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1,407
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Seating For Sale
Plopp Stool 'Mini' by Zieta Prozessdesign, Stainless Steel ‘Inox’ Version
By Zieta
Located in Paris, FR
"Plopp" stool by Zieta - Stainless steel (inox) version
Model mini
Measure: 38 cm high, 25 cm diameter
“Plopp” is a stool designed by Zieta Prozessdesign which is a Polish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
1973, Verner Panton for Rosenthal, Side Chair Including Original Panton Fabric
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Please ask Casey Godrie Ibiza/Amsterdam for our competitive shipping quotes.
This icon is with armrests, pretty rare, with a swivel base. The chair's fabric is in very good conditio...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Red Velvet Vintage Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful red velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. We can prepare this pair also in another color of fabric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
Bench, Cantilever, Mid Century, Walnut, Danish Cord, Weave, Hardwood, Semigood
Located in Issaquah, WA
Mid-century inspired, hardwood and woven Danish cord bench. This listing is for a 41.125" long Rian Cantilever Bench in Walnut with Kraft Danish Cord....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cord, Hardwood
1930, Paul Schuitema Easy Chair, Fabric with Black Lacquered Wooden Armrests
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bucket Bench, Modern Long Side Table or Seat with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Bench Bucket Stool is the longest of four versions from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furniture featuring bentwood handles. The Bucket Bench is a versatile piece, excellent as a dining bench, entryway seat...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Double Bucket Stool, Wide Side Table or Seat with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Double Bucket Stool is a generous single seat or side table. The third of four versions from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furnit...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
A_Stool Powder Coated Aluminum Counter Height in Signal Blue by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Contemporary A_Stool in counter height stool in powder-coated aluminium. A minimal, backless design in durable powder-coated aluminum. Also available in brushed, sanded, or polished ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Geometric Bench Metal Stainless Steel Brass by Ana Volante 21st century
By Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Futuristic bench
Stainless steel 12Ga
Brush finish
Brass 260
Designed by Ana Volante
Dimensions:
45cm x 1.20m x 45cm
(17.7") x (47.2") x (17.7")
Handcrafted stainless-steel d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Multiple Industrial Galvanitas S16 Dining Chairs in Black, Netherlands
By Galvanitas
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Functional / Industrial Galvanitas S16 plywood chairs in the style of Prouvé. Frames are made of folded sheet steel and seat / backpanel of resin plywo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Armchair, anonymous, for A Lagerberg, Sweden, 1897
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted pine.
Presented at the Stockholm exhibition of 1897.
Measures: H 108 cm/ 3'7”
W 60 cm/ 23 1/2"
D 56 cm/ 22”
SH 42 cm/ 16 1/2".
Category
1890s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Armchair Designed by T. Yoshioka for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic armchair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade.
White version only is available in quick s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Low Table or Stool by T. Yoshioka for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic low table or stool, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade. White version only is available i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Plastic
French Style Oak Wing Chair
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A French style oak wing chair covered in pink linen fabric with natural oak legs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Seating
Materials
Oak
Alex Outdoor Upholstered Stainless Steel Powder Coated Lounge Side Club Chair
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the simplicity of Mid-Century Design, The Alex style of relaxed seating is created using a Stainless Steel, Powder Coated frame and specialized...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Muller Van Severen, Outdoor Lounge Chair Model "Wire S #5", Belgium, 2017
Located in Barcelona, ES
Muller Van Severen
Outdoor lounge chair model “Wire S #5”
Manufactured by Muller Van Severen
Produced for Side Gallery
Powder coated stainless steel in deep red
Measurements...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cognac Leather Director's Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Dark hues of vegetable-tanned leather and a beechwood frame finished with an ash wood varnish. Hand-sewn and assembled in Rome by Dario Alfonsi, this iconic collapsible chair...
Category
2010s Italian Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
A Set of Six Mountain Dining Chairs France 1970s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A set of 6 dining chairs France 1970s
Incredible original patina
In good condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Dutch Design, Set of Original Tubular Chairs with Black Upholstery, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Hendrick Dining Chair, Customizable
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sleek and modern Hendrick dining chair features clean lines and a luxurious leather upholstered seat and back, adding comfort and sophistication to any room. An oxidized ambrosia...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of Four 19th Century French Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of four 19th century French carved walnut dining chairs in style of Louis Philippe. With hand-caned seats and backs. The chairs are raised on elegantly carved legs, France, circa...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Bohemian Poufs in Post Modern Velvet Upholstered Stools 1970s Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modern vintage cylindric stools in bronze, red, white and red psychedelic velvet fabric upholstery in 1970s style.
Pair of highly decorative post moder...
