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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Charles & Ray Eames EA219 Office Chair in Chrome and Aubergine leather, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful office chair EA219 belonging to the iconic Aluminium Series designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller (US) / Vitra (EU). Exceptional comfort is guaranteed with the ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Rare Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs Sunar Hauserman (up to 6)
By Niels Diffrient, Sunar
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Premium leather with beautiful stitching wrapped around aluminum frame. Unique brown leather chairs for home or office. Adjustable height and tilt. Arm height 24.75 lowest position
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Preben Fabricius Desk Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic Bird Chair by Jorgen Kastholm and Preben Fabricius with 3 leg rolling base and casters.
Carmel brown leather maintains wonderful patina.
Swivels and rolls well on original c...
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1960s Danish Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Teak CH-29 Sawbuck Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Munich, DE
Original, elegant and minimalistic set of four danish modern CH-29 Sawbuck dining chairs. Designed by Hans J. Wagner in 1951 for Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark. Manufactured probably in ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Office Chair 3117 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Office chair, model 3117. It is part of the first 5 editions, unique chair of collection.
Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. The seat height is adjustable. Shows slight sign...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti, Set of 4 "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Italian Modern, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 4 iconic "Carimate" armchairs in solid beech wood and straw.
Designed by Italian designer Vico Magistretti, made at Cassina in 1970s.
This model was designed for "Carimate G...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Antique Victorian Style Leather Swivel Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made antique Victorian style leather swivel desk chair. This was made in England and dates from around the 1950’s.
It is of superb quality, this is genero...
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1950s British Chesterfield Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Shapland & Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak desk or side chair with pierced hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stretchers with a circular motif to the fron...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Saarinen Style Black Faux Leather Rolling Office Chair w/ Newly Upholstered Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage black faux leather rolling office chair with chrome base and wheels. The seat cushion is new vintage vinyl. Height adjustable. Just spin baby, spin! In original condition wit...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Arne Jacobsen, teak swivel desk chair "T-chair", model 3113, Fritz Hansen, 1963
Located in Uppsala, SE
The height adjustable and swivel T-chair, or model 3103, was designed by Arne Jacobsen back in 1957 and was developed in collaboration with the danish doctor and professor Eigill Sno...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, 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
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Office armchair, Western Europe, circa 1940.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Office armchair, Western Europe, circa 1940.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: 110 cm / seat height. 40 cm / width 80 cm / depth 90 cm
Category
1940s German Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage German Bauhaus Icon Black Leather & Chrome S33 Chair by Mart Stam, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This S33 chair by Mart Stam is a design icon from 1926. It was produced by the German Thonet manufactory. Our piece comes from the 1960s. It is the first can...
Category
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian mid-century DSC chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chair DSC by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
DSC model chair, padded and covered in brown leather with rectangular seat and back with rounded...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Italian mid-century DSC chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century DSC chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Set composed of six DSC model chairs, stackable, padded and covered in dark brown leather, with rectan...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Eames EA-119 chair for ICF Hermann Miller
Located in Montecchio Precalcino, VI
Gorgeous office chair design by Charles Eames for Hermann Miller, executive model EA 119.
The armchair was built by ICF Padova in the 1960s, the only company to have a construction...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Leather Chairs by Ward Bennett for Bricket Associates (Several Available)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A classic desk chair in dark midnight blue almost black leather by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates with original 5 star chrome base and rolling casters. Measurements taken at th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Leather Office Chairs by Ward Bennett for Bricket Associates (Several Available)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A classic desk chair in black leather by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates with original 5 star chrome base and rolling casters. Measurements taken at the lowest height setting. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian mid-century DSC chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century DSC chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Set composed of six DSC model chairs, stackable, padded and covered in brown leather, with rectangular...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Saarinen Executive Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Saarinen Executive chair in reddish brown / burns sienna leather. With manual adjustable height and tilt positions on a highly desirable chromed 5 star base. This iconic d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Kurt Olsen Leather Chair
Located in London, GB
Classic Scandinavian mid-century elbow/desk or occasional chair by Kurt Olsen. Designed by Olsen for for Slagelse Møbelfabrik, Denmark. Smooth sculptural wooden frame that has its or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Desk Chair, reupholstered with Spinneybeck Leather.
High quality structure and mechanisms, tilt swivels and is adjustable, Label on underside Metal "D" Dunb...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
First Edition Arne Jacobsen 3117 Desk Swivel Chair by Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Arne Jacobsen swivel desk chair model 3117 office chair. Original, first series (proven by the metal cap to underside - see image #14) on four-star swivel base with chromed steel fee...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Leather Desk Chair by William Lancing Plumb for Marble Imperial Furniture
By Marble Imperial, William Lancing Plumb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Executive desk chair by William Lancing Plumb for Marble Imperial Furniture, 1960's, USA. This plush desk chair features original black leather upholstery and cushions. The chair off...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Curved Beech Desk Chairs by Pagholz Flötotto with Armrests, Germany
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany by Pagholz Flötotto, 1960s.
They feature a chrome-plated metal frame and a curved multi-layered beech seating and backrest.
They might show slight traces of use sinc...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Eames Aluminium Group Chairs for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are up to 5 Aluminium Group Management chairs in black mesh designed by Eames for Herman Miller. These are the most comfortable of all Eames aluminum Group cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Design Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue Brothers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian iconic mid century design single "Medea" chair. This fantastic chair is made of bent oak wood and black metal legs. Designed by Vittorio Nobili for the Tagliabue Brothers in 1955. First advertised in Domus issue 329 in April 1955, it has become an iconic and highly collectible piece of mid-century design. Perfect Conditions restored. This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Executive Swivel Office Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Discover the pinnacle of mid-century design with this exquisite Executive Swivel Office Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, a testament to the era's innovation and Wormley's enduring...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
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
Henning Kjærnulf 'Kurul' Armchair in Oak and Lelièvre Bouclé, Denmark, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking armchair was designed by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf in the 1960s. This particular model named 'Kurul' was produced by EG Kvalitetsmøbel in Denmark.
