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Seating For Sale
Modern Curved Serpentine Sofa in Yellow Velvet W Gold & Wood Details
Located in Porto, PT
Giulia Sofa is a modern mid-century style sofa. This luxury sofa promises to be the absolute protagonist of a modern living room project. Its mid-century style inspiration is reflect...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

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

Pierre Jeanneret Kangaroo Low Armchair, Wood and Woven Viennese Cane
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1955, relaunched in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Cassina continues its study of the furniture of the city of Chandigarh and ad...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Cane, Wood

Four-Sided Lobby Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic style four-sided sofa ideal for a large lobby or foyer. With vintage style brown tufted leather upholstered backrests and seats, raised on turned mahogany feet and finished...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chesterfield Seating

Materials

Leather

Babylone Three-part Stool Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Upholstered stool in printed cotton velour by the French Maison Pierre Frey. Plinth in brushed brass. All is crafted in France.   
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2010s French Other Seating

Materials

Brass

Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors. Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.  
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2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Hardwood, Nylon

Fane Upholstered Armchair in Walnut Wood Finish and Off-White Fabric
Located in Miami, FL
The Uultis design team has created this beautiful Fane armchair, upholstered with a beautiful and soft off-white fabric, feature with a walnut wood finis...
Category

2010s Brazilian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mat Dining Chair in Teak Wood with Open Back and Ivory Fabric Seat Cushion
Located in Miami, FL
Our Uultis team has created the beautifully shaped Mat dining chair to decorate your beautiful dining table with an upholstered seat in ivory f...
Category

2010s Brazilian Seating

Materials

Teak

Velo Armchair with Shaped Seat and Shaped Back in Teak Wood Finish
Located in Miami, FL
This minimalist Velo armchair with a shaped seat and back, features a simple and streamlined design, with geometric shapes and curved seating with a sof...
Category

2010s Brazilian Seating

Materials

Teak

Contemporary Swivel Chair in Shearling, Customizable
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Tyler Swivel chair is a contemporary swivel chair design that features track arms that curve up to the back. The loose cushion seat is h...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Intl 'Handkerchief' Stacking Chairs, Signed, 20 Avail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Post-Modern design by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Knoll International is called the 'Handkerchief' stacking chair, labelled underneath with early production (original...
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1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Walnut and Corian Gallery Bench Mid-Century Modern inspired Minimal Handmade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bench is composed of a Corian top floating on an elegantly detailed walnut frame. It is large enough for one's imagination or a group conversation. Spanning 7' long, it commands environments while subtly disappearing like its double miter joints that waterfall into the walnut grain. The bench is sawn from long hand-selected boards, carefully milled with a miter joint detail that cascades or 'waterfalls' a continuous grain from the seat down through the legs. To further accentuate the bench's slender span, we chose a double miter cut on the edge profile that almost makes the Bench's thickness at first glance disappear. The white-to-walnut bench refines the moment of repose. Its minimalism is as seductive as its touch to the senses. This bench is versatile and can just as easily define a vestibule or gallery window as it will sit aside a matching dining table. Finished in Tung oil it maintains a natural look and feel for the locally sourced black walnut. This item is available in custom sizes or finishes upon request. Due to natural materials used, the object received will be unique in material figuring and coloration. No item assembly or installation is necessary. Care for the object is minimal and can be conditioned every 2 years to maintain the original finish. All of our pieces are originally designed and handmade in the Brooklyn, NY based Figure+Ground studio; we don't believe in the separation of design and fabrication. Each item is handcrafted, serialized, and shipped with a “Certificate of Authenticity”, documenting its place in history. Own an original Figure+Ground Piece...
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2010s American Minimalist Seating

Materials

Oak, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Customizable Wittmann Miles Sofa by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
Many different upholstery materials available. Soft, round, inviting, protective. Many attributes can be ascribed to the chairs, armchairs, sofas and tables in the Miles series. They add refinement to homes, hotel lounge areas, meeting corners in offices and reception areas in stores to prove the ultimate in aesthetics, comfort and finish. Long gone are the days when formal sofa...
Category

