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Modern Lounge 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Pop Contemporary Chair in Fabric and Metal
Located in London, GB
The Pop chair is a lounge chair imagined in its most simple form. Isolating the seat and the back and connecting them with a single metal piece. The clean profile is striking in its ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak and Aluminium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Claste How Fragile This Love Lounge Chair in Glass and Port Black Marble
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A floating slab of marble suspended between panes of clear or tinted glass with no hidden hardware or mechanical fastenings adds a level of tension to the everyday act of sitting dow...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Marble

Gervasoni Inout 825 Lounge Chair in Gray Elastic Belts with Grey Aluminium Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of lounge chairs with and without armrests, with minimal structure and essential lines, Inout 825/826 develop around a light structure in white, grey or sage painted tubular a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rubber

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

POP Contemporary Chair in Fabric and Metal
Located in London, GB
The Pop chair is a lounge chair imagined in its most simple form. Isolating the seat and the back and connecting them with a single metal piece. The clean profile is striking in its ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak, Polished Brass and Corn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak, Polished Brass and Aluminium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Kartell Smatrik Outdoor Chair in White by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The constant interplay of design and technological innovation has led to the creation of Smatrik, the latest interpretation of a chair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. It has an innova...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Kartell Smatrik Outdoor Chair in Black by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The constant interplay of design and technological innovation has led to the creation of Smatrik, the latest interpretation of a chair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. It has an innova...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1 and Barcelona Lotus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Mouse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak and Smooth 60
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-5 and Paris Safira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak, Polished Brass and Vigo Plantain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Natural Oak and Smooth 72
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1 and Smooth 60
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1, Polished Brass and Vigo Plantain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dust Armchair with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Safira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dust Armchair is constructed in solid wood, with an elevated tufted elegant look and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base and wood legs. Polished brass metal fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

1970s Hans Olsen for Juul Kristensen Rocking Chair in Teak from Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Teak Rocking Chair, originally designed by Hans Olsen for Juul Kristensen. This particular example dates back to the 1970s. The chair's frame is comprised of solid teak and...
Category

1970s Danish Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Teak

Kartell Pop Outdoor Armchair in Ikon White by Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pop outdoor is the modular sofa with evanescent profiles characterised by large seat and backrest cushions which make it soft and comfortable, made with fabrics conceived specificall...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

De Sede DS-278 Lounge Chair in Sabbia Upholstery & Wood Legs by Christian Werner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A relaxing miracle for all desires. Low- or high-backed chairs with a slender star base, as dining chairs or lounge chairs, for uplifting seating comfort with the highest esthetic st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

PERFIDIA_02 Olivo Thick Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Black Steel by ANDEAN
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Lounge chair made of black finish steel rod structure, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat, and lathed bronze or stainless steel hardware. Available in Olivo, Brown, and Cognac thick lea...
Category

2010s Ecuadorean Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

PERFIDIA_01 Pony Hair Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Stainless Steel by ANDEAN
Located in Quito, Pichincha
One-of-a-kind lounge chair made of stainless steel rod structure and solid colorado wood with a natural oil finish, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat, and lathed bronze or stainless st...
Category

2010s Ecuadorean Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

PERFIDIA_02 Cognac Thick Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Black Steel by ANDEAN
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Lounge chair made of black finish steel rod structure, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat, and lathed bronze or stainless steel hardware. Available in Olivo, Brown, and Cognac thick lea...
Category

2010s Ecuadorean Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Kartell Smatrik Chair in White with White Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The constant interplay of design and technological innovation has led to the creation of Smatrik, the latest interpretation of a chair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. It has an innova...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Jannis Lounge Chair in Foam with Green Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dainelli Studio, owned by the creative duo of Leonardo and Marzia Dainelli, designs JANNIS, a collection of upholstered furniture that are eminently suitable for contract use. Two...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ivy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Lily Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Inflated Steel Furniture Set by Robert Anderson
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Im pleased to offer this great set of inflated metal furniture by Robert Anderson. This set was purchased from Robert in 2000. This wild set consisting ...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

