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Seating For Sale
Color:  Red
Streamline Art Deco Club Settee Sofa
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Outstanding 1940s Art Deco settee sofa. Original red knit upholstery in excellent condition without holes or damage. Very comfortable and solid.
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Midcentury Jano Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama Cassina
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these wonderful Jano chairs designed by Kazuhide Takahama. Featuring original upholstery on chrome steel frame. These are original and produced by Simon Gavina and now Cassina. Fits perfectly in any midcentury or Postmodern home...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Model 4835 Eros Swivel Dining Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Set of 6
Located in Izegem, VWV
Originally designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 1999 the Eros chair is inspired by the 1960s but has quickly become a modern design Classic. It features the pure compositional structure that epitomizes the fluid design style of Philippe Starck. with an organic shape, the oval seat is constructed from glossy bright red polycarbonate that sits on a polished aluminum swivel tulip base...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of 1920's English Red Studded Club Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1920's. Pair 1920's English red studded club chairs. Original Rexine leather buttoned and studded with sprung seat pads, brass leg caps, great wea...
Category

1920s British Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Chaise Longue "Diapason" by De Lucchi & Saracino
By De Lucchi & Saracino
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Designed in 1973 by Giovanni De Lucchi and Titti Saracino, their "Diapason" chaise is made using a sheet of stainless steel attac...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Concrete, Stainless Steel

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'D70' Sofa in Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, sofa or daybed, model D70, steel, brass, fabric, Italy, 1954. Osvaldo Borsanis sofa 'D70' was presented at the Triennale of Milan in 1954 where it won the Gold Medal for design. Not only the design is extraordinary, because so is the technology. With a single twist the back and seating are positioned upwards or down, all to create the highest comfort for the sofa or daybed. This eccentric sofa...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass, Steel

Italian 1950s Red and Grey Ladies Lounge Armchairs
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of two armchairs organic and sculptural designed iconic examples of Italian design from the 1950s, upholstered in the original colors grey and red light curly velvet. Very nic...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Molded Swiveling Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vibrant group of swiveling armchairs having organically shaped seats with their expressive original red upholstery floating on lacquered stems rising from early four-pronged bases.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

1950, Charles and Ray Eames, Set of Four DKR Chairs Red Leather Bikinis
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,...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Exquisite Set of Molinari Foldable Easy Chairs Designed by Teun van Zanten 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Fantastic set of midcentury easy chairs produced by Molinari and designed by Teun van Zanten in the 1970s. The chairs feature a stabile tubular black frame with very comfortable red ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Red Tubular Chromed Steel Sofa by Robert Slezák, Fully Restored, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome tubular steel frame. Manufactured by Robert Slezák in the 1930s. Chrome tubular steel is in perfect original condition. Upholstered to high quality ...
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20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Four Rare Red Chairs Designed by Charlotte Perriand, France Circa 1955
Located in Jersey City, NJ
*SUMMER SALE* Set of four stackable dining chairs in original red leather. The seat and back are stitched together and riveted to the chrome frame. The chairs are in the original con...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ergonomic Harry Bertoia Lounge Bird Chair for Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Vintage Harry Bertoia Bird chair for Knoll 1960s with an original Knoll fabric flame red slip cover on a metal white and black coated frame.The High Wingback chair is in ori...
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Wire

Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Womb Chair & Ottoman by Knoll
Located in Southampton, NY
This Iconic original Womb Chair and accompanying ottoman is by famed Finnish/ American designer Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. The chair and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

2000s Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair
Located in Esperance, NY
Modern Living — In the 1950s, the Eames molded shell changed everything about what a chair could be–sculptural, practical, mass-produced. Now in recyclable polypropylene, this staple of modern living fits every body and any space. 2000s Eames Molded plastic side chair...
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale. Basurto 01...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Set of Four Red Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, 1974
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 1970s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østerg...
Category

20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Handwoven Bench the "Cloud" in Red
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary bench is from the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. These contemporary pieces are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and...
Category

2010s Brazilian Seating

Materials

Fabric

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

Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Purple Swan Swivel Armchair
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, the swan armchair was groundbreaking at the time and has gone on to become a true classic. The ...
Category

1950s Danish Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Purple Swan Swivel Armchair, Set of Two
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, the swan armchair was groundbreaking at the time and has gone on to become a true classic. The ...
Category

1950s Danish Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Modern Minho Chaise Lounge, DEDAR Velvet, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Minho Chaise Lounge, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Minho chaise lounge with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Walnut, Velvet, Oak

