Set of 6 Birch Bentwood Stacking Chairs by Thonet, Made in Germany
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of six stackable chairs, made of birch bentwood, will make a unique and comfortable set of dining chairs. German engineering meets design. Rare to have such a large set in...
Plastic, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Thonet Birch Bentwood and Pale Olive Naugahyde High Back Lounge Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Thonet Modular Birch Bentwood Lounge Olive Naugahyde High Back Arm Chairs, C. 1950.
Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet bentwood birch arm chairs
By Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet bentwood birch arm chairs. Has original worn Light green textured cloth upholstery.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Thonet Style Children's Bentwood Chairs, 1950s, Sweden
By Thonet
Located in Helsingborg, Skåne
Thonet style children's bentwood chairs 1950s Sweden.
Birch, Bentwood
Eight Thonet Bentwood Birch Plywood Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Pasadena, TX
A set of eight mid century modern dining chairs made by Thonet and constructed of bent birch.
Birch
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch Lounge Arm Chairs
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood arms.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch Lounge Arm Chairs Tan
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood arms.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch Lounge Arm Chairs Rose
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood arms.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Plywood Birch Desk Chair
By Thonet
Located in Charleston, SC
Perfectly patinaed bentwood Thonet chair. This chair is stately, classic, comfortable, and sturdy. Constructed from modeled bent plywood and finished with a walnut stain. This is the...
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch low back Lounge Armchair
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood arms.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch Lounge Armchair Reddish Orange
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood arms.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Sold
H 32.75 in W 15 in D 17 in
Michael Thonet Birch Bentwood Dining Chairs, Captain Armchair and Five Side
By Michael Thonet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Thonet, Austria circa 1940s dining chairs of golden birch bentwood.
Set Of 6 Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Dining Chairs By Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of 6, sensational bentwood dining armchairs by Thonet are great looking from every angle. The handsomely crafted frames are made of flat birch bentwood elements distinguishe...
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Sold
H 31 in W 19 in D 21 in
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Plywood Walnut Dining Chair 5 Available Blue
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great vintage condition. Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood legs.
Birch, Bentwood
Rare Bakelite & Bentwood Thonet Dining Chairs
By Alvar Aalto, Thonet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early Mid-Century Modern Design in Original Finish; Patinated Lacquered Birch Frames. Black Chair Legs are Taper, and Greens are Straight.
Bakelite, Birch
Set of Ten Thonet Dining Chairs, restored
By Thonet
Located in Austin, TX
Hard to find Bauhaus set of Thonet dining chairs, bentwood birch frames refinished with white patent backs. 1950s signed "Thonet New York" Sold as a set of ten with two-arm chairs an...
Birch
Thonet Bentwood ArmChair
By Thonet
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Thonet Modular Birch Bentwood Lounge Chair in mustard yellow colored Naugahyde High Back, Ca. 1950.
Maple
Sold
H 31 in W 19 in D 21 in
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Plywood Birch Dining Chair 3 Available
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Timeless chair design by Thonet. Curved birch bentwood legs.
Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Thonet Mid Century Bentwood Chairs
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Classic Thonet blonde bent plywood dining height chairs (seat H 16 inch). Finish shows significant cosmetic wear, we offer professional refinishing if you prefer a more finished look...
Birch, Plywood
1940s Thonet Bentwood Lacquered Dining Chairs, Set of Ten
By Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Michael Thonet birch bentwood dining chairs. The set comes with ten chairs in golden birch bentwood with black lacquered backrests and seats.
Bentwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet Bentwood Birch Arm Chairs
By Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Thonet bentwood birch arm chairs. Has original worn Light blue textured vinyl upholstery.
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Side Chairs
By Thonet, Thaden-Jordan Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern, bent birch ply side chairs in the manner of Thaden Jordan or Thonet.
Birch
Sold
H 2 in W 2 in L 2 in
Rare Kohn Thonet Secessionist Chair Paper Label Vienna 1880s Bentwood Austrian
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Sarasota, FL
Unusual early Kohn chair paper label Vienna Austria. Unusual chair. Jacob and Josef Kohn and their descendents influenced Classic furniture design from the Jugendstil and wiener w...
