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Chairs For Sale
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Vintage Danish Mahogany Cowhorn Chairs 1940s, Set of 6
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Mahogany cowhorn chairs 1940s, Set of 6
Early mid-century modern cow horn chairs in solid mahogany made in Denmark. Sculptural backrests with beautiful lines. Round tapered legs. Wooden frame and back lacquered in clear gloss. Seats upholstered in green velvet.
Impressive craftsmanship with beautiful joinery details. Very comfortable chairs.
The designer of this chair is unknown, but as this is a very early Danish modern chair it is not unlikely that it has inspired Hans J. Wegner and Knud Færch in the design of their cowhorn chairs.
These elegant and organically shaped dining armchairs are in excellent vintage condition. Only minor dings to the wood. The vintage velour fabric...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Pair of Circular Throne Chairs by Carlo Bugatti, Vellum
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
Many of Carlo Bugatti's superior pieces were commissioned by a number of the Royal Houses of Europe, many of the Great Estates of America and some of the most successful families fro...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Chairs
Materials
Copper, Pewter
Scandinavian Dining Chairs by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Model 316
Located in Karlstad, SE
Set of 6 dining chairs model 316 by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Denmark.
These chairs feature a teak frame with cognac-colored aniline leather sea...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Maitland Smith Shagreen Chair by Karl Springer
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This curved chair shows the detailed work of the manufacture Maitland Smith, especially the work of shagreen on the wood structure is unique and shows the design of Karl Springer. Th...
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Tony Paul, Chairs, Brass, Green Velvet, Rubel, America, 1954
By Tony Paul
Located in High Point, NC
A pair brass and green velvet chairs designed by Tony Paul and produced by Rubel, United States, 1954.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Bentwood Model 234 Chair by Magnus Stephensen for Fritz Hansen, 1920s
Located in Kiel, SH
Bentwood Model 234 Chair by Magnus Stephensen for Fritz Hansen, 1920s in used condition with signs of use and age.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Belgian Brutalist Chairs in Heavy Oak, Belgium 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
In the tumultuous design landscape of mid-20th century Belgium, this pair of chairs emerged from the hands of skilled craftsmen during the 1970s. Crafted from the dense and unyieldin...
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vico Magistretti “Veranda” Chairs, a pair
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s for Cassina, heavy patina - restoration available for a fee but we like them how they are
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Carlo de Carli Italian Midcentury Chair
Located in bari, IT
Italian midcentury chair Boomerang model by Carlo De Carli designer.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Gianni Vigorelli Set of Six Italian Dining Chairs with Crossed Backrests
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianni Vigorelli, set of six dining chairs, beech, plywood, fabric, Italy, 1950s.
These chairs are beautifully constructed featuring a X-shaped frame, a striking detail that convinc...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Mogens Koch ‘Mk-16’ Safari Chair for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mogens Koch furniture designed a lot of award wining midcentury furniture. The Danish architect was known for his functional approach to furniture design and for prioritizing comfort and accessibility. Koch also drew on older traditions and techniques. His chairs and tables show the influence of the Shaker Style and Englisch pieces of the 18th century.
Koch was born in Copenhagen and attended the Royal Danisch Academy of fine Arts. After graduating, he worked as an assistant to Kaare Klint, an important figure in Danish modernism who was responsible for establishing the furniture design program at Koch’s alma mater. Klint favored historical styles and inspired Koch to view furniture design as an evolutionary process built on the traditions of the past. Over the course of their partnership, in the late 1920s, Koch began creating modular bookcases.
In 1932, Rud Rasmussen began to produce Koch designs. An early Koch seating design that the Danish manufacturer made was the MK Safari...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen).
This...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Beech
Vintage Bauhaus Skaala Fabric & Chrome Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro, 1980s, Set of 4
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four Skaala chairs was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for the Finnish Avarte manufacture during the 1980s. Due to their modern and minimal look, they will easily find their place in the living room or office. The Skaala chair perfectly reflects Kukkapuro's love for ergonomic furniture. This innovative combination of aesthetics and functionality refers to idea from Bauhaus school. The frame is made of chrome-plated goldish metal. The seat and backrest are upholstered with high-quality gray fabric, and additional armrests are made of birch plywood.
