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Chairs For Sale
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De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Hans J. Wegner Cushion for Wishbone Chair CH24
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner cushions for wishbone chair model CH24.
Made in mokka aniline leather and good quality foam.
Only the cushion, not the chair.
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description
Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately app...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Chairs
Materials
Beads
Set of 6 Vintage Fritz Hansen Oxford Chairs in New Blue & White Ikat Upholstery
Located in Kensington, MD
Set of 6 Vintage Fritz Hansen Oxford Chairs in New Blue & White Ikat, 70’s
Additional information:
Material: Upholstery, steel
We are ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Chair Epimorph, Recycled Aluminium, Resin, Mineral, Elissa Lacoste
Located in Barcelona, ES
Epimorph chair
Manufactured by Elissa Lacoste.
France, 2023.
Steel, recycled aluminum, vermiculite,
acrylic resin, pigment.
Measurements
55 x 45 x 95h cm
21,7 x 17,8 x 37,4h in
Edition
Unique piece.
Exhibitions
Global Tools, 11th May - 14th July 2023, Side Gallery, Barcelona
Concept
Lacoste’s work considers the gathering of materials and their assemblage and interplay as a celebratory act of defying prediction and conjuring mutating synthetic topographies and rebellious biomes within contemporary boundaries. Just as Jules Verne describes the sea, ‘you feel life stirring on all sides’, Elissa’s collection evokes the diversity that was or could be, with materials flowing free from tyranny.
Biography
Elissa Lacoste (b. 1994, France) is an experimental designer who lives and works in Burgundy, France. She studied at Ecole Supérieure d’Art et Design...
Category
2010s French Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 6 ‘Setu' Dining / Conference Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Kensington, MD
Set of 6 ‘Setu' Dining / Conference Chairs by Herman Miller
Additional information:
Featured at Kensington:
These chairs ever-so-comfortably-recline - ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Beaubourg Chair in Steel and Fabric by Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent
Beaubourg chair, 1976
Steel and fabric.
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The Beaubourg chair was designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano and designed especially for the Center Pompidou in Paris.
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The final shape was created by Cadestin and Laurent and chosen as the winning chair for the order by a jury chaired...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Dining Chairs Saia 25 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 Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Four Mid Century Post Modern Tokyo Style Counter or Bar Stools in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern set of four counter stools circa 1990's. These feature white enameled steel tubular frames with white naugahyde seats.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Boho French 60s Lucite Host Chairs in Thibaut Ikat - a Pair
By Thibaut
Located in west palm beach, FL
A spectacular pair of vintage Boho Host chairs. Made in France Circa 60s with incredible attention to detail. Chic scored side panels and upholstered in Thibault Ikat print. Acquired...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Lucite
White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Style Cantilever Chair
By Anton Lorenz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the realm of vintage furniture with our white vinyl and chrome tube cantilever chair, reminiscent of the iconic Model SS33 Bauhaus chair designed by Anton Lorenz for Thonet...
Category
1980s American Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Desk Chair with Woven Upholstery, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern desk chair or side chair with chromed cantilevered frame in the style of Milo Baughman. Newly upholstered in a woven textile by Rogers & Goffigon fabric in hues of...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Iconic Eero Aarnio White Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of Four French 1940s Iron Garden Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Set of 4 French 1930s Iron garden chairs with spring seats. One chair is missing the lower cross bar.
Category
1940s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Quantity Available
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Large Quantities Available. Or...
Category
1940s English Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Classic Chair Miami, Black, Brass Details, Soft Blue and Green
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami chair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned.
This versatile chair features enriching br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Contemporary Natural Chair 17, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
33 x 43 x 62,5h cm
13 x 16,9 x 2...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Set of 6 Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Alexander Girard for Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 6 Original condition Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Fiberglass, USA - 1970s. Upholstered in a Alexander Girard mill mosaic diamond fabric. Fair Condition.
Ray and Char...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Garden Chairs by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, Early 1900s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Set of three garden chairs by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen/ Antti Hakkarainen from the early 1900s. Art deco -style. Iron frame with plastic style s...
