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Period: 2010s
Customizable Tacchini Sempronia Chair by Tobia Scarpa
By Tacchini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Circular elements fit together in a double circle that evokes the signature of the great master who designed it. Twin legs, created by the intersection of two cylinders, extend up to...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Textile
Iki Dining Chair by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Iki dining chair by Atra Design.
Dimensions: D 59.7 x W 54.3 x H 76.6 cm.
Materials: mahogany wood, fabric.
Available in leather or fabric. Available in teak or mohogamy wood fram...
Category
Mexican Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Rippled Rorschach Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Rippled Rorschach Chair uses Cast bronze 'Puddles' to create a true dynamic and visually stunning chair. Rooted firmly in the language of Nature,and using Water and Wood as its i...
Category
American Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Bronze
William Emmerson "Ab Ovo" Leather Hanging Pod Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible piece of work from William Emmerson's "Ab Ovo" Collection - the Leather Hanging Pod Chair.
Constructed of a solid steel substrate which is then wrapped in French hand dye...
Category
North American 2010s Chairs
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Japanese Boro & Blackened Steel Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Chair by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, and supportive belts. The deep seating area is perfect for a relaxing lounge experience.
Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. With this highly customizable chair, you can select from a wide range of finishes and materials to complement your space and lifestyle - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options.
This version of our Inheritance Chair is upholstered in boro material - vintage Japanese family quilts made from scraps of clothing, kimonos, and other household textiles. We source these 100-200 year old quilts...
Category
American Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modern Dining Chair Flock CS2 in Dedar Karakorum Fabric by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The "Flock" collection embodies the idea that home should be a haven of comfort, a sanctuary, and a gathering place adorned with personalized, character-rich, and visually striking statement objects. The name "Flock" reflects its role as a tranquil oasis and central meeting space within the home, where soft, voluptuous forms, natural materials, and pleasing tactile surfaces create an ambiance of warmth and cocooning.
Designer Kateryna Sokolova explains, "Home is the most intimate place for rest, comfort, and gathering, and it should be filled with personalized, character-rich, and eye-catching statement objects like Flock design pieces. In addition to the distinct shape, I wanted to create furniture that would become part of the family, a friend, intimate, and beloved."
Ergonomics plays a pivotal role in NOOM's design philosophy, ensuring that its products are aesthetically pleasing and incredibly comfortable. The Flock Chair...
Category
Ukrainian Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé
Set of Two LC1 Chairs, Le Corbusier, P.Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Stellar Sofa by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stellar sofa by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 190 L X 95 D X 80 H
Materials: walnut timber, ceramic, fabric upholstery.
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry...
Category
South African Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut
Viva Stripe Blue and Brown Bench by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Viva Stripe Blue and Brown Bench by Houtique
Dimensions: D 100 x W 45 x H 48 cm
Materials: Velvet, Upholstery, Wood
Also available in different colours. Please contact us.
VIVA BENCH...
Category
Spanish Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, foun...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Charlotte Perriand Outdoors Green LC7 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoors green LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and pa...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Minimal, Contemporary Wood Tombstone Side Chair by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This minimal side chair is made of three intersecting planes with the backrest resembling a traditional tombstone shape.
Available in a variety of...
Category
American 2010s Chairs
Materials
Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Chair D
Located in Mérida, MX
The handwoven technique of the 'Petatillo' in Yucatan has been practiced for more than 50 years. Usually, it is woven with natural cane. This is one hundred percent artisan work, whi...
Category
Mexican Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Nylon, Wood
Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Natural Aswood Superleggera Chair For Cassina
Manufactured since 1957, the 699 Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architect’s innovative quest and the ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Ash
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Black Ebonized with Cane Back and Leather
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category
Brazilian Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Rustic Modern Sydney Dining Chair with Arms Turned Finials by Martin & Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett’s Sydney Dining Chair with Arms features a wood frame with finial details on the chair back and arm, as well as an upholstered seat and back.
H 33.5 in. x W 21.5 i...
