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Chairs For Sale
Ib Kofod-Larsen Palomino Sheepskin & Walnut Reclining Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful reclining lounge chair and ottoman designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig freshly upholstered in hand sewn rich Oatmeal / Ivory Shearling. An early Mid Century Scandinavian ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Walnut
Gastone Rinaldi Designer Italian Steel Tubular Chair for Rima Padova
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This elegant and iconic Italia...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chubby Chair in Ember 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. T...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,209 / item
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy, relaunched in 1973/2011.
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of a...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,812 Sale Price / item
44% Off
Erik Buch Armchair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Erik Buch armchair frame of rosewood.
New upholstered with vintage tan aniline leather.
Model 50 made by Odense Maskinsnedkeri, Denmark.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
$1,317 / item
Pair of Upholstered Hepplewhite Shield-Back Armchairs w Provenance, circa 1870s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite pair of circa 1870s Hepplewhite style 'Shield-Back' armchairs are exquisite. We believe the wood to be crafted from solid Mahogany with intricate detailed carved details.
The upholstered back and arms provide additional comfort from the traditional open back style of standard Hepplewhite chairs. Acquired from English Antiques specialist Dillingham & Company in 1998, a copy of the receipt is attached in the photo gallery.
These 19th Century antique shield back arm chairs would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs...
Category
1870s English Hepplewhite Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$8,100 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Vintage Boho Chic Handcrafted Beige & Black Wicker, Rattan, Reed Peacock Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Boho Chic handwoven vintage Beige and black peacock chair from the 1970s.
Please note the details and different techniques in this chair....
Category
1970s American Anglo-Indian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Reed
$2,030 Sale Price
30% Off
"Maya" chairs designed by Giotto Stoppino for Bernini in the 1970s, Set of four
Located in Milano, IT
A collection of four Maya chairs crafted by Giotto Stoppino for Bernini during the 1970s, these chairs have undergone recent reupholstering with a luscious,...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs in Custom Tan Tweed
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
One of Knoll's most popular designs for the past 70 years, Eero Saarinen's executive armchair is about as timeless and chic as it gets. This current set of 10 we have available are u...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Victorian Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late Victorian wicker rocking chair that that is detailed in scrolling wicker and a diamond pattern, in addition to a...
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
$988 Sale Price
49% Off
Syrian Inlaid Savonarola Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Syrian Inlaid Savonarola chair
Beautiful intricate inlay work with a hand tooled leather seat
Measures: 26.5" wide x 18" deep x 18" high at the seat x 30" high at the arms x 35...
Category
20th Century Syrian Islamic Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Light Gray Boucle, Dark Walnut Wood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 06).
This chair can be c...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
$670 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Mid Century Rosewood Tub Chairs in the Style of Milo Baughman, C.1950
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautifully restored pair of mid century tub chairs in the style of Milo Baughman. Solid rosewood trim with a deep royal/navy blue cotton upholstery. The upholstery is tailored and c...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Rosewood
Set of Six Mahogany Chairs Mod.110 by Ico Parisi for Cassina - Italy - 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful set of six chairs in elegant mahogany and comfortable hazelnut-colored velvet born from the pencil of Ico Parisi and made since the 1960s, by the prestigious Cassina compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$3,508 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
This distinctive chair by Patricia Urquiola outclasses the stereotypes with a bold new plasticity and its own personality. The B...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,082 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Roly Poly Armchair in White by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Faye Toogood, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
Pair of French Art Deco Oakwood Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This dining chair was designed around 1930 by French designer Charles Dudouyt. It is an Art Deco design from a period just before the mid-century period, and while it still retains s...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Fischel Bentwood Bistro Chairs, 1920s. Set of 6.
By Fischel
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Fischel Bentwood Bistro Chairs, 1920s. Set of 6.
Set of six Fischel Vienna dining chairs in bentwood with striped pattern on seat and backrest.
These Art Nouveau cafe chairs ...
Category
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Roly Poly Armchair in Pink by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions in the ancient Casentino cloth from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
Casamania 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
Set of 8 Lasse Ollinkari Dining Chairs in Black Leather, Finland 1950s
By Lasse Ollinkari
Located in Helsinki, FI
A very rare set of 8 mid-century modern chairs by Lasse Ollinkari designed and made for the main restaurant at the Helsinki Central Station in the early 1950s. The chair model in its...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
$14,377 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury French Poplar Chalet Chair Brutalist Organic Style, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Side poplar chair, made of poplar in the 20th midcentury.
