Modern Armchairs
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Peacock Easy Armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Peacock Easy armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue.
Materials: Rattan
Also available in other colors.
Dimensions: 68.5 cm x 90 cm x H 198 cm
Peacock is a modern take on the traditional wick...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
$4,349 / item
"Jasmin" Swivel Armchair in Black Wood and Linen Fabric
Located in Centro, RS
The Jasmine armchair has feminine and sophisticate shapes.
It's delicate and practical by the rotating movement.
Jasmine armchair has sinuous lines, translating the essence of well-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Shiro Kuramata Wire Mesh Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Japanese Post-War Design (1960s) steel wire mesh "Sing Sing" arm chair with roll form back & front to seat supported on a chrome tubular frame. (Shiro Kuramata).
Category
20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Linea Armchair, COM upholstery with walnut detail, by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Linea Armchair is defined by the gentle flow of its upholstered curves, balanced by solid wood details. Staying true to the studio's design philosophy, it plays with the tension ...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Trevor Chair with Armrests Chrome Finish Steel Frame in Bouclé by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Armchair and Footstool
Located in Austin, TX
Armchair and ottoman from the Italian modernist period. The intact chrome base on the armchair swivels. This pair has been newly upholstered in a turquoise chenille blend. The measur...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
$5,500 / set
Hand-Woven Contemporary Armchair in Mexican Hardwood, In Stock
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The design of Cocom armchair draws its inspiration from the wicker rockers and armchairs traditionally woven in Yucatan. Nowadays, this tradition is fading away, along with the art o...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut, Cotton
Customizable Artifort Swivel Tulip Lounge with Ottoman by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The Tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of Flower Power! The simple Tulip spreads its half-open petals around the sitter, inviting and warming...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile
Velvet Pink Rockchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Velvet pink rockchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: width 98 cm x height 135 cm x depth 99 cm
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, Copper or Stainless Ste...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
$26,645 / item
Oltremare Armchair in Extra Grey Upholstery & Matt Black Legs by Antonio Marras
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The seating collection “Oltremare” designed by Antonio Marras and produced in collaboration with Saba, stems from a far-away past and place, ful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Taylor King English Club Armchair Kings Road Collection
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton
Contemporary Mod Ekstrem Armchair Designed by Terje Ekstrom
Located in Madrid, ES
Mod Ekstrem armchair designed by Terje Ekstrom. Structure made of steel covered with woolen knit foam, and upholstered with grey wool fabric.
Every i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Brown Suede Marenco Armchair by Mario Marenco for Arflex, 1970s
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown suede Marenco armchair by Mario Marenco for Arflex, 1970s.
Marenco model armchair, with invisible metal structure and wooden base, to which the cushions that compose it are anchored, covered in suede.
Project by Mario Marenco for Arflex, around 1970.
Perfect condition, new leather upholstery.
Measurements in cm 108x100x66h
Il design inconfondibile e l’ampia modularità rendono ancor oggi il divano Marenco...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
"Leda" Chair Sculpture by Salvador Dalí 20th Century Brass Surrealist design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Upholstered Dining Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern upholstered dining side chair with solid beech and a dark Macadamia finish. With a scoop barrel back and tightly upholstered seat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,425 / item
Ligne Roset Ruché Armchair by Inga Sempé
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning Ruché Armchair by Ligne Roset, a true masterpiece of luxury furniture. Crafted with the finest attention to detail, this armchair features a unique and eye-c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$4,428 Sale Price
30% Off
2004 Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Brno Thin Pad Tubular Dining Arm Chair Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Brno Thin Pad Dining chair, model 245A, initially designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929.
These examples were produced by Knoll in 2004, and the listed price includes on...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Inout Armchair in Opaline White Polyethylene in Green by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Inout 101/101L armchair, defined by squared shapes, is made of white opal polyethylene: it can light up as if by magic and give summer nights a touch of enchantment. It is also a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Black and Brass Outdoor Cactus Chair by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock in Los Angeles
This black and brass indoor / outdoor armchair features a brass finish mid century...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Wood Chair Showtime Nude by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007
Manufactured by BD Barcelona.
Measures: 52 x 55 x H 86 cm.
Seat and backrest in plywood.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plywood
$2,227 Sale Price / set
25% Off
INVICTA II Armchair with Antique Brass Rear Leg
Located in Frazão, Porto
The INVICTA II armchair emerges from the Invicta II dining chair, an iconic piece from the Casa Magna collection. The impressive design of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$7,181 / item
Mid-Century Set of 4 Thonet Style Bentwood Dining Room Armchairs
By Thonet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 fancy bentwood Thonet Style upholstered armchairs. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Blue vinyl is a vibrant color and is easily changed out. Chairs...
