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Armchairs For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 2
Color: Brown
CH-28 Sawbuck armchairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Kiel, SH
Sawbuck lounge chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & son
oiled oak and cognac-coloured leather
recently upholstered
early models
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Zebra Velvet Armchairs, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful Zebra Velvet Armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Contemporary Artistic Brass Armchair, Butterfly Illusion Chair by Gordon Gu
Located in hong kong, HK
Be haunted by
that unencumbered blue
After nirvana
Break free
In the dream garden of time and space
We dance in grace
All beauty
With a painful note th...
Category
2010s Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Elegant Pair of Italian Armchairs. New Velvet Upholstery. 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Pair of Italian Armchairs. Circa 1950/60.
Soft and comfortable seat. Light beech waxed feet.
Perfect condition.
Original pieces from the 1950s newly re-upholstered in the tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech
Pair of Arne Norell "Inca" Easy Chairs, 1970s
By Arne Norell
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of the very comfortable Inca chair with patinated original leather and original fabric. Designed by Arne Norell, produced by Norell Möbel AB in Aneby, Sweden.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
ED/50 004 Alma Acid-Green Armchair
By Zanaboni
Located in Milan, IT
Enveloping curves outline the sleek silhouette of this armchair, a lively addition to neutral-toned modern decors. Sealed by an EX fabric upholstery offered in a vibrant acid-green h...
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Textile
Minotti “Delaunay” Armchair in Pale-Brown “Pelle” Leather
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is a superb, immaculate Minotti “Delaunay” armchair (one of 4 identical pieces available currently) dressed in a peerless to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
20th Century American Pair of Walnut Armchairs - Dining Chairs by John Stuart
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern American pair of armchairs made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed and produced by John Stuart in good condition. The detailed dining room chairs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Walnut
Two Walnut Armchairs From the Mid. 20th Century in the English Style
Located in Opole, PL
Two Walnut Armchairs From the Mid. 20th Century in the English Style
Two Walnut Armchairs From the Mid. 20th Century in the English Style
We present you this mid. 20th century furn...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Alvar Aalto Commissioned Armchairs, Enso Gutzeit, Zebra and Brass, 1962
Located in Helsinki, FI
An imposing and not to mention rare pair of Alvar Aalto chairs designed for the Enso-Gutzeit headquarters in Helsinki in the early 1960s. Th...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Hans J. Wegner GE 240 Oak Cigar Easy Chairs, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by GETAMA, Denmark, 1950s. Signed.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Cambridge Lounge Chair in the Style of 1930's Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Cambridge Lounge Chair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
With an elegant design inspired by the eternal surrou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech, Leather, Bouclé, Jacquard, Oak, Walnut
Set of 2 Armchairs designed by J. Hoffman, Model No. 423, Early 20th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Set of two Armchairs designed by famous Josef Hoffmann. One of his iconic models – number 423. The armchairs have been professionally restored and reupholstered with high quality lea...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon chair has a solid American walnut or white oak x-based frame that features boxed cushions with piping and buttons on the back cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
'Round One' Chairs by Leif Jorgensen, Mohair Velvet
Located in London, England
Height: 74cm
Width: 100cm
Depth: 68cm
Seat Height: 35cm
Designer: Leif Jorgensen
Manufacturer: Hay
Date: 1990s
Materials: Moulded foam, mohair velvet
Description: Fun lounge chair...
Category
1990s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Foam
Allan Gould Chairs, Mid Century Modern
By Allan Gould
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Allan Gould Chair, Bentwood, Birch and Fabric covered seat. Price is per chair. Two chairs in total available.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Pair of Armchairs in Beech with Rush Seats, France, 1950's
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of comfortable armchairs in beech or oak with woven rush seats. Great side chairs or dining chairs. In the style typical of chalet and chateau residences from mid-century France...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Rush, Beech
Pair of Mid Century B-3300 Armchairs, Be Bop A Lula Jacquard, 1960s, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Radomsko B-3300 armchairs, circa 1955. They are super-comfortable armchairs made in the 1960s. The armchairs made of bentwood.
Very unique, comfortable and beautiful. Perfect for M...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Arne Norell Model Inca Caramel Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This brown caramel leather Inca lounge chair was designed by Arne Norell and produced from Norell Mobler AB in Sweden.
It is made from beech and stained in a teak colour with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Carved Oak Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of carved oak armchairs from France, 1940s. Beautiful ornate carved wood frame with bobbin and scallop detail. Newly upholstered seats in a textured green fabric. Orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Chenille
A Pair of Wicker Armchairs by Lyda Levi for McGuire, c.1970
By McGuire
Located in Surbiton, GB
A pair of mid 20th Century wicker armchairs designed by Lyda Levi and produced by McGuire Company, San Francisco. Composed from ratta...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Pair of Mid Century Purple and Blue Wool Armchairs, Zenon Baczyk, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The B-7522 armchairs was designed in the 1960s by Zenon Baczyk, it was produced by Swarzedz furniture factories in Poland. This is original vintage armchair after renovation, they ar...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Pair Of Armchairs by Joseph Andre Motte
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of armchairs By the french designer Joseph Andre Motte
Edition Steiner fron 1950s
Black iron feet and reuphostered with designers guild fabric...
