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INVICTA II dining chair in white boucle and brass rear leg
Located in Frazão, Porto
The INVICTA II dining chair has an exclusive and impressive design, with just one leg in the back, it brings shophistication to your decoration. Highlighted by the piping detail arou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel, Nickel
Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - Miss
By Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse designers Afra and Tobias Scar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
By Stefano Giovannoni, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
White Oak Dining Chair with Leather Seat or Dining Chair GH2
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of an old farmhouse chair, the dining chair GH2 is second in the collection of chairs designed for the restaurant Auburn in Los Angeles. The piece is handcrafted by our t...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Meridiana Chair in White by Christophe Pillet for Driade
By Driade, Christophe Pillet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Meridiana table stems from the ultimate globetrotter chair, revised this year with solid wooden legs. An archetype of the coffee shop or domestic table, it displays a precious ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Opinion Ciatti Con Fort Set of 2 Steel Folding Chairs
By Opinion Ciatti, Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foldable and light, with an adjustable back, Con fort is a contemporary reinterpretation of one of the Industrial era’s first work chairs. Designed by Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Stool with Adjustable Height
By Opinion Ciatti, Marcello Zilliani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia Stool is a swivel stool with die-cast aluminium shell. Chrome-plated steel structure, base and footrest. Adjustable in height with gas piston. For indoor use. Available in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Matte Black Modern Ribbon Plastic Dining or Side Chair Set of 2
By Qeeboo, Nika Zupanc
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Ribbon chair, evoking an extraordinarily romantic world, is the feminine chair par excellence. A successful chair, with a strong identity and characterized by a bow designed as a bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
White Oak Dining Chair with Leather Seat / Dining Chair GH1
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We’ve been tasked to design an effortless, elegant, honest and most importantly comfortable dining chair for Chef Eric Bost, whose restaurant Auburn, we've been designing for the pas...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Three Headed Chair White by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
The “three headed” chair, is a fairy tale chair, inspired by those who have a lot to think about, where one head is never enough to deal with everyday life.
Dimension. W 74 x D 64...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen, Velvet, Polyester
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Leather Non Stackable Chair
By Marcello Zilliani, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia leather is the leather-coated version of Mammamia, the chair designed by Marcello Ziliani, whose myriad of versions never cease to astonish. The sinuous and elongated lines ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Large Pink Decorative Sculptural Modern Plastic Rabbit Chair
By Qeeboo, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Smooth Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/01 longue chair by de Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Moroso Bloomy Table by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Base is black or white varnished steel; column is steel with white or black ABS plastic sleeve; tops are in Laminam. Tops are not interchangeable.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern White or Brown Dinosaur or Dog Bone Garden Sculpture by Daï Sugasawa
By Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Daï Sugasawa loves to visit regularly Natural History Museum. He had always been fascinated by the huge size of dinosaur bones. His dream was to own one at home, in his own garden. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Plastic
H 23.82 in W 85.04 in D 27.76 in
Modern Black Green Beige or White Nordic Loop Dining or Accent Chair Set of 2
By Front Design, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Loop chair, born from the original and recognizable magical and Nordic trait typical of the Front. The experiments on "freehand sketches" objects, unique pieces of the early 2000s, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 33.08 in W 22.05 in D 20.48 in
e15 Customizable ELBE III Bench by Marguerre, Besau and Schöning
By e15, Eva Marguerre, Marcel Besau and Daniel Schöning
Located in New York, NY
Originally conceived for concert hall Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron architects, bench ELBE III is focussed on essential forms that allow for classic references. The removable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Textile
e15 Customizable Kashan Ottoman w by Philipp Mainzer
By e15, Philipp Mainzer
Located in New York, NY
In its form and material, the Kashan ottoman epitomizes the logical continuation of e15 design. The 550 mm (21 5/8 inch) tall backrest is notched to the equally tall side frames, und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Fabric
1980s Osvaldo Borsani Swivel Wheeled White Office Chairs
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in IT
Three Office swivels chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, made in Italy in 1980s. Stamped on the bottom and marked Tecno on the side. The swivel chairs are made of white plastic. The ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Arflex Katrin Armchair in Natural Fur with White Metal Legs by Carlo Colombo
By Arflex, Carlo Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The continuous search for elegance and simplicity has brought the architect Carlo Colombo to the realization of Katrin Armchair, conceived as a body to be dressed with an elegant and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fur
H 30.71 in W 32.29 in D 33.08 in
Lounge Chair in Whitewashed Canadian Ash and Sheepskin by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Hinterland's first lounge chair offering, the Shepherd's Chair is the culmination of years of design and prototyping. Inspired by the close relationship between a traditional herders...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Ash
Balzaretti Chair in White Mohair
By Daniel Nikolovski and Danu Chirinciuc
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
Part of the Balzaretti series, this chair reflects the traditional values of Italian craftsmanship reinterpreted in a light and modern design of great visual harmony. Stunning in its...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gorilla Chair with Real Off White Leather by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Gorilla chair with real off white leather by Marcantonio is an ape shaped seat with a rich off white leather covering. A lounge chair with a fantastic, unique shape.