2010s Austrian Seating

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Velvet

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

Puã Swing
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
The fluid lines punctuate lightness and mark the Minimalist essence of the Balan Puan. The name taken from the Tupi language means “round” and refers to the connection of the circles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Erik Buch Restored and Refinished Danish Teak Dining Chairs with Black Leather
Located in Knebel, DK
Six Erik Buch dining chairs made by Oddense Maskinsnedkeri. The chairs feature a solid teak frame and are as all of Erik Buchs chairs characterized by high-quality materials, solid ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Teak

Ekornes Stressless Reclining Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ekornes Stressless reclining lounge chair and ottoman. Elegant mid century Scandinavian design with tubular bent ...
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Late 20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Lucky Bean Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern 21st Century in/Outdoor Gold
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The lucky bean or coral tree, Erythrina lysistemon is a species of deciduous tree that is native to South Africa. This hanging chair reminds us of the cocoo...
Category

2010s South African Seating

Materials

Steel

Sun Bubble Hanging Swing Chair Modern Steel In / Outdoor Black, 21st Century
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The bubble hanging swing chairs’ round shape creates a cozy feel. The is available in modern patterns that are striking in its visual appeal. The ch...
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2010s South African Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Nest Egg Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern In/Outdoor 21st Century White Twig
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Nest Egg hanging swing chair is inspired from the organic forms in bird nests and has a natural egg shape. The pattern detail is remin...
Category

2010s Organic Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Recliner 'Single' Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern 21st Century in/Outdoor Black
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The recliner hanging swing chair is sculptural and dynamic. Fluid and organic, they lend themselves for use as functional art pieces. The chair shape is inspired by the Cape Cobra...
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2010s South African Organic Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

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

Fuji Wood Stool, Minimalist and Modern Inspiration from Brazil by Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Fuji stool was created from the intersection of modern Scandinavian bend design and Japanese minimalism. This curious source of inspiration came f...
Category

2010s South American Minimalist Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Wool, Plastic

Soho Contemporary Cane-Back Chair in Walnut Finish and Oatmeal Fabric
Located in Miami, FL
The Uultis design team has created the Soho curved cane with a cane curved back with a walnut wood finish for all those people that are looking for an...
Category

2010s Brazilian Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Cane

Customizable Tacchini Julep Chair by Jonas Wagell
Located in New York, NY
Soft, enveloping shapes characterize this family of upholstered pieces. Julep is influenced by the 1950s Avant Garde movement, drawing upon its simplicity and grandeur, refined by a contemporary, romantic, feminine allure. Star of the series is the sofa, whose generous rounded lines provided evolutionary DNA for the entire collection – including an armchair, a chaise-longue and an ottoman – in an interplay of proportions and shapes that gave rise, little by little, to all the other versions. Fully upholstered, the seats look ample and full, yet convey a sense of lightness, thanks to the recessed base that invisibly lifts them off the floor. Designed...
Category

2010s Italian Seating

Materials

Fabric

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

Custom Made Karu Sheepskin Lounge Chairs
Located in London, GB
Dagmar design Karu lounge chair A pair of custom made lounge chairs developed and produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality...
Category

2010s British Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Oak

Double Recliner Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern 21st Century In/Outdoor
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The recliner hanging swing chair is sculptural and dynamic. Fluid and organic, they lend themselves for use as functional art pieces. The chair shape is inspired by the Cape Cobra...
Category

2010s South African Organic Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Sling Hanging Swing Chair Genuine Brown Leather 21st Century Modern
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with a sheet of natural thick leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable e...
Category

2010s South African Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

PH Snake Chair, Chrome, Leather Natural Un-Dyed, Leather Upholstery, Visible
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The PH Snake chairs flowing lines within its steel tube design are inspired by the strong yet flexible body of a snake. It is multi-use and fits any roo...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Amazonian Checkered Foot Stool in Madeiras Wood, 1980's
Located in London, GB
This rare and unique stool/small bench was designed in Manauas-AM, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, by Luiz Galvao.
Category

