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Armchairs For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Early 2000s
Dutch Design by Gispen Lounge Chair "Model 302" for Kembo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage chair with a midcentury style black metal frame in original very good condition. Textured upholstery in a rich charcoal brown.
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Armchair by Villy Schou Andersen
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish "model 61" armchair by Villy Schou Andersen, circa 1960's. Beautifully sculpted armrests with fantastic wood grain. Very comfortable, and no imposing footprint! Moder...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Armchair by Villy Schou Andersen
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish "model 61" armchair by Villy Schou Andersen, circa 1960's. Beautifully sculpted armrests with fantastic wood grain. Very comfortable, and no imposing footprint! Moder...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Boho Chic Wicker, Rattan Peacock Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Step into the allure of bohemian charm with this Vintage Boho Chic Wicker Rattan Peacock Chair. In its majestic presence, this chair stands 59 inches tall with a generous 41-inch win...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Armchair by Villy Schou Andersen
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish "model 61" armchair by Villy Schou Andersen, circa 1960's. Beautifully sculpted armrests with fantastic wood grain. Very comfortable, and no imposing footprint! Moder...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of French Antique Louis XV-Style Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Category
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Hand Carved Armchair in Oak & Velvet, Danish Cabinetmaker, Jugendstil, 1939
Located in Odense, DK
This Jugendstil armchair, crafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1939, is a timeless blend of elegance and craftsmanship. Made from oak, its frame boasts intricate hand-carved details i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Art Deco Armchair Upholstered in Bouclé, Europe ca 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Art Deco (or streamline moderne, as it’s often referred to), was originally named Art Décoratifs. The design style received its “Art Deco” name after the Exposition Internationale de...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Pair Of Brighton Pavilion Style Bamboo And Cane Armchairs
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Southampton, NJ
An elegant pair of Brighton Pavilion style chairs having wide seats for comfort with intricate bamboo frames throughout and firm cane seats.
In very good vintage condition with fre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Scoop Bentwood Armchair By Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare, mid-century modern, walnut bentwood armchair by Thonet features a curvaceous profile with the back and seat made from a single piece of bent walnut. The segmented yellow tweed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Customizable Pair Of Restored Mid Century Armchairs, fabric by Kvadrat, 1960s
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern GFM 87 Armchairs by Juliusz Kędziorek, Gościcińskie Furniture Factory 1960s, Poland.
Reupholstered in yellow and green colour KVADRAT "ZERO" fabric number ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Pair of Upholstered Easy Chairs With Stained Beech Legs, Denmark ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern designers are the undisputed masters of mid-century modern chair design. As this pair shows, their furniture generally united form and function; in every design, they p...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Space Age Karate Armchair by Michel Cadestin for Airborne
Located in BAARLO, LI
Beautiful Space Age armchair from the 1960s by Michel Cadestin for Airborne France. White fiberglass glossy shell with chromed metal base and cognac leather upholstery. The shell is ...
Category
1960s French Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Pair of Armchairs "Cadillac", Maison Erton, France, circa 1950
By Erton
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of armchairs "Cadillac"
Maison Erton
France, circa 1950
Fabric by Maison Bisson-Bruneel, Alpaga cream
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti, Manufactured by Casa e Giardino, 1936
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Casa e Giardino
Italy,1936
Fabric, walnut
Measurements
80 cm x 75 cm x 81,5 cm h
31,5 in x 29,5 in x 32,1 in h
Literature
Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Fantastic Shabby Distressted Multicolored Maison Jansen Style Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Distressed. Upholstered. 38 1/2" h x 23" w x 24" d. Seat height 20".
Condition
Minor stains.
Dimensions
39 x 23 x 24 in
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Erwin Lambeth Designed Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of mid-century modern lounge chairs by Erwin Lambeth. Square frame with floating style seat.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Midcentury Bentwood armchair by Jindřich Halabala for UP Závody, 1950´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This midcentury bentwood “”C”” armchair was designed by Jindřich Halabala and produced by UP Závody in the 1950´s. The chair is stable and comfortable and is in good structure condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Danish Oak Easy Chair with Black Stained Legs, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern, also known as Scandinavian Modern, is a design movement that emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly during the 1940s to 1960s. It originated in Denmark but quic...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
French Midcentury Rope Cantilever Chairs by Audoux & Minet
Located in Oakland, CA
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France 1940s. Cantilevered bentwood frame with woven sea grass rope in a grid pattern. Fantastic condition, frames have previously been restored. Sold ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Beech
Fauteuil Polaris de Pierre Guariche orange par Meurop Belgique 1960 Vintage
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Fauteuil "Polaris" de Pierre Guariche fabriqué par la société Meurop en Belgique .En 1967, Meurop présente deux nouveaux sièges dans les journaux : Polaris et Luna. Ils font fait par...
Category
1960s Belgian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Black Leather Tufted 'Pernilla' Armchair by Bruno Mathsson for DUX, Sweden 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A Swedish Modern ‘Pernilla’ armchair designed by Bruno Mathsson for DUX in the 1960s. This armchair features a dramatic, organic-form bent beech wood frame in a honey finish with win...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jindrich Halabala Lounge Chairs in Teddy Upholstery Czech Republic 1930.
