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Chairs For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 12 or more
Color: Blue
Fried Egg Two-Tone Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried Egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Armchair in Steel Blue with Plywood Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards the passion of reminiscence and intimacy: a contemporary design that evokes memorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large Stools in Powder Blue by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape conjures up stools of the 1800s and the line of the legs is rounded and slightly upturned, an icon of the classic high stool. Charles Ghost is constructed from a single blo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Navy Blue Vintage Chair, Fameg Factory, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Comfortable chair A6150 produced in the late 1960s by the Furniture Factory "Fameg" in Radomsko. The seat is covered with high quality fabric. The chair has undergone a full carpentr...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Valerie Armchair with Coral Seat and Wood Base, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Valerie armchair is available in an upholstered Kvadrat - Coral Steelcut Trio cushion, with a solid wood structure. Here you are offered wooden finishes in Stained Aniline, Oak, Canaletto Walnut, Beech or Lacquered. The Valerie Chair is also available as a stool or without armrests, or in additional seating upholstery's. If you are interested in a height that is not offered with this listing, please contact the dealer for further information.tructure available with or without seat-cushion, upholstered in the listed fabrics. Here you are shown the Valerie chair in oak with upholstered seat.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Contemporary Blue Velvet Dining Chair with Black Legs
Located in Porto, PT
Scille Dining Chair is a luxury armchair that features an asymmetric seat composed of curvilinear panels that intersect each other. An original and comfortable dining chair, upholste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
1950's Original Tolix Model A Dining Outdoor Chairs, Large Qty Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s original Tolix Model A dining outdoor chairs – large quantities available. Tolix is one of our all time favourite companies. In 1907 Frenchman Xav...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Jasper Morrison Tate Stool in Beech Plywood with Matte Lacquer for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Easy to stack – to a maximum of 6 pieces – the Tate chair designed by Jasper Morrison is part of a range that includes chairs and stools. This series has a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Moooi Monster Diamond Chair in Denim Light Wash Blue Upholstery
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish chair as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the courage to open our eyes. Scary? Not at all! You forget all about the monster once you sit down and enjoy the chair’s comfort and softness. The signature version, the fearless leader of our Monster family, comes upholstered in Moooi Original Black Synthetic Leather with an embroidered face. Steel frame, foam.
Additional information:
Material: Steel, foam, upholstery
Upholstery: Denim Light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Mariolina Chair in Matching Iron Legs and Polypropylene Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with matching iron legs and polypropylene shell seat. The iron leg base is available in Anthracite silk gray, intense blue, marsala red, apricot, copp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mosquito Dining Chair in Cobalt Blue, Wooden Frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Named after its wing-like seat, the Mosquito Chair is a genuine eyecatcher, an elegant piece with a touch of poetry. This innovative design proved too demanding for 1950s manufacturing methods. But thanks to the recent efforts of Rex Kralj...
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Fabric and Satin Brass by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Mid Century Petrol Blue Velvet Chair designed by Rajmund Halas, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Light form nice vintage chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Chair is after undergone a complete upholstery renovat...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Contemporary Plain Clay Dining Chair with Arm by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
This Dining Chair comes from Maarten Baas’s Plain Clay collection. This collection was originally developed for the Mendini restaurant in the Groninger Museum.
Unlike the Clay Ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Moooi Zio Dining Chair in Denim Light Wash Upholstery with Oak Natural Oil Frame
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dining at home acquires a whole new meaning with the classic elegance and contemporary comfort of the Zio dining chair by Marcel Wanders. Sitting in its solid, sculptured wooden structure and soft cushioned body makes you feel immediately at ease, ready for an exquisite meal and a sharp conversation!
Additional information:
Material: Wood, foam
Upholstery: Denim light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
GUFRAM Mozza Stool & Chair by Giuseppe Raimondi
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Designed in 1968 by Giuseppe Raimondi, Mozza maintains the same vibrant revolutionary appeal and ability to adapt to countless living needs. Rendered in its present edition in a sexier and slimmer form, Mozza is an upturned truncated and athwart-cut cone on which it would seem impossible to sit. By lying back on its sloping surface of sort polyurethane, though, its structure gives in to body weight until it acquires the shape of a chair with back- and armrests. It's simple but original structural magic that makes it one of a kind. Mozza's external mass misleads you.
