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Chairs For Sale
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Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 09 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 09 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 08 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 08 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 07 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 07 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 06 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 06 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 05 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 05 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 04 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 04 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Metal

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 03 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 03 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 02 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 02 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

INVICTA Dining Chair in Velvet
Located in Frazão, Porto
The Invicta dining chair is a unique piece, and the impressive design with just one leg in the back, in solid wood, will make the dining room a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Lacquer

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 01 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 01 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Graphite Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Brink - Graphite Ivory Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern an...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Brown Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classica...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Dark Brown and Smoked Oak Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and cla...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Light Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Arne Jacobsen Bar Chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen bar chair with shell of cognac aniline leather Base of dark brown powder coated steel. Model 3187 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
Category

2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Coating

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Dark Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and c...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Seafoam Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classi...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Silhouette Dining Chair, Wood & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman’s sensual curves that arise designed in an eye-catching dining chair. The joint dimension of people and objects represented by severa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Hymne Beige Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Hymne Beige- Casamance Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern an...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in District - Alabaster Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Silt Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in District - Silt Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and class...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Silt Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in District - Silt Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical desi...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in District - Alabaster Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Hymne Beige Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Hymne Beige- Casamance Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classic...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Brink - Graphite Ivory Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classic...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Light Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Roly Poly Armchair Concrete By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's a statement chair that's considered a classic of contemporary design, and can be found displayed in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. Designed by Faye Toogood, the Roly Poly collection is the latest line for the Italian design house that's become an instant hit, coveted by both residential and commercial clients alike. The armchair can be augmented with upholstered cushions to create a cozy, scoop-like seat. The collection also features the Roly Poly Sofa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

In Stock Roly Poly Armchair Charcoal by Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's a statement chair that's considered a classic of contemporary design, and can be found displayed in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. Designed by Faye Toogood, the Roly Poly collection is the latest line for the Italian design house that's become an instant hit, coveted by both residential and commercial clients alike. The armchair can be augmented with upholstered cushions to create a cozy, scoop-like seat. The collection also features the Roly Poly Sofa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Bar or Counter Hight, Caning and Leather
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood

PIA Chair by Poul Cadovius, Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
PIA chair Solid oak frame, paper cordel seat Dimensions: H 75 x 49 x 48 cm (seat height 45cm) Wood: – Oak – Smoked oak – Black lacquered oak – Walnut Paper cordel: – Natural – Black (Contact us) -- The Pia chair signed by DK3 was imagined and designed by the famous designer Poul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Light Crème Boucle Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair 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 crème, durable...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Chair Art, 0023-CU Julie Beechwood Painted and Thick-Leather Different Colors
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
Julie Collection expands to include a new model featuring a backrest and seat with a interwoven thick leather. The frame in beechwood will be painted or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech

Bold Dining Chair - Barnum 10
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A testament to a new level of modern design, The Bold Dining Chair seamlessly blends form and function, elevating any dining experience with its refined elegance. Decades of design ...
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Seletti Pink "Lipsticks" Upholstered Occasional Chair by Toiletpaper
Located in Doral, FL
Mix and match the wildest graphics designed by Toiletpaper and get the most iconic dining room of all. Also available in blue. - Material: Fabrics in polyester, frame in wood with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chairs

Materials

Polyester, Wood

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, this inspiration gave us the freedom to create a collection where the design appropriate subtle elements, harmonic transitions and thin but resistant wood thicknesses, that gave life to a unique and contemporary collection. Our studio objective was to abstract most of the figurative elements and arrive in the very sweet spot in this design, driving the details in a three dimensional way. All our objects are drawn using the Da Vinci's "golden section", and the wing collection is not an exception, this assures pleasing proportions. The Wing chair collection is crafted with passion using premium materials and the latest technologies, and a very precise quality control, on its beauty there is the subtle variations between the wood veins in a real living item without ethnic appeal. All this qualities converge in and merge in a collection made to participate in the life of its users like a breeze, comfortably, pleasant and positive. Listing features the black ebonized solid wood stool...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood

Armchair in Velvet Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.154.2 - made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
D.154.2 Lovechair in Velvet by Gio Ponti. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C. The mid-century D.154.2 lovechair features a shell-like structure inspired by renowned It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Chubby Chair in Eraser 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair...
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2010s Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Lloyd Modern Barrel Back Round Bar Stool
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lloyd bar stool Solid wood frame / hand rubbed oil finish / brushed brass, bronze or black rungs / leather wrapped back support / recessed leather ...
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2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Gerard Dining Chair
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Linard and Gerard is a furniture collection designed by Thai Hua, a designer of Vietnamese origin who was trained in Switzerland. This collection, comprised of chairs, benches, and t...
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2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Oak

Onceava-XI Dinning Chair
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The Eleventh Chair is part of Noviembre collection, which offers a compelling range of furniture, inviting exploration of form, function, and the serene lines that define each piece....
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak, Leather, Wood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Brown Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design ...
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2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

"Joca" Chair with arms, Solid Wood and Customized Handwoven
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
When she created Joca chair, Alessandra Delgado wanted a piece with delicate features, exploring the curves of the wood with a design inspired by the master designer Joaquim Tenreiro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Polyester, Wood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical desig...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical de...
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2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 17 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 17 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
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2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Walnut, Brown Velvet Modern Essex Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
A sleek chair with an artistic appeal, that was inspired by the architecture of New York City buildings in this case The Essex Building in Central Park sou...
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2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Suede, Wood, Walnut

e15 Jean Stool Wood by Stefan Diez
Located in New York, NY
The bar stool jean is a natural development of the dynamic chair family Houdini. Jan consists of a seat with circumferential brim, which provides comfort and hold when seated. Betwee...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 16 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 16 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Tricot Dark Seafoam Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Decima Sexta - XVI Arm Chair
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The XVI Sixteenth Chair is part of Noviembre collection, which offers a compelling range of furniture, inviting exploration of form, function, and the serene lines that define each p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Upholstery, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 15 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 15 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 12 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 12 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 11 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 11 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 09 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 09 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of 6 'Tucroma' Chairs in Tan by Guido Faleschini, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning set of 6 Tucroma chairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Pace. Beautiful, original, tan leather seats and seat backs along with classic chrome tube frame. A staple of beauti...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 14 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 14 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Collector Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 13 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Fully Upholstered in Safire 13 Fabric by Alter Ego W 70 cm 27” D 62 cm 24” H 90 cm 35” A chair that mixes both modern and classical design app...
Category

2010s Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Fabric, 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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