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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 19th Century
Chaise Francesca Spanish II de Philippe Starck pour Baleri
Located in PARIS, FR
Chaise Francesca Spanish II de Philippe Starck pour Baleri - 1984
Dimensions :
Longueur : 51 cm
Hauteur : 80 cm
Profondeur : 50 cm
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair Gilt Thrones Arm Chairs Hand Carved Lions Heads
Located in Potters Bar, GB
More bling than a Made In Chelsea series, you are viewing a pair of large gilt thrones
Hand carved with distinctive lions heads for the arms
Top of the elaborate back rest almost six...
Category
1980s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Tobia Scarpa Mastro Chairs for Molteni Pair
Located in Vancouver, BC
A pair of extremely uncommon Afra & Tobia Scarpa Mastro Chairs.
The Mastro design was created on the same structural principle as the Monk chair, but in...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Stackable Beechwood Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Thonet
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...
Category
1980s Austrian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A chair from the Biedermeier period, ca. 1825. The chair is made of solid cherry wood. The chair is reupholstered and covered with new Biedermeier fabric...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Paire de chaises Wendy Wright de Philippe Starck pour Disform
Located in PARIS, FR
Paire de chaises Wendy Wright de Philippe Starck
Edition Disform - 1986
Très bel état général
Hauteur : 75 cm - L : 48 cm - P : 47 cm
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Circa 19th Century Carved Painted Swedish Country House Folk Chairs
Located in London, GB
A charming matching set of three circa 19th century painted folk country house chairs.
There are two side chairs and one carver.
All three have been repainted at some point and have subtle differences but have come from the same maker and provincial household.
Good for a simple country kitchen...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Italian modern black metal and grey fabric chairs with round seats, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black metal and grey fabric chairs with round seats, 1980s
Set of ten chairs with round seats. The structure is in black painted meta...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Swiss alp escabelle dated 1808
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle in pine dated 1808
Category
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian modern chairs in black metal and rubber, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chairs in black metal and rubber, 1980s
Set of three chairs with round seats in black rubber. The backrest is composed of a black painted metal structure with a square...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Chairs - 1980s - Set of 4
By Mario Sabot
Located in Milano, IT
This set, consisting of 4 chairs, attributed to the production of the Sabot company, recently reupholstered in brown Alcantara, are made of gilded metal tubulars with a square cross-...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set Of 6 Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs Attributed To Gillows
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine set of 6 Regency dining chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London, having a quality figured top rail with a reeded edge and carved top supported by shaped reeded supports over foliate scrolled splats, drop-in seats with luxury velvet fabric upholstery standing on reeded tapering legs to the front and out swept back legs.
Circa 1820
English
Artists Biography:
The Gillow family of cabinet makers and upholsters came to prominence with Richard Gillow (1733 – 1811), the son of Robert Gillow, founder of the firm. Gillow’s reputation as one of the leading British cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto 'New Harmony' Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto, 'New Harmony' set of six dining chairs, walnut, fabric, leather, Italy, circa 1983
The 'New Harmony' collection designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa is d...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Walnut
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
1980s Yellow Desk Chair by Anna Anselmi for Bieffeplast
By Bieffeplast
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1980s Teen desk chair designed by Anna Anselmi for Beiffeplast, made in Padova, Italy. The adjustable chair, especially in this color, is extremely rare. Only a few remain in circula...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Afra & Tobia Scarpa ‘Benetton’ Chair in Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Benetton Office, chair, brass, leather, steel, Italy, 1985.
This chair is designed for the office of the clothing brand Benetton by Afra & Tobia Scarpa. This...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian modern black chair Terna by Gaspare Cairoli for Seccose, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black chair Terna by Gaspare Cairoli for Seccose, 1980s
Chair mod. Terna with triangular base. The seat is round and is made of black plastic with two semicircular par...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish antique genuine Gustavian Bellman Chair Original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian "Bellman Chair"
The Bellman Chair is very genuine with untouched original paint.
These antique chairs from Sweden has an airy design Quality to them wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Tripod Nickel Dr Sonderbar Lounge Chair by Philippe Starck
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Post-Moder Polish Nickel Tripod “Dr Sonderbar” Lounge Chair by renowned French designer Philippe Starck.
I great vintage condition shows minor wear cons...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Cesca Chair, 1980s, 1 of 5
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca chair, 1980s
Designer Marcel Breuer
Country of producer: Italy
Design Period: 1920 to 1949
Production Period: 1980s
Style: Mid-Century, Classic, Modern
Detailed Condition: Th...
