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Wegner Ch 22 Chair

Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model CH-22, ca. 1950
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model CH-22, ca. 1950. Very early original Hans J. Wegner CH-22
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak, Teak

Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs for Carl Hanson & Son Model CH-22
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans J. Wegner design lounge chairs for Carl Hanson & Son, Model CH-22 Denmark. An original matched
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Early Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son Lounge Chairs, CH-22 in Oak
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wegner designed the CH22 lounge chair in 1950 for the ‘Købestævnet’ exhibition in Denmark. The
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Midcentury Ch-22 Lounge Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
By Carl Hansen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury CH-22 lounge chair designed by Hans Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen and Son in
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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Hans J. Wegner CH 22 Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful original condition example of Hans J Wegner's CH 22 lounge chair for Carl Hansen, Denmark
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Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs

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Oak, Teak

Hans J. Wegner CH 22 Chair
Hans J. Wegner CH 22 Chair
H 28 in W 28 in D 25 in
Pair of Hans Wegner CH-22 Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early, all-original examples of this handsome Wegner design. In teak, oak, and danish paper cord.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs

Pair of Hans Wegner CH-22 Chair
Pair of Hans Wegner CH-22 Chair
H 27.5 in W 27 in D 25 in
Early Hans Wegner Ch 22 Chair for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Diego, CA
*Price is Per Chair. 4 available. Stunning CH-22 armchair in Danish white oak, designed by Hans
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Cane, Oak

Hans Wegner CH 22 Chair for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expertly restored oak CH22 armchair by Hans J. Wegner. As always, Wegner's design is a colossal
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Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs

Hans Wegner Lounge Chair CH 22
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans Wegner design teak and oak lounge chair, model CH-22 for Carl Hanson & Son, Denmark. Excellent
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Teak

Hans Wegner Lounge Chair CH 22
Hans Wegner Lounge Chair CH 22
H 28 in W 28 in D 24 in
Hans Wegner Ch-22 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans Wegner CH-22 oak and teak lounge chair for Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark. Beautiful vintage
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak, Teak

Hans Wegner Ch-22 Lounge Chair
Hans Wegner Ch-22 Lounge Chair
H 32.5 in W 20.5 in D 19 in
Hans Wegner CH 22 Easy Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Hans Wegner design "Easy Chair" model CH22 for Carl Hanson & Son, Denmark. Excellent
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Oak

Hans Wegner CH 22 Easy Chair
Hans Wegner CH 22 Easy Chair
H 28 in W 28 in D 24 in
Danish 1950s "CH-22" Lounge Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hägersten, SE
Early pair of "CH-22" easy chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner. Produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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CH-22 Armchairs by Hans J. Wegner
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant low armchair in warmly patinated oak having an exposed architectural frame with cantilevered paddle arms, floating sculptural curved teak back rest with a distinctive thro...
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CH-22 Armchairs by Hans J. Wegner
CH-22 Armchairs by Hans J. Wegner
H 28 in W 28 in D 22 in
Pair of CH-22 Easy Chairs by Hans J. Wegner, Denmark, circa 1955
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of CH-22 chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in oak and paper cord.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Oak, Papercord

Hans J. Wegner Ch-22 Lounge Chair for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Hans J. Wegner. Manufacturer: Carl Hansen & Son. Period/style: Danish Modern. Country
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Rush, Oak

Rare Stunning Pair of CH-22 Lounge Chairs by Hans J. Wegner, Denmark, 1950s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of CH-22 low lounge chairs by Hans J. Wegner, Denmark, 1950s. Manufactured by Carl Hansen
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Teak

Hans J Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chairs for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning and mint example of the Ch-22 chair. These chairs are very impressive. They are wide and
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20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs

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Oak, Cord

Pair of Danish Lounge Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen CH 22 Oak
By Børge Mogensen, Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of lounge chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner manufactured by Carl Hansen, made in
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20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs

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Oak

Hans Wegner Teak CH 35 Chair for Carl Hansen & Son Vintage Scandinavian Modern
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Topeka, KS
its comfort albeit minimal look. The CH 35 chair is but one in the series of chairs designed by Wegner
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs

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Leather, Teak

CH 22 Easy Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner / Carl Hansen & Son. Lounge chair. Model: CH 22 Oak & paper cord.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

CH 22 Easy Chair
CH 22 Easy Chair
H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 25.2 in
Hans Wegner CH22 Lounge Chair in Teak and Oak
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Littleton, CO
CH-22 lounge chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in teak and oak with original papercord
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak, Teak

Hans J. Wegner, a Pair of CH22 Lounge Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Hans J. Wegner CH-22 lounge chairs with frame of oak and seat upholstered with woven
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Hans J. Wegner, a Pair of CH22 Lounge Chairs
Hans J. Wegner, a Pair of CH22 Lounge Chairs
H 28.15 in W 27.17 in D 23.63 in
Pr. of Hans Wegner CH 22 lounge chairs
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Pair of oak Hans Wegner lounge chairs manufactured by Carl Hanson and Sons. With laminated ply
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20th Century Armchairs

