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Slipper Chairs For Sale
Belle Side Chair by DeMuro Das with Walnut Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Belle side chair by DeMuro Das has an elliptical shaped seat and curved back. Solid walnut legs extend up the back of the seat, making this piece interesting from all angles. Con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$4,275 / item
Black and White Slipper Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage ebonized slipper chair newly upholstered in a graphic black, white and gray playful geometric velvet.
Category
20th Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pretty Newly Upholstered Vanity Slipper Chair in George Smith Fabric
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Victorian style slipper vanity chair upholstered in high end George Smith Gollut fabric. Sheath depth 15
Note: We have a storage ottoman upholstered in same fabric that would...
Category
1950s American Victorian Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
One Vintage Jens Risom for Knoll Lounge Chairs
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
One mid-century modern armless lounge chair designed by Jens Risom for Knoll originally in 1946. This early design has a hard maple frame with new linen upholstery.
Category
1950s Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Maple
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul McCobb Slipper Chair Mid Century
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dive into the sublime minimalism of the mid-century era with this exquisite slipper chair designed by the iconic Paul McCobb. Beautifully restored and reupholstered in a lush olive g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Evans Herman Miller LCW by Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An excellent example of Charles Eames Herman Miller/Evans 1940's LCW (lounge chair wood). All original with original shock mounts, screws and label intact.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Maple
Pair of Gerrit Rietveld Steltman chairs - Netherlands, 1963
Located in London, GB
Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964) was a key figure in the De Stijl movement, known for his radical use of geometry, line, and primary colour. A trained cabinetmaker, he brought a sculptura...
Category
1980s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Pine
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Upholstered Slipper Chair
Located in Garnerville, NY
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb slipper chair. The slipper chair traditionally is an armless chair that sits closer to the floor than other chairs. Featuring that elegantly tape...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
American Designer, Slipper Chairs, Wood, Rattan, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood, rattan and beige velvet fabric slipper or lounge chairs designed and produced in the US, 1940s.
16.5” seat height
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Rattan, Wood
Monti Armchair in Pistachio (Small Model) by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
The Monti is an enveloping armchair with a wave-shaped back, upholstered with velvet, and raised on four balls feet in lacquered wood. Made with an oak structure and topped with high...
Category
2010s French Other Slipper Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak, Fabric
Antique Black Lacquer Aesthetic Movement Slipper/Hall Chair With Velvet Seat
Located in Morristown, NJ
A very striking Antique English Aesthetic Movement black lacquered chair. The chair has an openwork wood back carved as a fan of styli...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Brass
20th Century Afra & Tobia Scarpa For Cassina pair of Armchairs Mod. SORIANA
Located in Turin, Turin
Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa started their collaboration in the 1959 sharing numerous important projects, in particular in the supply sector, establishing themselves as exponents o...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Steel
Inlaid Marquetry and Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Norwood, NJ
Inlaid marquetry bone and rosewood library chair. Top back stretcher with inlay of fruit filled urn and foliate scrolls ending with a mythological dolphin. Arm fronts with inlay of r...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Bone, Upholstery, Rosewood
Mid Century Modern Large Slipper Lounge Chairs in Butterscotch Peruvian Alpaca
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This uniquely large pair of slipper chairs fully restored from top to bottom and newly upholstered in hand sewn Alpaca hides is without a doubt the Cadillac of Mid Century Modern luxury and style. Large seat. Large enveloping seat back with pinched wing back corners beckon you to drape yourself in whichever way feels right. Form is reminiscent of Paul Laszlo and his mid century modern silhouettes but roomier. The new Alpaca upholstery is truly divine - a blanket of artisan hand sewn butterscotch color hides carefully stitched together to create a blanket of organic uniformity. The softest hide in the world, Alpaca is baby soft to the touch. Original walnut bases newly refinished and restored to their original luster. Brass sabots. One of a kind furniture art. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory.
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Large Italian Two Part Travertine Modular Coffee Table by Up & Up, circa 1970s
Curtis Jere Tree of Life...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Hide, Alpaca, Upholstery, Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Slipper Chairs, Black Cowhide, Teak
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Slipper Chairs, Black Cowhide, Teak, Chandigarh
Pair of authentic 'Fireside' chairs, model PJ-SI-36-A, by Pierre Jeanneret c. 1955-56 fe...
