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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Pair of Tubular Lounge Chairs and Ottoman in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs and ottoman in steel and leather, Europe, 1950s. Modern pair of tubular armchairs and matching ottoman. These chairs are made of bent tubular steel with black sadd...
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1950s European Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal, Steel

Mies Armchair with Ottoman by Poltronova
Located in Brooklyn, NY
MIES armchair with ottoman (1969). Archizoom (Italy) /Poltronova. Chromed steel frame, a seat in elastic latex that forms to the weight of the body, headrest in pony-skin leather, a ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Little Couture Armchair in leather & backrest in wood for office/lounge space
Located in Barcelona, ES
Little Couture is like a prêt-à-porter version of our Couture armchair, both by Färg & Blanche. It is based on the same swivel base, but with a lower back. The wooden part that stop ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Birch

Contemporary Tailor Made Gomito L Chair, Handcrafted Folded Leather Backrest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lounge armchair made with a thin and elegant hand-welded steel frame whose curvature supports the precious leather, folded and sewn to act as a backrest and the same time as an armre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Tord Bjorklund Chaise Longue in Black Leather, Sweden 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Leather chaise longue by Lord Bjorklund, the design features an architectural black steel tube frame with a curvy streamlined platform and leather, circa 1970, made in Sweden This is...
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20th Century Swedish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vienna Lounge Armchair by Colé, Beechwood, Blue Cushions Contemporary Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Vienna longue A living room armchair in wood and straw, that recalls the exclusive club atmosphere but in a contemporary key. Vienna is an extraordinarily comfortable and elegant lounge armchair designed by Emmanuel Gallina who loves to quote Brancusi when saying that “simplicity is complexity resolved”. Inspired by Vienna at the end of the 19th century, then up to the 1950s by Marcel Gascoin, through the visions of the American E.J. Brussel. A tribute to Alfred Sloan’s American pragmatism joined to European styling and, in this particular case, to the renowned Italian talent constantly aiming to harmonize beauty and functionality. In solid beech and straw, Vienna is a perfect combination between digital machines and handcraft. The structure is in solid beech. The back and sides in hand-braided Vienna straw fixed in a milling. Cushions in polyurethane foam in different densities. Removable lining in different fabric categories: cotton, felt, linen, eco-leather, wool, velvet or can be coated with C.O.M. fabric. Optional 2nd cushion available. Finishing is in natural beech or beech painted walnut Canaletto. In the Vienna collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Beech

Claste How Fragile This Love Lounge Chair in Glass with Verde Alpi 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Marble

Pair of Modern Style Swivel Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Comfortable contemporary/modern style 360 swivel lounge chairs with white vinyl upholstery and round chrome base. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Ghidini 1961 Bold Lounge Chair in Blue Leather with Brass Base by E. Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
This family of products makes a bold statement with its generous cylindrical foot, connecting its structural perimeter while delimiting the objects that compose it. The distinctive m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather

Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Leather & Polished Brass by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the produ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather

1970's Dennis Christiansen for Dunbar Gold Tone Leather Sofa Corner Wedge Chair
Located in St. Louis, MO
RARE Dennis Christiansen for Dunbar gold tone sculptural leather corner or wedge shape sofa chair with curved back and thin profile seat cushion, Dunbar label, circa 1970s. The plush...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather

Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Pink Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc makes a pretty picture in pale pink velvet and rich gold metal arms. Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Sloven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam

GUFRAM Detecma Lounge in Orange 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Resin

GUFRAM Detecma Lounge in Red 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Resin

"S. Marco" Lounge Low Chair by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"S. Marco" is an elegant lounge low chair with ebonized beechwood legs and polyurethane foams padded wooden structure with fabric or leather fixed cover. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Beech

Red Dino Armchair Hayon Edition With Fabric Finish for Living room /Lounge space
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new armchair by Jaime Hayon will convert into a classic. As comfortable as possible within certain dimensions that adapt well to the body and space it’s in, for both home and contr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Fabric

Pair of Sculptural Swiveling Chairs by Pennti Hakla for Avate, Finland, 2001
By Pentti Hakala
Located in Rijssen, NL
A pair of sculptural, swiveling lounge chairs. Base of black cast aluminium, seat shell of birch plywood stained in black. Damper mechanism under the seat. Upholstered with high-end quality black leather. Very comfortable seat. Design Pentti Hakala...
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Early 2000s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Aluminum

