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...
Textile, Beech
High Childs Chair "Peggy" by Karin Mobring for Ikea, Sweden, 1950s
By IKEA
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Ikea childs high chair designed by Karin Mobring in 1959, model "Peggy". Original red color in very good condition.
Birch
Rare Early Gio Ponti Chair, Giordano Chiesa, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Rare Gio Ponti Model armchair, Italy, 1950s. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy. Ash and new green velvet fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Brass
Couture Dining Chair in Hand-Tailored Upholstery, Hollywood Regency Style
Located in New York, NY
This dining chair is defined by a refined contrast between a clean, minimal front silhouette and a highly detailed sculptural back. The front presents a composed profile with a smoot...
Velvet, Wood, Upholstery
Modern Chair Persian Blue Cotton Spiked Biomorphic Surface Hand-Sewn by ESTO
By ESTO
Located in New York, NY
Chair 01 by ESTO Tubular Steel, Padded Cover, Foam Seat, Cotton Fabric H 33.5 x L 16.5 x W 15.7 A functional furniture piece with a steel structure, finished in a hand-sewn textil...
Steel
$4,650 / set
Pair of Italian Hollywood Regency Klismos Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning pair of Italian Hollywood Regency klismos style chairs. These chic high style Italian side chairs are painted a soft gray/green with gilt accents and have great splayed legs or saber legs. Our vintage Klismos chairs...
Wood
Pair of Antique Northern French Ebonized Rush-Seat Chairs with Rich Patina, circ
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
A beautifully understated pair of antique Northern French rush-seat chairs, circa 1900. The frames are finished in a deep, ebonized tone, now softened by decades of use into an excep...
Rush, Wood
Studio Made Sculptural Chain Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1990s. Studio made in Michigan. Super uncomfortable
Metal
1970s Italian chair in Cowhide and Chrome - Italy, 1970s
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Country: Italy Model: Desk chair / dining chair Design period: 1970’s Date of manufacturing: circa 1970 Size WDH in cm: 51x59x81 seat height 4...
Cowhide
LC2 Petite Chair by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, and Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Italy. Reupholstered in Kelly Wearstler Rios indoor/outdoor fabric with chrome frame. Cushions all removable. Signed. Tagged.
Fabric
$341Sale Price / set|63% Off
Two Old Folding Chairs in Bentwood Italy 1950s Curved Wood
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Two old folding chairs in bentwood Italy 1950s curved wood.
Bentwood
Pair of Antique Swiss Black Forest Chairs w. Matching Tilt-Top Table, Late 1800s
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning hand carved Black Forest hall set with marquetry inlay. These very well crafted pieces of Black Forest furniture are an incredible sight to see. The workmanship and the lar...
Wood
Brutalist Spanish Midcentury Sculptural Tripod Chair
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Introducing the Exquisite Brutalist Spanish Sculptural midcentury Tripod Chair from 1950 Looking to add a touch of unique sophistication to yo...
Wood
$1,417 / item
Postmodern Space Age Pink Velvet Dining Chair Coraje
By Moanne
Located in Almería, ES
The Coraje Dining Chair is a tribute to bravery—an invitation to live and design boldly. With its sculptural base and commanding presence, it doesn’t just complete a space, it anchor...
Velvet
$1,207Sale Price|20% Off
Pair Brutalist Pine Chairs Portugal 1970s Hand-Carved Sculptural Modernist Desig
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Brutalist chairs from Portugal, dating to the 1970s, is crafted from solid pine with a bold, hand-carved aesthetic. The chairs are co...
Pine
Jens Risom Walnut Lounge Chairs in Ivory Shearling, circa 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom lounge chairs expertly reupholstered in soft ivory shearling with professionally refinished walnut frames. An exem...
Hide, Walnut
Biedermeier Chair, Prague, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier cherrywood chair with a turned stretcher between the slightly bent front legs. The shovel-shaped backrests shows turned stretchers as well as fan-carvings in the corners ...
Cherry
Solid Brass Italian Mid-Century Modern 'Chiavari' Vanity or Side Chair
By Chiavari
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a solid brass desk chair by Chiavari, circa 1950. It show some minor scratches, also patina and has got the original velvet upholstery. Min...
Brass
Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Arm Chairs Ecuador 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Folding Arm Chairs Ecuador 1970s Angel I. Pazmino, a renowned Ecuadorian designer, created a unique pair of Mid-Century Modern tall ba...
Leather
't Woonhuys Amsterdam Rare Pair of Chairs in Patinated Cognac Leather 1920s
By 't Woonhuys
Located in Meer, VAN
This is a very rare pair of 't Woonhuys Amsterdam side chairs in very desirable patinated cognac leather, made in the 1920s. As Holland’s most illustrious furniture company in the e...
