Modern Chairs
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: Beige
Ghidini 1961 Abbracci Armchair in Beige Leather with Brass Base by L. Bozzoli
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
A hug conveys love and friendship, encapsulating a thousand words with elegance and simplicity while sparking the serotonin of happiness and relaxation. Abbracci (hug in Italian) is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Lunar Chair in Pink Wool Fabric and Black Steel Frame by Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair.
In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar orbits, whose gravitationally curved trajectories drive the lines and shapes of the chairs. Constructed from thin square rod, the chairs are elegant, minimal and delicate.
The Lunar Chair...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Apollo Armchair, Club Chair, Dark Brass Frame and Cream Boucle by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Apollo armchair further evolves the Apollo design family, through the addition of an elegant backrest to the chair, embodying a further contrasting...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ghidini 1961 Abbracci Armchair in Pink Leather with Brass Base by L. Bozzoli
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
A hug conveys love and friendship, encapsulating a thousand words with elegance and simplicity while sparking the Serotonin of happiness and relaxation. Abbracci (hug in Italian) is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Smoke Leather and Blackened Steel Chair- Extra Wide
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and refined, the Inheritance Chair is a great addition to nearly any space.
This variation is slightly larger at a 36" seat width. It is upholstered in a smooth smoke leathe...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Vintage Rattan Six Dining Chairs by Borek Sipek Czech Republic 1988
By B. Sipek
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern vintage six piece set - dining chairs from rattan by Borek Sipek Czeck Republic 1988.
A great, very rare and comfortable wicker seating set, which includes four armchairs ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Wicker
Set of 4 Beige Glória Dining Chair with Brass Tips and Glossy Chocolate Legs
Located in Frazão, Porto
Intemporal dining chair, with beautiful detailled legs and trimms in fabric.
Upholstered in velvet Comfort 05 , combined with glossy lacquered legs in CM7 colour (dark brown) and bru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Miss Ava 6 Chair
By Lalabonbon
Located in Milan, IT
Sleek, sophisticated and undeniably feminine. The Miss Ava 6 chair is defined by its irresistible pink velvet upholstery, paired with a brushed brass frame fo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Oscar Swivel Armchair
By Guerra Vanni
Located in Milan, IT
With a remarkably contemporary and cosmopolitan flavor, this stylish Oscar collection swivel armchair makes a stunning addition to any decor that s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Ghidini 1961 Love Chair Ninfea in Polished Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Love is all around. Clench yours tight, hold it close, and bestow on it the shiny perch it so wishes it deserved. Love chair for Ghidini 1961 provides a sumptuously soft landing for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Showtime nude chair by Jaime Hayon erganomic office or dinining chair ashwood
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
Powder coated steel or aluminium structure. Legs, seat and backrest in plywood with exteriors in natural ash. Metallic decorative buttons.
A new version of the Showtime chair by Ja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Nesso Mint Green Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Mint Green Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful chair in pearly resin with geometric brass inlay. It can be mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Resin
21st Century Curacao Armchair in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A dynamic and embracing shape with sinuous lines for the Curaçao armchair. With four sloping legs with references to the 1950s, the armchair is proposed in different fabrics of the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Old Silver Steel Natural Tobacco Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Claudio Silvestrin Millenium Hope Bench in Honeycomb Fir for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Millenium hope table, by designer Claudio Silvestrin, is a monolithic union of honeycombed fir with medium density conglomerate fiber. This table, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Ghidini 1961 Miami Chair in Stainless Steel by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Chair in stainless steel. The perfect partner to the Miami table’s personal transformative power is the Miami chair. Lightly push it back away from the des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nesso Beige and Pink Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Beige and Pink Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful chair in pearly resin with geometric brass inlay. It can be matched...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Resin
Outdoor Cream and Charcoal Corner 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
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Hot Chair in Beech with Armrest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chromed steel structure and shell in beech plywood with or without solid wood arms. Wood or upholstered seat for chairs or armchairs. The upholstered cover is available only in the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Smoke Leather and Blackened Steel Corner Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The inheritance corner chair can be used as a standalone piece, or as part of a modular sectional with other Inheritance pieces.
