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Chairs For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: 1980s
Post-Modern Luxury Jaimé Tresserra Casablanca Office Armchair, Spain, 1987
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jaime´ Tresserra Casablanca armchair; Office chair; Tresserra collection; Cognac leather seating; Spanish furniture design; Walnut; Postmodern...
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1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pierre Paulin 'Boston' Chairs for Henry Massonnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great group of Boston garden chairs by French furniture designer Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Henry Massonnet/STAMP in 1988. Paulin was influence...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pierre Paulin Six Stacking "Samba" Chairs for Henry Massonnet
Located in Sharon, CT
Based on the French Bistro Stacking Chair. Pierre Paulin, the great French designer of modern seating icons, created a series of plastic stacking chairs for Henry Massonnet 1988, o...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Victorian Child's Rocking Chair. American, Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely child's mid-Victorian hardwood rocking chair, ebonized with hand painted polychromed floral stenciling to the top back rail in colors of blue, green and red; gold line and fle...
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1870s American Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Late 18th/19th Century French Ivory Louis XVI Armchairs with Aubusson
Located in Essex, MA
Lovely original carved Louis XVI style chairs with original Aubusson tapestry upholstery. A pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils or armchairis in their original condition ready to be re...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

LaPalma Vintage Cognac Vegetal Leather Chair
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Great dining chair in vegetal natural saddle cognac leather. Manufactured in Italy by Lapalma. The leather is in vegetal natural leather which is now cognac. Beautiful backrest. The ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. 25 pieces available....
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1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Italian modern red leather chairs Ed Archer by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern red leather chairs Ed Archer by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1980s Pair of chairs mod. Ed Archer in red leather. The main structure is shaped to form the backrest, seat...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

First Chair by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic "First Chair" designed by Michelle de Lucchi for Memphis Milano 1983 in good condition, some scratches to the seat.
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Italian Lacquered Set of Four Dining Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 4 Postmodern lacquered white dining room chairs. Marked made in Italy, in the style of Saporiti. Minor blemishes to the lacquer is at a...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Hardwood

Limited 100 Museum Edition "Sternensessel" Stars F3 Armchairs, Draenert
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Museum Edition Postmodern armchairs by Draenert. Production limited to 100 pieces, many of which are in museums, including: 1. Metropolitan Museum...
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Marble, Gold, Brass

Pair of Italian Dining Chairs Art Deco
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pair of two Italian dining chairs Art Deco in Gold Laquared wood and Black Leather 1980s. Stunning geometrical chairs, leather in perfect condition same as the gold paint.  
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of Four Tripod Memphis Dining Chairs in the Manner of Michele de Lucchi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of four steel and wood dining chairs from the Memphis period in the manner of Italian designer Michele De Lucchi. Newly powder coated satin black and the seat and bac...
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1980s Italian Memphis Group Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Ant. Victorian Oak Desk Chair, Arm Chair, Scotland 1880, H087
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Victorian oak desk chair, arm chair, Scotland 1880, H087 Scotland 1880 Solid Oak Original Finish Rounded Back Thick open arms Large upholstered seat All standing on a pair of t...
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1880s Scottish Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Six Original Victorian circa 1890 Steeple Back Gothic Arch Oak Dining Chairs 6
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six original Gothic revival English oak Victorian dining chairs circa 1890 A very decorative and well made set, each chair ...
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1890s English Gothic Revival Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

"First" Chair by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele de Lucchi was one of the cofounders of the Milano Design Group Memphis, which emerged at the end of 1980 around the central figure of Ettore Sottsass. The group’s very first...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Paire de chaiss en plastique vintage
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Paire de chaise en plastique et pieds métal en état moyen. Le plastique est taché et décoloré. Le métal est rouillé.
Category

1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

PVC

Vict. Carved Oak Jacobean Bobbin Upholstered Nursing Chair, Scotland 1880, H859
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian carved oak Jacobean bobbin upholstered nursing chair, Scotland 1880, H859. Scotland 1880 Solid Oak Original Finish pierced top rail Bobbin supports with finials Upho...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set Of 6 Chairs And A Louis XVI Armchair Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Set Of 6 Chairs And A Louis XVI Armchair Late 19th Century. The seat is upholstered with fabric. The seat backs are rigid, rectangular and straight. The seat itself is rectangular. ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech

