Modern Corner 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Louise Upholstered Armchair in Beechwood Legs, by Miniforms Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Louise upholstered armchair with beech wood legs, and multiple upholstering options by Miniforms Lab. The Louise Armchair is also available with an ash stained...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Zebra Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Mula Chair in Stained Black Ash Base, Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mula chair is offered with black stained wooden ash base with seat and back in injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. The leg base finish is also available in a natural ash finish, anthracite metal or ash, black metal, and copper metal. If you are interested in one of the previously listed bases.
Formed by Gaia Giotti, Giona Scarselli and Cristina Razzanelli, E-GGS deals with design with a transversal approach, ranging between product design, interior and architecture. Attention and curiosity are captured by the discovery of the unusual in everyday life, in the search for new expressive and material languages.
Additional information:
Dimensions: Seat height 46.7 cm, overall chair height 78 cm, width of chair 57...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Mula Chair in Black Metal Leg Base with Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mula chair is offered with iron rebar metal base, varnished in black. The seat and back are made with an injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam, upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. Here you are shown the Mula Chair in Black Metal Base with Upholstery Seat. This item is also available in a swivel office chair option.
Formed by Gaia Giotti, Giona Scarselli and Cristina Razzanelli, E-GGS deals with design with a transversal approach, ranging between product design, interior and architecture. Attention and curiosity are captured by the discovery of the unusual in everyday life, in the search for new expressive and material languages.
Additional information:
Dimensions: Seat height 46.7 cm, overall chair height 78 cm, width of chair 57...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Metal
Modern contemporary armchair in red blue yellow black wood by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Butaca 8 is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achieving instantaneously and wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Luxury Living Weiner Chair by Gabriella Azstalos
Located in Miami, FL
The wiener chair by Gabriella Aztalos is available in glossy taupe lacquered wood. The seat back is made of Viennese made bamboo straw with matte natural finish.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wood
Modern contemporary armchair in plywood and solid koto by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silla 8 Brazos is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Suspended Seating, Modern Thick Leather Sling Chair in Black
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the seat made of leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experienc...
Category
2010s Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contour Embroidered Corner Stool, Quilted Rocking Stool, Modern Corner Chair
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
The corner stool has a timber internal frame convered entirly buy a stretch quilted fabric. The Stool can be used in two positions, either sat upright as a corner stool or layed on iots back a low rocking chair...
Category
2010s English Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wool, Pine
$645 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Rare Wood Chairs By Robino & Denton For Petroglyph 2011
By Nucleo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Petroglyph Collection is a captivating and ever-evolving assemblage crafted from discarded materials meticulously sourced by the Nucleo Laboratory. This collection breathes new l...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Stoa Chair, Natural Oak, Studio Mohs
By Zeynep Saz
Located in Istanbul , Istanbul
Stoa is a sculptural wooden chair that embodies the philosophy of simplicity and balance. With its pure geometric forms and rhythmic vertical structure, it pays homage to both Stoici...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Pair of Colored Concrete Daisy Chairs - Indoor - Outdoor by Mary-Lynn & Carlo
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Colored Concrete Daisy Chairs - Indoor - Outdoor by Mary-Lynn & Carlo
The elephant project
Dimensions: H 60 x W 69 x D 81 cm
Materials: Concrete colored, foam polystyrene
Fin...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Daisy Sculptural Chair – Indoor - Outdoor Pink Concrete by Mary-Lynn & Carlo
Located in Geneve, CH
Daisy Sculptural Chair – Indoor - Outdoor Pink Concrete by Mary-Lynn & Carlo, 2021
The Elephant Project
Dimensions: H 60 x W 69 x D 81 cm
Materials: concrete colored, foam polystyren...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Set of 4 Contemporary Block Form Yellow Velvet Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 licitra chairs by Pietro Franceschini
Dimensions: W 62 x D 71 x H 95 cm
Materials: Mohair velvet.
Somebody once said that simplicity is the essence of happiness. So I d...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Playful H Shape Orange Velver High Backrest Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Magda chair by Pietro Franceschini
Materials: Mohair Velvet
Dimensions: W 68 x L 75 x H 60-155cm
Designed during a creative momentum in the relaxed It...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Unique Erythro Clay Chair by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique erythro clay chair by Ia Kutateladze
Unique piece
Dimensions: W 45 x H 74 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
“Playground for Salvation” was created entirely during quarantine, in...
Category
2010s German Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Clay
$7,873 / item
Set of 4 Hygge Lounge Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Hygge lounge chair by Collector
Materials: structure in solid oak wood.
Upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric.
Legs: Travertino
Dimensions: W 75 ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Travertine
$34,069 / set
Unique Walnut Spline Tabouret - Handmade and Signed by Maxime Goléo
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Walnut Spline Tabouret - Handmade and Signed by Maxime Goléo
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 38 x D 38 x H 50 cm.
Materials: French walnut.
Each piece...
Category
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Spring Chaise by Front
Located in Geneve, CH
Spring chaise by Front
Dimensions: W 58 x D 57.7 x H 78.3 cm
Materials: Fabric
The Spring chair plays the shift, the surprise with its boldly colo...
Category
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Other
$3,996 / item
Sclpt Bench by Onno Adriaanse
Located in Geneve, CH
SCLPT Bench by Onno Adriaanse, 2022.
Edition: 8 pieces for all three finishes.
(8x natural cork, 8x leather powder, 8x polyurethane).
Dimensions: H 5...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$10,318 / item
Rendez-Vous Chair by Part Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Rendez-vous chair by Part Studio Atelier
Dimensions: H82.5 x W42.5 x D43 cm
Materials: buffalo steel, buffalo leather.
Images by: Amber Van Bossel
The frame of this chair is an...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,319 / item
Armchair 01 by Quentin Vuong
Located in Geneve, CH
Armchair 01 by Quentin Vuong, 2022
After the rain Collection
Unique piece : 1 / 1
Dimensions: L 82 x W 82 x H 70 cm
Materials: Massive oak stained and varnished, Resin epoxy, 10cc white gold leaf.
Seat and backrest hand-carved, gilded feet...
Category
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
$19,683 / item
Pair of Painted Wood Side Chairs Titled "Friendly" by Ricardo Blanco, Argentina
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of painted wood side chairs titled "Friendly" by Ricardo Blanco. Argentina, 2016.
Ricardo Blanco (1940-2017)
1940 was born in Buenos Aires.
1963 ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Hygge Lounge Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Hygge lounge chair by Collector
Materials: structure in solid oak wood.
Upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric.
Legs: Travertino
Dimensions: W 75 ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Travertine
$17,034 / set
Modern corner chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern corner 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 corner chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern corner chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Portugal, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original corner chairs, popular names associated with this style include InsidherLand , Joana Santos Barbosa, Joanina and David Pastoll, and Lara Bohinc. 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 corner chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $192 and tops out at $33,155 while the average work can sell for $2,645.
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