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Chairs For Sale
Pair of knoll Barcelona Chairs Stainless Steel with ottoman
Pair of knoll Barcelona Chairs Stainless Steel with ottoman

Pair of knoll Barcelona Chairs Stainless Steel with ottoman

By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Authentic Midcentury Modern Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll – Premium Stainless Steel Version Offered for sale is an iconic Barcelona Chair, designed by Ludwig Mies ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

JMF Chair by Forsyth
JMF Chair by Forsyth

JMF Chair by Forsyth

Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO

The JMF Chair is inspired by and in homage to the lean, modern lines and silhouettes created by design icon Jean-Michel Frank. 1 and a quarter inch solid oak...

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2010s American Chairs

Materials

Oak

Spanish high back ladder chairs, a pair, mid-1900s, goatskin and linen seats.
Spanish high back ladder chairs, a pair, mid-1900s, goatskin and linen seats.

Spanish high back ladder chairs, a pair, mid-1900s, goatskin and linen seats.

Located in Stockholm, SE

A rare pair of high back ladder chairs, Spain mid-1900s.. Re-upholstered in goatskin and linen. Sculptural, decorative and functional.

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1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Chairs

Materials

Goatskin, Linen

Swiss Alp Dated 1793 from Saanen Village
Swiss Alp Dated 1793 from Saanen Village

Swiss Alp Dated 1793 from Saanen Village

Located in grand Lancy, CH

Swiss alp dated 1793 and signed MM from Saanen village.

Category

1790s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gerrit Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design
Gerrit Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design

Gerrit Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design

By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mies van der Rohe MR10 Black Leather Easy Chair, circa 1960
Mies van der Rohe MR10 Black Leather Easy Chair, circa 1960

Mies van der Rohe MR10 Black Leather Easy Chair, circa 1960

By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Embrace the refined simplicity of modern architecture with this stunning MR10 cantilever chair, designed by the renowned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe circa 1930 and crafted by an unknown...

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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather
Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather

Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Gerard van den Berg Red Leather 'Longa' Lounge Chair, 1995
Gerard van den Berg Red Leather 'Longa' Lounge Chair, 1995

Gerard van den Berg Red Leather 'Longa' Lounge Chair, 1995

By Label, Gerard Van Den Berg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in 1995 by Gerard van den Berg, This stylish "Longa" lounge chair features thick, red buffalo leather, soft form shape and short wood legs. In good original condition with ...

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1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

1870's Antique French Giltwood Aubusson Salon Set, Settee and Fauteuils
1870's Antique French Giltwood Aubusson Salon Set, Settee and Fauteuils

1870's Antique French Giltwood Aubusson Salon Set, Settee and Fauteuils

Located in Dallas, TX

Take a timeless, bespoke design, mix in a dash of romantic connotations to get this worn-in bucolic charm aesthetic. Invite the beauty of Louis XV style into your home with this Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry three piece salon suite from the French Napoleon III period. Upholstered with hand-woven Aubusson tapestry and carved giltwood, this Late 19th Century three piece salon suite includes a settee and two matching armchairs. The settee and Fauteuil (armchair) are supported by turned tapering legs, padded armrests, and cartouche-shaped backs. Please take into consideration these pieces are from the 1870's as a result some frame work and reupholstery may be required. All facets of this 3-piece set collectively entwine to form the striking and grand charm of a textile that is worthy to depict the tender, emotive, and vibrant details of humans and histories, no longer known. The historic worth far exceeds any damage that comes with centuries of wear. In any event, it is simply amazing. If you adore timeworn treasure, this antique parlor set...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs

Materials

Wool, Tapestry, Giltwood

1960s Pair of  red Rattan Lounge Chairs , Italy
1960s Pair of  red Rattan Lounge Chairs , Italy