Located in Almelo, NL
Jindrich Halabala Lounge Chairs in Teddy Upholstery Czech Republic 1930.
These lounge chairs were designed by Jindrich Halabala and produced by Thonet in Czechia around 1930. They...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Pair of Cognac Leather + Oak ‘Premiär 69’ Armchairs by Per-Olof Scotte for IKEA
By Per-Olof Scotte
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of ‘Premiär 69’ oak and leather easy armchairs designed by Per-Olof Scotte for IKEA in 1967. These Swedish Modern armchairs feature minimalistic solid oak frames, cognac patinat...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Leather Reclining Armchair and Stool by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in London, GB
A stylish and incredibly comfortable vintage leather reclining armchair and stool by De Sede. They were made in Switzerland, and date from around the 1960-70’s.
The quality is absol...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Danish Vintage Armchair by Illum Wikkelso
Located in London, GB
A stunning and extremely rare Danish vintage armchair by Illum Wikkelso. This was designed by Illum Wikkelso for Silkeborg Mobler, it dates from around the 1960’s.
The quality is ab...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Pair of Francis Jourdain Mid-Century French Rope Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of exceptional scarce armchairs by Francis Jourdain.
France, c1930s.
Stained pine and rope.
A scarce Jourdain model.
Good condition generally, some scuffs commensurate...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Set of 2 CM190 low chairs by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1950s
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Set of 2 low chairs by Pierre Paulin in the 50s, edited by Thonet
CM190 model
Black tubular structure in metal, seat and back in foam covered by a grey fabric
Iconic model
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Paimio armchair 41 by Alvar Alto for Artek, Finland, in natural birch wood with black bentwood seat with venting slots. The laminated birch frame is bent into a closed curve...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair signed Knoll Studio
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925.
Manufacture date 2003 by Knoll Studio.
Stamped Knoll Studio on the frame and labeled.
In black leather, chromed s...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Armchairs in Beige Linen, by Edmund Homa, 1960s, Set of Two
By Edmund Homa
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
One of the icon of Polish mid-century design, a pair of armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa - Polish architect, industrial and interior design designer, professor at the Academy of Fi...
Category
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Jacquard, Wood
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchair in Rosewood by Tora Arquitetura, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Beautiful upholstered armchair with structure in Brazilian rosewood Bahia. designed by Tora Arquitetura. Preserves seal.
We turn our gaze to the modern production in an integral way...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Mid Century Modern Three Seat Sofa With Curved Arms, Denmark circa 1960
Located in Round Top, TX
Handsome mid-century modern brown leather three-seat sofa with impressive, curved arms.
The years of use are revealed in the aged patina of the leather, including impressions, scuffs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Armchair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in grand Lancy, CH
A laminated birch armchair with a Havana leather by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
Fine pair of Swedish elm and birch armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of swedish elm and birch armchairs circa 1940.
Elegant pair of late art deco chairs, featuring beautiful elm sides and arms. Arms with channeled detailing to the fronts. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch, Elm
Armchair designed by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA , italy 1960
Located in Genova, IT
Armchair 1960s Italian production, designed by Gastone Rinaldi produced by RIMA.
Enameled metal frame with brass details.
Lined in dark pink fabric.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of barrel back lounge armchairs with chrome tube frames. Great size and shape, seat height is 18.75, very comfy with chrome in tip top shape. Upholstery is a ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Wood + Camel Leather 'Colonial' Armchairs by Ole Wanscher, Denmark 1960s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant pair of Danish Modern ‘Colonial’ armchairs designed by Ole Wanscher in the 1960s. These armchairs feature slim mahogany frames in a polished burgundy finish, camel toned l...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Art deco armchairs
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant pair of rounded armchairs in an art deco style. Nice wood work, especially with veined details at the feet. reupholstery in a green mohair velvet.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H-410 Bentwood Armchair by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s
Located in Poznań, PL
Model H-410 armchair designed by the great czech designer Jindřich Halabala. Striking bentwood armrests. Produced during the 1930's in former Czechoslovakia.
Armrestes cleaned, varn...
Category
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Fireside Chair, Adolf Loos for Thonet, Austria, 1930s
By Adolf Loos
Located in London, GB
A fireside chair with woven leather designed by Adolf Loos and Heinrich Kulka and manufactured by Thonet in Austria during the early 1930s.
As one of the leading advocates of Modern...
Category
1930s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 2 Low chairs by Andre Sornay, 1960
By Andre Sornay
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Set of 2 low chairs designed by French cabinetmaker: Andre Sornay during the 60s in France
Structure with four feet in mahogany completed with white laminate panels (back)- connected...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Mahogany
Pair Of Restored Mid Century Armchairs, Fabric by Kvadrat, 1960s
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Pair of armchairs "364" designed by Barbara Fendrych Weclawska
Reupholstered in KVADRAT "ZERO" fabric colour number 0011 (white & dark brown)
Solid maple wood has been restored and r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Maple
Tubular Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchair and ottoman in steel and leather, Europe, 1950s.