This armchair in soli...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Chair with chrome plated steel base on castors, features button tufted back and headrest in original black leather, swivel functionality, and a ti...
Category
1960s American Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen "Oxford" Swivel Desk/Arm Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural desk/armchair with high back and swivel function (model 3272) designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen (ca. 1965, Denmark).
Composed of a brushed aluminum frame and earl...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Wooden Teak Office Dining Chair by Pierre Jeanneret Produced, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century wooden dining office chair in teak and rattan by Pierre Jeanneret / Le Corbusier for Chandigarh India, 1950s. In good vintage and professionally restored condition. ...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
Set of Four Office Chairs by André Vandenbeuck for Arflex, Italy, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four office armchairs designed by André Vandenbeuck in 1960's and produced by Arflex, Italy. Rare swivel desk version in original tan leather, wood arms and polished steel bases.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret Library Chair made for University of Punjab library.
Teak and rattan.
Seat pad included.
H. 75 x L. 47 x D. 47 cm
H. 29 1/3 x L. 18 1/2 x D. 18 1/2 in.
Custom sh...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak
Wim Rietvield for Gispen Style, Beech Bentwood & Black Desk Chair, 1950's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Wim Reitveld for Gispen style Black Iron & Beech Bentwood Side Chair. Desk Chair. Dining Chair. Featuring an open framework in solid enameled Iron with curved, ergonomic, Goldenrod t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-century office desk chairs Stol Kamnik Yugoslavia 1980s Set of 2
By Stol Kamnik
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The pair of very comfortable office swivel chairs created in Yugoslavia in the 1980s in the manufacture Stol Kamnik.
Good vintage condition. There are traces of time and use. On one...
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Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Designed as part of the iconic Aluminum Group, this low-back, side chair has the same sophisticated, refined aesthetic with extra padding. This authentic Eames Soft Pad Chair is mad...
Category
1950s American Craftsman Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Desk Conference Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bumper desk chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates
Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Task Chair
Bronze 4-star swivel conference room chair in a green tweed fabric....
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Bentwood Office Chair Otto Wagner for Thonet, 1930s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood Office Chair Otto Wagner for Thonet, 1930s
Category
1930s Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Untitled chair by german artist Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Combination of two typical 1950's chairs. Spraypainted, painted and multi-lacquered.
• Info about Markus F. Staab
• born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany
• since 1986 active as a visu...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
De coene Freres, Art Deco Pivoting Armchair circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decoene Freres, Art Deco pivoting armchair in walnut
good general condition, original covering torn
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Mid-Century Armchairs in Rosewood Designed by Rasmus Nielsen, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of four armchairs in rosewood and patinated leather designed and made by Rasmus Nielsen in 1950s. Made in Denmark. Great condition.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Set of Six Solid Golden Oak Bankers Armchairs, circa 1950
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Set of Six Bankers Open Oak Armchairs by Community for Jasper Seating Co. Inc. Featuring open, double cross braced, sturdy, solid Golden Oak frames, 27H Arm rests, Wide comfortable s...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Sevener Desk Chair, model 3117
Located in Chicago, IL
Arne Jacobsen Sevener Desk Chair, model 3117
Swivel and adjustable seat height
Reupholstered with Great Plains "Teddy" Warm Silver.
St...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wooden + Leather Former Clerks Chair by G.H.K, circa 1930s
Located in Ely, GB
An Lovely Vintage Former Clerks Chair with Unusual Features, circa 1930s.
The chair is structurally strong and in good vintage condition, with only minor scuffs and marks, in-keepin...
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1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Plexiglass Desk Chair with Suede Cushion by Apelbaum, France 1960s
By Apelbaum
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French desk chair attributed to Apelbaum featuring a curved amber plexiglass frame with angular chrome arms. This chair has a handsome removable suede cushion with stitch det...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plexiglass, Suede
Egon Eiermann Desk Chair SE40 for Wilde + Spieth, Germany 1950s
Located in München, BY
Spring swivel chair SE40 by Egon Eiermann for Wilde + Spieth, Germany 1950s.
Description
- Original W + S, presumably made in the 1950-60s
- Seat and back made of multi-glued beech ...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Iron
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...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Three DSC 106 Office chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
By Giancarlo Piretti, Castellani
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This set of two DSC 106 chairs was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for the Italian Castelli in 1965. It is one of the best-known models of the brand's c...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Armchair, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning leather armchair by French designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron frame sitting atop brass ball feet. Black leather seat, seat back and arm rests with signature Adnet contrast s...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original Antique English Vintage Singer Desk Swivel Chair
By Singer
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Singer Swivel Desk Chair – D
A classic factory workers stool designed and manufactured by Singer. During the mid-nineteenth century, the Singer Company became world-famous w...
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Desk Chair in Patinated Leather by Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Swivel chair in patinated original leather. Designed and made in Denmark, great original condition.
Category
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Horseshoe Chair By Edward Wormley For Dunbar, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Horseshoe chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Walnut & Rosewood.
Original button tufted silk fabric seat cushion. Signed with DUNBAR label. This chair is meticulously crafted with b...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Rosewood, Walnut
Classic 1980's Soft Pad Chair with Leather and Wool Back Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this authentic Eames for Herman Miller vintage soft pad chairs in brown leather. Adjustable tilt and height adjustment. This authentic vintage example is an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Armchair, Swedish Design, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair in fabric with brass details. Designed and made in Sweden 1950s.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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