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Chairs For Sale
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Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Womb Chair & Ottoman by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Southampton, NY
This Iconic original Womb Chair and accompanying ottoman is by famed Finnish/ American designer Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. The chair and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Red Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, 1974
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 1970s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østerg...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Large Set of Italian Patio Chairs in Red Lacquered Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large set of dining chairs, colored metal, Italy, 1960s
Very large set of metal chairs in a red color. The chairs have an elegant, bold design, as is quintessential of Italian patio chairs. Curved shapes and thin armrests form the frame combined with a mesh seat and back. Because we were able to get a very large quantity of this characteristic and quirky chair...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chair
By Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural and graceful iconic lounge chair model 1705 by Warren Platner designed in 1962 for Knoll International. Upholstered in luxurious rust ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
CM 196 Side Chair by Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All original CM 196 side chair by Pierre Paulin. Measure: Seat height is 18" inches. Very comfortable and sturdy.
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Black Metal and Red Skai Italian 1950s Chairs in the Style of G. Rinaldi
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of midcentury chairs made from black metal structure and red skai seat and back. Silver painted feet and brass studded backrest. The special structure of the metal rod gives a c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book and dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, the dust jacket is slightly sunned but is complete with no tears or chips. This is the 1981 1st edition. 305 page...
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Paper
Red Florence Knoll Lounge Chairs
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of vintage Florence Knoll lounge chairs on steel bases. We have these totally refurbished and re-upholstered in red Maharam Messenger fabric. The bases have been polished, and...
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sanguine Bellini 2040 Bench by Coco Flip
Located in Geneve, CH
Sanguine Bellini 2040 Bench by Coco Flip
Dimensions: D 204 x W 54 x H 52.5 cm
Materials: Timber / Upholstered tops, Powder-coated steel frame.
Weight: 30kg
Frame Finishes: Textura P...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen "Swan"Chair 2005
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This model 3320 or "Swan" swivel lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and is still a design icon.
This one is manufactured in 2005, it is marked in the foot and with a ...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 9 Stackable Paolo Favaretto & Airborne Assisa 1986
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful design chairs with a black coated tubular steel structure and a polypropylene seat and seatback in the color red.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Armchairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1970s, set of 6
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 6 fiberglass chairs in orange color with chrome metal legs. Stamped H by Herman Miller on the bottom. Wear due to time and age of chairs. Seat height:...
Category
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Space Age Pop Art Vintage Red Orange Plastic Dining Chairs Joe Colombo Italy Six
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red and orange six plastic pop art vintage chairs or dining chairs model Universale designed by Joe Colombo
1965 - 1967 and executed by Kartell, Milano.
These happy making...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Child’s Size Wendell Castle Fiberglass Molar Chair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Uncommon child’s size version of Wendell Castle’s iconic Molar chair. Executed in fiberglass and red gel coat. Sprite can shown for scale.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Space Age Red Plastic Vintage Dining Chairs Steen Ostergaard, 1966, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age four ( 4 ) red plastic vintage dining chairs by Steen Ostergaard 1966 for Cado Norway 1971.
These wonderful red 4 ( four ) dining chairs from plastic show a black textil u...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Romme Recliner Chair by Ikea, 1990s
Located in Paris, ON
An extremely comfortable seat, perfect for reading or watching a movie. This chair is an iconic vintage Ikea piece and rare.
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Chairs
Materials
Polyester
Set of Four Antique English Mahogany "Signed" Chippendale Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four superb quality antique English hand-carved solid mahogany "Signed" Chippendale style side chairs with superbly pierced and hand-carved back splat; gadroon carved front seat rail; terminating in a handsome cabriole leg with acanthus leaf carved knee and ending in a ball and claw foot. Perfect for around a games table or breakfast table.
Maker's label (on interior of chair rail): Thomas...
Category
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Osvaldo Borsani Tecno Modus Desk Chair
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Red Osvaldo Borsani Revolving Office Chair
Produced by Tecno in Italy circa 1970
Plastic seat on aluminum frame with caster wheels.
Perfect for a small desk.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of 12 Stackable DSS Chairs By Charles And Ray Eames For Herman Miller, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Nice set of 12 stackable chairs model DSS by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This set is made from a fiberglass shell and is upholstered in red with a white edge. A nice set...
Category
1960s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
"Zina" Contemporary Stool Brazilian Design by Zanini de Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This simple and elegant high stool is made out of painted steel and may be upholstered in different options of leather or fabric.
Zanini de Zanine was born in Rio de Janeiro, in 197...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish pair of midcentury lounge chairs. Splayed metal legs support a spacious seating area. Please confirm item location with deale...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
1960s Pollack Executive Chair by Charles Pollack for Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vintage Pollack executive chair on five leg pedestal base featuring his ‘rim technology’ of metal edge banding around the chair’s periphery s...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Poul Volther Corona Red Lounge Swivel Chrome Chair and Ottoman Erik Jorgensen
By Poul Volther
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Poul M. Volther Corona chair for Erik Jørgensen in 1960s. Four padded cushions, in a vibrant red, ascend a stainless-steel frame that swivels at chair base, creating a lounge chair that is both comfortable and visually appealing.