Category
1920s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Giovanni Offredi White Leather and Steel "Lens" Chairs for Saporiti, Italy, 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury lounge chair with tubular steel frames and white leather seat. The "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti in 1968.
This chair has a white leather seat with original upholstery and a fantastic tubular structure, available as it is or can be restored. A wonderful space-age design piece, fused with sumptuous and elegant materials.
A magnificent and iconic piece that will be perfect for a midcentury-style living room or study and a must-have for vintage leather seats lovers.
The condition of the chair has some normal signs of use and vintage condition, as shown in the photos.
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blue Twelve Dining Chairs Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs or chairs from beechwood and plywood in ocean blue teal color tone by Roland Rainer 1952 Vienna for Emil and Alfred Pollack.
A gorgeou...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Gesture Two-Tone Fully Upholstered Chair in Black, by Hans Olsen for Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This beautiful, moulded Gesture chair, designed in the 1950s, was the work of the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. With its welcoming design, the Gesture chair creates a warm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Natural Chair 21, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in Der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
30 x 35 x 75,5h cm
11,8 x 13,8 x...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Dietiker Rey Jr, Children Solid Wood Chair in Blue by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971.
This is the children's version of the famous Rey chair that was designed in 1971.
Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screwless wood-to-metal connection.
The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children.
The chair is made with care from solid beech wood, with die-cast aluminum consoles and glides.
- rounded edges for children safety
- timeless design
- unique screwless patented wood-metal connection
- Rey Junior chair...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Contemporary Natural Chair 19, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in Der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
33 x 40 x 60,5h cm
12,9 x 15,7 x...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Vintage Alky Chairs in Off-White Fabric by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort, 1970s
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
A pair of beautiful Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” chairs reupholstered in luxurious off-white wool-cotton blend fabric produced by a highly recognized textile manufacturer Chase Erwin fro...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bouclé
Contemporary Natural Chair 15, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
35 x 47 x 89h cm
13,8 x 18,5 x 3...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Natural Chair 20, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in Der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
45 x 60 x 81,5h cm
17,7 x 23,6 x...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Natural Chair 16, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
42 x 48 x 78,5h cm
16,5 x 19 x 3...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Natural Chair 22, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in Der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
40 x 45 x 69h cm
15,7 x 17,7 x 2...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Post Modern 90s Matteo Grassi Set of Herbert Ohl Ballerina Leather Chairs 6pcs
Located in Basel, BS
Beautiful and very stylish complete set of 6 original post modern 1990s "Ballerina" cantilever chairs by Herbert Ohl for Matteo Grassi. Very rare to find a complete set like this.
Included in the set: 4 armchairs, 2 side chairs...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Flat Chair
Located in Pazzallo, CH
The project of the marble chair Flat is born from the need of not wasting such a precious and natural material such as marble. The chair acquires volume, thanks to the intersection o...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Natural Chair 18, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
40 x 45 x 73,5h cm
15,7 x 17,7 x...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Modern Maia Dining Chairs, White HOLLY HUNT, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Maia chair, Contemporary collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Maia dining chair takes its name f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
After ago Chair by Richard Yasmine
Located in Geneve, CH
After ago chair by Richard Yasmine.
Materials: Foam, Lightweight concrete, plaster and acrylic.
Dimensions: H 90 x W 45 x D 52cm/65cm.
Seat height 45 cm.
Seat depth 45cm.
Seat w...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Shell Grotto Garden Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Bagshot, GB
Unusual and rare shell Grotto Garden chairs, 20th century.
It has taken us a long time to source 2 pairs of these very rare garden composite Shell Grotto garden chairs.
These ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Rococo Chairs
Materials
Composition
Contemporary Modern Hygge Lounge in Fabric & Travertino, Set of 2 by Collector
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Contemporary Modern Hygge Lounge in Fabric & Travertino, Set of 2 by Collector
Hygge Collection is inspired by contemporary architecture in Portugal that Speaks of its Romanesque pa...
