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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1940s
Black Modern Director's Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This chair features a sophisticated black leather backrest and seat, paired with a rich Silent black wooden beech frame and elegant accents for a touch of luxury.
Perfect for those...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Swivel Stool with Patinated Leather, 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Swivel chair with adjustable height in patinated leather and stained beech. Designed and made in Denmark 1940s
Category
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Classic Danish 1940s Chair in Cuban Mahogany and Niger Leather
Located in Lejre, DK
This chair is a classic example of Danish furniture design from the 1940s. The chair is made from Cuban mahogany, giving it a warm and rich wood tone, characteristic of high quality...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
De Sede DS-257/11 Executive Armchair in Black Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sitting comfortably is the name of the game here! Designed as a Classic executive chair, the DS-257 is the perfect choice for concentrated and at the same time comfortable work, made...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Matt Black 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 Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Grey Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, Model EA334, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. This particular chair was produced in the 2010s. The ...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Matt White Chair by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
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 Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black.
Frame: Chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Black Fabric Office or Desk Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Adjustable armless black fabric task chair, with a five-caster base.
36 inches in height, 19.5 inches in width, and 19.5 inches in depth; seated height is 21 inches."
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Charcoal Finish Organic Modern Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With natural wood bent arms curved and flowing from around the back and gracefully merging into the base as if it were one solid piece. The adjustable height and swivel chair is comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Art Deco Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This exquisite chair, inspired by 20th-century modern art deco design, features plush cushioned upholstery combined with pebble grey finished maple veneers, showcasing a sophisticate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
De Sede DS-279 Office Chair with Castors in Perla Upholstery by Christian Werner
By De Sede
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 Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
2015 Coalesse Chord Executive Office Chair by Michael Shields w/ Pneumatic Base
By Coalesse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Chord executive high back office chair, originally designed by Michael Shields. This particular example was produced by Coalesse in 2015. The chair is comprised of an aluminum base, resin arm rests, and upholstered in a blue leather.
The Chord chair...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
De Sede DS-257/01 Executive Armchair in Black Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sitting comfortably is the name of the game here! Designed as a Classic executive chair, the DS-257 is the perfect choice for concentrated and at the same time comfortable work, made...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Industrial Machine Age Brushed Steel Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, 1940s, machine age, brushed steel desk chair with newly upholstered light ochre vinyl seat.
Category
1940s American Machine Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
10 Vitra Softshell Chairs by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in Brown Chestnut Leather
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 10 Vitra Softshell Chairs by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in Brown Leather, H 84 cm
Add a touch of modern luxury to your space with this set of 10 Vitra Softshell Chairs, designe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Oxford Desk Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1960's
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An "Oxford" arm chair in off white leather upholstery with a high back and a cast aluminum 5 point base with casters. Height adjustable +/- 5".
Category
Early 2000s Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
2023 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Low Oxford Desk Chairs in Blue Suede
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Oxford Desk Chairs, Model 3271W, originally designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1965. These particular examples were produced by Fritz Hansen in Poland. They were ordered by an ar...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Smania Italian Modern Prototype Brass and Azur Blue Living Room Armchair
Located in New York, NY
This chair is an Italian one of a kind prototype, never put in production, signed by the company Smania with a great embracing line. The design of the gently curved open back gives attitude to this piece and an aerodynamic outline, that makes it very comfortable. The brass tubular legs give a very elegant support with front and back legs folded part way up to cleverly double their profile and enhance this rare organic design. The chic fabric is a very interesting embossed Wedgwood powder...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Luis XVI Style Armchair, Hand Carved and Gold Leaf Finishing, Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Luis XVI style dining armchair. It was proposed for the first time in the early 90s and become an iconic armchair for Belloni production.
Wood frame finely h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
KT-221 Bauhaus Occasional Chair in Tufted Natural Leather and Metal by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lounge chair KT221/01 by De Sede. Relaunch and update of the design created in 1956. Objectively functional design of an iconographic, architectural construction through the transfer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Ea 208 Soft Pad Alu Group Office Chairs, Vitra
Located in Renens, CH
One chair left in inventory!
