Chairs
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Fabric
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Steel
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Chairs
Ceramic
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Laminate, Birch, Plywood
2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs
Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Chairs
Iron
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
20th Century German Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
20th Century German Post-Modern Chairs
Steel
20th Century German Art Nouveau Chairs
Paint
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Steel
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Steel, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Plywood
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Plywood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Other
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood, Nutwood, Leather
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Brass
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Paint, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s South Korean Post-Modern Chairs
Plaster
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Paint, Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Steel
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.