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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Eames Aluminum Group management chair in leather for Herman Miller
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eames Aluminum Group management chair for Herman Miller. I believe the color is Espresso or Slate (very dark grey/brown, almost black) Vicenza leather with a polished aluminum base o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
P126 Office Chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1970s, set of 2
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of fabric and metal office chairs by Osvaldo Borsani. Height-adjustable. Seat height minimum 38 cm, maximum 44 cm. Wear due to time and age of the chairs.
For shipping, request...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1960's Mid-Century Modern Monteverdi-Young Style Office Desk Chair
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage original Midcentury Modern office desk chair for sale. In the manner of Monteverdi Young designs. This chair has been professionally reupholstered, and is ready to be enjoyed...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Eight Bert England Midcentury Swivel Steel Armchairs
By Bert England
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of eight Mid-Century Modern office desk armchairs by Bert England for Stow Davis. These executive desk chairs feature a flat bar Milo Baughman style steel frame with a ch...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Biedermeier Walnut Wood and Velvet Austrian Desk Chair, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant single chair, of the early Austrian Biedermeier period.
All veneered in walnut wood, with inlays in lighter woods. As you can see from the photos, the back legs and the back...
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Knoll Aluminum & Black Leather Life Chair
By Knoll
Located in East Freetown, MA
Knoll Life fully adjustable office chair. Aluminum and black leather chair with casters and Knoll stamp.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Arne Jacobsen Oxford E1107 Pink Upholstered Swivel Chair for Fritz Hansen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) Oxford E1107 Pink Upholstered Swivel Chair for Fritz Hansen Made in Denmark 2002.
Both have labels under the seat, there are two chairs in stock, price per chair.
Height to seat 45cm
Timeless office chair by Arne Jacobsen. The original version of the Oxford chair was designed for the professors at St Catherine’s College in Oxford. The tall back of the chair was a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. Initially, there were protests over commissioning a foreign modernist, but on completion of the project, Jacobsen received an honorary doctorate from Oxford. This outstanding example of total design...
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Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
William Birch, Artist's Sketching Armchair with Shaped Top to sketch or paint on
Located in London, GB
William Birch. An Arts and Crafts oak artist's sketching armchair with a shaped top for sketching or writing on. The shaped top supported on the upper ...
Category
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Turn of The Century Oak Desk Chair Office Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J029 Turn of the century desk chair /office chairs in oak, having shaped top rail with tapering spindles below, generous closely studded leath...
Category
Early 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Armchairs design Antonio Citterio & Glen Oliver Löw, Vitra, 1990s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Model Visasoft
- Marked
- Very practical and comfortable chair
- In style of Barcelona chair / Mies van der Rohe
- Also as dining chair.
Category
1990s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Regency Arm Chair with Scrolled Arms, English
Located in Toronto, CA
A fine arm chair from the English Regency period in mahogany with a scroll arm. This would be a fantastic arm chair to add a bit of character to a library or to be used as a complime...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Secession office chair attr. to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession office chair attr. to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet in very nice original codition with signs of use.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchair by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco mahogany bridge armchair with bronze sabots.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Kill International 6727 leather office chair by Fabricius & Kastholm
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This Kill 6727, the so-called Bird or Tulip chair, is the hard-to-find version of an office chair with height adjustment. The blue leather comes in excellent condition with beautiful...
Category
1960s Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Art deco walnut office chair
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco walnut office chair in very good original condition.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Rare Chairs with Armrests by Martin Eisler, circa 1955 Midcentury Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1955 by Martin Eisler for "Forma," the rare chai with armrests is made of Jatobá wood and leather
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler are most known by well-shaped armchairs made in iron, but the production it's away more complex, handcrafted, and extensive.
The wood pieces produced by Forma Móveis...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bjørn Wiinblad, Armchair, Made at Nässjö Stolefabrik, Mid Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare vintage beauty by Danish Ceramic Artist Björn Wiinblad, made for Nässjö Stolefabrik in Sweden. A collectible red painted armchair with cane sea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Modern Jean-Marie Massaud for Coalesse Massaud Low-Back Blue Leather Desk Chair
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous Massaud low-back desk chair with integrated arms, sculpted in form, engineered for comfort and beautifully crafted with precision.
The modern classic and elegant design of t...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Style ICF Office UNA Aluminum & Mesh Swivel Armchairs, a Pair
By ICF Milano 1
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous pair of UNA swivel armchairs made in Italy by ICF.
A modern interpretation of classic design.
The elegant UNA swivel armchair combine maximum comfort, performance and cle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
2021 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in 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 ...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Decoene Freres, Art Deco Pivoting Armchair circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decoene Freres, Art Deco pivoting armchair in walnut
Fully restored, leather reupsholted.
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Office Armchair in Faux Leather and Metal circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office armchair in imitation leather and metal;
the upholstery needs to be changed
this armchair rotates and swivels, circa 1960.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Erik Jørgensen EJ70 "Partner" Chair by Joannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
Erik Jørgensen EJ70 "Partner" Chair by Joannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen
Object: chair
Manufacturer: Erik Jorgensen
Condition: good
Age: a...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Louis XVI Style Beech Swivel Office Chair – Late 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This walnut-toned beech swivel office chair rests on four turned legs with fixed fluting.