Leather, Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Minimalist Low Chair in Triple Charred Teak Wood
Located in New York, NY
Impressive minimalist chair hand made from century old teak wood. Carved from two blocks of thick wood with an arch on the sides and front. Triple charred revealing the beautiful woo...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Giandomenico Belotti Spaghetti Chairs for Alias - A Pair
By Alias, Giandomenico Belotti
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of black lacquered spaghetti chairs with plastic pvc tubing by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias.
Steel
Rudi Bonzanini Design, Tecnosalotto Italy, Italia, Set of 4 armchairs, year '70
Located in Biella, IT
Rudi Bonzanini Design for Tecnosalotto Mantova, Italia, Set of 4 sinous arm chairs, year '70 in good condition with the original leather "alcantara" in very studied rust color in us...
Metal, Chrome
Rare Walnut Copper and Parchment Side Chair by Carlo Bugatti.
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare carved walnut side chair by Carlo Bugatti upholstered with parchment and inlaid with pewter details and mounted with hammered copper decoration. Beauty & Mischief: The Desig...
Walnut
$9,293
Stag T by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Stag T by Rick Owens Dimensions: L 55 x W 30 x H 44 cm Materials: Plywood, antler moose Weight: 7.3 kg Each piece is unique and may differ as the Antler Moose is unique. Rick Owens ...
Antler, Plywood
Pierre Jeanneret Committee Chair Model No. PJ-SI-30-A
Located in Ghent, BE
Originally designed in the 1950s for the civic buildings of Chandigarh, India’s first planned city, the Committee Chair by Pierre Jeanneret is a modernist icon that balances architec...
Teak
Mid Century Blue Cado Chair, Steen Østergaard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 70s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østergaa...
Plastic
Set of 8 Mid Century Dining Chairs by A.Šuman, Customizable Upholstery Available
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This set of 8 vintage dining chairs was designed by Czech designer Antonin Šuman in the 1960s. The chairs have been completely restored finished with high-quality oil that gave them ...
Ash, Oak
NEW! DOOQ! MODERN! Slide Chair in Dark Brown
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Inspired by the continuous flow of water and the softness of natural movement, the Slide collection was born from a desire to create pieces that embrace the body and invite stillness...
Fabric
$1,764Sale Price|20% Off
Set of four Mid-Century Italian Dining Chairs in faux leather blue
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Set of Four Mid-Century Italian Dining Chairs - Attributed to Ico Parisi Elegant Italian Design in Mahogany and Blue Faux Leather This beautiful set of four Mid-Century Modern dining...
Leather, Wood
$1,950 / item
Lake Street Chairs in Walnut by Last Workshop, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
A minimalist dining or side chair from the Last Workshop. Solid walnut, black leather, brass screws. Dimensions: 18”L x 20”D x 18” seat height. 2 in stock.
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Swedish 'Blekinge' Folk Chair – Primitive Handcrafted Chair
Located in BRIGHTON, AU
A sculptural and highly collectible example of 18th-century Swedish folk furniture, this handcrafted chair—known as a Blekinge or Bleking chair—originates from the Blekinge region of...
Wood
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood by Poul Hundevad, 1960's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Reupholstered in Gabriel Savak Plain by Poul Hundevad, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and reupholstered in Gabriel Savak p...
Rosewood, Fabric
Handcrafted Studio Windsor Chair by Fabian Fischer, Germany 2023
Located in Berlin, DE
Made to order windsor chair by German Woodworker Fabian Fischer. Made in the tradition and quality of American Studio Craftsmanship. The price reflects ...
Wood
$556Sale Price / item|20% Off
Knoll Cesca Armless Cane Chair
By Knoll
Located in Commerce, CA
A Herman Miller Brand! Marcel Breuer's Cesca Chair (1928) by Knoll is a comfortable cantilever design with a poetic blend of materials. Named after his daughter Francesca, the icon...
Steel, Metal
$1,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Vintage French Louis XVI Style Polychromed & Upholstered Arm Chairs C194
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Pair Of Vintage French Louis XVI Style Polychromed & Upholstered Arm Chairs with Acanthus Eleme...
Upholstery, Wood
Il Poltrone Lounge Chair by Comfort, Dark Gray Leather, 1973
By Comfort, Italy, Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Il Poltrone lounge chair as part of the i Potoni 175 series designed by T. Ammannati and G.P. Vitelli. Dark gray leather with steel gray molded acrylic bas...
Leather, Acrylic
Antique Pair of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs by Gilllows, 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique pair of Regency mahogany hall chairs by Gillows Lancaster, circa 1820 in date. These lovely chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid maho...
Mahogany
Elegant High Back Art Déco Dining Room Chair Black Lacquer White Nappa Leather
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant Art Deco high back chair high gloss black lacquer covered with white nappa leather and black piping. The chair is a re-edition of an origi...
Birch, Lacquer
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Chair, Arts and Crafts Style, Antique, 1900
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair This solid Beech and Elm chair has an attractive curving back with a very wide curved top rail and turned spindles beneath The chair...