Brutalist style with organic shapes.
Mountain chalet style perfect for a log cabin.
The...
Category
1960s Spanish French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Poplar
Antique Hand Carved Louis XIII Highback Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Lucenec, SK
Antique hand carved Louis XII highback armchair, late 19th century.
New upholstery.
Category
19th Century European Louis XIII Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840
A 19th Century Lancashire Spindle back Hall Chair .
England, C.1840
Turned oak, 17 spindle back splat with rush seat.
Exce...
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Comme Des Garçons No.7 Chair Rei Kawakubo
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Comme des garçons no.7 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
1970s Antonin Suman Set of Four Dining Chair by TON
By Antonín Šuman, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished
- Newly upholstered grey boucle fabric
- high of seat 46 cm
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Bouclé
Sigurd Ressell Falcon Lounge Chair with Black Leather and Chrome Base 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare Falcon lounge chair with armrest and chrome steel base.
The cushions are upholstered with genuine black leather in very good and strong quality.
The chair is made by Swedish Vat...
Category
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 2 Model 3107 Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1997
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hamburg, DE
2 Fritz Hansen 3107 stacking chairs in a special color.
The design classic according to a design by Arne Jacobsen from the 1950s. Here in the execution in a strong red tone (galarot...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Joseph-Andre Motte Tongue Model 771 Chairs for Steiner
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of dining chairs by Joseph-Andre Motte the model 771 Tongue Chair reupholstered in tan suede. Black enameled steel base and legs.
These chairs were designed in 1954 by Joseph-An...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Exotic Wood and Wrapped Leather Dining Chair from Costantini, Giovanni
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Solid Argentine Rosewood and Leather Dining Chair from Costantini
Measurements are 19" W x 21" D x 32" H x 19" SH
COM/COL: 2 Yds / 34 Sq Ft
The Giovanni Chair is a de...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Thonet Style Red Dining Chair, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Thonet Style Red Dining Chair made by Dal Vera, Italy, 1980s. Made of bent beechwood and finished in bright red colour. The seat in cane/rattan. In o...
Category
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
$321 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Gerard van den Berg White Rattan and Leather Swivel Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerard van den Berg designed, Mid-Century swivel lounge chair for highly acclaimed Dutch furniture manufacturer Montis. Van den Berg stands as one of Holland's most innovative and pr...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
"Oscar" Minimalist Chair in Solid Wood with Leather or Fabric
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
When she created Oscar chair, Alessandra Delgado was inspired by the master architect Oscar Niemeyer´s work. The Oscar chair is made of solid wood and although very sturdy it is ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Canvas, Velvet, Polyester
$750 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Side Chair
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style dining side chair from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassical gil...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant set of six Italian-made chairs in green leather
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary set of six vintage dining chairs, made in Italy in the 1950s, represents a rare example of postwar craftsmanship and sophisticated design. Every detail expresses a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Counter Chair 'Gropius CS2' by Noom, Wooden Legs, Woolland-64
Located in Paris, IDF
Counter Chair Gropius CS2
Designer: Kateryna Sokolova
Model in the main picture wool, Woolland-64.
Dimensions:
Height: 88 cm / 29,13 in
Width: 57 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Foam, Wood
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish No Arms, leather seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$796 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Borge Mogensen Spanish Chair, Black
Located in Berkeley, CA
With the Spanish chair, Mogensen expanded upon his work with solid oak and saddle leather. The chair was launched in 1958 as part of an innovative living space exhibition, in which a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wood Tripod Chair Foot Rest Stool, Spain Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An interesting brutalist stool with hand carved legs and great patina. Great piece of functional sculpture. It is in great vintage condition and is structurally sound. Nice addition ...
Category
1970s Spanish Folk Art Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Zanotta April Folding Chair in VIP Seat and Stainless Steel Frame by Gae Aulenti
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta April Folding Chair in VIP Seat and Stainless Steel Frame by Gae Aulenti
Folding chair. Frame in black or white painted steel. Nylon seat and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Four 20th Century Magenta Pink Velvet Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful chairs produced in the 1960s after a complete upholstery and refreshing of the woodwork, comfortable and stabile. The whole is covered with high-quality, durable fabric.
