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Armchairs For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 4
Color:  Brown
Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Série Viralatas. two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”. Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Erwan Bouroullec Spring Armchair in Satined Stainless Steel for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Based on a slender structure in satined stainless steel, the sophisticated Spring chair was designed by Erwan Bouroullec. The distinctive shell is made of rigid polyurethane foam wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Swivel Armchair 'Panis' by Amura Lab, Ortisei 5
Located in Paris, FR
Panis sofa by Amura Lab. Model 583. Dimensions : H. 70 x 245 x 92 cm. Fabric reference in picture : Trama 216 More modules available in different ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery

Custom Made Art Deco Inspired Atena Chair Black Ebony and Butternut Boucle
Located in London, GB
In the modern home, an armchair is no longer just a place to sit and comfortably read your favourite novel, it plays a much larger role in the overall interior aesthetic. Casa Botelh...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Bouclé

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak, Walnut

Contemporary Dining Alea Chair by Hannes Peer for SEM Paesaggio Collection
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary dining chair Alea Paesaggio collection designed by Hannes Peer for SEM. 'Alea' is a very particular chair, born from an idea of deconstruction of the basic chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Alvar Aalto for Artek Model Y61 Stool Chair Black Leather 1 of 2
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Rare stool model Y61 from Alvar Aalto. Made of laminated birch wood and black aniline leather. Manufactured by Artek. The stools are comfortable and lightweighted. They are in bes...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Birch, Lacquer

Set of Petrol Blue Vintage Armchairs and Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of beautiful armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchairs were made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture factory. They are made from solid beechwood. The GFM type a...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Art Nouveau 20th Century Palisander Armchair, Mother Of Pearl, Austria ca 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolute extraordinary, one of kind Art Nouveau palisander armchair from the very early 20th century in Vienna around 1905. This impressive antique armchair is not just a "normal" ar...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Set of 25 Furniture Plugs for Erik Buch Model 50 and Other Chairs
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of 25 button plugs for Erik Buch model 50 teak armchairs and other chairs with similar plug holes. The button plugs have the original dimension...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak, Rosewood, Teak

21st Century Kivu Chair in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A slim and essential design for the Kivu chair. The thin metal armrest that rotates around the structure is characterized by a particular bush-hammered finish that lends a rough and natural effect to the whole. The chair upholstery is in fabric with a snake pattern, belonging to Roberto Cavalli’s historical archive, while the metal tips give the chair a midcentury charm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Story Book Brutalist Wabi Sabi Oak Fire place Lounge / Arm Chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
2x Two robust and heavy dark oak chairs. Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Henning Kjærnulf, Axel Einar Hjorth, Charlotte Perriand, Jea...
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1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Custom Made Sheepskin Wing Chair
Located in London, GB
Dagmar Design Sampo wing chair A custom-made wing chair developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. The frame is built from solid beech wood...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

Set of 12 "Horseshoe" Back Armchairs, Jamestown Lounge Co. by Jack Van der Molen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of 12 modernist "Horseshoe" back armchairs, Jamestown Lounge Co. designed by Jack Van der Molen, feudal oak, amazing, almost, Asian Modern desi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Oak

Set of Petrol Blue Vintage Armchair and Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of beautiful armchair and stool, designed by Edmund Homa. This set were made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture factory. They are made from solid beechwood. The GFM type ...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Easychair Coral Wood Back Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with wooden structure and upholstered seat. The first sketches of the Coral Line, consisting of an armchair and a chair, start from the observation of marine life, shells an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood

Beachcomber Spindle Back Chair in Walnut
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
During the 18th century, a profound design movement took place in Wales. It was led by peasant-carpenters who, simply in an effort to create a practical seating option, produced one of the most elegant spindle back chairs of that time. It is known as the 'Welsh Stick Chair...
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2010s American Folk Art Armchairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Re-Edition Sheepskin Clam Chairs 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak, Walnut