Category
1950s Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Teak
Mid century modern Pair of Low Slipper lounge chairs Maple base by Conant Ball
By Conant Ball
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century modern Pair of Low Slipper lounge chairs Maple base by Conant Ball. Great simple mod century design with solid blonde maple base. Circa 1950. Most likely will need new Up...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
$3,000 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Rattan & Lacquered Iron Chairs by Raoul Guys, France 1950's
By Raoul Guys
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Raoul Guys lounge chairs. French Reconstruction era. Please read condition comments below. The chairs are sturdy. These chairs have not been restored.
This item will sh...
Category
1950s French Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Designer, Slipper Chair, Iron, Velvet, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-lacquered iron and grey velvet lounge designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present throughout metal frame. Cushions reupholstered in brand new velvet.
Overa...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Iron
Monti Armchair in Army (Large Model) by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
The Monti is an enveloping armchair with a wave-shaped back, upholstered with velvet, and raised on four balls feet in lacquered wood. Made with an oak structure and topped with high...
Category
2010s French Other Slipper Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak, Fabric
$11,376 / item
Pair of Baker Furniture Roll Back Plush Upholstered Slipper Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A luxurious Pair of Baker Furniture attributed Roll Back Plush Upholstered Slipper Chairs. Plush and firm seat. Double clasps hold seat cushion from slipping off the seat. Optional b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Jean-Michel Frank Style, Mid-Century Modern, Slipper Chairs, Grey Mohair
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jean-Michel Frank Style, Mid-Century Modern, Slipper Chairs, Grey Mohair
Pair of chunky modernist Jean-Michel Frank inspired deep cushion upholstered boudoir or side chairs. Each su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
1950's Italian Angular Armchairs
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of 1950's Italian armchairs with solid brass legs and sculptural geometric shaped arms
Reupholstered in Belgian butter yellow wool bouclé
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Brass
$18,500 / set
Rosewood Slipper Chair, England, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Late English Regency / Early Victorian period, circa 1840, upholstered slipper chair having high back tapering into shaped seat on front tapering spiral twist-turned rosewood legs an...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Pair of Restored Milo Baughman Chrome Cube Slipper Lounge Chairs
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent pair of totally restored Milo Baughman tufted cube slipper chairs. These chairs have been re-upholstered with a high end lavender velvet and look scrumptious! The chrome ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$7,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Taupe Pair of Raphael Slipper Chairs, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Raphael Raffel Slipper chairs upholstered in leather suede on Stainless Steel Bases
26x26x30
Seat 18
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Mies van der Rohe Style Black Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mies van der Rohe style black leather lounge chair. Not the usual copy of the Barcelona chair. 18 in. seat height. 3 chairs are available. Pr...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Karpen of California Midcentury Slipper Chair – Pair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Karpen of California midcentury Slipper Chair – Pair
Each chair measures: 35.5 wide x 25 deep x 39 high, with a seat height of 18 in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$10,395 / set
Vintage French Hollywood Regency Gold Shell Carved Boudoir Slipper Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Hollywood Regency Gold Shell Carved Boudoir Slipper Accent Chair. Item features a shapely openwork shell form back, elegant cabriole legs, original label, and desirabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
Italian midcentury slipper chair
$2,900.00
Italian midcentury slipper chair with a tufted back and wood legs. Recovered in an off-white bouclé.
Condition: Minor wear consistent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$1,740 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Drexel Heritage Slipper Chairs Fortuny Style Fabric
By Drexel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Festive pair of dark emerald green slipper chairs made in the Hollywood Regency style by Frederick Edward a division of Drexel Heritage. The near ...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Asian Inspired Slipper Chairs with Cashmere Velvet Upholstery
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is an exceptionally well crafted pair of asian inspired slipper chairs, newly upholstered in a cashmere velvet with bleached wood accents. Circa 1940s, these chairs reflect the ...