Yrjö Kukkapuro is a Finnish furniture designer. He is the important person of Finnish functionalism. He has mainly been working as a freelance designer since the 1950s, and most of the furniture he designed early in his career is still in production. "Does it make sense to design a chair that is not comfortable to sit on?" - this is one of Kukkapuro's favorite sayings, which perfectly reflects the designer's love of ergonomic furniture. His designs aim at a subtle balance between functionality and aesthetics - a perfect example of this is the Karuselli chair by Artek and other iconic designs such as the Saturnus table, the Skaala chair, the Remmi series, and the Ateljee armchair and sofa. In his career, Kukkapuro has received many national and international awards - incl. Lunning Prize in 1966, First Prize at the International Chair Design Competition in Italy in 1972 and the Kaj Franck Design Prize in 1995. His works are permanently present in museums around the world, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Avarte was established as a continuation of the family company Haimi. In 1980, Haimi employees acquired the company for themselves and changed the company name to Avarte. Haimi was a Finnish furniture manufacturer founded in 1943 that was especially known as the producer of Yrjö Kukkapuro designs. Avarte continued to manufacture furniture until 2013, when the company ha been ceased. In addition to Yrjö Kukkapuro's designs, Avarte also produced furniture designed by Samula Naamanka, Mikko Paakkanen and Simo Heikkilä...
Category
1980s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century, Set of Six Solid Walnut Biedermeier Chairs from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Set of six chairs, Biedermeier, solid walnut-wood. The chairs were new re-upholstered. Measure: Seat height 42 cm.
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Mawu Chair Printed
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish, flared legs.
* Production lead time from 12 to 14 weeks.
* Customize the fabric and dimensions of your chair.
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Satin, Oak
Set of Ten Vintage Walnut Dining Chairs with Orange Fabric Upholstery, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s-1940s.
These chairs feature a walnut frame and an orange fabric upholstery.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they have been ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of Two Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Kvadrat Fabric by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Light Boucle Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 2 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoro...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Contemporary Vertere Stool in Oiled Walnut with White Leather Seat Pad
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Turned from solid timber, the Vertere projects an exaggerated sculptural silhouette fully accentuating the stunning beauty of walnut. Our recommendation is an oiled finish to bring o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Restored Rare Snake Arm Rattan Rocking Child Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Paul Frankl inspired one-strand snake arm childrens size rattan rocking chair with stick rattan seat.
Professionally restored to original specificat...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Set of Twelve 20th Century Blue Velvet Chairs, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It is jar type model. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Contemporary Chair in Solid Wood, Upholstered in Leather or Textiles
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Dry chair collection.
The Dry chair concept is to work in a mixture of distinct references resulting in a modern classic in a dance between the retro and the modern. A heavy and i...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
Liberty &Co Aesthetic Movement Thebes Corner Chair by Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Aesthetic Movement rare ‘Thebes’ walnut corner chair
Red velvet seat
By Liberty & Co
Circa 1885
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Leather 'Joe' Chair Designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, Italy
Located in London, GB
This super sized, super cool, leather 'Joe' chair has now become a design classic. Designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi in 1970, this contemporary re-editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Lula Chair, Ivory Bouclé & Natural Wood Chair by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé and wood chair designed by Christian Siriano.
Base: Natural Maple
Fabric for seat/back cushion:
Ivory Bouclé
Meas...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Maple
Brass Dining Chair by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi for Chiavari, Italy, 1950's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass dining chair by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi for Chiavari, Italy 1950's
Brass frame and new petrol green velvet upholstery.
One frame of the chair is a bit lighter than the othe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Brass
Folding Dining Chair by Calligaris, Italy 1980s, Postmodern Design
By Calligaris
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage Italian designer folding dining chair produced in the 1980s by Calligaris
Very elegant postmodern design, the round-shaped seat is made...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modernist Armchairs in Walnut, Austria, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist armchairs made in Austria crafted from walnut and dating back to the 1930s. This unique architectural piece, attributed to an unidentified Austrian designer, showcases a ca...
Category
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Dining Chairs for Molteni, 1974, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" dining chairs for Molteni, black leather and beech, Italy, 1974, set of eight.
The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set di 3 Sedie Medea, Vittorio Nobili, Fratelli Tagliabue
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Il set di 3 sedie Medea, firmato da Vittorio Nobili per Fratelli Tagliabue, incanta con la sua semplice ma straordinaria eleganza. Creato con maestria nel periodo d'oro del design it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Baltic Empire Karelian Flame Birch Dining Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Set of two Baltic empire karelian flame birch dining chairs from circa 1810-1820.
Very elegant and architectural craftsmanship.
Upholstered with fabric from Manuel canvas.
Category
1810s Baltic Empire Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
1950's Dark Walnut Side Chair, Oswald Haerdtl Model 515
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Dark walnut side chair – Oswald Haerdtl Model 515
1950’s Dark walnut side chair – Oswald Haerdtl Model 515. This chair was produced by...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Jean Prouvé Antony Chairs, 2002 Vitra edition. with original tags, Set of 2
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Denver, CO
These chairs are a very sought after set of Antony Chairs originally designed in 1950 by French Architect Jean Prouvé, released via license by Vitra USA on behalf of the Prouvé famil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Exclusive Set of 6 Vintage Biosca Chairs
Located in Nijlen, BE
Exclusive set of 6 Spanish chairs from Biosca. Completely original and the saddle leather has a beautiful used look. Wooden frame is ebonized.
