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Armchairs For Sale
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
$4,517 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Style Violet Velvet Club Chair, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vintola Studio...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech
$665 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Midcentury Italian Design Armchair Orange Velvet Brass Iron Feet Gigi Radice
By Gigi Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian Design Armchair Orange Velvet Brass Iron Feet Gigi Radice.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,325 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Italian Midcentury Design Armchairs Black Fabric Ico Parisi Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian armchairs of 1950, wooden feet with brass tips, have been striped in black velvet with strips always the same tint.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$2,325 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Vintage Hans Wegner "The" Chair Johannes Hansen Teak Danish Patina
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic "The" chair designed by Hans Wegner and executed by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, circa 1950s. Beautiful patina, reupholstered in cognac (orange/yellow/brown tone) leather. Thi...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Style Velvet Armchair with Piping
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This armchair features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$5,385 / item
Set of 4 Woven Bamboo Armchairs in the style of Tito Agnoli, 1970s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Roma, RM
Set of 4 Woven Bamboo Armchairs in the style of Tito Agnoli, 1970s
Product Details
Dimensions: 66 W x 75 H x 65.5 D cm
Armchairs are sold also in couples (2) upon request.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo
Bunny Williams Home Kinley Armchair
Located in New York, NY
The Kinley Armchair is comfortably upholstered with tie-on seat and back cushions.
Overall dimensions: 33" W x 30"D x 37"H
Seat height: 18.25" to top of cushion
Arm height: 22.25" a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
$4,000 / item
Antique Luigi Filippo Armchair in Mahogany Capitonné Lining Italy '800
Located in Taranto, IT
Antique Luigi Filippo Armchair in Mahogany Lining Capitonné Italy 19th century.
Mahogany frame, upholstery in Capitonné fabric .
Item in excellent conservative condition , only sl...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Salvador Dali Surrealist Leda Armchair Sculpture Black Label Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Leda armchair designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
All pieces of ironwork in this collection are made of brass. The black label Leda collection has an artisanal application of a spe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$42,795 Sale Price / item
23% Off
Modern Teak Armchair with Light Beige Fabric Upholstery - Mince Collection
Located in Miami, FL
A teak wood Mince armchair designed by Larissa Batista for Uultis, featuring a light beige Faded White Plain Weave fabric and a firm comfort level. *Ple...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak, Wood, Fabric
$1,700 Sale Price / item
20% Off
French Art Deco Wicker Armchair in the Style of Francis Jourdain 1940s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of French Art Deco Wicker Armchairs in the Style of Francis Jourdain 1940s
An exemplary example of Art Deco Modernist armchairs in the style of the French designer Francis Jour...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Beech
Mid Century Pattern Velvet Dalmatian Armchair, by Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful mid century armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory. Made from solid beech wood.
The GFM-142 armchair is regarded one of the best Polish armchair design from the previous age. The armchair has been thoroughly renovated. The tension belts have been changed, new upholstery foams - upholstery fabric of the highest quality - velvet in dalmatian print...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Velvet, Beech
$1,898 Sale Price
20% Off
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
21st Century Designed by Ferrianisbolgi Hug Modular Sofa Pierre Frey Cerise
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Hug sofa is defined by clean, simple lines and a distinctive armrest detail.
The armrest, half overlapping the seat cushion, creates an interlocking detail between the two elements, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Inverness Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inverness chair is a Japanese-inspired spindle chair made of solid oak or walnut. Cushion available in rounded or square.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,810 / item
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair For Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair For Cassina.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 and revisited by Cassina in 2020, 875 is an inviting, comfortable design armchair and...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Foam
$11,388 / item
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
$2,662 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early Mahogany Carved French Fireside Chair Armchairs a Pair
Located in Bensalem, PA
Beautiful pair of French style carved mahogany vintage chairs. These were definitely reupholstered with goosedown pillows very comfortable. Pleae feel free to reach out for any quest...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Malatesta and Masson Art Déco Style Italian Walnut and Bouclé Armchair, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Comfortable armchair designed by Malatesta and Masson, Art Deco style, with rounded curves of great design, completely restored and upholstered in light ivory bouclé fabric. This lou...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Pair of Early Elephant Hide Grey Cassina Cab 414 Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of very early Mario Bellini Cab 414 arm chairs made by Cassina, with elephant hide grey saddle leather upholstery zippered over the steel frame. M...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Beige Armchairs, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of beige armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchairs were made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory. They are made from solid beechwood. The GFM type armch...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$3,322 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Frank Gehry for Knoll “Hat Trick” Chair 4 AVAILABLE!
