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Color: Blue
Gufram, Blue Detecma Lounge Chair by Tullio Regge
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Its name, an acronym for Design, Technique and Mathematics, identifies by itself some of the characteristics that make this seat unique. These three values were united for the first ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Tony Paul Tilt Back Chair Raymor
Located in Garnerville, NY
Tony Paul designed metal frame tilt back chair. Black metal frame with wire metal mesh back and upholstered in its original black vinyl and a refreshed...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron, Steel
Set of Italian Patio Chairs in Green Lacquered Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining patio chairs, lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s
This collection of patio chairs from Italy has a strikingly refined design that is emblematic of the quintessential Italian patio ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Armchair in Leather and Steel Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.153.1 -made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
Part of the Molteni&C Heritage Collection, this armchair is a re-make of the D.153.1 designed initially in 1934 by Gio Ponti his own residence in Via Dezza in Milan.
This re-edition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ovoid Chair in Solid Oak, Raw Effect and Leather by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows ovoid chair is a deceptively simple and casual chair derived from the pure geometry of elliptical forms. With a big sit despite a smaller...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Set of Modern Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of (5) sleek contemporary blue bar stools. These chairs feature contoured back rests, tall metal legs and foot rests. If you have a bar or high tab...
Category
20th Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
20th Century Set of 8 Chairs with Metal and Blue upholstery by A. Bertrand '50s
By A. Bertrand
Located in Turin, Turin
Set of eight dining chairs with wonderful structure in metal, not only with a structural aim but also very decorative. Designed by M. Blech and A: Bertrand in '50s. The seatings and ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Arne Hovmand-Olsen Lounge Chair in Blue Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this incredibly rare lounge chair by Arne Hovmand-Olsen. Newly recovered in luxurious leather. This rather petite lounge chair fits perfectly into the human...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pelleossa Chair in Black Wood, Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Pellerossa chair is shown here without an armrest, in black aniline wood with nine upholstery seating fabrics to select from. The upholstery options include leather, vegetable leather or sponge fabric. The Pellerossa's chair structure is also available in beech, Canaletto walnut or oakwood, as well as with an armrests, and in stool form. If you are interested in the Pelleossa chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Customizable Artifort Ribbon Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
A completely upholstered design by Pierre Paulin from 1966 and a professional, innovative vision on the well-known ribbon form. Metal frame with horizontal springs, covered with foam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Wickham Armchair, Venetian Blue Velvet
By And Objects
Located in London, GB
And objects, product design studio founded by Martin Brudnizki and Nick Jeanes based in London.
Crafted from a solid beech wood frame completed with turned oak feet, the Wickham is a sumptuous take on the traditional armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet
Late 19th Century Green Arras Garden Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderful Arras Garden chair, dating to the late 1890's. The chair is in superb condition, we believe it is a folding chair, but the years of paint have set the chair in the open p...
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Chairs
Materials
Iron
Six Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Chairs by Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
The definition of minimalism in a singular design, achieved by the great Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929; the Brno chair is just that, world renowned for its modern architectural fo...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Brogliato Traverso Newood Chair 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
Fried Egg Three 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
Semo Armchair with Blue Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vittorio Introini Set of Four Longobarda Dining Chairs by Saporiti 1960s Italy
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of four Longobarda chairs with chromed metal legs, seat, and back upholstered with blue shade fabric.
The Longobarda chair was designed by Vittorio Introini and manufactured by ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Ten Blue Lilac Kangaroo Chairs Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
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 kangaroo chair or variopur chair. Produc...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
BRNO Mid Century Flat Bar Leather Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
BRNO mid century flat bar leather chair
These chairs measure: 23 wide x 23 deep x 31 inches high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height of ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
PK16 Impermeable Chair, Blue Seat & Carbon Steel Structure by Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK16 chair is handcrafted in tubular carbon steel and is finished in black micro-textured electrostatic painting.
Seat and backrest are upholstered in nautical anti-mold leatherette ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Iron Side Chairs, Round Blue Velvet Seats
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool pair of Hollywood Regency iron side chairs in gold leaf with vibrant blue velvet seats, freshly painted and reupholstered.
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Toshiyuki Kita 'Aki' Swivel Armchair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Designed by Toshiyuki Kita in 2000. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The price given applies to the chair as seen in the first picture. Please ask for pricing in other materials/col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Wood Frame Armless Chair Petit in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Wood Frame Collection has become one of the brand’s classic signatures.
Adding to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Woo...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Gianfranco Legler, Set of Two Chairs, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Gianfranco Legler, set of two chairs, 1960s.
