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Armchairs For Sale
Pair of 1930's French Linen Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of upholstered armchairs from France, 1930's. Newly upholstered in a creamy linen with button detail. Beautifully curved wood arms and wood tapered feet in a medium s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Linen
$11,500 / set
Gunnar Göpert a pair of pine easy chairs Säter, Göperts, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A pair of Säter armchairs designed by Gunnar Göpert in 1948 for the Swedish manufacturer Göperts Industri, Jönköping. Made from solid pine with original blue fabric. The model was showcased as news in a full-page ad in the design magazine Form in the spring of 1948. Göperts Industri was one of many Swedish manufacturers that produced rustic pinewood furniture in the first half of the 20th century. The style, often referred to as Sportstugemöbler (Sport Cabin...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Pine
Pair of Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Blue Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 37 in W: 26 1/2 in D: 28 3/4 in SH: 20 in
This stunning pair of Louis XV style carved walnut armchairs captures the essence of classic 18th-century French design, e...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
English Mahogany Arm Chair With Upholstered Seat, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Regency period ram’s horn arm chair on sabre legs. The chair back has a rectangular concave crest rail morticed between the upper leg posts and...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique English 19th Century large armchair
Located in Stroud, GB
Edwardian English deep seated armchair covered in dyed vintage linen and natural hessian standing on light beech legs and original castors.
Dimensions: H 33″ W 29″ D 39″ Seat D 25″...
Category
19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Early 19th Century Pair of Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century pair of chairs. Built in the Restauration French period, the wood is entirely composed of mahogany, refine carved on the...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,700 / set
Pair of Dutch Art Deco Armchairs with Inlay Motif in Oak and Velvet, 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of Dutch Art Deco Armchairs with Inlay Motif in Oak and Velvet, 1930s
A stylish and comfortable pair of Dutch Art Deco armchairs from the 1930s, thoughtfully designed with balan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Senzafine Seat Armchair in Polyurethane Green by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colourful tangles giving life to a geometric and dynamic seating. A series of joyfully inconsistent seats, a manifesto of Meritalia’s pop-modern identity.
Senzafine - Italian for “e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Carl Malmsten Pair of 'Farmor' Armchairs in Honey Sheepskin, 1950s
Located in Prague, New Town
Pair of 'Farmor' armchairs, designed by Carl Malmsten in 1956. Produced by O.H. Sjögren in Sweden, 1950s. Newly upholstered in honey sheepskin.
Dimensions:
Height: 103 cm / 40.55 in...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Frank Gehry for Knoll “Hat Trick” Chair 4 AVAILABLE!
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Gehry for Knoll "Hat Trick" Armchair. 4 AVAILABLE! Priced separately! Chairs are very clean and solid! Dated 1995. Great accent chair or use as a set! Visually a great ad...
Category
1990s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Birch
$1,400 / item
Pair of McGuire Boho Rattan Target Back Armchairs with Ottoman
By John McGuire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of John Elinor McGuire lounge armchairs in honeyed brown bamboo and rattan, beautifully formed with square backs detailed by X splats with target motif concentric circles in g...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Leather
Pair of 1940s Chairs in lambskin, Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Pair of chairs from the 1940s new upholstered with lambskin.
Frame of stained beech.
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
$5,905 / set
Arm Chairs in the style of Tobia Scarpa, Kravet Ivory Boucle, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Arm Chairs in the style of Tobia Scarpa, Made in Italy 1970s,
Price is for one chair, in total five chairs available.
Chairs have been refinished. Seats and backs recovered in Kravet...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Oscar Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
Named after Oscar Niemeyer, this armchair features the iconic curves and sinuous lines characteristic...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$12,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Illum Wikkelsø Easy Chairs with Ottoman Model Capella
Located in Vienna, AT
Illum Wikkelsø. Solid hardwood armchair, new upholstered in black leather. Related stool H. 35 cm. Manufactured by N. Eilersen, model Capella. Traces of age and wear, including among...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Custom Pair Hand-Rushed Oak Gabriel Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of oak hand-rushed Gabriel lounge chairs.