Large Set of Italian Patio Chairs in Red Lacquered Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large set of dining chairs, colored metal, Italy, 1960s Very large set of metal chairs in a red color. The chairs have an elegant, bold design, as is quintessential of Italian patio chairs. Curved shapes and thin armrests form the frame combined with a mesh seat and back. Because we were able to get a very large quantity of this characteristic and quirky chair...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Love Swivel Armchair NEW production Giovannetti, design S.Santantonio
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Femininity, seduction and comfort for this elegant "throne" of modernity. Swivel seat.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Steel

Charles Eames for Herman Miller Compact Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
The Eames sofa compact works where bulkier sofas don’t. The clean profile and crisp, light scale evolved from a built-in sofa that Charles and Ray Eames designed for the living room ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Other

Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural and graceful iconic lounge chair model 1705 by Warren Platner designed in 1962 for Knoll International. Upholstered in luxurious rust ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Black Metal and Red Skai Italian 1950s Chairs in the Style of G. Rinaldi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of midcentury chairs made from black metal structure and red skai seat and back. Silver painted feet and brass studded backrest. The special structure of the metal rod gives a c...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

CM 196 Side Chair by Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All original CM 196 side chair by Pierre Paulin. Measure: Seat height is 18" inches. Very comfortable and sturdy.
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book and dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, the dust jacket is slightly sunned but is complete with no tears or chips. This is the 1981 1st edition. 305 page...
Category

20th Century Seating

Materials

Paper

Knoll Design (Book)
Knoll Design (Book)
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1960s Mid Century Orange Swivel Barrel Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall
Located in Draper, UT
1960s Mid-Century Orange Swivel Barrel Lounge Chair in the Style of Adrian Pearsall. Features original tangerine-orange upholstery that is soft to the touch and has a shaggy flair - ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Set of 12 Red Velvet Carlo Scarpa Theatre Chairs, from the Auditorium Roma, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
An iconic set of 12 chairs designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Auditorium in Via della Conciliazione, Rome on a project by Architect Marcello Piacentini 1950 this set from the first a...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Nickel Lounge Chair Reupholstered in Your Fabric
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern lounge chair in nickel finish, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, circa 1980s. Signed with Knoll label. This chair is currently being reupholstered and can be co...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Sculptural curved cloud sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs, USA 1980s.
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning sculptural curved cloud sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs, USA 1980s. The original raspberry red (or lipstick red?) ultrasuede upholstery is in great condition for...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Ultrasuede

Sanguine Bellini 2040 Bench by Coco Flip
Located in Geneve, CH
Sanguine Bellini 2040 Bench by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 204 x W 54 x H 52.5 cm Materials: Timber / Upholstered tops, Powder-coated steel frame. Weight: 30kg Frame Finishes: Textura P...
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

industrial postmodern waterfall bench1 with storage (2 available)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two waterfall industrial metal benches made in the 1990s for an underground dance music record store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles called B...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Red Florence Knoll Lounge Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of vintage Florence Knoll lounge chairs on steel bases. We have these totally refurbished and re-upholstered in red Maharam Messenger fabric. The bases have been polished, and...
Category

20th Century American Seating

Materials

Steel

1980s Task Chair Designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s Very fun and bright cherry red eighties task chairs designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll International. Armless style, padded, with a great base. 3 available. CONDITION ...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Scandinavian Modern Red Side Chairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
The dimensions for the pair of Scandinavian Modern red plywood side chairs are approximately: Height: 29 inches Width: 18.75 inches Depth: 17 inches Seat Height: 18 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Seating

Materials

Plywood

Pierre Paulin “Ben” Lounge Chairs for Artifort
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair Artifort Lounge Chairs designed by french designer Pierre Paulin. Labeled. Original fabric. 28w 29d 29h 17s
Category

1990s Dutch Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric

Thayer Coggin Red Leather Sectional Sofa, 1990
Located in Chicago, IL
Thayer Coggin Milo Baughman biomorphic sectional sofa. Made by Thayer-Coggin, circa 1990. Original red leather. Leather shows wear consistent ...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Greg Lynn “Ravioli” Chair by Vitra
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ravioli” chair by renowned architect Greg Lynn. Circa 2005. Known as the pioneer of digital architecture. Manufactured by Vitra, Switzerland. Two tone P...
Category

Early 2000s Swiss Modern Seating

Materials

Textile, Fiberglass

Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen "Swan"Chair 2005
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This model 3320 or "Swan" swivel lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and is still a design icon. This one is manufactured in 2005, it is marked in the foot and with a ...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Very Rare Pair of Kastholm & Fabricius FK82 or 'x' Chairs for Alfred Kill
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A stunning original first edition pair of X-chairs by Jorgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius for Alfred Kill in steel and oxblood leather.
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

