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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Art deco office chair no.2 by J&J Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco office chair no.2 by J&J Kohn in very nice original condition.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Pair of Rosewood Armchairs by Ole Wanscher Upholstered with Black Leather
Located in London, GB
A pair of rosewood armchairs designed by Ole Wanscher. Made and marked with label by cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen.
Leather of seat and back of one chair is original.
Leather of sea...
Category
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$6,414 Sale Price / set
65% Off
20th Century French Industrial Metal Chair - Vintage Work Chair by Henri Lieber
By Henri Lieber, Flambo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage French workshop chair made of metal, designed by Henri Lieber for Flambo, in good condition. The seat height of the industrial chair is adjustable. Minor fading, sc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Ward Bennett Desk Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Dallas, TX
A tilting desk chair with bronze base designed by Ward Bennett. Height adjustable. Reupholstered in a Holly Hunt fabric.
Category
1970s Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$3,200
1950's French Green metal easy chair in the manner of Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Nijlen, VAN
1950's French easy chair
Very elgenat desk chair with a beautiful patina. This chair was bought on a market in france. the owner said he had it since the early 60s and has always use...
Category
1950s French Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This design icon from 1928, the B35 armchair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1920s and made by the German Thonet factory in the early 1930s. This piece is made of tubular steel and black leather with natural patina. The materials used and the traces of wear show that this is an early production of this timeless modell. The armrests are finished with solid wood. Following the success of his Wassily chair, Breuer continued to experiment with tubular steel furniture. Like the Wassily chair, the B35 was not a direct representative of the Bauhaus school, but is clearly in line with the Bauhaus design and construction principles, with a modern, stripped-down form made of industrial materials not used today in furniture production.
Marcel Breuer was born in 1902 in Hungary. He was an architect and designer. He received a scholarship to study painting and sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, but quickly quit and applied to the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After completing the preliminary courses there, he studied at the Bauhaus furniture...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$6,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm, office chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm tulip office chair, with height adjustment.
Frame of brushed steel.
Made by Walter Knoll.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
2016 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair w/ Pneumatic Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2016. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery: Lime For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Black, Upholstery: Lime For One Collection
The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair. Its d...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$6,072 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome, Upholstery: Sand For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome, Upholstery: Sand For One Collection
The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair. Its ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$5,524 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Plona Desk Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli 1970s, set of 2
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of leather and metal armchairs in black color. Wear on the back of one of the armchairs (see photo) Seat height: 44cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French 1930s beech bridge / office chairs.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Green German Antique Biedermeier Mahogany, Maplewood Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Biedermeier German single armchair made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, the fiber décor is made of Maplewood in good condition. The seat backrest of...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Fritz Hansen Oxford Chair Ruby Red Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Oxford University.
This is a sleek swivel chair that can be used as a desk chair.
Only one available.
Signed by Fritz Hansen.
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Herman Miller DAT Executive armchair Designed by Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Herman Miller DAT fibre plastic armchair on office base,
Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1948.
Off-white fibre plastic armshell, DAT shivel base equipped with tilt function, hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Victorian English Oak & Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair Stud Detailing
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 6 OS
Victorian English Antique Oak & Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud Detailing
With a dark Olive green seat.
Height to top of the arms is 71.5cm
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,411 Sale Price
35% Off
Saarinen Executive Armchair in Obsidian Black Leather, 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 Italian Leather...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jugendstil Vintage Beech Armchair Desk Chair Josef Olbrich Thonet Vienna c1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage armchair or desk chair or office chair from stained beech, designed by the Viennese Secessionist Josef Maria Olbrich and
executed by Gebr. Thonet.
Josef Maria Olbr...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Classic Midcentury Armchair Designed by Ole Wanscher, Danish Design, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair in beech designed by Ole Wanschar M.A.A. for Fritz Hansen Cabinetmakers in 1950s. Made in Denmark. Great condition.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Danish Swivel Architects Office Chair by Jørgen Rasmussen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The classic architect chair from kevi in a special color.
What makes this chair special is it's simplicity. No upholstery, no umpteen adjustments. A solid chair for work. Without ex...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Laboratory Chairs, German, Beech, Adjustable, Bar Stool, Kitchen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage professional laboratory chairs. A German, beech and chromed alloy adjustable seat, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
High quality, professiona...
