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Modern Seating

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
Amy Solid Walnut and Maple Bench
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Amy bench is constructed of one and three quarter inch solid walnut on two solid maple pedestal bases. We use a high quality bees wax finish from Clapham's in British Columbia. T...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Seating

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Maui Armchair Terry Dwan Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Armchair made from a single block of scented cedar. A sculptured monolith with a curvy and sinuous design. It has an ergonomic seat in a continuous line with the back. Available with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Hand-Tailored Curved Sectional Sofa in Mustard Yellow Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern inspired sectional sofa featuring curved design with luxurious mustard yellow velvet fabric. Supported by walnut base. Standard dimensions: 293 cm x 157 cm x 84 cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Modern Steel Basket Hanging Swing Chair
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The basket twig hanging swing chairs’ round shape creates a cozy feel. It is simple and striking in its visual appeal. The pattern detail is inspired by nature and reminiscent of th...
Category

2010s South African Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Category

2010s French Modern Seating

Materials

Oak

Lawrence Peabody Wing Chair for Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Lawrence Peabody Manufacturer: Craft Associates Furniture Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern Specs: Walnut, velvet Yardage: 6 yards This Lawrence Peabody wing chair for Craft Associates...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool , Old Silver Metal & Tobacco Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Iconic Eero Aarnio Small Black Mushroom Stool
Located in New York, NY
He mushroom is one of Eero’s oldest designs and in its fibreglass form is part of the same design family that includes the ball chair, Pastil and Tomato. It can be used as a stool or...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Seating

Materials

Fiberglass

Chair Art, 0023-CU Julie Beechwood Painted and Thick-Leather Different Colors
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
Julie Collection expands to include a new model featuring a backrest and seat with a interwoven thick leather. The frame in beechwood will be painted or ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Beech

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Post Mundus Chair in Beech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Five pieces of bent wood make up the unique profile of Post Mundus, the chair designed by Martino Gamper that plays on the iconic lines of the historic Aus...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Delta Sofa - Modern White Upholstered Two Seat Sofa
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous sides of the Delta collection, give the design a modern and elegant look; blending together a sense of warmth and comfortableness with a touch of minimalist simplicity...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Solid Bentwood Side Chair Stool, Velvet Upholstery by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A side/filler chair made in solid ashwood by bending wood. Three of the legs have been made using the wood-turning technique to adopt an abstract natural wave-like design. It has bee...
Category

2010s Unknown Modern Seating

Materials

Ash, Bentwood, Velvet

Delta Sofa - Modern White Upholstered Three Seat Sofa
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous sides of the Delta collection, give the design a modern and elegant look; blending together a sense of warmth and comfortableness with a touch of minimalist simplicity...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Toledo Low Armchair, Wicker Back and Solid Oak, Contemporary Mexican Design
Located in Mexico City, MX
This distinctive armchair can add boldness to your living room. The soft, big-cushioned seat makes it very comfortable and the small leather cushion perfectly supports the lower back...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Seating

Materials

Wicker, Hardwood, Fabric

Dainty Pouf, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
Sophisticated, two-colored pouf with soft shapes and a clean idiom. The Dainty pouf can be used in any room of your home as extra seating or as a leg rest....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Foam

Contemporary Rattan/Cane Dining Chair Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern style dining chairs in walnut finished frame. Backrest in natural woven cane and seat upholstered in black faux leather. Dimensions: 23.2" W x 22.8" D x 29.1" H ...
Category

2010s European Modern Seating

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Faux Leather

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, this inspiration gave us the freedom to create a collection where the design appropriate subtle elements, harmonic transitions and thin but resistant wood thicknesses, that gave life to a unique and contemporary collection. Our studio objective was to abstract most of the figurative elements and arrive in the very sweet spot in this design, the “cream”, driving the details in a three dimensional way. All our objects are drawn using the Da Vinci's "golden section", and the wing collection is not an exception, this assures pleasing proportions and contrast between each design part that composes the object in a deep study in the thicknesses and the relationship between each component sizing. The Wing chairs and stools are crafted with passion using premium materials and the latest technologies in furniture manufacturing, with a very precise quality control, on its beauty there is the subtle variations between the wood veins in a real living item without ethnic appeal yet been warm resulting in well-rounded comfortable pieces, delicate in design and sturdy in construction. All this qualities converge in and merge in a collection made to participate in the life of our clients as a breeze, comfortably, pleasant, harmonic and positive. We offer a caning back solution and a solid back option, stools and chairs versions. There are three solid wood tonalities as standard and a solid Ebonized black, we also offer wood harmonisation if needed, so we work the tonality to approximate a particular target. All woods and materials are certified and responsibly sourced and manufactured. Listing features the black ebonized solid wood stool...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Seating