Category
American 2010s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair has p...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Klismos Walnut Wood Saber Legs Black Velvet Dining Chairs, Customizable
Located in IT
Klismos walnut wood customizable dining chairs Italian production, black velvet upholstery. Other colors and upholstery are available.
Walnut wood ch...
Category
Italian Greek Revival 2010s Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Nutwood, Cotton
Kazuhide Takahama Gaja Bar Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Gaga Chair For Cassina
A light, airy stackable metal chair. Gaja is a contemporary piece of furniture reminiscent of the pure classicism of Rationalism, to which the chair lays legitimate claim, thanks to its streamlined, practical nature.
Designed by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama, the Gaja design chair was originally crafted for a small local restaurant and is characterized by its open structure with frame in arc-welded, chrome-plated tubular steel.
STRUCTURE
Frame in bent tubular metal with chrome or painted finish.
PADDING
Flexible polyurethane foam.
UPHOLSTERY
Fabric or leather.
Light, slender and stackable, the Gaja chair...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Metal
Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...
Category
Mexican Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Pouf Pill S Contemporary Sculptural Pouf with Velvet and Fringes by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Pouf Pill S Contemporary Sculptural Pouf with Velvet and Fringes by Houtique
Dimensions: H 45 x D 35 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and 30cm fringes
Pill P...
Category
Spanish Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson
Located in Geneve, CH
Ab Ovo Hanging Pod Chair by William Emmerson
Limited Edition Of 3 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 99.06 x W 167.64 x H 208.28 cm. SH: 45.72.
Materials: Brass and brown leather.
Limited editio...
Category
American Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Brass
Illusion Pouf Brown Velvet Upholstery by Alexandre Ligios, Organic Curves Chair
Located in New York, NY
Illusion Pouf by Alexandre Ligios
Brown Velvet Upholstery
47.2" W x 35.4" D x 17.7" H
“Illusion” takes on the silhouette of a coffee bean, with organic curves. Beneath its appare...
Category
Moroccan Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Thonet 118 SP Chair Designed by Sebastian Herkner in Stock
Located in New York, NY
118 SP – High Gloss upholstered wooden
Frame: beech high gloss lacquered black
Fabric: Hallingdal 65 110 whiter-grey
mélange
plastic glides
Minimalistic and honest, at the same time elegant and filigree
Minimalistic and honest, at the same time elegant and fine: the 118 chair...
Category
European 2010s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Polished Brass Joelle Dining Chair, Italy
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Polished Brass Joelle dining chair, Italy
With its scenographic shapes and vintage references, the ...
Category
Italian Art Deco 2010s Chairs
Materials
Brass
Boucle Small Oscar Chair by Duistt
Located in Geneve, CH
Boucle Small Oscar Chair by Duistt
Dimensions: W 60 x D 58 x H 77 cm
Materials: Special Boucle Fabric Nobilis SF.DE.21.006
Swivel version available upon request. Please contact us.
...
Category
Portuguese Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Bouclé
Customizable Tacchini Julep Chaise-Longue by Jonas Wagell
Located in New York, NY
Organic and versatile in shape, the new Julep, by designer Jonas Wagell, is a natural extension, in both practicality and ...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Customizable Tacchini Isola Lounge Chair by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Located in New York, NY
In waiting spaces, people naturally tend to assume a relaxed posture, particularly while using their computer, laptop or smartphone for work or to pass the time. This consideration w...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Unique Bar Stool T-008 by Studio Nicolas Erauw
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique bar stool T-008 -by Studio Nicolas Erauw
Piece unique 1 of 1
Dimensions: H 70 CM x Ø 35 CM
Materials: Aluminum, wax dipped
13 kg
Part of the o...
Category
Belgian Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Hybrid No 1 Armchair with Hand-Carved Antlers and Brown Leather
Located in Istanbul, TR
Hybrid collection was inspired by the mythologies of parahumans. This anthro chair unions with its owner, merging into one. It is entirely handmade, a special leather with rare patterns has been selected and a textured paint...
