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Seating For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Set of 6 Midcentury Lucite Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique set of midcentury dining chairs feature a sculpted Lucite frame, high flared backs with interestingly textured details, and...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Lucite
Italian Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chair with ottoman, leather, aluminum, Italy 1970s
A set consisting of a lounge chair and ottoman made in Italy in the 1970s. This chair strongly represents the essence of fu...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Aluminum
William Andrus for Steelcase Lounge Chair in Fiberglass and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
William C. Andrus for Steelcase, lounge chair, lacquered fiberglass, plexiglass, leather, United States, 1970s
Lovely space age easy chair designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcas...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Plexiglass
Isao Hosoe for Cassina 'Artù' Armchairs in Cognac Brown Leather
By Cassina, Isao Hosoe
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Isao Hosoe for Cassina, 'Artù' dining chairs, saddle leather, Italy, 1991
Made in 1991, the Artù chair by Japanese engineer and designer Isao Hosoe for Cassina is inspired by the le...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Space Age Orchid Armchair & Stool by Michel Cadestin for Airborne 1970s
Located in BAARLO, LI
This Space Age fiberglass armchair with footstool, the "Orchidée", was one of the Cadestin models ordered by the Centre Pompidou Museum. The design dates back to 1968 and was manufac...
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Set of Six Cab Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of patinated reddish brown leather Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Category
1970s Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Danish Modern Cognac Leather Lounge Chair after Percival Lafer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern design from the 1970s and made in Denmark. The chair features solid wood construction and cognac leather upholstery. Very comfortable. In the style of Percival Lafer.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Alky Lounge Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely and comfortable Alky chair.
Designed by Giancarlo Piretti in 1969, produced by Castelli Italy.
Both chairs have the original wool fabric, color red.
The chairs are professi...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Black & Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 12
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of twelve “Monk” dining chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni in 1973.
Made of English red and black leather and walnut.
Fully restored in Italy.
Interesting is t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
F506 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1970's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very cute and comfortable Artifort model F506 lounge chair.
Designed by the famous English designer Geoffrey Harcourt in the 70's.
The chair is just restored with new fabric and n...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Vintage Grand Confort Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair 1970s
By Le Corbusier
Located in Čelinac, BA
Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair Grand Confort Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Modern Barcelona Style Slipper Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning midcentury design with heavy flat bar chrome bases and tufted upholstery. The "X" shaped sides and angled seats ensure maximum comfort without sacrificing style. This eleg...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Nuova X-Line Chairs by Niels Jørgen Haugesen for Hybodan AS, Denmark 1970s
By Hybodan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of 4 Scandinavian minimalistic stackable Nuova X-line chairs designed by Niels Jørgen Haugesen for Hybodan AS, Denmark, 1970s. Chairs have a chromed steel frame and perforated me...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Ingmar Relling Siesta Chairs
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful pair of classic "Siesta" chairs by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa. The cantilevered bentwood frames support canvas seats and leather cushions. Noted for its comfot, Relling ...
Category
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
8 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever Chairs in Chrome & Black Saddle Leather 1980s
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 8 MR 10 cantilever chairs (256cs) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This set is made in high quality black vegetable tanned saddle leather by Gavina in Italy c.1980s. An absolute icon of the Bauhaus Movement and influential to the entire Mid Century Modern Period.
Comfortable and perfectly balanced they have become one of the most enduring designs of the 20th Century with manufacturing starting in 1927 and still continuing to this day. Originally designed as a dining chair they work equally well as side chairs or as a set of funky office meeting room or conference chair.
