Chairs
1970s German Space Age Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Plastic
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Silver Leaf
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Chairs
Other
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Chairs
Fabric
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Mid-17th Century French Baroque Antique Chairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs
Pine
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Chairs
Fruitwood
1960s Finnish Space Age Vintage Chairs
Bouclé, Lacquer
1970s Spanish Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Chairs
Plastic
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1960s French Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1970s Finnish Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1970s Finnish Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Aluminum
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Metal
1980s German Space Age Vintage Chairs
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Walnut
1990s Space Age Chairs
Plywood
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs
Pine
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Damask, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Danish Space Age Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Oak
1970s German Space Age Vintage Chairs
Fiberglass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Leather, Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Leather, Plastic
Early 2000s Italian Space Age Chairs
Steel, Chrome
2010s British Space Age Chairs
Metal
2010s British Space Age Chairs
Metal
20th Century French Space Age Chairs
Fiberglass, Lacquer
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Velvet, Giltwood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Late 20th Century European Space Age Chairs
Upholstery, Plastic
Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
1970s German Space Age Vintage Chairs
Faux Leather, Plastic, Polyester
1970s American Space Age Vintage Chairs
Steel
1970s German Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
1910s Portuguese Space Age Vintage Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1990s French Baroque Chairs
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Chairs
Metal, Iron
19th Century Portuguese Space Age Antique Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Chairs
Mohair, Wood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak, Bouclé
1970s American Space Age Vintage Chairs
Chrome
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century European Space Age Chairs
Fiberglass
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.