Lead Time for custom made is 8-12 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
$28,000 / set
Hans Wegner Style "Peacock Solid Ash Arm Chair, 1970's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Iconic Ash Wishbone arm lounge chair in the style of Hans Wegner, 1970's. Featuring professionally refinished solid framework, smooth plume back, wide solid seat and arms. Classic. C...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Ash
Lounge Chair 'Rua Ipanema' by Man of Parts, Walnut base, Rohi, Opera, Mirror
Located in Paris, IDF
'Rua Ipanema' Armchair by Man of Parts
Signed by Yabu Pushelberg
Dimensions:
Standard height base: H. 66.5 x x 96.5 x 108 cm / Seat 40 cm
Extra height base: H. 71.5 x x 96.5 x 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
1950s Geneviève Dangles & Christian Defrance Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century armchair attributed to Geneviève Dangles and Christian Defrance. Iron base and new wool bouclé upholstery. Sourced in Northern Italy. Two available, sold separately.
G...
Category
1950s French Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Uni Armchair by Merve Kahraman, Mustard Yellow & Cream Kvadrat Mohair Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Uni Armchair by Merve Kahraman
Mustard Yellow & Cream Kvadrat 100% Mohair Upholstery.
28" W x 33" D x 42" H (Seat Height: 17")
Dedicated to all the bro...
Category
2010s Turkish Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Ricardo Fasanello, Armchair "Esfera", c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic "Esfera" armchair designed by Ricardo Fasanell which is now in the MOMASF (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) collection.
Made of fiberglass and polyester resin and leather ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Blue and Violet Armchairs by Lenzi, Studio Tecnico, Italy, 1950s
By Gigi Radice
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This pair of "Model 530" armchairs was designed by Lenzi in the 1950s and manufactured by Studio Tecnico. The geometric pieces of furniture have armrests and an iron frame with brass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Chic French Empire Style Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large French Empire style mahogany armchairs reupholstered in Ralph Lauren silk/linen fabric.
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Mahogany
English Chinoiserie Burnt Bamboo Chippendale Arm Chair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A delicate chinoiserie burnt bamboo or tortoise bamboo armchair. Fashioned from bamboo, the back features geometric shapes and lines. the arms...
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Armchairs, By a Danish Cabinetmaker, Art Nouveau, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A pair of exquisite armchairs from the early 20th century, crafted by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker. Embracing the graceful curves and organic flower motifs of the Art Nouveau moveme...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed Tre Pezzi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$10,948 / item
Set/2 Marco Zanuso Lady Armchairs, 1950s Full Restoration by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Collectible Vintage Italian Lady Armchair designed by Marco Zanuso for the Casa e Arflex manufacturing company in the 1950s.
This iconic design piece has been completely restored fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Restored Artifort F518 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt in Bouclé Fabric, 1970
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This iconic F518 lounge chair, designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort in the 1960s, is a true collector’s item that perfectly embodies mid-century modern elegance with contempora...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Sirocco Chair by Arne Norell, Sweden, 1970s
By Arne Norell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Excellent safari chair / easy chair model Sirocco in green leather designed by Arne Norell. Produced by Arne Norell Möbel AB in Aneby, Sweden, 1970s.
Global front door shipping, flat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
A Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted Open Armchairs, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming pair of French open armchairs with each chair features a carved and painted wood frame with cabriole legs, scrolled arms, and a shaped backrest. Recently reupholstered in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Antique Club Armchair Fauteuil Art Deco Leather and Studs French
Located in Labrit, Landes
Fauteuil club armchair French Art Deco, circa 1920
Antique, 20th century,
This fauteuil has marks of use, especially at the outer edge of the cushion (please see photos) that gives i...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Exceptional Art Deco Arm Chair in Blue Velvet and Maple, Northern France, 1920s
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional armchair was produced by a master cabinetmaker in Northern France in the late 1920s. The chair was designed for a private residence in the Roubaix region.