Category
1940s American Chinoiserie Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Slipper Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar slipper chairs. Frames redone in high gloss black lacquer finish. New upholstery. ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
$4,800 / set
Pair Of Antique Provincial French Slipper Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of Custom upholstered Slipper Chairs having a Blue and White Stripe fabric with nail head trim. The black and green painted frames with Cabriole legs, shaped Stretcher an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,695 / set
Baltimore Louis XVI Revival Upholstered Slipper Chair, '1850-75'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Baltimore Louis XVI Revival upholstered mahogany slipper chair. The chair features turned and carved front legs and raked rear legs. All legs rest in cast brass cup castors. The upho...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Louis XVI Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pierre Paulin Floral Velvet "Concorde" Lounge Chairs for Artifort, 1970s
Located in Coronado, CA
Spring has sprung with these adorable "Concorde" lounge chairs designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in the 1970s. These early examples sport the uncommon black lacquered metal base...
Category
1970s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Amanta" Armchairs by Mario Bellini, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Amanta" Armchairs by Mario Bellini, 1960s
Mario Bellini (born 1 February 1935) is an Italian architect and designer. After graduating from the Polytechni...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Hollywood Regency Channel Back Slipper Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Hollywood Regency Channel back slipper chair.
Regency style chairs with channel backs. Cabriole Queen Anne legs.
They have a bowed front and are very well made.
Reuphols...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Early Victorian John Henry Belter Style Side / Accent Chairs, American
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of early Victorian John Henry Belter style side / accent chairs, American.
A pair of Victorian era side chairs in the manner of John Henry Belter featuring classic oval back...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Lyre Back Chairs with Fortuny Fabric Seats
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Louis XVI Period Lyre back slipper chairs upholstered in Fortuny fabric.
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Mahogany Frame Low Slipper Lounge Chair w/ Stretcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Mahogany Frame Low Slipper Lounge Chair with Unique Curved Stretcher. Item features a low comfortable form, solid wood frame, tapered legs, quality America...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Dunbar Mid Century Slipper Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted Mid Century upholstered slipper chair with button back seat cushion and dark ebony finished wood framed legs with rounded tips . Having a smaller matching back lu...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French 18th Century Louis XV Upholstered Slipper Chair Stamped Bernhard
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French 18th century Louis XV slipper chair features a slightly slanted back with a delicately carved floral carving at the crest. This small size chair is upholstered with linen...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Orange Midcentury Cocktail Lounge Chair by Theo Ruth
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A midcentury cocktail chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, 1950s. Upholstered with the original rust orange fabric. Lovely proportions and lines in a high end production.
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Lounge Chair in Teak
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, lounge chair, model '51', teak, fabric, United States, 1955
This slipper chair model 51 is designed by Florence Knoll. The teak frame of the chair is sleek in form. The angled seat is placed upon the squared-off frame. Maximum seating comfort is ensured by the wide seat and tilted backrest.
Florence Knoll (1917-) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York Knoll worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Pair Gustavian Style Slipper Chairs, Swedish Style Paint Decorated Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Gustavian slipper chairs, Swedish style distressed paint decorated, Linen.
Chic low profile slipper chairs having a hand painted dis...
Category
1940s Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Mid Century Danish Modern IB Kofod Larsen Selig Penguin Chair
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is an original 'Penguin' chair designed by IB Kofod Larsen for Selig. This piece was designed in 1953 and had a limited production through the 1960s. It has been...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,196 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Hollywood Regency Slipper Lounge Chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of glamorous Hollywood Regency slipper lounge chairs in the style of Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House. Legs will be refinished prior to shipping, custom color available. Upholst...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Slipper Lounge Chair for Widdicomb (UK / U.S.A)
Located in Chicago, IL
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Slipper Lounge Chair for Widdicomb (UK/U.S.A)This exquisite slipper lounge chair, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, embodies mid-century elegan...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Designer, Slipper Chairs, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of stained oak and white bouclé fabric slipper lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Seat height 16”.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a carved shields in the back leather.
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine structure .
