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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
3x Shaker Backless Stool by Ambrozia, Walnut, Black Steel, Sandle Vinyl
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker backless modern counter stool is made to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat. Genuine leather is availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gold Matrice Chair by Plumbum
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold matrice chair by Plumbum
Dimensions: 25.60" x 25.60" x H 33.47"
Materials: Gold powder-coated steel, velvet.
Also available in other colors and sizes.
Matrice's side cha...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mac Stopa Drum Chair
By Cappellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: Cappellini, Poland / Italy, 2016
Material: patterned fabric over foam, lacquered wood
Size: 42 W × 33 D × 57 H in seat height 16 inches
Signed with decal manufactur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Foam
Giotto Stoppino, Set of Ten Chrome and Moleskine Chairs, 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Giotto Stoppino, set of ten chrome and moleskine chairs, 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Orbit Garden Chair, Outdoor , Pink Steel and Stripe Fabric, in stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Orbit Chair is now available with outdoor specifics and can be left outside all year round, even in winter. The frame is made from powder coated stainless steel to protect it fro...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Saturn Pouffe Large Ottoman, Bronze, Cream Boucle, Modern, Sculptural
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn pouffe utilises the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinctive f...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kartell Piuma Chair in Mustard by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2016 saw the completion of the “Piuma” project by Piero Lissoni. The chair is one of the most revolutionary and enterprising products in Kartell’s repertoire of technology and materi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Saturn Pouffe Large, Ottoman, Modern, Sculptural, Brass Frame and Cream Boucle
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn pouffe utilises the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinctive form. The sumptuously undulati...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Claste and Here I Sit Hall Chair Limited Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unexpected shift in appearance is the central idea behind the design of this chair. It switches from precariously balanced to solid and permanent through the clever use of a trian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Marble, Brass, Steel
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Postsparkasse Chair in White and Aluminium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extreme shape synthesis. Minimalism, exclusivity and an eye for detail. The “Postsparkasse” series was designed in 1906 by Otto Wagner for the headquarters of the Post Office Savings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Trevor Dining Chair Modern, Sculptural, Bronze Frame and Cream bouclé, in Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Kartell Venice Chairs in Mat Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tribute to the city of Venice in a chair for both the table and the living room, which combines classic lines with comfort. Venice is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Blue 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 dark blue smoke leather...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Yellow Chair by Dutch Modernist H. Wouda, 1924
Located in Antwerp, BE
Yellow and black modernist chair, by Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924.
Painted pine
Part of the Exhibition "De Klare Lijn"
The Interbellum, the period bet...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Pigreco chair, Tobia Scarpa, Gavina, 1957
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Pigreco Chair, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina in 1957, is a masterpiece of Italian design. This chair, with its distinctive and innovative style, is a perfect example of the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
White & Brass Outdoor Cactus Chair by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock in Los Angeles
This white indoor / outdoor armchair features a brass finish mid century legs...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Celeste Chair in Boucle Fabric and Brass and Mint Metal by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Celeste chair plays with contrasting shapes, materials and textures. The circles and squares join to make a chair that has both substance and lightness. ...
Category
2010s British Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Trevor Dining Chair with Armrests, Modern, Bronze Frame Pink Boucle, in stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Trevor dining chair makes a perfect accompaniment for the tea room, its round spheres forming backrest and armrests, floating on thin metal rods, just like bonbons speared on cocktai...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern Fortune Swivel Chair Made with Iron and Suede, Handmade by Stylish Club
Located in Seroa, PT
The Fortune collection creates a disruption of the traditional. The joining of different materials and the combination of straight lines creates pieces that escape the conceptualizat...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Stag T by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Stag T by Rick Owens
Dimensions: L 55 x W 30 x H 44 cm
Materials: Plywood, antler moose
Weight: 7.3 kg
Each piece is unique and may differ as the Antler Moose is unique.
Rick Owens ...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Antler, Plywood
Brentwood Navy 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 Brentwood Navy leather by Moore...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare set of High Backed T Leather Chairs by Katavolos, Littell & Kelley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
William Katavolos in partnership with Douglas Kelley & Ross Littell designed the iconic sling-back T chair in 1952 as part of the Laverne International's sculptural New Furniture ser...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Paulin for Artifort Green F560 Mushroom Chair
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed by Pierre Paulin in 1960 in collaboration with Artifort, the Mushroom chair, also known as the F560, is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, making it a true design icon.