Poul Volther
(Danish, 1923-2001)
Corona Lounge Chair...
Category
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Cobra Coral Chair
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Product in the permanent collection at the Museum of Arts and Design – New York
Exoticism ripples in contours and colors. It is the brand of the Cobra Coral chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 6 Casalino1 Children's Chairs by Alexander Begge for Casala, Italy 1970's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This iconic children's chair, model Casalino1, was designed by Alexander Begge for Casala in Italy in the 1970's. It is still just as popular 50 years on be...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic
B&B Italia Armchairs, “Maxalto Kalos 9750”, in Red “Gamma” Leather
Located in Barrowford, GB
Hello Friends, and welcome to another unmissable offering from Lord Browns Furniture, the UK’s premier resource for fine Sofas and Chairs.
On offer on this occasion is a rare, impeccable identical pair of Maxalto “Kalos...
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather
20th Century French Two Seater Theater Seats in Wood and Metal in Red Velvet
Located in Sofia, BG
Two-seat theater seats in wood and metal with tilting seats, upholstered in red velvet. Measures: Width 116 cm
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 4 Chiavarine Chairs in Red Stained Beech and Bamboo Rope, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Set of 4 Chiavarine chairs 3 slats model. These extremely light chairs were designed by the Levaggi brothers in the 1950s in Chiavari, Italy.
The chairs feature a struct...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Bamboo, Cane, Beech, Rattan
Tubular Steel “Z” Chair by Les Industries Amisco, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This chair was designed and produced by Les Industries Amisco, a French Canadian company, maker of the popular "paper clip" stools, during the 1970's. It has a "Z" shape iron structu...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
Midcentury Signal Red Kangaroo Chair Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The z.stuhl chair, designed by Ernst Moeckl (1931-2013) in the 1970s, is a cantilever chair made of polyurethane, which is available with and without armre...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Cassina Cab 412 China Red Leather Dining Chair Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Cab 412 dining chair was designed by Mario Bellini for Italian manufacturer Cassina.
It's the Dining chair version.
The classic Italian masterpiece in dining rooms.
It is uph...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Willy Guhl and Robert Pansart Red Pod Chair in Cement, 1969
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Extremely rare iconic pod chair attributed to Willy Guhl, Many experts agree that this Pod Chair is actually the work of Robert Pansart, better known for his mirrors than for this ma...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cement
Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper, ‘Lambda’ Chairs, Gavina Production, Italy, 1959
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Argelato, BO
Designed by the famous Italian architect Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper nel 1959, the chair has an absolutely futuristic shape for the times which it was made. The "Lambda" was desi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eero Aarnio for Asko Arm Chair Red Fiberglass Pastil "Pastille", Finland, 1960s
By Asko, Eero Aarnio
Located in Telgte, DE
Eero Aarnio for Asko chair red fiberglass Pastil "Pastille", Finland, 1960s
A red high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Red Bauhaus Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Mücke, Melder, Beech, Chrome, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Red Bauhaus armchair designed by Marcel Breuer.
Style: Bauhaus
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia
Maker: Mücke - Melder
Material: Beech, Chrome-plated steel.
Very well-prese...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Red Chair with Original Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Danish True Love lounge chair in original red boucle fabric. This is a beautiful and incredibly comfortable eye-catcher by design group Globe Zero 4, from designers Flemmin...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Set of Six Midcentury Signal Red Kangaroo Chairs, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The z.stuhl chair, designed by Ernst Moeckl (1931-2013) in the 1970s, is a cantilever chair made of polyurethane, which is available with and without armrests. In the vernacular, the...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1970’s Red Mullca Stacking Dining Chair Grey Seats – Good Quantity Available
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s Red Mullca Stacking Dining Chair Grey Seats – Good Quantity Available
One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston Cavaillon created the company that we...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Midcentury Italian Sculpted Lounge Chairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian sculpted lounge chairs in the style of Marco Zanuso. Zanuso style Italian Sculpted lounge chairs with solid brass legs upholster...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Grace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 96 x 70 x 70 cm
Materials: Mint velvet with polished brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
A rou...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Agora petit chair by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 75 x 70 x 65 cm
Available in different colors
Inspired by the volumes of the upholstered furniture from the 1970s, Agora Petit i...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 2 Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Agora Petit Chair by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 75 x 70 x 65 cm
Available in different colors
Inspired by the volumes of the upholstered fu...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair MCM Keyhole Back Orig Red Faux Leather Slipper Chairs Attr Viking Artline
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage MCM (a.k.a.) mid-century modern red slipper chairs attributed to Viking Artline, a pair. Comprised of coil springs under the seats, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Maple
Pair of Noodle Chairs Attributed to Augusto Betti for Habitat Faenza, 1967
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of ‘Noodle’ chairs designed by Augusto Betti for Habitat Faenza in 1967. These chairs feature a unique curved profile and retain their original red corduroy fabric. Unmarked. Sourced in Italy, 1960s.