Materials

Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather

Mountains Cedar Bench, Designed by Hsiao-Ching Wang, Made in Italy
By Hsiao Chin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (1.8) Bench made from a single block of scented cedar. Unique wavy and sinuous movement that...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Cedar

Contemporary Velvet and Bronze Bench
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary bench is a statement design piece. The design is inspired by the pieces clear horizontal lines and stability that the stripes and open structure provides. This bench is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Bronze

Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Small Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a wooden frame, cover it in aluminium and then work its surface, ""scrunch” it by hand to achieve a crimpled profile. This is the process at the core of the Tab.u Collection, stools and tables with absolutely distinctive lines. The low Tab.u stool, the firstborn in the family, is a really versatile object. It is perfect in any environment and for all uses: around the table for an unexpected guest, in the bathroom to rest objects or towels, in the living room when there is no more room on the sofa or in the bedroom instead of the usual bedside table. Its elder brother, Big Tab.u is a traditional tall bar stool. It is stunning around a counter or a kitchen island, both at home or in the most glamorous clubs. The family is complete with the addition of the Tab.u Mirror and the Tab.u Lamp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Gufram "the End Stool Is Black" by Toiletpaper
By Gufram Furniture, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Toiletpaper
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The funeral look of this furniture-sculpture is tempered by the softness of the polyurethane that makes it: in perfect Gufram tradition nothing is as it seems. "THE END in BLACK" is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Paint

Roly Poly Polyethylene Sofa in Ochre by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Leather or Textile Seating, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Textile, Cane, Hardwood

Henley Arm Chair
Located in Westport, CT
Henley Curve back arm chair with upholstered seat and back. Elegant dining chair with stunning modern silhouette. Chair comes upholstered in COM. Standard i...
Category

2010s Modern Seating

Materials

Wood, Upholstery, Walnut, Oak, Pine

Riccardo Blumer Alias 301 Laleggera 50xStacking Maple Chairs with steel trolleys
Located in London, GB
42 x Ricardo Blumer for Alias 301 Laleggera model '301' lightweight stacking chairs, all priced individually. There are 5 x steel trolleys available se...
Category

Early 2000s European Modern Seating

Materials

Birch

Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs Set of 8
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern curved back dining chairs upholstered in black faux leather. Crafted of solid heavy full grain hardwood with walnut finish. Perfect for either casual or formal di...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Kartell Colonna Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Colonna stool is included in the Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to the movement founded by desig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Cobalt by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Kartell Eur Stool in White by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The EUR stool by Fabio Novembre is a cube printed with shapes and geometries inspired, to scale, by Italian rationalist architecture of the 1930s and 1940s. The stool can be multi-pu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Bubble Club 2-Seat Sofa in Zinc White by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A veritable icon made by Kartell, the mass-tinted polypropylene Bubble Club sofa was a Pioneer of a new concept in furniture accessories: the Industrial sofa made entirely of plastic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Apollo Loveseat, Sofa, Daybed, Dark Brass Frame and Cream Boucle by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Apollo loveseat comprises of a series of playfully fine, elongated metal loops, which embrace the upholstered cushion rolls together to form its lo...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Metal, Brass

21st Century Concrete Contemporary Stool & Side Table, Light Grey Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a Minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Concrete

GUFRAM The End 1516 Stool by TOILETPAPER
By Toiletpaper, Gufram Furniture, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gufram pulls back from the world of design. It declares it and turns the page – with a tombstone. Since the time has come to call it quits because of the many mudslinger that have al...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Other