Dimensions: H=80 cm; W=50 cm; D=53 cm; Height seat= 45 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Customizable Inno Lab ZA Swivel Adjustable Chair by Harri Korhonen
Located in New York, NY
Measures: Height: 780-890 mm
Width: 600 mm
Seat height: 400-510 mm
Depth: 600 mm
5-STAR CROSS LEG WITH WHEELS OR GLIDERS,
SWIVEL GAS LIFT G
Lab ZA is a meeting chair that combi...
Category
2010s Finnish Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Leather
Brogliato Traverso Newood Light Stool in Solid Ashwood for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
BrogliatoTraverso studio has continued to amplify its celebrated family, inspired by Classic Windsor chairs, this time in two ultra-light versions: Newood Light chair and Newood Ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Ash, Beech
1950's Vintage Cocktail Chair by Howard Keith
By Howard Keith
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and elegant vintage cocktail chair, this was made by Howard Keith, it dates from the 1950’s.
This has an incredibly stylish design...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Seidecimi Aureo Contemp Brass Armchair Made in Italy by edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Seidecimi Aureo, made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti, is design by a single stroke that transforms into a continuous element, devoid of end and beginning, shaped by the metallic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jasper Morrison Lotus High Chair in Polished Chrome for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Lotus (High), by Jasper Morrison, is part of a complete collection of chairs, envisioned to be easily adaptable for both domestic and variegated professional settings. Available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
AHM Rattan Stackable Dining Chair in Ashwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The eponymous AHM chair combines the sleek lines of early 1950s Danish design with a contemporary angle. Each natural ashwood piece is a subtle mix of straight and curved, and a versatile addition to home, office or public space. Light, elegant, tactile, stackable, practical. Natural ash, black, navy blue, ash grey or Indian red, with a seat of Classic rattan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Warm Nordic Gesture Monochrome Fully Upholstered Chair in Teak Oak, Hans Olsen
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
Set of Two LC2 Armchair by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair ha...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Giorgio Chairs by Diogo and Juliette Felippelli for French Touch Collection
By Diogo and Juliette Felippelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sculptural acrylic chairs made by Diogo and Juliette Felippelli. They founded Joogii in 2015 to create objects and art that cultivate a vibrant environment with the intention to bring story, energy and dialogue into the global design marketplace. Named after famed disco Pioneer Giorgio Moroder, the chair is made of 3/4" acrylic and is coated with a hand-applied dichroic film that casts a prismatic color spectrum from every angle.Inspired by 1990s French House music...
Category
2010s American Chairs
Materials
Acrylic
Lago Chair Ultramarine Blue by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Characterized by the embracing shell and “stiletto” legs, Lagò is enhanced by intense and bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface or made it preciously materic by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ali Armrest Chair in Beech Walnut Base with Seat, by Philippe Tabet
By Philippe Tabet, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair with solid beech legs stained oak, walnut or black aniline. Shell upholstered in the listed fabrics. Here you are shown the Ali armrest chair in beech stained walnut base with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Metis Pad 180 Chair, Metal, Colors, Contract, Bar, Restaurant, Design, Fabric
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
metis Pad, the textures and variety of colour in the fabrics, the quality and tactile experience of leather, and the elegance and softness of velvet combine with metal frames in diff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Kartell Roy Stool in Petroleum by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Chinese-style stool featuring a pattern in homage to Roy Lichtenstein with the dots from his paintings.
Available in white, black, powder, blue & petroleum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Hand-Laid Brass Stars on Blue Straw, Nut-Inspired Armchair with Velvet Cushion
Located in Cairo, EG
Hand-laid brass stars on blue straw. Nut-inspired armchair with velvet cushion.
Inspired by Nut, the Egyptian celestial goddess of the sky. The brass stars glimmer, contrasting agai...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage MCM Chrome & Royal Blue Fabric Armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company
By Hibriten
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern royal blue and chrome armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The chrome has no pitting that we have seen, and the fabric shows hardly any sign of use. There may be slight fading, but it is overall and so… not noticeable. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1960’s
Bold, beautiful, and royal blue!!! This is a gorgeous pair of vintage armchairs by Hibriten Chair Company. They are constructed of square chrome tube frames and wear a lovely royal blue fabric on their seat and back. They’re just BEAUTIFUL!! They would be wonderful used as side chairs in your living room, family room, bedroom, study, or as host and Hostess chairs at either end of your Mid-Century Modern dining table. They are very versatile and have that pop of color you have been needing in that dull space. Regardless of where you choose to use them, they are sure to be eye-catching, comfortable, and full of Mid-Century Modern style.