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Papercord

CH-22 Chair by Hans Wegner signed Carl Hansen & Sons Made in Denmark 1954
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Jersey City, NJ
CH-22 chair with a roped seat in very good vintage condition. Chair was purchased in 1954 shortly
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak, Teak

Teak and Oak Hans Wegner Lounge Chair by Carl Hansen & Son, c. 1950
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Camden, ME
A teak and oak lounge chair (CH-22 ) wrapped in paper cord designed by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Teak, Oak, Papercord, Cord, Paper

Hans J. Wegner Danish Modern Lounge Chair Model CH22 in Oak and Woven Paper Cord
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Odense, DK
Hans J. Wegner´s iconic model CH-22 oak lounge chair for Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark. Designed in
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

Hans Wegner Easy Chairs, Model CH 22
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original matched pair of oak Hans Wegner design easy chairs model 22 for Carl Hansen & Son
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Hans Wegner Easy Chairs, Model CH 22
Hans Wegner Easy Chairs, Model CH 22
H 28.35 in W 26.77 in D 23.62 in
Pair of Hans J. Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chairs for Carl Hansen & Søn
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of iconic CH-22 lounge chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner in collaboration with the famous
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Rush, Wood, Oak

Early "CH-22" Easy Chair by Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark, 1950s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hägersten, SE
Early "CH-22" easy chair designed by Hans J. Wegner. Produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in Denmark
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

Pair of Hans Wegner CH 24 Wishbone Chairs
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Original pair of Hans Wegner CH24 wishbone chairs in oak with original hand woven paperboard seats
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Oak, Papercord

Set of 6 CH-24 Wishbone Chairs by Hans Wegner in Ebonized Oak
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Set of 6 CH-24 Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner in ebonized oak. Signed on underside, these are in
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Hans J Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
A freshly renovated easy chair by Hans J Wegner. Soap treated beech frame and new papercord seat
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Beech

Hans J Wegner
Hans J Wegner
H 28 in W 27 in D 26 in
Hans J. Wegner Early Production Danish Modern Chair Model CH22" Carl Hansen
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Odense, DK
Hans J. Wegner’s iconic model "CH-22" oak lounge chair for Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark. Designed and
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
VIntage CH-22 lounge chair in stained oak with a laminated oak and woven paper cord seat. Designed
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Oak, Papercord

Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
H 28 in W 27.5 in D 24.5 in
Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner CH-22 lounge chair designed in 1951 and produced by Carl Hansen & Son. Store
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
H 28 in W 27 in D 25 in
CH-22 Easy Chair by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The CH-22 easy chair in oak with seat in papercord. Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950. Made by
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Oak, Papercord

CH-22 Easy Chair by Hans Wegner
CH-22 Easy Chair by Hans Wegner
H 27.56 in W 27.17 in D 24.81 in
Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful Oak lounge chair with cord seat. Designed by Hans Wegner. Made by Carl Hansen & Son.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs

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Oak, Cord

Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
Hans Wegner CH-22 Lounge Chair
H 18 in W 28 in D 23 in
"CH-22" Easy Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Chicago, IL
Original "CH-22" easy chair designed by Hans J. Wegner. Produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in Denmark
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair CH-22, Denmark, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Salzburg, Austria
The 1950 CH22 lounge chair bears the first actual model number from the first joint collection
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Papercord, Oak

Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair CH-22, Denmark, 1950
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair CH-22, Denmark, 1950
H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Hans Wegner, Easy Chair, Oak, CH 22 Shell Chair, Maker Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Aabenraa, DK
Hans Wegner, easy chair, oak, CH 22 shell chair. Maker Carl Hansen & Son, with label, Designed 1950.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
This pair of Hans Wegner's "CH 22 Lounge Chair" are in beautiful original condition. They appear in
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak, Papercord

Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
This pair of Hans Wegner's "CH 22 Lounge Chair" are in beautiful original condition. They appear in
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Oak, Papercord

Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
Pair of Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 20.48 in L 28.35 in
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Wegner Ch 22 Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wegner ch 22 chair for your home. Each wegner ch 22 chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and papercord. If you’re shopping for a wegner ch 22 chair, we have 39 options in-stock, while there are 11 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a wegner ch 22 chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wegner ch 22 chair made by Scandinavian Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wegner ch 22 chair over the years, but those crafted by Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn and Ilse Crawford are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wegner Ch 22 Chair?

A wegner ch 22 chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $2,350 and the highest can go for as much as $14,000.

Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs

Best known for his chairs and seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tablesHans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant, often ebullient, forms and devotion to the finest methods in joinery made "Danish Modern" a popular byword for stylish, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.

Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.

In keeping with that tenet, several of Wegner’s best chair designs, seen in dealer listings below, have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.

Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs, for example the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat, bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.  Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.

Finding the Right lounge-chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.