The concept of using metal tubing as a supporting structure in chair design is credited to the British manufacturer RW Winfield who produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was known and documented to have been an inspiration to both Marcel Breuer and van der Rohe. Breuer was the first to produce a design in chrome pipe work and inspired by the curved handlebars of his Adler bicycle he designed the Wassily chair in 1925. Although this was not a cantilever chair it helped to establish a base production method that was built on by others. This resulted in the first true cantilever chrome chair, the S33, being designed by Mart Stam in 1926. Thereafter, van der Rohe designed the MR10 in 1927, the Brno chair in 1930 and Breuer 2 further chairs in 1928, the B32 (later named the Cesca chair after his daughter Francesca) and the B33 which was a derivative of Stam’s S33.
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Roche Bobois Mah Jong sofa Missoni design by Hans Hopfer
Located in OSS, NB
Roche Bobois Mah Jong sofa Missoni design by Hans Hopfer
Roche Bobois Mah jong sofa consiting of 8 pieces of whom partially in Missoni fabric designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer. A mo...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
American Midcentury Sofa Done by W. Platner
Located in Houston, TX
Warren Platner (June 18, 1919 – April 17, 2006) was an American architect and interior designer.
Platner produced a furniture collection that has proved to be a continuing icon of 19...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Zebra Wood
Pair of Space Age Acrylic and Steel Bubble Lounge Chairs after Daninos, 70s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Space Age Acrylic and Steel Bubble Lounge Chairs after Daninos, 70s
Pair of Rare Lucite Cantilever Chairs after Christian Daninos, Italy 1...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen from 1980. Seats were recovered in beautiful fabric. Ready for a new home.
Category
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Postmodern 1980s Sofa by Roche Bobois in Draped Soft Leather
By Roche Bobois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderfully comfortable sofa, surrounds you in a softly draped fawn colored leather.
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
B&B Italia Leather Diesis Sofa, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary recent edition (exact date of manufacture is unknown) of Antonio Citterio's 1979 Diesis DS217 model sofa for B & B Italia. Analine dyed saddle colored leather and polis...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Armchairs, Italy, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Inox steel frames featuring wraparound backs upholstered in dark brown leather, the seats and backs upholstered in the original crushed velvet with leaf pattern. These chairs were de...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Airborne Sectional Sofa with Ottoman 'Patate' in Black Velvet Corduroy
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Airborne, sectional sofa with ottoman model 'Patate', velvet corduroy, metal, France, 1970s
This well-designed sofa is fully executed in black velvet corduroy that contributes to a...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair Midcentury Parsons Style Lounge Chairs by Bernhardt, After Milo Baughman
Located in Decatur, GA
Classic pair of mid 1970's Parsons style arm chairs by Bernhardt. Stout and sturdy American craftsmanship and a timeless design classic. Full restoration by our in house artisans on ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chenille
Mario Bellini Cab Arm Chair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original deep red saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a bla...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Roberto Iera for Felicerossi Large Sectional Sofa
By Felicerossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roberto Iera for Felicerossi, sectional sofa model 'Il Colombaccio', fabric, stainless steel, Italy, 1970s
Stunnig modular sofa by Italian designer Roberto Iera for manufacturer Fel...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, Silex, Side Chair, Belgium, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography:
For illustrations of a similar model, see:
Watelet, Jacques-Gre´goire. Serrurier-Bovy. Brussels: Ateliers Vokaer, 1986. 87, 92.
For an illustration of this identical model, see:
Bigot du Mesnil du Buisson, Franc¸oise & Etienne du Mesnil du Buisson. Serrurier-Bovy un cre´ateur, pre´curseur. Dijon: Editions-Faton, 2008. 93-168. Plaque: Serrurier-Bovy Paris Nice...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Mah Jong Lounge Chair by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, France, 1971
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early first edition of Mah Jong lounge chair designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, France, 1971. Single seat that easily converts into...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
Soriana Lounge Chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Elmo Green Leather
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a rare Soriana Armchairs in recently reupholstered in Elmo Midnight Green Leather, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and manufactured by Cassina in 1970s. The leather is soft and subtle. Each chair retains original two front casters as well as back legs. The metal frame doesn't show any pitting. This lounge chair is in overall great condition, ready for use.
