Asian Chairs

Place of Origin: Asian

Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang 'MC002-F' Matte Silver or Black

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial int...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang 'MC002-F' Matte Silver or Black

Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang ‘MC002-S’ Solid Matte

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial intelligence change our lives in future? Not only will voice controlled services be fundamental, AI will also help create objects for everyday life. This chair is part of a pioneering project to incorporate AI into the design process. Through numerous experiments and practice with different products and art forms, Zhang Zhoujie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang ‘MC002-S’ Solid Matte

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs with Original Iron Decoration

Located in New York, NY

A pair of beautifully worn antique Chinese official's hat chairs with classic lines and original iron straps on back and seat. From Shanxi Province, circa 1880. CH360.

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Late 19th Century Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs with Original Iron Decoration

Endless Form Chair, MC004-F-Black

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial int...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Steel

Endless Form Chair, MC004-F-Black

Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chair

Located in Dallas, TX

Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid chair with linen cushion with hand-carved details.

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Early 20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chair

HAL2 Chair Shiro Kuramata

By Shiro Kuramata

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

HAL2 chair designed by Shiro Kuramata for Cassina Inderdecor in 1987. Vinyl seat and expand metal back.

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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

HAL2 Chair Shiro Kuramata

Pair of Yoke Back Elm Armchairs

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of yoke back elm armchairs, circa 1880-1900, China.

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Early 1900s Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of Yoke Back Elm Armchairs

19th Century Ebonised Anglo Indian High Back Chair

Located in London, by appointment only

An unusual high back chair, the ebonised wooden frame with spiral supports and unusual pierced splat, the swept arms above baluster supports, cane seats and barely twist...

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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Asian Chairs

19th Century Ebonised Anglo Indian High Back Chair

Rare Office/Side Chair Attributed to Toshiyuki Kita for Tendo, Japan, circa 1960

By Tendo Mokko, Toshiyuki Kita

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Rare desk or side chair, attributed to Toshiyuki Kita, manufactured by Tendo Mokko in Japan, circa 1960. These eye-catching chairs are made from beautiful quality birch plywood with a new green velvet upholstery, giving them an eye-catching appearance. A unique find and a beautiful example of Japanese design. Labeled TENDO underneath. In excellent condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a wonderful patina. Toshiyuki Kita (喜多俊之?) is a furniture and product designer. He was born an 1942, in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from the University of Osaka.[1] He has established design offices in both Japan and Italy. His earliest pieces, the Wink Chair and the Kick Table are currently in the permanent collections of the New York City Museum of Modern Art and Hamburg, Germany's Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe. His most notable recent works include Sharp's Aquos line of LCD televisions and the K10 Dodo recliner. He has also done a considerable amount of work with massage chair...

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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Birch

Rare Office/Side Chair Attributed to Toshiyuki Kita for Tendo, Japan, circa 1960

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Armchair

Located in Water Mill, NY

Pair of 19th century hardwood oriental armchairs, with great original patina

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19th Century Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Armchair

Pair of Elm Wood Children Armchairs

Located in Greenwich, CT

Pair of elmwood children armchairs with relief carving, simple and beautiful form. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has be...

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1920s Ming Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Elm Wood Children Armchairs

Rare Anglo-Raj Childs Chair or Slipper Chair circa 1890

Located in Bellport, NY

A rare find in this magnificent Anglo-Indian Raj handcrafted child's chair,or slipper chair. Made in Bombay in the late 19th century of solid rosewood, depicting open fretwork, hand-carved animal...

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19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Anglo-Raj Childs Chair or Slipper Chair circa 1890

19th Century Cinese Bent Elm Wood Arm Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th c. bent elm (umu) wood chair, only one available, made by well known Chinese chair making family. Soft and smooth wood. Very comfortable.

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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Elm

19th Century Cinese Bent Elm Wood Arm Chair

Large Handmade Camphor Wood Root Chair from China, 20th Century

Located in Yonkers, NY

This Chinese 20th century large chair was handmade from Camphor wood root. This chair showcases a great variety of wood tints while a bright transparent varnish enhances the organic ...

