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Chairs For Sale
Color: Pink
Color: Yellow
Adjustable Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern style desk chair in pink fabric on a polished chrome frame.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Retro pink Fabric Dining Chairs by Pieff, Set of 6
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Designed and made by British furniture house Pieff, this set of six dining chairs is a fantastic example of Classic 1970s design.
Featuring chrome cantilever frames.
The chrome...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Tensa Chairs, Yellow by Ries
Located in Geneve, CH
A Set of 2 Tensa chairs, Yellow by Ries
Dimensions: W40 x D49,5 x H82 cm
Materials: Round steel tube, laser cut metal sheet, high density foam, velvet upholstery, aluminum/bronze ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Eight Mid-Century Pink Cotton-Velvet Heart Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A set of 8 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
Set of Six Midcentury Pink Kangaroo Chairs, 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. Produced in eastern...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Yellow Waldo W2 Sofa by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow waldo W2 sofa by Pietro Franceschini.
Materials: Mohair velvet
Dimensions: W 240 x L 94 x H 57-93cm.
Designed during a creative momentum in the re...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Luizet Canapé by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Luizet Canapé by Luca Nichetto
Dimensions: W 240 x D 80 x H 42.6 cm
Materials:
Upholstery: Fabric or leather
Top: Verde Marinace granite/Emperador silver dark/Emperador
Tundra/red ...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Twelve Midcentury Heart Chairs, Yellow Satin Dedar Gildo Fabric, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart" in amazing Zebra fabric. The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Modern Metal Finish Decorative Sculptural Rabbit 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
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The “Rabbit Chair” is the last creation that came out from Stefano Giovannoni’s magic hat, that becomes a family of products with a strong communicative medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Yellow Collo Daybed by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow Collo daybed by Pietro Franceschini
Materials: Mohair Velvet
Dimensions: W 120 x L 94 x H 57-90cm
Designed during a creative momentum in the relaxed Italian Riviera Ligure, our new Urania collection brings playfulness and longing for those innocent days of our childhood. The soft lines and upholstered curves continue our research on Neotenic Design...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Two Mid-Century Mustard and Blue Kangaroo Chairs Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The z.stuhl chair, designed by Ernst Moeckl (1931-2013) in the 1970s, is a cantilever chair made of polyurethane, which is available with and without armrests. In the vernacular, the chair is known by its geometry-related names such as "squatting man...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Two Mid-Century Baby Pink and Blue Kangaroo Chairs, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The z.stuhl chair, designed by Ernst Moeckl (1931-2013) in the 1970s, is a cantilever chair made of polyurethane, which is available with and without armrests. In the vernacular, the chair is known by its geometry-related names such as "squatting man...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Italian Dining Chair in Metal and Yellow Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chair, yellow leatherette, metal, Italy, 1970s
Comfortable Italian dining chair in yellow leatherette. The eye-catching colored upholstery emphasizes the round shaped seat a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Pink Kangaroo Chair 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
Gesture Two-Tone Fully Upholstered Chair in Black, by Hans Olsen for Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This beautiful, moulded Gesture chair, designed in the 1950s, was the work of the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. With its welcoming design, the Gesture chair creates a warm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron Chair Att. to Tony Paul with Tilt Backrest
By Tony Paul
Located in New York, NY
Architectural wrought iron frame side chair, with vinyl upholstered seat and backrest. The chair features a wrought iron spider leg base, vinyl upholst...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Handcrafted Outdoor Cali Wire Lounge Chair, Powder-Coated Steel
Located in Mexico City, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
This outdoor lounge chair is a unique creation by León León Design from Mexico City.
It features a solid powder-coated steel structure and can be used...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Yellow Modern Chair in Oak and Faux Leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1938
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Yellow Modern chair in oak and faux leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1938
Bridge chair in stained oak with curved backs and three bars, seats in...
Category
1930s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
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
Set of Four Sand Pink Purple and Red Kangaroo Chairs, Ernst Moeckl, Germany 1960
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. Produced in eastern...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1970's Yellow Mullca Stacking Dining Chair, Large Quantities Available
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s Yellow Mullca Stacking dining chair – set of ten
1970’s Yellow Mullca Stacking dining chair – set of ten. One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston C...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of Four Mid Century Pink Kangaroo Chairs, 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. Produced in eastern...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1970's Yellow Mullca Stacking Dining Chair, Set of Twenty Four
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s yellow mullca stacking dining chair – set of twenty four.
1970’s yellow mullca stacking dining chair – set of twenty four. One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Mu...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. Designers: Waclaw Lesniewski, Stanislaw Lejkowski. V...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Locus Solus Yellow Chair by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Exteta
Located in Milan, IT
This contemporary chair delivers comfort, style, and quality in a playful and colorful silhouette suitable for any outdoor setting. The original 1964 Locus Solus Collection by Gae Au...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Four Mid-Century Pink Beige Red Kangaroo Chairs, 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. Produced in eastern...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
B & B Italia Armchair Set by Paolo Piva (2 pieces)
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Budapest, HU
B&B Italia armchair set, desiged by Paolo Piva.
The sets are unique for their curved backrest.
