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Armchairs For Sale
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Modern Caju Lounge Chair, Swivel, Pink Mohair, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Caju Swivel Lounge Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Caju lounge chair stands as a trendy furniture piece that personifies the orga...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Gilded Accent Chairs
Located in Naples, FL
Gorgeous pair of honey stained Isenhour chairs with gilded accents, carvings and nailhead trim. Chairs have original burnt orange palm tree upholstery ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Amsterdam School Unusual Armchair with Purple Velours
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual Dutch Art Deco armchair, 1930s, Netherlands
Stained oak sculptural armchair on five ebonized conic feet.
The sides and the back are...
Category
1930s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
1930, Paul Schuitema Easy Chair, Fabric with Black Lacquered Wooden Armrests
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Lacquer Wooden and Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Midcentury style chair in a black lacquered wooden frame with gold feet finish adorned with graphic velvet back and seat. Around the dining table,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Duresta “Scroll-Arm” 2 Armchair Suite, in Dark Brown “Niven” Leather
Located in Barrowford, GB
Hello Friends, and welcome to Lord Browns, the UK’s premier destination for fine, preloved seating.
On offer on this occasion is an irresistibly-handsome identical pair of Duresta...
Category
2010s Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage-Style Brown Leather Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Vintage-style brown leather club chair. Crafted of luxurious top grain leather in warm brown color, this stylish and comfortable chair is per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors.
Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Nylon
Velo Armchair with Shaped Seat and Shaped Back in Teak Wood Finish
Located in Miami, FL
This minimalist Velo armchair with a shaped seat and back, features a simple and streamlined design, with geometric shapes and curved seating with a sof...
Category
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Puã Swing
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
The fluid lines punctuate lightness and mark the Minimalist essence of the Balan Puan. The name taken from the Tupi language means “round” and refers to the connection of the circles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Soho Contemporary Cane-Back Chair in Walnut Finish and Oatmeal Fabric
Located in Miami, FL
The Uultis design team has created the Soho curved cane with a cane curved back with a walnut wood finish for all those people that are looking for an...
Category
2010s Brazilian Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Cane
Stunning Pair of large 19th Century French Carved Walnut Reupholstered Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A great quality pair of antique 19th century French walnut carved and reupholstered armchairs in the Louis XVI style. Having high padded upholstered back and seat, joined to carved l...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Brno Armchair with Chrome Frame, Knoll Style A Midcentury Masterpiece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Knoll Brno armchair was designed by Meis van der Rohe in 1930 and is celebrated for its lean profile, clean lines and meticulous attention to detail. These chair are a faithful homag...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Yellow Mustard Armchair, 1960s, DDR, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
German armchair produced in the 1960s in Berlin. The armchair is after a thorough renovation of upholstery and carpentry. The wooden frame is thoroughly cleaned and covered with a se...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Lounge Chair Mahogany Veneer Green Tiger Velvet & Solid Brass Legs
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The D-Ring Lounge Chair is an Art Deco-inspired lounge chair made from mahogany, solid brass and velvet.
The Honduran mahogany is lacquered with mu...
Category
2010s Canadian Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Brass
French 1900s Design Bistro Rattan Wicker and Braided Resin Outdoor Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French Bistro design rattan wicker armchair composed of a rattan structure, braided resin back and seat with a red outline, famous at the beginning of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Brazilian "Concha" Armchair Burnt Sunset Red
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair model “Shell”
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950
Iron structure, fabric upholstery
Measurements
70 cm x 78 cm x 74h cm.
28 in x 27,5 in x 31h in.
Literature
Brasilian modern: The rediscovery of twentieth-century Brazilian furniture. Aric Chen. Brasil, 2016. Pag 217,128
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Iron
1935, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Pre War Easy Chair 411 without Cushions
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Dark Green Dante Armchair, H. Lis, Europe, 1960s
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
"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Armchair Designed by T. Yoshioka for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic armchair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade.
White version only is available in quick s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Thonet Armchairs by Otto Wagner
Located in Vienna, AT
Beach bentwood design by Otto Wagner about 1900
The fabric on the chairs is obsolete but I can offer you huge range Vienna Secession fabrics instad of.
