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Chairs For Sale
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Trevor Sculptural Dining Chair Mint Green Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Iconic Eero Aarnio White Pastil Chair
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

Marble Salt Meditation Stool by Roxane Lahidji
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Salt Meditation Stool by Roxane Lahidji Material: Marbled Salts A unique award winning technique developed by Roxane Lahidji Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 20 cm Unique Award winner o...
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Chairs

Materials

Composition

Gervasoni Armchair Saia 09 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

"Pearl" Hanging Swing Chair Aluminium Naval Rope 21st Century Blue
Located in Centro, RS
The Pearl swing can be used in both indoor and outdoor areas. The structure is made of aluminum with a high performance electrostatic paint finish. The seat is made in naval rope br...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Shadow Chair in Mirror-polished Stainless Steel
Located in London, GB
Without a shadow of a doubt, a statement chair that captures the attention with its gravity defying abilities. Playing on trompe l'oeil and a classic cantilever design, the Shadow Chair...
Category

2010s British Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Teddy Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teddy chair is our first official seating piece. The upholstered, tubular legs contour up and around the seat cushion, transitioning from leg, to arm, ...
Category

2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Faux Fur

Mid-Century Modern Angel Swivel Bar Stool Brass Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Beautiful California-born Angel Tompkins started her career out as a model before attempting an on-camera career in the late 60s. Angel made her major film debut as a seductive blonde in the comedy “I Love My Wife” and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Brass

Sun Bubble Hanging Swing Chair Modern Steel In/Outdoor White 21st Century
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Bubble hanging swing chairs’ round shape creates a cozy feel. The is available in modern patterns that are striking in its visual appeal. The chair has been designed to be ve...
Category

2010s Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Gervasoni Inout Armchair in Opaline White Polyethylene in Green by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Inout 101/101L armchair, defined by squared shapes, is made of white opal polyethylene: it can light up as if by magic and give summer nights a touch of enchantment. It is also a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Sling Hanging Swing Chair Genuine Bronze Leather, 21st Century Modern
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Category

2010s South African Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Charlotte Perriand LC7 Outdoor Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
The price given applies to the piece as shown in the first picture. Prices vary dependent on the color and material of the chair. Outdoor LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Studio Stirling Small Wheel Modern Minimal
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Wheel swing seat is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The chair has an open yet enveloping feel. The pattern ...
Category

2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Steel

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

Golden Outdoor Hanging Chair with Stainless Steel Frame and Luxury Fabric
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nodo hanging armchair The most luxurious and sophisticated outdoor furniture piece that will assure elegance and a comfortable space to enjoy some relaxing time outdoors. Looks per...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tokyo Pop Armchair White by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The sofa, the armchair and especially the day-bed and the stool, forget the banality of rotational molding to become sculptures. Unforgettable and unusual shapes.The Tokyo-Pop collection marks, in 2002, the debut on the international scene by Tokujin Yoshioka, now considered one of the masters of contemporary design. The Driade Tokyo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Polystyrene

Paul Mathieu X Luxury Living Contour Chair Set of 2 Cream
Located in Miami, FL
Slender and refined, the Contour chair with armrests brilliantly brings together a sober spirit with contemporary taste. Made with dark-lacquered wood, it houses the cream colored l...
Category