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20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Large Handmade Camphor Wood Root Chair from China, 20th Century

Vintage Recycled Iron "Champagne" School Chairs

Located in Napa, CA

Vintage metal school chairs made from recycled iron scraps. Resemble miniature chairs made with champagne bottle cork holders. Each chai...

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Late 20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Recycled Iron "Champagne" School Chairs

Brass Spider Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Brass Spider Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

Set of Eight Vintage MCM Chinese Dining Room Chairs in Ming Style

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Set of eight Yoke high back Chinese dining room chairs in Ming style. Handcrafted vintage Mid Century Modern elmwood Chinese export chairs There is no structural damages on the chair...

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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Chairs

Materials

Elm

Set of Eight Vintage MCM Chinese Dining Room Chairs in Ming Style

Brass Heart Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Brass Heart Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

Brass Split Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Brass Split Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

Brass Bow Tie Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

By Zhang Zhoujie

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Brass Bow Tie Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang

Pair of Chinese Nobility Chairs

Located in Woodbury, CT

This pair of Chinese chairs was most likely produced for a nobleman in the late 1800s or very early 1900s. The stag featured prominently in the back of each splat is meant to represe...

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Early 20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Sandalwood

Pair of Chinese Nobility Chairs

Set of 4 Steel & Maple Memphis Style Dining Chairs by Nia - Made in Israel

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Quality Set of 4 Post Modern, Memphis style, Dining Chairs by Nia, Made in Israel. The set features sculpted and tapered steel frames with a black finis...

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Late 20th Century Memphis Group Asian Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Steel & Maple Memphis Style Dining Chairs by Nia - Made in Israel

Pair of Qing Dynasty Hongmu Armchairs

Located in London, GB

This pair of carved Chinese hongmu or rosewood armchairs date from the late Qing Dynasty, and combine extravagance and opulence with style and refinement. They are adorned with mytho...

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20th Century Qing Asian Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Qing Dynasty Hongmu Armchairs

Pair of Russian Empire Side Chairs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of Russian Empire Side Chairs - Original untouched finish newly reupholstered seat in Jim Thompson fabric.

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19th Century Empire Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Russian Empire Side Chairs

Pair of Fine Horseshoe Back Armchairs

Located in Greenwich, CT

A pair of elegant horseshoe back armchairs. Beautiful color, form and lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has be...

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Early 1900s Ming Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Fine Horseshoe Back Armchairs

19th Century Ornately Carved Indian Raj Chair

Located in Dallas, TX

Indian slipper chair with reworked chair seat. Beautifully carved wood detailing - floral and animal motifs.

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19th Century Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ornately Carved Indian Raj Chair

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Wabi Sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old primitive chair made in Japan. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is zelkova. It is carved from a single large zelkova tree. It gi...

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Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Primitive Black Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Wabi Sabi

Brighton Pavilion Style Burnt Bamboo Cane Dining Armchairs, a Pair

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Stunning pair of burnt bamboo armchairs with gracefully shaped horseshoe frames, in the Brighton Pavilion style. These Chinese Chippendale chairs feature a beautiful tortoiseshell finish, caned-bottom seats, and intricate bamboo open fretwork. Loose vintage chair cushions...

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20th Century Chinese Chippendale Asian Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Brighton Pavilion Style Burnt Bamboo Cane Dining Armchairs, a Pair

Pair of 19th Century Hand Carved Burmese Nursing Chairs with Silk Covered Seats

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This is a pair of 19th century nursing chairs from Myanmar in excellent condition. The seats are covered in the original silk. The motif of ...

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19th Century Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Hand Carved Burmese Nursing Chairs with Silk Covered Seats

Vintage Balinese Wood Carved Elephant Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Balinese Wood Carved Elephant Chair Stunning beautifully detailed hand carved 1930s Balinese elephant sculpted accent chair. This beaut...