Category
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Modern Dining Chairs in beech wood by Tecnosedia , Italy, 1980s
By Tecno
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of four modern dining /lounge chairs in beech. Italy, 1980s. High-style, cantilevered glossy wood chairs / armchairs / dining chairs by Tecnosedia, Italy. Seat height 17".Beautif...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing the 19th-century Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs. Chinese Horseshoe Chairs initially crafted as seats of distinction, were exclusively res...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Thread, Paint
Pair of Regency Painted Klismos Chairs
By Thomas Hope
Located in Richmond, London
A fine pair of bronze-painted and gilt side chairs of Klismos form
English, circa 1825.
Why we like them
A timeless Klismos design, bea...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of Six Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chairs for XO, France, 1985
Located in London, GB
Sold individually upon request.
Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s tr...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Alain Gaubert Oak "Africanist" Chair, France, 1980s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This sculptural chair by French designer, Alain Gaubert is an eye-catching nod to minimalist design. The construction is as ingeniously simple as it is visually striking.
The chair is made of solid oak, and each was crafted using just two planes that intersect at the base. The exquisitely spare design of this “Africanist” chair...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright "Robie" Chair for Cassina, 1986
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Robie" chair for Cassina, original black leather and walnut, Italy, 1986.
This chair's rigorous design exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright's design ethos. It's recog...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vico Magistretti for Cassina 'Villabianca' Armchair in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, dining chairs model 'Villabianca', leather and wood, Italy, 1985
Designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina, this armchair shows strong sha...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique English George III Carved Mahogany Corner Chair with Pierced Slats
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 18th/ Early 19th c., English George III carved mahogany corner chair with each side with pierced splats below a curved chair rail, the drop in seat above a X form stretcher join...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian modern black Chair Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black Chair Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Chair mod. Spaghetti with rectangular and elastic seat and back made from black scooby threads. The str...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian modern rectangular aluminum chair, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern rectangular aluminum chair, 1980s
Chair with rectangular base entirely in aluminium. The seat and backrest are rectangular with rounded corners and have two "folds" th...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Matteo Grassi Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Matteo Grassi, set of ten dining chairs, leather and steel, Italy, 1980s.
Sophisticated set of ten dining chairs designed by Italian designer Matteo Grassi in the 1980s. These chair...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mart Stam Canrilever Chairs Italy 1980s
By Mart Stam
Located in Čelinac, BA
Mart Stam Chair Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
SESC Pompeia Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Design：Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, André Vainer
Material：Laminated Pine
Designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1986, this chair was designed for the library and dining room in the SESC Pomp...
Category
1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
Frei Egídio Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Design：Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, Marcelo Suzuki
Material：Solid Pine
This chair was designed by Lina Bo Baldi, Marcelo Ferras, and Marcelo Suzuki for the Teatro Gregório de Mattos in Salvador...
Category
1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine, Wood
Philippe Starck Costes Aleph Driade Three Leg Armchair circa 1980s
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A Costes armchair designed by Philippe Starck for Driade circa 1982 for the Costes Café in Paris. Wood shell with excellent grain, three legs and a leather seat.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bauhaus Skaala Fabric & Chrome Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro, 1980s, Set of 4
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of four Skaala chairs was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for the Finnish Avarte manufacture during the 1980s. Due to their modern and minimal look, they will easily find their place in the living room or office. The Skaala chair perfectly reflects Kukkapuro's love for ergonomic furniture. This innovative combination of aesthetics and functionality refers to idea from Bauhaus school. The frame is made of chrome-plated goldish metal. The seat and backrest are upholstered with high-quality gray fabric, and additional armrests are made of birch plywood.
Yrjö Kukkapuro is a Finnish furniture designer. He is the important person of Finnish functionalism. He has mainly been working as a freelance designer since the 1950s, and most of the furniture he designed early in his career is still in production. "Does it make sense to design a chair that is not comfortable to sit on?" - this is one of Kukkapuro's favorite sayings, which perfectly reflects the designer's love of ergonomic furniture. His designs aim at a subtle balance between functionality and aesthetics - a perfect example of this is the Karuselli chair by Artek and other iconic designs such as the Saturnus table, the Skaala chair, the Remmi series, and the Ateljee armchair and sofa. In his career, Kukkapuro has received many national and international awards - incl. Lunning Prize in 1966, First Prize at the International Chair Design Competition in Italy in 1972 and the Kaj Franck Design Prize in 1995. His works are permanently present in museums around the world, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Avarte was established as a continuation of the family company Haimi. In 1980, Haimi employees acquired the company for themselves and changed the company name to Avarte. Haimi was a Finnish furniture manufacturer founded in 1943 that was especially known as the producer of Yrjö Kukkapuro designs. Avarte continued to manufacture furniture until 2013, when the company ha been ceased. In addition to Yrjö Kukkapuro's designs, Avarte also produced furniture designed by Samula Naamanka, Mikko Paakkanen and Simo Heikkilä...