The gondola-shaped backrest is adorned with a hat-shaped crossbar, and the armrests are stri...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
Aluminum Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, USA, 1958
Located in Antwerp, BE
Aluminum Chair; Charles & Ray Eames; Vitra; 1958; Office Chair; Leather; Chrome; Brown; The Aluminum Group; USA;
Aluminum chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames and manufactured by ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 FK 84 Armchairs by Fabricius and Kastholm for Kill Int., Denmark, 1962
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Splendid set of 4 Armchairs by Fabricius and Kastholm in black velvet and a three star chrome-plated base. Does nog happen very often to find a set of four of these beauties in this ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
De Coene Frères Art Déco swivel desk chair.. Belgium 1930s.
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco swivel armchair / deskchair by De Coene Frères . Belgium 1930s.
The deskchair is in the original condition of the thirties.
The upholstery is good, no cracks in the leather ...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1958, Ray & Charles Eames, Herman Miller, PSCC Fiberglass Office Desk Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
A Pair of French Art Deco Desk or Bridge Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of French Art Deco beech desk / bridge armchairs.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Vintage Herman Miller Aeron Office Desk Chair
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Herman Miller Aeron Office Desk Chair. Featuring lumbar support, polished aluminum, tuxedo pellicle, and black leathe...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Antique 1880 Art Nouveau Carved Fully Restored Brown Leather Library Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, fully restored circa 1880 Art Nouveau carved, Chesterfield hand dye...
Category
1880s English Art Nouveau Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Bauhaus swivel office chair in solid wood By Ama Elastik Modell 364, 1930s
By Bauhaus, Ama Elastik
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Bauhaus swivel office chair in solid wood By Ama Elastik Modell 364 ,1930s
The chair is in good condition
Measurements:
Height : 83 cm------ 91
Width: 39 cm
Depth: 47 cm...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1960s Desk or Side Bentwood Chair by Ton, Czechoslovakia
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished
- Newly upholstered
- beech wood
- armrests Dimension: 44 cm
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Charcoal Maharam Wool by Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
The great portfolio of Charles & Ray Eames is widely celebrated and serves as a model of inspiration for designers to this day. One of their most recognizable designs is the Aluminum Group line for Herman Miller from which these Soft Pad Executive Chairs were born. It is said that the Soft Pad variation was a design accident - cushions from the Eames Chaise found themselves draped over an Aluminum Group chair, and the rest is history. Whatever the story may be, the comfort of Charles & Ray’s Soft Pad seating perhaps rivals that of their famed Eames Lounge Chair.
The Soft Pad collection consists of a Lounge Chair, a Low Back Management Chair, and this High Back Executive Chair. The design language is similar to the Eames Aluminum Group suite which sports a single “sling” of material which is tethered to two cast aluminum side rails and in this case, four plush cushions for optimal comfort. These chairs are equipped with a tilt mechanism with tension control as well as manual height adjustment.
We have a large quantity of these Eames Soft Pad Executive Chairs...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Desk Chair Attributed to Andre Sornay
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Desk Chair Attributed To Andre Sornay.
Handsome French Art Deco cerused or limed oak desk chair attributed to Andre Sornay. This stunning desk chair or of...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Bount Office Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Office chair Bount with solid wood structure
upholstered and covered with camel leather.
Swivel desk chair with blackened iron base.
Also available wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Web President High Back Armchair With Headrest And Arms by Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
Swivel chair with headrest and arms. Inner steel frame, expanded polyurethane padding, covered with soft leather. Five-star base with gas seat height adjustment and tilt control mech...
Category
2010s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Fabricius Kastholm Leather 'Bird' Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful modern leather and aluminum office chairs in original black leather. Higher back version. Designed in the 60s by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius for Alfred Kill's KILL I...
Category
1960s German Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Black leather armchair by Charles Pollock for Knoll International
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Armchair, “Executive Chair”, designed by Charles Pollock in the 1970s for Knoll International.
Black molded plastic shell with chrome contours, aluminum star base, comfortable, ergo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Office Chair No.6150 by Adolf Loos for Thonet
By Adolf Loos
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession office chair no.6150 by Adolf Loos executed by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Secession Desk Chair No. 25 by Thonet
By August Thonet, Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession desk chair no. 25 by Thonet with new handmade rattan seat professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Scriba Contemporary Oak and Tan Leather Dining Chair
By ACOOCOORO
Located in Mexico City, MX
Scriba is a seemingly simple, delicate dining or desk chair; made by traditional Japanese wood joinery, and artisanal saddlery: two disciplines where texture, craftsmanship, and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Fritz Hansen Oxford Swivel black leather Chair by Arne Jacobsen
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The Oxford swivel chair are designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1965 for the professors of St-Catherine’s college in Oxford.
Blending form with function, the low-back 3271T, is set on a f...
