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Seating For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Georgian
Pair of Willy Guhl Loop Chairs, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic pair of cement chairs by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. Brand new. Hand made in Switzerland. Newly produced. Priced as a pair. One of the most iconic chairs ever de...
Category
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cement
Pair of Very Rare T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings Side Chairs Wood & Nickel & Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings in the 1960s, these chairs were part of a long-running partnership with Widdicomb. Of the many successful pieces they made, these are among the rar...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass, Nickel
De Sede DS 50 patchwork leather armchair
By De Sede
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This De Sede DS 50 Patchwork leather armchair is in very good condition. The brown, thick and at the same time fine buffalo leather shows a ...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Ibisco Italian hideleather dining sling chairs in brandy colour, 1970s
By Ibisco Sedie
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Introducing a set of four Ibisco chairs, a timeless embodiment of Italian craftsmanship from the 1970s. These chairs seamlessly blend cubistic and minimalistic design elements, featu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Pair of King Tubby Rattan Armchairs by Platt & Young for Driade, Italy, 1990s
By Platt & Young, Driade
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern style pair of King Tubby rattan wicker armchairs or lounge chairs by the designer Platt and Young for the quality and famous italian desi...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rattan
Very First Generation 1956 Eames Lounge Chair 670 and Spinning Ottoman 671
Located in Seattle, WA
This extremely rare collectible is one of the earliest known productions of the 1956 Eames lounge chair with ottoman, non-stamped frame, and the holy grail spinning ottoman...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
One Vintage Midcentury Ward Bennett Brickel Executive Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
Best known for his interiors, Mr. Bennett`s projects include residence in New York, London, Venice and Rome, as well as his own quarter, a Manhattan apartment atop the Dakota, a coun...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Chairs in Pine, by a Swedish Cabinetmaker, Scandinavian Modern, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful set of 4 sculptural dining chairs in solid pine with a fine carved heart in the backrest. Handcrafted by a Swedish Cabinetmaker in 1960s. These dining chairs have a stron...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Pine
Brazilian pair of Ox lounge chairs hardwood and leather Brazil 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful shaped pair of Brazilian lounge chairs in the style of Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil 1960. These well-crafted chairs are great looking from all sides and they sit also very comf...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Tubular Brass Cantilever Bar Stools, Set of 3
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage set of three Marcel Breuer Cesca style rattan and brass bar stools with arms. The mid-century modern design features a tubular brass finish metal frame, rattan back with lo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
De Sede Dark Red Leather Patchwork Ottoman, 1960s Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic red leather pouf/ottoman by Swiss designer De Sede with square patchwork. Handmade with wonderful faded patina or varying hues of reds. Gorgeous ...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Attributed Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Italian High Back Sofa, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Three-seater sofa attributed Gio Ponti, production in the early 1950s, with high backrest, the upholstery is in velvet but replacement is recommended, feet and structure in beech.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Vintage Sculptural Rocking Chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig Denmark
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home an iconic chair from one of the biggest names in Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern design with this breathtaking sculptural rocking chair made by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood, Beech
Ring Chair, Nanna & Jorgen Ditzel, Fabric, Oiled Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1958, the ring chair is one of the couple’s most elegant and iconic designs. The chair is handcrafted at GETAMA’s factory in Gedsted, Denmark b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Ten Dining Chairs by Anton Lorenz for Thonet
By Thonet, Anton Lorenz
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of ten armchairs designed by Anton Lorenz for Thonet. Each chair has tan upholstered backrest and seat with polished chrome tubular frames.
Mid-Century Modern S-37 chairs were originally designed by Anton Lorenz in 1929 and later manufactured by Gebruder Thonet in the 1970s. In 1929 Anton Lorenz founded the firm Desta (Deutsche Stahlmobel) in Berlin making Anton Lorenz the first to manufacture tubular-steel furniture on a commercial scale.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
All Arms, Extraordinary Set of 10 Modern Klismos Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent set of dining chairs is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored, newly upholstered and co...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
Large Thick Lucite Mid-Modern Waterfall Bench Or Ottoman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Lucite mid-modern waterfall bench or ottoman
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Teak and Bouclè Armchairs Model FM 106 by Framar, 50s
By Framar
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Produced in Italy in the 1950s by the Framar company (Fratelli Marelli), this pair of spectacular lounge chairs! With its lightweight rosewood frame, understated wing-back top and sw...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
A Pair Of Ilmari Lappalainen "Laila" Armchairs, Asko 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A pair of elegant armchairs designed by Ilmari Lappalainen and manufactured by Asko Oy in Finland in the 1950s. Apart from the reupholstery the chairs are in original and very good c...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Office Chair 3117 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Office chair, model 3117. It is part of the first 5 editions, unique chair of collection.
Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. The seat height is adjustable. Shows slight sign...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Bonacina armchairs in rattan and bamboo, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Bonacina armchairs in rattan and bamboo, Italy, 1950s
Two rare and spectacular rattan armchairs, perfect for decorating a veranda, garden or living room. Refined and elegant...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Pierre Paulin Oyster Chair for Artifort
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oyster chair designed in 1958 by french designed Pierre Paulin for the dutch company Artifort. Chromed steel base and upholstered in original fabric. Signed.
