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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: 1990s
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Ara Pouf
Located in Desio, IT
Pouf combined with the Relax armchair, internal wooden structure, polyurethane padding in different densities, solid wood feet in dark Tay shade, also available in Canaletta walnut. ...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Masanori Umeda Getsuen Lily Red Easy Chair, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Easy chair model Getsuen ‘Lily’ designed by Masanori Umeda. Manufactured circa 1990. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

OKHA, "Nicci Steel", Armchair
By OKHA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Base. Timber or steel. Materials Steel, leather. Measurements W 29.1" x H 33.4" x D 35.2" (740 W x 895 D x 850 H mm). Leather Options Black,anthracite, cigar, elephant, ...
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2010s South African Minimalist Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Minio Swivel Armchair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Minio sofa, which gives you freedom of movement while sitting with its rotating mechanism, reveals its difference in design with the striking curved form of its armrests... Meas...
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2010s Turkish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Set of 4 Contemporary Bar Stool w. Backrest Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary bar stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Capper Lounge Chair with Metal Base by Phase Design, 'Black or White', Fabric
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the Capper lounge chair with metal base- in powder coat (flat black or flat white) and comfort zone by HBF fabric. COM is...
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2010s American Armchairs

Materials

Steel

PK18 Impermeable Armchair, Green Seat & Black Metal Structure by Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK18 armchair is handcrafted in tubular carbon steel and is finished in black micro-textured electrostatic painting. Seat and backrest are upholstered in nautical anti-mold leatheret...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Papillonne Mustard Armchair with Brass Accessory
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The papillonne mustard armchair complements your style with its flawless form and unmatched comfort, adding a unique character to your space... Mustar...
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2010s Turkish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Montis Back Me Up Salon Club Chair Designed by Arian Brekveld IN STOCK
Located in New York, NY
Back Me Up Salon Upholstery: HERO 466318 #791 Base: Oak Black carbon stained The compact club chair With the BACK ME UP Salon, Arian Brekveld pu...
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2010s Dutch Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Mid-Century Modern Inspired Maple Lounge Chair by Ellen Degeneres Mildas Chair
Located in North York, ON
Mid-Century Modern inspired maple lounge chair by Ellen Degeneres Mildas Chair. Featuring beautiful maple wood frame. Completed with thick plush cushio...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Green Primitive Armchair, Designed by Studio Nucleo, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Primitive armchair, played on the asymmetry of primary volumes, is made with a padded structure and covered with a melange-colored cloth. “Primitive as primary geometric figur...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Contemporary Uni Armchair with Heart Shaped Back and Pink and Yellow Mohair
Located in New York, NY
Dedicated to all the broken hearts, Uni represents both separation and unification of souls. Contrasting of pink yellow reflect the differences between any two living things and the ...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Twig Side Chair in Cast Bronze with Leather Seat by Elan Atelier (Preorder)
Located in New York, NY
Made to order Twig Side Chair / Armchair in Cast Bronze with Leather Seat Cushion by Elan Atelier. Inspired by Giacometti, the twig chair is a sculptural form cast in solid bronze w...
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2010s European Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