Category
Late 20th Century German Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pierre Jeanneret 'Library' Dining Chair
Located in London, GB
A classic design by Pierre Jeanneret, this 'Library' dining chair was created as part of the iconic Chandigarh project in India during the 1960s. Crafted from a solid teak frame with...
Category
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
$34,346 / item
Custom Leather Office Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fully customizable leather office chair is made with top grain high-quality leathers with an exotic hair on hyde and chocolate brown. The high back office chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$4,825 / item
20th Century Vintage Orange Ochra Velvet Swivel Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Swivel armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin, at the moment they are unique. Very comfortable, perfect as a desk chair. Due to their dimen...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Marcatre Highback Archizoom Black Leather Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
1 highback
By Marcatre and designed by Paolo Deganella and Gilberto Corretti, members of the Italian "Archizoom" group.
Category
2010s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Ole Wanscher Leather Armchair
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ole Wanscher leather armchair Designed in 1946 and Produced by Master Cabinetmaker A. J. Iverson.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,800 Sale Price
72% Off
Contemporary Chair 'FF Swivel' Black Frame, Black Leather
Located in Paris, IDF
The 'FF Swivel' chair designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Model shown in main picture:
- Black frame
- Dakar Black Leather
Upholstery available in a wide range of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
1992 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These particular examples date to 1992....
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
William IV Polished Antique Brown Leather Chesterfield Library Chair On Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A British 1830's William IV polished antique brown leather chesterfield backed mahogany library armchair with brass stud detailing on brass castors.
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Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Sam Maloof Highback Horned Desk Chair
By Sam Maloof
Located in Chicago, IL
Sam Maloof Highback Horned Desk Chair, Oiled Oakwood reupholstered with Spinneybeck leather.
Branded manufacturer's marks to underside 'Maloof California'.
Adjustable seat now set at...
Category
1970s American Craftsman Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Umanoff desk and chair. Extremely elegant and timeless design made with an iron frame, walnut slats and rush accents giving it it's classic Umanoff look. One middle drawer, a ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Red Chair DSC 106 Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Aluminum, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare pair of chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Seat and back in red fabric.
Black enamelled aluminum
Stackable chairs
Eternal and indestructible chair.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Early 19thC Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 19thC Mahogany Desk Chair - with Bergere Seat, Turned Stretchers, Spindle Back and Lignum Vitae Castors - 24"w x 24"d x 33"h (19" to the seat)
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Roccoco Revival Walnut Open Sofa to Cane or Upholster French, 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French fauteuils, open armchairs side or chairs Louis XV revival,
This sofa was made in the 19th century. The upholtery has been removed so you can choose the one of your cho...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1930s Machine Age Polished Aluminum, Air Flow, Propeller Chair by Cramer
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A rare model of executive office chair by Cramer, circa 1930s.
Swivels on a streamline rolling propeller base of polished aluminum.
Polished aluminum seat back.
Seat adjusts up, d...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Solid Walnut Antique Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer you this majestic antique armchair dating back to the first decades of the 18th century during the Louis XIV period.
The armchair is characterized by a throne line with a s...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Fine 1930s Beechwood Bridge Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco solid beech bridge armchairs.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
Papillonne Blue Kenzo Fabric Modern Office Chair by lagu
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Papillonne Office Chair: Where Aesthetics Meet Functionality
Office chairs are indispensable in today's work environment, and the Papillonne Office Chair, designed by Lagu, seamlessl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Foam, Hardwood
Group of 8 Niels Otto Moller model 62 and model 78 chairs
Located in London, GB
This group of 8 Niel Otto Moller's includes one Model 62 armchair and 7 Model 78 chairs, both models designed in 1962 and made before 1970 given the round metal JL Moller labels, whi...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$16,942 Sale Price / item
20% Off
2008 Interstuhl Silver 262S Office Desk Chair in Black Leather by Hadi Teherani
By Interstuhl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available but the listing price is only for one) 2008 production Silver 262S desk chair, designed by Hadi Teherani...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Teak Armchair Model 77 with Original Leather Seat Niels O. Möller, Denmark
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Teak armchair model 77
Design:
Niels O. Möller
Producer:
J. L. Möller Models A/S, Denmark
Decade:
1960s
This chair was designed by Niels O. Møller and manufactured in Denmark by J.L. Møller A/S. It is made from teak and has the original super rare butterscotch real leather seat cover. All original and authentic very good vintage condition.
without any damages on the frame and seat cover, with patina of usage and age. the stool is marked on the frame with the danish control brand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Modernist Cantilever Armchair by Jindrich Halabala, Chromed Metal, Veneered Wood
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist cantilever chair H-128 designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody, Brno.