Vico Magistretti ‘Carimate’ Dining Chairs with Rush Seating
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, dining chairs, model ‘Carimate’, lacquered beech, rush, Italy, designed circa 1960 The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs. Originally designed in red color for the ‘Carimate Golf Club’ in Italy that Magistretti designed, the chair was produced for a long time and with four different manufacturers. Since Magistretti was very confident about the success of this model, he requested a patent for the construction and the joints in 1963. Due to the architectural, open frame the ‘Carimate’ chair has a strong expression. The angular frame has two curved armrests that add a dynamic appeal. Where the frame...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Mambo Armchair by Houtique, Mint
Located in Madrid, ES
Taste the glance of a luxurious way of comfort. Mambo doesn’t need a dance floor, Mambo dances everywhere and comes with new rules: you don’t have to get up to dance, now you mus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Gold, Chrome

Sculptural Lounge Chairs in Oak, France, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of two sculptural lounge chairs in oak, France, 1960s. Set of two sculptural armchairs, these chairs are made of French oak and sculpturall...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Carpet Matter Block Armchair by Riccardo Cenedella
Located in Geneve, CH
Carpet matter block armchair by Riccardo Cenedella Dimensions: 45 x 65 x H 60 cm Materials: Waste synthetic carpet, wood structure. I am Riccardo Cenedella I graduated in Produc...
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2010s English Modern Armchairs

Materials

Other

Surf Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Chair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Developed for both outdoor and indoor areas, this armchair refers directly to a sport with great cultural identification with Brazil: surf. The first piece produced in order to present the concept had the backrest and chair seat shaped manually in expanded polyurethane, the same used in the manufacture of surfboards. Now, in the official release for the market as serial pieces, we offer both chair and armchair in two versions: upholstered or wooden chair seat.
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Textile, Fabric

Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Easychair and Pouf by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with structure in solid wood and upholstered fiberglass. Armchair + stool The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Fabric

Poltrone in vimini e ferro battuto, anni '50, con porta fiori e tavolo
Located in Milano, MI
Periodo del design 1950 - 1959 Anno 1950 Periodo di produzione 1950 - 1959 Paese di produzione italia Stile Mid-Century Stato Molto buono Restauro e condizioni dettagliate L...
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1950s Italian Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Iron

Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair and Pouf by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with structure in solid wood and upholstered fiberglass. Armchair + Stool. The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Emporio das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Serie Viralatas. Two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”. Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Elegant Pair of Vintage Danish Leather Armchairs Light Tan #734
Located in Lewes, GB
An elegant pair of vintage danish leather armchairs, with fully buttoned cushions and a solid beech frame Great design, ve...
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Late 20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Set of 4 Restored Italian Dining Armchairs, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
These restored Italian vintage armchairs are a beautiful addition to any home. The armchairs are re-upholstered in a luxurious grey velvet, providing both comfort and elegance. They ...
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20th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Fronteira Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Chair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
One of the project assumptions for this chair was the intense formal dialogue between different materials like wood and fabric. The designers came to a trace that fluidly and continu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Midcentury Style Violet Velvet Club Chair, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats. They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style. They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs. Chair was designed by Vintola Studio...
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2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé, Velvet, Beech

Contemporary Armchair with Ottoman, Caramel Velvet / Natural Rattan
Located in New York, NY
Dark stained solid oak wood structure. Natural woven rattan back. Stain and water resistant soft velvet. Stainless steel accents in gold finish. Available in COM upon request. Showin...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fuugs Sling Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our original sling chair design is made with the goal to have a sustainable chair that blends comfort and beauty. The frame is inspired by danish design an...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Hardwood

Frank Lloyd Wright Barrel Chair for Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
The price given applies to the item as shown in the first picture. Prices vary dependent on the color and material of the chair. A timeless design informed by exceptional constructiv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Easychair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Série Viralatas. Two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”. Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Wood, Fabric

Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček Bentwood and Bouclé Armchairs, 1940s
Located in Almelo, NL
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropácek Bentwood Armchairs. These iconic set chairs from Czechia, circa 1940, designed by By Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropácek, are a benchmark for midcent...
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1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Surf Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Chair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Developed for both outdoor and indoor areas, this armchair refers directly to a sport with great cultural identification with Brazil: surf. The first piece produced in order to present the concept had the backrest and chair seat shaped manually in expanded polyurethane, the same used in the manufacture of surfboards. Now, in the official release for the market as serial pieces, we offer both chair and armchair in two versions: upholstered or wooden chair seat.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Modern Almourol Sofa, Camel Italian Leather, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Almourol Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Almourol leather sofa draws inspiration from the distinctive...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Ontario
Located in Porto, 13
Upholstered and metal, it can be customized to the brass color you like.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Juliet
Located in Porto, 13
Vigorous and comfortable armchair, with timber feet balls, it can be customized to fit any pantone color you desire.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of 2 Moragas Armchair and Ottoman by Antoni de Moragas Gallissà
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Moragas armchair and ottoman by Antoni de Moragas Gallissà Dimensions: D 84 x W 79 x H 92 cm / D50 x 42 cm. Materials: beech, fabric. Available in other fabrics. Morag...
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2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

