Arts and Crafts Armchairs
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Beice Armchair Pastel Yellow
Located in Istanbul, TR
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$6,400 / item
William Birch, an Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair in the Style of George Walton
Located in London, GB
William Birch. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair in the style of George Walton.
This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the seat.
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
C R Ashbee attr. An Arts & Crafts oak ladder back armchair with re-rushed seat
Located in London, GB
Charles Robert Ashbee (attributed) for the Guild of Handicraft. An oak ladder back armchair with a professionally re-rushed seat.
Seat Height: 43 cm; Arm Height: 68 cm
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Liberty & Co attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with inlaid royal crown
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak armchair with a royal crown to the head rest, inlaid with pewter, walnut and fruitwoods with further inlaid decoration to the back s...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co probably made by William Birch. An Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of probably made by William Birch.
An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with curled finials, and a lattice back support ring turned details to the arm su...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Heals. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with chamferred details
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with chamferred details to all the edges and a comfortable shaped seat.
Category
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Edward Barnsley. Commissioned by G H J Morris An Arts & Crafts Cotswold armchair
Located in London, GB
Edward Barnsley. Commissioned by G H J Morris An Arts and Crafts armchair with beautifully made organic curvaceous sculptured arms, he certainly put a lot of love and thought into th...
Category
1950s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. Arts & Crafts armchair with mother-of-pearl inlays
Located in London, GB
An armchair designed by George Montague Ellwood and made by J S Henry, with arched top and oval mother-of-pearl inlays just below the ears and sinuous arms w...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
French Arts + Crafts Armchair
Located in West Hollywood, CA
French Arts + Crafts walnut frame armchair with new rush seat, France, early 20th century.
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Rush
George Walton for John Rowntree & Kate Cranston tea rooms Arts & Crafts Armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms. An Arts and Crafts walnut Armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs
Located in London, GB
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs with arched tops and shaped slats to the back making them very comfy armchairs. Professionally recovered in a quality wine coloured leather.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Norman & Stacey (attributed). An Arts and Crafts walnut high back armchair
By Norman and Stacey
Located in London, GB
Norman and Stacy attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with a serpentine shaped backrest making it very comfortable indeed, the seat with shaped supports below and unusual styliz...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Pair of Stained Cypress Wood Armchairs by the Glasgow School
Located in London, GB
Glasgow school, an unusual pair of stained cypress wood armchairs, possibly by Herbert MacNair.
Herbert MacNair worked very closely with Mackintosh and some pieces of furniture in ...
Category
1890s Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Cypress
Liberty & Co. A Set of Six Arts & Crafts Oak Arrowhead Rush Seat Dining Chairs.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A set of six Arts & Crafts oak rush seat dining chairs with arrowhead details to the tops and turned legs united by an H-stretcher.
Consisting of two armchairs and four singles.
All of the seats have been professionally re-rushed.
Last two images, show a variation of the same chairs from:- The Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Armchair By Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
A wonderful Arts and Crafts Liberty & Co turned spindle chair with shaped arms and twisted supports, recovered with original Arts and Crafts velvet fabric
Walnut
Circa 1900
Height...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$2,641 / item
Heals attr, A walnut desk chair or armchair with a rounded top and ladder back.
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals attributed. A Walnut desk chair or armchair with a rounded top and ladder back, sculptured curvaceous arms, the four legs united by an 'H' stretcher.
Category
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
C R Ashbee attr. An Arts & Crafts oak ladder back armchair with re-rushed seat
Located in London, GB
Charles Robert Ashbee (attributed) for the Guild of Handicraft. An oak ladder back armchair with a professionally re-rushed seat.
Seat Height: 43 cm
Arm Height: 68 cm
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair by Goodall, Lambs & Heighway of Manchester
By Goodall, Lamb, and Heighway, Ltd.
Located in London, GB
An excellent quality Arts & Crafts oak armchair made by Goodall, Lambs and Heighway of Manchester (stamped under seat rail). With central stylized carved back and pierced sweeping ar...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Stickley Brothers in the Style of, an American Arts & Crafts Oak Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Stickley Brothers in the style of.