1960s Pair of red Rattan Lounge Chairs , Italy

Located in grand Lancy, CH

1960s Pair of Rattan Lounge Chairs , Italy, little damage on rattan see photo

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Contemporary Sand Fabric a Armchair with Wood Detail
Contemporary Sand Fabric a Armchair with Wood Detail

Contemporary Sand Fabric a Armchair with Wood Detail

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This sand fabric armchair represents a masterclass in luxurious contemporary design for sophisticated homes. The frame is upholstered in a sumptuous textured fabric that adds a rich ...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Black Leather Director's Chair
Black Leather Director's Chair

Black Leather Director's Chair

By Dario Alfonsi

Located in Milan, IT

Natural hues of vegetable-tanned black leather and a beechwood frame finished with an ashwood varnish. Hand-sewn and assembled in Rome by Dario Alfonsi, this high version of the iconic collapsible...

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2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Set of 4 pcs. Mid-Century Italian Chrome Chairs by Willy Rizzo
Set of 4 pcs. Mid-Century Italian Chrome Chairs by Willy Rizzo

Set of 4 pcs. Mid-Century Italian Chrome Chairs by Willy Rizzo

By Willy Rizzo

Located in Vilnius, LT

Set of 4 pcs. Mid-Century Italian chrome frame chairs by Willy Rizzo from 1970's. The chairs are with olive green color upholstery. Very good/excellent vintage condition.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet
Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet

Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet

By Thonet

Located in New York, NY

Unusual bentwood and cane rocking chair, in the Vienna Secessionist style, probably mid 20th C vintage, Thonet - made in USA, unsigned. The chair is slightly smaller in scale, a vari...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Vienna Secession Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Sedia "Catilina," Italy 1970s
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Sedia "Catilina," Italy 1970s

Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Sedia "Catilina," Italy 1970s

By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena

Located in Naples, IT

Chair Mod. Catilina with painted steel frame, black lacquered plywood seat and polyurethane cushion covered in green fabric. This iconic seat was designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni i...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina

Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina

By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina

CAB Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina

By Mario Bellini, Cassina

Located in Vlimmeren, BE

The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy. Mario Bellini (1935) is an Italian designer and architect. The chair has a skeleton in tubular steel and the ...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair
Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair

Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking and rare early 20th century Ethiopian Gurage Peoples chair with a modernist spirit, carved of a single piece of wood with a curved back and a r...

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Os de Mouton chairs
Set of 6 Os de Mouton chairs

Set of 6 Os de Mouton chairs

Located in MILL, NL

Set of 6 Os de Mouton chairs Set of 6 Os de Mouton dining chairs. Upholstered in fabric resembling 18th-century tapestries/aubusson. Upholstery in mint condition. Clean and without ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil with Tapestry
Pair of Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil with Tapestry

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil with Tapestry

Located in Nashville, TN

Estate lawyers say must sell as probate close looms . Pair of unusually large and commodious giltwood fauteuil with possibly 18th century chinoiserie...

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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of four Italian post-modern chairs attributed to Mobilgirgi
Set of four Italian post-modern chairs attributed to Mobilgirgi

Set of four Italian post-modern chairs attributed to Mobilgirgi

By Mobil Girgi

Located in Milano, IT

Sculptural design in curved ash wood with original black fabric seat A refined icon of 1980s Italian design This elegant set of four postmodern chairs is attributed to the renowned I...

Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1960s
Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1960s

Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1960s

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in Debrecen, HU

Two of the six available chairs are swivel models. All pieces are original; however, the chair tops were refinished at some point. Designed by Eero Saarinen and manufactured by Knol...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Modern Counter Chair Gropius CS2 / 65cm with Ash Wood Legs in Grey Wool by Noom
Modern Counter Chair Gropius CS2 / 65cm with Ash Wood Legs in Grey Wool by Noom

Modern Counter Chair Gropius CS2 / 65cm with Ash Wood Legs in Grey Wool by Noom

By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM

Located in Paris, FR

New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...

