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Color: Red
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Magistretti 03 01 Armchair in Red Lacquered Beech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 2003, the Magistretti 03 01 chair combines the warmth of wood and the timeless elegance of the design language of Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rey Chair Scarlet Red by Bruno Rey for Dietiker, in Collaboration with Hay
By Bruno Rey
Located in Dubai, AE
Based on the original Rey Collection designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey in 1971, HAY has teamed up with Dietiker to relaunch the Rey Chair. With its distinctively rounded edges and curved backrest, it was the first chair to be patented with Dietiker’s unique screwless wood-to-metal connection and has become one of the most successful Swiss chairs of all time. Its solid construction, strength and stackable design give it a timeless quality that makes it suitable for using in a wide variety of domestic, public or corporate settings. The iconic chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Armchair 1960, American
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Armchair
It is repainted before delivery
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Prototype Fiberglass Chairs in the Style of Eero Aarnio, 1970s, Finland
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 3 fiberglass chairs in the style of Eero Aarnio's Pastil chair. Only set we have found to exist with a deep Google search. Handmade and finished in orange. The taper...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Trevor Dining Chair With Armrests Dark Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
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
Set of 2 Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 75 x 70 x 65 cm
Available in different colors
Inspired by the volumes of the upholstered fu...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Streamline Art Deco Cantilever Chair Chrome & Red Vinyl Attr Kem Webber-Lloyds
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous streamline modern cantilever chair comprised of chrome frame and tomato red vinyl faux leather upholstery attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. This one looks like it was seldom used! Please see photos, Circa Mid Century.
WOW!!!! What a gorgeous tomato red streamline modern cantilever chair!!!! Attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing and categorized in many design styles; Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, and Bauhaus. Too many awesome styles to choose just one… So, you pick!! This chair is comprised of a tubular chrome cantilever frame and is upholstered in a bright and beautiful red vinyl faux leather that demands attention. This piece has no tag or markings but is done in the style of the era’s greats: Gilbert Rohde, Wolfgang Hoffman, Warren McArthur, Donald Desky, Alfons Bach, Gilbert Rhode, Marcel Breuer, and from online searches attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. It doesn’t get much better than that!! You could use this fabulous chair in your living room, bedroom, sitting room, or kitchen. It would be a wonderful chair at a vanity or a stylish place to sit to take off your shoes in the entry way. The possibilities are truly endless.
KEM Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. His birth name was Karl Emanuel Martin Weber but in 1914, he changed his first name to a less German sounding, 'Kem' when he became stranded in the USA after the outbreak of the First World War. Kem Architecture was part of the West Coast Modernist movement in America. His designs included many projects and products in Streamline Modern, a form of Art Deco design and architecture that was extremely popular in the USA and Europe in the 1930s. This style emphasized curved forms and long horizontal lines; it was the epitome of sophistication and modernity in that era. Streamline Modern was used for everything from stainless steel cocktail shakers...
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Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1960s Pollack Executive Chair by Charles Pollack for Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vintage Pollack executive chair on five leg pedestal base featuring his ‘rim technology’ of metal edge banding around the chair’s periphery s...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Trevor Chair with Armrests Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
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
Set of Four Antique English Mahogany "Signed" Chippendale Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four superb quality antique English hand-carved solid mahogany "Signed" Chippendale style side chairs with superbly pierced and hand-carved back splat; gadroon carved front seat rail; terminating in a handsome cabriole leg with acanthus leaf carved knee and ending in a ball and claw foot. Perfect for around a games table or breakfast table.
Maker's label (on interior of chair rail): Thomas...
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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
e15 Houdini Side Chair by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
E15 celebrates ten years of chair Houdini by Stefan Diez with a curated palette of anniversary colors. In his search for an ergonomic, organic seating shell without involving expensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Trevor Chair Dark Red Frame and Wool by Lara Bohinc
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
Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic 'RCP2 Chair' in Solid Red by Jane Atfield
By Jane Atfield
Located in New York, NY
This unique piece is the 2022 re-issue of British-designer Jane Atfield's historical, 'RCP2 Chair,' an iconic example of sustainable design, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Russel Wright Outdoor/Patio Steel Folding Chair by Schwayder Bros, 5 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950 Russel Wright designed Steel Patio folding chair with original "Schwayder Bros Russel Wright" tag along the bottom. The chair features a black enameled tubular frame wi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Steen Ostergaard Model 290 Pair of Red Chair for Cado, 1970
By Steen Ostergaard, Cado
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Steen Ostergaard model 290 red plastic stacking chairs manufactured by Cado, 1970.