Category
1970s Polish Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Beech
Limited Edition Zoumey Armchair in Solid Walnut by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Limited edition Zoumey armchair in solid walnut by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: W 82 x D 86 x H 73 cm
Materials: American walnut, natural wool
Limited edition of 12, signed and numb...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Visionnaire Mercury Anniversary Armchair
By Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Mercury, the armchair and sofa model designed by sculptor Rito Valla in 1961 for IPE, is returning with a limited edition by Visionnaire.
Mercury was presented in the two sofa and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Nutwood, Fabric
$7,971 / item
A Pair of Contemporary French Modernist Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of contemporary French modernist style armchairs.
Cerused oak frame with boucle style fabric.
Category
2010s European Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Hollywood Regency Style Armchair with Slimmed Down Armrests
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This armchair is a tribute to the golden age of filmmaking, featuring the classic Hollywood Regency look. Its deep seat, open back and slimmed down upholstered armrests brings back t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Armchair model "Leda" By Salvador Dalí Spanish surrealist 20th century design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Driade "Mody" Armchair in Wood and Foam Padding, 2017
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Mody" armchair is designed by Ludovica +Roberto Palomba and manufactured by Driade. The Mody armchair is made from a wooden structure with elastic belting and padding in polyure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Jaime Hayon Contemporary Plywood Leather Lounger Armchair for BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lounger armchair designed by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona Design.
Armchair structure base in cast aluminium and painted. Seat and backrest are in plywood with exteriors in natural varnished ash. Decorative metallic buttons are finished to match the structure. Armrests, seat, and backrest upholstered in vintage camel leather...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
$7,189 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ghidini 1961 Tarantino Armchair in Beige Cord Fabric with Brass by L. Bozzoli
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Soft and welcoming, this sofa is inspired by the 1970s; a decade that changed our culture forever through freedom and self-discovery. The Sofa invites you to a world of fantasy where...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Gervasoni Armchair Saia 05 by David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$3,853 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Folding Rising lounge armchair Dutch Award winning Design
By Robert van Embricqs
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
The Rising Chair emphasizes the natural shape an object can make by transforming itself. The rhythm of the wooden beams gives the chair an organic shape.
...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Lounge Chair in Tropical Wood with Black & Pale Pink Woven Detailing
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The Káan Armchair incorporates hammock weaving into a comfortable and functional design. This piece can be disassembled for ease of transportation and to minimize its carbon footprint. Small bronze bolts make assembly and disassembly easy, while also providing stability.
The structure is made of solid wood, turned on a lathe, with precise joinery that allows the elements to be assembled and disassembled. The weaving is meticulously handcrafted by artisan Agustín Caamal Chimal using...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage Modern Vecta Contract Brown Leather & Chrome Cantilever Pair of Chairs
By Vecta Group
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage modern Vecta Contract brown leather & chrome cantilever pair of chairs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Brass & Lucite "Double Waterfall" Lounge Chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stunning lounge chairs in Lucite and stainless steel by famed designer, Charles Hollis Jones.
The chairs are from the Double Waterfall collect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Saturn Chair, Occasional, Modern, Sculptural, Chrome Frame, Cream Boucle
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The distinctive Saturn chair is a return to the split sphere concepts Bohinc originally created for her jewelry collections such as Sun and Moon (2007) and Solaris (2012). This form ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Upholstered Wood Chair Showtime by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007
Manufactured by BD Barcelona.
Wood back and Upholstered interior seat with arms cushion.
Measures: 52 x 55 x H.79 cm.
Painted metallic tubular ste...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$2,432 Sale Price / item
25% Off
2007 Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Tubular Brno Dining Chairs in Patterned Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Brno Tubular-Steel Armchair, Model 245, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930. The listed price includes one chair, and we have several chairs available for purc...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Nicos Zographos Black Leather -Brushed Aiiminum Parsons Club Chairs 4 AVAIL
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning black leather Nicos Zogrophos club chairs. Priced per chair. 4 chaiors available.
Nicos Zographos made his name during his time at the renown architecture firm Skidmore, Ow...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
$2,240 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of "Fantasy" Armchairs by Kurt Beier for Koinor, Germany 1980s
By Kurt Beier, Koinor
Located in Utrecht, NL
These “Fantasy” armchairs, designed by Kurt Beier for Koinor epitomise the avant-garde and experimental nature of postmodern design. Created during a period marked by a break from tr...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Playwood Walnut Granet Upholstery Lounger Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Jaime Hayon in 2010.
Manufactured by BD in Spain.
It has an elegance carried throughout the series, the comfort that this typology requires in an armchair an...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
$5,641 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Acerbis Palla Armchair with Pouf by Philippe Malouin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
At the forefront of both design and approach to seating, the
Palla armchair by Claudio Salocchi is a manifesto of the creative
energy of the 1960s, stands out for its radical conce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$6,622 / item
Rush cane armchair designed John Hutton for Donghia 1980s mahogany accents
By John Hutton
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Heavy well made John Hutton design for Donghia from DD Building NYC.
