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Color: Black
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...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
$2,820 / item
Midcentury “PK 9” dining chairs by Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen, Denmark
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of eight beautiful “PK 9”, or as they are also called “Tulipan” dining chairs by Poul Kjærholm. Made with sleek brushed steel bases and organically molded seats. Seats and backs ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Twist & Knot Black Chair in Rope with Brass Legs, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Twist & Knot Black Chair in Rope with Brass Legs, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Immersed in the heritage of India's ancient artistry, the humble rope transports us to the heart of craftsmans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Stackable Chrome Chairs by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Condition
Materials: Plastic Resin, Polished Chrome
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
21st Century, Modern, Maçka Chair, Powder Coated Structure & Upholstery
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Maçka, defined by its juxtaposed simple geometrical forms, is a seating collection consisting of dining & corner chairs, bar stool and love & lounge benches. The designs elegantly re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Set Of 4 Steel And Leather Chairs Attributed To Recanatini 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage set of 4 steel and leather chairs attributed to Recanatini, Italian design 1980s
Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging.
They have the attribution mark printed o...
Category
1980s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Tom Dixon Natural Oak Wood and Black Leather 'Slab' Lounge Chair
By Tom Dixon
Located in Glendale, CA
Tom Dixon Natural Oak Wood and Black Leather 'Slab' Lounge Chair
Part of his expanding line of furniture, Tom Dixon's Slab Lounge Chair is constructed in simple geometric shapes tha...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Foam, Oak, Plywood
Set of 4 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 antique regency quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality carved mahogany top rail, carved mahogany splat to the centre with a figured mahogany panel, newly reupholste...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Other
$2,187 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ines Black Chair
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning addition to modern or industrial-inspired decors, this chair from the Ines series is designed by Studio Tecnico for Pacini & Cappellini. All black from head to toe, the gr...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,265 / item
Modernist accent chair in black cowhide and ebonized oak, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A modernist accent chair in ebonized oak and laser-cut black cow hide, probably circa late 20th century or even early 21st. The oak frame is reminiscent...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Classic Contemporary Bar Stool w. Backrest Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian Blackened Brass Chiavari Bar Stool or Chair
By Chiavari
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian brass Chiavari chair or bar stool and perfect long lasting solid structure. The seat upholstery color can be customized as well as the finish that can be golden shi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Brass
$1,797 / item
Two Chairs by Giovanni Carini for Planula in Steel and Leather, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Two dining chairs, designed by Giovanni Carini and produced by Planula in 1970. Each chair has a tubular metal frame with a chrome finish; the seat and the back are in black leather....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Counter Chair Flock CS2/65 cm with Wooden Legs in Dedar Karakorum by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar-height chair fe...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet, Cotton, Linen, Wood, Ash
Malatesta & Mason Walnut and Black Leather Italian Armchair, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury armchair in walnut and black leather. This fantastic piece was designed by Malatesta & Mason and produced in Italy during the first half of the 1950s.
The a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Black Leather Le Corbusier Chair LC1 by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage LC1 black leather chair designed by Le Corbusier circa 1928's and manufactured by Cassina in 1990's.
Engraved serial umber 54184, Le Corbusier signature and Cassina mark.
Ver...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Thonet Cane and Black Ebonized Bentwood Chair After Thonet 209
By Thonet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The chair after Thonet is from the years between 1950s
This is Le Corbusier's favourite chair and one of the favourite designs of architects and designers.
Unfortunately it has no...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Set of Six SM08 Dining Chairs in Black Leather.
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful vintage set of six SM08 dining chairs in black leather designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950's. In original good condition with some signs of use.
This is a rare editi...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
$3,834 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Set of Four Leather Chairs by William Katavolos
Located in London, GB
A Rare Set of Mid C20th Leather Chairs by Katalovos
Iconic Sling Back T Chair
The Leather Seat is Attached to the Crome Frame
Very Stylish and Comfortable
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Lula Chair, Ivory Bouclé & Black Lacquer by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé and wood chair designed by Christian Siriano.
Base: Black Lacquer
Fabric: Ivory Bouclé
Measures: Overall depth: 28”
Overall height: 40”
Seat depth: 21”
Seat ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Maple
Brutus Armless Chair in Solid Wood with Cane Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphas...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of 4 Black Gaulino Chair Oscar Tusquets
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Solid ash lacquered in black with seat inn black hide
Set of four.
Gaulino chair designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD Barcelona Design, circa 2010.
Gaulino chair which, de...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
$11,880 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Set of 4 LV8 Cinema, Theater Chairs with Synthetic Leather Upholstery
By RIMA
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four LV8 cinema or theatre chairs was made in Padova, Italy by RIMA in the 1950s. The pieces feature faux leather upholstery and fold-out seats. The chairs are in classi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Elephant Hide Grey Cab Dining Side Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Side chair model Cab, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Wonderful 1980 example with buttery soft, newly reconditioned, elephant hide grey leather perfectly worn in from many yea...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Matching Pair of Black Leather Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of Barcelona chairs by Mies Van der Rohe for Knoll International in black leather.
