What is the difference between an armchair and an easy chair?

The difference between an armchair and an easy chair lies in the specificity of the terms. In living room furniture nomenclature, an armchair is any upholstered chair framed by a pair of arms. The term easy chair usually refers to a large armchair with comfortable cushioning. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of easy chairs and other armchairs.

Danish Easy Chair

Scandinavian Ash Chairs

Borge Mogensen Lounge Chair

Chair Denmark 60s

Slagelse Mobelvaerk Chair

Fritz Hansen 1950s Chair

60s Danish Furniture

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Elm, Paint

Mid-20th Century Danish 'Easy Chair, '

$4,765

Mid-20th Century Danish 'Easy Chair, '

Located in Kastrup, DK

Danish cabinetmaker 'Easy Chair' with mahogany legs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Danish Easy Chair with Open Armrests by Alfred Christensen, 1940's

$3,250

Danish Easy Chair with Open Armrests by Alfred Christensen, 1940's

By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Alfred Christensen

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Classic elegant Danish lowback easy armchair from the 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully curved mahogany stained beech.

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Beech

Danish Easy Chair in Dark Red Mohair and Stained Beech Frame, Denmark ca 1940s

$8,215

Danish Easy Chair in Dark Red Mohair and Stained Beech Frame, Denmark ca 1940s

Located in Utrecht, NL

This easy chair combines rich materials and an appealing form encapsulates the timeless charm of mid-century design.

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish Pair of Easy Chairs 1960s in Natural Beech

$2,750 / set

$3,250

Low Back Lounge Chair by Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1950's

By Fritz Hansen

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful 1950s Danish easy chair by Fritz Hansen. Very elegant with a sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions and size making it very versatile and well suited for today...

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Beech

$3,750 / set

Danish Modern Easy Chairs in Amber Stained Beech, 1950, Elegant Design

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Lovely elegant Danish easy style chairs probably made around 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Beech

vintage armchairs easy chairs 1960s Duba Danish

$1,696 / set

$1,008 / item

60s 70s Teak Easy Chair Juul Kristensen Danish Denmark Design 60s

By Juul Kristensen

Located in Neuenkirchen, NI

60s 70s Teak Easy Chair Juul Kristensen Danish Denmark Design 60s Object: Easy Chair Manufacturer: Juul Kristensen Condition: good Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak

By Erik Magnussen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare pair of Z easy chairs designed by Erik Magnussen. Produced by Torben Ørskov in Denmark.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Recent Sales

Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark Easy Chair, Teak, Type "2", Designed 1957

Unavailable

H 77 in W 80 in D 78 in

Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark Easy Chair, Teak, Type "2", Designed 1957

By Ib Kofod-Larsen

Located in Aabenraa, DK

Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark easy chair, teak. Type "2". Designed 1957.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs

Unavailable

H 25.99 in W 27.17 in D 27.17 in

Midcentury Danish Easy Chair in Oak and Fabric by Hans Wegner for GETAMA

By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Beveren, BE

Midcentury easy chair designed by Hans Wegner and manufactured by GETAMA in Denmark in the 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Early Teak Wooden Easy Chair by Arne Vodder

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 28.75 in D 29.53 in

Early Teak Wooden Easy Chair by Arne Vodder

By Arne Vodder

Located in Handewitt, DE

Early Danish easy chair in teak. Designed by Arne Vodder.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak

By Finn Juhl

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Easy chair model FD136 designed in 1958 by Finn Juhl and produced by France and Daverkosen and later by France and son. Teak and new 100% Aniline leather.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak, Leather

Finn Juhl BO98 Bovirke Vintage Danish Modern Teak Easy Chair

Unavailable

H 34.25 in W 29 in D 28.75 in

Finn Juhl BO98 Bovirke Vintage Danish Modern Teak Easy Chair

By Finn Juhl, Bovirke

Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Solid teak frame. Original Danish wool upholstery. A rarely seen vintage teak easy chair by Finn Juhl for Bovirke.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak, Wool

Unavailable

H 37.8 in W 35.04 in D 29.53 in

Illum Wikkelsø Easy Chair

By Illum Wikkelsø, Soren Willadsen Mobelfabrik

Located in Mere, GB

This is an original easy chair designed by Illum Wikkelsø in 1960 and produced by Soren Willadsen, Denmark.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Madsen & Schubel Easy Chair

