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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 1900s
Nobiliary Dining Chair of Thonet from Wiener Werkstaette
By Thonet
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Rare chair of the Wiener Werkstaette considered the prototype of the successive variants on Design by the architect. Gustav Sigel. The rectangular sections and geometric motifs of th...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
French Louis XV Fauteuil Armchair by Baker Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page.
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
French provincial Lo...
Category
1980s Louis XV Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Vintage Foldable Garden / Outdoor Chairs in Wood and White Canvas Boho Chic
Located in Milano, IT
Originally introduced to the general public at the 1904 St. Louis exhibition, the "Tripolina" chair had already been patented by a Joseph Fendy all the way back in 1977; the original...
Category
1980s Italian American Colonial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Chippendale Style Wooden Chairs with Red Leather, Early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Chippendale style Wooden chairs with red leather, early 1900s
Pair of chairs with finely worked wooden structure. The square seat is padded and upholstered in red leather. The backr...
Category
Early 1900s Chippendale Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Brazilian Modern 'Boomerang' Lounge Chair by Richard Neutra, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Richard Neutra; Furniture by Architects; Modernist; Los Angeles Times; Miller House; Brazillian Design; Bona SRL Italy; 1980s; Modern; Boomerang Lounge Chair;
Richard Neutra's Boom...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Post Modern Dining Chair, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of four post modern italian dining chair.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair Heals of London
By Ambrose Heal
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair,
Heals Of London
Oak construction
circa1900
Very good condition commensurate of age.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
De Pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi for Sormani, Set of 4 "Sari" Chairs, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Original and elegant set of four chairs designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi, belonging to the collection called "Sari" for Sormani, of Japanese inspiration, where unusual shapes gi...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Faux Fur
Quadro Chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin for Dietiker, Switzerland, 1980s
Located in Almelo, NL
Quadro chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin For Dietiker, Switzerland 1989.
Designed in 1980s by Swiss most renowned designer Bruno Rey in collaborator...
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Pair of "Elios" Folding Chairs by Colle d'Elsa, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 2 Italian folding chairs, fabricated in the 80s.
The name of the chairs is "Elios" and they are designed by Colle d'Elsa.
The seating and the back of the chairs ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Italian Provincial Dining Accent Chair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A
Maitland Smith Italian Provincial Brass Nail Trim Dining Accent Chair
Approximate Measurements in Inc...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Anebo Tak Chair by Borek Sipek for Driade
By B. Sipek
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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Regency Faux Bamboo Ebonized Armchairs
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of a
Pair of fairfield Regency Faux bamboo ebonized dining accent armchairs
...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Faux Bamboo
Set of 6 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Brno Chairs in Black Leather, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
Timeless and classic. Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, these chairs are just like George Clooney-- they just look better with age and seemi...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Lounge Chairs for Carson's Attributed to Milo Baughman, USA, C. 1980s
By Carsons, Milo Baughman
Located in Deland, FL
As rare as it is stylish this absolutely extraordinary set of accent chairs with matching ottoman is truly unlike any other we've ever come across...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Armchair 'Model Stössler', Design by Adolf Loos, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) designed the chair model shown here in 1899 based on an English model as part of his earliest work as an interior designer for the dining room in Eugen Stössler's apartment in Vienna. The omission of the front supports of the armrests and the backwards curved legs lend the early chair a touch of elegance. Instead of the turned legs of the English model, Loos used smooth round wood with brass feet to protect the carpet. So these ankle cuffs fulfill a practical purpose and at the same time have a decorative effect. They thus correspond to Loos' demand for a 'unity of form and function'.
Beautifully shaped furniture made by hand in high quality, solid walnut and veneered, shellac hand-polished, upholstered seat and covered with leather, brass nails and brass shoes.
Execution: Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, circa 1900
Model number 6865
The model was produced by the company F. O. Schmidt and was also in their offer at the time. This explains why this chair model, specially designed by Loos for one of his interiors, can also be found on the art market.
Measures:
Total height: 82.0 cm / 32.28 in
Seat height: 47.0 cm / 18.50 in
Width: 57.0 cm / 22.44 in
Depth: 50.0 cm / 19.68 in
Bibliography:
- The dining room in the Stössler apartment was published in 1900 in the Viennese arts and crafts...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Dom Hans van der Laan Easy Grey Wood Chairs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a remarkable pair of easy chairs designed by the acclaimed architect and designer Dom Hans van der Laan for the Abbey Church of St. Benedictusberg in Vaals, Netherlands. T...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
1900s French Oak Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
This set of six turn of the century dining chairs combines a graceful shape with a beautiful patina. Made in France, the design takes...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Sono Sculptural Wood Chair Designed by Anacleto Spazzapan
Located in Madrid, ES
Mod Sono sculptural chair designed by Anacleto Spazzapan. Structure composed of Imbuia wood. Italy 1980s.
Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our i...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Imbuia
Rare and Impressive Love Seat and Two Matching Armchairs by A. Sibau, 1980s
Located in Paris, ON
Made by Italian designer A. Sibau, most commonly known for their iconic dinning tables and chairs. This sofa set is a rare find.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton
Set of Four Chairs Edited by Saporiti. Jacquard Back and Leather Seat, Italy 80
By Saporiti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Set of 4 chairs edited by Saporiti. Wood and steel structure, leather upholstered seat and backrest with jacquard print. Italy 1980s.
Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charles Eames Lounge Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in bari, IT
Set two lounge chairs model EA 108 designer Charles Eames for Herman Miller production 1960s.
Charles Eames began very early in life as a designer to the extent that he was employed, as early as age 14, in the workshops of the Laclede Steel Company.
He studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He proposed to his professors the study of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright but, at first dissuaded from his intent, was later expelled from the school on the grounds that-we read in the commentary of one of the professors-"his point of view was too modern."
A great influence on him was Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, with whom he shared some professional experiences and became friends. In 1938, at the latter's invitation, he moved to Michigan, where he studied architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art and later taught there, also becoming head of the Industrial Design department.
In 1941 he won, with Eero Saarinen, the competition for MoMA in New York concerning "Organic Design in Home Furnishing." Their work showed a new way of conceiving wooden furniture, experimenting with the use of bentwood plywood, as done a few years earlier by Alvar Aalto.
In 1941 he was united in second marriage to Ray Kaiser...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2 x Naos Green Leather Arm Chairs by Mario Morbidelli Italy 1980
By Naos
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Set of 2 green leather arm chairs by Mario Morbidelli for Naos, Italy 1980S
Know-how is an art, something that is acquired over time. From t...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brown Leather and Steel High Stool, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brown leather and steel high stool, 1980s
High stool with rectangular seat and back in brown leather. The structure is in tubular steel. Visible black sti...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Faux Bois Bergères in the style of Serge Roche
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Faux Bois Bergères in the style of Serge Roche. Classic pair of arm chairs for a living room or bedroom. Solid wooden construction. Elaborate...
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Fledermaus Armchairs No.423 by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus armchairs no.423 by Josef Hoffmann in very good original condition with signs of usage.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Italian Modern Black Scooby and Metal Spaghetti Chair by G. Belotti, Alias 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black scooby and metal rod Spaghetti chair by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Beautiful Spaghetti model chair in black metal rod with elastic seat and back made...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Calligaris Postmodern Italian Dining Chair - Wood + Black Leather Set of 4
By Calligaris
Located in toronto, CA
Circa 1980 - Calligaris Post Modern Chairs
Beautifully ribbed back , leather chairs, an example of post modern design.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Memphis Style Modernist Triangular Chair by Carl Tese
Located in Wilton, CT
This unique Memphis style Chair is a one-of-a-kind experimental prototype. Designed and fabricated by furniture designer, Carl Tese, it is made of lacquered wood, polished aluminum, and painted steel mesh seat. The designer experimented in the 80’s and 90’s in concrete tables and unique chairs. Originally from Syracuse N.Y. and an alum of Skidmore college, Tese has exhibited Memphis style fantasy furniture in Baltimore...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Pair of Antique circa 1900 Edwardian Scottish Oak Bobbin Turned Carver Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique circa 1900 Scottish bobbin turned carver armchairs with new Oxblood heritage leather seats
A very good looking and w...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
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
Herbert Ohl, Circo, A set of six chairs, Lübke, Germany, 1980s
By Herbert Ohl, Lübke
Located in Paris, FR
Herbert Ohl (1926-2012)
Circo
A beautiful set of six black lacquered wood dining chairs, the round seat and arched back all joined w...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
1980s Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Swivel Wheeled Office Chairs
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in IT
Six office swivel wheeled chairs by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, made in Italy in 1980s. Stamped on the bottom and marked Tecno on the side, made of red, white and wine color plastic. The base is 5-star metal. Chairs are all original and in good condition. There are some scratches on the plastic due to use but they are in good working order. Designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in the seventies. Shown with the original fabric.
in the pictures gallery you can see other sets of chairs we have available.
a) three white armchairs
b) five dark blue chairs...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Midcentury Chairs SM 400 K, Design Gerd Lange, Drabert, 1980s
By Gerd Lange, Drabert
Located in Praha, CZ
- Design
- Very confortable
- Stackable
- Practical
- Marked.
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Walnut and Black Leather Chairs, Italy 1981
Located in Sacile, PN
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini set of six walnut and black leather chairs,
Italy 1981 circa.