No longer in production.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush
Set of 2 White Loop Padded Armchairs, Made in Italy
By Front Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Set of 2 white loop padded armchairs
Loop chair, born from the original and recognizab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
1960s Pair of Eero Saarinen Full-Back Executive Arm Chairs, Model 68 UPC
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare pair of Saarinen Executive Chairs, Model 68 UPC, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. These examples date to the 1960s, and the listed price include...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Italian Chrome Plated Armchair with Intricate Woven Leather
By Bavuso Giuseppe
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A versatile passe-partout, this lounge chair stands out for the sinuous lines of the seat and back, here in version with woven seats to contrast the sharply squared base. Seat and ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Ash, Pistachio Upholstery Low Lounger Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair structure base in cast aluminium.
Structure base in tubular steel and painted. Seat, backrest are in plywood with exteriors in ash- natural FR13, and Pistachio Y19 upholste...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
"Nemo" Denim Colored Head-Armchair Designed by Fabio Novembre for Driade, 2017
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nemo" is an iconic polyethylene monobloc head-armchair available in denim color, made by rotational molding.
Fixed (indoor and outdoor use) or swivel (indoor use only) versions available.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 32.6", W. 35.4", H. 53.1", Seat H. 16.1"
FABIO NOVEMBRE uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the human figure. This human figure is capable of becoming abstract and universal, able to propose a mythical beauty as occurred in Greek art. So that Nemo, a face with classic features, is hollowed out to create an inhabitable space. The result is a head-armchair to be lived from the inside. Like a mask, it simultaneously conceals and reveals its inhabitant.
Fabio Novembre said about Nemo:
"In 2010 it happened that the name "Nemo" immediately evoked the famous little fish, protagonist of the movie of the same name, made by Pixar in 2003.
If this question had been asked at the end of the nineteenth century, the answer would have probably been Captain Nemo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Acrylic
2015 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Dining Arm Chair in Fabric w/ Oak Legs
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, model 71A, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to 2015. It features its original Knoll black fab...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
House of Finn Juhl France Armchair, Set of Two
By Finn Juhl
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning France Armchair by renowned designer Finn Juhl. Crafted with the utmost attention to detail, this armchair exudes luxury and sophistication. The sleek and el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$7,953 / set
Green Gardenias Armchair with Pergola, Outdoor by Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Gardenias collection is the second largest collection by Jaime Hayon for BD.
Structure made of cast and extruded aluminium. Powder-coated green (RAL 6021) with Alesta by Axalta....
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ghidini 1961 Tarantino Armchair in Purple Cord Fabric with Brass by L. Bozzoli
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Soft and welcoming, this sofa is inspired by the 1970s; a decade that changed our culture forever through freedom and self-discovery. The Sofa invites you to a world of fantasy where...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Pino Pedano Italian Dismountable 1970s Wood Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural Italian dismountable 1970s wood and screws armchair.
Designed by Pino Pedano, Milan
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,875 Sale Price
20% Off
Gaulinetta dining chair by Oscar Tusquets red Lacquered Ash wood, contemporary
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Gaulinetta is an evolution of the Gaulino chair. In words of Oscar Tusquets «In homage to Enzo Mari, who called his chair Tonietta, a derivative of Thonet, I’ve called this chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Hide, Ash
Modern Dining Chair with Sloping Arms and Relaxed Pitch
Located in Greenwich, CT
Like our dining chairs with the same name, the Beccacino armchairs designed to be comfortable and modern with a relaxed pitch. The chair hugs your back for comfortable support while ...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Brutus Armchair in Solid Walnut with Leather Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphas...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Toshiyuki Kita Wink 111 Armchair in Black and Red by Cassina, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair Wink 111 designed Toshiyuki Kita in 1980.
Ergonomically correct and exquisitely versatile, wink armchair cleverly unfolds into a chaise-longu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$4,283 Sale Price
44% Off
Moroso Longwave Armchair in Leather by Diesel Living
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Retuning a Classic! Like a 1960s motorcycle with a new engine, every bit the attitude, but still a modern machine. A high back lounge chair with constant flowing lines, this has been...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$4,015 / item
21st Century Manhattan Armchair in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An unquestionable glam charm for the Manhattan armchair, featuring a gold frame that seems to support the armchair and a comfortable seat.
Manhattan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Cast Brass and White Leather Brutalist Primal Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The white leather Primal lounge chair, a quintessential masterpiece from Egg Designs that stands as an icon of contemporary design. Versatile and striking, it seamlessly integrates i...
Category
2010s South African Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Modern armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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, building and garden elements, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Portugal pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Finn Juhl, De Sede, Jaime Hayon, and Philippe Starck. 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 $139 and tops out at $497,965 while the average work can sell for $4,833.
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