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Travertine
Iron Patio Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish garden chairs with sweeping arms and decorative backs. Vinyl seats are easily recovered.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
1970s - 1980s BelgoChrome Design Set of Six Metal and Fabric Dining Chairs
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Set of six chairs design 1970s - 1980s metal and fabric by Belgo chrome
BC Design, worldwide and more commonly known as Belgo Chrome, was (the house no longer exists today) speciali...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Six
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Six. Original British metal ?St...
Category
1940s English Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Giancarlo Piretti Plia Folding Chair in Lucite and Chrome for Castelli, Italy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Plia folding chair is an inventive and beautiful design by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967, Italy. This icon is included in every standard publication on 20th century (fur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ceramic Chair "Entrelacs" by Agnès Debizet, 2019
Located in London, GB
Entrelacs chair by Agnès Debizet, 2019
Material: Stoneware, porcelain slip
Dimensions: H 87 x 46 x 43 cm
Year: 2019
One-of-a-kind piece, signed
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Vintage French Iron Chairs with Schumacher Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful vintage finds from France, these classic iron garden chairs are made all the more lovely by the charming bow detail on the back. Perfect on a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Iron
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Four
1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Four. Original British metal ?...
Category
1940s English Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Locus Solus White Chair by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Exteta
Located in Milan, IT
A refined addition to a patio, deck, backyard porch, or poolside, this contemporary chair combine style with comfort. Part of the iconic Locus Solus collec...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Snob Chair
Located in Pazzallo, CH
A normal slab of marble that gives the impression of yielding and bending in a gentle curve thanks to the ability and productive capacity of the company...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Carrara Marble
De Sede Smooth Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/01 longue chair by de Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Modern Upholstered, Cocooning, Olifant Lounge Chair, with Brass Details
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The modern and cocooning olifant lounge chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This lounge chair was named after it's inspiration the elephant. The backrest...
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Classic Green Counter Chair Miami Soft Upholstery and Brass Details
Located in Lisbon, PT
The iconic Miami counter chair combines clean lines with soft upholstery resulting in an effortless modern Classic that is perfectly proportioned.
...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hans Wegner White Round Chairs
Located in Epperstone, Nottinghamshire
Amazing pair of Hans Wegner Round Chairs PP 501 in ‘Special Request’ white pigment lacquer finish. These chairs were ordered from PP Mobler in 2015 with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane
Vintage Marcello Cuneo "Luisa" Folding Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With an elegant frame, upholstered seat, and bright chrome finish, this vintage Italian folding chair offers style in a compact design. P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Natural Chair 09, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
Graywacke Offcut Chair #9.
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
31 x ...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The “Rabbit Chair” is the last creation that came out from Stefano Giovannoni’s magic hat, that becomes a family of products with a strong communicative medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
1950's French ArtProg Mint Metal Stacking Outdoor Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s French ArtProg mint metal stacking outdoor chairs – various quantities available
1950’s French ArtProg mint metal stacking outdoor chairs – various quantities available. Remi...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Wittmann Customizable Fame Chair by Christophe Pillet
Located in New York, NY
The FAME collection is a roll-call of all of Wittmann’s greatest qualities: ageless design, matchless comfort and uncompromising longevity. With clear-cut aesthetics and inimitable p...
Category
2010s Austrian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile
Swedish Gustavian Axet Dining Chairs Grey Green Set of 4, 20th Century
Located in LONDON, GB
Unusual early second half of the 20th century set of 4 Gustavian axet dining chairs in distressed paint finish with wheatsheaf motifs.
Lovely detail in the fluted legs and rosette...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of 6 Midcentury Lucite Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique set of midcentury dining chairs feature a sculpted Lucite frame, high flared backs with interestingly textured details, and...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Lucite
Contemporary Natural Chair 10, Graywacke Offcut Gray Stone, Carsten in der Elst
Located in Barcelona, ES
Graywacke Offcut Chair #10.
From Graywacke Offcut Series.
Manufactured by Carsten in der Elst .
Exclusively for SIDE.
Germany, 2023.
Greywacke stone, felt.
Measurements
33 x...
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Stone
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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