A good quality American Arts and Crafts oak rocking chair, with a stylish curved and slatted back and a burgundy leather cushion.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 2 Amsterdam School Oak Armchairs, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of two Amsterdam School armchairs with original velour upholstery and spring seats. I have 2 side chairs with the same design (shown in the last photo).
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts Armchair with Heart Cut-Outs & Stylised Floral Detail
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed.
An Arts and Crafts ash armchair with heart cut-outs and stylised floral detail to the back, professionally re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Arm Height: 72 cm
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Shapland & Petter Attri a Set of Eight English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter attributed.
A good set of eight Arts and Crafts oak and leather dining chairs with stylized floral cut-outs to the...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
J S Henry Arts and Craft Walnut Armchair with Period Stylised Floral Fabric
By J.S. Henry
Located in London, GB
J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with elongated back and little ears to the top, sweeping arms and an unusual array of stretchers with period Arts...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Two Glasgow Style Arts & Crafts Oak Armchairs & a Single Matching Dining Chair
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor in the style of. Wylie and Lochhead of Glasgow.
Two Arts & Crafts oak armchairs with crescent details to the top, an A-frame body and wonderfully shaped arms with subtly ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Five English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Simple Stylised Floral Details
Located in London, GB
In the style of Liberty and Co.
A set of five English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs consisting of two armchairs and three singles all with stylized floral cut-out details to the b...
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
English Arts & Crafts Slipper Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Arts & Crafts Slipper Arm Chair, circa 1885. A rarely found example of elm & oak with original leather woven strapwork seat. Large studs anchor the leather. Turned, tapered l...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Elm, Oak
N-Gene Armchair with Blue Checker Fabric and Brown Leather
Located in Istanbul, TR
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engin, in the 1970s. The N-gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholstere...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
GM Ellwood Attributed Arts and Crafts Armchair with Morris and Co Bird Fabric
Located in London, GB
Attributed to GM Ellwood, for JS Henry.
An Arts and Crafts oak wing back armchair with wonderful life size acorn and oak leaf carved roundels to the front ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Oak Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English (possibly Scottish) Arts & Crafts rustic design dark stained oak arm chair with nautical paddle form arms and legs with a woven rope seat and back.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Rope
"Art and craft" Armchair / Easy Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Art and Craft" armchair.
Wood with original varnish in honey color with naturally beautiful patina.
Upholstered in black textile.
Shanghai approx. 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Restored 1920s Wrought Iron & Oak Slat Park Bench Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Restored Arts & Crafts 1920s wrought iron & oak slat park bench mint!
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Iron
English Arts & Crafts “Quaint” Rush Seated Armchair
Located in Norwich, GB
A stylish English Arts and Crafts 'quaint' beech and fruitwood rush-seated armchair, with waved and pierced design splat. Probably made in High Wycombe. Circa 1900.
*Free delivery f...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Fruitwood
$1,317 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts & Crafts Armchair by E G Punnett For William Birch
Located in Petworth, GB
Iconic Arts & Crafts oak armchair
Original rush seat and back panels
Stylised ebony floral decorative inlay
Designed by E G Punnett
For William Birch
...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Ebony, Oak
Arts & Crafts Dark Oak Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Aesthetic Movement (Arts & Crafts) large dark oak stained arm chair with a triangular shape and geometric spindle and finial design on back and stretcher.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Semo Armchair with Blue Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Semo Armchair with Dark Green Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Armchair Lisetta Black Edition by Elena Salmistraro for Bottega Intreccio
Located in Mogliano, Marche
To pay homage to the Lisetta armchair, one of the most iconic pieces in our catalog, a special edition has been created featuring new colors that capture the present moment with a no...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Straw, Rattan, Wood
Semo Armchair with Light Red Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Semo Armchair with Magenta Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Pair of Liberty of London English Arts & Crafts Beige Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Arts and Crafts high back armchairs with shaped backrest, evenly spaced centered vertical slat supports, flattened arms, beige upholstered seat in a checkerboard stri...