Thanks to its lightness, this seat becomes a nomadic and versatile object in the living landscape. The primary seat for the sitting-room at home or the perfect service armchair in the sophisticated and elegant halls of design hotels, Mozza combines the international contemporary style with the characters of the Italian radical design, highlighted by the variety of its contemporary and pop upholstery colours.
ABSTRACT
Designed in 1968 by Giuseppe Raimondi, Mozza is an upturned truncated and athwart-cut cone on which it would seem impossible to sit. By lying back on its sloping surface of sort polyurethane, though, its structure gives in to body weight until it acquires the shape of a chair with back- and armrests. It's simple but original structural magic that makes it one of a kind. Mozza's external mass misleads you. Thanks to its lightness, this seat becomes a nomadic and versatile object in the living landscape.
TECHICAL INFO
Seat of soft polyurethane covered with cloth.
Ø 85x80 cm, 9 Kg Ø 33,5x31,5 in, 20 lb
DID YOU KNOW
1. It's one of the first projects by Gufram – born at the beginning of its activity.
2. It was designed by the first Artistic Director of the brand – Giuseppe Raimondi.
3. Mozza's sloping plane becomes soft when weight is set on it, and it allows you to comfortably sink in it.
4. Mozzo de-constructs the traditional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Arflex Cross High Backrest Armchair in Blue Steelcut Fabric by Marcello Cuneo
By Arflex, Marcello Cuneo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The seat was born from a very simple idea: two tubes bent into a “U” shape and connected together by a joint.
Additional information:
Materials: Upholstered seat with Black Metal Frame
Color: Steelcut 2 Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Customizable Artifort Orange Slice Armchair in Blue by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The orange slice armchair by designer Pierre Paulin is one of the most popular design armchairs in the world. The iconic armchair makes every roo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Four 20th Century Petrol Blue Velvet Chairs by Rajmund Halas, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Four chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Chairs are after undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats and ba...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Customizable La Manufacture-Paris Wired Chair Designed by Michael Young
Located in New York, NY
Stackable - up to 3
Different bases and finishes available.
The Wired Chair by Michael Young is a proud tribute to Harry Bertoia’s iconic design. This updated take on a classic pie...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Blue Kangaroo Chairs Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1960s
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This model is called Z-chair. Designed in 1968 in the GDR by Ernst Moeckl and Siegfried Mehl, German Version of the Panton chair. Also called kangoroo chair or variopur chair. Produc...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century 6 Blue Haussmann Armchairs, Robert & Trix Haussmann, Design 1964
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Haussmann chair is a vibrant timeless piece of comfort and elegance.
This unique three-leg chair premiered at the "Haussmann Expo 64" and was designed by Robert & Trix Haussma...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Jasper Morrison Bac Chair in Solid Ashwood for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetics and functionality form the perfect union in the Bac chair range. Envisioned by designer Jasper Morrison, these objects of design were inspired by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
Kartell Madame Chair in New York Print by Philippe Starck and La Double J
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to its neutral colour palette, this chair makes the ideal furniture piece for inserting in sophisticated residential interiors or the most refined contract projects.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Six 20th Century Petrol Blue Velvet Chairs by Rajmund Halas, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Six chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Chairs are after undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats and bac...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mula Chair in Stained Black Ash Base, Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mula chair is offered with black stained wooden ash base with seat and back in injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. The leg base finish is also available in a natural ash finish, anthracite metal or ash, black metal, and copper metal. If you are interested in one of the previously listed bases.
Formed by Gaia Giotti, Giona Scarselli and Cristina Razzanelli, E-GGS deals with design with a transversal approach, ranging between product design, interior and architecture. Attention and curiosity are captured by the discovery of the unusual in everyday life, in the search for new expressive and material languages.