Category
Turkish Arts and Crafts 2010s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Modern Handcrafted Wooden Chair 80/20 by Vincent Vincent olavi hanninen perriand
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
We are pleased to present our new collaboration with Vincent Vincent cabinetmaker.
Sculptural design, comfy and robust, each piece is unique.
Entirely handcrafted by Vincent in his...
Category
French 2010s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Levante Dark Leather Chair by Massimo Castagna
By Exteta
Located in Milan, IT
Naturalistic inspiration and sartorial value merge in this superb armchair, a design belonging to the Levante Collection inspired by tree branches. It ensures great sturdiness thanks...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair in Bouclé Mustard by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
W 45 cm 17,7”
D 52 cm 20,4”
H 102 cm 40,1”
SH 66 cm 26”
or
H 112 cm 44”
SH 76 cm 29,9 ”
A chair that mixes both modern and classical design approaches.
Designed to hug the bod...
Category
Portuguese 2010s Chairs
Materials
Metal
Hannes Wettstein Hola 369 Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hannes Wettstein Set of Five Hola 367 Chair For Cassina
Among Cassina’s best-sellers, Hola is a design chair also available without armrests, whose elegant, functional lines announc...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Object 01 Marron Seating by Volta
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 01 marron seating by Volta
Dimensions: D 45 x W 40 x H 50 cm
Materials: Cork and Velvet
Also available in diffentent colours. Please contact us.
MEÏ COLLECTION
The Meï ...
Category
French Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cork
Pair Contemporary Bar Stool w. Backrest Dark Brown 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
Spanish Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Outdoor Cream and Charcoal Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by weekend visits to the stark desert landscapes found a few hours east of Los Angeles, this collection is composed of steel frames that have been zinc primed and powder coa...
Category
American Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Tadao Ando Chair "TA001P Dream Chair", circa 2014, Japan
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Chair in oak veneer, upholstered in leather with a small, relaxing neck pillow. Very decorative piece.
Designed by Ando Tadao for Carl Hansen...
Category
Japanese Other 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Collector Core Bar Chair in OAK
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
The Core Bar Chair blends architectural rigor with sculptural softness. With its strong, geometric oak frame and gently curved upholstered backrest, it offers both structure and comf...
Category
Portuguese Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Klismos Walnut Wood Leather Seats Saber Legs Dining Chairs, Customizable
Located in IT
Klismos customizable chairs with saber legs, natural wood shiny finishing and leather seats with buttons. Available in other colors and upholstery.
Walnut wood chairs with deep an...
Category
Italian Greek Revival 2010s Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Nutwood, Cotton
Viva Checkerboard Green and Purple Bench by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Viva Checkerboard Green and Purple Bench by Houtique
Dimensions: D 100 x W 45 x H 48 cm
Materials: Velvet, Upholstery, Wood
Also available in different co...
Category
Spanish Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery, Wood
Stainless Steel Poodle Armchair by Mati Sipiora
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless Steel Poodle Armchair by Mati Sipiora
Dimensions: D 53 x W 66 x H 70 cm
Materials: Polished Stainless Steel.
Finish: Finish: Polished Stainles...
Category
Polish Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Klismos Walnut Wood Saber Legs Black Velvet Dining Chairs, Customizable
Located in IT
Klismos walnut wood customizable dining chairs Italian production, black velvet upholstery capitone ( with buttons). Other colors and upholstery are ava...
Category
Italian Greek Revival 2010s Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 8 Black Gaulino Chairs Chair by Oscar Tusquets
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of eight Gaulino chairs designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD Barcelona Design, circa 2010.
Gaulino chair which, designed in 1987, was selected for the Industrial Design...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Ash
Heart Bar Stool Chair, Burgundy Faux Leather, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland.
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
ntroducing the latest creation from Vintola Studio, the stunning chair designed by Ola Szewczul in 2024. This chair is a masterpiece of modern design, combining elegance with excepti...
Category
Polish 2010s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Chubby Chair in Eraser 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair...