Category
20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Semo Armchair with Blue and Green Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Semo Armchair with Navy Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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 Dandy Chair with Green Leather, Checker Upholstery and Copper
Located in Istanbul, TR
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth leather upholstery, Dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of contrasting colors and natural materials makes Dandy suitable for different spaces. The special green leather takes the body shapes...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Semo Sculptural Swivel Armchair with Purple Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Semo Armchair with Dark Red Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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 Gray Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
Arts & Crafts Oak Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th-century English armchair combines historical charm with timeless design. Crafted from oak, it features a decoratively carved front stretcher and richly patinated leather up...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$4,500
Contemporary Dandy Chair with Green Velvet, Walnut and Brass
Located in Istanbul, TR
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth upholstery, dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of contrasting colors, playful upholstery and natural...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
2 Antique Armchairs with Parquetry Inlay by Rossita
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of antique armchairs with parquetry inlay by Rossita.
The chairs have beautiful parquetry inlay work on the backrest and beautiful carved accents on the armrests and legs.
The chairs are beautifully made and are generous in size and very comfortable.
They are labeled (Rossita) however I am not able to find much information on this maker.
Measurements:
26 inches wide x 24 inches deep x 35 inches high x 18 inches seat height
Category
1960s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Contemporary American White Oak Dandy Chair with Beige Suede Leather and Copper
Located in Istanbul, TR
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth suede leather upholstery, Dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of light colors and natural materials makes Dandy suitable for different spaces. The special suede leather takes the body shapes...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 English Arts & Crafts Green Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 of English Arts & Crafts blond wood arm chairs with woven green strap seat and back. (PRICED AS SET)
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$16,500 / set
Contemporary American White Oak Felt Green Armchair
Located in Istanbul, TR
"Felt" is designed to bring a modern approach to nostalgic Art Deco armchairs. Combining the natural materials wood and felt, it creates a contrast between rough and smooth and bring...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$6,000 / item
English Arts and Crafts Arm Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A Beautiful English arts and crafts chair form. Brass inlay.
Uncertain to the designer. Should be by somebody noteworthy given the prop...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Lars Israël Wahlman Swedish Arts & Crafts Armchair
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A architecturally shaped Arts & Crafts armchair designed by Lars Israël Wahlman, one of Sweden’s leading architects and designers of the early 20th Century. He worked in what was termed the ‘National Romantic Style’ which drew inspiration from the natural world, Nordic mythology as well as traditional Swedish furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair or desk chair by Percy Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Unique fine quality Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair re-upholstered in dark blue horse hair. This chair on first appearnce is in the style of Glasgow architect George Walton but is i...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of walnut Armchairs Arts & Crafts, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of walnut armchairs Arts & Crafts, circa 1900
to be restored.
price is for one , two are available
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,623 / item
Pair Oak Armchairs, in the style of Liberty & Co with heart Cut-Out to the backs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts oak armchairs in the style of Liberty & Co, with heart cut-outs, and sledge style feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Bottega Intreccio Lisetta Woven Wicker 21st Century Armchair, Elena Salmistraro
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Lisetta T
“Lisetta is like an embrace, lovingly protective. That of Elisa Caponi, matriarch of the Maurizi family, who together with her husband Luigi brought weaving to Mogliano....
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wicker
Bottega Intreccio Lisetta Woven Wicker 21st Century Armchair, Elena Salmistraro
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Lisetta S
“Lisetta is like an embrace, lovingly protective. That of Elisa Caponi, matriarch of the Maurizi family, who together with her husband Luigi brought weaving to Mogliano....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wicker
Glasgow School Inlaid Armchair by George Walton
Located in Petworth, GB
An extremely elegant mahogany armchair with delicate stylised inlay decoration and a cut-out heart detail.
This chair was designed by George Walton around 1900.
George Walton was...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Arts And Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Liberty & Co., George Montague Ellwood, and William Birch. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $389 and tops out at $35,577 while the average work can sell for $3,304.