By Frank Gehry, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Gehry for Knoll "Hat Trick" Armchair. 4 AVAILABLE! Priced separately! Chairs are very clean and solid! Dated 1995. Great accent chair or use as a set! Visually a great ad...
Category
1990s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Birch
$1,400 / item
Louis XIII Style Os De Mouton Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Os de Mouton arm chair. Louis XIII style. Manufactured around 1890.
Covered with Pierre Frey Mohair. Chair are located in our NYC showr...
Category
1890s French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
$4,800 / set
Brigitta Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
As luxurious as it is comfortable, the precisely shaped and generously proportioned silhouette of this armchair eases immediately into a comfortable and relaxed position with its low...
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Plywood
$4,882 / item
Set of Ten (10) Knoll Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Dining Chairs in Wool Blend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely and complete set of 10 Brno armchair dining chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll. These feature chrome tubular frames with light grey wool blend...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Art Nouveau Around 1900 Bentwood Armchair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The art nouveau armchair was made of bentwood. The seat has been reupholstered and covered with a very beautiful Art Nouveau fabric. The chair is reminiscent of Thonet chairs, but n...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
$772 Sale Price
23% Off
Pair of SZ02 Lounge Chairs by Martin Visser for ‘t Spectrum, Netherlands – 1960s
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Minimalism Mastered. Timeless Dutch Design.
The SZ02 lounge chair, designed in 1960 by Dutch modernist Martin Visser, is a bold testament to the power of functional simplicity. Prod...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Kerstin Hörlin-Homquist Skrindan Armchairs in Beech and Green Velvet, Sweden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful pair of armchairs (model Skrindan), designed by Kerstin Hörlin-Homquist in 1963 for OPE Möbler, Sweden. Frame of solid beech with beautiful elegant details. Loose cushions ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of Two Lounge Chairs designed by Marco Zanuso, 1962 Italy, Model "Woodline"
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in Antwerp, BE
MARCO ZANUSO ICONIC set of two armchairs model "WOODLINE" for Arflex Italy, 1962. Wooden structure, covered in camel leather. The chairs are made in a laminated nut wood curved frame...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1959 Sigurd Ressell Armchair of Solid Teak, Seat covered with Natural Leather
Located in London, GB
1959 Sigurd Ressell Armchair of solid teak, seat covered with natural leather. Made by Cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. Model SR59, designed in 1959 and presented at the Copenhagen Cabinet...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
$4,027 Sale Price
25% Off
Scandinavian Swedish Modern Carl Malmsten Samsas White Bouclé Armchairs
Located in Kramfors, SE
Carl Malmsten Samsas armchairs for O.H. Sjögren from the mid 20th century. The chairs are a Swedish modern classic and the Samsas series is today recognised as the most characteristi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
French 19th Century Walnut & Upholstered Fauteuil
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French carved walnut fauteuil from the 1800’s is in wonderful antique condition. The frame is tight and has recently been upholstered in a calming patterned fabric surrounded with na...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Amelia Accent Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Presented at Milan Design Week 2018, this armless accent chair with beech wood frame has an elegant, Classic Silhouette with a tall, wraparound back and...
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Other
$4,583 / item
Niemeyer II Armchair, Bouclé and Dark Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Gold Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category at the A’Design Award Competition 2021-2022
The Niemeyer II armchair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer who...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Pair of Mid Century White and Mustard Boucle Club Armchairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile German club seat. Produced in the 1960s at the Karl Lindner factory in Germany. The whole armchair is covered with high-quality boucle (color 04...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$3,417 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian White Lacquered Carved & Pierced Lion Motif Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Anglo-Indian White Lacquered Carved & Pierced Lion Motif Arm Chair, circa 1880
This stunning 19th-century Anglo-Indian armchair, circa 1880, is a striking example of th...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid Century Tiger Velvet Armchair, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Pol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
$2,853 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Curved Arm Club Chair, Upholstered in Pure Mohair
Located in LEWES, GB
An elegant, luxurious and comfortable modern curved arm club chair / armchair. Beech frames, feather cushions and sprung seats. Newly upholstered in a premium golden brown, soft, p...