The diffe...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Chenille, Cotton, Linen, Upholstery, Velvet, Maple
Louis XV French Bergere Armchair Finished with Black Leather & Brass Stud Detail
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Black Leather Louis XV French Bergere Design Armchair Finished with Brass Stud Detailing, Ideal For The Study, Office or Library.
Measure: Height to seat 47cm.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Rococo Armchair from Drottningholm Castle
Located in New York, NY
Black painted chair from Drottningholm castle
Stamped KR DH under Royal Crown (Kronan Drottning Holm)
Provenance: Queen Louisa Ulrika's Private Property, Drottningholm Castle,...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XV Bergere Arm Chair in a Fine Floral Upholstery
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant 19th century French Louis XV bergere armchair featuring a high quality floral upholstery in the style of Schumacher betty chintz fabric in vivi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,125 Sale Price
50% Off
20th Century Pair of Catalan Throne Armchairs in Walnut and Caned Seats
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of Catalan armchairs in carved walnut and caned seats.
Country chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Vintola Dining Chair, Cream White Ivory Script Jacquard by Dedar, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile dining seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vi...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Linen, Velvet, Beech, Jacquard
$1,062 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs, with Kravet Upholstery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs
USA, Circa 1980s
A sleek and stunning pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs, These chairs are a fine examples to Baughman'...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$4,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hollywood Regency Napoleon III Style Gilt Rope & Tassel Chairs in Leopard Velvet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of Italian Hollywood Regency Rope and Tassel Gilt Armchairs in new leopard velvet upholstery will stop anyone in their tracks. Chic. A killer combo. Glowing gilt wood and supple multitonal leopard velvet produce a luxurious high design silhouette that celebrates and renews the armchairs pedigree of Italian style and refinement. Original patinated gilt wood frames are well preserved and curve about in a gregarious Napoleon III Second Empire style. Soft leopard velvet adds depth with organic shapes that draw you in. Like eyeliner to a beautiful eye, black piping works to highlight the pair's curvaceous form. It perfectly contrasts the gilt wood frames and leopard velvet for a more finished look. Cushions are not included but available by inquiry. Ottomans currently available - see below.
Photographed along with and currently available in our shop -
Hollywood Regency Napoleon III Style Gilt Rope & Tassel Ottomans...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Upholstery
Pair of 1970s Roger Sprunger Roll Arm Chairs for Dunbar
Located in New York, NY
Pair of roll arm chairs designed by Roger Sprunger and manufactured by Dunbar in the 1970s. These classic club chairs have wide arms and backs,...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Customizable Modernist Club Chair by Mauser, Chromed Metal, Leather Upholstery
By Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
Customizable club chair by Mauser Werke, Waldeck, Germany, c. 1939.
Chrome plated tubular steel, leather upholstery and lacquered wood.
Delivery time c. 8-10 weeks.
Category
2010s German Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
21st Century Designed by Ferrianisbolgi Hug Modular Sofa Pierre Frey Tangerine
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Hug sofa is defined by clean, simple lines and a distinctive armrest detail.
The armrest, half overlapping the seat cushion, creates an interlocking detail between the two elements, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Unique Art Nouveau Pinewood Artist´s Chair by Siegfried Wagner 1910s, Denmark
Located in Odense, DK
Monumental and important pinewood artist´s chair by Danish sculptor Siegfried Wagner. Made in the 1910s by Wagner and fellow artist and trained cabinetmaker Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen. The large armchair is richly decorated in Art Nouveau style. Plaquettes with makers signatures.
Siegfried Wagner (13 April 1874 – 1 August 1952) was a Danish sculptor. Wagner attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1889–96. He worked for some time in Vilhelm Bissen...
