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Armchairs For Sale
Pair of Napoleon III elegant buttoned tub chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of French buttoned tub chairs. Elegant design and neat proportions. Ideal bedroom chairs or occasional seating in a living room.
Measurements Heig...
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
$3,297 / set
Rose Tarlow Melrose House Puccini Blue Scalamandré Tigre Velvet Armchair(s)
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Houston, TX
21st Century Rose Tarlow Melrose House Puccini arm chair(s), with modified frame, patinated, 22K gold trim, blue Scalamandré Tigre Velvet Blue.
Two ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Sculptural Black Charred Wood Armchair in Organic Form by Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
A dramatic fusion of sculpture and seating, this black charred armchair is hand-carved from a single solid hardwood log and shaped with free-flowing, anatomical precision. Its form i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Classic Hans J. Wegner "Wishbone" Oak Armchair for Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Dark Green Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish armchair produced at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s in the Bending Furniture Factory in Radomsko. This is a limited edition marked with the B-310 VAR symbol. The armchair is ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” Chair in New Velvet, Artifort, 1970s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A single Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” chair newly upholstered in Designers Guild linen-colored cotton velvet.
Completed in Designers Guild 'Varese' velvet, which is a cotton velvet that...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Solid Walnut Antique Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 18th century of the period Louis XIV Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. An imposing large armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Wavy armrests and arc...
Category
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,653 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Gustav Bergmann Armchair in Pierre Frey Bouclé and Beech, Germany, 1960s
By Gustav Bergmann
Located in The Hague, NL
This extremely rare armchair was designed by Gustav Bergmann and produced by his company in Lippe, Germany in the early 1960s. The organic and round lines of the design give the chai...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Upholstery, Beech
Pair of MR90 Barcelona chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Alivar
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of MR90 Barcelona chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll International
Designed in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the Barcelona International Exposition.
Dimensions: 75 W x 73 H...
Category
1990s Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Federico Munari Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchairs, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful pair of armchairs designed by Federico Munari in the early 1950s. The upholstery has been redone in velvet.
The sofa measures cm: W 147 x D 85 x H 87 x S 42.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$5,389 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Contemporary Antique Pink Velvet Armchair with Silk Fringe Accents
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The handmade armchair draws on the signature fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run along...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
Italian Baroque Savonarola Chair with Bronze Mace Finials
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent Italian wrought iron Savonarola armchair made in the Baroque or campaign style. The chair features an iron frame with curule style legs and imposing patinated bronze mace fin...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style armchairs is constructed of solid walnut. Their beautifully hand carved details includes classic motifs of an interlaced s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Carved Walnut & Upholstered Parlor Armchair C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XIV Carved Walnut & Upholstered Parlor Armchair C1880.
Measures - 36.75"H x 23.75"W x 25"D.
This antique parlor chair...
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Ignazio Gardella 'Digamma' Armchair in Emerald Green Lelièvre Fabric and Brass
Located in The Hague, NL
Designed by Ignazio Gardella in 1957, the Digamma lounge chair is a comfortable chair with roots in the late Italian modernist tradition.
Its rational construction features two geometric sections - the rectangular upholstered back and seat - bound by a firm upholstered frame. The black metallic legs are finished off with Gardella's iconic brass 'duck' feet. The armchair has a three-position reclining backrest offering additional comfort and adjustability.
This chair is a custom version realized by Santa & Cole for Kabinet Hubert, upholstered and sewn by hand in an emerald green Lelièvre fabric. This soft and dense fabric is a delicate combination of chenille and bouclé yarns.
Ignazio Gardella was a member of the so-called third generation of the Modern Movement. He is considered one of the greatest exponents of Italian Rationalism, although he followed its principles in a much more personal way, searching to overcome its limitations. In 1957, he created the Digamma armchair...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Rattan Cone Armchair in the Style of Mathieu Matégot
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
perfect armchairs for gardens and terrasses.
Metal and rattan give a modern twist to these french 60's armchairs.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Rolf Rastad & Adolf Relling “Bambi” Cane Armchair for Gustav Bahus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic modern Bambi armchair designed by Rolf Rastad and Adolf Relling for Gustav Bahus in Norway circa1950s. This iconic Bambi design is exceptionally crafted in teak wood with lon...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Teak
Vintage Brown Leather Falcon Lounge Chair by Sigurd Ressell, Norway, 70s
Located in Göteborg, SE
Iconic 1970s Falcon lounge chair designed by Sigurd Ressell for Vatne Møbler. Featuring a sleek bentwood frame, chrome hardware and original brown leather cushions with beautiful pat...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Thonet Cane and Black Ebonized Bentwood Chair After Thonet 209
By Thonet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The chair after Thonet is from the years between 1950s
This is Le Corbusier's favourite chair and one of the favourite designs of architects and designers.
