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DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
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 tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Leather
Greg Lynn “Ravioli” Chair by Vitra
By Greg Lynn, 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 Pomodoro dark red. Fiberglass ...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Textile, Fiberglass
Modern Minho Chaise Lounge, DEDAR Velvet, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By 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 Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet, Oak
H 21.66 in W 76.78 in D 37.41 in
Shiro Kuramata Sofa With Arms in Chromed Tubular Metal for Cappellini
By Shiro Kuramata, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An homage to the masters of early 20th century modernism, the sofa with arms armchair by Shiro Kuramata has a structure made of chromed tubular metal, padded with polyurethane foam a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Smile Adjustable Rotating Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Smile chair by De Sede. With its new, patented adjustment mechanism, Smile offers comfort that stands out from the rest and can be stopped at any angle without any effort. The tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
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 attached to a solid concrete base. The designers were part...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
RH-305 Bauhaus Dining Tufted Armchair Leather, Stainless Steel Legs by De Sede
By Robert Haussmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair with armrests RH-305/01 by De Sede. A chair that has lost none of its elegance and style since it was created in the 1950s, an icon. The re-edition remains a Classic, but has b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
RH-305 Bauhaus Dining Tufted Chair Leather and Stainless Steel Legs by De Sede
By Robert Haussmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair RH-305/01 by De Sede. A chair that has lost none of its elegance and style since it was created in the 1950s, an icon. The re-edition remains a Classic, but has been adapted sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
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 tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
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
RH-301 Bauhaus Leather Tufted Lounge Chair with Steel Legs by Robert Haussmann
By Robert Haussmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair RH-301/01 by De Sede. The appeal of tubular stainless steel furniture is timeless. Created in 1954 as a tribute to Mies van der Rohe, Robert Haussmann’s famous chrome-plated fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Filou Adjustable Reclining Leather Easy Lounge Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Filou chair by De Sede. Filou's seat and footrest are fully crafted and can be stopped at any angle without any effort. A clever solution presents the upholstery from being undul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
By Markus Hartmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Sesam Adjustable Reclining Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Sesam armchair by De Sede. The ultimate in comfort. A simple adjustment - that can even be made while seated - swivels out the footrest and reclines the seat. This offers body su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Cleo Adjustable Reclining Leather Easy Lounge Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Cleo chair by De Sede. Slim and self-assured in every setting – the Cleo easy-chair is made for relaxing. Its striking modern lines transform it into a contemporary sculpture tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Embrace Armchair by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 96 x D 85 x H 68 cm.
Materials: Velvet.
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available.
Featuring an enfolding composition ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pli Dual Rotation Multi-Functional Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Stefan Heiliger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Pli chair by De Sede. A miracle of rotation. The chair Pli consists of two armchair parts, each rotating about its own axis. Thanks to the option of Dual rotation the armchair ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pavo Adjustable Leather Armchair by FSM
By Markus Hartmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Pavo chair by De Sede. The all-purpose armchair. Pavo has many facets, whether as an elegant side armchair or as a comfortable relaxing armchair with remarkable functions. Pavo o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
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
Shelby Adjustable Swivel Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede, Georg Appeltshauser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Shelby chair by De Sede. Built for blissful relaxation, this easy chair takes its name from its constructional design: a hard shell containing a soft and cosy core with convenien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
KT-221 Bauhaus Occasional Chair in Tufted Natural Leather and Metal by De Sede
By Kurt Thut, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lounge chair KT221/01 by De Sede. Relaunch and update of the design created in 1956. Objectively functional design of an iconographic, architectural construction through the transfer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Big Girl Chair by Lara Bohinc, Orange Wool, Organic Shape, Armchair
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Big Girl armchair is the largest piece in this new body of works. Reminiscent of a curvaceous female body, the pieces are composed of a wooden str...
Category
2010s English Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool
Rex Posture Support Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Rex chair by De Sede. The armchair Rex revolutionizes the act of sitting. Like the De Sede model DS-343, the armchair Rex is based on a patented seat study developed over the las...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Derrière Chair by Lara Bohinc, Orange Fabric, Organic Shape, Armchair
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Derriere armchair conveys aspects of the female figure. The pieces are composed of a wood structure made up of 6 symmetrical pieces with the addit...
Category
2010s English Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool
H 30.32 in W 40.16 in D 34.85 in
Wood Frame High Back Lounge Chair in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
“Living in a glass house makes you design pieces to look immaculate from every angle,” says Craig Bassam, who designed the BassamFellows Wood Frame Lounge Collection for his own home...
