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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 18th Century
Pair of Midcentury Children / School Chairs Pagholz, Elmar Flötotto, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very practical - Comfortable - Marked - Stackable - Two sizes.
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Giandomenico Belotti - Alias Set of 4 Red Fly Line Spaghetti Dining Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Giandomenico Belotti (1922-2004), these Spaghetti chairs are quite comfortable with their PVC spaghetti straps on steel bases. A most successful design by Belotti, they a...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Teatro Arm Chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni
Located in Berlin, DE
A set of four Teatro Arm Chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni, designed in 1983, features a minimalist, geometric design with red upholstery and walnut frames. Aldo Rossi (1931–1997) was...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Jean Prouvé, Lounge Chair 1980
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean Prouvé - Lounge chair Lounge Chair " Grand Repos " and its ottoman Circa 1980 Tecta edition stainless steel - dimensions : 109 x 64 x 87 Limited to 100 pieces Very ...
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1980s French Other Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 After Charlotte Perriand n.19 Chairs, Wood Rattan, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Barcelona, ES
Chair designed in the style of Charlotte Perriand, made by unknown manufacturer. Wood and rattan. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Luigi Serafini "Sed" Chair by Tonelli, 1989, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Luigi Serafini "Sed" chair by Tonelli, 1989, Italy. Glass, black lacquered metal. Dimensions: 90 cm H, 40 cm W, 47 cm D, seat height: 47 cm. Original condition, only few example...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Modern Red Lacquered Metal Folding Chairs 1980s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Set of four red metal folding chairs dating from the 80s. A decorative set to spice up your kitchen, dining room or even terrace. Very playful set,...
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1980s European Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Hill House chair in the style of Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This chair was made in the style of the Hill House Chair, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, during the 1980's. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintos...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

Rare Set of 8 Ilana Goor Leather and Steel Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ilana Goor side chairs made of hand wrought iron rebar with saddle leather seat and back. Currently we have 2 sets of 4 chairs that have slightly different leather applications. The...
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1980s Israeli Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Cut Steel

Four Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chairs for XO, France 1985
Located in London, GB
Set of six available. Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s training was initially centred around traditional woodworking however, when he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School was taught by Isamu Kenmochi, who helped him reimagine ancient Japanese traditions using modern materials. The philosophy Kuramata. His designs are made from materials that have reflective, transparent, translucent, opaque and tactile qualities to them, each form a response each material. The sing sing sing chair...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

A Pair of Little Egg Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of petite egg chairs. Oak frames, reupholstered in purple velvet fabric.
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Swing chair for Rosenthal Lubke by Jutta & Herbert Ohl , 1980s
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Swing chair for Rosenthal Lubke by Jutta & Herbert Ohl , 1980s
Category

1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

1980s Beech Dining or Side Chair by Ton, Up to 20 Pieces
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - the chairs are stackable - material used : beech bentwood and plywood - height of seat 45 cm.
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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Fine 18th Century French Regence Period Giltwood Armchair Fauteuil
Located in Benington, Herts
A highly impressive rare French carved Régence period giltwood fauteuil / armchair of imposing proportions with needlework upholstery. French - circa 1715 Of grand scale, this ...
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1710s Antique Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Postmodern Sculptural Steel Brown Leather French Pair of Chairs, 1980s, France
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Unique Tusk Style Chairs with New Sheepskin and Fabric Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Unique pair of Accent chairs Featuring Tusk-Like arms of solid wood Newly upholstered in mushroom tone sheepskin & soft velvety neutral to...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 Costes Philippe Starck chairs, Driade, Aleph, 1980s, France, 1982
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 4 iconic Costes chairs by French designer Philippe Starck. Created by Driade Aleph in the 1980s. . It is characterized by a black leather seat, a curved black lacquered back ...
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1980s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hans Wegner PP51/3 V Chair PP Mobler, Denmark, 1988
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare set of 4 chairs model PP51/3 or the so called V chair designed by Hans J. Wegner and manufactured by PP Mobler, Denmark 1988. Between 1952-53 Wegner desig...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Oak

Progetti Tecno Modern Pair of Italian Chairs, 1980s
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Modern pair chairs series 148_S designed by Progetti Tecno, inspired by the S142 by Eugenio Gerli. Made of solid wood, reupholstered in bouclé Centro Progetti Tecno In 1970, Industr...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Bouclé