Modern tubular armchair and matching ottoman. These items are made of bent tubular steel with black saddle leather upholste...
Category
1950s European Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Vintage Jens Risom Knoll Webbed Armchair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
A stunning iconic cotton strap, webbed, lounge, armchair, 652W design (1943) early edition, designed by Jens Risom for Knoll International. Features a solid maple frame with original woven cotton straps. It is one of the most comfortable pieces you will sit in, the exquisite curved back provides lumbar support making this chair as comfortable as it is beautiful. The removable webbed, basket seat, shell is supported and rests on the arm frame base. Very Rare Vintage Modern Classic design. An iconic piece of furniture, this example has remained in a single collection since it was acquired by the prior owner from Knoll International and the original early label remains affixed beneath. (Knoll Associates Inc. 601 Madison Ave New York 22). This label has the earliest Knoll Associates showroom address, which opened in 1946.
Measurements: 24.5 ” tall x 24? wide x 30? deep x seat height 18? (arm height 21") (seat to the lowest point 11")
Jens Risom
Danish-American architect-designer Jens Risom was born in Copenhagen in 1916, the son of a nationally renowned architect of the Nordic Classicism style. Between 1935 and 1938, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ole Wanscher and Kaare Klint, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. For a short time following his studies, he took on furniture and interior designer projects for the Copenhagen-based architectural firm Ernst Kuhn. He then moved briefly to Stockholm, where he worked for Nordiska Kompaniet and met Alvar Aalto and Bruno Mathsson. Around 1939, he immigrated to New York with ambitions to introduce the Scandinavian modernist approach to the US furniture market.
Risom’s arrival in the US coincided with the years of materials shortages brought on by the war. As a result, Risom was unable to secure a position in a furniture company, and, instead, found work designing textiles for decorator Dan Cooper. Eager to do more, he soon convinced Cooper to expand into the furniture market, and together they found projects with young, progressive architects like Ed Stone and George Nelson. In 1939-40, Ed Stone was invited to create Collier Magazine’s House of Ideas pavilion at Rockefeller Center as part of the New York World’s Fair, and Risom designed all of the furniture.
Around 1941, Risom met Hans Knoll, a German-born entrepreneur in the furniture industry who had a showroom on Madison Avenue dedicated to rather lackluster furnishings. Sharing a dream to do something more vanguard, they joined forces and set off on a four-month tour of the US in search of design inspiration. By 1942, Knoll launched Hans Knoll Furniture Company with Risom on board as his head designer.
Risom’s early designs for Knoll made use of military surplus...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Maple
Set of 2 armchairs in oak and fabric, 1950
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Set of 2 armchairs from France in the fifties
In the manner of Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron creations
Structure with armrests in patinated oak, cushions in foam covered by a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Oak
Customizable Pair Of Restored Mid Century Armchairs By Edmund Homa, 1960's
By Edmund Homa
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Pair of "GFM-64" chairs designed by Edmund Homa, manufactured in Goscicinskie Furniture Factory in Poland, 1960's.
Reupholstered in blue-beige-black-gold soft fabric.
Solid beech woo...
Category
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Arne Norell leather armchair
By Arne Norell
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian armchair with leather seat. This design masterpiece combines the warm beauty of wood and the sophistication of leather to create a piece that stands out for its distinct...
Category
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fantastic Pair Distressed Creme Painted Hand-Carved French Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of hand-carved frames made in Europe, either France or Italy. They are finished in a hand-rubbed intentionally destressed creme painted finish. The corduroy s...
Category
1950s European Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Giulia Veronesi Perla Chairs, Yellow Velvet, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of Giulia Veronesi Perla armchairs, I.S.A. Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a textured golden yellow velvet. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Armchair designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Armchair designed in 1966 by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy. Metal frame Upholstered again with Güell Lamadrid fabric.
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Armchair, Swedish Design, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair in fabric with brass details. Designed and made in Sweden 1950s.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Armchair in the Style of Marco Zanuso , reupholstered 1950's
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Italian Midcentury Armchair in the Style of Marco Zanuso , reupholstered 1950's.
Black enamelled legs with brass feet, re-upholstered in a caldera color with Güell Lamadrid fabric.
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Pair of Dutch Beechwood Lounge Chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Dutch Beechwood Lounge Chairs.
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Beech
Viggo Boesen attributed Armchair, Slagelse Møbelværk, Denmark 1940s
Located in London, GB
A Model 107 armchair attributed to Viggo Boesen for Slagelse Møbelværk, Denmark, 1940s. In good condition with original sprung seat and later sheepskin upholstery. Minor signs of us...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Trienna Safari Armchairs by Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Budapest, HU
Classic from Sweden in the 1960s.
Completely renovated. The original leather was irreparably damaged so we have replaced the seat with new, light brown leather. All works are done by...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Pr. Vintage Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chairs c. 1960/70's
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of iconic Mid Century architectural design, from recognized master of the genre, Eero Saarinen. The Executive Arm Chair is considered to be one of the most important pieces to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
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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