Category
Early 2000s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Kaare Klint Armchair Model 3758a in Leather and Mahogany Rud Rasmussen Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Armchair model 3758 A in original red indian leather and mahogany base. Model designed in 1927 for the Danish Museum of Decorative Art, produced by Rud Rasmussen in the 1940’s. Signed with manufacturer’s label to underside: (Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier).
Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He developed an entirely new analytical approach to furniture design that his students at the Danish Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet was also inspired by historic designs from various cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces for new generations.
Literature: Kaare Klint, Harkær, pg. 28-30. Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar: 1927-1936, Jalk, pg. 169. Danish Chairs, Oda, pg. 22-23.
Kaare Klint (1888-1954) is regarded as the founding father of Danish Modernim. As an architect, furniture designer and leading professor at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Klint established the principles of modern Danish furniture by combining a profound appreciation of traditional construction techniques with a modernist emphasis on function and a rejection of ornaments.
Klint’s design was always based on relentless research; he never compromised. Every piece had to fulfill its purpose, be completely clear in its construction with dimensions and proportions corresponding to the human body and display materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Logic, often using a mathematical system of measures, and a constructive way of thinking were the foundation of Klint’s philosophy of furniture design. Like many of his contemporaries, counting Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, he advocated standardization and functional requirements and dismissed the use of all ornamentation. But Klint realized his vision in wood and leather, using traditional craftsmen and working methods and often finding inspiration in historical models. In this way, he charted the course for an alternative Nordic Functionalism that idealized the workshop and the collaboration between furniture architects and cabinetmakers as opposed to the factory.
Kaare Klint’s first major work was a collaboration with his mentor, the architect Carl Petersen. In 1914 they were commissioned to design furniture and fixtures for Faaborg Art Museum. One of the highlights to emerge from this commission was the Faaborg chair, a light and elegant chair with clear references to classical furniture. The construction and proportions of an 18th century English Chippendale...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Cane Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant vintage armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1990, the chair stands on cabriole legs decorated with leaf motifs at the shoulders,...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
2004 Vitra Meda Desk Chair by Alberto Meda in Black Leather with Fabric Back
By Vitra, Alberto Meda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Vitra Meda desk chair, originally designed by Alberto Meda in 1996. This particular example was produced by Vitra in Germany C. 2004. The design is comprised of an aluminum base with a seat upholstered in black leather and fabric on the back.
The chair measures 27 inches deep, 27 inches wide...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1950s Egon Eiermann Organic Industrial Bent Plywood Desk Chair SE40 Wilde+Spieth
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This chair has a rich patina to all surfaces. The worn chrome-plating on the base has revealed a beautiful copper layer which really looks amazing. Adjustable seat height and backres...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 8 Cobra Chairs by Giotto Stoppino
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 cobra chairs by Giotto Stoppino (1926-2011), a prolific Italian designer and architect, who created the Maia chair (1969), the Bino lamp (1969) a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
2007 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Ivory Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Chairs, model EA335, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in 2007...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Herman Miller Aluminum Reclining Executive Office Chair - One Piece, 1980s
Located in Basel, BS
Here is a rare opportunity to purchase an incredible vintage in-tact original Herman Miller soft pad Executive Lounge or Office chair ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Customizable Inno Lab ZA Swivel Adjustable Chair by Harri Korhonen
Located in New York, NY
Measures: Height: 780-890 mm
Width: 600 mm
Seat height: 400-510 mm
Depth: 600 mm
5-STAR CROSS LEG WITH WHEELS OR GLIDERS,
SWIVEL GAS LIFT G
Lab ZA is a meeting chair that combi...
Category
2010s Finnish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Fabric w/ Pneumatic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. This example dates to the 2010s. I...
Category
2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2009 Nicos Zographos High Back Bucket Executive Desk Chairs w/ Alpha Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are original Alpha bucket executive desk chairs, initially designed by Nicos Zographos in 1964. The listed price includes one chair, and we have four chairs available for purch...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage DoMore Office Swivel Chair Upholstered in White Faux Shearling
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage DoMore office swivel chair upholstered in white faux shearling. The white faux shearling upholstery offers a appealing contrast to the Industrial...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Pair of Vintage 1970s Techfab Chromcraft Latte Lounge Chairs
By Chromcraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Techfab chromcraft lounge chairs. Original Vinyl Upholstery in very nice condition. Arms are optional. Easily removable as shown in last photos. In the manner of Herman Miller Alexander Girard, Charles Eames, Milo Baughman
Price is for the PAIR.
History of Arnold Defense
From sprockets to rockets: Our diverse manufacturing history
It may surprise you to learn that our company originally manufactured trendy dinette sets and household furniture in a large factory on Semple Avenue in St. Louis...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Saarinen Executive Armchairs in Velvet, Swivel Base, Gold Edition, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Herman Miller Eames Tall Navy Blue Fabric Desk Chair Soft Pad
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Executive Height office chair from the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in the 2000s. This executive height chair features a...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Victorian Captains Chair Smoker Bow
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0240 Late Victorian ash and elm smokers bow armchair with shaped top rail supported on turned uprights and generous seat, all standing on substantial tur...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ash
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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