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Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 02 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 02 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 01 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 01 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Graphite Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Brink - Graphite Ivory Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern an...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Brown Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classica...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Dark Brown and Smoked Oak Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and cla...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Light Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Arne Jacobsen Bar Chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen bar chair with shell of cognac aniline leather Base of dark brown powder coated steel. Model 3187 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
Category

2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Coating

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Dark Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and c...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classi...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Hymne Beige Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Hymne Beige- Casamance Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern an...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in District - Alabaster Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Silt Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in District - Silt Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and class...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Torrewood Stool, Designed by Jari Franceschetto, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Torrewood is a stool born from Italian savoir-faire and the meeting of two materials, a solid wood seat in glued lists and beveled edges and a conical base made of CORE, cork from re...
Category

2010s Italian Seating

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Oak, Walnut

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Silt Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in District - Silt Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical desi...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in District - Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Hymne Beige Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Hymne Beige- Casamance Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classic...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Brink - Graphite Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classic...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Walnut Finish with Wooden Back and Textile
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut

INVICTA Dining Chair in Velvet
Located in Frazão, Porto
The Invicta dining chair is a unique piece, and the impressive design with just one leg in the back, in solid wood, will make the dining room a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Lacquer

Dietiker Rey Counter Stool with Back, Mid-Century Modern, by Bruno Rey, 1971
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. This is the count...
Category

2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Rustic Pine Beam Bench Pine and Corten Steel Base by Alabama Sawyer 6'
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural textu...
Category

2010s American Rustic Seating

Materials

Steel

Dietiker Rey Junior Set, Kids Table and Chairs in Maple, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children furniture collection based on the famous Rey chair that was designed in 1971. The Rey Junior set includes 4 chairs + 1 table in Maple Beech color. Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screwless wood-to-metal connection. The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children. The chair and table are made with care from solid beech wood, with die cast aluminum consoles and plastic glides. The chair and table legs are of solid wood. The tabletop is in HPL. The chairs stack up to 4. - rounded edges for children safety - timeless design - unique screwless patented wood-metal connection - Rey Junior chair load test for 175lbs as per ANSI/BIFMA - Rey Junior table...
Category

2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Dietiker Rey Junior Set, Kids Table and Chairs in Pink, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children furniture collection based on the famous Rey chair that was designed in 1971. The Rey Junior set includes 4 chairs + 1 table in Candy color. Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screwless wood-to-metal connection. The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children. The chair and table are made with care from solid beech wood, with die cast aluminum consoles and plastic glides. The chair and table legs are of solid wood. The tabletop is in HPL. The chairs stack up to 4. - rounded edges for children safety - timeless design - unique screwless patented wood-metal connection - Rey Junior chair load test for 175lbs as per ANSI/BIFMA - Rey Junior table...
Category

2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Silhouette Dining Chair, Wood & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman’s sensual curves that arise designed in an eye-catching dining chair. The joint dimension of people and objects represented by severa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Spina Table in Lac Wood Bordeaux 1 Edit by Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Spina is a collection of tables, seating and consoles characterized by a dense skeletal base that supports a smaller horizontal plane along its axis. The thicknesses and proportio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Lacquer

Re-Edition Sheepskin Clam Chair by Arnold Madsen
Located in London, England
Official Re-Edition of the iconic Clam Chair by Arnold Madsen. Dagmar in collaboration with the estate of Arnold Madsen is proud to re-lau...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak, Walnut

Pair Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Black Metal & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Counter stool in black smoke polished steel and black saddle leather. The phrases "Less is more" and "God is in the detail" from the German-American architect and industrial designe...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Roly Poly Armchair Concrete By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's a statement chair that's considered a classic of contemporary design, and can be found displayed in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. Designed by Faye Toogood, the Roly Poly collection is the latest line for the Italian design house that's become an instant hit, coveted by both residential and commercial clients alike. The armchair can be augmented with upholstered cushions to create a cozy, scoop-like seat. The collection also features the Roly Poly Sofa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Plastic

In Stock Roly Poly Armchair Charcoal by Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's a statement chair that's considered a classic of contemporary design, and can be found displayed in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. Designed by Faye Toogood, the Roly Poly collection is the latest line for the Italian design house that's become an instant hit, coveted by both residential and commercial clients alike. The armchair can be augmented with upholstered cushions to create a cozy, scoop-like seat. The collection also features the Roly Poly Sofa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Plastic