The covers are red leather, that need some refurnishing.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Large Pink Decorative Sculptural Modern Plastic Rabbit 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
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Velvet Chair, by Zielinski, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful beech chair designed by M. Zielinski, type 200 / 100B. Manufactured by the Opole Furniture Industry Center at the end of the 1960s in Poland. The chair is after undergone...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Mid-Century Yellow Velvet Thonet Wood Rattan Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful mid-century rattan, velvet and wood chair.
They were produced in Thonet woodworking factory in 1960s. We thoroughly renovated them. The construction is made of beechwoo...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Kartell Calice Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Calice vase is included in the "Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis" collection, launched in homage to the movement founded by design guru Ettore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 MOD Mid-Century Yellow Flower Power Dining Height Swivel Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 sunshine yellow swivel stools with chrome flower base. They are newly upholstered seats with chrome bases in original condition. Visible wear and pitting to the chrome. Wear...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Puppy Pouffe with Real Yellow Leather by Marcantonio
Located in Kolkata, IN
Puppy Pouffe Yellow is a hip little seat with luxurious shaggy suede. This cute piece of furniture is a delight around the house like a new pup
For his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Resin, Foam, Wood
Wilde & Spieth Four Chairs Model Se 68 by Egon Eiermann in Yellow Fabric
Located in Köln, NRW
The SE 68 multi-purpose chair by Egon Eiermann is instantly recognisable with its unmistakable silhouette and continues to claim its status as a Mid-Century icon.
Frame chrome-pla...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Chairs
Materials
Steel
Meltdown Chair, PE Pink by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Pink' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polyethylene sheets, no other material is added. The artist creates a knotted mass of pink polyethylene sheeting and then he presses it on a heated metal seat-shaper former. The sheets melt and, when they cool and subsequently harden, the shape of the seat is created, while the remaining plastic is heated and sculpted into solid twisting forms. 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 Spanish Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Yellow Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 01).
A boucle fabric whos...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
3 Yellow Omkstak Stackable Chairs by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast 70s
Located in Padova, IT
3 Metal dining chairs model Omkstak designed by Rodney Kinsman and produced by Bieffeplast 1970s.
Tubular steel chromed frame, seat and back rest of moulded sheet steel coated with ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Iconic Eero Aarnio Pink Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
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
Dining Chair State with Lacquered Metal
Located in Lisbon, PT
A set of two State dining chairs:
COM Seat and Back Upholstery
Smooth Easy Clean Shell Piping
Lacquered Metal Structure
Elegant and light piece that is comfortable and versatil...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
1970's Yellow Mullca Stacking Dining Chair, Set Of Eight
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s Yellow Mullca Stacking dining chair – set of eight
1970’s Yellow Mullca Stacking dining chair – set of eight. One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gast...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Toy Armchair Mustard Yellow by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
PVC
Jasper Morrison Hi Pad Chair in Beech Plywood & Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Jasper Morrison Small Hi Pad Stool in Fabric or Leather Upholstery by Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad Stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Set of Four Vintage Dining Chairs in Wood and Ocher Yellow Fabric, Ca 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice set of four vintage dining chairs in wood and ocher yellow fabric, ca the 1960s. Although there is no clarity on the origin of t...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Marì 2015 Yellow Chair by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milan, IT
Flexible backrest and armrests folded like origami define this elegant chair designed by Luigi Baroli that will provide unexpected comfort in a streamlined silhouette. The steel fram...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel, Other
Post Modern Oak & Yellow Steel Small Sculptural Chair, France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Post modern tripod chair in yellow enameled steel with an oak seat and accents.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Eight Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery an...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
20th Century Yellow Fold-Out Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Very comfortable fold-out armchair, unusual model but captivating with its minimalism. Construction with armrests, turned legs made of beech wood.
Original mechanism of fold-out opt...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Matte Black Modern Ribbon Plastic Dining or Side Chair Set of 2
By Nika Zupanc, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The ribbon chair is the object that expresses the female language of Nika Zupanc with a strong and essential icon. In black, white, pink and the new gold and rose gold versions the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Vintage Yellow Plastic Armchair Gaudi by Vico Magistretti 1968 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage armchair model Gaudi by Vico Magistretti from plastic in yellow color tone for Artemide 1968, Italy.
The wonderful armchair model Gaudi in the rare color tone lemo...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Pink Chair, Minimum by Objects of Common Interest
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Minimum chair
Cast silicone on a steel skeleton. The texture is created by hand carving the silicone.
An elemental seat comes out of a process of material extraction, from the indus...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe by Tom Price, Contemporary, one of a Kind
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made from plastic rugs and a stainless-steel fr...
Category
2010s English Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Ch’up Contemporary Chair in Aluminium
By Claudia Suarez Ahedo
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the idea to pay a tribute to women through its shape, this chair represents their strong identity.
Dimension: 36cm x 49cm x 77.5cm (H). Seat H 43cm
Additional inf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 6 Stackable Chairs Paolo Favaretto & Airborne Assisa Italy 1980s
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 6 Stackable chairs Paolo Favaretto & Airborne Assisa Italy 1980s
Beautiful design chairs with a black coated tubular steel structure and a po...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Vinyl and Oak Barrel Back Side Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Mid-Century Modern rosewood stained oak barrel back side chair with its original lemon-yellow vinyl upholstery. It is in fabulous vintage conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
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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