De Sede DS-278 Lounge Chair in Cafe Brown Upholstery by Christian Werner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A relaxing miracle for all desires. Low- or high-backed chairs with a slender star base, as dining chairs or lounge chairs, for uplifting seating comfort with the highest esthetic st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pop Contemporary Chair in Fabric and Metal
Located in London, GB
The Pop chair is a lounge chair imagined in its most simple form. Isolating the seat and the back and connecting them with a single metal piece. The clean profile is striking in its ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

2020s Pair of Flemming Busk for Hightower K2 Swivel Lounge Chairs in Grey Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of K2 Swivel Chairs, originally designed by Flemming Busk and Stephan Hertzog in the 2000s. These particular examples were produced by Hightower in the United States i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Custom Black Velvet Lounge Chairs with Black Metal Frames by Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Pair of custom black velvet lounge chairs with black metal frames by Carrocel. Design inspired by Milo Baughman, newly made here in Canada. ...
Category

2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Splash Lounge Chair by Melis Tatlicibasi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 splash lounge chair by Melis Tatlicibasi. Materials: Velvet or boucle upsholery, natural wood, painted brass or silver Dimensions: D 8...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Moooi Nut Lounge Chair in Oray Ray, Chestnut Upholstery with Oak Black Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It’s the perfect companion while dining, cozily reading a good book or relaxing in front of the TV. Its cushions enclose you in the comfortable embrace of Marcel Wander’s signature t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

PERFIDIA_01 Olivo Thick Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Stainless Steel by ANDEAN
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Lounge chair made of stainless steel rod structure and solid colorado wood with a natural oil finish, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat, and lathed bronze or stainless steel hardware. ...
Category

2010s Ecuadorean Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Set of 2 Kartell Smatrik Chair in White with White Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The constant interplay of design and technological innovation has led to the creation of Smatrik, the latest interpretation of a chair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. It has an innova...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Goatskin and Fabric Regency Lounge Chair in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Spectacular 1980’s Regency lounge chair in the manner of Karl Springer. Out of an estate design by Steve Chase. In original condition, so it shows minor wear consistent with age. ...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Goatskin, Fabric, Wood

Blue Cielo Lounge High Chair by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Cielo lounge high chair by Sebastian Herkner Materials: Galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic. Technique: Made from recycled plastic and weaved by local craftspeople in Cartagena, Colombia. Dimensions: W 72 x D 73 x H 106 cm Also available colors: brown, mint/ black, black-black, olive/ menta, purple/ carne , honey/ menta. The Cielo Lounge Chair...
Category

2010s German Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

'Canela' Mid-Century Modern Armchair in Brazilian Hardwood by Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
A minimalist design combining structure and aesthetic. Canela armchair with its mid-century modern and Scandinavian influences makes an elegant addition to any environment be it a living room, bedroom or reading area. The complex joinery is rendered timeless & contemporary by its delicate lines. Striking from all angles, in particular from behind where the copper components contrast against the natural wood tone. The wide comfortable cushion allows for various seating positions. Handmade from Cumaru or Freijó with copper supports and cotton upholstery. Knót Artesanal...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Copper

Tangerine Bloom by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Bloom by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Microfiber, fiberglass reinforced polymer, and steel. Dimensions: 98 x 105 x H 87cm Inspired by a d...
Category

2010s Philippine Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Derrière Armchair, Pink Velvet, Modern Organic Sculptural
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Part of the Peaches collection, the Derriere armchair conveys aspects of the female figure. The pieces are composed of a wood structure made up of 6 symmetrical pieces with the addit...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool

PERFIDIA_01 Brown Thick Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Stainless Steel by ANDEAN
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Lounge chair made of stainless steel rod structure and solid colorado wood with a natural oil finish, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat, and lathed bronze or stainless steel hardware. ...
Category

2010s Ecuadorean Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Modern lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern lounge 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 lounge chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern lounge chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lounge chairs, popular names associated with this style include Royal Stranger, George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg, De Sede, and Artefatto Design Studio. 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 lounge 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 $146,216 while the average work can sell for $4,504.

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