Category
Dutch Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Customizable 209 Bentwood Chair by Gebrüder T, 1819
Located in New York, NY
RANGE 209
This elegant bentwood classic is a masterpiece in its construction and production: the projecting frame that forms both the backrest and armrest is bent into its form from...
Category
German 2010s Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Erla Solveig Oskarsdóttir Bessi Chair For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Erla Solveig Oskarsdóttir Bessi Chair Frame: Chrome, Wood Types: Oak Clear Oil , Upholstery: Sand For One Collection
Designed in 2000 by Erla Sólveig Óskarsdóttir, the Bessie Chair...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Hans J. Wegner Cushion for Wishbone Chair CH24
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner cushions for wishbone chair model CH24.
Made in cognac boucle and good quality foam.
Only the cushion, not the chair.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather
Finn Juhl Pelican Chair Upholstered in Gotland Sheepskin
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pelican chair designed by Finn Juhl in 1940, relaunched in 2001.
Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
Pelican chair was probably the one furthest ahead of its time. When it was presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1940, it stood out with its unusual shape and sturdy legs.
The characteristic soft and organic shape is almost like a body holding a body. When you sit down, the chair practically gives you a friendly hug. Like many of Finn Juhl’s later designs, the chair offers several comfortable ways to sit.
As a tribute to the Pelican Chair House of Finn Juhl is launching it in natural sheepskin from Gotland. This upholstery gives the chair an individual and unique expression, as the warmth of the sheepskin pleasantly underlines the character of the sculptural chair.
The new edition of the Pelican chair will be available from December 1st. Because the supply of sheepskin from Gotland is seasonal, the quantity for sale will be limited.
Materials:
Gotland Sheepskin...
Category
Danish Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Silla Sol
Located in Mérida, MX
“Silla Sol”
Silla Sol chair is not just a chair but a Mexican cookie-inspired chair, a happy face object that livens up any space it enters. You can sit on it, you can place your fav...
Category
Mexican Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gesture Chair Teak Oiled Oak by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Gesture chair teak oiled oak by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D56 x W53 x H 80 cm
Material: Teak or white oiled solid oak, Black lacquered solid beech, Solid wood base, Veneer seat and b...
Category
Danish Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech, Oak, Teak
Solid Walnut and Leather P.R Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Alexandre Caldas
Located in Geneve, CH
Solid walnut and leather P.R lounge chair and ottoman by Alexandre Caldas
Dimensions: W 64 x D 100 x H 70 cm
Materials: Solid walnut wood, leather
Materials available in ash, mutene...
Category
Portuguese Organic Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
MDF Italia Customizable Universal Swivel Chair by Jean Marie Massaud
By MDF Italia
Located in New York, NY
Universal Collection is the name of the new family of seats designed by Jean-Marie Massaud for MDF Italia, which stands out for its impeccably elegant lines and extraordinary ergonom...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Textile
N. 14/20 One-Off Orange Resin Chair by Paola Navone
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Paola Navona in 2019, this upcycled chair is part of the One-Off Collection. The chair, once abandoned, has been given a new life and coate...
Category
Italian 2010s Chairs
Materials
Resin, Wood
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Prestige For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Base: Graphite, Front:Prestige Cognac + Back: Steelcut Quartet 224 For One Collection
Discover the Council Salon Chair Swivel Base, t...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Comfortable Art Deco Style Shell Chair with Fabric Upholstery and Lacquered Wood
Located in Ulm, DE
Invite your visitors to take a seat in this comfortable armchair.
This chair lends a special touch to your dining room:
Even a fast food dinner will feel like a feast.
High q...
Category
German Art Deco 2010s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Space Rainbow, Kolho Dining Chair by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Space rainbow, Kolho dining chair by Made By Choice with Matthew Day Jackson
Kolho Collection
Dimensions: 54 x 54 x 77 cm
Materials: Oak
"Ko...
Category
Finnish Post-Modern 2010s Chairs
Materials
Laminate, Birch, Plywood
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