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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Single Desk Chair
Located in London, England
Single mid-century desk chair. Teak frame and original black vinyl covering. Restored. U.K circa 1970.
H 88cm (SH 45cm) x W 50cm x D 60cm
Category
1970s British Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak
Kaare Klint Red Chair, Rud. Rasmussen, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint 'Red Chair' in Cuban mahogany, Niger leather and brass nails. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen 1936-1940.
Underside with manufacturer's paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Frank Mariani Leather Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Mariani for PACE Furniture Collection Desk Chair, Tilt swivel with adjustable height on five star polished cast aluminum base.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
$4,725 / item
1979, Frederick Scott, Aluminium Ergonomic Supporto Office Chair for Hille
By Hille, Frederick Scott
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, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Desk chair. The height as well as the seat back are adjustable. The chair has traces of wear like the chrome has become dull at places and the leather shows a bit age, but the chair is still a beautiful piece.
The max height is 111 cm and the seat height is 55 cm and the minimal height is respectively 103 cm and 47 cm.
The total width of the chair is 58 cm, but the width of the seat is 45 cm
Frederick Scott was one of the most highly respected office furniture designers to date, with a career spanning 40 years. The Supporto...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1950s Ladies Petite Carved Mahogany and Silk Tufted Upholstered Bureau Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite 1950s ladies Petite carved Mahogany and silk tufted upholstered Bureau chair in beautiful vintage condition. Comfortable seat in good conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Regency Style Wooden Office Chair with Carved Back, Curving Arms and Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Regency style wooden armchair from the early 20th century with carved back, curving arms and woven rattan seat. Exuding timeless elegance, this antique Turn of the Century Regency ...
Category
Early 20th Century Javanese Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Secession Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession armchair by Josef Hoffmann professionally stained and repolished. Signed J&J Kohn Teschen Austria.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
$14,186 / set
Charles Eames Wire Chairs with Bikini Cover on Eiffel Base's
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair Eames wire chairs on a black Eiffel base with the bikini covers for Herman Miller, Naugahyde bikini tops missing elastic connector...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chesterfield Vintage Captain's Office Chair in Green Leather
Located in Berlin, DE
Stunning original handmade in England hand dyed deep green leather captain's chair, a stunning piece, the frame is solid and beautifully finished mahogany, the leather is English cow...
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
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 and Pharmacists.
Priced in...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Ole Wanscher Armchair of Black Leather and Rosewood
Located in London, GB
Armchair with rosewood frame by Ole Wanscher. Seat and back upholstered with black leather. Made by cabinetmaker A. J. Iversen.
Normal patina due to age and use including scratche...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$3,576 Sale Price
60% Off
Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base.. White fiberglass shell with amazing green naugahyde and Alexander Girard fabric seat. small ho...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Ivory Weave & Saddle Ultrasuede, Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s design career was both wildly iconic yet sadly short-lived. His work in furniture design and architecture was centuries ahead of its time and quite possibly only achi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Warren McArthur Aircraft Seat Grumman Albatross, circa 1947
Located in Camden, ME
Warren McArthur (Model 364) rare and unusual revolving navigator's seat designed in 1947 for the Grumman Aircraft Co.'s XJR2F known as the Albatross.
This would make an interesting...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Teakwood Writing Desk and Chair, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This desk with its chair was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, using teakwood, Italia, 1950s.
The measurements indicated are for the desk only...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak
$3,227 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Adnet-style single armchair/desk chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco single armchair/desk chair, circa 1935, in the style of Jacques Adnet. This chair is solid macassar ebony and is restored, refinished, upholstered, and read...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Macassar
1970s Model 'EA-416' Soft Pad Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic of modernist comfort, this vintage "early production year" model EA-416 swivel lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller is part of the iconic Soft Pad series...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Renoved Mid Century Italian Chair by Carlo Ratti with Black Suede Leather
By Carlo Ratti
Located in Rome, IT
Mid century italian chair by Carlo Ratti
beech wood, oak wood, black suede leather , steel , brass .
We have carried out a complete restoration along with some light restying on thi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Fine French 1950s Lime Oak Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-century cerused oak chair with a lattice back.
A matching armchair is also available - please see last pictures - not included in price.
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
"Box Chair" by Pierre Jeanneret, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Authentic Chandigarh 'Box' chair in teak, circa 1960. PJ-SI-54-A.
