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Chairs For Sale
Vintage John Richard Neoclassical Ebonized & Stenciled Savonarola Chair 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Vintage John Richard Neoclassical Ebonized & Stenciled Savonarola Chair with Pressed Cane Seat Signed...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Cane
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Ebonized Leather Rope Klismos Chairs After Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of large klismos chairs featuring a dramatic ebonized black lacquer finish and leather woven rope strap seats. The oversized chairs are unsigned, however they are made...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Peregalli and Calatroni Post Modern Armchair, circa 1985, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Post-modern Maurizio Peregalli and Sergio Calatroni chair, edited by Zeus circa 1985, Italy.
Poltrona model.
Black powder-coated square steel tube, bl...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chair by André Sornay, Lyon France
By Andre Sornay
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
A chair designed by André Sornay, a renowned cabinetmaker from Lyon, showcasing the designer's ingenuity as a pioneer of kit furniture in the late 1950s.
These elegant chair featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Modern "Normative-Chair" with Upholstery
By Supaform
Located in Florence, IT
The "Normative-chair" was created as a part of the "Normative" collection, which was shown in Milan Design Week 2019.
This surreal “Normative” collection makes advances to the Soviet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$3,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Wassily Style Leather Chair in the Manner of Marcel Breuer
Located in Austin, TX
A fine, comfortable Wassily style lounge chair from France featuring bands of stitched leather attached to a seamless tubular chrome frame, inspired by Marcel Breuer’s original desig...
Category
20th Century French Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Contemporary Isabella Occasional Chair in Pink Velvet with Upholstered Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Isabella Occasional Chair is a new take on one of our signature pieces. The exquisite tailored fluting and distinctive lines give a shapely feminine edge, without the wings of its equally as elegant cousin. This design is superb upholstered in vibrant cotton velvet.
Shown here upholstered in Liberty Fabrics Bloomer cotton velvet, with trim in Samuel & Sons Cambridge cord in Melon. This edition features upholstered legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$2,853 Sale Price
40% Off
Contemporary Chair 'FF Swivel' Chrome, Dakar Leather
Located in Paris, IDF
The 'FF Swivel' chair designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Model shown in main picture:
- Chrome frame
- Leather Dakar Nevotex 0197
Upholstery available in a wide range of fabrics and leathers
Price may vary depending on the fabric and type of metal for the legs.
Contemporary design studio Friends & Founders was founded in 2003 by Ida Linea and Rasmus Hilderbrand in Copenhagen, Denmark.
For this couple, designing and creating is a “geometrical performance act”. The lines and shapes are sleek and pure; often organic. And sometimes, it contrasts with the masculinity of the materials used, as marble or metal. The creations signed by Friends & Founders may look simple. In reality, the pieces are a perfect balance between functional comfort and elegance of lines and design.
The FF COLLECTION was developed with a focus on sustainability. At first glance the FF chairs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,437 / item
K2 Koi Leather Hand Made Swivel Chair
Located in London, GB
Hand made in Italy.
Vegetable tanned leather. Hand stitched leather seat on a nickel plated steel base. 360 degree swivel.
Category
2010s British Chairs
Materials
Leather
$1,529 / item
Giotto Stoppino Set of 4 "Cobra" Metal and Black Skai Chairs 1970s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Stylish set of 4 vintage chairs mod. "Cobra" by Giotto Stoppino made in Italy in the 70s. Curved chromed metal tubular structure with backrest and circular seat padded and covered in...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Gothic Style Carved Oak Chayère Throne Chair, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A French chayère throne chair, hand-carved in the late 1800s, using older Gothic-style panels. Multiple panels of Gothic tracery and linenfold were in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning pair of Regency hall chairs from England, circa 1800. Dramatic in color alone, the solid mahogany planks lend themselves well to carved, scrolling details in the shield-back...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
$4,500 / set
Casamania HIM&HER Set of two Matt Chairs in White by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair. An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Hans Wegner "The" Chair Johannes Hansen Oak Original Danish
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of oak armchairs featuring an inset black leather seat, each having a shaped crest above a black leather seat and tapered legs.
Hans J Wegner "The Chair"
Stamped C M Madse...
Category
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,800 Sale Price / set
80% Off
Sculptural Chair Carved from Solid Mango Wood Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully sculptural chair with mix of wood textures and shades. A uniquely sculptural and versatile piece, this chair was crafted from a single block of mango wood and has a smo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Set of Four Brutalist Wrought Iron & Wood Barstools vintage Germany 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous set of Brutalist barstools. Set of four 'Brutalist' bar stools, in wood and wrought iron, Germany, 1970s. A curved seat with iron frame and handles. The curved form makes ...