'Moon' Armchairs by Charles Kalpakian
Located in Paris, FR
By French Lebanese designer Charles Kalpakian, 'Moon' is a contemporary armchair with a vintage twist in Kvadrat upholstery. Its very high back and its unusual width and depth (80 cm...
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2010s European Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Armchair Ursa by WOO
Located in Kyiv, UA
Not boring armchair. Ursa shows minimalist, bold design with no straight lines. Cool enough to become a favorite corner at home. Materials: Plywood frame, polyurethane foam and ...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Hayche WW Armchair CS3, Natural and Stained Oak & Metal Rods, UK, Made to Order
Located in Liverpool, GB
Based on a modern Windsor design, the WW armchair, where the first 'W' stands for Windsor and the second for Wire is an iconic piece of furniture. Produced from solid oak with the un...
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2010s British Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Functional Art Chair / Throne "'Spring Swab" by Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
Collectible design / Functional art, Lionel Jadot for Everyday Gallery, Belgium 2020 Born in Brussels in 1969, Lionel Jadot is an interior designer, artist, designer, filmmaker, adventurer. But all at once, preferably. Lionel Jadot is firing on all cylinders. ‘I never throw anything, I pick up everything. Not having a green thumb, I’m trying cuttings, weddings against nature. I never forget a line.’ He’s inviting us in subtle, off-beat worlds, on the edge of reality. Its material is made of dilated time. A wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant questioning: what happens to the place where we live? For Lionel Jadot, everything is object, everything is history. He draws from other places, other times, and seeks what’s linking them. He sews, stitches, unpicks, blends materials, combines eras. He will enshrine some wood essence in metal, some mineral in a plant, the old in the new. ‘I take extra care to the joint between two materials.’ With him, there is always some play in the parts, as in a piece of machinery. From a kingdom to another, he provokes organic, viral growths, generating energy. Linking past and future, he never forgets a line. ‘I accumulate them.’ He’s inviting us in subtle worlds, off-beat, on the edge of reality. Are we in 1930 or in 2030? Both, no doubt. Its material is made of dilated time. The eye goes hand in hand with the ear. ‘When I walk into a place, I listen to the good (or bad) it does to me. An ineffable feeling.’ He recreates mutant buildings, like the future Royal Botanique, a 5 stars hotel housed in the Church of the Gesu, a former convent behind a 1940 façade. He talks about a ‘hotel object’, which he holds and turns around in his hand. A wandering spirit, he’s flirting with retro-futurism. The Jam, another hotel, is intended for urban travelers, fans of swiftness, fluidity and hospitality. He designs interiors as a set of objects: a motorcycle cut in concrete becomes a bar counter. He finds gothic cartoon echoes, from the likes of Moebius, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Enki Bilal, sets from Garage Hermétique and Blade Runner, a protective balance in a hostile world. Discovering Jadot’s little cosmos of collected and accumulated goods, it becomes clear that every element has its own story. I tried to collect them and in turn, devour them in the coming paragraphs. But first: the show is best experienced seated, barring the distinction between object of use and object of attention, they invite for different types of conversation. The seats, chairs, thrones all make us think of our own physical comportment, and of how the seat lends grandeur to the person sitting on it, by crowning its presence. The crackling floor, the felt walls and the diffuse light slow you down into an oddly absorbing environment, in which you are left puzzled. In the eclectic collages of objects, bits and pieces collected all over the world come together in ways practical, and logical, though possibly only in the artist’s mind. All his finds eventually seem to fall into place. Starting with the mere conception of a chair, rather than with a set-out plan or sketch, the works are intuitively construed out of an archive that one can only imagine the dimensions of. Things forgotten by others, precious for him, were all once designed for their own purpose. Here they find their fit as a base, a closing system or a balancing element. The first piece that opens the exhibition, the most throne-like of all seats in the show, builds around a chair of his grandmother, protected by mops, and harassed with bed springs. As you enter the space, you pass by a shell leaning over a yellow seat that stems from his old Mustang, and find a white stool piece with Mexican leather dog training whips— the white building blocks of which turn out to be dried molding material, as found and broken out of a bucket by workers every morning. Further, the stone piece that reminds one of the stone age, is indeed made of 400 million old rocks, and the soft seats are lent from construction, where these strokes of textile carry up the heaviest goods. In the corner — but as you walk this walk please be seated on any of the thrones and experience the work for a moment— the green fluffy cover is made by XXXX who remakes cartographies of warzones, one of which is here mounted on a flexible fishing chair. On an experience level, the conversation chair enhances self-confidence, while putting you literally in a good spot with the person you’re conversing with. The lamp perfectly shows the playful Cadavre Exquis...
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2010s Belgian International Style Armchairs

Materials

Metal

21st Century Modern Steel Outdoor Armchair "Not Out" Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
A light and contemporary profile for the outdoor furnishing. The Not seating family grows even further, starting a new design approach of True aimed...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair ha...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Armchair Vivien, Velvet and Metal, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Modern Jacob Armchair in Brown Velvet Fabric by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Contemporary Modern Jacob Armchair in Brown Velvet Fabric by Collector Studio This fun and sophisticated 21st century armchair designed by Collector Studio, with its simple shape an...
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2010s Portuguese Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Modernist Mexican Outdoor Armchair by LUTECA, Available now
Located in New York, NY
The San Miguelito armchair is an iconic design by the Bauhaus trained American designer Michael van Beuren, realized during his lifetime in Mexico. It is...
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2010s Mexican Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Teak