Unavailable

H 33.08 in W 26.38 in D 29.53 in

Madsen & Schubel Easy Chair

By Ib Madsen and Acton Schubell

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Easy chair with stained beech frame. Button fitted back with off white wool, seat cuschion with gray wool. Manufactured by Madsen & Schubel.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in

Kristian Vedel Easy of Lounge Chair “Modus” for Soren Willadsen, Danish Design

By Kristian Vedel

Located in Amsterdam, NL

In beautiful Brazilian rosewood executed Modus lounge or easy chair with high back rest by Kristian Solmer Vedel, for Soren Willadsen.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Steel

$1,838

H 38.59 in W 26.78 in D 29.14 in

Midcentury Armchair in Original Green Fauxleather, 1950s

By ISA Bergamo, Aldo Morbelli

Located in Wolfurt, AT

This armchair in the style of Aldo Morbelli was made in Italy in the 1950s. The armchair with armrests has a green faux leather upholstery and iron legs with brass finials. The piece...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Finnish Mid-Century Easy Chair in the Style of Carl-Johan Boman, 1950s–1960s

$2,881

$8,900

H 33.5 in W 28 in D 35.5 in

Danish Designer, Lounge Chair, Wood, Fabric, Denmark 1940s

Located in High Point, NC

A wood and off-white bouclé fabric lounge chair designed and produced in Denmark, 1940s. Seat Height (inches): 15.7" Arm Height (inches): 24.63" All items ship from High Point, No...

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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Pair of Large Blown Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Hillebrand

$3,063 / set

H 23.63 in Dm 2.76 in

Pair of Large Blown Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Hillebrand

By Hillebrand

Located in Rijssen, NL

Pair of large high-end Murano glass on a white base sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s. It consists of textured quality clear crystal tubular shade simulating ice on white f...

Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

1/6 Industrial Louis Kalff NB93 Pendant for Philips, 1950s

$448 / item

H 9.06 in Dm 18.9 in

1/6 Industrial Louis Kalff NB93 Pendant for Philips, 1950s

By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff

Located in Echt, NL

Industrial Philips NB93 pendants or flush mounts in very good condition. We have six of these lamps available. The outside of the shade is lacquered in a beautiful petrol color...

Category

20th Century Dutch Industrial Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock

$15,000 / item

H 52 in Dm 38 in

Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock

Located in Miami, FL

Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Brass

Danish Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat Early 1950s

$5,750

H 27 in W 60.25 in D 22 in

Danish Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat Early 1950s

By Mogens Lassen

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful and very elegant 1940s curved two-seat sofa from the 1940s. Often called banana sofas by the Danes due to the curved shape. This sofa has slightly more straight backrest an...

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

On Hold|~~$4,538 / set~~

H 13 in Dm 17.33 in

Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark

By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen

Located in Værløse, DK

Impressive pair of large Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s, featuring sculptural layers of flame-cut brass reminiscent of an artichoke....

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

On Hold|~~$33,917~~

H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

Category

Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Danish Loveseat or Small Sofa with Open Elmwood Armrests, 1940's

$4,800

H 31 in W 63 in D 33 in

Danish Loveseat or Small Sofa with Open Elmwood Armrests, 1940's

By Fritz Hansen, Alfred Christensen

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful and very unique pair of Danish 1940s lounge chair with nicely carved armrest in blond lacquered elmwood. Light elegant design in the style of Alfred Christensen and Fritz H...

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Wool, Elm

$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 24.75 in W 24.75 in D 17 in

Walnut Nightstands by Tobago Furniture, Brutalist Style, Canada, 1976

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A pretty set of walnut nightstands in the brutalist style by the Canadian Furniture Tobago. Beautifully sculpted fronts with satin aluminum inserts. They are stamped on the bottom Ma...

Category

Vintage 1970s Canadian Night Stands

Materials

Wood

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Danish Easy Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Danish easy chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, fabric and hardwood, every Danish easy chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a Danish easy chair, we have 1217 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Danish easy chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Danish easy chair, those designed in Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen and Illum Wikkelsø each produced at least one beautiful Danish easy chair that is worth considering.

How Much is a Danish Easy Chair?

Prices for a Danish easy chair start at $613 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $4,977.

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.

Questions About Danish Easy Chair

What is the difference between an armchair and an easy chair?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
The difference between an armchair and an easy chair lies in the specificity of the terms. In living room furniture nomenclature, an armchair is any upholstered chair framed by a pair of arms. The term easy chair usually refers to a large armchair with comfortable cushioning. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of easy chairs and other armchairs.

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