$3,179 / set
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Lo of 4 Chairs "Irma" Design Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid set of 4 "irma" model chairs, design achille castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s made of
Metal
$2,354
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.51 in
Irma Design Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s, Set of four
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Vintage design dining chairs designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta model Irma. Black
Metal
$5,004 / set
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Set of 8 “Irma” Dining Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Hellouw, NL
The "Irma" chair, designed by the renowned Italian designer Achille Castiglioni in the 1970s and
Steel
$1,295
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Pair of "Irma" chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Argelato, BO
The "Irma" chair by Achille Castiglioni produced by Zanotta is composed of an elegant structure in
Steel
Unavailable
H 35.83 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Set of 4 Irma Leather Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Carpi, IT
The Irma chair, a creation by the revered Italian designer Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta in 1979
Stainless Steel
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H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Six Chairs by Castiglioni for Zanotta Varnished Metal Nylon Leather, 1970s
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
A group of six chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, Irma model. Varnished tubular metal
Metal
Sedie "Irma" di Achille Castiglioni per Zanotta
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Conversano, IT
eleganti sedie vintage. Nome del Prodotto: Sedie "Irma" di Achille Castiglioni per Zanotta Designer
Iron
Set of Four Irma Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1979
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of four Irma chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1979 Structure in tubular steel fire
Metal
Set of Two Irma Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1979
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of two Irma chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1979 Structure in tubular steel painted
Metal
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H 35.83 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Irma Design Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s, Set of 10
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage design dining chairs designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta model Irma. Red lacquered
Metal
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H 38.59 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Irma Design Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s, Set of 4
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage design dining chairs designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta model Irma. Black
Metal
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H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.71 in
Group of six Irma Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1980s
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 6 chairs, enameled metal frame, leather seat and back.
Metal
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H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 18.51 in
Six Chairs 'Irma' by Achille Castiglioni Metal Nylon Leather Zanotta, 1980s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
A group of six chairs 'Irma' by Achille Castiglioni. Tubular varnished metal, nylon feet, seat and
Metal
Set of 4 Irma Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1979
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Budapest, HU
The Irma Chair set, designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta in 1979, exemplifies the designer's
Metal
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H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 19.3 in
Set of 6 ‘Irma’ Midcentury Black Chairs by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Savona, IT
Six chairs produced in the 1970s by Zanotta designed by Achille Castiglioni. Steel tube painted in
Metal
Irma Chair by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Marano Di Napoli, NA
Irma chair by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta is a 70's production. The chair is made of black
Metal
$15,200 / set
H 29.14 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Luigi Vaghi Dining Chairs for Former, Black Leather, 1968, Set of 8
By Vaghi
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Luigi Vaghi Dining Chairs for Former, Italy, 1968, Set of 8. Luigi Vaghi designed these sculptural dining chairs in 1968 for Former. The style is typical of the age, visible in othe...
Leather, Birch
$2,119 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Brass Cabinet Modern Floating Brass Side Table Nightstand
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
Exquisite custom nightstand, a masterpiece crafted from engineered wood and adorned with a polished, slightly brushed, burnished, varnished brass finish. This exceptional piece is de...
Brass
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$6,946 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
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
Gae Aulenti for Zanotta "Gaetano" Writing Table, Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano work table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta with original glass top supported by two folding trestles in black and red enamelled metal. Timeless object. With its dry and essential ...
Metal
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$2,692Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 9.85 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Acerbis LOKUM S Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Acerbis, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$5,995 / set
H 32.38 in W 17.5 in D 18.75 in
Italian Mid-century Beech and Leather Dining Chairs - Set of Six
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An outstanding set of six armless dining chairs by the Italian firm Consorzio Sedie Friuli, circa 1960, with woven seats of thick leather straps on beech wood frames. Classic Mid-cen...
Leather, Wood, Beech
$3,014Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 43.71 in W 24.02 in D 16.93 in
Rennie Dining Chair Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1980's
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design 'RENNIE' Dining Chair set of 8 by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, made in Italy 1980's. Architectural design dining chairs in dark brown. The seat and b...
Faux Leather, Wood
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
$7,359 / item
H 28.35 in W 66.54 in D 48.04 in
Antella Dining Table by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antella Dining Table by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina Kazuhide Takahama’s Antella is a dual-purpose piece: a console that can be transformed into an oval table. T...
Wood
$1,412 / item
H 30.32 in W 19.69 in D 18.12 in
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Walnut and Black Leather Chairs, Italy 1981
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Sacile, PN
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini set of six walnut and black leather chairs, Italy 1981 circa. This set, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, is characterized by a splendid co...
Leather, Wood
$883 / item
H 33.47 in W 20.08 in D 17.33 in
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair or stool for Cassina, new
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, matt white painted, matt black painted, chrome gun barrel or gold chrome. Seat is available in leather ...
Metal
Milanese designer and architect Achille Castiglioni sought to inject personality into all of his work, and found deep inspiration in everyday objects. A legend of Italian mid-century modernism, he created iconic, universally loved table lamps, chairs and other lighting and furniture with his likeminded brothers during the postwar years.
There was the Snoopy lamp, which brings to mind the unmistakable Peanuts character, while the shape of a common street lamp inspired the design behind the Arco floor lamp. Elsewhere, the Toio floor lamp — a provocative fixture in any living room — was made with automotive parts as well as run-of-the-mill recreational gear.
Castiglioni studied the classics at Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and finally architecture and design at the Polytechnic University of Milan. After graduating in 1944, Castiglioni began working with his brothers Pier Giacomo and Livio at the studio they cofounded with classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni.
Livio left to pursue lighting design and sound technology, leaving Achille and Pier Giacomo to continue to collaborate on various projects. One such design was the iconic Taraxacum hanging lamp for FLOS which featured a resin “cocoon” created with sprayed plastic polymers that protects its steel core and allows for the diffusion of light.
Castiglioni won Italy’s highest award for industrial design — the Compasso d’Oro — seven times, and the Museum of Modern Art was home to his first individual retrospective in the United States. Castiglioni later taught at the Polytechnic University of Turin and at Polytechnic in Milan.
Castiglioni’s designs remain timeless. Some of them can be found in Tokyo’s Living Design Center Ozone, the Triennale di Milano and the Hangaram Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Center.
Find vintage Achille Castiglioni lighting, seating, tables and other furniture 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.