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2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Sheepskin, Cotton, Jacquard, Linen, Velvet, Faux Fur

Antique Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Smoker's Bow, Captain Seat, Victorian, 1880
Antique Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Smoker's Bow, Captain Seat, Victorian, 1880

Antique Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Smoker's Bow, Captain Seat, Victorian, 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique elbow chair. An English, beech and fruitwood smoker's bow or captain's chair, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Excellent country house appeal wi...

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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech

Mid Century Ultramarine Blue Kangaroo Chair, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
Mid Century Ultramarine Blue Kangaroo Chair, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968

Mid Century Ultramarine Blue Kangaroo Chair, 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...

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Finn Juhl 45 Chair, Wood and Fabric
Finn Juhl 45 Chair, Wood and Fabric

Finn Juhl 45 Chair, Wood and Fabric

By Finn Juhl

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Chair designed by Finn Juhl in 1945, relaunched in 2003. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. In the Autumn of 1945, Finn Juhl presented the 45 Chair...

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel
Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel

Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel

Located in New York, NY

46 ice cream style cafe chairs, originally from the landmark Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga NY. Hand-wrought iron frame with upholstered pad seat, seats show some wear, normal and consist...

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Early 20th Century American Romantic Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Vintage 1970s Wassily Style Chocolate Brown Leather & Chrome Arm Chairs
Pair of Vintage 1970s Wassily Style Chocolate Brown Leather & Chrome Arm Chairs

Pair of Vintage 1970s Wassily Style Chocolate Brown Leather & Chrome Arm Chairs

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

This striking pair of vintage Wassily style chairs from the 1970s showcases the sleek design that has become an icon of modern furniture. Each chair features a polished tubular chrom...

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Late 20th Century South Korean Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of Eight Mid Century Mushroom Chairs, Hand Tufting Beige Wool, Europe, 1960s
Set of Eight Mid Century Mushroom Chairs, Hand Tufting Beige Wool, Europe, 1960s

Set of Eight Mid Century Mushroom Chairs, Hand Tufting Beige Wool, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Beautiful chairs type 200/128, designed by Juliusz Kedziorek and manufactured by Goscieninska Furniture Factory in Poland. We called them "mushroom" chairs cause of light and nice ...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wool, Velvet, Beech

2 Cast Aluminum Lawn or Garden Chairs by Kessler
2 Cast Aluminum Lawn or Garden Chairs by Kessler

2 Cast Aluminum Lawn or Garden Chairs by Kessler

By Kessler Industries

Located in New York, NY

Two dining height chairs, one armless, one arm, both missing seats and will need to be reupholstered. Wonderful worn paint patina creates a charming weathered look, perfect for the l...

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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Frances White Oak Chair in 100% Hemp with Down Cushions
Frances White Oak Chair in 100% Hemp with Down Cushions

Frances White Oak Chair in 100% Hemp with Down Cushions

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Frances White Oak Chair in 100% Hemp Frances White Oak Chair in Stone Washed Linen A beautiful heavy 22 oz weighted organic hemp in a nautral undyed flax.  Our hemp is stone washed ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chairs

Materials

Linen, Oak, Down

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina, Black Oak, Modern
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina, Black Oak, Modern

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina, Black Oak, Modern

By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials ...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Leather Tella Bar Stool by Madheke
Leather Tella Bar Stool by Madheke

Leather Tella Bar Stool by Madheke

Located in Geneve, CH

Leather Tella Bar Stool by Madheke Dimensions: D 47.1 x W 41.1 x H 92.8 cm. Materials: Sculptural retro-inspired design, Double-cushioned leather seat with curved backrest, Sleek met...

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2010s Indian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Mid Century Baby Blue Velvet and Medium Wood Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Set of Two Mid Century Baby Blue Velvet and Medium Wood Chairs, Europe, 1960s

Set of Two Mid Century Baby Blue Velvet and Medium Wood Chairs, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Chairs designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. They have been made of beechwood. They have undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats were dressed in...

