Chairs
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Leather, Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Wool, Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Chairs
Aluminum
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Chairs
Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Chairs
Ash
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Rush, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Teak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Oak, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Metal
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Oak, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Papercord, Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Beech
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Plastic
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak, Teak, Papercord
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Teak
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Teak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Cane, Oak
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Masonite, Paper
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Cane, Teak
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak, Teak
1990s German Post-Modern Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Cane, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Papercord, Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Leather, Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Papercord, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Papercord, Wood
1990s Chairs
Aluminum
Early 2000s German Minimalist Chairs
Birch, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Fabric, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
1950s Swiss Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Beech, Teak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Sheepskin
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Cane, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Teak
2010s German Modern Chairs
Aluminum
2010s German Modern Chairs
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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