Augusto Betti (1919-2013) was an Italian artist and designer who began his career with traditional training at the Faenza ceramics...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Set of 8, Mid-Century Modern Steel Chrome & Orange Wool Chairs, 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
This is a rare opportunity to purchase an entire set of 8 original vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Executive side chairs,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Isabella Channelled Slipper Chair in Red Velvet with Legs in Walnut
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Isabella slipper chair is one of our signature pieces. The exquisite tailored fluting and distinctive lines give a shapely feminine edge. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Very Rare Cantilever Leather Chairs by Herbert Ohl for Matteo Grassi
Located in München, DE
Pair of very rare cantilever leather chairs by Herbert Ohl model Ballerina.
Manufactured by Matteo Grassi. Made in Italy.
The cantilever cha...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Red Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Red Mid-Century Modern armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy 1960s.
Gastone Rinaldi designed this beautiful and iconic pair of rare chairs in 195...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Rey Chair Scarlet Red by Bruno Rey for Dietiker, in Collaboration with Hay
By Bruno Rey
Located in Dubai, AE
Based on the original Rey Collection designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey in 1971, HAY has teamed up with Dietiker to relaunch the Rey Chair. With its distinctively rounded edges and curved backrest, it was the first chair to be patented with Dietiker’s unique screwless wood-to-metal connection and has become one of the most successful Swiss chairs of all time. Its solid construction, strength and stackable design give it a timeless quality that makes it suitable for using in a wide variety of domestic, public or corporate settings. The iconic chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Set of Six Cab 414 Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Oxblood Red Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Fabulous, RARE set of 6 original Mario Bellini for Cassina 414 Cab Armchairs!
Complete set, in beautiful leather.
Worldwide custom shipping available--We will custom package and ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Paperclip Chair in Tubular Steel 1970's Canada Kinetics
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic 1970s steel "paperclip" chair in original fire truck red enamel paint. Bright and shiny - a sculpture that happens to be a chair.
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair Mid-Century Tub Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage style club chairs with red upholstery. Fun round saucer shape.
Please confirm location.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Chair "Dafne", Design Gastone Rinaldi for Thema, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
"dafne" model folding chair, design Gastone Rinaldi for Thema, late 1970s
bright red color, 83 cm high, 35 cm wide and seat diameter, 48 c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Streamline Art Deco Cantilever Chair Chrome & Red Vinyl Attr Kem Webber-Lloyds
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous streamline modern cantilever chair comprised of chrome frame and tomato red vinyl faux leather upholstery attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. This one looks like it was seldom used! Please see photos, Circa Mid Century.
WOW!!!! What a gorgeous tomato red streamline modern cantilever chair!!!! Attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing and categorized in many design styles; Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, and Bauhaus. Too many awesome styles to choose just one… So, you pick!! This chair is comprised of a tubular chrome cantilever frame and is upholstered in a bright and beautiful red vinyl faux leather that demands attention. This piece has no tag or markings but is done in the style of the era’s greats: Gilbert Rohde, Wolfgang Hoffman, Warren McArthur, Donald Desky, Alfons Bach, Gilbert Rhode, Marcel Breuer, and from online searches attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. It doesn’t get much better than that!! You could use this fabulous chair in your living room, bedroom, sitting room, or kitchen. It would be a wonderful chair at a vanity or a stylish place to sit to take off your shoes in the entry way. The possibilities are truly endless.
KEM Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. His birth name was Karl Emanuel Martin Weber but in 1914, he changed his first name to a less German sounding, 'Kem' when he became stranded in the USA after the outbreak of the First World War. Kem Architecture was part of the West Coast Modernist movement in America. His designs included many projects and products in Streamline Modern, a form of Art Deco design and architecture that was extremely popular in the USA and Europe in the 1930s. This style emphasized curved forms and long horizontal lines; it was the epitome of sophistication and modernity in that era. Streamline Modern was used for everything from stainless steel cocktail shakers...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Red Mandarin Chair Attributed to Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986. This chair features vibrant red upholstery and sleek black enameled steel legs. We love the unusual proportio...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of ‘Selene’ Chairs in Plastic by Vico Magistretti, 1968
Located in Berlin, BE
Pair of ‘Selene’ chairs in plastic by Vico Magistretti, 1968
The selene chair was designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1968.
Additional info...
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20th Century Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Centro Progetti Tecno Pair of Stackable ‘Modus’ Chairs
By Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Centro Progetti Tecno, pair of stackable chairs model ‘Modus', nylon / plastic, aluminum, metal, Italy, 1970s
Highly functional chairs designed by Ce...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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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