Karl Springer, Chinese Curved Back Chair, USA, c. 1980s
Located in East Hampton, NY
This documented rare chair by Karl Springer, found in his catalogue of original creations, is made of chrome-plated steel, brass and lucite. The seat cushion is upholstered in a fine...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Set of 2 folding chairs Model April Designer Gae Aulenti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set 2 folding chairs model April designer Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 1980s. 18/8 stainless steel frame and aluminum alloy joints, black leatherette seat.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Other

"OTI" armchair by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, circa 1980
Located in LYON, FR
Very pretty tubular steel armchair created by the Danish designer Niels Gammelgaard on behalf of the publisher IKEA. An iconic piece in very good condition and with a lovely patina. ...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Stelline Chair by Alessandro Mendini for Elam Uno
Located in GRONINGEN, NL
Armchair ' Stelline ' by Allessandro Mendini for manufacturer Elam UNO, 1987 design. Structure in dark grey painted metal with plastic inlays in the seat. Branding underneath the pla...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

1980s Postmodern Sculptural Arc Chairs - a Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
These chairs are incredible. Very heavy with a wooden swivel base in excellent condition. Use as is or redo in glue favorite fabric. DIMENSIONS: 32ʺW × 32ʺD × 31ʺH STYLES: Modern...
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1980s Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Sedia Lizzie di Regis Portier, Pallucco
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La sedia Lizzie, progettata da Regis Portier per Pallucco, è un’icona del design contemporaneo. Caratterizzata da linee pulite e forme moderne, questa sedia si distingue per la sua s...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Traditional British Victorian Balloon Back Chair. Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Typical English Balloon Back Chair used for the parlor, a lady's desk, or in the boudoire at a dressing table in mid-Victorian England. It has the round, or balloon shaped back; cabr...
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1880s Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Wicker Vanity Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique white wicker vanity or desk chair with a skirted apron.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Chairs

Materials

Wicker

1890's Thonet Dining Chair Model No.10
Located in Brno, CZ
A rare bentwood dining chair with beautiful patterned wood and weaved rattan seat. This piece was designed and made by Gebrüder Thonet around 1850. We can find the chair in the old T...
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1890s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Beech

Unique English Oak Side Chair, Circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century Caned Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning French late 19th century caned chairs; all caning was done by hand and has stayed unbelievably strong for years. Antique French Country hand caned seat, walnut chair. Has a ...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Green Painted Folk Art Swedish Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Green-painted Swedish chair, or stool with back, dating to 19th century. Constructed in pine circa 1860-1879. Green painted finish on upper part of chair is largely early, or origina...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.
Located in Labrit, Landes
Prayer chair or Prie-Dieu of the period Napoleon III, French, 19th century Exotic wood and velvet with golden braid. Can be recovered to suit your interior. Good antique condition.     
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Aesthetic Movement Thebes Corner Chair by Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Aesthetic Movement rare ‘Thebes’ walnut corner chair Red velvet seat By Liberty & Co Circa 1885.  
Category

1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair Of 1890s Tall Carved Wood Gothic Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1890s tall Gothic wood chairs Faces, panthers, cornucopias, dolphins, lion paws all carved into the wood. Split down middle of chair as shown in last image.
Category

1890s Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 19Thc Original Painted Child's Height Chair From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19Thc Original Painted Child's Height Chair From New England - Circa 1840s Wonderful wooden child's chair in amazing condition. This chair is a high chair meant to be level a...
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian modern set of four solid wood chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of four solid wood chairs, 1980s Set of four chairs with structure entirely in solid wood. 1980 approx. Good conditions Measurements in 43x46x76h cm and seat 42h c...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Sheraton Arm Chair Revival 1890 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Open Arm Chair. Circa 1890 This Pretty Chair Being of a Rather Unusual Design. Raised Upon Tapered Front Legs and Swept Back Legs with Turned Stretchers. The Chair F...
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1890s Sheraton Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in black leather for Herman Miller. Black leather is in good condition with wear as shown. Extremely comfortable and worn in. Chair swivels. Heigh...
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1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Brutalist chairs in solid Elm, Aranjou, France, 1980's
Located in La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
If we must admit our particular affection for this wood essence, it is because it has this something mystical when we contemplate its deep nuances. Indeed, the Romans' favorite tree...
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1980s French Brutalist Vintage Chairs

