$774Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of early Series 7 Chairs in Walnut Model 3107 Arne Jacobsen Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Fraser, MI
Pair early Series 7 chairs in walnut. Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.
Chrome
$3,450 / item
Sculptural Leather Dining Chair with Pedestal Base
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural blend of form and function, this contemporary dining chair exudes elegance with its soft curves and refined silhouette. Upholstered in a range of bouclé fabric colors. ...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood
Contemporary Vertere Stool in Oiled Walnut with White Leather Seat Pad
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Turned from solid timber, the Vertere projects an exaggerated sculptural silhouette fully accentuating the stunning beauty of walnut. Our recommendation is an oiled finish to bring o...
Walnut
Bauhaus Cesca B64 Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy 1928
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1930 / chair / Marcel Breuer / Cesca B64 / Tubular Steel, wood and Rattan / Bauhaus An iconic Cesca armchair, based on the groundbreaking design by Marcel Breuer in 1928, on...
Steel
$2,820 / item
Earl Walnut, Black Leather Moresby Dining Chair
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This chair shown in walnut and black leather. In stock leather choice: black, olive, camel o...
Leather, Oak, Walnut
Six Mid Century Bumerang Chairs, Yellow Spiriti Jacquard - Dedar, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...
Leather, Textile, Wool, Beech
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.
Velvet, Beech
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Leather and Wood Dining Chairs for Agapecasa
By Angelo Mangiarotti, AgapeCasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian dining chairs model 3T designed by Angelo mangiarotti from 1978 made of traditional materials like wood and leather feauturing simple but elegant constuction details. New pr...
Leather, Oak
Tito Agnoli Organic Bamboo Wicker Armchair for Bonacina. ca. 1960s
By Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Tito Agnoli Organic Bamboo Wicker Easy Chair for Bonacina, 1960s Very rare to find easy chair or armchair designed by Italian designer Tito Agnoli for company Pierantonio Bonacina i...
Bamboo, Rattan
$446Sale Price / set|25% Off
1980s Vintage Regency Mahogany Upholstered Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Regency style armchairs in mahogany. Lacquered finish. Upholstered seat. Finish in still in very good condition. Frame Joins were reinforced under the seats and two joins a...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Le Corbusier Armchair LC1 by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage LC1 chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1928. Base in black painted tubular steel, cognac color leather upholstery. Marked/engraved o...
Steel
Prouve Inspired "Skid" Chairs Designed by Karl Nothhelfer, 1950
By Ludwig Ziech Vereinigte Silberbesteckfabrik, Jean Prouvé, Karl Nothelfer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prouve inspired, Vereinigte Schulbankfabriken produced, beech wood chairs with cantilevered seat and Prouve style legs, designed by Karl Nothhelfer in 1950. Lovely chairs with a smal...
Wood, Beech
Pair of Italian Made Brass and Steel Savonarola Armchairs C. 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Introduce timeless Italian elegance into your home with this striking pair of Italian-made Savonarola armchairs, expertly crafted from brass and steel and finished with beautifully u...
Brass, Iron
Large Wrought Iron Sculptural Peacock Chair Brutalist Mid-Century Inspired
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and rare, this heavy wrought iron peacock chair is more sculpture than seating. Intricate pattern of splines and peacock "feathers" all welded from steel. Bronze finish and ...
Wrought Iron
Giancarlo Piretti Green "Alky" Italian Armchair by Anonima Castelli, Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mid-century green fabric "Alky" armchairs, designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy. These lovely Alky armchairs are fully original in brand...
Aluminum
$1,085
Swiss alp escabelle B 62
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 62
Wood
Mid-Century Roland Rainer Style Stacking Chairs in Bent Beech Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stacking chairs designed in the manner of Austrian architect Roland Rainer feature bent beech plywood seats and backrests paired with dark brown stained wood frames. The construction...
Wood, Beech
$2,600 / item
Chair No. 2 - Vrksa Series - Wooden Lounge Chair
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
Cataract II a side/filler chair made in solid ashwood by bending wood. Three of the legs have been made using the wood-bending technique to adopt an abstract natural wave-like design...
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand LC1 UAM Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Armchair with structure in polished trivalent chr...
Steel
Customizable Handmade Horsehair Side Chair by J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
HORSECHAIR NO. 3 J.M. Szymanski d. 2024 19’’ L 19’’ W 21.5’’ H (overall chair height at 27’’ H / back height at 4’’H) Horsehair textile and palladium leaf are combined to create an...
Steel, Iron
Set of Four Mid-Century Style Stacking Chairs
Located in London, England
Set of four mid-century style stacking chairs. Bent-ply Backs and newly covered seat pads. U.K circa 2000.