Set of 2.
With some scratches and marks.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Red Velvet Rabbit Chair, by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. It is conceived for children's fun: the rabbit chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 96 x 70 x 70 cm
Materials: Mint velvet with polished brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
A rou...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Noodle Chairs Attributed to Augusto Betti for Habitat Faenza, 1967
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of ‘Noodle’ chairs designed by Augusto Betti for Habitat Faenza in 1967. These chairs feature a unique curved profile and retain their original red corduroy fabric. Unmarked. Sourced in Italy, 1960s.
Augusto Betti (1919-2013) was an Italian artist and designer who began his career with traditional training at the Faenza ceramics...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Gerard Vollenbrock Red Lounge Chair with Black Frame for Gelderland, 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980's Gerard Vollenbrock Lounge Chair for Gelderland with Original Red Upholstery and Black Enameled Frame. In original condition with some visible wear on frame, consistent with it...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Agora petit chair by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 75 x 70 x 65 cm
Available in different colors
Inspired by the volumes of the upholstered furniture from the 1970s, Agora Petit i...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Herman Miller Eames DAX Fiberglass Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and rare hue of red orange on this vintage fiberglass Herman Miller Eames armchair. Model DAX with H base. All shock mounts intact. Stamped Herman Miller under chair and gua...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair Mid-Century Tub Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage style club chairs with red upholstery. Fun round saucer shape.
Please confirm location.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Cassina Cab 412 China Red Leather Dining Chair Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Cab 412 dining chair was designed by Mario Bellini for Italian manufacturer Cassina.
It's the Dining chair version.
The classic Italian masterpiece in dining rooms.
It is uph...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Casalino1 Children's Chairs by Alexander Begge for Casala, Italy 1970's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This iconic children's chair, model Casalino1, was designed by Alexander Begge for Casala in Italy in the 1970's. It is still just as popular 50 years on be...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
"Zina" Contemporary Stool Brazilian Design by Zanini de Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This simple and elegant high stool is made out of painted steel and may be upholstered in different options of leather or fabric.
Zanini de Zanine was born in Rio de Janeiro, in 197...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Red Mandarin Chair Attributed to Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986. This chair features vibrant red upholstery and sleek black enameled steel legs. We love the unusual proportio...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth "Se 68" Chairs, 4
Located in New York, NY
Egon Eiermann (German 1904 - 1970) for Wilde & Spieth "SE 68" Chairs (designed 1951), four (4) in original orange finish, with curved back and seat attached to t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Glossy Red Cado Chair, Steen Østergaard, 1974
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 1970s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østerg...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 8, Mid-Century Modern Steel Chrome & Orange Wool Chairs, 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
This is a rare opportunity to purchase an entire set of 8 original vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Executive side chairs,...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Zanotta Lia Chair in Red Fabric with Polished Aluminum Frame by Roberto Barbieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Lia Chair in Red Fabric with Polished Aluminum Frame by Roberto Barbieri
Aluminum alloy frame, polished or painted black, graphite or white. Sea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Italian, Mobiltecnica Torino Leather Chairs
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern red leather and black metal frame dining chairs by Mobiltecnica Torino 1950s. Like new conditions, reupholstered.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Matthias DeMacker "Icon" Red Geometric Enameled Bar Stools
By Matthias Demacker, B-Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Matthias DeMacker "Icon" Red Enameled Bar Stools. Stools come with a thin black seat pad. Foot rest is 11.125". In original condition, with visible wear. The black pads are visibly w...
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1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Geometric Chair in Walnut, Satin Nickel and Leather by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The Geometric collection from BassamFellows celebrates the sublimity of pure geometry championed by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus. In the same way that designers of these two influential schools tested the liberating material properties of bentwood and tubular steel, Bassam refined a set of constraints to spirit cold-rolled tubular steel into forms that hold the horizontal planes of a seat deck or tabletop, achieving the poetic appearance of extreme lightness and suspension. These stately steel scaffolds operate as a connective tissue uniting the furniture’s functional elements in a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, a synthesis central to BassamFellows’ philosophy of formal and functional coherence in design.
The geometric side chair elegantly combines a variety of materials in a single design. It features an ergonomically shaped seat carved from solid Walnut and a lightweight pellicle skin of Vienna caning...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Duo of Red Salon Chairs
Located in Alton, GB
Duo of salon chairs in red with a metal base.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of ‘Selene’ Chairs in Plastic by Vico Magistretti, 1968
Located in Berlin, BE
Pair of ‘Selene’ chairs in plastic by Vico Magistretti, 1968
The selene chair was designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1968.