Category
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Pine
Antique Victorian Oversized Carved Walnut Armchair, C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian parlor chair offers oversized walnut frame with foliate carved crest, upholstered seta and back, and raised on cab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
An Armchair, Attributed to Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A 1950s club armchair attributed to Jacques Adnet. Newly upholstered in premium, pure, taupe Alpaca fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Alpaca, Beech, Oak
Pair of Aluminum & Croco Leather Armchairs by Mats Theselius by Källemo, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare pair of armchairs by Mats Theselius in aluminum and black croco leathers produced in a limited serie of only 99 chairs by Källemo, 1990s. In good original and matching cond...
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Leather and Mahogany Hand Carved Chippendale Style Set of George III Armchairs
Located in Lomita, CA
The tone of the stain and the manner in which it complements the mahogany, causes this pair of George III Chippendale armchairs to stand out. The chairs are circa 1920, and two later...
Category
Early 20th Century American George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
$1,729 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Rare Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare beech bentwood frame, leather upholstery. Designed circa 1900-1910 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Made by Thonet.
Delivery time about 4-6 weeks. Price per c...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
$2,980 / item
Per-Olof Scotte Premiär Easy Chair of Oak with Core Leather. Sweden 1969
By IKEA, Per-Olof Scotte
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Easy and lounge chair model Premiär by the Swedish furniture designer Per-Olof Scotte (1925-2024) for Ikea. The chair is designed in 1969.
The chair is made of solid oak with lacque...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
A Pair of “Model 83” Armchairs by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark 1952
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of armchairs is what we consider a timeless Danish Modern classic. The “ND83” was designed in 1952 by Nanna Ditzel for the exhibition 'Today’s Furniture, Home Equipment' in...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Kai Kristiansen Model 42 Dining Chairs, Rosewood, Aniline Leather, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of dining chairs produced by Skovman Andersen for the Illum Bolighus department store in Copenhagen. Rosewood frames with seat and back reupholstered with vintage tan aniline lea...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Peaked Wingback Armchair, Italy ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ergonomic in its structure, this mid-century armchair showcases the best characteristics of post-war Italian design. These postwar boom years of the 1950s through the 1960s were a gr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Modern Big Adam Lounge Chairs NK, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of two lounge chairs with elegant and sensual forms was named “Big Adam” and was a series "Paradise" designed by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist for NK (Nor...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced in the 1960s by Wood Art Brazil.
Jean Gillon (1919–2007) was born in Lasi, Romania. In 1956, already possessing a consistent portfolio, he moved to São Paulo, where he dev...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Capriccio armchairs
Located in Forest, BE
A pair of velvet “Capriccio” armchairs by Georg Bighinello for Eurosalotto – circa 1970.
Recently reupholstered in mohair fabric.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Textile
$26,407 / set
Midcentury Rare Wassily Spaghetti Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type
- iconic model
- very confortable
- probably made by Gavina
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,107 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French Bridge Chairs with Beech Frames and New Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of circa 1940s French bridge chairs have polished beech frames with curved arms, shield-shaped back rests and are newly upholstered in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
'Big Big Chair' Armchair in Sheepskin by Norr11
Located in Paris, IDF
BIG BIG CHAIR Armchair
Signed by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl for Norr11.
Model shown on the picture:
Fabric: Sheepskin (07 Sahara)
Made in Italy
Appropriately named, the Big Big Chair is the bigger version of the compact Little Big Chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin
$9,920 / item
21st Century Designed by Ferrianisbolgi Hug Modular Sofa Pierre Frey Lichen
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Hug sofa is defined by clean, simple lines and a distinctive armrest detail.
The armrest, half overlapping the seat cushion, creates an interlocking detail between the two elements, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Muted by NONO No08 Sculptural Lounge Chair Artistic Elegance
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Muted by NONO No08 Sculptural Lounge Chair Artistic Elegance
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Dive into the world of understated elegance and architectural prowess with the Muted Lo...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
$5,941 Sale Price
20% Off
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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