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Armchairs For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 7
Color:  Black
Tolina 360 Swivel Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Building on the classic design of the TOLINA armchair utilizing the fabric details and warm wood tones to cover the metal legs, creating a rich, holistic appearance. Its functional, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Chiado Lounge Chair with Paris Black and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Chiado Lounge Chair with Paris Black and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Ondulé Swing
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid showcase of craftsmanship, this swing is fashioned of refined fabrics and materials. Its welcoming and soft silhouette combines velvet with suede, fabric, and unique leath...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile

Spindle Chair in Solid, Carved White Oak and Steel Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since its release, the Spindle Chair’s distinctive silhouette has appeared in a vast array of celebrated commercial and residential interiors. The phenomenally successful piece was inspired by a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library. Designer Craig Bassam’s imagination was ignited when he noticed the traditional utilitarian chair juxtaposed against the powerful geometry of Kahn’s building. Seduced by its elemental simplicity, Bassam realized an updated spindle back chair would fit perfectly within the BassamFellows ‘Craftsman Modern’ aesthetic. The BassamFellows Spindle chair offers a new take on the classic piece, a descendent of the classic English Windsor chair. One first notices its weightless quality, which Bassam achieved by using metal for the chair’s legs and spindles, giving the illusion of two floating surfaces. This contemporary reboot makes the spindles less prominent, evoking a less rustic, 21st century setting for the chair. A counterpoint to the metal spindles is the chair’s timber elements, including an ultra-comfortable ergonomic seat carved from solid wood. Given its updated minimal silhouette, ultra-light materiality and concern for comfort, it’s the kind of chair you can envision in many contexts. The Spindle Collection includes counter and barstool...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Spindle Chair in Solid, Carved Ebonized Ash and Steel Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since its release, the Spindle chair’s distinctive silhouette has appeared in a vast array of celebrated commercial and residential interiors. The phenomenally successful piece was inspired by a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library. Designer Craig Bassam’s imagination was ignited when he noticed the traditional utilitarian chair juxtaposed against the powerful geometry of Kahn’s building. Seduced by its elemental simplicity, Bassam realized an updated spindle back chair would fit perfectly within the BassamFellows ‘Craftsman Modern’ aesthetic. The BassamFellows Spindle chair offers a new take on the classic piece, a descendent of the classic English Windsor chair. One first notices its weightless quality, which Bassam achieved by using metal for the chair’s legs and spindles, giving the illusion of two floating surfaces. This contemporary reboot makes the spindles less prominent, evoking a less rustic, 21st century setting for the chair. A counterpoint to the metal spindles is the chair’s timber elements, including an ultra-comfortable ergonomic seat carved from solid wood. Given its updated minimal silhouette, ultra-light materiality and concern for comfort, it’s the kind of chair you can envision in many contexts. The Spindle Collection includes counter and barstool...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Spindle Chair in Solid, Carved Walnut and Steel Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since its release, the Spindle chair’s distinctive Silhouette has appeared in a vast array of celebrated commercial and residential interiors. The phenomenally successful piece was inspired by a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library. Designer Craig Bassam’s imagination was ignited when he noticed the traditional utilitarian chair juxtaposed against the powerful geometry of Kahn’s building. Seduced by its elemental simplicity, Bassam realized an updated spindle back chair would fit perfectly within the BassamFellows ‘Craftsman Modern’ aesthetic. The BassamFellows Spindle chair offers a new take on the Classic piece, a descendent of the Classic English Windsor chair. One first notices its weightless quality, which Bassam achieved by using metal for the chair’s legs and spindles, giving the illusion of two floating surfaces. This contemporary reboot makes the spindles less prominent, evoking a less rustic, 21st century setting for the chair. A counterpoint to the metal spindles is the chair’s timber elements, including an ultra-comfortable ergonomic seat carved from solid wood. Given its updated minimal silhouette, ultra-light materiality and concern for comfort, it’s the kind of chair you can envision in many contexts. The Spindle Collection includes counter and barstool...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-5, Polished Brass and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1, Polished Brass and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak, Polished Brass and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-5 and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