Category
1970s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Swiss alp escabelle A97 from Gruyere village
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A97 from Gruyere village
Category
1840s Swiss Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller 'Three Available'
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Authentic Vintage Eames Soft Pad Chairs for Herman Miller – Red Leather
For your consideration: a striking pair of authentic vintage Eames Soft Pad Management Chairs, designed by Cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair Model #1672
By Fritz Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fritz Hansen lounge chair model #1672
A large scale lounge chair by Fritz Hansen upholstered in a luxurious red velvet with corded trim on bl...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Swedish postmodern colorful formica chair Vilbert by Verner Panton for Ikea 1993
By Verner Panton, IKEA
Located in MIlano, IT
Swedish postmodern colorful formica chair Vilbert by Verner Panton for Ikea 1993
Chair model Vilbert in blue, purple, green, red and grey formica with black edges. The structure foll...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Formica
Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color. Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
1970 Vintage Brighton Chinoiserie Rattan Burnt Bamboo Caning Split Reed Armchair
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage burnt bamboo, caning and split reed armchair on six legs. This is a handcrafted chair with woven cane seat features bamboo frames and Chinese inspired bamboo patterns.
The ba...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Reed
$1,746 Sale Price
30% Off
Comme Des Garçons No.8 Chair Rei Kawakubo
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Comme des garçons no.8 chair.
Iconic CDG chair designed by Rei Kawakubo in the 80s. This black model is produced in 2019 for Comme des Garcons special event.
Condition is never use...
Category
1980s Japanese Minimalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Minimal Style, Bar Stool in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leather Seatings
By SIMONINI
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, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
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
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Surrealist Hand Chair, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully unique and surrealist hand-shaped chair handmade in the 1970s.
Elongated fingers covered in black velvet form the back of the chair, encapsulating the sitter within th...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Minimal Style, Bar Stool in Solid wood, Textiles or Leather Seat, Black finish
By SIMONINI
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, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 5 Josef Frank Prague Chairs Made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1970s
By Thonet, Josef Frank
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of five bentwood armchairs design attributed to Josef Frank, marked Made in Czechoslovakia. The chairs are constructed of steam bent wood, probably beech, and nylon, circa 1970's. A Mid 20th C version of the early 20th C Frank...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Pair of Kai Kristiansen Dark Stained Wood Framed Compass Chairs in Kiwi Fabric
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Kai Kristiansen Compass chairs in a darker stained wood with newer chartreuse upholstery. The frames are in original condition w...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 4 Baughman Style Thin Line Chrome & Black Faux Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Good quality set of four comfortable and sturdy Baughman style dining chairs upholstered with faux black leather.
The well crafted chrome frames would look great in a contemporary s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$480 Sale Price / set
65% Off
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
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...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 6 Bistro Chairs by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1890 Austro-Hungarian Empire
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Exceptional and rare set of 6 Bistro chairs by Jacob & Josef Kohn from the end of the 19th century. Bentwood chairs with seats and backs carved with be...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Leather Seating, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
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, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Cane
Set of Six Ribbon Back Dining Chairs by Dennis and Leen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the elegant and sophisticated Set of Six Ribbon Back Dining Chairs by Dennis and Leen. This exquisite collection of dining chairs is a true testament to the craftsmanship...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Pair of Clement Meadmore Leather Sling Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meadmore chairs model #280 C. 1970
Category
1970s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Chair for Cassina, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Base is available in chrome, matt white painted, matt black painted, chrome gun barrel or gold chrome. Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,138 / item
Hill House Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hill House chair by Charles Rennie Mackintoch, designed in 1902 and reissued in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Osvaldo Borsani Tecno Modus Desk Chair
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Red Osvaldo Borsani Revolving Office Chair
Produced by Tecno in Italy circa 1970
Plastic seat on aluminum frame with caster wheels.
Perfect for a small desk.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$347 Sale Price
50% Off
Chakra Chair Tall in Cane, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Chakra Chair Tall, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Perhaps nothing is more captivating than nature's enduring metamorphosis, persisting in graceful transformation even beyond the boundaries of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chairs
Materials
Cane
$2,015 / item
PIA Chair by Poul Cadovius - Black Lacquered Oak
By DK3, Poul Cadovius
Located in Paris, IDF
PIA Chair
Solid oak frame, paper cordel seat
Dimensions: H75 x 49 x 48 cm (seat height 45cm)
Wood:
– Oak
– Smoked oak
– Black lacquered oak
– Walnut
Paper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,329 / item
Modern Counter Chair Gropius CS1/65 Fully Upholstered in Wool Fabric by 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...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Bauche n°19 by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Size : W420 D400 H820 SH450 mm
Vintage Bauche n°19 by Charlotte Perriand.