Delivery time 5-6 weeks
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art Deco Streamline Armchair by Jindrich Halabala, c. 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco- Streamline Armchair designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody Brno, ca 1940.
This original Art Deco - Streamline Armch...
Category
1940s Czech Streamlined Moderne Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Armchair In Perobinha Do Campo with Buckles, By Arredamento
By Arredamento
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
We work with artisans who masterfully restore typical pieces from each period of our history, valuing their different preservation techniques. Teamwork has built this pioneering comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Style Oak Wing Chair
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A French style oak wing chair covered in pink linen fabric with natural oak legs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Armchairs
Materials
Oak
1930, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Unique Barber or Optician Chair, Museum Piece
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated armchairs. Each chair is raised by lovely cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet attached by beau...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
1965, Martin Visser, SZ01 Tubular Easy Chair in Very Rare Black Artificial Cane
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1959, Cordemeyer for Gispen, Easy Chair 140, Original Blue 1960s Fabric
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Dutch Design, Set of Original Tubular Chairs with Black Upholstery, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Guillermo Eyelash Wing Chair Newly Upholstered Armchair in Black Velvet, 1950s
Located in West Hartford, CT
Newly reupholstered Guillermo wing chair, and iconic Hollywood Regency chair. The main fabric is black velvet and there is a burst of neon yellow piping as well. This is a very comfo...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Velvet, Wood
Set of Four Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive set of four Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. patinated off white and Mecca armchairs. Each chair is raised by ‘S’ scrolled cabriole legs with large carved Me...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Great and Big Matching Set of Wassily B3 & B9 by Marcel Breuer for Gavina Italy
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
The Wassily- or Model B3 chair was designed in 1925 in Germany by Marcel Breuer.
Black leather straps on a chrome tubular base & inspired by the frame of a bicycle.
Great matchin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
1970s 'Bird's Nest' Verner Panton Style Lounge Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
1932, Gerrit Rietveld / Ing. Mertens for Hopmi Factory, in Black Painted Plywood
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Set of two Hopmi...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Gaulino Easy Chair by Oscar Tysquets black lacquered ashwood, contemporary
Located in Barcelona, ES
“The challenge was to design a light armchair, not too high, using wood and leather. At the beginning, it was going in a different direction, but after making various models, prototypes and considering BD’s design team’s different perspectives on the matter, the result has inevitably drawn toward what is now the Gaulino chair, which was designed nearly 30 years ago. We did not envision it so, but the ergonomics and the aesthetic coherence of this piece has taken us toward a solution much like the Gaulino chair, an heiress of Gaudí and Mollino, and have decided to conserve the name.” OSCAR TUSQUETS
The Gaulino Easy Chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hide, Ash
Pair of Louis XVI Style Medallion Chairs, with Peony Flowers Pattern
Located in Lantau, HK
Original hand carved wood frame medallion shape from the 19th century,
newly painted in white, newly upholstered with elegant and modern fabric.
Ov...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Armchair, anonymous, for A Lagerberg, Sweden, 1897
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted pine.
Presented at the Stockholm exhibition of 1897.
Measures: H 108 cm/ 3'7”
W 60 cm/ 23 1/2"
D 56 cm/ 22”
SH 42 cm/ 16 1/2".
Category
1890s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Armchair, designed by Uno Åhrén or Björn Trägårdh for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Armchair, designed by Uno Åhrén or Björn Trägårdh for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1930s.
Wool upholstery.
Measurements:
H: 110 cm / 3' 8''
D: 70 cm / 2' 4''
W: ...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XV/XVI Giltwood Throne Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV/XVI giltwood throne armchairs. Each armchair is raised by circular fluted tapered legs with top ac...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Suite of 4 Asnaghi Fauteuil Baroque Rococo Armchairs in Floral Silk and Gilt
Located in Barrowford, GB
By choosing to view this listing, I can only assume you are familiar with the world-renown “Asnaghi” brand, and fully-understand the nature of what is on offer.
Asnaghi make piece...