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Trio Modular Sofa by Franz Hero and Karl Odermatt by Team Form AG for COR
By COR, Team Form AG
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Designer: Franz Hero and Karl Odermatt by Team Form AG
Brand: COR, Germany
Era: 1970’s
Material: Beige, Teddy Fabric
Size: 468 cm x 96 cm x 62,5 cm (first pricture)
Seat: High 36cm...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
2000s Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair
Located in Esperance, NY
Modern Living — In the 1950s, the Eames molded shell changed everything about what a chair could be–sculptural, practical, mass-produced. Now in recyclable polypropylene, this staple of modern living fits every body and any space.
2000s Eames Molded plastic side chair...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Vintage Jens Risom Knoll Webbed Armchair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
A stunning iconic cotton strap, webbed, lounge, armchair, 652W design (1943) early edition, designed by Jens Risom for Knoll International. Features a solid maple frame with original woven cotton straps. It is one of the most comfortable pieces you will sit in, the exquisite curved back provides lumbar support making this chair as comfortable as it is beautiful. The removable webbed, basket seat, shell is supported and rests on the arm frame base. Very Rare Vintage Modern Classic design. An iconic piece of furniture, this example has remained in a single collection since it was acquired by the prior owner from Knoll International and the original early label remains affixed beneath. (Knoll Associates Inc. 601 Madison Ave New York 22). This label has the earliest Knoll Associates showroom address, which opened in 1946.
Measurements: 24.5 ” tall x 24? wide x 30? deep x seat height 18? (arm height 21") (seat to the lowest point 11")
Jens Risom
Danish-American architect-designer Jens Risom was born in Copenhagen in 1916, the son of a nationally renowned architect of the Nordic Classicism style. Between 1935 and 1938, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ole Wanscher and Kaare Klint, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. For a short time following his studies, he took on furniture and interior designer projects for the Copenhagen-based architectural firm Ernst Kuhn. He then moved briefly to Stockholm, where he worked for Nordiska Kompaniet and met Alvar Aalto and Bruno Mathsson. Around 1939, he immigrated to New York with ambitions to introduce the Scandinavian modernist approach to the US furniture market.
Risom’s arrival in the US coincided with the years of materials shortages brought on by the war. As a result, Risom was unable to secure a position in a furniture company, and, instead, found work designing textiles for decorator Dan Cooper. Eager to do more, he soon convinced Cooper to expand into the furniture market, and together they found projects with young, progressive architects like Ed Stone and George Nelson. In 1939-40, Ed Stone was invited to create Collier Magazine’s House of Ideas pavilion at Rockefeller Center as part of the New York World’s Fair, and Risom designed all of the furniture.
Around 1941, Risom met Hans Knoll, a German-born entrepreneur in the furniture industry who had a showroom on Madison Avenue dedicated to rather lackluster furnishings. Sharing a dream to do something more vanguard, they joined forces and set off on a four-month tour of the US in search of design inspiration. By 1942, Knoll launched Hans Knoll Furniture Company with Risom on board as his head designer.
Risom’s early designs for Knoll made use of military surplus...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Maple
Pair of lounge chairs attributed to Charlotte Perriand, France in the 60s
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Pair of oak fireside chairs attributed to Charlotte Perriand. These chairs come from the La Cachette residence, located in the Les Arcs 1600 ski resort in the French Alps. Charlotte ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Foam, Oak
2 Gunlocke After Risom Mid Century Modern Danish Walnut & Leather Arms Chairs
By Jens Risom, Gunlocke
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid century Gunlocke Jens Risom Style Danish Arm Chairs. Made of walnut with black leather seat and back.
The Gunlocke Company's history in Wayland, New York begins in 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of barrel back lounge armchairs with chrome tube frames. Great size and shape, seat height is 18.75, very comfy with chrome in tip top shape. Upholstery is a ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Casa E Giardino Mid-Century Modern Italian Small Armchair, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Armchair produced by Casa e Giardino in the style of Gio Ponti, the upholstery needs to be redone, while the structure is robust and solid.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Set of 4 Erik Kirkegaard Teak Mid-Century Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 midcentury Danish black vinyl and teak side chairs. Glostrup Mobelfabrik (Maker), Erik Kirkegaard (Designer).
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak
Fabulous 4 Piece Milo Baughman Style Curved Sofa Sectional Carsons Mid-Century
By Carsons
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful 4 piece Milo Baughman style curved sectional sofa. We love the oversized channeled back and arms along with the circular end pieces. This sofa will need to be reupholster...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 4 Charlotte Perriand Style Wicker Table or Counter Height Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Perriand Style Wicker Counter Stool with Chrome Legs and 20" Seat Height. The stools are in original condition ...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Pierre Paulin, Pair of Spider Lounge Chairs "Model F678" for Artifort. 1966
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional and rare pair of lounge chairs model F678, also known as the Spider Lounge Chair designed by the French designer Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort Furniture Comp...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Plywood, Rope, Velvet, Upholstery, Wool, Fabric
Jacques Dumond French Rattan and Bamboo Low Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of rattan and bamboo low lounge chairs attributed to French designer Jacques Dumond, France, c 1950.
