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Armchairs For Sale
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Zanotta Flamingo Armchair in Teatro Upholstery with Black Painted Aluminum Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Flamingo Armchair in Teatro Upholstery with Black Painted Aluminum Frame by Damian Williamson
Polished or black painted aluminum alloy feet,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Zanotta Judy Armchair in Red Upholstery with Black Painted Steel Frame
By Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Judy Armchair in Red Upholstery with Black Painted Steel Frame by Frank Rettenbacher
Black or graphite painted steel legs. Stiff polyurethane seat with self-extinguishing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Leather 0306 & Chromium Plated Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Leather 0306 & Chromium Plated Frame
Frame in chromium-plated, or in natural or black nickel- satin finished, o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Teolo Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Teolo Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Steel frame. Upholstery with self-extinguishing polyurethane foam/heat-bound polyester fibre with elastic strips suspension. Fixed internal nylon cover. Removable external fabric, Pied de poule or leather cover. The exterior body can be covered with cowhide 95, combined with fabric or leather. Cannot be covered with cowhide 95 in the shade white 0704.
Arom is the latest armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Talasso Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Talasso Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Steel frame. Upholstery with self-extinguishing polyurethane foam/heat-bound polyester fibre with elastic strips suspension. Fixed internal nylon cover. Removable external fabric, Pied de poule or leather cover. The exterior body can be covered with cowhide 95, combined with fabric or leather. Cannot be covered with cowhide 95 in the shade white 0704.
Arom is the latest armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Osvaldo Borsani Pair of Green P32 Chairs for Tecno, Italy 1950s
Located in New York, NY
The P32 is one of Osvaldo Borsani founding pieces in his line of groundbreaking designs for Tecno along the D70 & P40. The frame is of tubular design and very lightweight for ease of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Iola Armrest Chair in Black Ashwood Base and Foam Seat, by E-ggs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iola chair comes with a seat, back and armrests in a injected flameretardant polyurethane foam covered with the listed fabrics. The structure base is available for custom orders in w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louise Upholstered Armchair in Beechwood Legs, by Miniforms Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Louise upholstered armchair with beech wood legs, and multiple upholstering options by Miniforms Lab. The Louise Armchair is also available with an ash stained...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Zanotta Club Armchair in Painted Steel Internal Structure and PVC Thread Weave
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Club Armchair in Painted Steel Internal Structure and PVC Thread Weave by Prospero Rasulo
Painted steel internal structure. Weave in PVC thread with nylon internal reinforce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Derby Armchair with Pouf in Black Upholstery by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Derby Armchair with Pouf in Black Upholstery by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Swivel steel base, or fixed with feet. Stiff polyurethane external body covered with cowhide 95. Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Scozia 0656 Leather & Chromium Plated Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Scozia 0656 Leather & Chromium Plated Frame
Frame in chromium-plated, or in natural or black nickel- satin fini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Club Armchair with Cushion in Purple Upholstery with Steel Structure
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Club Armchair with Cushion in Purple Upholstery with Steel Structure by Prospero Rasulo
Painted steel internal structure. Weave in PVC thread with nylon internal reinforce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Scozia 0679 Leather & Chromium Plated Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Scozia 0679 Leather & Chromium Plated Frame
Frame in chromium-plated, or in natural or black nickel- satin fini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Italic Armchair Blue and Black by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italic, or cursive, is a typeface that was created to imitate handwriting. The Italic definition is a tribute to Aldo Manuzio, the man who in 1500 democratized culture by inventing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Armchairs Swedish Gustavian Original Paint Black Leather Carvings Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs Swedish Gustavian original paint black leather carvings sweden. A pair of armchairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden. Frame in...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Super Leather 0906 & Chromium Plated Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Susanna Armchair in Super Leather 0906 & Chromium Plated Frame