French Giltwood Settee Sofa, Style Louis XVI, Red Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French giltwood settee sofa, style Louis XVI, red velvet, 19th century. Dimensions: 53.5 in. L 25 in. D x 39.5 in. H Seat height 20 in.
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Velvet 'Dress-Up' Sectional Sofa Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for Cassina
Located in Dallas, TX
Three-piece velvet Cassina Sectional sofa designed by Rudolfo Dordoni. Upholstered in a high-grade deep wine-colored velvet. Purchased new but never installed. Can be reconfigured to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet

Amore Bench, Flame Red
Located in Miami, FL
Amore bench belongs to an unusual project with the lettering philosophy, made by Gi Colonna Romano: a word becomes a design element and materializes, becom...
Category

2010s Italian Seating

Materials

Plastic

Mid Century Modern Red Flat Chromed Bar Brno Chair, by Mies Van Der Rohe
Located in Madison, WI
The Brno Chair, created by Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for the famous Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, captures the pioneering minimalism of its original setting. This chair, r...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Edra Tatlin Sofa Loveseat by Mario Cananzi + Roberto Semprini, Red Velvet ITALY
Located in Basel, BS
Edra Loveseat Sofa in Red Velvet--This is an Incredibly spectacular Spiral / Fibonacci Shaped Sofa!! This is a rare piece, an original Italian designer Edra Tatlin...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

GAN Spaces Nuances Pouf by Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
The Nuances collection consists of three rugs and a pouf made by hand. Investigating with different colors and densities, Patricia Urquiola was able to reinvent the wool felt, giving...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Seating

Materials

Wool

GAN Grapy Soft Lounge Chair by Kensaku Oshiro
Located in New York, NY
This innovative easy chair is available in two different cotton fabrics, canvas and velvet, in five color choices with reinforced seams with contrasting colors and a filling of polys...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet

Ward Bennett Desk Chair for Brickell Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
Ward Bennett Desk Chair. Upholstered in original red cotton weave fabric. Chair tilts and swivels with adjustable height. Dimensions provided are as follows for its lowest position...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of 9 Stackable Paolo Favaretto & Airborne Assisa 1986
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful design chairs with a black coated tubular steel structure and a polypropylene seat and seatback in the color red.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beanbag chair DS-9090 by De Sede. Beanbags have long been a part of the De Sede inventory, but the manufacture has now gone one step further with the launch of DS-9090, a beanbag that defines sitting itself. A pyramid-shaped insert made of high quality, stabile DS-SELECT leather gives the ‘shapeless’ model a seat direction and seating hollow – an innovation in the history of the beanbag. This step optimizes both the seating comfort and the appearance of the undefined shape of the beanbag. As with previous beanbag models, DS-9090 is filled with De Sede fill, a combination of foam and beads, and the insert in DS-SELECT is integrated with a handstitched seam. Whether as an eye-catcher in the living room, a stylish, additional seating option, or a cozy and relaxing object around the home, DS-9090 can be seen in the definition of its eternally beautiful, characteristic beanbag shape. Details: Standard configuration: Seating hollow in SELECT black leather. For casing upholstery options, please choose from SELECT leather swatches...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Heart Stool with Red or Black Fabric
Located in Paris, FR
Stool heart with polyurethane foam and upholstered with red fabric 100% cotton. With removable upholstery. Base in polished stainless steel. Also available with black fabric, on requ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Very rare Diabolo chair by Ben Swildens for Stabin Bennis, 1960's
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Highly collectible lounge chair 'Diabolo' by Ben Swildens and produced by Stabin Bennis in Woerden, the Netherlands, in the sixties. EXTREMELY RARE! Two fiber glass cones on top of...
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wool, Fiberglass, Foam

1950s, pair of Danish lounge chairs, red cotton/wool fabric.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, pair of Danish lounge chairs. Reupholstered about 20 years ago by craftsman in Denmark. Very good condition: no smells and no stains. Red cotton/wool fabric, beech wood legs, ...
Category

1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Beech

1950s, Danish lounge chair, red cotton/wool fabric, beech wood.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, Danish lounge chair. Reupholstered about 20 years ago by craftsman in Denmark. Very good condition: no smells and no stains. Red cotton/wool fabric, beech wood legs, brass spr...
Category

1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Beech

1950s, pair of Danish lounge chairs, red cotton/wool fabric, beech wood.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, pair of Danish lounge chairs. Reupholstered about 20 years ago by craftsman in Denmark. Very good condition: no smells and no stains. Red cotton/wool fabric, beech wood legs, ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Beech

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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