
By Artek, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Lounge Chairs, manufactured by Artek in the 2000s.
Birch
Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Artek
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Centreville, VA
Designed in 1946 by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Domus Chairs have been placed in homes and public spaces around the world ever since.
Wood
Early Production "Domus" Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Knoll, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A masterpiece of modern furniture design, the Tapiovaara's Domus chair was created as part of a series of furniture for the Domus Academica student housing complex in Helsinki.
Wood
Set of 2 Artek Domus Dining Chairs with Arms
By Artek, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1946 by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Domus chairs have been placed in homes and public spaces around the world ever since.
Sold
H 31 in W 22.25 in D 21.25 in
Pair of 'Domus' Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara, circa 1947, Finland
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tapiovaara created this design for the Domus Academica student housing complex in Helsinki where it gained widespread recognition.
Wood
Domus Armchair by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, Camel Leather
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of three wooden chairs designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, produced in 1953 by Keravan Puuteollisuus of Finland for U.S. distribution by Knoll. The seat is re-upholstered in camel...
Leather, Wood
Bent Plywood Domus Chair by Tapiovaara for Knoll
By Knoll, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid century bent plywood Domus chair designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara made by Keravan Puuteollisuus for distribution by Knoll.
Plywood
Set of 14 Early 'Domus' Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Olga
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This listing is created for Olga. Set op 14 'Domus' armchairs, in beech, by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, 1953.
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Artek Black Domus Lounge Chair
By Artek, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in New York, NY
The lounge chair is designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1946. Featuring the distinctive Domus armrests, and with a seat and backrest made out of a single plywood element, the Domus loun...
Leather
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus Plywood Lounge Armchair, 1948
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Chicago, IL
Ilmari Tapiovaara Domus plywood armchair designed in 1948 by Keravan Puuteolisuus Oy Kerava Finland.
Plywood
Early Domus Chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Hudson, NY
Very early examples of the Domus chair with HG Knoll label. Solid beechwood frame and plywood back and seat, these stacking armchairs were produced by Keravan Puuteollisuus and dist...
Pair of Domus Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Cambridge, MA
A pair of early Domus armchairs designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, circa 1946.
Birch, Leather
Domus Lux Lounge Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Chicago, IL
Domus Lux lounge chair Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara Finland, circa 1940s Birch Measures: 33 13/16” H x 23 11/16” W x 27 ½” D x seat 15 ¼” H.
Birch
PAIR OF "DOMUS" CHAIRS BY TAPIOVAARA
Located in New York, NY
PAIR OF MID-CENTURY FINNISH BIRCHWOOD "DOMUS" ARMCHAIRS DESIGNED BY TAPIOVAARA SOLD AS A PAIR
Birch, Burlap
Rare Domus Lounge by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Hudson, NY
Original Domus lounge chair, bent baltic birch plywood seat and back on solid birch frame. Made by Keravan Puuteollsiuus Oy, Finland.
Set of Four Domus Stacking Armchairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Hudson, NY
Solid Finnish birchwood frame and plywood back and seat, these stacking armchairs were produced by Keravan Puuteollisuus and distributed by Knoll Associates from 1951-1957. Retains K...
Ilmari Tapiovaara "Domus" Molded Plywood Armchair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Chicago, IL
Ilmari Tapiovaara designed this molded plywood armchair for keravan Puuteolisuus Oy Kerava, Finland in 1948.
Plywood
12 Ilmari Tapiovaara "Domus" Armchairs for Knoll Associates
By Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Hudson, NY
Early production of Ilmari Tapiovaara's most famous armchair designed for the Domus Academica in 1946.
Mid-Century Modern Domus Lux Lounge Chair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Chicago, IL
Domus lux lounge chair designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finland, circa 1940s.
Birch
Picasso Marble Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning Picasso marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piec...
Marble
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Iron
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$6,869 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$2,526 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
LUzpot
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUzpot is an elegant directional ceiling fixture inspired by classical mid century Italian design. This fixture has a thin stem and rotates and partially angles. Made in solid aged b...
Brass
$6,613 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
$4,250 / set
H 15.75 in W 5 in D 3 in
Brass and Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy, New Design
Located in Austin, TX
Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This pair is...
Brass
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$85,574 / set
H 28.35 in Dm 46.07 in
Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929. Birch. Stamped. This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
Birch
During the mid-20th century, Finnish furniture designer Ilmari Tapiovaara worked with pine, teak and his country’s native birch to create sleek and sculptural chairs, dining room tables and bookcases in the Scandinavian modern style. Tapiovaara’s areas of expertise expanded beyond furniture to include interior architecture, wooden sculptures, film posters and cutlery.
After completing his studies at the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki, Tapiovaara embarked on a design career that would envelop his entire life. As a young man, Tapiovaara idolized revered architect and furniture designer Alvar Aalto — whom, with his wife, Aino Aalto, cofounded Artek, the company that would eventually manufacture the majority of Tapiovaara’s creations. The budding designer had one of Aalto’s chairs in his apartment while he was a student. After graduating, he worked as an assistant in an office at Le Corbusier, then as a designer and artistic director at Asko.
By 1951, Tapiovaara and his wife, Annikki, had established their own studio. A few years previous, the pair had designed the now-legendary Domus chair while creating interiors and furnishings for a new student housing complex in Helsinki. Made of molded plywood and easily stackable, the ergonomic Domus chair, with its slender form, featured a modest silhouette — its lightweight structure allowed for easy exporting, and iconic mid-century modern furniture manufacturer Knoll added a low-backed version to its offerings in the early 1950s. (It was marketed as the Finn chair in the United States.)
Tapiovaara went on to design pieces for Pihlgren ja Ritola and Santa and Cole. His experience earned him teaching positions at the Institute of Applied Arts, the Helsinki University of Technology and the Illinois Institute of Technology. While in Chicago for the latter, he worked in the office of Mies van der Rohe.
Tapiovaara centered his passion for design on social responsibility. He wanted his creations to be accessible to everyone, which was the concept behind his democratic approach. In Finland’s postwar era, the goal was exemplary, affordable designs. With this in mind, he created products such as stackable chairs and “knock-down” pieces packed flat, so they shipped efficiently and cost less.
An influential champion of his profession, he spent two decades as a United Nations ambassador, working to improve design’s contribution to society. His lasting, collectible furniture is a testament to the designer’s goal to create humane, radiant and intimate spaces. The United Nations project included traveling to Paraguay to create much-needed furniture. A similar project followed in Mauritius.
Tapiovaara’s success as an industrial and mass producer of everyday furniture was widely recognized and awarded. He received six gold medals for his chairs alone at the Milan Triennials. He also accepted a Good Design award, the Finnish State Design Award, a prize from the Finnish Culture Foundation and the Furniture Prize of the SIO Interior Architects’ Association of Finland.
Find vintage Ilmari Tapiovaara seating, tables and lighting 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.