This variation is upholstered in a light smoke lea...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pink velvet contrasted with luxurious gold trims. Ultra-chic in any interior space.
Ni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam
Nesso Gray Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Gray Dining Chair with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful chair in pearly resin with geometric brass inlay. It can be matched beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Resin
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Dining Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a beautiful chair in pink velvet contrasted with luxurious rose gold trims. Ultra chic in any interior ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam
Oscar Chair with Curved Wooden Legs
By Guerra Vanni
Located in Milan, IT
A luxuriously delightful addition to any decor in the home with an elegant and cosmopolitan flavor, this Oscar Collection Chair combines tradition and modernity with deluxe elements in wood and fabric of superb quality. The stunning beige-toned upholstery compliments the polished and slightly curved wooden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile
Emeco Alfi High Back Chair with Black Powder Coated Aluminum Frame by Jasper
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Jasper Morrison together, designed and engineered the Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Made of reclaimed mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ghidini 1961 Love Chair Ottanio in Polished Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Love is all around. Clench yours tight, hold it close, and bestow on it the shiny perch it so wishes it deserved. Love chair for Ghidini 1961 provides a sumptuously soft landing for the love you¹ve decided to start domesticating. Seated on a pale soft cushion and subtly yet firmly supported by the airy twists of the brass heart backrest your love has just enough room to stay right where it is. Thus installed it stays beautiful and liberating, and offers you the love-keeper a golden grip on it to bind it, chain it, or lock it up and silently hope it never breaks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
21st Century Davis Armchair in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
With its graceful lines and compact proportions, Davis armchair creates an intimate conversation area. This refined armchair is raised off the floor on thin bronze brushed legs for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Foam, Fabric
Saturn Pouffe Small, Brushed Brass Frame and Pink Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn pouffe utilizes the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinctive f...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Miss Tina 6 Chair
By Lalabonbon
Located in Milan, IT
This comfy vintage-inspired dining chair will help mix up any dining room. The comfortable back and seat are structured with polyurethane and curved wood inserts, with the seat uphol...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Miss Ava 1 Chair
By Lalabonbon
Located in Milan, IT
The Miss Ava 1 chair exudes an understated elegance with its sleek metal frame, boasting a matte tobacco lacquered finish that complements a variety of interio...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Claste for the Love of Solitude Large Chair in Glass with Belvedere Black Marble
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A chair that creates separation with transparency, solitude without disconnection. Within the walls of glass, a floating slab of marble adds weight and texture to the delicate nature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Marble
Claste for the Love of Solitude Small Chair in Glass with Belvedere Black Marble
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A chair that creates separation with transparency, solitude without disconnection. Within the walls of glass, a floating slab of marble adds weight and texture to the delicate nature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Marble
‘Balzaretti’ Chair in Mint Green Velvet
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
A simple and modern aesthetics enriched with refined details, this chair of the Balzaretti series features a medallion backrest and generous square seat upholstered in soft mint green velvet. The ergonomic design and the glossy ivory metal frame make it a wonderful choice for both formal and more casual interiors. Available in a wide range of fine fabric upholstery, this chair will complement any Kabinet dining table.
Comprised of a rich color of textile family, the Balzaretti chairs...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Light Smoke Leather and Antique Brass Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and refined, the Inheritance Chair is a great addition to nearly any space.
This variation is upholstered in a creamy, light smoke colored leather. The foam seat cushions have...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
21st Century Cosmopolitan Armchair in Silk by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Cosmopolitan armchair with seat cushion in poplar wood and foam. Upholstery in fabric CAT. B silk satin Audrey Col. Ice. Metal base in gold finishing. Additional decorative cushions ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chippensteel 0.5 Aluminum Chair in Beige Grey by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in New York, NY
A development of the limited edition Chippensteel 0.5 chair available in new colors. It still offers a unique material experience but the shape of the chair has been slightly redesigned to allow a mass-production. The chair has been uniquely processed and produced in FiDU technology using bending properties of steel sheets.