Hibriten actually had 2 companies- Hibriten Furniture Co, and Hibriten Chair Co. Both located in Lenoir, N. C. Hibriten Furniture was founded in the 1920’s by Orrin Robbins and Hibriten Chair Co. was founded a few years later by Robey Robbins. Hibriten Chair Co. was well known for its extremely high quality of solid mahogany or walnut French reproductions and other styles of furniture. Hibriten became a part of Bernhardt Furniture in the 1950-1960’s with their president George C. Robbins and was eventually purchased by Bernhardt sometime in the early 1970’s. A fun fact… The furniture on the set of the popular 1965-1971 television show “Green Acres...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Robert Mallet-Stevens Dining Chairs in Colourful Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Robert Mallet-Stevens for Stevens designs, dining chairs model 222, lacquered metal, leatherette, France, design 1928, production later
Large set of newly lacquered tubular chairs designed by the one of the masters of the Modern architecture; French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. This model of a chair is one of Mallet-Stevens's best-known pieces of furniture that he created for the Salon des Art...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Studio Cappellini Normal Chair with Leather Upholstery for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A successful blend between rigour and Romanticism. In this chair, the precision of the design is accompanied by a captivating aesthetic flair. The Normal chair has a frame without ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Jasper Morrison Tate Stool Upholstered in Fabric or Leather 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
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Mid Century Navy Blue Vintage Chair, by 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
Set of 4 modern dining chairs by Mark Goetz for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 modern dining chairs by Mark Goetz for Herman Miller. Very comfortable. Standard 18 in. seat height. Stackable.
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Metal
Kartell Roy Stool in Blue by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Chinese-style stool featuring a pattern in homage to Roy Lichtenstein with the dots from his paintings.
Available in White, Black, Powder, Blue & Petroleum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Dos À Dos Louvre Double Seat Cyan by La Cividina
By La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dos à Dos was designed in 1967 for the Louvre Museum, where its curves had the discreet but essential role of accommodating visitors as they admired the spel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair
The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a sea...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Blue / Turquoise Velvet Rabbit Chair, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Swale Low Armchair with Upholtered Base by La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Thanks to an abundant and generous structure, the Swale armchair evokes relaxed conversation scenarios for residential and contract environments. The comfort of the seat is given by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Carbon Fiber, Upholstery
Brogliato Traverso Newood Light Bar Stool in Solid Ashwood for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
BrogliatoTraverso studio has continued to amplify its celebrated family, inspired by classic Windsor chairs, this time in two ultra-light versions: Newood Light chair and Newood Ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cleo Baldon X-Form Chairs Restored with Acrylic Dowels and Sunbrella Upholstery
By Cleo Baldon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four Mid Century classic Cleo Baldon Style chairs - the four have been completely restored with powder coated finish in white satin, and sunbr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fried Egg Monochrome 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
Diplopia Armchair in Marsala Red Lacquer, Metal Frame, by Skrivo Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Diplopia armchair with the Lacquered Red Marsala metal frame and upholstery. The armchair is available for custom orders with a metal frame lacquered in white,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Leda Cushion Armchair in Black Metal Base, by Francesco Beghetto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Leda chair with is shown with an upholstered cushion and armrests, as well as in the black Metal structure. The chair is available without arms as well...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mula Chair in Black Metal Leg Base with Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mula chair is offered with iron rebar metal base, varnished in black. The seat and back are made with an injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam, upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. Here you are shown the Mula Chair in Black Metal Base with Upholstery Seat. This item is also available in a swivel office chair option.
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
Metal
Pelleossa Armchair in Beech & Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Pellerossa armrest chair is shown here in beechwood, and with nine upholstery seating fabrics to select from. The upholstery options include leather, vegetable leather or Sponge fabric. The Pellerossa's chair structure is also available in Canaletto walnut, oak or solid black aniline wood, as well as without an armrests, and in stool form. If you are interested in the Pelleossa chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Set of "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Blue Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury armchairs with tubular steel structure and seats. "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti, around 1968 in Italy.
These items are made of a stunning new stain-resistant, fire-retardant petrol blue velvet. A magnificent and iconic set that will be perfect for a living room or study, thanks to the brightness of the chromed steel structure.
These pieces are in amazing vintage conditions as shown in the photos.
The shipping quote refers to the chairs shipped with the seating disassembled from the chrome base.
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 a 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, Chrome
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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