DIG IT Armchair - Rubelli Rattoppato Velvet in color Visone
Located in Milano, IT
DIG IT is an armchair with a cylindrical seat and an enveloping backrest. The wooden shell is covered with differentiated density polyurethane foam and finished...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Famed Black Metal Detailed Armchair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The famed armchair harmoniously combines fabric with metal adding an impressionable air of quality to your space. The size of the brass-plated metal or the warm feeling of wood...Whichever material you choose, the FAMED single seat creates a royal sense for one person. In addition to its dazzling design, the LAGU seat stands out in comfort as the first player to be sought after during reading and rest hours. Colors may appear different on your screen depending on display settings, resolution, device type, and device age. Please contact if you have questions about color . Measures: Length: 31.5'' / Depth: 33.1'' / Height: 30.3'' / Seat Height: 17.7'' Weight: 57.7 kg -Pinted black metal -First grade...
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2010s Turkish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Semo Armchair with Yellow and Green Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

James de Wulf Le Blanc Series, Chair 'Poplar'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James de Wulf Le Blanc The LeBlanc series was originally designed by James de Wulf in 2015. The large, minimal pieces are deceptively comfortable. The solid wood construction of the signature arms and legs allows the seat and backrest to float; giving the pieces a lightness about them. James was inspired to design this lounge set after the success of his iconic concrete Ping Pong table...
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2010s American Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Poplar, Teak

Colosseo Armchair Pop Red Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Pivoting upholstered armchair with cotton upholstery. Made In France.  
Category

2010s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Velvet, Oak

Customizable Tacchini Set of Two Pastille Chairs Designed by Studiopepe
Located in New York, NY
The new project with Studiopepe is a collaboration with designers Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, the creative minds behind the consultancy. Pastilles is a collection of smal...
Category

2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Contemporary Modern Paloma Armchair in Zumirez Umber Fabric by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Underpinned by a minimalist and sophistication aesthetic of clean lines. Paloma Armchair designed by Bernhardt & Vella for Collector Studio. DIMENSIO...
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2010s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Colosseo Armchair Tiger White Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Pivoting upholstered armchair with patterned silk velvet. Made In France.   
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2010s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Velvet, Oak

Walnut, Green Velvet Modern Essex Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A sleek collection with an artistic appeal, that was inspired by the architecture of New York City buildings and this is the focus of the collection. The p...
Category

2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Suede, Wood, Walnut

Swivel Armchair Calla, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Greige Fabric Modern Bhutan Armchair High Back
Located in New York, NY
The Bhutan collection I was inspired to create this collection after traveling to the Himalayas to the kingdoms of Bhutan, with sophisticated lines this collections it’s inspired by ...
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2010s Portuguese Other Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Odeon Single
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Odeon armchair single The Odeon armchair is like a wide throne in the middle of a lecture hall, sitting in it you can feel as if you are in another world. Its futuristic shape is ...
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2010s Swiss Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Black Leather and Rattan Skin Armchair by Collection Particulière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black leather and rattan skin armchair by Collection Particulière.
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Rattan

Contemporary Armchair in Glossy Black Lacquer
Located in New York, NY
The armchair forms of a series of curved shapes with backrest wrapping around the center of the piece to form a gown that covers the armchair. High gloss lacquered wood in black or ...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Fabric, Wood

Customizable Normann Copenhagen Herit Armchair by Simon Legald
Located in New York, NY
The plastic parts are molded with a core of foam. This innovative technique makes it possible to create thickness in the needed areas in order to obtain the best seating comfort and ...
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2010s Danish Armchairs