Tradition and innovation
Chippensteel 0.5 is fine example of blending FiDU process and craftsmanship. The 2D form is cut from metal sheet and goes through welding and inflanting, becoming three dimensional functional chair. The finishing touch by designer and craftsman gives it a final beauty. The latest, optimal form of Chippensteel 0.5 emerge of many experiments, prototypes and design processes.
Uniqueness
Chippensteel chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ghidini 1961 Love Chair Anis in Polished Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Love is all around. Clench yours tight, hold it close, and bestow on it the shiny perch it so wishes it deserved. Love chair for Ghidini 1961 provides a sumptuously soft landing for the love you¹ve decided to start domesticating. Seated on a pale soft cushion and subtly yet firmly supported by the airy twists of the brass heart backrest your love has just enough room to stay right where it is. Thus installed it stays beautiful and liberating, and offers you the love-keeper a golden grip on it ¬ to bind it, chain it, or lock it up and silently hope it never breaks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
LEGER CHAIR - Modern Chair COL with Python Skin Side Panels
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Leger Chair is a piece of furniture that draws inspiration from the vintage python skin handbags of the 1970s, creating a unique and luxurious...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Six Modern Italian Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six modern chairs, Italy, 1970s
Aluminum frame with amber finish.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ghidini 1961 Love Chair Malachite in Polished Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Love is all around. Clench yours tight, hold it close, and bestow on it the shiny perch it so wishes it deserved. Love chair for Ghidini 1961 provides a sumptuously soft landing for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
‘Balzaretti’ Chair in Mint Green Velvet
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
Comprised of a rich color of textile family, the Balzaretti chairs are the centre of attention for its eye-catching visuals and enticing tactility. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Multicolored Vintage Armchairs by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, circa 1989
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of red, blue and yellow colored armchairs, which are also stackable, named Dark Horse, was designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen circa 1989 and executed by Botium, D...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Brass High Back Dining Chairs by DIA
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous set of six polish brass high back dining chairs designed by Design Institute of America. Newly recovered in a beautiful nubby ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Modern Chrome Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of six upholstered dining chairs features stylish heavy chrome frames with light yellow fabric. Quality contemporary modern dining chairs add Mid-Century Modern style to hom...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Natural Canvas and Polished Brass Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural canvas cushion covers, natural cotton webbing, vegetable tanned leather, and polished brass buckles, atop a polished brass chair frame.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sedia Con Rose Chair with Venetian Glass Seat by Yukiko Nagai
Located in Milan, IT
An antique garden chair, made of cast iron. On the seat there’s a ”stone fabric” mosaic, made with marbles capable of creating a smooth surface, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Marble
Moon Armchair in Beige with Fabric Cushion by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lacquered shell of the Moon and Full Moon chaise longue sits on a very light metal frame and comfortably pampers your body in a subtle, seductive interplay of amazement and under...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Luwan Chair in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Marco Piva
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
An elegant historic district in the ancient French Settlement peeps out from the west side of Huangpu river.
Modern and ancient heart of Shanghai, Luwa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 1960 Chairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Iron and formica chairs from the 1960s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of White Modern Powder Coated Steel Prototype Sol Chairs by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Chicago, IL
Two prototype chairs in powder coated steel for the Sol Chair by Jonathan Nesci for Volume Gallery. Signed and numbered by Nesci, 2010.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Lucite and Chrome Architectural Side Chairs Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Miami, FL
These unusual square pair of lucite side chairs have high box arms with a slab of clear lucite as the back. Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. They have a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Empire Chair in Molded Plywood by Robert Venturi & Denise Scott, 1984
Located in New York, NY
Empire chair in molded plywood with laminated finish in the "Grandmother" pattern. Designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll, USA, 1984.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Finn Juhl, Jover + Valls, Emeco, and Kartell. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $103,950 while the average work can sell for $2,723.
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