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of Four Vintage Josef Hoffmann Prague 811 Chair Made by STOL Kamnik 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Josef Hoffmann Prague 811 Chair made by Stol Kamnik Slovenia 1960s
Category
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Alessandro Becchi Set of Four Dining Chairs for Giovanetti, Italy 1975
Located in Milan, IT
Alessandro Becchi Set of Four "Toscanolla" Dining Chairs for Giovanetti, Italy 1975
Reference: Domus No. 561 August 1976 P. 47
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Custom Made Lucite and Wood Sculptural Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Custom Made Lucite and Wood Sculptural Chair
Offered for sale is a custom made lucite and wood sculptural chair which is not only functional but makes a strong design statement.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Pair of Danish Modern Lounge Chairs by Hans Olsen
By Hans Olsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Danish modern lounge chairs, designed by Hans Olsen, Denmark, circa 1960s. The chairs are being reupholstered, and can be completed in your fabric. Simply send us 8 yards tot...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Teak
Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this "Silla Partera" in the style of William Spratling made in leather and wood.
Category
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Cottage Style Hand-Carved Wooden Bobbin Chair w/ Rattan Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic cottage style bobbin chair in beautifully aged and toned wood with rattan seat and decorative hand-carved frame. In original condition with wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Hardwood
1940s Alfred Christensen Pair of Danish Low Back Easy Chairs
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original condition with minor signs of use.
- Wooden parts have been repolished.
- Height of seat 42 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,067 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hans J. Wegner Cushion for Wishbone Chair CH24
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner cushions for wishbone chair model CH24.
Made in cognac pure aniline leather and good quality foam.
Only the cushion, not the chair.
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Classic American Bentwood and Iron Folding Chairs 1930s
By Made Solid
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930’s Louis Rastetter & Sons Solid Kumfort Solid Bent Wood Folding Chairs -,Classic design.. Superior quality and construction,, Extremely comfortable ,, more avail,,(INQUIRE) Pri...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 Mid-Century Danish Pine Chairs by Niels Koefoed for Glostrup, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Solid wooden chairs from the Danish manufacturer Glostrup based on a design by Niels Koefoed from the 1960s.
A rustic design. For a traditional Danish interior or as a contrast in a...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Twelve Stackable Chairs with Iron Frame and papercord Seat/Backrest, Italy 1980s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
With a minimalist design that nods to industrial style, these French chairs from the 1980s stand out for their simplicity. A red metal rod seems to race around, shaping the volume of...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Ochre Boucle Chair, Medium Wood, M. Zielinski, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A beautiful beech chair designed by M. Zielinski, type 200 / 100B. Manufactured by the Opole Furniture Industry Center at the end of the 1960s in Poland. The chair is after undergone a complete carpentry and upholstery renovation. Seats covered with high-quality italian mustard yellow ochre boucle...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Round Post Modern 1980s Brutalist Mcm Beech Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Basel, BS
Absolutely incredible, and very stylish Post Modern Brutalist set of 6 dining chairs.
Extreme attention to detail on these masterfully made chairs and table--Sculptural elements t...
Category
1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
$8,578 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Four 18th Century Chairs, France, Cherry, Painted, Directoire, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Set of very unusual 18th century chairs
It's a set of four chairs, all with different paintings of the Greek mythology.
Bourgogne (France)
cherrywood, oil colors
Directoire,...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
$4,792 Sale Price / set
35% Off
1980s Stokke Gravity Balans Reclining Chair by Peter
By Peter Opsvik
Located in Stafford, TX
The Gravity Balans chair, designed by Peter Opsvik for Varier, is a unique ergonomic recliner that allows for a range of seating positions, from a...
Category
1980s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Set of 6 B32 'Cesca' Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 beautiful B32 chairs designed by the famous architect and designer Marcel Breuer.
These are the original chairs, made by Gavina in the 80s and reupholstered in a beautiful...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Faye Toogood, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
Post Modern Italian Lacquered Set of Four Dining Chairs
By Saporiti
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 4 Postmodern lacquered white dining room chairs. Marked made in Italy, in the style of Saporiti. Minor blemishes to the lacquer is at a...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Hardwood
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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