DOOQ Bauhaus Inspired Armchair L'Unité with Brass Feet, Green Cotton Velvet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’Unité armchair is proportional and sculptural, perfectly made to the human scale. It gathers strong upholstered shapes lightly supported on elegant stand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Brass

PK18 Impermeable Armchair, Black Seat & Black Metal Structure by Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK18 armchair is handcrafted in tubular carbon steel and is finished in black micro-textured electrostatic painting. Seat and backrest are upholstered in nautical anti-mold leatheret...
Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Armchair in Red Linen, Molteni&C by Patricia Urquiola, Glove Up Made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful armchair with armrest that carries the essence of contemporary. Master craftsmanship values are expressed by the processing of the highest quality raw materials. The details of Glove Up...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Linen

Gervasoni Brick Armchair in Pavone Upholstery with Black Lacquered Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Armchair with solid wood structure in natural Canaletto walnut, bleached oak or oak lacquered in white, grey, black, ocean or dove-grey, Brick 305 has the seat and backrest softened ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Moooi Hana Swivel Armchair in The Menagerie of Extinct Animals Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Create your own world in your safe space that is the Hana Armchair. Let the softness of the folds lure you in and when you step into that abundance of soft fabric, you’re stepping in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Modern Blue Velvet Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Industrial style swivel desk chair with channel quilting blue velvet upholstery on a metal frame with wooden armrests. Dimensions: 25" W x 28" D x 38" H Seat - 21" H Arm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

1950s Design Style Black Lacquered Rattan Peacock Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s Design Style sculptural and gorgeous armchair all in black lacquered rattan peacock structure with beige linen fabric cushions
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rattan

Toy Armchair Black by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylen...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

PVC

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

MCM Design Black Lacquer Wooden and Rattan Woven Cane Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Black lacquer wooden structure adorned with woven cane panels and armchair.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Wood

De Sede Leather Club Chair by Kurt Erni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2620/01 armchair by De Sede. Technical details: Standard configuration: Legs beechwood black-coated. If not specified otherwise, the standard configuration will be confirmed....
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Contemporary Armchair in Black Oakwood and Boucle Fabric
Located in New York, NY
The seat is upholstered in high quality boucle fabric and the back in woven cane. The darkened wood structure provides strength and lightness to the piece. Dimensions: Width 34” x de...
Category

2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Bouclé

Capper Lounge Chair with Upholstered Base by Phase Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the Capper Lounge chair with Upholstered Base- Static version and Comfort Zone by HBF fabric. COM is also available, with a List price of $ 3,340.00. Swivel ve...
Category

2010s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Velvet

Arflex Cradle Standard Armchair in Grey Boucle Fabric & Black Legs by Neri & Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its characteristic is based on the structure: a classic triangular construction, which is repeated several times around the model, so that you can admire it from each point of view. Additional information: Materials: Upholstered seat with Black legs Color: Boucle 6, T3 Base: Black finish Structure: Metal Frame upholstery: Moulded polyurethane foam / polyester slip cover. Seat cushion upholstery: Shaped polyurethane with differentiated density / polyester slip cover. Backrest and armrest cushions upholstery : Polyester fiber, cover in polyester fiber and cotton. Feet: Black lacquered metal and protective nylon glides. Belt: Testa di moro cow-hide. Cover: Fabric. Not removable cover. Dimensions: W. 100 x D. 82 x H. 70 Seat height: 42 cm Available in other upholstery option: Aran, Beddy, Brest, Cabas, Etoile, Glace, York/Devon, Boucle, Cherie, Lama, Ortiz, Walls, Blog, Hero, Steelcut 2, Divina md, Gamma Available in other version: Love cushion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Aluminum Armchair "Industry Garden Furniture" by Seletti, Black
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Chesterfield Green Leather Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
The Chesterfield armchair, from Tribeca Collection, is an icon of the world of the leather lounge, a timeless classic in the world of upholstery, an item that enriches any home and m...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Marc Newson Embyro Armchair in Black Fabric Upholstery by Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Marc Newson, the Embryo chair has three legs and a chromed steel structure padded with molded polyurethane foam. The fixed bi-elastic fabric c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Customizable Gubi Masculo Dining Chair Designed by GamFratesi
By Gubi
Located in New York, NY
Designed for the fine dining restaurant Copenhague at Maison du Danemark in Paris, the four-legged Masculo Dining in metal marry the idea of Danish elegance and simplicity with Italian refinement and playfulness. The backrest of Masculo is almost overly large and appears to float in the air which is challenging to the senses. This is supported by the slender metal legs that make the whole dining chair...
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2010s Danish Armchairs