Category
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Marshmallow Stool, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow stool, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 45 x 50 x 50 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green, royal red
Royal Stranger is...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Glazy Chair, Gentle 373 by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy chair, gentle 373 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: Upholstery
Also available: Upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric collection...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Reclining Veranda Lounge Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Red, Black Frame
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Kansas City, MO
Reclining Veranda Chaise lounge designed by Vico Magistretti for Casina. Original red upholstery with black powder coated steel frame. The foot rest portion pulls out from under the ...
Category
1990s Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 43.25 in W 36.5 in D 50 in
Pair of Red Marshmallow Bar Stool, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow bar stool, Royal stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
Royal strang...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Red Marshmallow Dining Chair by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow dining chair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H74 cm. seat height: 52 cm seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in: Mint green, li...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Red Marshmallow Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green and royal red
Roya...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1960s Italian Armchairs in Orange Velvet Metal Base
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of original 1960s Italian armchairs in orange velvet, metal structure new fabric and padding.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Red Marshmallow Dining Chairs by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 red marshmallow dining chairs by Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H74 cm. Seat height: 52 cm, seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Glazy Chair, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy chair, gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: upholstery
Also available: upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric collection...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Red Marshmallow Dining Chairs by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 red Marshmallow dining chairs by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H 74 cm. Seat height: 52 cm seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in:...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Red Marshmallow Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green and royal red
Roya...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Graceful Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Graceful dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquered wood le...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 glazy chairs, gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: upholstery
Also available: upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
The Hive Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
The Hive dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive chair, as the ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century BKF Hardoy Butterfly Chair for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BKF Hardoy butterfly chairs for Knoll. New powder coat white finish, for indoor or outdoor use. New canvas slings. Priced per chair. 4 chairs in stock.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 glazy chairs, gentle663 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: upholstery
Also available: upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric c...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 the Hive Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 The hive dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm.
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive cha...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 the Hive Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 the hive dining chairs, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive cha...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Colorful Red Marshmallow Sofa "Royal Stranger"
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful red marshmallow sofa "Royal Stranger"
Dimensions: 88 x 210 x 70 cm
Materials: Mint velvet with polished brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green, royal r...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
By Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
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
RH-305 Bauhaus Dining Tufted Armchair Leather, Stainless Steel Legs by De Sede
By Robert Haussmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair with armrests RH-305/01 by De Sede. A chair that has lost none of its elegance and style since it was created in the 1950s, an icon. The re-edition remains a Classic, but has b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Chiado Lounge Chair with Smooth 72 and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chiado Lounge Chair with Smooth 72 and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chiado Lounge Chair with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern Red Faux-Leather and Brushed Steel Cube Lounge Chair
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODERN BRUSHED STEEL CUBE LOUNGE CHAIR
In recent red naughahyde, circa late 20th century
Item # 803WBP15
This is a very high quality modern lounge chair crafted of welded brushed f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Classicon Red Velvet Bibendum Lounge Chair by Eileen Gray in STOCK
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Eileen Gray underscored the character of her endearing prior lion with sly irony; she named it after the Michelin man, whose form this armchair calls to mi...
Category
2010s German Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Three Headed Chair Red Velvet 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
Marc Newson Orgone Chaise Longue in Glossy Lacquered Fiberglass for Cappellini
By Marc Newson, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Also suitable for use in outdoor settings, the Orgone bench was designed by Marc Newson. This chaise lounge has fluid lines and is made entirely of glossy lacquered fiberglass. The a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fiberglass
Peaches Pouffe by Lara Bohinc, Red Boucle, Organic Shape, stool, in Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Peachy Pouffe is a versatile piece that can be used as a stool or foot rest. Its curvaceous and organic shapes perfectly compliment the Big Girl a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wool
H 18.12 in W 28.35 in D 29.93 in
Louis Durot Pouffesses Chair, Signed, 1990
By Louis Durot
Located in Culver City, CA
Designed and crafted by French Pop Artist, Luois Durot, this piece is sure going to be a conversation piece. Is it a tongue? Is it a bum? It's called the Pouffesses chair and it's de...
Category
1990s Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Foam, Latex
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
By Markus Hartmann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Leather and Burnished Brass, Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the product. In the elliptical leg, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
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Red Modern Lounge Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of red modern lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique red modern lounge chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and fabric. We have 28 antique and vintage red modern lounge chairs in-stock, while there are 87 modern editions to choose from as well. Red modern lounge chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Not every interior allows for large red modern lounge chairs, so small red modern lounge chairs measuring 6.7 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Many red modern lounge chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Carl Hansen & Søn, De Sede and Hans J. Wegner produced popular red modern lounge chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Red Modern Lounge Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,618, while they’re typically $297 on the low end and $12,000 highest priced.
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 Lounge Chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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