Unfortunately it has no...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
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
Mushroom Armchair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very comfortable and cosy Artifort Mushroom Chair, designed by Pierre Paulin in the 60’s.
This particular chair is fabricated in the late 60's.
Recovered some years ago with stunni...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé
Brighton Pavilion Style Burnt Bamboo Cane Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Stunning pair of burnt bamboo armchairs with gracefully shaped horseshoe frames, in the Brighton Pavilion style. These Chinese Chippendale chairs feature a beautiful tortoiseshell fi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Alvar Aalto 400 ‘Tank’ Armchair in Zebra for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tilburg, NL
Alvar Aalto 400 ‘Tank’ armchair for Artek. Designed in 1936. New, current production. Please note: price is for a 'Tank' armchair in Zebra upholstery and nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
$6,876 / item
Pair of Mid-Century Zebra Velvet Armchairs, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful Zebra Velvet Armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
$3,411 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Beige Armchair, Edmund Homa, GFM-142, 1960s, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair GFM-142 type, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska furniture factory. It is made from solid beechwood. The GFM-142 armch...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$1,516 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Velasquez Slipper Chairs by Mimo Padova. Italy, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of large slipper chairs armchairs model Velasquez by the italian design editor manufacture Mimo J. Padova. New upholstery with a bouclé fabric. In t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of wood and leather mid century armchairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of wood and fabric mid century armchairs with original fabric
Category
1940s European Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$4,700 / set
Pair of Alfred Hendrickx S6-L Belform lounge armchairs 1958 grasshopper
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Find here a set of Alfred Hendrickx S6L chairs, that has become difficult to find here in Belgium. It was first presented with other Belform furniture in 1958 at the world expo in Br...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid Century Blue Velvet Vintage Armchair, Zenon Baczyk, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The B-7522 armchair was designed in the 1960s by Zenon Baczyk, it was produced by Swarzedz Furniture Factories in Poland. Furniture kept in perfect condition, after full upholstery a...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Danish Collectible Chair "197" Design Finn Juhl for France & Søn, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Danish collectible chair, model "197", France & Søn production based on a design by Finn Juhl, mid-1960s
made on a teak structure, it measures 76 cm in height, 50 cm in width, 45 ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-Century Set, Chairs and Coffee Table in Rattan, Wicker and Iron, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular French Riviera style set that includes two twin "shell" chairs and a coffee table all made in hand-woven wicker, rattan and enameled black iron. This lovely set was produ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Large Teak Armchair, Spain, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Large Teak Armchair, Spain, Circa 1960
Designer: Unknown
Origin: Spain
Material: Solid teak wood
Era: Circa 1960
Condition: Original condition with minor wear consis...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Danish Design Rosewood Z-Chair, Model 42, by Kai Kristiansen, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Kai Kristiansen : Model 42
The Z chair, also referred to as chair #42, by design of Kai Kristiansen and produced by Slagelse Møbelvaerk. This chair got it’s Z shape from the suspendi...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Rosewood
Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil Arm Chairs, 2010s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced each!
Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil arm chairs. It features a combination of Scalamandre damask and Clarence House cut cheetah velvet uph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
José Zanine Caldas, Lounge Chair Imbuia Plywood Leather Mòveis Artísticos Z 1949
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features Imbuia plywood, brass, and black-dyed leather w...
Category
1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Oak & Straw French Modernist Armchair, France, c. 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oak & Straw French Modernist Armchair, France, c. 1950
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs in New Bouclé Upholstery .
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs in New Bouclé Upholstery
This elegant pair of 19th-century French armchairs beautifully embodies the refined craftsmanship and classic design s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Giorgetti Progetti Peggy Armchairs by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage Progetti Peggy armchairs, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1980's by Giorgetti, Italy.
Labeled textile on the bottom.
In original removable yellow t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Pair Seconda Postmodern armchairs by Mario Botta for Alias, 1980s, Set of 2
Located in Vorst, BE
The Seconda Armchair, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta and crafted by Alias, is a bold icon of postmodern design.