Materials

Textile

1960s Scandinavian Design Style Black Wooden and Bouclé Fabric Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s Scandinavian design style armchair with brass structure, black wooden finishes and bouclé fabric back and seat.
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Vintage Style and French Design All in Beige Bouclé Fabric Swivel Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage style and MCM 1970s French Design all in black bouclé fabric and brush brass base swivel armchair. The matching swivel footstool is available too a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

MARTA Black Chair/Armchair in Walnut/Oak with Cowhide Seat by Mandy Graham
Located in Torrance, CA
MARTA chair by Mandy Graham MARTA M01, chair armchair American walnut / sandblasted white oak, hairy cowhide seat Measures: 27" W x 25" D x 36" A...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cowhide, Hide, Oak, Walnut

F.C Series, Foam and Neoprene Chair 'Forma Curva 01' by Lucas Muñoz Muñoz
Located in Madrid, ES
The F.C 01 chair is part of the collection Forma Curvas. It's described as "a redefinition of upholstery through the use of only sleeves and knots”. FC only needs two pieces of foam ...
Category

2010s Spanish Brutalist Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pudica Chair • Handmade Edition • in Steel by Pedro Paulo-Venzon
Located in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
The Pudica Chair (MMXVI) is an artefact that seeks syncretism between the rationalist style of the early twentieth century and the Brazilian colonial expe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Modern Hygge Armchair in Boucle Fabric & Travertino by Collector
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
21st Century Ddesigned by Saccal Design House Hygge armchair fabric and travertino is inspired by contemporary architecture in Portugal that speaks of i...
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2010s Armchairs

Materials

Travertine

Impressions Aluminum Stacking Outdoor Chair by Tropitone
Located in Pasadena, TX
Tropitone was founded in 1954 to serve the contract market, including hotels, motels, clubs and resorts with high performing outdoor patio furniture. Impressions aluminum outdoor stacking chair...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

De Sede DS-707 Sofa in Black Club Leather Upholstery by Philippe Malouin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The DS-707 is the modern composition of handmade leather and contemporary design. The flowing, soft transitions combine the postmodern era of Swiss furniture design with the clear open structures of brutalism that inspired designer Philippe Malouin. Available as a comfortable armchair or as a modular sofa that can be combined in infinite ways, the DS-707 is the visual perfection of form that gives every room a unique highlight. Where the St. Lawrence River Montreal flows in a serpentine pattern, a residential complex marked by the architectural style of brutalism rises up on a small headland, the famous Habitat 67...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Brutus Armchair in Solid Wood with Cane Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphas...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

F.C Series, Foam and Neoprene Chair 'Forma Curva 03' by Lucas Muñoz Muñoz
Located in Madrid, ES
The F.C 03 chair is part of the collection Formas Curvas. It's described as "a redefinition of upholstery through the use of only sleeves and knots”. FC only needs two pieces of foam...
Category

2010s Spanish Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

DS-2847 Children's Leather Armchair by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Children's small armchair DS-2847 by De Sede. DS-2847, the small brother of DS-47, presents itself just as independently as its role model. The clear yet soft forms of this children’...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