Birch
Thonnet Contemporized by Atelier Staab Entitled Birch
By Markus Friedrich Staab, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Frankfurt, DE
Mainly white Thonnet coffeehouse chair, abraded to give individuality, seat replaced and multi layered in black with blue metallic stripes. The name Birch came with the work to creat...
Bentwood
$1,805Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 30 in W 20.75 in D 18.5 in
Rustic French Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Style of Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully worn set of four handcrafted dining chairs, likely of French origin, dating to the mid-20th century. These chairs exhibit the timeless charm and utilitarian elegance as...
Wood, Rush
$917 / item
H 13.39 in W 6.3 in D 7.09 in
Contemporary Organic Modern Moroccan Handmade Brown Ceramic Wall Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
Clay, Earthenware
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, beige canvas webbing and brown velvet sofa designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s. 16” seat hei...
Canvas, Velvet, Walnut
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$16,350 / set
H 32.09 in W 18.71 in D 18.12 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1965, Set of 6
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1965, set of six. Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra & Tobia Scarpa shows once again the Scarpa'...
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
$5,200 / set
H 31.7 in W 18.9 in D 18.51 in
Silvio Coppola for Bernini Set of Four Dining Chairs in Brown Leather
By Bernini, Silvio Coppola
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Coppola for Bernini, set of four dining chairs model 330, leather, walnut, Italy, 1960s. This magnificent set of dining chairs by the renowned Italian designer Silvio Coppola...
Leather, Beech
$1,615
H 34.45 in W 66.54 in D 13.78 in
1960s Woven Wicker Single Headboard Rattan Midcentury Rustic Provence
Located in London, GB
A single woven wicker headboard from Provence, with integrated circular bedside tables. French, c. 1960s. Between bedsides 100cm.
Wicker
$7,506 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$249 / item
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 18.9 in
Large Stock Stackable Pagholz Galvanitas S22 Compas Dining room Chairs, 1960s
By Wim Rietveld, Galvanitas Pagholz
Located in Almelo, NL
Large Stock Stackable Pagholz Galvanitas S22 Compas Dining room Chairs, The Netherlands 1960s These are a set of large industrial stacking chairs from the 1960s made by Galvanitas i...
Metal
$1,704 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$2,788 / set
H 31.11 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
1970's Vintage Retro 6 Gert de Lange for Thornet ''The Flex'' Chairs
By Thonet, Gerd Lange
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 8 chairs designed by Gert De Lange and made by Thornet, the chair was call ''The Flex'' chair and was awarded the 'Gute Form' price in 1969, black beech frame and black synthe...
Plastic
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
Walnut
$9,800 / set
H 31.25 in W 24.5 in D 30 in
Pair of Vanilla Creme Sheepskin Lounge Chairs with Bentwood Arms by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Get cozy in this luxurious pair of Mid-Century Modern bentwood lounge chairs by Thonet circa 1950 freshly reupholstered in vanilla creme sheepskins. Lounge on clouds of soft vanilla ...
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
$6,390
H 16.54 in W 21.66 in D 11.03 in
French Mid Century Side Console Table in Black Metal by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French black lacquered mid century half round console side table by Mathieu Matégot for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition with patina from age and use. Matche...
Metal
$14,750 / set
H 28 in W 41 in D 41 in
Craft Lounge Chairs, Lafer Lounge Chairs, Brown Leather and Walnut, Modern
By Percival Lafer, Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Craft lounge chairs, lafer lounge chairs, brown leather and walnut, Modern Designer: Percival Lafer Manufacturer: Craft Associates® Furniture Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern S...
Leather, Walnut
$12,950
H 15.375 in W 80.375 in D 39.375 in
1960s Pierre Chapo L03 Solid Elm Daybed with Storage Drawers and New Mattress
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Chapo's L03 daybed is built from solid elm with the characteristic warm golden-brown grain and rich surface variation the wood is known for. The frame sits low to the ground o...
Upholstery, Elm
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.