Gerard Van Den Berg Black Leather and Chrome 'Swing Chair' for Montis, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s 'Swing Chair' designed by Gerard Van Den Berg for Montis. Chrome frame with black leather sling cushion. In original condition with visible wear and patina. Wear is consistent ...
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1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Stacking Chairs, Post Modern, Chrome and Beech Ply, Green Upholstery c.1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A collection of four Postmodern stackable dining chairs, attributed to Thonet, circa 1980s. These chairs have been crafted using a blend of Beech Ply and Beech Wood, skilfully juxta...
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1980s Austrian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

A Set of 4 MEMPHIS POST-MODERN CHAIRS by EMILIO NANNI for FLY-LINE, Italy 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 4 stackable chairs, Post-Modernist, Constructivist, Memphis, complex geometric structures in metallic gray square section metal, seats in dark blue leather, backrest and per...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Richard Schultz's Knoll 1407 Chairs
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare chairs. These chairs by Richard Shultz designed inspired by the purist function using steel tube framing similar to bicycle manufacturing techniques. We are lucky to be abl...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1927, Set of 12
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, brown leather and black metal, Italy, 1927, set of twelve An icon with a versatile and functio...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antike Schaufelstühle  Biedermeier um 1820  Wallnussholz  4 Stück
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Original Biedermeier shovel chairs ✓ Impressive veneer picture ✓ Timeless and beautiful Dimensions: W: 48cm H: 90cm D: 44cm Seat height: 47cm Article: Antique chairs shovel chai...
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Early 18th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Nutwood, Walnut

Gregory Hawthorne Sculpted Iron Modernist Chair
Located in South Jordan, UT
Offered is a Gregory Hawthorne iron chair crafted from welded metal. The seat was reupholstered in distressed brown, olive colored leather that is soft to the touch. The chair would ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of 4 Post Modern Chairs Model Vienna by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast
Located in Roma, IT
A set of dining, desk or office chairs, in short, perfect for any environment that needs a bit of that 80s magic. Colour, lightness and light-heartedness is what the cult pieces of 80s design transmit but don't be fooled by the POP colors used by Rodney Kinsman for his projects because they have nothing to do with the colorful, exuberant and decorative Anti Design...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set Of 4 Postmodern Chairs Modern Design
Located in Taranto, IT
Set Of 4 Postmodern Design Modern Chairs. Black metal frame, Back covered in leather, seat in teal fabric. The item is in excellent conservative condition. Only slight and obvious ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of FCH1A Dining Chairs Edited By Seltz, circa 1980, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of dining chairs for Seltz, France, circa 1980. Solid beech. Dimensions: 95 cm H, 46 cm W, 55 cm D, seat height: 45 cm. Good original condition. Another pair available. All purc...
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1980s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

1 Druillet Postmodern 1980s Blue Pink Dining Chair Jean Allemand Vintage Desk
Located in London, GB
An amazing and rare chair designed by Jean Allemand for his friend the famous comic artist Philippe Druillet. The chair takes references from his comic ...
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1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

After Charlotte Perriand N.19 Chair, Wood Rattan, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed in the style of Charlotte Perriand, made by unknown manufacturer, circa 1980. Wood and rattan. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age an...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Set of 4 Model 3107 7 Series Stacking Chair in Teak Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Basel, BS
Set of 4 Original 1980s signed rare and gorgeous classic 3107 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen chairs in teak. Signed by Maker. Beautiful condition and wood grain throughout all. Ve...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bone Air Chair by Memphis Milano Designer Peter Shire
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Shire bone chair designed and made in the Studio of Peter Shire, 1983. Only two of these chairs were ever made. The other reside in a private collection in Germany. Very large ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Laminate, Wood

Modern Designer Studio Crafted Rocking Chair Rocker Mid-Century Style
Located in Wayne, NJ
Studio crafted rocking chair rocker. At the front the seat height is 19 1/4". At it's lowest point, towards the back it is 10 1/8". This is ...
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1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Eero Aarnio Inspired Ball Chair
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Please Read Entire Description Please view all listing pictures on a laptop if possible. Some cell phones don’t display all listing pictures and some could be pictures relating t...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Plastic, Acrylic

Pair Allmilmo High Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully designed pair of solid wood, high-back dining chairs made by Allmilmo in the 1980's. Very versatile look that fits with many design styles.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood, Oak

Set of Four Post Modern Dining Chair, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