2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Arflex Cradle "Love Cushion" Armchair in White Cherie Fabric by Neri & Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its characteristic is based on the structure: a classic triangular construction, which is repeated several times around the model, so that you can admire it from each point of view. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Ledermann Chair by Tom Kelley
Located in Milan, IT
The Ledermann chair's seat and back are joined and completely covered in taupe-colored leather. The frame and four tapered, conical legs are made from gray ash wood. Its sturdy, shar...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Contemporary Outdoor Upholstered Dining Chair, Stay by Nika Zupanc
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Outdoor upholstered dining chair - Stay by Nika Zupanc The Stay Family turns everyday seating into a special occasion. The Dining C...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene tubes, no other material is added. The artist assembles a stack of common plumbing tubes and then he presses it on a heated metal seat-shaper former. The ends of the tubes melt and fuse together. When they cool and subsequently harden, the shape of the seat is created. Tom Price thus alters the structural and aesthetic qualities of the plastic material, giving rise to interesting contrasts in texture and form within the same object. Launched in 2007, the Meltdown Series earned Tom Price widespread international acclaim for his innovative production processes and eye-catching approach to working with commonplace plastic products. The way of assembling the plastic material and the mostly unpredictable patterns created by the heating method ensure that every piece is unique and unrepeatable. This design pieces are true sculptural objects, while at the same time being fully functional and very robust. Meltdown Chairs are included in the permanent collections of several Museums, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), the Denver Art Museum (US), The Nelson Atkins Museum (US), Chatsworth House (UK), MKG Hamburg (Germany) and the Amore Pacific Museum (South Korea). Works from the Meltdown Series have been exhibited extensively throughout the USA, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. They have been included in many high-profile museum exhibitions, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), MAD Museum of Art and Design New York (US); The Mint Museum (US); Denver Art Museum (US); Design Museum Holon (Israel); Design Museum Gent (Belgium); NRW Forum Dusseldorf (Germany); The Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga (Latvia). They have also featured at international art and design fairs, including Design Miami Basel (Switzerland); Sao Paolo Design Festival (Brazil); Cheongju International Craft Biennale (South Korea), Design Days Dubai (United Arab Emirates); Gwangju Biennale (South Korea) and Lodz International Design Biennale (Poland). Finally, the series has been featured in multiple publications, including: The Campaign for Art...
Category

Early 2000s English Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Emeco Navy Counter Stool in Brushed Aluminum by US Navy
Located in Hanover, PA
First built for use on submarines in 1944, the Navy Chair has been in continuous Production ever since. With the famous 77 step Process, our craftsmen take soft, recycled aluminum, h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Traspade Bench by Testatonda
Located in Geneve, CH
Traspade bench by Testatonda Dimensions: D 79 x W 100 x H 75 cm. Materials: stainless steel. The Trespade collection is the repetition of dimensions, the intertwining of materia...
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

AUREA Dining Chair in Blue Velvet
Located in Frazão, Porto
Sophisticated design, very comfortable and well balanced piece. The AUREA dining chair’s back is highlighted by a delicated quilting in diamond’s s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

ELEGG Stainless Steel Tubular Chair with White Marine Leather or Bouclé Fabric
Located in Larnaca, CY
ELEG chair is made of a stainless steel tubular structure and five cylindrical cushions upholstered in marine leather fabric, which is easy to clean a...
Category

2010s European Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Chippensteeel 0.5 Chair by Zieta, Polished Stainless Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Chippensteeel 0.5 chair by Zieta, stainless steel (inox) Measures: 80 x 46 x 58 cm. “Chippensteeel 0.5” stainless steel version is a chair designed by Zieta Prozessdesign which...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Famed Brass Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The famed brass chair brings comfortable seating with luxurious design to your living room... It will also be a simple and elegant option for your dining r...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Modern Minimal Outdoor Hanging Swing Chair with Stand and Cushions
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The BUBBLE hanging swing chairs’ round shape creates a cozy feel. The modern patterns are striking in its visual appeal. The chair has been designed to be very comfortable and relaxi...
Category

2010s South African Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Customizable Powder-Coated Steel Sculptural Triangle Chair by Nazara Lazaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Triangle chair is part of the Steel Collection, a series inspired by Joan Miró’s paintings and Picasso’s harlequins with a monochromatic nod to t...
Category

2010s German Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

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

Botera High Chair in Upholstery, by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Botera High chair is padded with four different types of foam, following the chair's design focus of comfort. A chunky cushion forms the base from which the high or low backrest is d...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