Launched in 1982, it showcases Botta’s architectural backgro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Modern Design Armchair, Custom Armchair, Loft Sofa
Located in İnegöl, TR
MODERN ARMCHAIR
Customizable: Available!
Production Time: 2-3 Weeks
We customize all of our furnitures (armchairs, dining tables, coffee tables, tv units, consoles etc..) in terms ...
Category
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Blue Linen Mid Century GFM Stool, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful stool designed by Edmund Homa.
The stool was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type stool is regarded one of the best ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$663 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Art Deco Ocean Liner Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comfortable and spacious open arm Art Deco style club chair pair. Sleek in appearance. With loose upholstered seat cushions.
Dimensions: 25.75” wide by 32” deep by 31” high. Seat h...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
Swedish Modern Armchair in Yellow Fabric, 1940s
Located in Prague, New Town
Swedish Modern armchair, created by an anonymous Swedish cabinetmaker in the 1940s. Made of wood and has recently been reupholstered in yellow fabric.
Dimensions:
H 79 cm, W 77 cm, ...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, 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
$1,650 / item
Vintage Velvet Mustard Yellow Pantone Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The GFM armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furnit...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$1,137 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Midcentury Gray Alpaca Wool Armchair and Stool, Edmund Homa, Poland, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique alpaca wool armchair, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type armchair is regarded...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$2,653 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Angel Pazmino Dark Brown Tooled Leather Folding Arm Chair with Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angel Pazmino folding arm chair with tooled leather seat and back and lightly refinished wood frame. In original condition with wear consistent with ...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Olimpia Armchair by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
The superbly elegant Olimpia Armchair features a structure in plywood, covered with rubber, air soft and goose down and Memory foam on cushions and seat. The feet are finished in bur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plywood, Leather, Foam, Rubber, Down
$9,079 / item
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Modular Sofa for B&B Italia, 1971, Set of 3
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” modular sofa for B&B Italia, green linen, Italy, 1971, set of three.
The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a lar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Flock Lounge Chair in Dedar Nimbus boucle by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
The “Flock” furniture collection draws on the idea that home is a place of comfort, sanctuary, and gathering and should be filled with personalized, character-rich, and eye-catching ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet, Faux Fur, Ash
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Three Seater Sofa by Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Three Seater Sofa
Manufactured by Cassina
SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE
Geometric austerity encounters enveloping padding in this sofa designed by maestro Carlo Scarpa ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$32,275 / item
Kerstin Hörlin-Homquist Pair of ‘Skrindan’ Armchairs in Light Sheepskin, 1960s
Located in Prague, New Town
Pair of ‘Skrindan’ armchairs, designed by Kerstin Hörlin-Homquist in 1963. Produced by OPE Möbler in the 1960s. Made from stained beech, removable pillows and armrests are newly upho...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Handcrafted Armchair with Architectural Silhouette and High Resistance Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This armchair is a time capsule of style. Taking cues from the most fashionable styles of scarves in history, it’s subtle and layered composition create a dynamic and effortlessly st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Midcentury Walnut Lounge Chair for Craft Associates
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Armchair designed by the American designer Adrian Pearsall. The frame of this cocktail lounge chair is made of walnut wood in a beautiful curved shape and upholstered in white chenil...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chenille, Walnut
$3,938 Sale Price
30% Off
Outdoor Woven Rope Dining Chair In Black Teak
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Material: Our products use taut, clean, and highly tenacious rope made of 100% polyester. What makes this material special is because the characteristic of polyester that is extr...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,540 / item
Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Ward Bennett Bent Wood Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Mid-Century Modern mahogany Ward Bennett bent wood arm chairs. They are marked with the red metal tag, and there are two pairs a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Paolo Buffa Mid-Century Modern Italian Armchairs, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful pair of armchairs with curved armrests, made by Paolo Buffa in 1950. The structure in curved and padded wood, the upholstery was redone more than twenty years ago but is in...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$2,901 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of armchairs in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of comfortable bergère armchairs in fabric and wood, upholstered in velvet, in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italian manufacture, 1950s.
The elegance of the bergère armch...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair by Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair
Manufactured by Cassina
SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE
A favourable balance between geometric rigour and enveloping shapes designe...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$12,791 / item
Midcentury Rare Wassily Spaghetti Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type
- iconic model
- very confortable
- probably made by Gavina
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
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.