#1582 Pair of Vintage Herman Miller Chiclet Chairs by Ray Wilkes - Green
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed by Ray Wilkes for Herman Miller and first introduced in 1976, this pair of eye-catching chairs makes a lasting impression with bold, rounded-edge cushions and steel brackets...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chairs by Donghia in Ebonized Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern chairs were realized by the esteemed designer Donghia in the United States, circa 1980. They feature ebonized walnut bodies with circular bac...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne Period Walnut Stool
Located in Lymington, GB
A Queen Anne period walnut stool. Early 18th century, circa 1710. Upholstered in 17th century tapestry, and close-nailed. Original stretchers and ra...
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1710s English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Large Set of 17 Postmodern 1980s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard for Ikea Colorful "Ted
Located in Basel, BS
Very rare opportunity to have 17 of these wonderful 1980s Nils Gaamelgaard for Ikea chairs as a large set, in RARE colors all together! Sold here as a set. Cushions will be provided...
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1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Champagne Colored Swivel Chairs
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Champagne Colored Swivel Chairs. Made by the Les Brown Chair Company of Hermansville, Michigan until the 1990s.
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wishbone Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wishbone Chair, Walnut Frame with vellum sling seat. Carved signature and number to the underside of the chair ‘Espenet 8010 3 ...
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Casablanca Office Armchair by Jaime Tresserra, Spain, 1987
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodern luxurious 'Casablanca' chairs by Spanish designer Jaime Tresserra, created in 1987 for the Tresserra Collection. Featuring a striking combination of walnut wood, elegant c...
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1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Eames Time Life Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life swivel chair in black leather for Herman Miller. Original black leather with wear as shown. Extremely comfortable and worn in. Chair swivels. Chair reclines. ...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Beta Wassenaar Philippe Starck Style Armchairs w/ Black Upholstery & Wood Arms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These original Beta Wassenaar Philippe Starck style armchairs feature organically shaped wood armrests. The seats and back are upholstered in soft black f...
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1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand “LC7” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1927, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier “LC7” dining chairs for Cassina, champagne leather and black metal, Italy, 1927, set of eight. ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Set of Italian Dining Chairs in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of six dining chairs, oak, lacquered metal, Italy, 1980s This pristine set of six dining chairs exemplifies the furniture design aesthetic of 1980s Italy. Crafted from solid oak...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Armchair with Footrest by Sigurd Ressel for Poltrona Frau, 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Armchair with Footrest by Sigurd Ressel for Poltrona Frau, 1980. Armchair 79,00 x 99,00 x 80,00. - Footrest 39 x 59 cm. Painted metal, lacquered wood and leather. Ref. Domus n. 6...
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1980s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ivan Loss Mid-Century Modern Green Metal Italian "Ulisse" Folding Chair, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Ivan Loss Mid-Century Modern green metal "Ulisse" folding chair. This item was produced in Italy during 1980s. This vintage folding chair is unique as it has a walking s...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Design Institute of America Brass Stools in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Elegant and luxurious set of four cantilevered brass stools in the style of Milo Baughman made by Design Institute of America ("DIA") newly professionally reupholstered in super soft...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Swedish Period Rococo Carved-Wood Side Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pair of period Rococo carved-wood side chairs from the 18th century. This pair of antique chairs from Sweden feature shell motif carvings about the top rail crest and cente...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Sottsass Inspired Memphis Milano Chair, Italy, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Playful and sophisticated, this Memphis-style chair captures the essence of postmodern design with its bold shapes and pastel shades. The backrest features a curved silhouette in a r...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Ron Arad Chair For Kartell
Located in Čelinac, BA
Ron Arad Chair for KARTELL Italy 1980s
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set - 4 Yellow Swedish Postmodern 80s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard Ikea "Ted" Chairs
Located in Basel, BS
Great opportunity to have a complete set of 4 of these wonderful 1980s Nils Gaamelgaard for Ikea chairs as a perfect set of 4 in yellow! Sold here as a set. Note: Yellow cushions wi...
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1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

A Pair of Post Modern Chairs "Banana Chairs" series By Tom Dixon for Cappellini
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a pair of chairs designed during the 80s by the brilliant mind of designer Tom Dixon for the Italian company Cappellini. These pair of chairs out of production are "Sisters" of the well-known "S-chair", exhibited in the permanent collection of the MOMA, they too are the result of artisanal rather than industrial production. In fact, the anthracite gray metal structure was forged handcrafted and the banana fiber...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Iron

Anebo Tak Chair by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in London, England
Chair 'Anebo Tak', 1987, H. 82 x 50.5 x 48 cm. Made by Borek Sipek for Driade, Milan. Sheet metal, painted turquoise, copper and brass, woode...
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1980s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Libertà" Dining Chairs for Meritalia, 1989, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Libertà" dining chairs for Meritalia, aluminium, Italy, 1989, set of eight. Manufactured by Meritalia in 1989, the "Libertà" chair features a minimalistic and ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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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