Additional info...
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20th Century Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Pierre Guariche Designer French Chair with Guild Fabric
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
The very particular chair has an elegant and aggressive shape; Pierre Guariche is a legendary French designer from the 20th century. He gave a personal and innovative touch to design by combining aestheticism and mass production. As a visionary designer, he knew how to create pieces of furniture with a functionalist approach and an aesthetic dimension. He really wanted to meet the needs of the times by using methods of the series production. His creations became mythic pieces such as the Tonneau chair (1953 and 1954), the Tulip chair (1953), and the President's desk (1961). Our chair was made in France in 1960 and recently retouched with Guild fabric. Designer Guild is an international company based in London and stores all over the world; Designers Guild collections offer a range of luxury furnishing fabrics...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Red Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Red Mid-Century Modern armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy 1960s.
Gastone Rinaldi designed this beautiful and iconic pair of rare chairs in 195...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Set of Twelve 20th Century Burgundy Red Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in burgundy red,...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Italy AVA Bridge Lucite Arm Chairs Glossy Ruby Eco Stackable by Roche Bobois
By Roche Bobois
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Roche Bobois by designer Song Wen Zhong AVA chair in ruby red plastic lucite.
Made in Italy. Maker stamped. Set of Two chairs.
Italy AVA Bridge Arm Rest Cha...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Northern Europe Red Wooden Chair, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern northern Europe Red wooden chair, 1960s
Chair in beech solid wood painted in red with slat backrest.
1960s
Very Good condition, pa...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sissi Stackable Chair Red Polypropylene By Driade
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 by Driade ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Claretta Bold Chair in Matching Aniline Base, Upholstery Seat, by Florian Schmid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Claretta bold chair is available here in the aniline structure with matching foam seat cushion. It is also available for custom orders in the solid ash stru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Strawberry Red Mini Plopp Stool by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Strawberry Red Mini Plopp stool by Zieta
Dimensions: D 25 x H 38 cm
Material: Carbon steel.
Finish: Powder-coated.
Available in colors: Water Blue, Ye...
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2010s Polish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eames for Herman Miller Dax Fiberglass Shell Dining Chair
Located in Wichita, KS
Early model Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass dax shell dining chair in orange. it is stamped Herman Miller and has the zenith Prime circle logo st...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Three Headed Chair Red Velvet by Rejo Studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
The “three headed” chair, is a fairy tale chair, inspired by those who have a lot to think about, where one head is never enough to deal with everyday life...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen, Velvet, Polyester
Italian Space Age Pair of Red Plastic Chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
By Carlo Bartoli, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age pair of red plastic chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of chairs with rounded shapes, in red plastic with removable l...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Tagada´ Chair by Stamuli, Violet, Yellow, Red
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tagadà chair is the outcome of the studio’s DNA: a matrix of rigor and playfulness, minimalism and irony. Shapes, proportions and colors comes together in an iconic design piece.
...
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2010s Chairs
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
Set of 12 Art Deco Mahogany Framed Red Leather Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The frames of these Classic Art Deco dining chairs are of stained beech to resemble palisander or macassar ebony. The rectangular shaped seats and backs are upholstered in red leathe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Gerard Vollenbrock Pink Lounge Chair w/ White Frame for Gelderland, 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980's lounge chair was designed by Gerard Vollenbrock for Gelderland with original pink upholstery and white enameled tubular metal frame. The chair is in original condition wi...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International Bird Chair and Ottoman
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Houston, TX
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International bird chair and ottoman. This iconic lounge chair and ottoman were originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and manufactured by Knoll Interna...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Space Age Brown Plastic Vintage Chair by Markus Farner Walter Grunder c 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage chair designed by Markus Farner and Walter Grunder circa 1970 and executed by Herman Miller Zeeland, USA.
This chair features a brown plastic frame and newly covere...
Category
Late 20th Century Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Calice Stool in Red 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
Pair of Red Chair DSC 106 Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Aluminum, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare pair of chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Seat and back in red fabric.
Black enamelled aluminum
Stackable chairs
Eternal and indestructible chair.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Herman Miller Office Chair in Red Fabric
Located in bari, IT
Herman Miller office chair in red fabric from late 1980s.
Category
1980s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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