A Pair of Jää Armchairs - Sustainable Recycled Indoor / Outdoor Suite
Located in Leicester, GB
The Jää Armchairs offer robust seating solutions for spaces such as museums and galleries or real statement pieces for the residential sector. The Finnish word jää has two meanings; ‘ice’ and ‘please stay’ - a perfect word for sustainable pieces of design. Our inspiration for the Jää furniture came initially from the beautiful and practical nature of recycled plastic and its environmentally friendly credentials. Through the design and use of materials, we wanted to show that recycled plastic furniture can be bold, desirable, and aesthetically pleasing. The Jää furniture is made out of 100% recycled post-consumer plastic - pure waste that has been diverted from landfills. The furniture is made in Britain with a mixture of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) plastic shapes with small custom-made polished aluminium spacers and nuts. Further, the Jää designs are also fully recyclable contributing to the circular economy. The Jää pieces are sculptural, multifunctional, and adaptable designs suitable for both indoors and outdoors in public and private spaces. Handmade to order in the UK. Each chair measures: 73 cm wide x 70 cm high x 80 cm deep. Each piece can be made to any width, please contact us for any bespoke requirements. Also shown in the images Jää Cube and Grey Screen.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Sissi Stackable Armchair Green Polypropylene by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Due to the delicacy of the finish it is not recommended to stack the armchairs.The company reserves the right not to accept any complaints. The Sissi Stackable Armchair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Modern Circular Hanging Chair in Pieces for Economic Shipping
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The wheel hanging chair swing seat is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The ch...
Category

2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Brick Chair
Located in Kaunas, LT
Sand bag like cushions made of upholstered foam. Bricklaying design fixed up with tailor quality buttons made of fiber concrete and tied up with rope. Upholstery : Kvadrat Hallingdal 65 - 110 Kvadrat Hallingdal 65 - 130 Kvadrat Hallingdal 65 - 180 BRICK series consist of pouf, chair, armchair, 2seater and 3seater sofas. KiBiSi set out to make a sofa with strong architectural references since KiBiSi partner Bjarke Ingels couldn’t really find the right architect’s sofa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Chairs

Materials

Concrete

Genuine Soft Leather Sling Chair, Modern Stylish Sensory Swing
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Category

2010s South African Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Customizable Gubi Gent Dining Chair Designed by Gamfratesi
Located in New York, NY
Designed by the design duo GamFratesi, the Gent dining chair is characterised by the contradiction between Scandinavian elegance and Italian dynamic ...
Category

2010s Danish Chairs

Materials

Textile

Butterfly Dining Chair, Gray Boucle, Dark Wood, by Vintola Studio, Poland, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark wenge stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 07). This chair can be customized to your specifications or COM. Wood, stain, finish, fabric and custom dimensions options are available. Please ask for more informations and check the last picture with boucle color samples. Hand made in small fabric in West Poland, which is caring about details. Designed by polish brand - Vintola Studio.
Category

2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Fabric, Beech

Modern Wheel Recliner Hanging Swing Chair in White
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The WHEEL swing seat is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The chair has an open yet enveloping feel. The pattern ...
Category

2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Modern Chair Mount S1 Stainless Steel by Dali Home
Located in Berlin, BE
Unusual combination of art product design and functionality. The idea of building genuine eco & sustainable brand, using mostly tested materials, which we cover with lifetime warranty. DALI HOME...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Curved Back Dining Room Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
This new dining chair design is comfortable and modern with a relaxed pitch. The chairs shown feature a walnut finish and are covered in a blue vinyl. The back is a Christian Lacroix fabric...
Category

2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Jacquard

In Stock Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Stainless Steel Seating by Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 is fine example of blending FiDU process and craftsmanship. The 2D form is cut from metal sheet and goes through welding and inflating, becoming three dimensional fu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

De Sede DS 57 Armchair in Umbra Upholstery by Franz Romero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bugatti type 57, an icon of Art Deco design, inspired Franz Romero when he designed the DS-57 armchair for De Sede. The designer not only managed to incorporate the characteristic seating comfort of Bugatti car...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Minimalist Outdoor Lounge Chair in "Papyrus" Fabric and Polished Stainless Steel
Located in Lisbon, PT
Embracing the purpose to take a break outside, the outdoor version of the LISBOA lounge chair invites you to just sit and relax under the sun, enjoying the long days and warm summer ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Remix Maison Bench
Located in Portland, OR
Multidisciplinary designer Irina Flore is embarking on a collaborative project entitled Remix Maison with purpose-led footwear brand, Native Shoes and its...
Category