This pair created in the 19th century, most likely 1840s-1850s, are in good condition, the wood restored but the leather is damaged. The Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X-frame when viewed from the front or back. It was designed to fold so it was portable and used during campaigns or other outdoor pursuits. The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. This pair would make perfect hallway or entryway chairs...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,792 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Paul Laszlo Scroll Lounge Chair
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slipper chair by Paul Laszlo c.1940s, USA. The chair, piping and buttons are all finished in cotton-linen blend fabrics from Rogers and Goffigon. The textured oatmeal fabric alongsid...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Paul Laszlo Hollywood Regency Slipper Chair in Off White Bouclé circa 1940s
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Paul Laszlo 1940s slipper chair with new super soft off white ivory bouclé upholstery. Hollywood Regency from top to bottom and side to side, this gorgeous one of a kind chair...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery
Pair of 1940s Glamorous Grosfeld House Channel Backed Wide Slipper Chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of 1940s high style Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House wide body slipper chairs with channeled backs on splayed legs. Of the Hollywood Period, these lounge chairs do have neoclas...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vittorio Varo for I.P.E. 'Cigno' Lounge Chair in Striped Upholstery
By IPE
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vittorio Varo for I.P.E., lounge chair, model 'Cigno, fabric, chrome-plated metal, Italy, 1968.
The Italian designer Vittorio Varo created a striking design that adds a vibrant all...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Napoleon III Slipper Chairs, 1830s, France, Newly Reupholstered Fabric
Located in New York, NY
We love the elegant simplicity of this pair of antique Napoleon III slipper chairs, discovered in the South of France and newly upholstered LaRue Stripe fabric in midnight. With high...
Category
1830s French Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Billy Baldwin Style Linen Upholstered Slipper Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic tailored sophisticated Billy Baldwin style slipper chair upholstered in a neutral tan linen fabric with box pleats and hidden turned dark wood feet.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Large Mies van der Rohe Style Black Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mies van der Rohe style black leather lounge chair. Not the usual copy of the Barcelona chair. 18 in. seat height. 3 chairs are available...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Slipper Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid 19th century Slipper Chair in Soane Britain Cotton
Located in Batley, GB
A good quality mid 19th century bedroom or side chair in the manner of Holland and sons. Raised on tall turned mahogany front legs with outwards splayed rear legs and all with the or...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Slipper Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Slipper Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of slipper chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Chairs are reupholstered in a Maharam Mohair.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Mid-Century Upholstered Tweed Slipper Chairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair Mid-Century Tweed Upholstered Slipper Chairs, circa 1950s-60s. Chairs feature upholstered contoured backs and gently sloped, armless profiles. Chairs are upholstered in original...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique and Vintage Slipper Chairs
Antique and vintage slipper chairs are popular fixtures in modern interiors due to their armless, compact designs with high backs and short legs making them perfect for even the tightest of spaces.
Slipper chairs originated in the 18th century. They were used in private dressing rooms and bedrooms for upper-class women to easily slide into their shoes, often assisted by a maid, when corsets and heavy petticoats made dressing a cumbersome task. Since this emergence in the boudoir, slipper chairs have become an essential piece of furniture in modern homes.
In the 1950s, American interior designer Billy Baldwin — whose clients included Jackie Onassis and Bunny Mellon — placed slipper chairs in the living room for the first time. He saw them as the ideal chairs for entertaining. Their low seats and tall, curved backs invite guests to sit; the lack of arms, however, places a limit on comfort.
Slipper chairs can be found in various styles, from the classic mid-centuy modern with unadorned legs to 1930s French Art Deco with a shorter back. Edward Wormley designed some of the most iconic mid-century modern slipper chairs with tapered legs, a round wood base, button tufting and a tall back.
Today, slipper chairs are among the chairs you should know. They can be used to frame a coffee table or contribute to a sense of balance in a space. A slipper chair can fit next to a bookshelf or be tucked into a corner along with a small side table to create a charming reading nook. In entryways, a slipper chair can be used while you put on your shoes. It is also an elegant addition to the bedroom or home office, where its soft shape adds a casual contrast to more rigid furniture.
You can find slipper chairs in materials such as fabric, wood and upholstery on 1stDibs. Browse a wide selection of styles, including mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco.
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