Category
20th Century American Bohemian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fabric
Neo Renaissance Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania. Veneer restored and repolished. First used by Count Zelenski, Neudorf (Romania) unti...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Club Chair with Walnut Banded Barrel Back and Hand-Turned, Tapered Legs
Located in Gallatin, NY
Our barrel form, fit to your body, sits atop four hand-turned and tapered legs. As the back band meets the line of the arm and joins the face frame, a three-way mitered joint unites ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cotton, Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Window Bench
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian neoclassical window bench with deep set, buttoned turquoise uph top, mirrored mounted parcel gilt frame.
Category
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Seating
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vanity Seat in Grey Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vanity seat.
Grey lacquer.
Handmade.
Wood base.
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These pieces are made with at least 60 coats of org...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Seating
Materials
Lacquer
Art Deco Streamline Armchair by Jindrich Halabala, c. 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco- Streamline Armchair designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody Brno, ca 1940.
This original Art Deco - Streamline Armch...
Category
1940s Czech Streamlined Moderne Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Pair of French 19th Charles X Style Burl Maple Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th Charles X st. Burl Maple benches. Each beautiful bench is raised by two supports with most decorative and uniquely scrolled designs and...
Category
19th Century French Charles X Antique Seating
Materials
Maple
Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Mike was born out of a geometrical game of combining rhombi. 12 wooden elements with rhombus-shaped tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or side table. Two, three or even more pieces, with their hexagonal top and star-shaped base, can be united to form a coffee table or bench. Handmade by master craftsmen in Tuscany, Italy.
The 12 elements are screwed together instead of glued so the rhombi are perceived as individual parts.
The oakwood is reclaimed from old Italian wine barrels...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Thonet Armchairs by Otto Wagner
Located in Vienna, AT
Beach bentwood design by Otto Wagner about 1900
The fabric on the chairs is obsolete but I can offer you huge range Vienna Secession fabrics instad of.
Delivery time 5-6 weeks
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Clear Acrylic 'Stooble' (Stool x End Table), Multipurpose Sub-Surface Terrarium
By Thislexik, Vedat Ulgen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
'The Stooble' is cross between a stool and a side table that is both functionally and aesthetically flexible.
Like the other members of our 'Bond Series', the completely transparent acrylic Stooble is defined by the trough nestled underneath its surface. The trough enables you to curate your own sub-seat terrarium, or to display your own accents, oddities, and other objects of intrigue. Its transparent nature allows the piece to house accents that compliment its surrounding environment while also creating a sense of space. This aesthetic flexibility allows the table to synergize perfectly with almost any design project.
To accommodate the more practical sitter who would prefer to use the piece's surface as a seat, we added an angled acrylic panel beneath the trough to serve as a conveniently-placed footrest.
The 'Bond Series' is a line of acrylic furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Acrylic
The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder
Located in Oakville, CT
Redolent of the cafeteria tables found in early-20th-century schools and factories, The Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat is our hallmark product—proudly sand cast and made in America with premium ductile iron.
This versatile heritage piece lies at the heart of the industrial-modern aesthetic of American furniture. Build these distinctive wall-mounted stools into your vision for a man-cave bar or kitchen-island. Designers have found they are the perfect alternative-seating solution for their commercial projects like beer gardens, communal-dining restaurants, and coffeehouse cafes.
The 12” diameter alder wood seat is left raw for you to finish to your taste, or ipe is available and recommended for outdoor installations. The cast-iron assembly is painted satin black. Our rule of thumb for spacing is “one seat every two feet.”
Stress tested in excess of 1,000 pounds.
Seat depth measures 12 1/2" when pushed in, 26" when swung out.
Width including seat and bracket measures 24".
Height from bottom of mounting plate to top of seat measures 10 3/4".
Spec sheet and Base plate mounting scan available upon request.
The Swing out Seat is also known as, or has been called: Suspended Swing Out Kitchen Stool, Space Saving Stool, Wrought Iron Stool, Swing Stools...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Brazilian Bench in Lacquered Wood, 1950s
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Midcentury Brazilian bench in lacquered wood, 1950s
Of unknown authorship, this bench in wood lacquered in black color is all built in wood. Its bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Rococo Style Suede Bench
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful caramel suede upholstered bench with carved cabriole legs. Perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Rococo Seating
Materials
Suede, Wood
SUPERMETAL Bench Designed by Chiara Ferrari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The supermetal bench, taking its name by the solely use of metal, is inspired by the lightness of energy infrastructures.
The thin, top surface folds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Seating
Materials
Metal
Melia Made to Order Customizable Modern Sofa
By Dwell Floor Five
Located in Studio City, CA
Sleek and midcentury scaled the Melia sofa is stylish and hip.
The sofa can be customized to your liking with plenty of fabric colors and options to choo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Chair 'Planet B' by Touche-Touche
Located in Antwerp, BE
Contemporary chair, pouf, ottoman, touche-touche, France, 2020.
Planet B is a contemporary functional art object created by the duo touche-touche. The one of a kind item was part ...