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Silk
American Folk Art Armchair
Located in Stockton, NJ
Very unique early 20th century American folk art chair made of reclaimed material. Fabulous patina to weathered frame.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of French Louis XV style carved and painted wood armchairs, circa 1860, painted wooden frames with carved floral decoration, upholstered in buttoned silk.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Pair of George Smith Chelsea Large Wingback Armchairs Claw and Ball Feet
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of RRP £9,378 George Smith Low Scroll Arm wingback armchairs with Damask upholstery.
A very good looking well made and comforta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Circa 1930, Original, Early Tubular Easy Chair with Original Robe Woven Seat
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Chrome armchair with special rope woven seat. The seat has some differences in color but it gains character by that. The seat has also some damage in the front (see picture #8), but is furthermore is good condition with some traces of wear. The armchair has a beautiful base. Loss of paint of the armrests and some spots of rust on the base. Also rusty spots on top of the base (see picture #9).
There are also two chair with woven rope seats available (see picture #10)
Key designers for the tubular steel furniture, which became famous in the 1930s by companies as Thonet, Gispen, Auping, Fana Metaal, de Wit Schiedam...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Ivory Leather Copper Frame Tubular Knoll Brno Chair, Mies van der Rohe
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage Knoll Brno chair designed by Mies van der Rohe with tubular steel frame. This chair has been lovingly restored with a new ivory leather with a frame powder coated in a rust...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Herman Miller Aluminum Group Management Chair by Charles Eames, c. 1965
Located in Belmont, MA
Eames Aluminum Group for Herman Miller Task Chair, Zeeland, Michigan, c. 1965, aluminum, leather, Herman Miller manufacturer's label, ht. 30, wd. 23...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Thonet Armchair Catalog Number 28
Located in Vienna, AT
Thonet armchair walnut stained, shellack polished
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Calida Lounge Chair by Giudici for Coim, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of Calida armchairs by Giudici for Coim.
Pieces attributed to the designer/manufacturer shown above. They have no attribution mark or proof of au...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Mid 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchair in Walnut With Extravagantly Carved
Located in Benington, Herts
Mid 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchair in Walnut with Extravagantly Carved Head Rail
Italian Circa 1760
This beautiful armchair is executed in walnut and, in its basic form, is h...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Large Belgium Teак Armchairs Zen by Olivier De Schrijver
Located in Sofia, BG
Grands fauteuils by Olivier de Schrijver (born in 1958) in teak.
Model Zen with teak wavy headband, comfortable armrests and base, curved seats,
Belgium, 2020.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Coppia di poltrone scultoree anni '50
By Rochester
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Coppia di poltrone scultoree anni '50 prodotte da una piccola realtà italiana la Rochester di Crusinallo (NO), come riportato dal marchio ancora presente sulla struttura.
Particolar...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Jean Prouvé Fauteuil Direction RAW Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Fauteuil Direction designed by Jean Prouvé and made in 2011 by Vitra in collaboration with G-Star. This wonderful chair is from the rare limited first edition, with ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Arne Norell, pair of 1960's Sirocco safari leather chairs
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Add a touch of mid-century sophistication to your space with this stunning pair of 1960's Siroccio safari leather chairs by Arne Norell. Crafted in Sweden, these iconic chairs are kn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Vintage side chair, model Pixi, by Gillis Lundgren for IKEA, 1970s
By IKEA, Gillis Lundgren
Located in Denventer, NL
Vintage armchair, model “Pixi” designed by Gillis Lundgren for IKEA, 1970s. The armchair has a tubular steel frame (demountable) in which a canvas seat is stretched. There is a black...
Category
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Mastercraft Brass Dining Armchairs with Grandma Fabric, Set of Four, circa 1970s
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This super cute set of four (4) dining armchairs by Mastercraft feature a brass base with light patina and a very unique and interesting fabric that features light pink and baby blue...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Fin Juhl style armchair adjustable seat
Located in London, GB
Beautiful armchair.
Leather, walnut and upholstery in an off white linen fabric
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Hardwood
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, Navy Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, The Twins curved sofa and day bed shar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Bouclé, Fabric
English Walnut George II Style Open Armchair of Large Scale
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nicely scaled English walnut open armchair in the George II style with an upholstered drop in seat. This attractive and commodious chair sits well and is quite comfortable. The she...
Category
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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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