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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Beech

Contemporary Deep Buttoned Tux Chair in Emerald Cotton Velvet with Walnut Legs
Contemporary Deep Buttoned Tux Chair in Emerald Cotton Velvet with Walnut Legs

Contemporary Deep Buttoned Tux Chair in Emerald Cotton Velvet with Walnut Legs

By Stuart Scott

Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

The Tux Chair is our contemporary interpretation of the Classic Chesterfield. The deep buttoning and tailored detailing make this piece a personal favourite. Shown here upholstered i...

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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Roger Tallon "Wimpy" chairs, set of 2 - Sentou.
Roger Tallon "Wimpy" chairs, set of 2 - Sentou.

Roger Tallon "Wimpy" chairs, set of 2 - Sentou.

By Robert Sentou, Jean Prouvé, Roger Tallon

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

A distinctive pair of Roger Tallon-designed "Wimpy" removable chairs created for Sentou France in the 1960s. Sentou editor's stamp, old edition. Dimensions: 29 3/4" H × 18 1/4" W ...

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1970s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Romanian Wood Slats Ladder Back Folding Chairs
Vintage Romanian Wood Slats Ladder Back Folding Chairs

Vintage Romanian Wood Slats Ladder Back Folding Chairs

Located in Germantown, MD

Vintage wood slat seat mid century modern folding dining game chairs. Item features wood slat seats, folding chairs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice vintage ...

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Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Italian Brown Leather Chairs by Matteo Grassi, 1970s, Italy
Pair of Italian Brown Leather Chairs by Matteo Grassi, 1970s, Italy

Pair of Italian Brown Leather Chairs by Matteo Grassi, 1970s, Italy

By Matteo Grassi

Located in Hagenbach, DE

Pair of Italian Brown Leather Chairs by Matteo Grassi, 1970s, Italy Measurements : Height: 80 cm Seating height: 45 cm Seating: 44 cm x 44 cm Please do not hesitate to ask us if y...

Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Bold Apollo Chair - Bold Apollo Chair - Fabric Pierre Frey Le Chant Des Dunes
Bold Apollo Chair - Bold Apollo Chair - Fabric Pierre Frey Le Chant Des Dunes

Bold Apollo Chair - Bold Apollo Chair - Fabric Pierre Frey Le Chant Des Dunes

By Mohdern

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The Apollo Dining Chair draws inspiration from the dynamic energy of the Greek god, embodying strength and elegance in its bold, sculptural form. Its distinctive rounded design adds ...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...

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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Hemp

Customizable Artifort Aloa Chair by Khodi Feiz
Customizable Artifort Aloa Chair by Khodi Feiz

Customizable Artifort Aloa Chair by Khodi Feiz

By Artifort

Located in New York, NY

Lightness redefined. Aloa is a simple and elegant family of chairs and bar stools with an upholstered seat and back, supported by a graphic metal frame. Highly comfortable, Aloa fits...

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2010s Dutch Chairs

Materials

Textile

Chiavari Chair made by Ditta Levaggi Rinaldo, painted in Mat Tomato Red , Italy
Chiavari Chair made by Ditta Levaggi Rinaldo, painted in Mat Tomato Red , Italy

Chiavari Chair made by Ditta Levaggi Rinaldo, painted in Mat Tomato Red , Italy

By Chiavari

Located in Vienna, Austria

A stunning vintage Chiavari chair, model 137 a, from the 1950's, painted in a mat tomato red . The mat red gives new life to a classical form making the chair look very contemporary.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swivel Bamboo Chair by Henry Olko
Swivel Bamboo Chair by Henry Olko

Swivel Bamboo Chair by Henry Olko

By Henry Olko

Located in New York, NY

High Style Mid Century swivel bamboo chair designed by Henry Olko. This example is in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition. Olko pieces are becoming harder and harde...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina

Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina

By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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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