Inspired by women’s swimming...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Hand-Dyed Indigo Canvas and Antique Brass 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 particular option features an extra wide seat of 36" for a roomy lounge option.
Inspired by a...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Sitar Chair with Pouf in Matt Black Frame with Grey and Black Seat by Enzo Berti
By Enzo Berti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A light armchair that brings to mind the softness of a feather, a caress, a moment of harmony in ash wood and woven nautical cords. The name has Persian origins: “seh-tar” literally ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
In Stock in Los Angeles, Elf Blue Leather Dining Chair, by Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock in Los Angeles
The Blue "Elf" chair is padded and fully upholstered in leathe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Italian Safari or Oasi 85 armchair by Gian Franco Legler for Zanotta, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Safari or Oasi 85 armchair by Gian Franco Legler for Zanotta, 1960s.
Oasi 85 or Safari model armchair, with light wood structure, fixed by interlocking, while the seat and ba...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Io Bench Signed by Buket Hoşcan Bazman
Located in Geneve, CH
IO bench signed by Buket Hos¸can Bazman
Dimensions: 140 x 42 x 42 cm
Material: Patinated brass detailed, solid wood legs, bouclé fabric pouf
Available in custom sizing and finis...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Solid Wood Chair 1 – BENT
Located in Orlando, FL
The elegantly designed solid wood chair combines the durability and natural beauty of oak with the refined touch of handcrafted workmanship. Each modern, luxurious solid oak chair fe...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Meridiana Chair in Black Leather by Christophe Pillet for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Meridiana table stems from the ultimate globetrotter chair, revised this year with solid wooden legs. An archetype of the coffee shop or domestic table, it displays a precious balance between the round, wood particleboard top and the solid wood frame and legs. A mass-coloured clay mixture is smoothed over the top by hand with a scraper. The table’s aesthetic is distinguished by the shaded, handmade finish of its top. Available in the following colours: Volcano red, Lava black and Champagne.
Born in 1959, he graduated from the Academy of Decorative Arts in Nice in 1985 and a year later took a post-graduate course at the Domus Academy in Milan. From 1986 to 1988 he worked with Martine Bedin in Milan, and from 1988 to 1993 with Philippe Starck in Paris. His first items of furniture, issued by XO, date from 1991. Since May 1993...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Moooi Monster Diamond Chair in Black Upholstery
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish chair as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the courage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Navy Leather and Antique Nickel Chair
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 upholstered in a rich navy leather. The foam seat cushions have been wrapped in ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
4x Shaker Counter Stools by AMBROZIA, Grey Brindle Cowhide, Maple & White Vinyl
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Shaker modern counter stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat and a beautiful cowhide bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian 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
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Fur Non Stackable Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia is sinuous, colored, brilliant…warm! Mammamia fur, the special edition by Lapo Ciatti, is the warm and welcoming version of the Mammamia chair....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Surface Chair by Terence Woodgate and John Barnard for Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
Two Royal Designers for Industry, one from the world of furniture design, and one from the world of Formula 1 racing car design collaborated. With an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
INVICTA II dining chair with brass rear leg
Located in Frazão, Porto
The INVICTA II dining chair has an exclusive and impressive design, with just one leg in the back, it brings sophistication to all dining room....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel, Iron
Pair of Rustic Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina Wooden Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Rustic Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina Wooden Stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Nut Wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bor...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener Stuhl Chair with Perforated Plywood Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A simplified design to create an elegant, comfortable, popular item”. The structure has an all-embracing simplicity, and is formed from just a few elements in steam bent solid beech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Brise 33 Dining Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The joy of outdoor entertaining articulated into lots of different forms: Brise tables suggest new ways of conceiving the outdoor table whether fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Matt Orange Chair by Piero Lissoni
By Piero Lissoni, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A light, essential and rigorous chair. Its square line is designed by Piero Lissoni, with a wide seat and a wide, low backrest. Created for use around tables, it was born in a range ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Two-Tone Green Leather and Antique Nickel Chair