Materials

Textile

Ultra Glossy Ash Blue Lacquered Wooden Armchair Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Ultra glossy lacquered wooden armchairs inspired by the Classical Indian chairs of XIXth century designed by Laura Gonzalez. Portuguese craftsmanship and Fabric by Kelly Wearstler.  ...
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2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Ronan & Erwan Bourroullec 'Cotone' Armchair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen color and finish. Armchair designed by Ronan & Erwan Bourroullec in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Monti Armchair Pink Gloss Large Model
Located in Paris, FR
All over upholstered armchair in velvet with lacquered wooden feet. Made in France.   
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2010s French Other Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Semo Armchair with Blue Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left and right. Semo re...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Swivel Armchair with Leather Fringe Detail, Gray
Located in Miami, FL
The TAGLIA swivel armchair introduces the timeless fashion element of leather fringes to haute furniture design. The swung armrest and the oversized backrest are surrounded by a dens...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

"Mapá" Contemporary Armchair in Wood and Braided Straw with Raw Cotton Cushion
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary armchair in wood and braided straw with raw cotton cushion was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Straw

Tube Chair by Objects of Common Interest
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Objects of common interest is formed by Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis with the focus in creating still life installations and experiential environments and objects, demonstr...
Category

2010s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Mats Theselius 'Aluminium Chair' Edition 163/200 by Källemo, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare chair produced by Källemo 1990 in a limited edition of 200 chairs, this is example is number 163. Original leather, wood, steel and aluminium.
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Infinite Living Outdoor Living Set By Clemence Seilles
Located in Milan, IT
Recycled plastic foams from industrial waste is the innovative material that composes this colorful and intriguing furniture, it is auto-regenerating furniture. The material is light, suitable for outdoor, highly adjustable to custom needs, easy to maintain and can be endlessly regenerated. All Stromboli furniture are produced in Italy through regional collaborations between small workshops and industries. Outdoor living...
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Metal

21st Century Designed by Saccal Design House Hygge Armchair Boucle Travertino
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
21st century Ddesigned by Saccal design house Hygge armchair fabric and travertino is inspired by contemporary architecture in Portugal that speaks ...
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2010s Armchairs

Materials

Travertine

Semo Armchair with Navy Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Semo Armchair with Yellow Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Contemporary Modern Paloma Armchair in Zumirez Tabacco Fabric by Collector
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Underpinned by a minimalist and sophistication aesthetic of clean lines. Paloma Armchair designed by Bernhardt & Vella for Collector Studio. DIMENSIO...
Category

2010s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of 5 Handcraft Contemporary Armchair Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Modern Paloma Armchair in Zumirez Linen Fabric by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Underpinned by a minimalist and sophistication aesthetic of clean lines. DIMENSIONS W 95CM 37.5” D 85CM 33.5” H 72CM 28” SH 40 cm 15,7” PRODUCT FEATURES Structure in Solid Walnu...
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2010s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Rencontre Moi Armchair Leather Brown
Located in Milano, IT
RENCONTRE MOI armchair is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam with a top layer mixed with goose feather. The arm...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Armchair in Cognac Leather and Burnished Brass-Plated Laser-Cut Steel Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulging over its edges, this contemporary single sofa seat by Klein Agency screams comfort. Puffy cushions hug the laser cut steel frame, crea...
Category

2010s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cut Steel

Seidecimi Aureo Contemp Brass Armchair Made in Italy by edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Seidecimi Aureo, made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti, is design by a single stroke that transforms into a continuous element, devoid of end and beginning, shaped by the metallic...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Salvador Dali Vis-à-vis de Gala Black Label Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Dali manufactured by BD. Structure in solid wood. Traditional upholstery with conical springs and cinches. White cotton interior lining. Wooden socket lined wi...
Category

2010s Spanish Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Unio Armchair Upholstered with Chivasso Yang Fabric by Poiat
Located in Helsinki, FI
The Unio Collection, an easy chair and sofas, was born out of Poiat’s designers interest in studying the relationship of wood and soft furniture. From the very beginning, the idea wa...
Category

2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Ash, Plywood

Klismos Black Leather Saber Legs Wood Armchairs, custom colors possible
Located in IT
Klismos customizable armchairs with saber legs, black lacquered wood and black plain leather seats. Available in other colors and upholstery. Walnut wood chairs with deep and large seat and back wraparound feeling backrest. These armchairs are made in Italy. They are realized according to the historical model named "Klismos" which is a type of ancient Greek chair...
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2010s Italian Greek Revival Armchairs

Materials

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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