Engraved with signature in the frame and marked with Knoll logo at the bottom of the cushions....
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather
Located in Milano, IT
Modern Sculptural Chairs - Dining Chairs - Mid Century Modern - Leather Chairs set of two
Born 1926, Giotto Stoppino was one of the most relevant representative of the Italian Space...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Set of 2 Vintage MR10 Chairs by Mies van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
The MR10 chairs produced for Knoll represent an original furniture design conceptualized by Mies van der Rohe. These vintage chairs are iconic, with frames that draw inspiration from...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 1950s Italian Wrought Iron Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s Italian Wrought Iron Side Chairs
A pair of 1950s Italian wrought iron side chairs in the manner of Case e Giardino.
The seats recessed for an upholstered drop-in seat...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Chair 'Elé' by Ann Demeulemeester, Black Beech (in stock)
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining Chair 'Elé' designed by Ann Demeulemeester for Serax.
Solid beech wood
Stain: Black
The 'Elé' chair by Ann Demeulemeester is a timeless expression of understated elegance a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Baba Olive Green Armchair by Serena Confalonieri
Located in Milan, IT
This superb chair offered in an earthy palette synthesizes modern style and vintage design. The cylindrical steel frame lacquered in olive green traces the curves of the legs, the 42...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile
$1,507 / item
Varius Grey by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, 2022
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Varius by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, 2022
The chair played yesterday and will play into tomorrow. Like a tuned Violin, Stradivarius. Its critical acclaim and commercial success kickstarted a new era of contemporary Spanish design. Loved for decades, the design is considered and remarkably adaptable. Stackable. Strong. Lasting. It stayed in tune. Based on the Stradivarius Violin but built to fit everywhere.
This chair was brought back for its new finishes and styles. It is staying because it has a character of its own, now fit for every floor. The Varius plays again.
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About the designer:
Oscar Tusquets describes himself as an architect by training, a designer by adaptation, a painter by vocation, and a writer through the desire to make friends. Born in Barcelona in 1941, Oscar Tusquets graduated as an architect in 1965 from Barcelona’s Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura and was a member of Studi Per, together with Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, Lluís Clotet, and Mireia Riera. In 1972, they founded BD together, and Tusquets set about designing furniture and other objects, which would be recognised by the Spanish National Design Award.
A number of his pieces appear in renowned museum collections, such as the MoMA in New York and the Centre George Pompidou in Paris. He has also been honoured with the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts), the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters) and the Creu de Sant Jordi (Cross of Sant Jordi). Since the ‘90s, he has published books on a wide range of design-related topics.
About the manufacturer:
BD has been around for over half a century. It was founded in a nightclub in 1972 by a bunch of young architects and designers from Barcelona. They broke into the design world with a new vision: to produce and market their designs, and the designs of their friends with complete creative freedom and design criteria. Beginning with the designs of contemporaries like Ettore Sottsass, Rennie Mackintosh and Álvaro Siza, BD provoked a curiosity about design. These early pieces helped bring international recognition to the country’s design scene, and many of them still exist today.
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Luna Paiva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,989 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Il Poltrone 175 Series Leather Lounge Chair by Ammannati & Vitelli, 1973
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Il Poltrone lounge chair as part of the i Potoni 175 series designed by T. Ammannati and G.P. Vitelli. Dark gray leather with steel gray molded acrylic bas...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Acrylic
Set of 2 Garden or Dinning Armchairs in Black Wrought Iron, Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
Garden armchairs in black wrought iron
Handmade.
Dining armchairs.
Category
2010s Spanish Country Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Velvet Upholstered Stools with Sculptural Brass Legs by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Brass
Classic Mid-Century Modern Barcelona Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking mid-century modern lounge chair featuring a sleek, polished chrome frame and iconic cantilevered design reminiscent of Mies van der Rohe’s legendary Barcelona chair. Uphol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Merrow Associates Chrome Dining Chairs by Richard Young, c.1970
Located in Surrey, GB
A set of four midcentury Merrow Associates chrome and black velvet dining chairs designed by Richard Young in the 1970s. Marks to upholstery...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair 80s John Risley Inspired Man and Woman Pop Art Bar Stools
By John Risley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980s pair of John Risley inspired Pop Art Man and Woman heavy wrought iron chairs or bar stools
Offered in a separate listing is the complementary Man and Woman wrought iron two-se...
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Black Leather Cantilevered Dining Chairs with Matt Chrome Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly finished and extremely comfortable design chairs by Draenert. Made in Germany.