Category
1950s Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Cabinetmaker Armchairs with Wood Feet, Europe first half of the 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This elegant pair of winged back chairs is a great representation of the quality and craftsmanship of European master cabinetmakers of the 20th century and the immediately recognizab...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Armchairs Model PP 203 of Solid Mahogany by PP Møbler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Pair of armchairs model PP 203 by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner in 1969 manufactured by PP Furniture.
The armchairs are made of solid mahogany with oil treatment and new upholstery ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Midcentury Burgundy Velvet VAR Armchair, 1960s
By Henryk Lis
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful, restored armchair designed by Henryk Lis. Furniture after full carpentry and upholstery renovation. The fabric, which is covered with a backrest and a seat, is a high-qu...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Pair of Early 20th Century French Carved Walnut and Rush Seat Low Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These very comfortable antique ladder back chairs were crafted in Normandy, France circa 1920. Built in walnut and beechwood and attributed to Charles Dudouyt, each chair sits on round turned legs and features two ladders in the back embellished with bun shape finials at the top. The wide and deep seat is dressed with the original hand woven rush. The country seating is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorn a rich walnut patina. The versatile and sturdy low "chauffeuses" chairs are meant to be placed close to the fire place to stay warm, but could also be used for children...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of vintage Italian Manufacture armchairs in blu velvet
Located in Milano, IT
Presenting The pair of vintage Italian armchairs from the 1960s are an outstanding example of modern mid-century design, a period that had a significant impact on art, architecture, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & White Leather Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this beautiful pair of Brazilian Modern armchairs are made of ebonized Pau Marfim hardwood & white leather in buttone style.
The structure is composed of curved arms & feet, and were designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in the 1940’s. The wood joints are composed of delicate wood pins in Pau Marfim also, which were typically used by the artist at the time. Sold as set of two.
For the restoration process, both armchairs where dissembled to understand their condition and to restore them following Tenreiro’s technique. This is shown in the last 3 images. The set comes from a private residence in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
This mid-century modern pair would look incredible in any modern, mid-century modern, boho chic or contemporary environment.
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century Brazil. Tenreiro was born in Melo, Gouveia Municipality, Portugal into a family of woodworkers and carpenters. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth.
In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furniture industry to adopt a European modernist vernacular. His initial efforts, including the 1942 "Poltrona Leve," met with considerable success, and in 1943 he established his own firm with factories in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. However, it was not until the 1950s that he began to be recognized as a master furniture designer in Brazil. His design philosophy found a great response with architects who supported modernism.
A forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials (like cane and jacaranda -Brazilian Roswood) as well as the creator of a new formal language in 20th-century Brazilian furniture design, he drew on the lessons of past furniture-making as a vital source, not only in the mastery of technical and constructive solutions but also in the aesthetic experience, craftsmanship, and the cultural meaning of his production. As a result, his exquisitely crafted pieces evoke a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics, firmly bound to the Brazilian cultural milieu.
Literature:
• Arquitetura e Decoracao, no. 12, Jul-Aug 1955
• Tenreiro book...
Category
1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair Regency Style Black Gold Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 20th Century ebonized and gilt Regency style cane chairs with newly upholstered loose seat cushion in ticking.
These chairs are professionally upholstered and are also av...
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Armchairs by Jindrich Halabala, 1950s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Professionally restored and re-upholstered rmchairss, model No. 2, designed by Jindrich Halabala and produced in Czechoslovakia from the 1930s by UP Zavody Brno ( the same as the fam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
A wonderful pair of 1950s Italian Cherrywood chairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of 1950s Italian Cherrywood chairs by Paolo Buffa with sculptural curved arms and upholstered in acid green fabric.
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Pair of Mid-Century Lounge Chairs attr. to Otto Schulz
Located in London, GB
A pair of lounge chairs attributed to Otto Schulz for Boet.
Sweden, c1940s.
Original upholstery is worn so this pair is priced for upholstery.
Otherwise good condition.
Internal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Wood
21st Century Leather and Brass Armchair
Located in Lisciano Niccone, Perugia
The leather armchair - A brass structure holding a superbly crafted handstitched leather seat.
B.B. - I love the Italian leather contrasting with the Classic 1930s brushed brass frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Niels Otto Moller Model #56 Teak Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
1950's mid-century modern Danish teak and leather dining/side chairs designed by Niels Otto Moller model #56, fully restored and re-upholstered...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Raymond Sabota Century Greek Key Arm /Dining Chairs-Manner of Michael Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning pair of midcentury Chinoiserie styled chairs in the manner of Michael Taylor. These solid ebonized wood framed chairs w. a cream colored velvet upholstery stand regally. Can...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Mid Century Deep Purple Wool Velvet Armchair, Zenon Baczyk, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The B-7522 armchairs was designed in the 1960s by Zenon Baczyk, it was produced by Swarzedz furniture factories in Poland. This is original vintage armchair after renovation, they ar...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs on Castors, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Two Midcentury Bunny Armchairs by Jozef Chierowski, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The Bunny armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and fu...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Presidential Armchairs, Brazilian Design by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood, c.1959
Located in New York, NY
The iconic pair was designed in 1959 and is part of a series consisting of armchairs and a sofa. Made from molded Rosewood laminated wood, the wide armchairs offer a throne-like comf...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ruster Armchairs by Yngve Ekström for Pastoe, 1960's
By Pastoe, Yngve Ekström
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Ruster armchairs designed by Swedish designer Yngve Ekström and produced by dutch company Pastoe in Netherlands, 1960's. Structure with solid oak...