Frame in chromium-plated, or in natural or black nickel- satin finished, or b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Derby Armchair in Black Upholstery by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Derby Armchair in Black Upholstery by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Swivel steel base, or fixed with feet. Stiff polyurethane external body covered with cowhide 95. Cannot be co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Italic Armchair Red, Green, Brown and Blue by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italic, or cursive, is a typeface that was created to imitate handwriting. The Italic definition is a tribute to Aldo Manuzio, the man who in 1500 democratized culture by inventing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Marcel Wanders Wanders' Tulip Armchair in Fiberglass and Resin Shell, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural presence makes the Wanders' Tulip armchair, by Marcel Wanders, an exceptional protagonist in any setting: ideal in spacious areas, both contract and private, thanks to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Foam
Jasper Morrison Low Pad Armchair in Beech with Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Maximum comfort, minimum dimensions: this was the underlying study behind this design by Jasper Morrison. The low pad has a shell made of curved beech plywood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Arflex Pecorelle Armchair in Denver Fabric with Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The architect Cini Boeri tells that she was inspired by Christo Vladimirov Javasev's and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon's works, masters in the art of landscape painting. Nature pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Suiseki Left Armchair in Mosaic 2, 972 Green Upholstery by Andrea Steidl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Suiseki left armchair is a collection of padded seats inspired – as its name suggests – by the Japanese art of arranging naturally occurring stones. Spontaneous, harmonious lack of alignment takes the place of geometric shapes in the simple modular units with organic volumes. Everything starts with three core building blocks: a low, broad seat, a backrest and an armrest. They can be combined with each other in an offset display of heights, widths and depths. The resulting sofas are sculpturesque and suitable for all types of use, in everything from the contract market to private homes.
Additional Info:
Material: Upholstery, steel
Finish: Cat. Maxi, Mosaic 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Gufram Magritta Jaune Sculpture-Armchair by Sebastian Matta
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
MAgriTTA is a sculpture-armchair, homage to Surrealism. The green apple and the black bowler hat, recurrent figurative elements in the works of René Magritte, are assembled by the vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Other
Italic Armchair Grey, Brown and Black by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italic, or cursive, is a typeface that was created to imitate handwriting. The Italic definition is a tribute to Aldo Manuzio, the man who in 1500 democratized culture by inventing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Vitra Contemporary Black/Nero Profile Office Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary black plastic and fabric upholstered office chair with adjustable back rest, curved arms, and stretcher base (VITRA for Mario Bel...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gray Armchair in Velvet Molteni&C by Rodolfo Dordoni - Chelsea - made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Chelsea Chair in Velvet by Rodolfo Dordoni . Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
The Chelsea is a contemporary dining chair by Rodolfo Do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Chenille
Zanotta Dan Armchair in Blue Elastic Seat & Back with Matt Black Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Dan Armchair in Blue Elastic Seat & Back with Matt Black Steel Frame by Patrick Norguet
Chair with armrests. Steel frame varnished iron grey or matt black. Seat and backre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Dan Armchair in Anthracite Elastic Seat & Back with Matt Black Steel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Dan Armchair in Anthracite Elastic Seat & Back with Matt Black Steel Frame by Patrick Norguet
Chair with armrests. Steel frame varnished iron grey or matt black. Seat and ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1790-1810 Greenish Frame with Black Upholstery Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1790-1810 Greenish Frame with Black Upholstery Sweden. A single armchair made during the Gustavian period 1790-1810 in Sweden. Frame in original paint. Uph...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Memphis Roma Green Fiberglass Indoor/Outdoor Chair
By Marco Zanini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Roma fiberglass chair by Marco Zanini for MEMPHIS (1986).
This exotic chair (throne) is a radical MEMPHIS experiment with an unorthodox material c...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Valerie Armchair with Coral Seat and Wood Base, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Valerie armchair is available in an upholstered Kvadrat - Coral Steelcut Trio cushion, with a solid wood structure. Here you are offered wooden finishes in Stained Aniline, Oak, Canaletto Walnut, Beech or Lacquered. The Valerie Chair is also available as a stool or without armrests, or in additional seating upholstery's. If you are interested in a height that is not offered with this listing, please contact the dealer for further information.tructure available with or without seat-cushion, upholstered in the listed fabrics. Here you are shown the Valerie chair in oak with upholstered seat.