This set, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, is characterized by a splendid co...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Plia chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
Located in Athens, Attiki
Plia chair with smoked brown transparent plexi glass, 1980s.
Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
It's an award-winning design classic.
With...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Giltwood and Carved French Louis XV Style Side Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of giltwood and carved French Louis XV style side chairs with original gilt finish, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Regency Elbow Chairs Mahogany Period Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of mahogany regency elbow chairs.
Regency period
these chairs are raised upon sabre front legs with shaped back legs.
Having lift out seats.
The chairs feature typical shape...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chaise "Wendy Wright" De Philippe Starck Pour Disform, 1986
Located in PARIS, FR
Chaise "Wendy Wright" de Philippe Starck pour Disform en métal laqué noir mat, circa. 1986.
Ce modèle n’est plus édité.
Très bel état général.
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Johan Rohde a Pair of Chairs with Mahogany Frames, 1900-1910
By Johan Rohde
Located in Vejle Øst, DK
Johan Rohde A pair of chairs with mahogany frames. Seat upholstered with embroidered wool. Performed approx. 1900–10.
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen write...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Office Chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Office chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of White Wash Lounge Chairs by Michael Taylor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s Pair of “Douglas” Lounge Chairs by Michael Taylor.
Constructed of white washed wood and rush with new down filled off white chenille f...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Rush
Set of Four Wood and Rattan Chairs after Charlotte Perriand, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four wood and rattan chairs after Charlotte Perriand, circa 1980.
Unknow manufacturer.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Italian Modern Set of Six Black Lacquered Wood and Vienna Straw Chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of six black lacquered wood and Vienna straw chairs, 1980s.
Set of six chairs in lacquered wood with front legs offset from the rear ones, back with rounded shape...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
4 Mid-Century Modern Blonde Birch Dining Chairs with Bouclé Style of Cassina
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful set of (4) Mid-Century Modern blonde birch dining chairs with bouclé style of Cassina. Great set of simple solid Birch with bentwood back rest. Upholstery is Holly Hunt Alp...
Category
1980s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Birch
Jugendstil Brass Chair
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil brass chair in original vintage condition with signs of usage.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Italian modern set of six black metal and lemon yellow cotton chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of six black metal and lemon yellow cotton chairs, 1980s
Set of six tub chairs with round padded seat covered in lemon yellow cotton and black painted metal tubul...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Girafa" Chairs by Lina Bo Bardi, Brazil, 1986
By Lina Bo Bardi, Baraúna
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
The Girafa chair, designed by Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi in 1986, is a distinctive piece of furniture that features a tall, slender backres...
Category
1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Modernist Philippe Starck Style Blonde Wood Stacking Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philippe Starck style blonde wood stacking chairs. Great architectural lines. In original condition with visible wear, consistent with age and use. Also a...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vladamir Kagan for Preview Sculptural Lounge Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a pair of sculptural lounge chairs.
Attributed to Vladimir Kagan (Designer) & manufactured by Weiman Preview Furniture
1980's
The chairs were just reupholstered with a beau...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 7 "Transenna" Dining Chairs by Ammannati and Vitelli for Pozzi & Verga
Located in Milan, IT
Set of seven Transenna chairs by Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli for Pozzi and Verga.
Sturdy seating with wood plot backrest.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare Set of 8 Ilana Goor Leather and Steel Chairs
By Ilana Goor
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...
Category
1980s Israeli Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
Original of Time Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs.
The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This particular chair was manufactured at Mundus circa 1906. Especially the design of the armrests shows the adventure of the new technique.
Lit.: Giovanni Renzi, „Il mobile moderno“, Silvana Editoriale Spa, Milano, 2008. S.48-49
Eva B. Ottillinger (Hg.), „Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos und das Möbeldesign der Wiener Moderne“, Ausstellungskatalog Hofmobiliendepot Wien, Böhlau Verlag, Wien, 2018, S.34 ff. J. Uhlír: Vom Wiener Stuhl...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
French Louis XV Leather Library Armchairs by Theodore Alexander
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For full item description click on continue reading at the bottom of this page.
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Pair of French Louis XV Leather...
Category
1980s Louis XV Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Quadro Chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin for Dietiker, Switserland, 1989
Located in Almelo, NL
Quadro Chairs by Bruno Rey & Charles Polin For Dietiker, Switserland 1989.
Designed in 1989 by Swiss most renowned designer Bruno Rey in collaborator ...
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Alien Chair Carlo Forcolini 1980s Design
By Alias, Carlo Forcolini
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Alien chair design by Carlo Forcolini in the 1980s.
Yellow wood seat and back. Frame is painted steel. Manufactured by Alias Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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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