Its rush is original and condition is good.
Edition Step...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
A Pair of Folding Chairs by Mogens Koch
By Mogens Koch
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of folding director's-style chairs of beech, brass, and canvas, with low-slung leather arms. Professionally restored with new canvas seats and backs.
Category
1940s Danish Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,000 / item
Midcentury Navy Blue Wool Upholstered Eero Saarinen Knoll Armchairs, Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Basel, BS
A PAIR of Saarinen Executive Armchairs with metal bases, upholstered in a splendid navy blue wool textile. These chairs are completely original, and in spectacular condition. The uph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
$3,115 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of two leather Bonacina Miss B2 chairs by Tito Agnoli
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare pair of Bonacina Miss B2 chairs by Tito Agnoli with leather straps.
Category
1990s Italian Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Steel
Limited edition Salvador Dali Armchair "Invisible Personage" sheepskin LED light
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Invisible Personage design was developed Salvador Dalí’s painting, Singularities (1935) and was introduced by BD in 2016. The painting is a member of a series of works representi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Museum Quality Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chairs with Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production, museum quality - collector grade, Barcelona chairs with Barcelona table by the German Company, Waldemar Stiegler, which produced th...
Category
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chairs Thonet 209, Pair of Cane and Black Bentwood , 1940s or 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The chair after Thonet is from the 1950s
This is Le Corbusier's favourite chair and one of the favourite designs of architects and designers.
Unfortunately it has no label but it i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood, Rattan
Pair of Cantilever Tubular Steel Armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Step into a world where form meets function in the most exquisite manner. Picture this: a pair of cantilever tubular steel armchairs, artfully designed by the legendary Marcel Breuer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,460 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Customizable ClassiCon Daybed Grand by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The daybed is rightly counted among Eileen Gray’s most famous designs. The lounge "offers pleasant and comfortable seating and is, moreover, particularly suited to relaxing". What sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$10,391 / item
Ligne Roset Organic Shaped Rattan Lounge Chair w/ Orange Cushions & Metal Feet
By Ligne Roset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ligne Roset rattan lounge chair with orange cushion and metal feet. In original condition with normal wear for its age and use. There is some rattan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
'Hippo' Chair by Norr11, Light Smoked Oak, Barnum Bouclé col.03
Located in Paris, IDF
Hippo chair.
Signed by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl for Norr11.
Model shown on the picture:
Wood: light smoked oak
Fabric: Barnum Bouclé 03
Wood types available: natura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Bergeres
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI-Style bergeres are in wonderful condition. The frames are 19th century, hand carved with a twisted ribbon border, acanthus leaf arms, and painted in its...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Down, Paint
$4,200 / set
MCM Style Directors Chairs White Chrome Attr Robert Kjer Jakobsen & Virtue Bros
By Virtue Brothers, Robert Kjer Jakobsen
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous pair of MCM a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern Campaign style sling director’s chairs attributed to Robert Kjer Jakobsen for Virtue Brothers. They are in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Knoll Barcelona Chair (1) + Stool (1)
Located in New Canaan, CT
Authentic Knoll Barcelona Chair + Stool
Barcelona chair:
29.5" w x 30"d x 30.25"h (seat height: 17")
Prima Spinneybeck leather, chrome frame
Barcelo...
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$4,270 / set
Rare Black Leather Model 91 Chair by Mario Botta for Alias, 1991
By Mario Botta, Alias
Located in Basel, BS
What a beauty! Stunning accent chair for any space!
Very fast shipping, insured 7-21 days.
RARE Black leather model, with black frame.
Chair "Botta '91" 1989
Design: 1989
Production...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,055 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rare pair of Gio Ponti chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Albany, NY
Item: pair of chairs
Designer: Gio Ponti
Manufacturer: I.S.A. Bergamo
Demensions: 35.25” h x 16.25” w x22.5” d. 18” seat height
Material: Mahogany, metal sabots and upholstery
...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$7,600 / set
Italian Wheat Sheaf Chairs by S. Salvadori, Firenze - Individually Priced
By S. Salvadori
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Italian wheat sheaf chairs by S. Salvadori - Firenze from the Hollywood Regency design era.
Each chair featuring an elegantly detai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Leather or Textile Seating, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
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, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Cane, Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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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