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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Roberto Lucci – Italian Desk Chair – Paolo Orlandini – Lamm – 1980s
By Roberto Lucchi, Roberto Lucci & Paolo Orlandini
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
This cool Italian postmodern office chair is designed by Roberto Lucci & Paolo Orlandini for Lamm in the 1980s. It’s in good condition with onl...
Category
1980s European Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Durlet, made in Belgium Arm Chairs in Camel leather.
By Durlet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage set of 12 comfortable camel leather armchairs with aluminium chrome feet characterize these set of dining, office or side chairs designe...
Category
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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
Pollock Chair Reupholstered with Naugahyde
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
This is a used Pollock chair made by Knoll in 1980s.
It is newly reupholstered with Naugahyde Spirit millennium in Rosalee color.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde
Saarinen Executive Armchair in Gunmetal Velvet on Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
We've 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 our stunning collection of...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Steelcase Chrome & Red Swivel Rolling Chair #454 Style Charles Pollock
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage modern Steelcase style #454 office chair with original red fabric, chrome arms, and chrome shaft with swivel & rolling 5 prong chrome base and created in the style of Charles Pollock for Knoll. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There is some slight fading in the fabric, otherwise it is in good shape. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Not sure there is anything cooler than an awesome RED office chair… Unless it’s an awesome RED office chair by STEELCASE!! This gorgeous Steelcase #454 office rolling & swivel chair is made in the style of the Charles Pollock office chair for Knoll. Comprised of a bucket style swivel seat and covered in its ORIGINAL red upholstery, chrome arms with molded fabric armrests, five prong chrome base with casters, and a chrome tube shaft with swivel. Need a cool chair for your home office? Here you go! Maybe you need a new look in your den or study? You just found it. It is so comfortable and very versatile. Not to mention, it’s made by Steelcase AND in the style of Charles Pollock! Two high quality and exceedingly popular designs. It will be awesome in your mid-century modern setting or equally as nice in an industrial loft or modern country ranch home. WONDERFUL!!!
Steelcase was founded as the Metal Office Furniture Company in 1912 by Peter M. Wege in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Metal Office Furniture Company's first products included fireproof metal safes and four-drawer filing cabinets which Wege invented and manufactured for the Macey Company. In 1914, the company received its first product patent for "The Victor," a fireproof steel wastebasket. The Victor gained popularity due to its light weight achieved through a patented process of bending flat steel at right angles to create boxes, and its ability to prevent fires at a time when smoking was common indoors, particularly in the workplace. In 1915, the company began manufacturing and distributing steel desks and in 1937, the company collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright on office furniture. The partnership lasted two years and resulted in some of the first modern workstations. The company officially changed its name to Steelcase, Inc. in 1954 and became known as the leader of the furniture industry in the late 1960s due to the volume of its sales and in 1973, the company debuted the Series 9000 furniture line. Steelcase merged three of its subsidiaries, Brayton International, Metro Furniture...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Herman Miller "Soft Pad" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eames / Herman Miller "Soft Pad" Chair. Polished aluminum, steel, in white soft Italian leather.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Leather and Suede, Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
Montage has 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 in Saddle...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
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
Set of 4 Minimalist Metal X-Line Chairs by Niels Jørgen Haugesen for Hybodan
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare set of four stacking X-line chairs was designed in 1977 by Niels Jørgen Haugesen and produced by Hybodan A/S in Denmark. They are made of chrome-plated steel rods and a bla...
Category
1970s Danish Minimalist Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Saarinen Executive Armchair in Original Black Leather, Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
This gorgeous vintage Knoll Saarinen Executive Armchair comes in its original supple black leather in very good condition. There is very minor w...
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Royal Blue Velvet, Vintage Swivel Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
We've been restoring Saarinen executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these vintage chairs using an elegant Italian...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Charles Pollock Executive Chair for Knoll in Black Leather
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
(1) Charles Pollock chair for Knoll featuring a chrome frame with black leather Upholstery. Pollock chairs are icons of Mid-Century Modern design. Pollock revolutionized office seating with the introduction of this chair in the 1960s. The chair has proven so popular that it is still manufactured by Knoll to this day. This chair is from the Mid 1990s. No missing buttons and the leather is soft and supple. Has height adjustment (manual). 5 Star base...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1980 Herman Miller Equa High Back Executive Desk Chair by Bill Stumpf in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Equa high back executive desk chair designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick in 1979, first introduced in 1984. Notably, this...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Dark Grey Plastic Rolling Desk Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Strive
By Giancarlo Piretti, Strive
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Dark Grey Plastic Rolling Desk Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Strive. These plastic chairs are easy to move around with the wheels on the bottom and can serve as desk chairs...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Four Black Castelli Italy Dsc 106 Stacking Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four iconic Italian Modern DSC 106 stacking chairs, designed 1965 by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. This set features black lacquered seats and backs, they are in very nice c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Eight Black Nylon Revolving Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
These desk chairs feature a black nylon and aluminum frame.