Elm
$8,824 / set
Set of Six W2 Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six W2 chairs designed in 1953 by Hans Wegner for C. M. Madsen, Denmark. Solid teak wood and new upholstery with tan leather.
Leather, Teak
$3,015Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Four Zebra Wood Organic Plank Stacking Chairs by Cisotti & Laube
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Italian Bent Plywood Millefoglie Plank Stacking Chair Designed By Cisotti And Laube Made In Italy 1990's Four Chairs In Set Millefoglie chair model 1620-20 / Maker's stamp to rear o...
Steel
Antique English Edwardian Neo-Classical Painted Satinwood Child’s Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique English child’s chair. The back is hand painted with a traditional laurel motif and a commemorative year. The front and splayed back are ebonized. The upholstery i...
Upholstery, Satinwood
S24 Chair by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Pierre Chapo 1927-1987. French furniture designer and craftsman. Pierre Chapo studied architecture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, graduating in 1958. H...
Elm
Axel Larsson Armchair by Bodafors, 1940s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Original blue leather. Produced by Bodafors, 1940s. Signed. This example is represented at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. Very good vintage condition with signs of usage an...
Leather, Canvas
$5,880Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of Mid Century Modern Tub Chairs in Cheetah Print Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
Luxurious velvet fabric in a cheetah print. This is a pair of chairs. Chairs are well constructed and very sturdy. Chairs are sculptural with a T-style back.
Velvet
$1,356Sale Price / set|20% Off
19Thc Children's Windsor Chairs in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original Black Painted child's Windsor chairs.These chairs are in fine and sturdy condition.Sold as a pair.
Wood
French Rustic Dining Chairs in Solid Wood with Seats in Patterned Multicolor Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, beech, fabric, France, 1960s Crafted in France in the 1960s, this lovely and cheerful set of rustic chairs is a fresh add to an interior. The frame is made from solid...
Fabric, Beech
Antique English 19th Century Lacquered Mother of Pearl Papier-mâché Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Lacquered Mother of Pearl Papier-mâché Gilt Detailed Side Chair C.1840 In very good condition commensurate of age. Please message for an accurate shipp...
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
$4,115Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Peggy Armchair Nobilis Made in Portugal by Ottiu
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Professionally most known as Peggy Lee, Norma Egstrom had a successful six decades career, as a talented jazz and popular singer, songwriter and also actress. Peggy’s vocal style pro...
Cotton, Wood
$390Sale Price|20% Off
Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s
By Thonet
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage chair designed by Thonet. Bentwood details and construction makes this piece a timeless item. Plywood seat and backrest. Strong oak wood. The chair was partially re...
Oak, Bentwood, Plywood
Norman Cherner for Plycraft Bentwood Swivel Chair with Cream Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Attention Collectors! This architecturally captivating swivel chair designed by the acclaimed Norman Cherner is ideal for those searching for authentic Plycraft pieces from the early...
Upholstery, Bentwood
Gothic Revival Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Gothic Revival mahogany arm chair with ogee arched back & green striped seat. (late 19th Cent)
Upholstery, Mahogany
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair with White Fabric Upholstery Seat by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair with White Fabric Upholstery Seat by Misaya Dimensions: W 58 x L 54 x H 79 cm Materials: Brass Hand-sculpted brass chair. Misaya emulates Chinese ...
Brass
1900s Marcel Kammerer Chair No.6517 for Thonet, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered in Backhausen fabric - carefully refurbished and finished with ebony shellac - Height of seat 47 cm.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Clarence Chairs by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Clarence Chair by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier is a timeless piece inspired by the classic Napoleon III design. These side chairs are made to order, allowing customers to provide the...
Linen
Six Mid Century Dining Chairs by Jens Risom for Vostra, 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Jens Risom - Six Chairs by Vostra 1950s Originals These rare Jens Risom Model 666 chairs are early originals produced by Risom Vostra, representing authentic mid-century modern desi...
Maple
Upholstered Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic cantilevered chair features a tubular chrome-plated steel frame with upholstered seat and back in a neutral beige fabric. Originally designed in 1928, the Cesca chair is a hal...
Chrome
Set of 4 Intricately Carved Eastlake Movement Victorian Dining or Game Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 intricately carved Eastlake Movement Victorian dining or game chairs. To be reupholstered. Sold as a set.
Walnut
Moroso Bloomy Table by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Base is black or white varnished steel; column is steel with white or black ABS plastic sleeve; tops are in Laminam. Tops are not interchangeable.
Steel
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
What happens when you do something to a piece of furniture that you shouldn’t? It becomes an entirely new object.
What at first glance seems an unusual choice jibes perfectly with the designer's aesthetic.
If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.
Want to update an old chair that still has good bones? We spoke to experts to find out how they approach reupholstering antique furniture.
A field guide for anyone who wants to brush up on their knowledge of French antiques