Cristiana Giopato...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Andre Vandenbeuck for Strässle Pair of 'Aluline' Lounge Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Andre Vandenbeuck for Strässle, pair of 'Aluline' easy chairs, metal, black leather, Switzerland, 1960s
These well-designed 'Aluline' easy chairs are designed by Andre Vandenbeuck f...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Vale Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Arom Armchair in Black Vale Fabric and Exterior in Black Cowhide
Steel frame. Upholstery with self-extinguishing polyurethane foam/heat-bound polyester fibre with elastic strips suspension. Fixed internal nylon cover. Removable external fabric, Pied de poule or leather cover. The exterior body can be covered with cowhide 95, combined with fabric or leather. Cannot be covered with cowhide 95 in the shade white 0704.
Arom is the latest armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Outdoor Iron Folding Chairs
Located in New York, NY
9 outdoor iron folding armchairs with scroll design and slat seat and back. (19th-20th century) (priced each).
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Bentwood Scroll Arm Chair
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Bentwood arm chair with scroll design and black upholstered seat & back. (signed with THONET label)
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Loomi Armchair with Black Coffee Table in Cream & Black Upholshtery, Lapo Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Loomi is the padded seat by Lapo Ciatti designed to meet the many needs of our daily life. Larger than a chair, less bulky than an armchair. A comfortable place to snuggle up, a smal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Jacques Adnet Pair of Black Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Fortie Art Deco pair of armchairs by Jacques Adnet in black French polish with bronze mounts. 21.5” wide x 19” deep x 35” high. These chairs are unrestored in the photographs....
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Gufram Magritta Rouge Sculpture-Armchair by Sebastian Matta
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
MAgriTTA is a sculpture-armchair, homage to Surrealism. The green apple and the black bowler hat, recurrent figurative elements in the works of René Magritte, are assembled by the vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Other
Moroso Gemma Armchair in Blur Black and White by Daniel Libeskind
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gemma collection was developed around the idea of contrast and experience derived from the perception of a shape. The sharp asymmetry of its three-dimensional geometry contrasts the softness of the upholstery. The multi-faceted profile is reminiscent of both a precious gemstone and of the compositions typical of fifteenth century Italian tapestries. The collection represents a synergy between the complex geometries of Libeskind and the well-known expertise of Moroso. Libeskind has drawn a tremendous amount of inspiration from natural geological forms including crystals, gems and natural rock formations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Single Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Over-upholstered armchair in distressed blue leather and light-grey fabric supported by brass legs.
Category
1950s French Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Cappellini High Time Small Armchair in Fabric or Leather by Christophe Pillet
Located in New York, NY
Extreme visual lightness, extreme versatility: the High Time sofa, designed by Christophe Pillet, can be used to create studied, yet essential compositions that reflect the individua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
"Nemo" Brass, Iron or Copper Finished Head-Armchair by Fabio Novembre for Driade
By Fabio Novembre, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nemo" is an iconic polyethylene fixed or swivel monobloc head-armchair available in metal powder finishes (metal powder mixed with resin) such as iron, copper and brass. As these finishes contain metal powder, natural oxidation has to be considered as a peculiar feature of the armchair and not as a defect. Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 32.6", W. 35.4", H. 53.1", Seat H. 16.1"
FABIO NOVEMBRE uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the human figure. This human figure is capable of becoming abstract and universal, able to propose a mythical beauty as occurred in Greek art. So that Nemo, a face with classic features, is hollowed out to create an inhabitable space. The result is a head-armchair to be lived from the inside. Like a mask, it simultaneously conceals and reveals its inhabitant.
Fabio Novembre said about Nemo:
"In 2010 it happened that the name "Nemo" immediately evoked the famous little fish, protagonist of the movie of the same name, made by Pixar in 2003.