Excellent condition with no breaks or issues with the rattan or bamboo.
Ov...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Eero Aarnio Suspended Lucite Bubble Chair White Powder Coated Stand
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage Eero Aarnio style suspended Lucite / Acrylic bubble chair with white powder coated stand, accompanied by seat and back white f...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Pierre Paulin Ribbon Chair Ottoman by Artifort
Located in Highland, IN
This Pierre Paulin ottoman is waiting to be paired with a ribbon chair to make a set. It retains its original red fabric and silver paint on the base, but both show wear from age and...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Wide White Diamond Chair & Ottoman with Pink Upholstery
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Harry Bertoia for Knoll wide version diamond chair with ottoman, frames are original white paint an original but faded pink Knoll textile covers. Minor scuffs to f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Cab 413 Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1990s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Cab 413 arm chair in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina:
The Cab chair is built up as a tubular frame over which thick saddle leather is fitted; the leather skin is kept in ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Set Of 4 Ironica Chairs By Ton, Czechoslovakia 1960s
By TON a.s.
Located in Zohor, SK
Set of the iconic Ironica chairs produced by TON. The timeless design of these chairs makes them a great fit for any interiors. The chairs are made of oak wood with a bent plywood se...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Red Beech Dining Room Chairs 1950s Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage red beech set of 14 dining chairs, which were designed and executed in Vienna, 1950s.
The stackable dining chairs were made of solid beech and plywood, are...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Cherner Task Chair White Leather and Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
A strong, lightweight and graceful armchair for your home or office. This rolling and adjustable task chair features solid walnut arms and white Spinneybeck leather. Reissued in exac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Beetle Dining Chair, Fully Upholstered, Black Stained Beech
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Beetle chair has since its introduction in 2013 being well received by end-consumers as well as interior architects. Due to its appealing design, outstanding comfort and unique c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Beech
Set of 4 French Bistro Bar Stools in Iron, Brass and Boucle
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of four bistro stools sourced in the South of France. We were delighted to find a full set with such a gorgeous base. The tripod base is made of iron and features a patinated b...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Stool in Franca Helg Manner
By Franca Helg
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern bamboo stool Franca Helg manner, in excellent condition
Measures cm: H 75, W 45, D 45.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Danish Teak Bar Stool with Arms
Located in New York, NY
Teak bar stool with arms and upholstered seat.
Denmark, circa 1960. Signed.
Features blue-gray wool fabric as shown.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Teak, Leather
“Petit Repos” Armchair by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, France 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This oaken “Petit Repos” chair deserves its title of iconic. Both in terms of quality and design, this model represents why Votre Maison, the French duo Guillerme et Chambron’s compa...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Bouclé
Pair of Danish Modern Brutalist Lounge Chairs in Oak, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A magnificent sculptural pair of Danish modern lounge chairs in the manner of Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf. Made in solid oak and its original silk/velvet fabric with flower motifs. Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Silk, Velvet
Set of Six Vintage Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Dining Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of six dining chairs, two arm chairs and four armless, in Mid-Century Modern design by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Walnut legs and shades of coral textured fabric. Some se...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of 14 Paul Frankl Corset Oak Dining Chairs for Brown Saltman in Latte Bouclé
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sultry large set of 14 Oak Corset Dining Chairs designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Brown Saltman newly professionally restored and refinished in original stain with new cushions...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Swivel Chair, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
A swivel lounge chair designed by the iconic Edward Wormely for Dunbar Furniture, circa 1950-1959. Completely restored, fitted with new high-grade hand cut foam with all insides full...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Midcentury Chrome Bar Stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century classic and iconic Bertoia for Knoll stools in a high chrome finish. Architectural design, clean original condition, ready to use. Very solid and sturdy showing no loss t...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of four.
The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chai...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Rope, Ash
Parker Knoll, Easy Chair Model 938 "Malton, In Bronze Velour, U.K c.1960's
By Parker Knoll
Located in London, GB
This British design iconic lounge chair has a pleasant sculpted silhouette with the innovative use of moulded plastic for it's shell base covered with a beautiful Honey Mustard Velou...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Plastic, Beech
Set of 2 Paper Knife Chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Magnus Olesen, Denmark 1950s
Located in Ranst, VAN
Set of two vintage Paper Knife chairs designed by Kai Kristiansen for Magnus Olesen in Denmark. These easy chairs are designed in 1955. They have a teak frame and a mixed fabric with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Vintage Swedish 1980s Convertible Sofa Lounge Chairs built in Table Daybed
Located in Basel, BS
This unique midcentury design sofa/daybed / Lounge chairs with a table in between is incredibly versatile and minimal!
A beautiful functional design because this piece of very cool...
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Armchair Lady by Marco Zanuso Italy 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This iconic lounge chair Lady was designed by the masterful Marco Zanuso in the 1960s. Original upholstery and featuring a durable hardwood frame with steel legs and adjustable brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
Stunning Pair of Rattan Club Chairs in Parchment Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent club chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and installation ready. Expert c...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Hardwood
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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