Additional information:
Dimensions: Seat height 46.7 cm, overall chair height 78 cm, width of chair 57...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
GUFRAM Detecma Lounge in Blue by Tullio Regge
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Detecma is an acronym for Design, Technique and Mathematics. These three values were united for the first time in 1967, the year when the Physicist Professor Tullio Regge, renown as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Omkstak, Stacking Chair, RAL 5019 Capri Blue
By Rodney Kinsman, OMK
Located in London, GB
A British design classic.
Originally designed in 1972 Omkstak has been in continuous production since with sales now exceeding one million units.
The chair is considered to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chairs
Materials
Steel
Moooi The Golden Chair in Golden Steel Frame and Divina 3, 676 Blue Upholstery
By Moooi, Nika Zupanc
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Under a mysterious magic spell, a retro-looking school chair is dipped in enchanted golden nectar, which washes away its austerity and crows it with a shiny aureole. Isn't this a typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Customizable Artifort Apollo Lounge Chair by Patrick Norguet
Located in New York, NY
A sweeping stroke of elegant calligraphy. Poised. Open. Ergonomics at its best. Destined to be a classic. Designed by Patrick Norguet, the Apollo radiates balance and harmony. Develo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Mid Century Design (1964) 6 Blue Haussmann Armchairs, Robert & Trix Haussmann
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Haussmann chair is a vibrant timeless piece of comfort and elegance.
This unique three-leg chair premiered at the "Haussmann Expo 64" and was designed by Robert & Trix Haussma...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Twelve 20th Century Petrol Blue Velvet Chairs by Rajmund Halas Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Twelve chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It has been made of beechwood. Chairs are after undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats and ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Hans Wegner GE-525 Dining Chair, Stained Beech - Wegner Blue - Harald 3 #182
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner in 1970, the GE 525 dining chair offers a beautifully rounded design sculpted in wood. The chair is hand built at GETAMA’s factory in Ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Omkstak, Stacking Chair, RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue
By OMK, Rodney Kinsman
Located in London, GB
A British design classic.
Originally designed in 1972 Omkstak has been in continuous production since with sales now exceeding one million units.
The chair is considered to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large Stools in Light Blue by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape conjures up stools of the 1800s and the line of the legs is rounded and slightly upturned, an icon of the classic high stool. Charles Ghost is constructed from a single blo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Crystal
Customizable Wittmann Vuelta FD Dining Armchair by Jaime Hayon
By Wittmann, Jaime Hayon
Located in New York, NY
Vuelta FD with metal legs
Setting design, comfort and independence of form atop four legs to create an upholstered chair that unites function and aesthetics, is the height of artist...
Category
2010s Austrian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Lara Bohinc, Orbit Chair, Brushed Brass and Blue Wool Fabric
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair.
In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits, whose gravitationally curved trajectories drive the lines and shapes of the chairs. Constructed from thin square rod, the chairs are elegant, minimal and delicate. They are finished in galvanised steel and wool fabrics by Kvadrat.
The orbit chair...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Brogliato Traverso Newood Stool in Solid Ashwood Structure for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The result of a contemporary re-interpretation of the timeless charm of Windsor-style chairs. Newood chairs and stools express the successful harmony between technologically advanced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Wire Chair, Stacking Side Chair in Peacock Blue
By Bend Goods
Located in Ontario, CA
Bend Goods wire furniture
A Classic wire dining chair, the stacking Lucy chair combines versatility with Mid-Century Modern wire design. Great for outdoor commercial seating with th...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
e15 Customizable Byron Lounge Armchair by Florian Asche and Philipp Mainzer
By Florian Asche and Philipp Mainzer, e15
Located in New York, NY
The armchair Byron with its clear lines and distinctive armrests resembles a modern take on a Classic smoking chair. Byron has a Classic wooden construction with a solid wood materia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Inout Highback Chair in Blue Elastic Belts Seat & Sage Aluminium Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The stackable chair Inout 855 is characterised by an essential aesthetic enhanced by a high backrest. It develops around a light structure in white, grey or sage painted tubular alum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rubber
Set of 4 Light Blue Haussmann Armchairs by Robert & Trix Haussmann, Design 1964
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Haussmann chair is a vibrant timeless piece of comfort and elegance.