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Leather

Tokyo Pop Armchair Anthracite Grey by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The sofa, the armchair and especially the day-bed and the stool, forget the banality of rotational molding to become sculptures. Unforgettable and unusual shapes.The Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The Driade Tokyo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Polystyrene

Customizable Tacchini Jacket Armchair Designed by Patrick Norguet
Located in New York, NY
Drawing evident inspiration from the fashion world, Jacket armchair now appears in a renewed version, with revamped sartorial details and new colours for its sleek and slender metal ...
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Above Chair in Off-White Leather and Black Painted Frame
Located in Miami, FL
The above chair goes above and beyond in terms of design and comfortability. The combination of the off-white leather and the black painted frame allows you to mix the Above chair in...
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2010s Brazilian Armchairs

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Leather, Lacquer, Wood

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chairs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These mid-century modern design armchairs by the famed designer Charles Hollis Jones feature wrap around Lucite frames that envelop you while sitting on a floating black vinyl seat. ...
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1950s Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Acrylic

PK18 Impermeable Armchair, Red Seat & Black Metal Structure by Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK18 armchair is handcrafted in tubular carbon steel and is finished in black micro-textured electrostatic painting. Seat and backrest are upholstered in nautical anti-mold leatheret...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Plush Modern Black Side or Arm Chair with Chrome Legs by Andrea Branzi
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Pupa armchair signed by Andrea Branzi is agile and voluptuous at the same time. It leans on a light metallic frame leaving the volume floating in the space. Born with chrome frame fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Trend Armchair Metal Frame with Black Fabric and Black Leather
Located in Miami, FL
The Uultis design team has created this beautiful Trend armchair, upholstered with beautiful black fabric, feature with a pink quartz metal frame and a black leather pocket. With contemporary style features, this armchair was produced to meet all the needs of urban life, since it can be used in various environments, from residential to commercial, bringing comfort and elegance to the space, with a seat composed of soft Ecosoft foam layers, perfect to watch TV, drink a cup of coffee, or read a book. Uultis has been inspired by nature creating pieces that are environmentally sustainable with a modern contemporary and mid-century design with materials that add functionality and practicality. The Trend...
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2010s Brazilian Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Moooi Hana Swivel Armchair in Rendezvous Tokyo Blue Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Create your own world in your safe space that is the Hana Armchair. Let the softness of the folds lure you in and when you step into that abundance of soft fabric, you’re stepping in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Liza Armchair in Green Upholstery with Canaletto Walnut Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Liza Armchair in Green Upholstery with Canaletto Walnut Frame by Lievore, Altherr, Molina Legs in solid natural painted oak or in black dyed oak, or in natural Canaletto w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

PK18 Impermeable Armchair, Green Seat & Black Metal Structure by Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK18 armchair is handcrafted in tubular carbon steel and is finished in black micro-textured electrostatic painting. Seat and backrest are upholstered in nautical anti-mold leatheret...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Oltremare Armchair in Extra Grey Upholstery & Matt Black Legs by Antonio Marras
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The seating collection “Oltremare” designed by Antonio Marras and produced in collaboration with Saba, stems from a far-away past and place, ful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Anemone Armchair Velvet G. Zema for Giovannetti Collezioni
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Swimming like happy fishes in the warm shapes of sea, feeling comfortable and protected within the big embrace of a colourful anemone. Swivel seat. Fire retardant polyurethane foa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Zanotta Nena Armchair in Grey Fabric Upholstery with Matt Black Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Nena Armchair in Grey Fabric Upholstery with Matt Black Frame by Lanzavecchia + Wai Steel frame varnished graphite or matt black. Seat and cushion upholstered with polyure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Susanna Pied De Poule 64804 Fabric Armchair with Black Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Susanna Pied De Poule 64804 Fabric Armchair with Black Steel Frame Frame in chromium-plated, or in natural or black nickel- satin finished, or black painted tubular steel....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.

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