For his debut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Resin, Foam
De Sede Smooth Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/01 longue chair by de Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Stackable Chair with Armrests Set of 2
By Opinion Ciatti, Marcello Zilliani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia stackable chair with armrests, made with die-cast aluminium shell and steel structure. For indoor/outdoor use. Stackable. Available in gold structure with white or black coa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern Black Green Beige or White Nordic Loop Dining or Accent Chair Set of 2
By Qeeboo, Front Design
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Loop chair designed from the original and recognizable Front's stroke. The experimentations on “free hand sketches” products, early 2000s one-of-a-kind artworks that used to material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 33.08 in W 22.05 in D 20.48 in
Customizable Artifort Tulip Lounge with Swivel Base by Pierre Paulin
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of flower power! The simple tulip spreads its half-open petals around the sitter, inviting and warming...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile
H 37.01 in W 35.04 in D 31.89 in
Botera High Chair in Upholstery, by E-GGS
By E-GGS, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Botera High chair is padded with four different types of foam, following the chair's design focus of comfort. A chunky cushion forms the base from which the high or low backrest is d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Jasper Morrison Hi Pad Chair in Beech Plywood & Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan craftsmanship: in these pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Jasper Morrison Small Hi Pad Stool in Fabric or Leather Upholstery by Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad Stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan craftsmanship: in these pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Jasper Morrison Tate Chair in Fabric or Leather Upholstery for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Easy to stack, to a maximum of 6 pieces, the Tate chair designed by Jasper Morrison is part of a range that includes chairs and stools. This series has a base made of satined stainle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia High Barstool
By Opinion Ciatti, Marcello Zilliani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia high barstool with die-cast aluminum shell, steel structure and rubber-covered footrest. Lacquered, not for outdoor use. Non stackable. Available in gold structure with whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
1983, Marc Newson, Orgone Chair in White
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Mariolina Chair in Anthracite Metal Legs, Silk Gray Shell, by E-GGs
By Miniforms, E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with iron legs in anthracite, a shell in polypropylene silk grey and the option to select an upholstered cushion material for your chair. The iron leg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Dedo High Stool in Steel Lacquer Legs, Wooden Seat, by Miniforms Lab
By Miniforms, Miniforms Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Dedo high stool in lacquered steel legs with beechwood seat. This stool with an ergonomic seat is in solid beech and steel structure lacquered in 9 colors. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Moroso Supernatural Perforated Side Chair Set of 4 by Ross Lovegrove
By Moroso, Ross Lovegrove
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multisensory design which calls out to be stroked, interpreted through touch and constantly re-processed. Its sinuous lines reach out into the space around it. Solids and voids, abse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Modern Brass Armchair or Dining Chair in Black White Green or Pink
By Qeeboo, Andrea Branzi
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Pupa armchair signed by Andrea Branzi is agile and voluptuous at the same time. It leans on a light metallic frame leaving the volume floating in the space. Born with chrome frame fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Plush Modern Black Side or Arm Chair with Chrome Legs by Andrea Branzi
By Andrea Branzi, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Pupa armchair signed by Andrea Branzi is agile and voluptuous at the same time. It leans on a light metallic frame leaving the volume floating in the space. Born with chrome frame fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
H 33.08 in W 30.71 in D 34.26 in
Jasper Morrison Lotus High Chair in Polished Chrome for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Lotus (High), by Jasper Morrison, is part of a complete collection of chairs, envisioned to be easily adaptable for both domestic and variegated professional settings. Available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Diamond Non Stackable Chair
By Joel Escalona, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia knows how to be chic, very chic, incredibly chic! Mammamia Diamond is definitely the most sophisticated chair in the Mammamia range and stems from the co-operation between O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern Black White or Green Brass Armchair or Accent Chair by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The prickly pear is an iconic plant of the Mediterranean. It represents the welcoming traits of the land in which it grows, a magic territory that tastes like holiday and discovery. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
H 33.47 in W 36.62 in D 28.35 in
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Non Stackable Chair, Set of 2
By Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia chair with die-cast aluminum shell and steel structure. For indoor/outdoor use. Non-stackable. Available in gold structure with white or black painted finish, or mirrored al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modern to Post Modern White Lacquered Side Chair with Arched Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage modern to postmodern white lacquered side chair with arched top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and we...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
H 38.25 in W 18.5 in D 21.5 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener Stuhl Chair in White with Wooven Cane Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A simplified design to create an elegant, comfortable, popular item”. The structure has an all-embracing simplicity, and is formed from just a few elements in steam bent solid beech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 31.4 in W 21.2 in D 22.4 in
111 Navy Mini Chair by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy Mini is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each stool is made of 111 recycled PET bottles. Like the original 111 Navy stool, these o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 White / Brass Cactus Chair by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock In Los Angeles
This set includes 2 x Cactus chairs.