Steel
Mid Century Light Pink Velvet Heart Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Velvet, Beech
Set of 6 "Luisa" Chrome and Suede Folding Chairs by Marcello Cuneo, Italy 1970s
By Marcello Cuneo, Mobel Italia
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning set of set of six “Luisa” folding chairs in chromed steel and brown suede. This elegant and unique chairs were designed by Marcello Cuneo and produced by Mobel in Italy duri...
Steel, Chrome
$6,305Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Le Corbusier Armchairs LC1 by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage LC1 chairs designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1928. Base in chromed tubular steel, black pony skin upholstery. Marked/engraved on ...
Chrome
Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Natural Fur for Arflex
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Fur for Arflex. Designed in 1973, current production. Cini Boeri designed Botolo in 1973, giving life to a new design ...
Metal
20th Century Yellow Fold-Out Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Very comfortable fold-out armchair, unusual model but captivating with its minimalism. Construction with armrests, turned legs made of beech wood. Original mechanism of fold-out opt...
Textile, Beech
"Spoleto" chair for Knoll International, 1970
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
"Spoleto" chair for Knoll International, Made in Italy, 1970. Extraordinary Chair with chromed steel tubular frame and brown leather seat, ORIGINAL. This seat was one of the first pr...
Steel
Inbloom Cushioned Wrought Iron White Outdoor Chair by Dante Negro
By Dante Negro
Located in Milan, IT
Feminine profiles traced by harmonious curves lend this chair its distinctive romantic allure. Sure to find its ideal positioning in sophisticated patios or gardens, it flaunts a lum...
Iron
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 412 Chairs in Burgundy Leather, Set of 4, 1970s–80s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in bari, IT
Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1976–77, the Cab 412 was the first chair in design history to feature a freestanding leather structure with no internal wooden or plastic she...
Steel
Set of 8 GS60 Dining Chairs by Arne Wahl Iversen - Glyngøre Stolefabrik - 1960s
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Glyngøre Stolefabrik
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Rare set of eight Danish GS60 dining chairs, designed by Arne Wahl Iversen for Glyngøre Stolefabrik in Denmark during the 1960s. Crafted from Brazilian rosewood, the chairs feature ...
Papercord, Rosewood
Charlotte Perriand Ombra Tokyo Chair, Oak Stained Black by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1954. Relaunched by Cassina in 2009. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. With the Ombra Tokyo chair, Charlotte Perriand came up with an iconic ...
Wood
Riccardo Blumer Alias 301 Laleggera 32 Stacking Maple Chairs with steel trolleys
By Riccardo Blumer, Alias
Located in London, GB
32 x Ricardo Blumer for Alias 301 Laleggera model '301' lightweight stacking chairs, all priced individually (£250 per chair) There are 5 x steel troll...
Birch
Midcentury Green Velvet Halfa Chair, Baumann, France, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Halfa chair designed by Baumann in the 1970s. In the catalogue of the avant-garde collection. Made from 5 pieces of Doubs beech. Made of beechwood. Cha...
Velvet, Beech
FF Chairs, Cantilever Base, Chrome Frame, Beige Leather (set of 6 - or more)
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining chair 'FF' Cantilever designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders Dimensions: H. 75 / W. 55 / D. 55 cm H. 29.53" / W. 21.65" / D. 21.65" Model shown on main pic...
Leather
American Designer, Low Foldable Chairs, Rattan, Usa, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of bamboo, rattan and metal folding lounge chairs designed and produced in the USA, 1950s. Seat Height (inches): 1.75" All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Rattan
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style Floral Carved Mahogany & Floral Tapestry Fauteuil C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Louis XV style fauteuil chair, crafted from mahogany with intricate floral carving. The chair features an elegant, curvilinear frame characteristic of the Louis XV period,...
Mahogany
Swiss alp escabelle AD 1784 B35
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle monogram AD and dated 1784 B35
Wood
Pair of Chrome & Leather "SQ-AL" Chairs by Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of Italian dining chairs by Willy Rizzo, from the 1970s. The design is defined by polished chrome rectangular frames, suspended backrests, and lightly cantilevered seats, givi...
Steel, Chrome
Brutalist Sculptural Chair, Carved, Solid Wood, Oak, Black, Rustic, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
This striking chair is a unique functional sculpture, carved from solid hardwood to ensure absolute structural permanence and a powerful, raw presence. Its design features a block-li...
Wood, Oak
Art Deco Machine Age Black Lacquer Skyscraper Style Occasional or Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Machine Age Art Deco desk or occasional chair was realized in the United States, circa 1935. It features a channeled skyscraper style back; straight front legs and gen...
Velvet, Lacquer
Augusto Savini 'Pamplona' Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Armchairs 1970s for Pozzi
By Pozzi, Augusto Savini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of four dining chairs model "Pamplona" designed by Augusto Savini for Pozzi, 1970s, Italy. Vintage 1970s Italian dining chairs. Gunmetal silver lacquer wooden frames in a U-back...