Footstool, Black Steel and Vegetable Tobacco Leather, Modern Style, Hug
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary footstool and ottoman is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm i...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Brass, Steel

Footstool Silver Steel and Black Saddle Leather, Modern Style, Hug Collection
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary footstool and ottoman is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm i...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Custom Sectional Sofa with Chaise Lounge
Located in Greenwich, CT
This sectional sofa was a custom order that features three sections: a chaise lounge, loveseat and pod chaise. It also features a low back, with track arms. The back cushions are stu...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Stool / Table in Carbon Dyed Cedar with Carrara Marble Top by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Cast-off cedar logs are given second life as a crystalline form. Named Little Gem, the natural beauty of reclaimed wood is harnessed in this side table and sculpture piece where nature informs design. Each Little Gem is hand-shaped and faceted based on the different characteristics of the log used, and variations in wood grain. Top surface and finish further ensure that no two are alike. Stool is sold as an individual piece. Shown in main image is carbon-dyed Western red cedar...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Seating

Materials

Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone, Metal

Modern Circular Steel Wheel Hanging Chair
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Wheel hanging swing chair is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The pattern detail is inspired by nature and rem...
Category

2010s South African Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

"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

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

Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
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

Clear Acrylic 'Stooble' (Stool x End Table), Multipurpose Sub-Surface Terrarium
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

Modern Beijinho Sofa, DEDAR White Cotton Bouclé, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Beijinho Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Beijinho seamlessly combines the soft texture of the DEDAR c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Wood, Oak

Modern Chaise Longue Chair in Brown Leather
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish modern chaise longue chair features tufted brown leather with a distressed patina situated on a chrome base. Comfortable lounge design makes this an excellent seating op...
Category

20th Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Set of Six Christian Liaigre Dining Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome set of six cane back and ebonized oak dining chairs by Christian Liaigre for Holly Hunt. This set of dining chairs has vintage fab...
Category

20th Century French Modern Seating

Materials

Cane, Oak

Grasso Armchair by Stephen Burks padded grey curved upholstery black structure
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Grasso is not fat. Grasso is more than fat. It’s overflowing.” This is how Stephen Burks sums up his collection for BD. An armchair that pursues “ultra-comfort”, and invites you to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Grasso Armchair by Stephen Burks padded red upholstery with a red metal structur
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Grasso is not fat. Grasso is more than fat. It’s overflowing.” This is how Stephen Burks sums up his collection for BD. An armchair that pursues “ultra-comfort”, and invites you to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Modern Conchula Corner Sofa, White Bouclé, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Conchula Corner Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Conchula corner sofa is a room-defining...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Wool, Bouclé, Cotton, Oak

Modern Cream Gradient Velvet Wave Bench Ebony Veneer Base
Located in Porto, PT
21th century Contemporary cream bench & Ebony veneer base bold shapes Cadiz Bench combines bold shapes with extreme attention to comfort. A modern bench i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Ebony

Modern Coast Mudular Sofa, Linen, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Coast Mudular Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The modern Coast modular sofa was designed to bring a sense of calm and peace to anyone ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Modern Laurence Dining Chairs, Pink Velvet, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Lotus 2 Seat Sofa - Modern Black Leather Sofa with Stainless Steel Legs
Located in London, GB
The Lotus collection was created as a reference of elegance and etiquette, imbuing its design of a magnetic personality with its geometrical beauty. Its structure is shaped from curv...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern Mary Dining Chairs, Beige Velvet Leather, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mary Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Mary lea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

August Inc Modern Modular Sectional Sofa Straight & Wedge Pieces Style Chadwick
Located in Topeka, KS
A selection of handsome Laurel Series seating modular sofa sections by August Inc. both straight and wedge pieces. There is a total of 21 sections with 9 we...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Modern Galapinhos Sofa, Cream Wool-Linen, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Galapinhos Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Galapinhos modern sofa was designed to add the essence of nature into the interior spac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Oak

Modern Lisboa Sofa Terracotta Jacquard Fabric Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lisboa sofa, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. A masterfully crafted sofa whose robust wooden structure and high-quality memory foam retain their sh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Portugal pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include De Sede, Finn Juhl, Emeco, and Moooi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $497,965 while the average work can sell for $3,803.

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