This item is restored on request and available in different amounts.
Delivery ti...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles & Ray Eames - Four Soft Pad Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of high back 'soft pad' management chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, in black leather. Each chair is $1900. Only four (4) chairs available now.
Each chair is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,900 / item
Barbara Barry for McGuire Rattan or Wicker Arm Desk, Dining or Occasional Chair
By Barbara Barry, McGuire
Located in St. Louis, MO
Barbara Barry designed for McGuire Furniture of San Francisco. Dark stained Rattan dining chair, can be used as a desk chair or Occasional chair. All original, light touch up. Label.
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Hollywood Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Pr. High Style Chairs Manufactured by Marble Imperial Design Att to Risom
Located in New York, NY
Chic and sophisticated pair of office, dining, occasional chairs made by Marble Imperial Furniture, design attributed to Jens Risom. The chairs have brushed steel frames, and orange ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Antique George III Quality Mahogany Desks Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique George III quality mahogany desks chairs having a mahogany shaped reeded top rail and centre splat, shaped reeded open arms with turned supports, upholstered seats in...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Other
Modern Baby Spheric Ottoman for Kids by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Baby Gropius chair collection is designed in the same spirit as the collection's flagman Gropius chair, which makes the brand signature.
We noted that kids love minimalist design and are always happy to interact with our chairs, and this fact encouraged us to create a miniature version of the Gropius chairs and ottoman.
A distinctive silhouette that is sculptural yet comfortable, a wide range of colorful upholstery...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Bouclé
$450 / item
Knoll Armless Saarinen Chair with Black Velvet Seat
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
This Eero Saarinen for Knoll plastic-back side chair was reupholstered in black cotton velvet fabric. Perfect for a kitchen, as a desk chair, or a single...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
Of generous proportions and presence . The front mounted with well cast bronze mounts (of some size and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very att...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Eames Herman Miller Black Leather Office Chair Aluminum Group
Located in Detroit, MI
The Aluminum Group Management height office chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller is from the Eames Aluminum Group Collection. These distinctive chairs resulted fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Charles Bevan attr. A set of five Gothic Revival oak dining chairs & an armchair
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan for Marsh Jones and Cribb, attributed. A good quality set of six Gothic Revival oak dining chairs with geometric dot and...
Category
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Button Back Mohair Chair by Russel Wright for Conant Ball Company
Located in New York, NY
This stunning side chair was realized by the esteemed American designer Russel Wright in the United States, circa 1940. It features four conical splayed legs in ebonized walnut; and ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
4 Italian Rococo Style Red Painted Dining Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully stylish set of 4 Italian Rococo style red painted side chairs upholstered in red dappled ivory chintz. One chair upholstery shows wear exposing base material.
Search ter...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charles Eames for Herman Miller MCM Upholstered Shell Office Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century upholstered shell office chair
This chair measures: 25 wide x 22 deep x 32 high, with...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Tubular Brno Chairs x 2
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll chrome tubular Brno 245 chairs. Various colors, 1-green and 1-purple. Have acceptable fabric, Chrome is nice condition, some retain lab...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Thonet Chair in Style of Josef Frank
By Frank Josef, Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco Thonet chair in style of Josef Frank in very good original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Beech
Super comfy set of 4 bucket office chairs by Faultess Doerner, circa 1970s
By Faultless Doerner 1
Located in Houston, TX
Super comfy set of 4 bucket office chairs by Faultess Doerner, circa 1970s. Base legs have a unique curved design, and casters roll smoothly. Great for the home or office. Overall in...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Four CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Black Leather, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A set of four Italian design icons in black saddle leather.
When first produced in 1977, the CAB was the first chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how human skin fits over our skeleton. The leather upholstery is constructed from sixteen pieces of saddle leather, which are individually die-cut and sewn together. The leather is then zippered over the tubular steel frame and the polyurethane foam padded...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-century office desk chairs Stol Kamnik Yugoslavia 1980s Set of 2
By Stol Kamnik
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The pair of very comfortable office swivel chairs created in Yugoslavia in the 1980s in the manufacture Stol Kamnik.
Good vintage condition. There are traces of time and use. On one...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquer Double Pedestal Desk and Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk and spindle back chair
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid bla...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
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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