1980s South American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Unique Arm, Lounge, Club or Side Chair in Spray Dyed Velvet by Alex P White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The creatures chair is the perfect lounge or armchair hybrid. It pitches you back just far enough to get that lounge feel but the scale and arm height makes it as easy to get out of as your favorite armchair (and without all that bulk/weight of a typical lounge chair). The creatures works well in pairs, tete a tete as the main event or solo as that wild accent piece. The strong Minimalist sculptural form is handmade in Brooklyn with the finest of artisanal upholstery details. The random pattern of the spray dyed velvet...
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2010s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet

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

Saarinen Executive Armchair in Saddle Leather, Swivel Base
Located in Wilton, CT
We have been restoring Saarinen executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs using a supple Italian Leather...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Macaron, One-Armed Mid-Century Modern Leather Chair
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Kontra's interpretation of Macaron. Comfortable purple armchair. One-armed leather chair provides comfortable seating with a side table of its own.
Category

2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Morelato - Joyce Contemporary Stool in Ashwood and Leather
Located in Salizzole, IT
Contemporary style Joyce bar stool made of ashwood with leather or fabrics upholstered seat, and brass footrest. Designed by Libero Rutilo. Available in different heights, from 60 to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Brass

Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Desk Conference Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bumper desk chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Task Chair Bronze 4-star swivel conference room chair in a green tweed fabric....
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric

Limited Edition Victoria Bench in Black Velvet & Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The limited edition Victoria bench by R&Y Augousti is a sophisticated piece that provides comfort, whilst retaining its elegant and luxurious aesthetic....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Seating

Materials

Brass

Blackened Ash Square Top Foundation Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in blackened ash with a square top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon using mortise and tenon joinery in Ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Seating

Materials

Ash

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

Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Seating

Materials

Fiberglass

21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category

2010s Italian Classical Roman Seating

Materials

Concrete, Metal

1st Century Rattan Spencer Dining Chair Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Member of one of the most exquisite gentlemen’s clubs in London, the Brook’s, Spencer Cavendish has the distinction of having served as leader of three political parties. The 8th Duke of Devonshire...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Seating

Materials

Linen, Rattan, Walnut

Yellow Mustard Armchair, 1960s, DDR, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
German armchair produced in the 1960s in Berlin. The armchair is after a thorough renovation of upholstery and carpentry. The wooden frame is thoroughly cleaned and covered with a se...
Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Beech

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

Plopp Stool by Zieta, Mini Size, Cosmic Blue Finish
Located in Paris, FR
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, cosmic blue version Heat collection. Mini size: 38 cm high, 25 cm diameter.   “Plopp” stool copper version is a stool designed by Zieta Prozessdesign...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

English Country Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
English country double saddle dining bench with H-stretcher base. Dimensions: 41" W x 14" D x 19.5" H.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Seating

Materials

Wood

Ultra Glossy Red Lacquered Wooden Armchair Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Ultra glossy lacquered wooden armchairs inspired by the Classical Indian chairs of 19th century designed by Laura Gonzalez. Portuguese craftsmanship and Fabric "Medium in Love" by Fr...
Category

2010s French International Style Seating

Materials

Wood

Rustic Painted Hoop Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Windsor style rustic painted hoop back bench with a triple arched back with turned slats and arms and turned uprights, the shaped seat above turned s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Seating

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Style Scroll Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Art Deco-inspired C-scroll form back upholstered sofa with curbed back and scroll form arms, a tight concave fronted seat with two throw pillows, and an over upholstered base. Di...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Seating

Materials

Fabric

21st Century Brummell Bar Stool Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Famous for his friendship with the Prince of Wales, Beau Brummell was deemed the leader of fashion at the beginning of the 19th century. Beau, the father of dandyism, stands alone as the forefather of the men’s style by introducing the suit and tie. Inspired by the arbiter of men’s fashion and the timeless rattan trend, the Wood Tailors designers conceived this Brummell bar stool. Designed for sophisticated home bar spaces, this rustic bar stool...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Seating

Materials

Walnut

Set of Six 20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...
Category

20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Bench with Antique Rug Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bench, in the style of Stephen's Kenn Inheritance Collection, has been upholstered with an antique rug from the collection of King Kennedy rugs. The textile has been lovingly re...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

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

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

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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