1970's Italian Dining Chairs Set - White Lacquered Wood & Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of Italian craftsmanship with our 1970's Vintage Italian Dining Chairs, a set of four beautifully hand-crafted chairs. These chairs have been expertly restored by...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Paint, Lacquer, Wood, Foam, Upholstery, Leather

Art Deco style Her Armchair made with Wood and textile, Handmade by Stylish Club
Located in Seroa, PT
His & Her are complementary collections whose aim is to affirm the brand´s aesthetic. These two collections are inspired by artistic movements from the beginning of the 20th century,...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Moragas Armchair by Antoni De Moragas Gallissà
Located in Geneve, CH
Moragas armchair by Antoni de Moragas Gallissà Dimensions: D 84 x W 79 x H 92 cm Materials: beech, fabric. Available in other fabrics. Moragas is an...
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2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

360° Swivel Armchair with Metallic Base
Located in New York, NY
This armchair is the perfect piece to complement for your vintage-style living room or bedroom. High quality design that provides ultimate comfort with swivel metallic base and a wid...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Contemporary Armchair with Cane Detail Backrest
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary dining armchair crafted of solid beech frame stained in walnut, with brass foot and floor glides, upholstered seat and back in velvet with piping. Available upholstere...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Cane

Mid-Century Modern Fringes Scarlet Armchair Walnut Wood Cotton Velvet Brass Nail
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Scarlet is a bright and vivid reddish color that emanates passion, love and seduction. Inspired by such color, Ottiu designed the Scarlet Mid-Century Modern Armchair. Its eclectic an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Curved Armchair 'Cottonflower' in Red Fabric
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
The rounded, curved shape, is crafted into the unique and original design of this well-proportioned and visually distinctive sofa series, available in custom sizes, ensuring intimacy...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Charlotte Perriand 533 Doron Hotel Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1947. Relaunched in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The Doron Hotel armchair was designed in 1947 by...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fur, Wood

Minimalist Brazilian Armchair "Sandra" by Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
This award winning minimalist armchair in steel, solid wood and leather is designed with a Classic and geometric reasoning. The continuity of the structural lines suggests fluidity...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Minimalist Brazilian Armchair "Sandra" by Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
This award winning Minimalist armchair in steel, solid wood and leather is designed with a Classic and geometric reasoning. The continuity of the structural lines suggests fluidity...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Vectis Armchairs by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Vectis armchairs by Pepe Albargues Dimensions: 86 x 86 x 65 cm Materials: Iron structure. Pine wood seat with plywood. Seat polyurethane 3542. Backrest cushions stuffed with 50% goo...
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2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Pine

Fronteira Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Chair by Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
One of the project assumptions for this chair was the intense formal dialogue between different materials like wood and fabric. The designers came to a trace that fluidly and continu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Fabric

Abbracci Taupe Armchair by Lorenza Bozzoli
Located in Milan, IT
Designer Lorenza Bozzoli conceived this plush armchair as a clever actualization of hugs ("abbracci" in Italian), revealed by the embracing design of the backrest wrapped around the ...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Sophia
Located in Porto, 13
A beautiful and gracious armchair, inspired by flowers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Niemeyer Armchair, Brass & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Golden Winner at the Muse Design Awards Competition 2022 The Niemeyer armchair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Leopard Print Velvet Armchairs, Edmund Homa, GFM-142, 1960s, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of armchairs GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchairs were made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska furniture factory. They are made from solid beech wood. The GFM-142 arm...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

4 Chair, Italian, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
4 Chairs Country: Italian If you are looking for a desk chair to match your desk, we have what you need. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair...
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1920s Italian Space Age Vintage Armchairs

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Wood

Pierre Jeanneret Commitee Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Committee Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950 , relaunched in 2022. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The Committee Chair is introduced in the original version and in a fr...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Wood

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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