This unique three-leg chair premiered at the "Haussmann Expo 64" and was designed by Robert & Trix Haussma...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Sveva Chair in Corno Italiano with matte finish and Satin Metal, Mod. 6043D
Located in Recanati, Macerata
With its clean and distinctive curved shape, the Sveva chair is a statement of elegance and class. The overall design is accented by handcrafted tiles in C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Dark Blue Haussmann Armchairs by Robert & Trix Haussmann, Design, 1964
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
The Haussmann chair is a vibrant timeless piece of comfort and elegance.
This unique three-leg chair premiered at the "Haussmann Expo 64" and was designed by Robert & Trix Haussma...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pop Bar Stool by Design Libero and Dimitri Likissas
Located in Dubai, AE
Introducing the Design Libero x Dimitri Likissas collaboration
DesignLibero, a multidisciplinary design studio based in Milan, was invited by Behspoke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
21st Century Blue Left Armchair Clara Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
Collection of seats composed by armchair and dormeuse, defined by sinuous shapes. Clara embraces the person seated thanks to a comfortable element working as backrest and armrest. It...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Cappellini Newood Relax Light Armchair in Beech & Ashwood by Brogliato Traverso
Located in New York, NY
The Newood Relax Light chair, by BrogliatoTraverso, is an elegant interpretation of the Newood chair, but this version is lighter due to the elimination of the eight rods that charac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash, Beech, Foam
Apollo Armchair, Dark Brass Frame and Blue Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Apollo armchair further evolves the Apollo design family, through the addition of an elegant backrest to the chair, embodying a further contrasting...
Category
2010s Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Werner Aisslinger Juli Plastic Chair in Polished Aluminum for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Juli plastic armchair, by Werner Aisslinger, reflects new experimental frontiers. Over the decades, this chair has lent itself to numerous creative and constructive interpretatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Hans Wegner Century 2000 3-Seat Sofa
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner for GETAMA in the year 2000, the Century 2000 3-seat sofa was one of his final works. Perfect for any modern home or office. The sofa is hand built at GETAMA’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chair Genova Eticaliving, Blue Fabric and Velvet, Made in Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Eticaliving: A Philosophy That Becomes Matter
The project Eticaliving, a cobranding between Slow+Fashion+Design and VGnewtrend, was created to meet a market need, increasingly fel...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Iola Chair with Armrest with Blue Upholstered Seat & Copper Legs by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iola lives design with an international approach, focusing on the ergonomics of shapes, while maintaining a refined and characterizing appearance. We gave the body the shape of a she...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Copper
Miss Ava 4 Chair
By Lalabonbon
Located in Milan, IT
The Miss Ava 4 chair updates a classic silhouette with an ultra-stylish combination of tones and textures. Its understated metal frame boasts a brushed copper...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
21st Century Guam Armchair in Blue Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Captivating and impressive, the Guam armchair, with references to the 1950s and 1960s, boasts an enchanting and embracing shape, with a strong scenographic impact. Proposed in differ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
21st Century Blue Right Armchair Clara Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
Collection of seats composed by armchair and dormeuse, defined by sinuous shapes. Clara embraces the person seated thanks to a comfortable element working as backrest and armrest. It...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Wam Blue Sofa, Designed by Marco Zito, Made in Italy
By Marco Zito
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Designed by Marco Zito
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
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Fabric
"Bruna" Minimalist Chair with Arms in Painted Steel and velvet Handwoven
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Alessandra Delgado was once thinking about wire. What would emerge if one started to fold lengths of wire randomly? Bruna chair is the materialization of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Miss Gina 1 Chair
By Lalabonbon
Located in Milan, IT
Add a touch of glam to your modern living space with the Miss Gina 1 chair. Boasting a sleek meal frame with a brushed copper finish, this stylish piece is uph...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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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