CC-01 solid wood bench
Located in London, GB
A place to drop your bag, sit on to tie your shoe laces or just take a moment for yourself before transitioning into the next chapter of your day. The curves are a friendly greetin...
Category

2010s British Minimalist Seating

Materials

Tulipwood

Sparkle Light Blue Pouf with Light Blue and Silver Fringe
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant pouf showcases a cascading fringe of light blue and silver lurex threads enclosing the beechwood frame topped with a shimmering light blue velvet padded seat. Designed b...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Textile

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Bar or Counter Hight, Caning and Leather
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

Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood

Bold Dining Chair - Barnum 10
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A testament to a new level of modern design, The Bold Dining Chair seamlessly blends form and function, elevating any dining experience with its refined elegance. Decades of design ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Rustic Hardwood Bench
Located in Lakeville, CT
This bench is made from aged lumber pulled from a 16th century Pennsylvania Mennonite barn floor. Texture and color are left natural. Wire brushed to remove all splinters and oiled i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Adirondack Seating

Materials

Wood

PIA Chair by Poul Cadovius, Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
PIA chair Solid oak frame, paper cordel seat Dimensions: H 75 x 49 x 48 cm (seat height 45cm) Wood: – Oak – Smoked oak – Black lacquered oak – Walnut Paper cordel: – Natural – Black (Contact us) -- The Pia chair signed by DK3 was imagined and designed by the famous designer Poul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Walnut

Contemporary Outdoor Lounge Chair 'Maca' in Burnt Wood by Carmworks
Located in Paris, FR
Lounge Chair Maca by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez (aka CarmWorks) Solid oak or cedar / Burnt wood or natural Suitable for outdoor use Each piece is made to order and hand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Seating

Materials

Oak, Cedar

Yeti Sofa by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Yeti Sofa by Pepe Albargues by Vladimir Naumov Dimensions: H 82 x W 202 x L 110 cm Materials: Faux lama fur Mongolia fur for the Yeti collection available i...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Faux Fur

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

Vintage Brown Leather Chaise Longue
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing a fluid silhouette crafted of bronzed cylindrical steel, padded in expanded polyurethane, and upholstered in vintage brown leather, this elegant chaise longue makes for th...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Seating

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood

Saikoro Bench with Precious Terrazzo and Brass Details and Historical Oak Stand
Located in Nijlen, BE
Our Saikoro collection is inspired by Japanese styling and we call it Saikoro because it meens “Dice” . The cubes in the Saikoro collection are like a dice. This cubes, blocks, are...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Brass

Onceava-XI Dinning Chair
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The Eleventh Chair is part of Noviembre collection, which offers a compelling range of furniture, inviting exploration of form, function, and the serene lines that define each piece....
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Seating

Materials

Oak, Leather, Wood

4 x 4 Round Ottoman Deep Tufted Base Black Custom
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Bubbly and delicious, the hand-tufted 4 x 4 Round Ottoman beautifully shapes any space. The delicate crown of each tuft is fun, flirty, and begs to be sat on.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Seating

Materials

Fabric

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Brown Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Custom Made Natual Faux Sheepskin Cube Ottomans
Located in Brea, CA
Custom made sheepskin cube ottomans Custom designed and made full bloom cottage these natural faux sheepskin ottomans are a great accent piece. Wood frame, and foam wrapped, make th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Seating

Materials

Foam, Wood

"Joca" Chair with arms, Solid Wood and Customized Handwoven
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
When she created Joca chair, Alessandra Delgado wanted a piece with delicate features, exploring the curves of the wood with a design inspired by the master designer Joaquim Tenreiro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Polyester, Wood

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, 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. The Wing chair collection is crafted with passion using premium materials and the latest technologies, and 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. All this qualities converge in and merge in a collection made to participate in the life of its users like a breeze, comfortably, pleasant and positive. Listing features the black ebonized solid wood stool...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical desig...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical de...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Bold Dining Armchair - Karakorum 003
Located in Milano, Lombardia
With a refined modern design, the Bold Dining Armchair embodies the essence of contemporary living. A statement piece that captivates with timeless elegance and sophisticated charm. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 17 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 17 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 16 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 16 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

'Le Roi Bench' by Norr11 Smoked Oak and Rattan
Located in Paris, FR
LE ROI Bench by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Named after the French word for “King”, Le Roi Bench is made of solid oak with inlaid natural Frenc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Rattan, Oak

Chubby Chair in Eraser 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Seating

Materials

Plastic

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 15 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 15 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 12 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 12 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

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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