They are revolving but not reclining, and height is not adjustable.
This set might show slight tr...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1979 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Model 3117 Adjustable Desk Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Model 3117 adjustable rolling desk chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1955. This particular example was manufactured in Denmark in 1979. The chair’s seat ...
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
1985 Fabric Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive High Back Desk Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a vintage Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group executive soft pad desk chair. This is a rare example, which was produced in t...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Single Eames Aluminium Group Chair by Vitra, 1980s
Located in London, GB
Single Eames aluminium group chair by Vitra, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Office Conference Chairs Leather by Cabot Wrenn
By Cabot Wrenn
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of 4 Leather Office Conference Chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Willy Rizzo C2 70s Production Chromed Steel Frame Gray Vintage Leather Set of 4
By Willy Rizzo
Located in IT
Willy Rizzo chairs C2 70s production with chromed steel frame and gray vintage leather seats. Set of 4 chairs.
The seat has been re upholstered with vintage leather. The chairs are...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
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
Mid-Century Modern Dark Blue Office Chair Modus 5 by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Dark Blue Office Chair Modus 5 by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy 1970s.
Elevate your office space with the timeless Italian office sviwel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Postmodern Chair model Dr.Glob by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy 80s
Located in Lucija, SI
Very RARE Postmodern plastic Chair, model Dr Glob, was designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell Italy in '80s; exactly 1986.
This retro, plastic Chair is in very good vintage conditi...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1999 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive-Height Soft Pad Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. This particular example dates to 1999. T...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Side Chairs in Black Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (two chairs are available, though the price listed is for each chair) Eames Aluminum Group armless side chair, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Original "Thonet" Office Chair
By Thonet
Located in Medina, OH
"Thonet" office arm chair in its original fabric. "Thonet" stamped under chair. It is in great condition and perfect to be added to an office!
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak, Bentwood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Herman Miller Blue Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
This Herman Moller Chair with Black Edging on upholstery. Possibly Leather or Vinyl Seat . Possible Fiber Glass Backing. Makers Mark and Serial Number are on the Bottom. Wear and Tea...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
1970s Solid Walnut Desk Chair by John Nyquist made in California
By John Nyquist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare circa 1970s swiveling desk chair that was hand crafted by John Nyquist in Long Beach, California. Nyquist was designer and craftsm...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1990s Richard Sapper for Knoll Management Desk Chair in Dark Green Leather
By Knoll, Richard Sapper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sapper Series management desk chair, designed by Richard Sapper in 1979 and produced by Knoll. This is one of Sapper's most iconic works, along with the Tizio lamp. The lis...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
EA217 black Soft Pad Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman miller, 1970s, Set
Located in Lasne, BE
Black leather chair with aluminium base and wheels. Swivels on itself and is height-adjustable. Minimum seat height 47 cm, maximum seat height 54 cm. Maximum total height of the chai...
Category
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 10 Vitra Herman Miller ES105 Lobby Chair by Charles Eames 1970s
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare set of 10 Time life Lobby Chair model ES105 produced by Vitra/Herman Miller.
The chairs features a chromed aluminium frame on a chromed aluminium base.
Rare and wonderful colou...
