Chairs
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chairs
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Bouclé, Wood
1930s Austrian Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Teak, Papercord
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Rush, Teak
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Teak
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood, Bentwood, Beech
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood, Bouclé
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Oak, Fabric
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Oak, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1990s German Modern Chairs
Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Teak
Early 20th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Cane, Teak
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Beech, Plywood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Beech, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Leather, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Wool
1920s European Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Cane, Beech
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Cane, Teak
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Chairs
Straw, Wood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Bentwood
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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