...
Category
1950s Spanish Minimalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine, Leather
Four Chairs with Beech Armrests by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen
Located in Belmont, MA
Four chairs with beech armrests by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen, manufactured by Botium. SH. 44 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Postmodern Black and Wood Chairs by Kurt Thut for Dietiker, 1980s--2 pcs
By Kurt Thut
Located in Basel, BS
Gorgeous pair of Postmodern Memphis 80s chairs by Kurt Thut for Dietiker. NOTE: We have two sets available, sold in pairs here. Listed as a set of 4 in a sep...
Category
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Bobbin Wood Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful carved wood armchair from France, 1940s. Beautiful carved bobbin wood legs and frame. Original woven rush seat. Original finish shows great age and patina. Four available, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
1920's Bentwood and Cane Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bentwood chair by J. & J. Kohn from Austria, 1920's. Lovely bentwood legs and slatted wood back with original cane seat. Original finish shows great age and patina. Two ava...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Niels Otto Møller Set of Four Dining Chairs in Teak and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Niels Otto Møller, set of four dining chairs, model 78, teak, leather, Denmark, 1960s.
A beautiful dining set designed by Danish Niels Otto Møller. Carved from the rich, lustrous gr...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Modern Margot Dining Chairs, Wool Bouclé Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Margot Chair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Margot bouclé dining chair stands as a contemporary piece that redefines the standards of modern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather, Velvet, Bouclé, Fabric
Bondi Stackable Dining Chair in Ashwood
By Fräg Woodall, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Please Wait to be Seated Bondi chair is inspired by designer Frag Woodall's earliest memories of watching artisans at work, fascinated by the way they joined and fitted timber. The s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Børge Mogensen Set of Six Dinning Chairs for Fredericia Furniture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen set of six chairs of oak and natural tanned leather. Executed by Fredericia Furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
1st Century Rattan Spencer Dining Chair Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Member of one of the most exquisite gentlemen’s clubs in London, the Brook’s, Spencer Cavendish has the distinction of having served as leader of three political parties. The 8th Duke of Devonshire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Linen, Rattan, Walnut
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Plywood DCW Dining Chairs, 1950s Set of 2
Located in London, GB
The DCW chair was originally released in 1946, with Herman Miller taking over the manufacture of the chairs in 1950. This lasted until 1953 when the chairs were taken out of producti...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Special Textile Seating, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Cane
Set of Four Italian Midcentury Cerused Oak Chairs with Rushed Seats
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Italian midcentury Cerused oak chairs with rushed seats.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Adolf Loos Attr. & Thonet Original of the Time Jugendstil Seating Ensemble, 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Four-legged structure made of solid beechwood, brown-stained; stool with applied textile added at a later date; professionally restored; signs of age and use; on the underside compan...
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
e15 Mr. Collins Stool by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
With its dynamic form and ergonomic comfort, Mr. Collins is an endearing stool applicable in diverse arrangements for living or working situations. Based on couture construction meth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
José Zanine Caldas Pilao chair Brazil 1978
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare and early version of the famous Pilao chair designed by Jose Zanine Caldas, made in his own workshop in Nova Vicosa, Brazil 1978. Compared to other Pilao chairs, this one i...
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Contemporary Chair in Natural Solid Wood, Upholstered, Natural Wood Back, Arms
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Dry chair collection.
The dry chair concept is to work in a mixture of distinct references resulting in a modern classic in a dance between the retro and the modern. A heavy and i...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
Mid-Century British Dining Chairs, 1960s, Set of 4
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The set of four chairs was produced in Great Britain in the 1960s. The frame of the chairs is made of teak wood, the backrests are made of rosewood. The furniture has been thoroughly...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
Hans Wegner GE-525 Dining Chair, Lacquered Oak
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
Oak
Minimal Style, Bar Stool in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leather Seatings
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Blackened White Oak Dining Chair with Leather Seat / Dining Chair GH1
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We’ve been tasked to design an effortless, elegant, honest and most importantly comfortable dining chair for chef Eric Bost, whose restaurant Auburn, we've been designing for the past few years. After a good year...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Hans Wegner GE-240 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner for GETAMA in 1955, the 240 lounge chair features unparalleled craftsmanship and ergonomics. Sculpted “cigar” shaped arms show off the natural beauty of wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Achille Castiglioni Mezzadro Stool
Located in Dronten, NL
Very early bright red Mezzadro stool designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta.
In the hands of the Castiglioni Brothers, the Mezzadro stool for Zanotta transforms a simple tractor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - Miss
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather
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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