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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1930s
1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg, Office Chair 356, Spear Bakelite Armrests
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
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic.
Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Office Chair by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
Aluminium
Provenance
Montecatini Headquarters Milan, 1938.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Machine Age Tubular Chrome and Leather Cantilevered Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 1930s American Art Deco / Machine Age armchair in the style of Gilbert Rohde or Mies van der Rohe, but designer is unknown.
Features a black leather seat / back rest and eboni...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic.
Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Office Chair in Walnut Wood
Located in Houston, TX
French chair made out of walnut wood. It is re-polished and re-upholstered with dark brown leather.
Condition is perfect.
Restored.
22"W x 19"D x 33"H, seat height is 18"
Franc...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg, Office Chair 356, Spear Bakelite Armrests
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
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Emile Guillot Tubular Steel Modernist Armchair Made by Thonet
By Emile Guillot, Thonet
Located in London, GB
Emile Guillot tubular steel modernist armchair made by Thonet.
The shaped headrest, arms and shaped seat are ebonized Beech wood.
Category
1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Five ‘214’ Gispen Armchairs by Christoffel Hoffman for BPM, Dutch, 1935
By Gispen, Chris Hoffmann
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Set of 5 industrial ‘214 Gispen’ armchairs with black bakelite armrests. A special Dutch design by Christoffel Hoffman for B.P.M. which was founded in 1907 and was the precursor of R...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical Vanity Chair, Attributed André Arbus, 1930
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical / Art Deco vanity chair or stool attributed to André Arbus circa 1930. The piece has a dramatic form including rear saber legs and camb...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic.
Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Chaise Modernist Art Deco Chair in Chromed Metal and Lacquered Wood, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modernist Art Deco chair in chromed metal and lacquered wood, circa 1930.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of French Art Deco Stained Beech Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French Art Deco orange stained beech armchairs with brass sabots.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
Thonet, a Pair of 1930s Tubular Steel Armchairs with Ebonized Armrests
Located in London, GB
Thonet, an interesting pair of 1930s tubular steel armchairs in the Bauhaus style, each side is one flowing tube, organic shaped arms and conforming ebon...
Category
1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
A French Art Deco beech Wood Bridge Armchair with a Tartan Fabric
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco darkened beech wood bridge armchair with a Tartan fabric.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Beech
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
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco Ebonized Mahogany Arm Chairs by Maxime Old
By Maxime Old
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco ebonized mahogany bridge armchairs by Maxime Old.
Price includes refinishing In process (see pictures).
Ref: "Maxime Old Architecte decorateur" by Yves...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Warren McArthur Aluminium Armchair Style No 1170 AU, circa 1939
Located in Camden, ME
A Warren McArthur aluminium armchair style no 1170 AU in excellent vintage condition.
This chair is a classic example of Warren's mastery of tube bending.
The elongated S of the b...
Category
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
4 Fine French Art Deco Neoclassical Walnut Bridge Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Four Fine French Art Deco Neoclassical walnut bridge armchairs.
Price is chair.
Category
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 1930s Bridge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pair of french bridges from he art deco period
original upholsteryr
Original condition
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
1930, W.H. Gispen, Original Very Early 204 Chair with Horse Hair Filling
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chairs
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Armchair in the Style of Alfred Porteneuve
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco beech armchair In the style of Alfred Porteneuve.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
A Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchair by Dominique
By Dominique
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco mahogany armchair by Dominique.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
A Fine French Art Deco Walnut Gondola Armchair with Brass Sabots
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco gondola armchair with brass details.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Union Des Artistes Modernes, Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French modernist desk and chair prototypes in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non-commerially produced) tubular steel. The chair and desk are elegant architectural state...
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
French Country Solid Maple and White Lacquered Desk or Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A lovely French Provincial or French Country style desk chair or side chair
USA, Circa 1990s
White lacquered solid maple, with natural maple seat.
Measures: 20"W x 21.5"D x 39.5"H...
Category
1990s American French Provincial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Maple
Old French Desk Chair in Original Leather and Very Comfortable. c1930's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Leather Desk Chair and of all the items we import from France, one of the most difficult items to find are a nice Old Leather ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
1997 Mario Bellini Vitra Figura Post Modern High Back Desk Chair in Green Fabric
By Vitra, Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (two are available, but the price is for each chair) vintage 1997 Figura desk chair by Vitra, designed by Mario Bellini. These are gorgeous original examp...
Category
1990s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Aluminum Leather Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome and elegant Eames soft pad desk/office chair from the Eames Aluminum Group series by Herman Miller. Classic understated design perfection from Charles and Ray Eames. Executed in black leather and aluminum. This model features all the bells and whistles, including adjustable height, tilt mechanism with adjustable tension control, with swiveling and rolling base. Stamped and signed with factory maker’s mark and labels. All screws, caps, wheel, and knobs present. In good condition, with even color and no tears in upholstery. Minor wear to clear coat of arms, typical for any Eames desk chair...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Kaare Klint Pair of Red Chairs for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint pair of red chairs in mahogany, black horsehair and brass nails. Version of the chair with upholstered arms. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen,...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mies Van Der Rohe Chic Pair of Brno Arm Chairs in Ostrich Leather, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of BRNO arm chairs, model 255, in polished chrome-plated flat bar steel with new white ostrich leather seats by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, American 1990s. These have be...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair Charles Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Office Chair Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic pair of Aluminum Group office chairs designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. They feature cast aluminum frames with black l...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Multi Adjustable Tilt and Swivel Herman Miller Aeron Classic Office Desk Chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
Designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick for Herman Miller . Aeron chair revolutionized office seating with its fresh design. Pellicle suspension material ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Formway Design Aluminium and Italian Blue Leather "Life" Office Chair, Knoll
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing early 21st Century aluminium and Italian blue leather office armchair. This chair model, the "Life" office chair was designed in Italy by F...
Category
1990s Central American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Kaare Klint Red Chair for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint Red Chair in Cuban Mahogany, Niger leather and brass nails. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen, 1930s.
Underside with manufacturer's paper...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Elusive Art Deco Barrel Armchair by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, 1930s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elusive Art Deco barrel armchair by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, 1930s. Richly grained solid mahogany frame chair retains original fabric, structurally sound, not only extremely ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, 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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