Category
2010s French Organic Modern Seating
Materials
Foam
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A glamorous pair of silvered wood Louis XVI style fauteuils covered in a fabulous glimmering violet glazed linen.
Category
1950s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
Faux Species N02 by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Due to the surge of innovation in 3D printing technologies, SLS printing has become popular because of its design freedom, high productivity and relatively low cost. However, the nature of the printing process means that large quantities of SLS nylon powder is left as by product, leading to unforeseen wastage whose disposal has not been considered. The Hot Wire Extensions...
Category
2010s Swiss Seating
Materials
Sandstone
Single 18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single carved 18th century Italian silver leaf armchair upholstered in leather. Purchased at the famed store Therian.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
Sigve Knutson White Clay Nuggets
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Sigve Knutson (b. 1991, Norway) is an experimental designer based in between Oslo and Eindhoven. He obtained an MA in Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven in 2016. His pract...
Category
2010s Norwegian Seating
Materials
Clay
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Brazilian "Concha" Armchair Burnt Sunset Red
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair model “Shell”
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950
Iron structure, fabric upholstery
Measurements
70 cm x 78 cm x 74h cm.
28 in x 27,5 in x 31h in.
Literature
Brasilian modern: The rediscovery of twentieth-century Brazilian furniture. Aric Chen. Brasil, 2016. Pag 217,128
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Seating
Materials
Iron
Paul Mathieu X Luxury Living Contour Club Pouf
Located in Miami, FL
The Contour Club is a chic pair of ottomans that can add instant flare and additional seating to any environment. They are upholstered in navy blue boucle fabric with a removable top...
Category
2010s Italian Seating
Materials
Bouclé
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1965, Set of 12
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "121" dining chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1965, set of twelve.
Iconic and charming, the model "121" by Afra & Tobia Scarpa shows once again the Scar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plywood
"Encilhaço" Stool, Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Bohemian Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
19th Century Italian Giltwood Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian giltwood single armchair with finely carved details. Newly upholstered in bright purple velvet.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Midcentury Danish Colourful Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
This is an excellent set of 2 danish modern dining chairs in the style of Arne Vodder and Arne Hovmand-Olsen. In excellent and ready to use. Made from solid teak. I had the two botto...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather, Teak
Scroll Arm, Naples Chairs, circa 1920
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of Liberty Period, beautifully carved, solid Chestnut side chairs with unique, tightly scrolled arms featuring radiant, floral reliefs in the center of each.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Seating
Materials
Chestnut
Bar Stool model "Jamaica" stool by Pepe Cortes, aluminium swivel seat steel legs
By Pepe Cortés
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Jamaica Stool is Spanish classic, and one of the best designed stools in history. Designed in 1991 by interior designer Pepe Cortes, the stool remains as modern as ever. Its mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Empire Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Empire loveseat in walnut and rootwood with brass fittings. Navy blue upholstery with silver floral pattern. Part of a suite with chairs E22-1.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Jacobean Style Red Velvet Side Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
Jacobean style reproduction pair of flame-stitched red velvet chairs, are piped along high backs with flaunt mottled faux stained leg frames.
Category
20th Century American Seating
Materials
Velvet
Fritz Hansen Tufted Light Brown Leather and Suede Sofa
By Fritz Hansen
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rarely seen 1940s Fritz Hansen tufted sofa with original light brown leather and new Suede seat with wooden leg detail.
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Suede, Leather
Mid Century Danish Modern Selig Swivel Rocker Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Selig
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Danish Modern Eames era Selig Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Offered is a Mid Century Modern Lounge Chair and Ottoman. "Cool" mi...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Sigve Knutson Wood Clay Nuggets
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Sigve Knutson (b. 1991, Norway) is an experimental designer based in between Oslo and Eindhoven. He obtained an MA in Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven in 2016. His pract...
Category
2010s Norwegian Seating
Materials
Clay
Italian Midcentury Tufted Sofa by Ico Parisi in Grey Flannel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Impeccably restored Italian midcentury tufted sofa by Ico Parisi in new Grey Flannel.
Matching pair of chairs available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Seating
Materials
Wool
Marta Blomstedt Pair of Easy Chairs in Sheepskin, Model Aulanko, Finland
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Märta Blomstedt easy chairs. Legs in stained ash and upholstered in sheepskin. Model designed for Hotel Aulanko, Finland, 1939.
The chairs are newly refinished an upholstere...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Ash
"Maria Alice" Chair, by Marcelo Magalhães, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This outstanding chair was designed by Marcelo Magalhães in 2022.
The unique organic shape of the wood is beautifully combined with the handwork of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Steel and Leather Rocking Chair in the Manner of R. W Winfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A strip metal steel frame rocking chair in the manner of R. W Winfield, reupholstered in new black distressed leather.
Category
1850s English Antique Seating
Materials
Steel
Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale 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.
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