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1930s Rustic Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Balinese Wood Carved Elephant Chair

Kosuga Woven Side Chair

By Kosuga

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kosuga woven side chair, made in Japan for Hurricane Imports. This chair, features an oak frame and teak curved seat back. The chair has been newly woven paper cord. Dimensions 19"...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Chairs

Materials

Teak, Papercord, Oak

Kosuga Woven Side Chair

George Nakashima Style Japanese Studio Craft Solid Wood T-Chairs

By George Nakashima

Located in 神戸市, JP

Built utilizing traditional Japanese joinery and woodworking techniques, this chair made of solid Japanese Elm is robust, heavy, and built to last. Country of origin: Japan Mat...

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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood, Elm

George Nakashima Style Japanese Studio Craft Solid Wood T-Chairs

Toshiaki Horio for Muji/Cassina Stacking Paper Chairs, Japan, circa 1992

By Cassina

Located in Oakland, CA

These are fantastic set of six lightweight paper and aluminum stacking chairs by Toshiaki Horio for Muji/Cassina, Japan, circa 1992. Only produced for two years, and only sold in the...

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1990s Post-Modern Asian Chairs

Materials

Paper

Toshiaki Horio for Muji/Cassina Stacking Paper Chairs, Japan, circa 1992

Pair of Chinese Wooden Chairs

Located in Greding, DE

Pair of Chinese wooden chairs with stepped backs and carved decoration.

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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Wooden Chairs

Organic Modern Armchair

Located in Westwood, NJ

A rustic organic modern style armchair in our light oak finish, with handwoven faux rush paneled back with loose cushion backrest and seat, the open arms with faux rush wrapped detai...

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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Asian Chairs

Materials

Oak

Organic Modern Armchair

Pair of 20th Century Exotic Wood Chinese Armchairs, 1960

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Pair of Chinese armchairs from 20th century. Furniture carved and chiseled in light exotic wood of beautiful line and pleasant decor. Armchairs of discrete comfort ideal to combine w...

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Mid-20th Century Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 20th Century Exotic Wood Chinese Armchairs, 1960

Set of 8 Pierre Jeanneret Dining Chairs

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Toronto, Ontario

A terrific matching set of 8 floating back armchairs by Pierre Jeanneret for the Chandigarh Project. These examples are rather desirable as they are executed in Indian rosewood or...

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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Set of 8 Pierre Jeanneret Dining Chairs

Petite Sized Natural Teak Wood Bench with Live Edge

Located in Atlanta, GA

A natural teak wood bench with live edges. This cute little bench, just over four feet in length, has been created from the root and limbs of I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Asian Chairs

Materials

Wood, Teak

Petite Sized Natural Teak Wood Bench with Live Edge

Contemporary Chair by Kyung-Tack Roh

By Kyung-Tack Roh

Located in Los Angeles, CA

One of a kind chair by Kyung-Tack Roh from South Korea.

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chairs

Contemporary Chair by Kyung-Tack Roh

Pierre Jeanneret, Set of Eight Demountable Teak Chairs

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in New York, NY

Pierre Jeanneret - Set 8 demountable chairs, circa 1955-56 Teak

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1950s Vintage Asian Chairs

Materials

Teak

Pierre Jeanneret, Set of Eight Demountable Teak Chairs

Pair of Blue Painted Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs

Located in Asheville, NC

Beautiful tall pale blue chairs made for tall hat officials. Yolk back detail at top. Good luck symbol painted in gold paint or gold leaf, chairs tri...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of Blue Painted Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs

Superb Set of Six 19th Century Anglo-Indian Side Chairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and rare set of six with superior and intricate leaf and berry carving. Unusual form and style.

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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Asian Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Padouk

Superb Set of Six 19th Century Anglo-Indian Side Chairs

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Is Lionel Jadot the Willy Wonka of Upcycled Belgian Design?

From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.

Learn Why Designer Maarten Baas Set This Charles Rennie Mackintosh Chair on Fire

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Kaleidoscopic Upholstery Makes This Edward Wormley Chair a Showstopper

What at first glance seems an unusual choice jibes perfectly with the designer's aesthetic.

Design Icon Ilse Crawford on Her Colorful New Hans Wegner Chairs

If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.