Category
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Armchairs by Moveis Gerdau, Bentwood and Cane, 1930
Located in New York, NY
This pair of armchairs was produced by the Brazilian company Móveis Gerdau in the 1930s. The restored pieces were made of bent wood and plastic cane, whi...
Category
1930s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
21st Century Ratio Up Armchair in Green Velvet by Etro Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A perfect mix between modernity and tradition, Ratio is a soft and welcoming armchair, characterized by decorative stitching, an expression of Etro Home Interiors’ sartorial quality....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs, Venice, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful pair of large armchairs in gilded and carved Louis XV style wood, 'chassis' model
Armchairs from the Venice region, wear and tear to the gilding, trims to be redone
...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Windsor Arm Chairs Oak His and Hers 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A pair of broad armed Windsor chairs in oak with elm seats
Probably a his and hers set
Circa 1860
Very solid and sturdy, great pair of farmhouse accent chairs
Bought from a house sale...
Category
1860s Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mid Century Purple Wool Velvet Armchairs, Zenon Baczyk, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The B-7522 armchairs was designed in the 1960s by Zenon Baczyk, it was produced by Swarzedz furniture factories in Poland. This is original vintage armchair after renovation, they ar...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
A Pair of Faux Bamboo Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A stylish pair of faux bamboo arm chairs with a curved tight back, a tight seating lovely detail at the apron, at base of seat. Covered in a simple white muslin, this duo is ready f...
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair George III Open Arm Chairs, Vintage Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptional pair of Adam Style George III, c. 1780 painted and gilt open arm chairs. The chairs are newly upholstered in a vintage (c.1970-1980's) Fortuny. The vintage Fo...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1950s Octavio Vidales Regal Mahogany Armchairs Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Regal Armchair Set by Octavio Vidales for Muebles Johrvy Mexico City
New upholstery gray-silver velvety fabric.
Brass accents.
30.5 h x 33 w x 28 d seat 16.5 h arm ...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Cantilever Chairs by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Portland, OR
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France 1940s. Cantilevered bentwood frame with woven sea grass rope in a grid pattern. Fantastic condition, frames have previously been restored. Sold ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Beech
Barbara Barry for Baker Lounge Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of elegant lounge chairs, designed by Barbara Barry for Baker, American, circa 21st century.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Pair of Art Deco Armchairs in Beige Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of club chairs, fabric, lacquered wood, Italy, 1940s.
Stunning pair of Art Deco armchairs with geometric patterned upholstery. Extraordinary chairs that, due to the combinatio...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Th.Harlev Model 213 Armchair in Teak and Black Leatherette Farstrup Møbler
Located in Knebel, DK
Model 213 armchair in teak and faux leather designed by TH Harlev for Farstrup Møbler in 1958.
The well designed, well crafted and comfortable chair w...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Iconic Margherita Rattan Armchairs by Franco Albini for Bonacina
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Beautiful couple of Iconic Franco Albini armchairs model "Margherita" 1951, manufactured by Bonacina.
Margherita is considered the first "legless" armchair of Italian design. The p...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Karin Mobring Model Diana brown Cognac Sling Lounge Chair Vintage Ikea, 1 of 2
By IKEA
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Ikea Classic Vintage Lounge chair was designed 1975 by Karin Mobring.
It is a different version of the Diana Model.
It has a solid frame made of beech.
The armrests has a great ...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Pine
Re-Edition Sheepskin Clam Chair by Arnold Madsen
Located in London, England
Official Re-Edition of the iconic Clam Chair by Arnold Madsen.
Dagmar in collaboration with the estate of Arnold Madsen is proud to re-launch the Clam Chair - one of the most cheris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak, Walnut
De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black.
Frame: Chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Custom Made Danish Sheepskin Armchair
Located in London, England
Sheepskin Armchair originally designed by Danish architect Jens Houmoller Klemmensen in 1939.
This high-end reproduction is handmade to order at our workshops in England under license from the Klemmensen estate. The chair legs are available in oiled walnut, oiled oak or fumed oak. The chair is upholstered in luxurious shearling fabric from New Zealand available in your choice of 17mm tufted shearling in 4 colors: Off-white, Moonlight, Maple, & Sahara.
The chair shown in this listing has been upholstered in Moonlight Shearling.
Each chair measures: H 80cm, D 75cm, W 72cm, SH 41...
Category
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
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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