Set of 4 cantilevered chairs in black leather with matt chrome skids.
Dimensions
18"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Sigurd Ressell Falcon Lounge Chair with Black Leather and Chrome Base 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare Falcon lounge chair with armrest and chrome steel base.
The cushions are upholstered with genuine black leather in very good and strong quality.
The chair is made by Swedish Vat...
Category
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Barcelona Chair with Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic modernist pairing inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s celebrated Barcelona design. This lounge chair and ottoman set features a sleek, polished chrome frame with graceful curve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,400 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Ludwig mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine original Pair of Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Chairs
Original Full Grain Leather Seats and Straps
Clean Polished Steel Frame
Or...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Fantastic Pair of Olive Green Leather Library Chairs
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Olive Green Buttoned Back Library Chair
Standing on a Ebonized Hardwood Base
Made by Wade of Long Eaton
C1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chesterfield Chairs
Materials
Leather
$3,178 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 black wrought iron chairs with antique gold details - c. 1970
Located in Madrid, España
Set of 6 black wrought iron chairs with antique gold details - c. 1970
Category
1970s European Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive/Dining Chairs Up to 10
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these Eero Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs. With black / charcoal black wool fabric upholstery by Knoll. they all vary slightly in shade due to what e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Garden Or Dinning Armchairs in Black Wrought Iron. Indoor & Outdoor. Price/Piece
Located in Miami, FL
Garden armchairs in black wrought iron
Handmade.
Dining armchairs
PRICE PER ITEM.
Category
2010s Spanish Country Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cassina “Luisa” Chair by Franco Albini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully constructed chair with floating back design.
Signed by Cassina.
Two available. Priced individually.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
$1,700 / item
Sling Chair with Leather, Arms Connected, Lounge Armchair Walnut + Black Leather
Located in Bend, OR
This chair is exactly the same as our Classic sling chair with one exception: the arms connect to the back supports. This listing includes one chair.
This award-winning leather and wood sling chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Customizable ClassiCon Banu Stool by Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
Banu is yet another gem from the Jewel Garden, which was the name of the Maharajah‘s palace of Indore for which Eckart Muthesius designed this stool. Through the use of polished stai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rock Stool with Leather Seat by Marc Sadler
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A striking piece of design of contemporary inspiration, this stool boasts a superb combination of colors, geometric lines, and materials. Ergonomic and versatile, the structure is ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,444 / item
Set of 6 Vintage Metal Windsor Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Looking for a unique set dining chairs, that are durable yet stylish, that can cross many design styles? This set of 6 Vintage metal garden chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Chair 'Boho' by Ann Demeulemeester, Black Beech (in stock)
Located in Paris, IDF
Sculptural Chair 'Boho' designed by Ann Demeulemeester for Serax.
Solid beech wood
Stain: Black
The 'Boho' chair by Ann Demeulemeester redefines modern design with its bold, sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of 4 Black Arne Jacobsen Ant Chairs for Fritz Hansen, 1980, Denmark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Four beautiful chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. The official name of the chairs is 'chair 3100', but they are also called 'the Ant' due to their shape. This set is made of b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Museum Quality Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chairs with Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production, museum quality - collector grade, Barcelona chairs with Barcelona table by the German Company, Waldemar Stiegler, which produced th...
Category
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Wave Side Chair, Minimalist Dining Chair
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
The Wave Chair is a graphic dining or side chair designed around the wave motif, offering a sculptural yet understated element to a room that brings interest while fitting in. The ge...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Ash
$1,155 / item
Figueroa Dining Chair, Veti & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa dining chair.
Ev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Metal
Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Leather and Burnished Brass, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of six chairs, designed by Willy RIZZO for CIDUE, in black leather. Italy, 1970s
By Cidue, Willy Rizzo
Located in Torino, IT
Set of six chairs,
design by Willy RIZZO
for CIDUE,
in Black leather.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
1970s
DESIGNER
Willy RIZZO
(Naples, 1928 - Paris, 2013) was a celebrated Italian photogr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eames Aluminium Group Management Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration up to 6 Aluminum Group chairs in black leather designed by Eames for Herman Miller. All in very good original condition showing minimal wear. Much better than ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid Century Boho Chic Faux Bamboo Rattan Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
A quality Mid Century Boho Chic faux bamboo and Rattan armchair. Finely carved , the chair features curved arms resting on a rattan seat. The back of the chair is slightly curved pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
$570 Sale Price
40% Off
Mario Botta La Quinta chair for Alias, Switzerland 1985, One Chair
By Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Basel, BS
Fast Shipping, insured in 8-15 days.
Mint condition original 1980s La Quinta chair by Mario Botta Chairs for Alias. One chair is left.
During the 198...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
$1,049 Sale Price
20% Off
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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