Materials

Elm

Set of 4 Postmodern Black and Wood Chairs by Kurt Thut for Dietiker, 1980s
Located in Basel, BS
Gorgeous pair of Postmodern Memphis 80s chairs by Kurt Thut for Dietiker. NOTE: We have two sets available, sold in pairs here. Listed as a set of 4 in a separate listing here. Th...
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1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Steamed Wood Folding Campaign Chair With Metal Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid, beautifully conceived folding Campaign chair with excellent attention to detail. Metal rivets and pivot hardware intact and functioning smoothly. this chair will take use as i...
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1890s English Campaign Antique Chairs

Materials

Maple

Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Icon of the Memphis Milano Movement. A set of four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs for Knoll. Black Alcantara upholstery. Arms in red lacquer. A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for K...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Swiss alp escabelle B53
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B53
Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Annick et Samuel Coriat, set of 8 chairs, Artelano ed., circa 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Annick et Samuel Coriat, set of 8 chairs, Artelano ed., circa 1980 Black lacquered metal, chipboard, foam and black skai fabric Height 75 x Width 40 x Depth 40 cm ARTELANO is a Fr...
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1980s French Minimalist Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Chaise à haut dossier en bois et carton bouilli burgauté, Napoléon III
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Chaise à haut dossier en bois et carton bouilli burgauté, Napoléon III Assise anciennement cannée, garnie d’un velours rose (clous tapissier apparents) Riches décors peints de fleurs...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Spaghetti Chair by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
These beautiful Spaghetti chairs were designed by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias ​​in Italy in the 1980s. It has chrome-plated steel frames and light beige straps. All PVC tapes are...
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

PVC

Pair 19th Century French Empire Style Chairs With Red Silk Upholstered Seat
Located in Sheridan, CO
Extraordinary pair of French Empire style mahogany chairs featuring a tub or gondola form frame. Minimally decorated having a curved back,...
Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Chairs

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Rene-Jean Caillette, RJC folding and reversible chair VIA ed., 1986
Located in Paris, FR
René-Jean Caillette (1919-2004) RJC folding and reversible chair VIA éditeur, France, 1986 Varnished and black-tinted medium, chromed steel wire Height 88 x Width 45 x Depth 45 cm Tw...
Category

1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Jean-Michel Wilmotte (1948-), chaise Palais Royal, 1986
Located in Paris, FR
WILMOTTE Jean-Michel (1948-) Palais Royal chair, 1986 Dark green lacquered metal Good original condition, scratches from use, traces of oxidation and a few chips of lacquer. Height ...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Swiss alp escabelle B 52
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 52
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

3207 chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1982
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
The Series 7 designed by Arne Jacobsen is one of the most iconic chairs in the history of Fritz Hansen and perhaps also in furniture history. The pressure molded veneer chair is a fu...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Xavier Matégot (1956-) XM7 folding chair, Christian Farjon ed., c. 1985
Located in Paris, FR
Xavier Matégot (1956-) XM7 folding chair - XM range Christian Farjon éditeur, circa 1985 Chromed and brushed metal, black lacquered plywood, white plastic.
Publisher's plaque on rev...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Black Forest Side Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
Black Forest side chair, the back featuring carved flowers, foliage and central oval medallion. The seat has serpentine shaped sides and front with a carved basket weave design; be...
Category

1880s German Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Black Lacquered and Brass Horseshoe Lounge Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Asian modern black lacquered horseshoe back lounge chairs with brass fittings. Manufactured by the Century Furniture Company. Each chair measures 30.5" wide, 29.5" deep, 29...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass

Quadra Chair from Gigante, Zambusi and Boccato for Seccose Italy 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
Elevate your space with the Quadra Chair Gigante Zambusi Boccato Seccose - a stunning piece from the 1980s that seamlessly blends style and comfort. Crafted with precision by Italian...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Italian Carved Walnut Chairs 19th Century Velvet to Replace
Located in Milan, IT
Six Italian Carved Walnut Chairs from the late 1800s with seat to be renewed in green velvet. The six chairs are in good joinery condition, walnut structure is solid, but they need ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Chair that can be attributed to Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier - 80s/90s
Located in Paris, FR
Oversized chair that can be attributed to Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier. . Memphis period. . There is no validated attribution to date but it very closely resembles their work and...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Iron

Pair of Late 20th Century Louis XIV Style WalnutT Leather Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th Century pair of Louis XIV style style walnut leather upholstered armchairs, each having a shaped back with brass nail head trim, sloped arms, and rising on inswept legs
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1980s French Louis XIV Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, 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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