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 upholstered in two-tone green leather. The foam seat cushions have been wrappe...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Gervasoni Allu 24 I Armchair in Aluminium Frame and Woven with Natural Rawhide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Versatile and comfortable, the Allu chair family combines the lightness and essentiality of the anodised aluminium tubular structure with a dynamic mix of textures, created by the we...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Minimalist Outdoor Armchair in Metal and solid wood
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The iconic design collection, Branch is characterized by the essentiality of a robust metal structure, enriched in a flexible and expressive way by a textile coating, that creates a ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Stone Light Grey Leather and Blackened Steel Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A part of our new leather collection, this chair has a blackened steel frame finish, black webbing and cognac leather belts and upholstery of soft black vegetable tanned leather.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Neutral Colors Velvet Dining Chair with Gold Polished Brass Legs
Located in Porto, PT
Davis Dining Chair exudes a quiet elegance and undeniably luxury energy. This modern dining chair is perfect for a luxury dining room project with a unique design shape upholstered i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH N.1 Chair in Beechwood with Cane Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supple, light, and elegant. This chair, designed in 1849, uses the new technique of steam bent beech wood, and clearly shows the philosophy aimed at simplifying the components to ena...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sling Cactus Vegan Leather Hanging Swing Seat, Green
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Our SLING hanging chair is crafted with Cactus leather – a highly-sustainable environmentally-friendly vegan material. The Cactus leather is made from the Nopal cactus, also known as the prickly pear.
The cactus leather seat and the piping of the bolster is lined with unique South African Original Three Cats Shwe Shwe fabric.
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of cactus leather or fabric hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experience. This chair’s clean lines and lightness makes it a perfect fit for any space. It has a sleek look and an air of functional elegance.
Each one is handmade with care by our craftsmen to ensure form-fitting comfort, perfect for any indoor or under cover patio space.
The Sling comes with a cactus leather bolster for comfort.
Here are some reasons why we are using cactus leather:
• it takes approximately three leaves of cactus to create one linear meter [preferable to
meter, unless specifically addressing American market] of cactus leather
• cacti absorb carbon dioxide, converting it into plant carbohydrates to build strong bodies...
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
ST726 - Chair
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
A chair that can be upholstered in either leather or fabric, featuring contrasting piping for a stylish accent. The legs are made of metal, adding a sleek, modern touch to the design...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
GUFRAM Detecma Lounge in Blue by Tullio Regge
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Detecma is an acronym for Design, Technique and Mathematics. These three values were united for the first time in 1967, the year when the Physicist Professor Tullio Regge, renown as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Dolfin Armchair in solid wood
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
The armchair is inspired by the elegant atmosphere of Venice.
Designed starting from the graphic elaboration of the unmistakable ""ferro"" or Dolfin, positioned at the bow of the ""gondola"" (small Venetian...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sydney Bar or Counter Stool
Located in Westport, CT
Bar stool with elegantly curved back and tapered legs in shown in solid walnut with a leather seat.
Available in counter or bar height. Available in other woods, stain colors, COM f...
Category
2010s Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Leather
Porada Arlekin Dining Chair by E. Gottein & G.F. Coltella
By Eric Gottein
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the Porada Arlekin Dining Chair, a stunning addition to any luxury dining space. Crafted with the finest attention to detail, this chair boasts a sleek and modern design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
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
Hand-Dyed Indigo Canvas & Tarnished Brass Chair
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and refined, the Inheritance Chair is a great addition to nearly any space.
Inspired by a worn-in pair of jeans and created alongside the team at Simon Miller, USA, our indig...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Petite Ourse Wood Seat by Altin
Located in Geneve, CH
Petite Ourse Wood Seat by Altin
Designed and developed by Yasmine Sfar and Mehdi Kebaier.
Dimensions: D 50 x H 68 cm
Materials: Palm wood.
Hand-carved palm ...
Category
2010s Tunisian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sheepskin Six Variations Chair, Steel Double Backrest by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Six variations on stainless steel by Pietro Franceschini
Two pipes back
Dimensions: W 51 x L 61 x H 123 cm
Materials: Stainless steel mirror-polished, sheepskin
Series of six ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
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