Adirondack Pillows and Throws
ADIRONDACK STYLE
Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
Find vintage Adirondack chairs, benches, lounge chairs, decorative objects, folk art and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Adirondack
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving pillows with suede backing in fine condition.The inserts are down & feather.
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillows with black linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillows-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Navajo Indian eye dazzler weaving pillows with black suede backings.These unusual black & white weaving's are so hard to come by.The condition are very good and are down & fe...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows- Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving pillows with yellow cotton linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving pillows in fine condition and down & feather fill.The backing is in black linen.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
E. 20thc German-Town Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc hand made wool German-Town pillow. This pillow demands attention with the red outlines powering their way through the white background. The subtle corner deep grays provi...
Category
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
woven birds in Flight Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wool hand made birds in flight pillows. Black background with blue and red birds in flight. Vintage fabrics made into pillows
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Zabihi Collection Small Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mini size mid 20th century turkish anatolian rug
Measures: 1'10'' x 3'
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Pair of Eye Dazzler Pillows With Stripes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Striped eye dazzler pillows in a neutral color pallet. Beige background with dark browns and reds. Great for any setting. not over powering bringing in some color to any space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mexican Indian weaving pillows with Mohair backing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Earthy toned Mexican Indian weaving pillows with beautiful brown mohair backing. Soft to the touch and great earthy colors provide a sense of nature. The interior of the pill...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Mohair
Large Navajo Eye Dazzler Pattern Sitting Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Navajo Wool woven jigsaw eye dazzler pattern pillow with deep blacks and red that provide a strong color pallet. These colors usually represent the good and evil nature of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Collection of Mexican Indian Weaving Bird Pillows, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of four bird pillows. Bird depict that of birds in flight. The birds are yellow, purple, red and turquoise. The pillows are a thicker wool Mexican weave...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
19Thc Horse Blanket Pillows -Collection of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing striped 19thc horse blanket pillows are in wool with cotton linen backings.Sold as a group of three.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
early 20th-century Turkish mini rug
Measures: 1'9'' x 3'3''.
Category
Early 20th Century Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Mexican Indian Wool Cross Pattern Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian bright wool red pillows with contrasting crosses in each corner.
Great pair of wool pillows with down and feather insets. The backing is mad from a vintage linen.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Navajo Striped Kidney Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Striped Kidney Pillows in a striped pattern. Great thicker wool with linen backing. Great with any modern, Country or Adirondack setting.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Navajo Jigsaw Pattern Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Jigsaw pattern pillow with great color red flame style jigsaw with unusual red, beige and orange color. This Pillow has been fitted wit ha down ...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Early Navajo Indian Weaving Large Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing hand woven pillows with cotton linen backing. These pillows are in good condition and have faded . Larger pillow measures 25 x 27
smaller pillow measures - 22 x 26 Th...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Geometric Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century Navajo Indian weaving pillows in fine condition with cotton linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Early Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century early Navajo weaving bolster pillows with tan linen backings. Down & feather filled. Sold as a pair.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Amazing Navajo Weaving Kidney Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving geometric bolster pillows with taupe cotton linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.Sold as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Collection of Three Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Navajo Indian weaving eye dazzlers are in pristine condition and have cotton linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill. Sold as a collection of three.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Collection of Three Mini Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Navajo Indian weaving mini pillows are in fine condition.
They were made for children or just small samples.
larger pillow measures 11 x 11...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Mexican /American Serape Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Mexican /American serape pillow with yellow cotton linen backing.The insert is down & feather.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Mexican /American Tex Coco Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing red&blue Mexican /American Texcoco Indian weaving bolster pillow has a red cotton linen backing. The insert is red cotton linen backing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Early Navajo Weaving Chinle Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Navajo Indian weaving Chinle pillows.This pair is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mexicana Indian Weaving Pillows-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Mexican /American Indian weaving pillows. The condition is very good and have cotton linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill. Sold as a pair.
larger pi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Collection of Three Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Pillows -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fine weaving pillows are made in Mexico to look like American Navajo Weaving Pillows and are in very good condition. Can be sold individually @ 895.00 each or as a collection o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Funky Turkish Medallion Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Square size rug pillow made from a vintage Turkish Anatolian rug. Dark green, red, pink accents predominantly in beige
Measures: 16" x 16".
Category
20th Century Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Pair of Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Indian weaving bolster pillows. Blacking backing. Feather and down inserts and zippered casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Early 20thc Navajo Indian Weaving -Eye Dazzler Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing eye dazzler Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow is in fantatsic colors and condition.The backing is in a tan cotton linen. The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Tumbling Blocks Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket pillow. This amazing saddle blanket was made into a fantastic pillow and has a suede / leather backing. The insert is down & feather fill and has...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Pair of Vintage Textile Black, White and Red Plaid Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage textile black, white and red plaid pillows. Black linen backing and zippered casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Navajo Indian Weaving Geometric Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Navajo Indian weaving geometric pillows are in fine condition. There are in fine condition with black cotton backing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving cushion with black linen backing. This seat cushion is two inches thick and down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen
Collection of Four Red and White Vintage Ticking Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of four 19th century red and white ticking pillows are in fine condition. The inserts are down and feather fill. The backings are in cream cotton linen.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Country 19th Century Rag Rug Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fantastic early New England rag rug pillows are in fantastic condition and have taupe cotton linen backings. Sold as a pair. Two pairs in stock.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Collection of Three Antique Ticking Pillows, 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Ticking Pillows with white cotton linen backs. There are one pair of 20 x 20 and one 22 x 22.
2 - 20 x 20
1 - 22 x 22.
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen
Large Red Eye Dazzler Pillow with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant red color with unusual diamond eye dazzler centered between pastel colored lines.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows with leather trim. They both have tan cotton linen backings.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows w/ Crosses -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Navajo Indian weaving pillows with crosses and beautiful mohair backings. Sold as a pair or individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Adirondack pillows and throws for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Adirondack pillows and throws 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 pillows and throws created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, folk art, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Adirondack pillows and throws made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pillows and throws, popular names associated with this style include Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Pillows, Pendleton Woolen Mills, and Navajo. 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 pillows and throws differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $111 and tops out at $3,895 while the average work can sell for $945.