Otran Black Lounge Chair
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisite piece of modern elegance, this lounge chair boasts a total black aesthetic. Suitable for an indoor area, it will enliven the look of any room especially when matched to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Pair of Fredrik Kayser Rosewood Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of excellent model-806 chairs by Fredrik Kayser for Vatne, Norway, 1967. Rosewood (palisander) with original black leatherette upholstery. Imported for Carson Pirie Scott-fame...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Modernist Leather Captian's Lounge Chair with Chrome Base, Circa 1980
Located in Van Nuys, CA
High style 1980s modern captain's lounge chair featuring a large over oversized cobra shaped back upholstered in perforated high-quality Naugahyde with chrome base. Perfect for the M...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Chrome

Orione White Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Orione collection of striking seats, this armchair will be a stunning addition to a modern or contemporary decor. Either as accent chair in an entryway or bedroom, or as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Textile

Vienna Lounge Canaletto by Colé, Palm Green Cushions Contemporary Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A living room armchair in wood and straw, that recalls the exclusive club atmosphere but in a contemporary key. Vienna is an extraordinarily comfortable and elegant lounge armchair d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Beech, Upholstery

Outdoor Royal Botania Calypso Chair designed by Kris Van Puyvelde
Located in Boston, MA
Solid teak armchair with padded upholstered back designed by Kris Van Puyvelde for Royal Botania. Dimensions: W 22" x D 24.8" x H 29.1" x seat H 16.9" Finishes: Fabric: Frost...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc has timeless appeal in light gray velvet and rich gold metal arms. Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Foam

Armchair model "Dino" by Jaime Hayon upholstered in grey fabric spanish design
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new armchair by Jaime Hayon which will convert into a classic. As comfortable as possible within certain dimensions that adapt well to the body and space it’s in, for both home and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

Large "Big Daddy" Woven Wicker Lounge Chair with Matching Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Woven wicker "Big Daddy" lounge chair with large oversize "Round S" arm rest and a oversized back rest featuring a decorative woven wicker pattern. Included ...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wicker

Couture Armchair Degraded Birch Backrest With Black Leather Upholstered
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Couture Armchair is a fusion of artisanal and industrial techniques. The stitches represent a topographic map resulting in an organic pattern, simulating the growth in wood. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Birch

Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
The rich deep green velvet contrasted with rose gold metal arms accentuates the fluid lines of the Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc. Nika...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Foam

Armchair "Dino" by Jaime Hayon, contemporary design, green fabric, green leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new armchair by Jaime Hayon which will convert into a classic. As comfortable as possible within certain dimensions that adapt well to the body and space it’s in, for both home and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

Rex Posture Support Leather Armchair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Rex chair by De Sede. The armchair Rex revolutionizes the act of sitting. Like the De Sede model DS-343, the armchair Rex is based on a patented seat study developed over the last two decades by seat expert and physical therapist Bart Van der Heyden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Chair Paulette with Arms, Velvet and Metal, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
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2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Otran Lounge Armchair and Pouf
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisite set of lounge armchair and pouf, this piece is part of a collection of elegant and ergonomic pieces of functional decor. Both pieces boast a black-lacquered steel struct...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Customizable Artifort Zuma Low Back Chair by Patrick Norguet
Located in New York, NY
Zuma is a luxurious and inviting, light and ergonomic chair for Artifort, designed by French designer Patrick Norguet. The cushion is the basis for the design archetype of the Zuma l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs

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Textile

21st Century Papeete Chaise Lounge in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An irresistible invitation to chill out in pure Roberto Cavalli style, the Papeete chaise longue conquers with its essential lines and its sinuous and inviting shapes. In perfect balance between comfort, style and functionality, this piece of furniture with an unmistakable luxury-chic charm boasts a welcoming and ergonomic seat. Papeete Chaise lounge with metal frame in gold finishing. Upholstery in leather CAT.A Sauvage Col. Black with cushion in real python...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Modern Upholstered Lounge Armchair from Costantini, in COM/COL, Lucina
Located in New York, NY
Lucina Modern Upholstered Lounge Armchair from Costantini, in COM/COL This elegant lounge chair with contrasting Kravet fabric and polishe...
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2010s Argentine Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Wired Italic Lounge Chair and Ottoman 'Indoor'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The wired Italic lounge takes its cues from the Wired Family yet the spokes are all angled forward- thus the name Italic. This juxtaposition between the forward leaning spokes and an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion Lounge Chair with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc has timeless appeal in light gray velvet and rich rose gold metal arms. Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam

Alvar Aalto 31 Lounge Chair for the Paimio Sanitorium, Finland, 1931
Located in London, GB
Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas As an architect and designer, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) should be celebrated for bringing Scandinavian modernism to global prominence. His sensitivity t...
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1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

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Birch

Pair of American 1960s Edward Wormley Style Brown Lacquered Barrel-Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with incurved padded back joining padded arms; raised on curved upright supports above a tight seat; all raised on splayed legs.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vienna Lounge Armchair by Colé, Beechwood, Red Cushions Contemporary Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Vienna longue A living room armchair in wood and straw, that recalls the exclusive club atmosphere but in a contemporary key. Vienna is an extraordinarily comfortable and elegant lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Cassina Model Lazy Working Chair Blue Leather Armchair by Philippe Starck
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Philippe Starck designed this Model Lazy working armchair for Cassina Blue leather. Feet made of aluminium.  
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1990s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Aluminum

Pair of Neoclassical Style Caned Back Ram's Head Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Tailored stately pair of ebonized bergères. These armchairs feature a caned barrel back including a rounded edge over a coral colored cushioned seat with finely carved ram's head han...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

“Taxi” Limited Edition Photograph by Cuco De Frutos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Reflections collection released by Spanish photographer Cuco de Frutos in 2019. This original photograph captures the Empire State building ...
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2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Paper

Vienna Lounge Canaletto by Colé, Blue Upholstered Cushions Contemporary Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A living room armchair in wood and straw, that recalls the exclusive club atmosphere but in a contemporary key. Vienna is an extraordinarily comfortable and elegant lounge armchair d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Wired Italic Lounge Chair and Ottoman 'Outdoor'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Wired Italic Lounge takes its cues from the Wired Family yet the spokes are all angled forward- thus the name Italic. This juxtaposition between the forward leaning spokes and an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Redele Lounge Chairs by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Redele lounge chairs by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina. The chairs have the original upholstery.
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1990s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern American Chair
Located in New York, NY
Newly refinished MCM American chair with Jens Risom character. Seat has been upholstered in Nanna Ditzel grey wool. Great sculptural style.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Lounge Chairs

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Oak

Leather Lounge Chairs by WK Möbel
Located in Denton, TX
Big Comfy leather lounge chairs by WK Möbel in a light cream / ivory color.
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1980s German Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Loka Armchair, Comfortable Design Upholstery Modern Style
Located in Milan, Lombardy
In the elegant and harmonious stylistic cipher of the Lorenz Kaz duo we find, as always, a profound connection with the Bauhaus and Nordic design, blended w...
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2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Beech, Upholstery

CENTURY/CLUB Geometric Armchair with Dark Bronzed Brass Tips and Matelassè
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Embark on a journey through timeless sophistication with our exquisite creation designed by Dainelli Studio—the epitome of hand-made Italian luxury. This piece effortlessly marries ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass

Contemporary Swiveling Purple Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary swiveling circular shaped armchair with deep purple fabric upholstery.
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20th Century American Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery

Awaiting H Bench Printed Velvet and Brass
Located in Roma, IT
This bench is part of the awaiting collection, presented by Secondome during Milan Fuorisalone 2016. It's a series of items born from the encounter between the printed silk and cotto...
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2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass

Sculptural Tiv People's Low Chaise
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural low chaise from the Tiv people of Nigeria, carved of two pieces of wood with the seat being one piece and the Y-shaped back and leg being another. Excellent ...
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20th Century Nigerian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wood

Armchair Elizabeth, Capitonné, Customizable, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
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2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Fabric

Ghidini 1961 Bold Lounge Chair in Fabric with Black Gold Brass Base
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
This family of products makes a bold statement with its generous cylindrical foot, connecting its structural perimeter while delimiting the objects that compose it. The distinctive m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique pair of his and hers chairs feature upholstered seats with simple yet shapely black lacquer frames. Exquisite modern design by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings makes a striking imp...
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20th Century American Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Peter Shire Wexler Lounge Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Peter Shire Wexler lounge chair upholstered in yellow velvet. Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an LA-based artist whose work eludes all attempts at categorization. He has created cera...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Customizable Artifort Adjustable Swivel Zuma High Back Chair by Patrick Norguet
Located in New York, NY
Functional, comfortable and refined. Zuma high back is a new armchair for Artifort, designed by French designer Patrick Norguet. A soft and inviting, light and ergonomic armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs

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Textile

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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