Upholstery, Wood
Rare Pierre Jeanneret Teak, Iron and Webbing Chair, circa 1953–1954
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare and highly elusive chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1953–1954 in Chandigarh, India. The chair combines a restrained teak structure with a distinctive fixed, welded iro...
Iron
$2,325Sale Price / set|25% Off
1920s Pair of Rosewood Cane Seat Folding Lounge Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of folding Anglo Indian lounge chairs that evokes the romance of a 1920s ship's voyage across the Indian Ocean. As stylish as they are practical, these portable lounge, patio ...
Cane, Rosewood
Contemporary Chair '01' by FRAMA, Warm Brown Birch
By Frama
Located in Paris, IDF
Chair 01 by FRAMA Studio Designer / Maker : FRAMA Studio Material / Color : Solid warm brown birch frame, birch plywood seat Finish: Lacquered Dimensions : Height 81 cm / Width 45 ...
Wood, Birch
$3,975 / item
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Materials: Wood Dimensions: D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
Wood
Charlotte Perriand, set of six chairs, Les Arcs 1960 ski resort model.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Charlotte Perriand, set of six chairs (Les Arcs 1960 ski resort model), excellent condition, beautiful patina on the thick leather, chrome tubular frame, circa 1960, France. Height: ...
Chrome
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s. This chair was des...
Beech
Sedie in acciaio di Giotto Stoppino per Kartell, Italia, anni '70, set di 4
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Set di 4 sedie disegnate da Giotto Stoppino durante la sua collaborazione con Kartell. Esempio di iconico design italiano della metà del secolo scorso. Giotto Stoppino è stato un arc...
Steel
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Belter Victorian Rosewood & Burl Boudoir Chair C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Belter Victorian Rosewood & Burl Boudoir Chair C1860 Measures - 33 5/8" x 17 5/8" x 20 1/2" This boudoir chair is attributed to the style of...
Rosewood
An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
Located in London, GB
An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design has evolved from a long line of English chair maker...
Rush, Oak
Model Eros Chairs, 12 Pieces, Philippe Starck, Kartell, Early 2000s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model Eros chair (12 pieces sold separately), design Philippe Starck, manufactured by Kartell, Early 2000s. Aluminum frame, plastic seat (polycarbonate). Good vintage condition, pati...
Aluminum
Ron Arad Chair For Kartell
By Ron Arad
Located in Čelinac, BA
Ron Arad Chair for KARTELL Italy 1980s
Aluminum
$7,676Sale Price|20% Off
Roger Tallon Wimpy Chairs Set of 2, Aluminum & Plywood, Sentou, France
By Roger Tallon, Jean Prouvé, Robert Sentou
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A distinctive pair of Roger Tallon-designed "Wimpy" removable chairs created for Sentou France in the 1960s. Sentou editor's stamp, old edition. Dimensions: 29 3/4" H × 18 1/4" W ...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Farmer Series Chair by Gerd Lange for Bofinger, 1960s
By Gerd Lange, Bofinger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Farmer Series Chair by Gerd Lange for Bofinger. - Special design classics from the Bofinger Farmer Program - Designed by Gerd Lange from the 1960s - Dismantleable furnit...
Canvas, Wood
$1,967Sale Price|20% Off
Ladder Chair in Greige Lacquer, “Rebecca” by Promemoria, Italy, 2018
By Promemoria
Located in Glasgow, GB
The “Rebecca” chair, designed by Romeo Sozzi for Promemoria, Italy, in 2018, is a refined reinterpretation of the classic library chair. This convertible side chair transforms into a...
Nickel
Cubu Modern Dining Chair in Fabric & Stainless Steel, by DOOQ
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Cubo is a chair shaped by the rigorous spirit of early-20th-century design. Its geometry echoes the clarity and discipline found in the late-1920s movement toward structural purity, ...
Metal
$3,432Sale Price|20% Off
Custom Swivel Chair Slip Covered in a Heavy Flax Stone Washed Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom slip covered linen swivel lounge chair. Fabric: 20 oz heavy stone washed linen flax. Origin: Ireland Price is as shown in our GRADE 4 Fabric Prewashed linen before slip co...
Linen, Foam, Wood
Accent Dining Chair Gropius CS1 by NOOM, Upholstered Wool, Bauhaus Style, Beige
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and concise...
Fabric, Wool, Mohair, Bouclé, Felt, Cotton, Velvet, Acrylic, Ash
$9,500 / set
Karl Springer Folding Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
set of 6 Folding Chairs Steel ,Brass and Naugahyde
Chrome
$1,453Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Pair of Turned & Straw Beech Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
French strawed and turned pair of chairs, made circa 1940 False pair from a different source but allowing them to be placed in a room like side chairs. This explain the difference in...
Straw, Beech
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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