2010s Canadian Chairs

Materials

Metal

'M Series' Tubular Polished Stainless Steel Chair, Soft Fabric Seat
Located in London, GB
The M Series chair is a progression of James Stickley's 'B Series' chairs. Now the tubular stainless steel has been beautifully polished and a soft seat added for extra comfort. ...
Category

2010s British Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Violet by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass. Pilastro, stands out for its arc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Customizable Tacchini Sancarlo Armchair Designed by Achille Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for COM The Sancarlo armchair is a treatise on statics, ergonomics, function and geometry. Achille Castiglioni has taken up again the idea of the Sanluca, designed a fe...
Category

2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Textile

Chair "bb" in Sand-Casted Metal with Polished Edges by Corpus Studio
Located in PARIS, FR
The “bb” chair is part of Corpus Studio’s sculptural bb collection. The collection seeks to explore the limits between minimal and maximal, brutalist and glam...
Category

2010s French Futurist Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Gervasoni Ghost 11 Chair in White Linen Upholstery by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ghost sofa bed family combines functionality, comfort and aesthetics. Available in the armchair-bed and sofa-bed version in multiple sizes, the Ghos...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Mariolina Chair in Anthracite Metal Legs, Silk Gray Shell, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with iron legs in anthracite, a shell in polypropylene silk grey and the option to select an upholstered cushion material for your chair. The iron leg...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dedo High Stool in Steel Lacquer Legs, Wooden Seat, by Miniforms Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Dedo high stool in lacquered steel legs with beechwood seat. This stool with an ergonomic seat is in solid beech and steel structure lacquered in 9 colors. The...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Moooi Zio Dining Chair in Griffin Upholstery with Oak Stained Cinnamon Frame
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 stru...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Meltdown Chair, White Rope by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, White Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene rope, no other material is added. The artist starts its creation by rolling up the rope around a ball – which is later removed, and then he presses a part of the rope ball on a heated metal seat-shaper former. The rope melts and, when it cools and subsequently hardens, the shape of the seat is created. Tom Price thus alters the structural and aesthetic qualities of the plastic material, giving rise to interesting contrasts in texture and form within the same object. Launched in 2007, the Meltdown Series earned Tom Price widespread international acclaim for his innovative production processes and eye-catching approach to working with commonplace plastic products. The way of assembling the plastic material and the mostly unpredictable patterns created by the heating method ensure that every piece is unique and unrepeatable. This design pieces are true sculptural objects, while at the same time being fully functional and very robust. Meltdown Chairs are included in the permanent collections of several Museums, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), the Denver Art Museum (US), The Nelson Atkins Museum (US), Chatsworth House (UK), MKG Hamburg (Germany) and the Amore Pacific Museum (South Korea). Works from the Meltdown Series have been exhibited extensively throughout the USA, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. They have been included in many high-profile museum exhibitions, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), MAD Museum of Art and Design New York (US); The Mint Museum (US); Denver Art Museum (US); Design Museum Holon (Israel); Design Museum Gent (Belgium); NRW Forum Dusseldorf (Germany); The Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga (Latvia). They have also featured at international art and design fairs, including Design Miami Basel (Switzerland); Sao Paolo Design Festival (Brazil); Cheongju International Craft Biennale (South Korea), Design Days Dubai (United Arab Emirates); Gwangju Biennale (South Korea) and Lodz International Design Biennale (Poland). Finally, the series has been featured in multiple publications, including: The Campaign for Art...
Category

2010s British Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Andrea Salvetti Dilmos Indoor Outdoor Chair Cast Aluminium Textured Nature
Located in Milan, IT
Dining chair in aluminium casting seat and shiny stainless steel structure. The textured surface is created with panels made in aluminium casting with four different leaf textures: c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Arm Rest Chair in Cream Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arm rest chair Cream Lacquer Metal base Contemporary Hand made Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C...
Category

2010s Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Metal

Brown Velvet & Blackened Steel Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Chair by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, and...
Category

2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

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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