This cactus chair is suit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Cow Horn Walnut Chair, by Knud Færch from Warm Nordic
By Knud Faerch
Located in Viby J, DK
The cow horn chair is an iconic 1960s chair and a sculptural masterpiece for design lovers, created by the internationally renowned Danish furniture designer, Knud Færch. The cow hor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Jasper Morrison Tate Stool Upholstered in Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Easy to stack – to a maximum of 6 pieces – the Tate chair designed by Jasper Morrison is part of a range that includes chairs and stools. This series has a base made of satined stain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener Stuhl Chair in Pure White
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A simplified design to create an elegant, comfortable, popular item”. The structure has an all-embracing simplicity, and is formed from just a few elements in steam bent solid beech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Diverge Chair in Wood Structure, Dove Gray Cushion, by Skrivo Design
By Skrivo Design, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Diverge chair is offered in wooden ash, stained black, anthracite or walnut leg structure, with the upholstered Twins Dove Gray cotton cushion. The seat cushion is available in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Ash
H 30.32 in W 22.64 in D 18.51 in
Mula Chair in Black Metal Leg Base with Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
By E-GGS, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mula chair is offered with iron rebar metal base, varnished in black. The seat and back are made with an injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam, upholstered in the listed fabrics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
By De Sede, Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Shaker Modern Chair by Ambrozia, Solid Walnut, Black Steel, Cream Vinyl
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Shaker modern dining chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat and back. Available in a large var...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Matte Black Modern Ribbon Plastic Dining or Side Chair Set of 2
By Nika Zupanc, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The ribbon chair is the object that expresses the female language of Nika Zupanc with a strong and essential icon. In black, white, pink and the new gold and rose gold versions the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Modern Liberty Armchair Low Back in Polished Brass and White Sheep Fur Cushions
By Bessa
Located in Oporto, PT
Inspiration:
The sculptural forms of the 30s inspired the Liberty Collection. The tubular and steel structures that have marked those years are combined with a new inspiration that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 33.47 in W 44.1 in D 38.59 in
Customizable e15 Bessy Lounge Chair by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez
Located in New York, NY
The stool bessy with its round upholstered seat is made from flexible oak-veneered plywood. Space-saving Bessy is suitable for private use as well as for contract use especially in h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Punk Non Stackable Chair
By Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia Punk chair with frame in die-cast aluminum and structure in steel. Indoor use, non-stackable. With 398 studs, applied by hand. One seat package. The product comply with UNI-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
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Find a variety of white modern chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and plastic, all white modern chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 5 antique and vintage white modern chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 130 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. White modern chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made white modern chairs over the years, but those made by Jasper Morrison, Cappellini and Emeco are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are White Modern Chairs?
Prices for white modern chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, white modern chairs begin at $134 and can go as high as $32,400, while the average can fetch as much as $1,058.
A Close Look at Modern Furniture
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
Questions About White Modern Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Wassily chairs are indeed considered mid-century modern. Although the chair was initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, it was re-released in the 1960s. Shop a collection of mid-century modern goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Some iconic chairs from the mid-century modern era include the Egg chair by Arne Jacobson, the La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames and the Womb chair by Eero Saarinen. With their clean lines, organic shapes and simple details, these chairs reflect some of the key features of the style. Shop a variety of mid-century modern chairs on 1stDibs.
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