Cassina’s Soriana Armchair...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mario Bellini 7-Piece Bambole Chairs/ Modular Sofa Set for B&B Italia 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mario Bellini 7-Piece Bambole Chairs/ Modular Sofa Set for B&B Italia 1970s
This is a set of seven original production 'Le Bambole' lounge chairs or mod...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for Zanotta 'Settebello' Sectional Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta, 'settebello' modular sofa, fabric, polyure...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
De Sede DS-84 Leather Two-Seat Sofa, c. 1970's
By De Sede
Located in Norwalk, CT
Introducing the sophisticated and handsome Model DS-84 two-seat sofa in luxurious brown leather by De Sede, a true masterpiece from the 1970's. This iconic piece is a harmonious blen...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Seating
Materials
Leather
Pierre Paulin Six Stacking "Samba" Chairs for Henry Massonnet
Located in Sharon, CT
Based on the French Bistro Stacking Chair. Pierre Paulin, the great French designer of modern seating icons, created a series of plastic stacking chairs for Henry Massonnet 1988, o...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Plastic
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Black Leather "Monk" Dining Room Chairs for Molteni set of 4
Located in Almelo, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Black Leather "Monk" Dining Room Chairs for Molteni, Italy 1974
Set of four Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" dining chairs fo...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of 3 Matteo Grassi 1970s Post Modern Beige Italian Leather Barstools
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Set of 3 Matteo Grassi 1970s post modern beige Italian leather barstools. These fantastic barstools feature a clean leather wrapped design wi...
Category
1970s Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of 1970s Trix & Robert Haussmann for Knoll Black Leather Mirror Sofa Settee
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 1970s Trix & Robert Haussmann for Knoll 2-seat sofa settee. This pair is made in black leather and mirror. All original collectors condition. The Mirror Sofa...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Mirror, Leather
Pierre Chapo Sculptural 'S34' Chairs in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, chairs, model 'S34A', elm, France, circa 1973
This chair model 'S34A' is designed by Pierre Chapo circa 1973. This asymmetrical chair executed in elm with seven-shape...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Elm
Mario Bellini Green Linen Camaleonda Modular Sofa for B&B Italia, 1972, Set of 2
Located in Vicenza, IT
Camaleonda sofa, designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by B&B Italia in 1972.
The set features two modules with backrest, and one armrest.
Green Italian linen velvet uphol...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Seating
Materials
Cotton, Velvet, Foam, Linen
Italian Organic Lounge Chair in Khaki Green Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chair, velvet, plastic, Italy, 1970s
Eccentric lounge chair of Italian origin. The design reminds of the anatomy of the flower with its ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Plastic
Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti 'Confidential' Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, sectional sofa, model 'Confidential', fabric, Italy, design 1972
Sofa designed by Italian architect and furniture designer Alberto Rosselli in 1972 fo...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
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
Turn of the Century English Leather and Walnut Armchair
Located in London, GB
This very handsome and well made English turn of the century armchair is made up of Walnut and a rich cognac brown leather upholstery. It features a shaped, curved back with scrolled...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Bamboo, Indian Cane and Frabric Italian Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Pair of Italian midcentury modern design armchairs with bamboo frame, India cane, leather and metal details with bouclè fabric cushions, Italy production 1970s.
The cushions are t...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti for Cassina 'Fiandra' Modular Sofa in Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, ‘Fiandra’ sectional sofa, leather, plastic, Italy, 1975
This subtle and modest sofa is designed by the Italian ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Danish Modern Cherry CH24 Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner, 1990s
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Cherry CH24 Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner, 1990s.
Designed in 1949 by Danish designer Hans Jørgensen Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, ...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Cherry
Tito Agnoli for Bonacina Rare Carabou Dining Set in Rattan and Cherry Wood, 1991
Located in New York, NY
Tito Agnoli for Pierantonio Bonacina rare exquisite Carabou dining set consisting of a round cherry wood and rattan dining table and four woven rattan dining chairs. This architectur...