Category
2010s British Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Beech
“Flying Carpet” Lounge Chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal Original Leather
By Rosenthal
Located in Astoria, NY
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY WITHIN NEW YORK CITY
Rare “Flying Carpet” lounge chair designed by Burkhard Voghterr for Rosenthal, Germany, circa 1970s. This sculptural piece is upholstered in ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Niels Møller - Chair model 71 - teak - leather seat - 50s - Denmark
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Niels Møller Chair Model 71 in Teak with Leather Seat from the 50s
Beautiful vintage Danish Scandinavian chair by Niels Otto Moller model 71, in teak. Beau...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Antonio Citterio Esosoft Armchair Outdoor For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Citterio Esosoft Armchair Outdoor For Cassina
Based on an exoskeleton that supports a shell in hand-woven fibre, the armchair mingles the industrial dimension with the artis...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$7,218 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Finn Juhl Egyptian Chair in Walnut Wood and Dark Red Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Finn Juhl in 1949, relaunched in 2014.
Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
Design critics have described Finn Juhl’s Egyptian chair as a miraculous m...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,487 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Napoleon III Hessian tub chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of French tub chairs. Elegant design and neat proportions. Ideal bedroom chairs or occasional seating in a living room.
Measurements Height 82cm W...
Category
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
$3,263 / set
Vintage Red 1970s Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Accent Armchair Chair for Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
For sale is a single sleek RED vintage Vico Magistretti beauty, the "Carimate" chair by Cassina. The chair model originated in the 1960s in Italy.
This here is an original 1960s Car...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut armchair having a quality carved walnut shaped back, carved walnut open arms standing on shaped carved walnut cabriole legs to the front and o...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
An Elegant Pair of Brighton Pavilion Victorian Design Cane And Bamboo Chairs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Handmade Pair of Brighton Pavilion Chairs With Caned Seats & Painted Faux Burnt Bamboo Finished Frame.
Each seat rears features Chinoiserie figures painted gilt panels.
Painted pa...
Category
20th Century British High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Cane
$4,709 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Pro Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair in 193...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$9,034 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Armchairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A decorative pair of 19th century Italian armchairs featuring hand-painted neoclassical motifs in green and ochre tones with floral detailing across the crest and apron. The squared ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
$2,800 / set
Borge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful highback lounge chairs 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by Fredericia Stolefabrik, Sweden, mahogany frame with adjustable seat and bac...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,400 / item
Vintage Rustic American Long-Horn Steer Chair with Leather Seat, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating chair composed of symmetrically-placed horns from Texas long-Horn steer which form the back, sides & leg supports, with a wide seat upholstered in leather that is original. The horns have been matched perfectly for color and size, which together with the choice of leather, gives a very pleasing visual experience. The chair has a label (business card) stapled on the bottom from Jean Roy...
Category
1960s American Rustic Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Horn, Leather
Contemporary Conchula Armchair Set of 2, Swivel, Italian MOHAIR, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Conchula Swivel Armchair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Conchula swivel lounge chair is a room-defining fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Besarel Walnut Arm Chair Baroque Upholstered Mid-19th C Rare
By Andrea Brustolon, Valentino Panciera Besarel
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning & rare Italian venetian highly carved walnut Baroque upholstered arm chair~~ Besarel~~mid-19th century
We recently had the good fortune to obtain this rare work of art~~an antique carved walnut arm chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Two Leopard Velvet Armchairs, Hollywood Regency, Edmund Homa, 1960s, Poland
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of armchairs GFM-142 leopard armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$3,322 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ward Bennett Steam-Bent Oak and Cane Armchair for Brickel Associates, c. 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully crafted caned armchair designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This iconic piece features a steam-bent oak frame with a sculptural silhouette and tightly woven...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Cane
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Vintage Chairs in Orange Velvet by Mieczyslaw Puchala, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Mieczyslaw Puchala. Dark brown wood combined with a orange beautiful velvet gives it elegance and nobility. The chairs are after undergone a full carpentry and uph...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$3,797 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Magnus Olesen Stacking Armchair Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage armchair by Magnus Olesen, Denmark. Curved laminated oakwood design with light grey upholstery. Dimensions: 55 W x 48 D x 75 H cm. Chair of the 61 series, stackable laminated...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak, Plywood
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Virgola armchair by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex, 1991
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Virgola armchair by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex, 1991, Made in Italy.
The Virgola armchair designed by Yaacov Kaufman for Arflex has a steel frame. The padding is polyurethane and pol...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$1,234 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Pair of Catalan Throne Armchairs in Walnut and Caned Seats
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of Catalan armchairs in carved walnut and caned seats.
Country chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
19th Century Howard style Club Armchair c1860
Located in Batley, GB
A shapely mid 19th century deep seated country house armchair in the manner of a Howard & Sons 'Club' armchair. Raised on nicely turned front legs and short rear legs all with the or...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,855 / item
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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