If this question had been asked at the end of the nineteenth century, the answer would have probably been Captain Nemo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Arflex Pecorelle Armchair in Denver Fabric and Black Fur Corners by Cini Boeri
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The architect Cini Boeri tells that she was inspired by Christo Vladimirov Javasev's and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon's works, masters in the art of landscape painting. Nature pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Armchair Swedish Black Neoclassical, 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish black neoclassical, 19th century, Sweden. An armchair made in Sweden during the 19th century in the neoclassical style. Black paint...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Swale Armchair in Super Upholstery with Pitch Black Base by Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to an abundant and generous structure, the Swale armchair evokes relaxed conversation scenarios for residential and contract environments. The comfort of the seating is given by its large and enveloping shapes, expertly reproduced in the seat and back elements. In its version with headrest, Swale represents a refined reading sitting; the low back, on the other hand, allows effective use in contract environments, where Swale brings the best features of a domestic upholstery.
Additional Info:
Material: Upholstery, Lacquered steel
Finish: Cat. Super, Remix 3
Base finish: Pitch black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Great Pair of Leather Armchairs by Illum Wikkelso
Located in Montreal, QC
Great pair of leather and hardwood by Illum Wikkelso for Niels Eilersen.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Armchairs
Pair of English Gothic Style Mahogany and Gold Damask Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Gothic-style (late 19th Century) mahogany armchairs having tapered spool form front legs with carved details and gold damask upholstered seats. (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Mahogany
Bustier Armchair in Vip Planet Blue Upholstery by Giuseppe Viganò
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bustier’s elegant, curvy shape was inspired by the body-hugging corsets worn by ladies in the 19th century. Its rigid shell embraces soft feather cushions, and its shape means you can adapt it to many different covers and uses. The unique Saba Italia fabric collection offers an eclectic selection of Bustier covers for residential or contract furnishing. Also available with a swivel base, fully removable covers.
The designer Giuseppe Viganò...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
"Palace" Chair by George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed for the 3rd Memphis exhibition by George Sowden (UK), it is a melding of his memories of British Arts & Guilds (Macintosh, etc.) and a rectilinear homage to Gerrit Rietveld & De Stijl.
Every element of the palace chair...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer
English Victorian BergéRe Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian Papier mache and pearl inlaid black lacquer bergere arm chair with red seat and Windsor Castle back.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Chillout Armchair in Special Brown Vegas Velvet by Giuseppe Viganò
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As soothing as background music, Chillout explores the new design trend that recreates old classics with a modern twist. Designed by Giuseppe Viganò, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Sergia Armchair in Natural Ash, Upholstery, by Francesco Beghetto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown Sergia armchair in natural ash and upholstery cushions. The Sergia Armchair is offered with customizable options with a wooden base and frame in natural ash, ash s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Arflex Elettra Armchair in Heidi Fabric with Black Base by B.B.P.R
By Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic of the '50s office, Elettra is the armchair you can't do without. Thanks to its timeless style and its elegant proportions, it adapts perfectly to any environment. The furnishing for office and communal areas, along with houseold furniture, were first created in the fifties, like the Elettra armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Set of 6 English Regency Black Lacquered Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style (19th Cent) black lacquered & gold decorated chairs with cane seat & back with painted panel. 4 side @ 20¬Ω"w x 20"d x 32¬Ω"h, & 2 arms.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Armchairs
Materials
Gold
Gervasoni Sweet 27 Armchair in Black Lacquered Metal & Woven PVC by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Weaving and sinuous shapes characterise the Sweet 27 armchair. The structure in matt black electrostatic painted metal tube is woven with matt black PVC. It is also available in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Philo Armchair in Seventy Black/White Upholstery & Matt Black Legs by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Philo is a prefix of Greek origins that indicates love, propensity and empathy towards people and things. A metallic thread draws together a welcoming silhouette; it runs, turns, com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Marco Zanuso for Arflex 'Fourline' Chair in Black Leather
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marco Zanuso for Arflex, lounge chair, black leather, steel, Italy, 1964
This lounge chair by Zanuso remains among the best examples of armchairs designed by the architect. It is no...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Inout Armchair in Berlin 06 Upholstery and Oiled Iroko by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Enveloping and comfortable armchair, Inout 701 has a slatted structure: it is made of oiled Iroko, particularly durable wood because it is naturally resistant to water and moisture. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
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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