Category
1970s American Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1980 EA 108 Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller ICF Design Swivel Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Chrome aluminum frame
Black netweave seat
Adjustable and reclining seat
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
One Charles Eames Herman Miller Aluminum Group Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
One Charles Eames Herman Miller aluminum group chair
1970s
Charles and Ray Eames aluminum group side chair, EA330 office confe...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chairs Original Tan Fabric
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (each chair is sold separately, though eight are available) Eero Saarinen rolling executive armless office chair. Thes...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chairs Original Red Fabric
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (each chair is sold separately, though three are available) Eero Saarinen rolling executive office chair with arms. These are gorgeous and original exampl...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Desk Chair in Black Leather and Metal
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, desk chair, model 76S, leather, metal, United States, design 1950, later production
This rare model 76S office chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll belongs to t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Knoll Desk Chair in Contrasting Saddle Leather/Suede, Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Montage has been restoring Saarinen Executive Chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs in a supple Italian Leathe...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Nicos Zographos Alpha Bucket Desk Chairs w/ Bronze Base Cordovan Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous set of six Nicos Zographos Alpha Bucket rolling desk chairs chairs, produced circa 1990. These examples were specified i...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
1977 Eames Herman Miller EC175 Upholstered Fiberglass Shell Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rare and marvelous EC175-8 chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, produced by Herman Miller. This is one of the more unique and later Eames designs, building...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chair Original Blue Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (each chair is sold separately, though two are available) Eero Saarinen rolling executive office chair with arms. These are gorgeous and original examples...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Perch Stool in Black Leather by George Nelson and Robert Propst
Located in Dronten, NL
Perch stool, drafting chair designed by George Nelson and Robert Propst.
Black leather, chrome base. Vitra edition.
Provenance; the German Bank for Doctors...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1980s Nicos Zographos High Back Bucket Executive Chair w/ Alpha Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Alpha bucket executive desk chair, designed by Nicos Zographos in 1964. The listed price includes one chair, but several are available...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
1990s Richard Sapper for Knoll Office / Desk Chair with Black Fabric and Frame
By Knoll, Richard Sapper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a (multiple chairs are available but the price listed is for one chair) Richard Sapper for Knoll office / desk chair in black fabric with black enameled frame. Thi...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
1980s Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Bronze & Fabric Bucket Desk Chairs 2x
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single sculptural barrel-back desk chair, retaining its original blue fabric upholstered seat, and resting on a bronze 5-point base with Shepherd Profile casters. This chai...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Charles Pollock Executive Desk Chair in Brown Leather
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Charles Pollock for Knoll executive chair in medium brown. This executive desk chair has a tilt and swivel base with adjustable height. Swivel base with all wheels in working condition. Leather has been dyed brown and is in good used condition with plastic molded...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1979 Vincent Cafiero for Knoll Leather Rolling Desk Chair Model 187DSBS
By Knoll, Vincent Cafiero
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Cafiero Executive Desk Chairs, Model 187-DSBS, designed by Vincent Cafiero for Knoll in 1960. These examples date to the 1970s, many of them dated 1979. The listed price in...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
1980s Nicos Zographos Grey Leather Bucket Desk Chairs w/ Alpha Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is one (the price listed is for one chair, but two are available) very rare Nicos Zographos rolling bucket desk chairs in gray leathe...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1980s Nicos Zographos Alpha Bucket Executive Chair in Leather w/ Steel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single original Alpha bucket executive desk chair, designed by Nicos Zographos in 1964. The piece was produced by his namesake Zographos Designs...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Six Office Chairs by Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International, Germany
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six office chairs designed in 1970's by Danish architect Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International, Germany. High back edition in black leather with removable padded seat and cas...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Chic, stylish, voguish set of swivel chairs by Steelcase, circa 1970's. These chairs have a vibrant blue upholstered continuous seat and back, a off white plastic shell, and a chro...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Exuberant Green Print Fabric Swivel Lounge Chair by Selling of Monroe Ca 1970's
By Selig, Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional 1970's swivel, lounge chair by Selig of Monroe. The chair is in it's original bright and colorful upholstery, which is in very good clean c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Adjustable and Swivel Office Desk Armchair with Tan Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a man's office or study with this elegant vintage armchair. Hand crafted circa 1970 in a masculine style, the chair stands on a swivel base with wooden legs ending in metal cas...
Category
Late 20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Plona Desk Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli 1970s, set of 2
Located in Lasne, 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 Chrome Black Leather Chairs "Marcel Breur" Style
Located in Medina, OH
Pair of Chromed Metal Chairs "Breur" Style in Black Leather. Although in great condition, it holds some minor imperfections, please see pictures. We believe this is a pair of Marcel ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Late 20th c Beech & Ebony Spring Office Chair by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti
Located in Milford, NH
A sleek design spring office chair in polished beech and ebony with leather seat and adjustable back designed by Massimo Scholari for Giorgetti, circa 1990’s. The designer name appea...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech, Ebony, Leather
1 of 5 Original Vintage 'EA 107' Aluminium Desk Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Zagreb, HR
One of five original Aluminium EA107 chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958.
Chromed-plated aluminium base and white leather.
Non-swivel.
Herman Miller edition, signed.
Ex...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
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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