The Aluminum group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century. Their original design from the 1950s is stil...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
C. 2020 Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper Catifa Desk Chairs w/ Arms & Pnuematic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Catifa 53 Desk Chairs with armrests, originally designed by Lievore Altherr Molina in 2013. These particular examples were produced b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Faux Brown Leather Swivel Office Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Faux brown leather swivel desk chair on wheels, with adjustable height, unmarked.
38 inches in height, 21 inches in width, and 20 inches in depth; seat height is 16 inches."
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Twain Desk & Chair Set by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the
highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing
a philosophy that inco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Management Desk Chair Grey Leather 3x Avail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Chairs, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in the 2010s. Their ...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 1940 This Side Chairs Birch with Real Leather in Crocodile Print
By Jules Leleu
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Pair of very elegant 1940 this side or office chairs clear birch restored and reupholstered and recovered with real leather with crocodile print.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
2014 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair w/ Pneumatic Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive high back desk chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller. The featured price includes one chair, but several ar...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Brian Kane for Coalesse Bindu Executive Desk/Conference Chair, Royal Blue
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Bindu is a premium modern classic mid-back executive desk or conference chair.
It combines comfort and performance with a synchro-tilt mechanism, a flex back, and built-in lumbar sup...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Leather Quilted Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Leather Quilted desk chair with a swivel seat, an arched upholstered back, and tight seat, with padded arms, the outside back in a diamond quilted pattern and raised on an adj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Exotic Leather High Back Office Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A striking blend of luxury, style, and functionality. Upholstered in soft taupe top-grain leather, this chair features a distinctive high back adorned with a silvered zebra-inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mariolina Chair in Anthracite Metal Legs, Silk Gray Shell, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with iron legs in anthracite, a shell in polypropylene silk grey and the option to select an upholstered cushion material for your chair. The iron leg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mariolina Chair in Matching Iron Legs and Polypropylene Seat, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with matching iron legs and polypropylene shell seat. The iron leg base is available in Anthracite silk gray, intense blue, marsala red, apricot, copp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Catifa 53 Desk Chairs by Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper, 2000s, Set of 4
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Chairs were designed by Lievore Altherr Molina, produced by Arper at the beginning of the 21st century in Italy. The armchairs have chrome swivel legs. Chrome elements have been poli...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Vitra Aluminium Chairs EA 108 by Charles & Ray Eames, Swivel
Located in Berlin, DE
4 Vitra Aluminium Chairs EA 108 by Charles & Ray Eames, Swivel
This set of four Vitra Aluminium Chairs EA 108, designed by renowned designers Charles &...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Papillonne Blue and Beige Swivel Office Chair with Black Wheel
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Standing out in every field with its eye-catching modern design approach and material variety, the Papillonne series brings a brand new face to spaces with its minimal appearance. Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Solid Lucite Vanity Chair, 1940s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of solid lucite chairs
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Why are there so many antiques in Argentina?
In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place.
1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918
2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945
The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done.
Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them.
In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life.
Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war.
The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street.
With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace.
It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”.
Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies.
In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America.
During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture.
At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site).
In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca.
The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil.
Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair...
Category
1940s American Space Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Lucite
Customizable Inno Basso Swivel Chair by Harri Korhonen
Located in New York, NY
Many different upholstery materials and frames available.
Basso M YA pairs dignified and Classic looks with remarkable comfort. It is a compact chair that features 4-star cross leg...
Category
2010s Finnish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
2014 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in Grey Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2014. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Papillonne Blue Kenzo Swivel Black Office Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Standing out in every field with its eye-catching modern design approach and material variety, the Papillonne series brings a brand new face to spaces with its minimal appearance. Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Armchair Shell from 1950
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair Shell from 1950 Czechy.
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its orig...