Category
1980s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
IKEA – Isak – Folding Chair – Black – Niels Gammelgaard – 1989
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
This folding chair is called Isak and is designed by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA. It was first listed in the 1989 catalogue. Made in Italy. It has a black metal structure and black pl...
Category
1980s European Vintage Chairs
Materials
Polyester
Paire de Chaises R.J.C. Par René-Jean Caillette Pour VIA Diffusion, 1986
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare paire de chaises pliable R.J.C. de René-Jean caillette pour VIA Diffusion.
France - circa 1986
Assise et dossier en médium verni, structure en fil d'acier. Ces chaises sont p...
Category
1980s French Minimalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
English Regency Set of Eight Mahogany Dining Room Chairs W/ Reeded Legs C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency set of eight mahogany dining room chairs with scrolled crest rails and arms, rectangular splat backs, barley t...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
Italian modern black chairs Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black chairs Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Set of six chairs mod. Spaghetti with rectangular and elastic seat and back made from black scooby thr...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set Of Four 19th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs in birch wood from circa 1820-1840, set of four. Lathed front legs, nice warm patina, plentiful carved back and removable sits.
Category
1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
1980s Postmodern Corkscrew Chairs Attributed to Quebec 69 Jaymar - a Pair
By Jaymar
Located in Chicago, IL
These chairs are comfortable! Who would have thought? I always assumed they were just sculptural until I finally found a pair and I am thrilled by the design. They also have good sca...
Category
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Miss Wirt Chair by Philippe Starck for Disform 1982
Located in Munich, DE
A rare and collectible chair designed by Philippe Starck in 1982 for Disform. Black cotton canvas fabric is stretched over two vertical steel tubes and the tension creates the comfor...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric
1980s , Chairs from Les Arcs , Manufactured Maison Regain
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
1980s , Chairs from Les Arcs , Manufactured Maison Regain
6piece set
Category
1980s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chair for XO, France 1985, six available
Located in London, GB
Six available in total.
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...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chairs for XO, France 1985
Located in London, GB
Set of four or 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...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Ten 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A rare and stunning set of ten Swedish Late Gustavian chairs made in Lindome. Rectangular back with leaf cut detailing on three sides. The top has a floral motif leading to a crown o...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Postmodern Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
Located in Surbiton, GB
Postmodern steel chair designed by Karl Friedrich Förster. Composed of a tubular steel frame and bent steel sheet back rest with square laser c...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian modern Chair in gray metal, black rubber and wood, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Chair in gray metal, black rubber and wood, 1980s
Chair with gray painted tubular metal structure. The rectangular seat is in black curved wood and the cylindrical bac...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
(30 Available) Vintage 1980's Blue Upholstered Cesca Chairs by Loewenstein
Located in Glendale, AZ
1980's Cecsa style dining chairs by Loewenstein. Rare cobalt blue upholstery with chrome frames, upper wood trim, and armrests. 30 available. All have armrests.
These were produced ...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
A Regency mahogany library reading chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany library reading chair, of rectangular form with slatted back and sides, with two deep buttoned cushions and padded elbow rests re-upholstered in distressed black l...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, 1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Authentic set of six Biedermeier chairs, meticulously preserved since their creation in 1820. Originating from Germany, they bear witness to the exceptional craftsmanship of the era....
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Trix Chair by Karl Friedrich Förster, c.1980
Located in Surbiton, GB
A postmodern 'Trix' chair designed by Karl Friedrich Förster and produced in the 1980's. Composed from a tubular steel frame, off white bent plywood backrests and an off white painte...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Giuseppe Rivadossi Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, set of eight dining chairs, oak, Italy, circa 1980
An exceptional set of chairs by the Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi, f...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set Of 10 Georgian Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive Early 19th Century, Georgian, Matched Set Of 10, Ash And Elm, Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs Having Rare Ears To Shaped Top Rail Of Double Row Spindlebacks, ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Glossy stacking chair by Gerd Lange for Drabert, 1980s
By Gerd Lange, Drabert
Located in Athens, Attiki
Black glossy stacking chair SM400 by Gerd Lange for West German manufacturer Drabert, 1980s.
Gerd Lange's chairs have been extremely successful.He had a decisive influence on the des...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neoclassical Side Chairs, South German 1810-20
Located in Leimen, DE
Pair of Neoclassical Chairs, Germany 1810-20: Exquisite Design with Palmette Motif
Discover the elegance of the past with this stunning pair of Neoclassical chairs, hailing from Ger...
Category
1810s German Neoclassical Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
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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