Made in richly coloured teak, lightly restored and re-caned to retain as much of the chair’s original patina as p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Waring and Gillows, Ten Arts and Crafts Oak Tub Chairs with Shaped Solid Seats
Located in London, GB
Waring and Gillows. Ten Arts and Crafts oak tub chairs with shaped solid seats and striking semi-circular stretchers.
Two armchairs have been dismantled...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Kevi Desk Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
A design icon, the Kevi task chair offers adjustable height, adjustable angle back and adjustable seat height. Surprisingly comfortable, the Kevi chair is a favorite among architects...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$950
Rare Swivel Desk Chair Model 3217 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Very rare swivel desk chair model 3217 with Armrest designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.
Original label
Original First series four-star swivel base.
The chair was produced in ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage "Kiko" Rosewood Armchair by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s, Midcentury Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Made in Jacarandá rosewood, this Sergio Rodrigues piece has originally upholstered in yellow leather, circular chrome accents, and chrome casters. This chair was created to furnish t...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
20C Burgundy Executive Swivel Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20c burgundy executive swivel chair with beautiful detail.
This chair was made in the mid to late 20th Century, bu...
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
Pair Late 20th Century Gunlocke Oak and Upholstered Armchairs
By Gunlocke
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Late 20th Century Gunlocke modernist solid Oak and Upholstered Armchairs, guess chairs. Measure 23" in width, 23" in depth, 31" ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Painted Neoclassical Side or Desk Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted Neoclassical side or desk chair with laurel wreath & studs.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Single Midcentury Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegantly simple desk chair features beautiful dark walnut wood and comfortable upholstery. Its simple style will blend effortlessly with any home office. It is extremely comfortable and would function just as well in any sitting room or home theatre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Midcentury Eames Aluminum Group Managment Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are a set of 6 Eames side chairs upholstered in gorgeous fabric. Elegance and comfort separates this iconic chair from the rest. The upholstery is in wonderful...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Cherry Banker Chairs by Johnson Chair Co.
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a wonderful set of Bankers armchairs. Each chair has a ribbed back and curled arms. The chairs are constructed in Cherry wood. The seats are u...
Category
20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Velca Italian Midcentrury Swivel Office Chair Armchair 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design swivel chair armchair by Velca Legnano with new faux leather ski upholstery, Italy 1960s
Manufacturer’s adhesive label and brand name engraved...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,655 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 10 Very Fine Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of ten Chippendale style dining chairs. With Classic Chippendale elaborate leafy carved details and openwork splats. The seats upholstered in a red on green floral cut velvet.
Se...
Category
20th Century Chippendale Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Jano Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama Cassina
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these wonderful Jano chairs designed by Kazuhide Takahama. Featuring original upholstery on chrome steel frame. These are original and produced by Simon Gavina and now Cassina. Fits perfectly in any midcentury or Postmodern home...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Lounge Chairs, Chandigarh, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Lounge Chairs, Chandigarh, 1950s
Pair of rare Pierre Jeanneret 'X', easy armchairs. These chairs have been lightly washed and polished....
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Stunning Midcentury Armchair Finn Juhl Rosewood
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Model 209
Midcentury armchair designed by Finn Juhl in jaw dropping solid rosewood. We have seen this chair used as an office chair, side chair, or dining chair. Incredible comfor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Set of 4 "Supporto" Chairs by Frederick Scott for ICF Milan - Italy - 1976/79u2028
Located in Milano, IT
Keywords:u2028
ICF Supporto, Fred Scott Supporto chair, 1970s office chair, vintage ergonomic chair, ICF Milano, Supporto tessuto seat, English design Italian manufacturing, modern office, vintage brown fabric chair, ICF Supporto chair, Frederick Scott Supporto, 1976 office chair, vintage ergonomic chair, Hille Supporto...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Finn Juhl Set of Two Fully Restored Armchairs in Teak and Leather by Cado
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two Finn Juhl armchairs in Bangkok teak and black leather designed in 1963 and made by France and Son / Cado in the 1960s
The armchairs have a solid stabile frame...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Art Deco Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1930 Czech Republic.
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual ren...
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,009
Nine White Leather High Back Bird Chairs on Wheels by Fabricius & Kastholm
Located in Dronten, NL
This set of 9 Model FK 6725 leather 'Bird' Chairs, also commonly referred to as the 'Tulip' chair, are designed by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm. Marked with label.