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
MCM Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair in Hunter Brown Leather
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern Eames aluminum group management chair.
A timeless design classic and contemporary with Innovative comfort features.
One of Herman Miller's most ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Modern Keilhauer Filo Ergonomic Conference Desk Chair with Mesh Back 'Brand New'
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The ergonomic Filo mesh back conference chair designed by EOOS for Keilhauer successfully combines comfort, technology and elegant.
Features soft seat and supportive breathable bac...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2023 Physix Office Desk Chair by Alberto Meda for Vitra 1x Available in White
By Alberto Meda, Vitra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Physix office chairs, originally designed by Alberto Meda in 2012. These particular examples were produced by Vitra in Germany C. 2023. The frame and armrests are comprised...
Category
2010s German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
RH-305 Bauhaus Dining Tufted Armchair Leather, Stainless Steel Legs by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair with armrests RH-305/01 by De Sede. A chair that has lost none of its elegance and style since it was created in the 1950s, an icon. The re-edition remains a Classic, but has b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Customizable Normann Copenhagen Off Chair High 4L Designed by Simon Legald
Located in New York, NY
This item is made to order and produced according to your specific choices of fabric and color.
Seat: rigid PU foam and full upholstery - Divina MD 813 with a steel reinforcement structure inside.
Legs and armrests: Polished aluminum or black powder-coated aluminum.
Off Chair...
Category
2010s Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Textile
Pair of Black Carved and Painted Nyala Style Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome pair of chairs in the style of Nyala. The chairs that Inspired this design were originally inspired by the timid Nyala antelope from the Bale Mountains of East Africa. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 4 Balance High Chair by Sebastián Angeles
Material: Walnut
Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x 100 cm
Also Available: Other colors available,
The love of processes, the properties...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian Designer Dining or Office Chairs
Located in Paris, FR
Dynamic lines and contrasting colors represent Coast wild cliffs. At the same time this chair features minimalistic architectural lines and functionality, both ruled by the Nordic d...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Birch
2005 Niels Diffrient for Humanscale Freedom Desk Chair in Dark Tan Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Freedom Task Desk Chairs, originally designed by Niels Diffrient in 1999. These particular examples were produced by Humanscale in the USA in 2005. The chairs features an a...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2017 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Desk Chair with Pneumatic Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Saarinen Executive Armless Desk Chairs with swivel bases, originally designed in 1957 by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. These parti...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
2010s Jesus Gasca for STUA Gas Desk Chair in Brown Leather with Black Frame
By STUA, Jesus Gasca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Gas Desk Chairs, originally designed by Jesus Gasca for STUA in 1999. These particular examples were produced in Spain in the 2010s. They are comprised of five star aluminu...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
C. 2021 Jasper Morrison for Emeco Navy Officer Desk Chair in Aluminum and Vinyl
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Navy Officer Swivel Armchairs, originally designed by Jasper Morrison for Emeco in 2020, as a refined version of the 1948 examples. These particular examples were produced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2023 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in White Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. This example dates to 2023. The design incl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
2013 Antonio Citterio for Vitra ID Mesh Desk Chairs in Grey with Orange Mesh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are ID Mesh Office Chairs, originally designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra in 2010. These particular examples date to 2013. They are compris...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2024 Pair of GamFratesi for GUBI Beetle Meeting Chairs Upholstery & Walnut Shell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Beetle Meeting Chairs, originally designed by GamFratesi for GUBI in 2013. These particular examples were produced in Denmark in 2024. They are comprised of an Amer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Saarinen Armchair in White Italian Leather and Black Swivel Base
Located in Wilton, CT
We have been restoring Saarinen executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs using a supple white Italian L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Customizable Gebruder T S 60 Chair by Glen Oliver Löw
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 60
Reserved elegance combined with high seating comfort. With the S 60 Glen Oliver Löw succeeded in reinterpreting the cantilever chair and de...
Category
2010s German Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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