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
1974 Original Brown Leather Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Egg Chair & Ottoman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Yes, this is the original leather from birth in 1974. Miraculously bereft of any significant visible flaws lo these many years, this leather will make you salivate. The color changes...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Elbert Chairs by Jordan Mozer for Shelby Williams Industries, USA 1990s
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of 4 Elbert chairs designed by Jordan Mozer in the 1990s and manufactured by Shelby Williams Industries. These unique chairs have sculptural steel frames with curved, upholstered seats and backs in brown and green fabric with contrasting welt detailing. ‘Shelby Williams Industries’ manufacturers label underneath seats. USA, 1990s.
These chairs were designed in 1990 for the Cypress Club in San Francisco and were inspired by Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” This set is from the first edition of 50.
Jordan Mozer is the founder and principal of Jordan Mozer + Associates, an interdisciplinary team of architects, designers and artists that invents and manufactures design components for public projects, hotels and restaurants. Mozer has degrees in industrial design as well as architecture and studied painting, sculpture and English literature.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Vintage Grasshopper Chair by Preben Fabricius + Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage grasshopper arm chair by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International. This sculptural lounge features a beautiful patinated leather cushion with channeled d...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Post Modern Barrel Leather Chairs by Leolux, 1970
By Leolux
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern Barrel Leather Chairs by Leolux, 1970. Original leather with beautiful patina. Sofa is sold in separate listing.
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate ‘Break’ Portable Folding Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate, ‘Break’ folding lounge chairs, plastic, fabric, Italy, 1970s
This exceptional set of portable folding lounge chairs is designed by the Italian designer Aldo Barberi for his series called ‘Break’. This design truly resembles the ethos of the seventies, featuring the commonly used material of that time named fiberglass in combination with a striped fabric executed in the colors orange, different shades of brown, and off-white. The chairs embrace a thought through design where both functionality and aesthetics are present. The chairs fold by pulling the seat and backrest towards each other, resulting in a cubic shaped case with a handle for easy carrying. Therefore, this portable chair...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova Modular Sofa Nuvolone in Leather, Italy, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in Almelo, NL
Large modular sofa Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova model ´Nuvolone´ in leather, Italy, 1970s
Large modular sofa / landscape sofa by Italian designer Rimo Matu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Ross Littell for Matteo Grassi Armchair in Black Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ross Littell for Matteo Grassi, armchair, leather, steel, Italy, 1980s
This black leather chair is designed by the American designer Ro...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Mario Marenco for Poltrona Frau Set of Six 'Movie' Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Marenco for Poltrona Frau, set of six armchairs model 'Movie', metal and leather, Italy, 1984.
Set of six of Italian armchairs in a bright color combination. The seat are padd...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate ‘Break’ Portable Folding Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Aldo Barberi for Rossi di Albizzate, ‘Break’ folding lounge chairs, plastic, fabric, Italy, 1970s
This exceptional set of portable folding lounge chairs is designed by the Italian designer Aldo Barberi for his series called ‘Break’. This design truly resembles the ethos of the seventies, featuring the commonly used material of that time named fiberglass in combination with a striped fabric executed in the colors orange, different shades of brown, and off-white. The chairs embrace a thought through design where both functionality and aesthetics are present. The chairs fold by pulling the seat and backrest towards each other, resulting in a cubic shaped case with a handle for easy carrying. Therefore, this portable chair...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Curved Italian Sofa in Yellow Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, leatherette, Italy, 1970s
An a-typical Italian winged sofa, upholstered in vibrant yellow faux leather. Its rounded design, with winged sides extending toward the armrests, cr...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Faux Leather
Fabiaan Van Severen Dining Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabiaan Van Severen, dining chairs, leather, tubular steel, lace, Belgium, 1997
Distinct set of dining chairs by Belgium designer Fabiaan Van Severen. Created in 1997, this design f...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
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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