All 9 chai...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian mid-century modern black leather metal office chair by Olivetti, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern black leather and metal office chair by Olivetti, 1960s
Office chair with rounded seat and backrest, padded and covered in black leather. The seat and back...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Cane Back Louis XVI, Directoire Style Desk Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Cane Back Louis XVI - Directoire style desk armchair.
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Kaare Klint Armchairs
By Kaare Klint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Kaare Klint armchairs designed in 1927 and produced by Rud Rasmussen. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$5,400 / set
Original Arne Jacobsen For Fritz Hansen 1970's Cream Leather "Oxford" Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Original design by Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) for Fritz Hansen.
An original off-white leather and brushed aluminum framed swivel Oxford chair, having cream leather padded upholstery, raised on five-spoke base, labelled to underside.
Stamped and labelled December 1971, the manufacture date.
Designed by Arne Jacobsen as a chair for professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, England, the Oxford chair is a flexible yet comfortable task chair & it works as well in a home office or dining room as it does in a meeting room...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,319 Sale Price
37% Off
Mid Century Modern Herman Miller High Back Swivel Office Chair Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Peter Protzman for Herman Miller High Back Swivel Office Chair on Casters Newly Upholstered with Black Distressed Italian Leather
Circa Mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Desk Dining Chairs by Jorgen Rasmussen for Labofa
By Labofa A/S
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern sculptural Scandinavian walnut desk chairs by Jorgen Rasmussen for Labofa, c1955. Bent walnut plywood in ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
American Metal Brown Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American (circa 1925) metal office swivel side chair with brown leather seat & back rest A363206 on base; stamped on bottom of seat: REMINGTON, BUFFALO, NY; labled on back: B. KORFHA...
Category
Early 20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Otto Zapf for Knoll International Leather Executive Chairs, c. 1985, Reupholsted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous newly reupholstered leather management desk chair is by Otto Zapf for Knoll International, circa 1985. Constructed of heavily cushioned sections, with the top head sect...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$5,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1990s Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa Office / Desk Chair in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Equa Desk Chair, originally designed by Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller. These particular examples date to the 1990s. The chairs have a full dark brown leather upholstered s...
Category
1990s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Commander Office Chair, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazilian Midcentury, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Created by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and his design team, the Commander chair was designed to attend to the growing market for office furniture. The first model was developed betwe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$9,800 Sale Price
41% Off
FK 6727 Tulip Office Chair Kill International, 1960s
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
Comfortable office chair. No height adjustment. Navy blue leather.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,536 / item
1960s Italian Walnut Wood Newly Upholstered Open Armchair Office Desk Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood armchair in good conditions and fully newly upholstered in white fabric with very elegant shape and great color of wood to highlight the detailed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 23 Available
Located in South Bend, IN
A stylish postmodern stacking "handkerchief" chair
By Massimo Vignelli for Knoll International
USA, 1980s
Molded fiberglass seat, with powder coated steel base.
Measures: 23.5"W ...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century 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 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 Art Nouveau Armchairs from Sweden, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Curves undulate on all surfaces on this pair of beautiful Art Nouveau period armchairs. Spare and elegant, these strong and comfortable chairs are crafted of solid mahogany and feat...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Teak Leather Library Study Desk Chairs in the Manner of Tobia Scarpa
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A pair of stylish Bauhaus influenced Library desk chairs, in the manner of Tobia Scarpa.
This unique pair have a wonderful style and colour. Beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
$2,693 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Jacob Jensen for Labofa Black Leather Office Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Jacob Jensen For Labofa black leather office chair in good vintage condition. Measures 25.5" W x 22" D x 38" H.
Arm height is 27". Seat int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Modus Office Chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Off white plastic office swivel chair with orange/red wool fabric resting on an aluminium base with the original castors which functions well. Designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno i...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$567 Sale Price
20% Off
Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina for Molteni Desk Chair 'Orix' in Red Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina for Molteni, desk chair model 'Orix', leatherette, chrome-plated metal, Italy, circa. 1970.
This chair by Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina is part of the...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Marked Stella Oak Swivel & Height Adjustable Desk Chair Eames Era France 1950
By Stella
Located in Miami, FL
Marked Stella Oak Swivel & Height Adjustable Desk Chair Eames Era France 1950
Seat Height: 19.75 inches
Arm Height: 29.38 inches
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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