Arts and Crafts Seating
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Pillow Top Stool in Cherry & Ebonized Oak
By Kenton Jeske
Located in Edmonton, CA
Designer Craftsman Furniture from Kenton Jeske woodworker is made to the highest levels of craft, material, and finish. Sculptural and sensual ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint, Oak
Pillow Top Stool in Natural & Ebonized Oak
By Kenton Jeske
Located in Edmonton, CA
Designer Craftsman Furniture from Kenton Jeske woodworker is made to the highest levels of craft, material, and finish. Sculptural and sensual ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak, Wood, Paint
Pillow Top Stool in Walnut & Ebonized Oak
By Kenton Jeske
Located in Edmonton, CA
Designer Craftsman Furniture from Kenton Jeske woodworker is made to the highest levels of craft, material, and finish. Sculptural and sensual ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut, Oak, Wood, Paint
Pair of Catalan Modernist Wooden Chairs, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of Cataln modernist wooden chairs,
Designed for the Palace of Justice in Barcelona.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Barcelona (Spain).
In o...
Category
1920s Spanish Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1990s Stickley Brothers Oak Mission Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1990s Stickley Brothers Oak Mission Lounge Chairs, Pair
Offered for sale is a 1990s vintage pair of Stickley Brothers high-back Arts an...
Category
1990s American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Wooden Handmade Occassional Chair, Holland 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage chair made in the beginning of 20th century in Holland. We have two of these available, they are same but each is slightly different as they are handmade. Great design for an occassional chair...
Category
1920s Andorran Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Anglo-Japanese Walnut Armchair Attributed to Liberty and Co
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese walnut armchair with wavy arm supports and arms that follow through to the side stretchers.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Oak Window or Hall Seat with Large Pierced Hearts
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak window or hall seat with large pierced hearts to each end with moulded edges to the seat and an octagonal shaped stretcher.
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co style of CFA Voysey, Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Set with Ball Finials
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co in the style of CFA Voysey.
An Arts & Crafts oak dining set consisting of six chairs and a matching dining table.
The five single dining chai...
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Rare Manner of Charles Rennie Mackintosh Willow Trone Armchair Chair Tall Bench
Located in Wayne, NJ
Rare Chair in the Manner of Charles Rennie Mackintosh Willow Trone Armchair Chair Bench . This is in the manner of the chair from 1904...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors.
Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Nylon
Liberty & Co. a Pair of William Birch Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Made by William Birch
A pair of English Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat dining chairs.
These chairs have been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak, Rush
Vintage Oak Barley Twist Entry Bench
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage oak barley twist bench with storage. A very attractive yet highly functional bench with under-seat storage and umbrella/walking stick storage either side of the seat. Compact...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Brass
American Arts & Crafts Oak Fiddleback Windsor Chairs, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of Arts & Crafts American oak fiddleback windsor chairs in great vintage condition. Chairs measure 17.5" in width, 19.5" in depth a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Arts & Crafts Glasgow School Oak Dining Chairs with Tulip Details
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed, probably made by Wylie & Lochhead.
A set of eight Scottish Arts & Crafts Glasgow school tall back oak dining chairs, with subtle tulip detail...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty Style, Arts & Crafts Oak Bedroom Chair with Pewter & Ebony Floral Inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty style.
A fine Arts and Crafts oak bedroom chair with floral Pewter and Ebony inlays and further string inlays throughout. Professionally re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Pewter
Liberty & Co. An English Aesthetic Movement Walnut Ladder Back Rush Seat Chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London.
An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair.
The last three images are from: A Pictorial Dictionary ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Ebonized High Back Dining Chairs, 6
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized high back dining chairs, six (6), in the Wiener Werkstatte taste, with rectangular ebonized backs and seats upholstered in white ostritch-stamped leather, the cushions surrounded by large...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ostrich Leather
Stickley Brothers in the Style of, an American Arts & Crafts Oak Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Stickley Brothers in the style of.
A good quality American Arts and Crafts oak rocking chair, with a stylish curved and slatted back and a burgundy leather cushion.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
E Barnsley for the Rural Industries Bureau Six Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Edward Barnsley for the Rural Industries Bureau. A set of six oak Arts & Crafts style dining chairs with chamfered details to the backs and carved Acorns to the legs with leather dro...
Category
1950s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
English Arts & Crafts Leather and Oak Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
English oak and leather Arts & Crafts stool having thick tanned leather seat with over scale brass studs, over "cup and cover" turned legs with reeded tops, joined by stretcher base,...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Cotswold School Arts & Crafts Oak Lattice Back Armchairs with rush Seats
By Ambrose Heal
Located in London, GB
A pair of English Cotswold School Arts & Crafts oak lattice back armchairs with subtle arches to the lattice backs, shaped arms, and pegged construction retaining the original rush s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
English Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with a Carved Mouse Inset to the Headrest
Located in London, GB
An English Arts & Crafts oak armchair with a carved Mouse inset to the headrest flanked by extended capped uprights with a shaped central back spat and a drop in brown leather seat w...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Alexander Ritchie. a Glasgow School Stool with Carved Celtic Decoration
Located in London, GB
Alexander Ritchie of Iona.
A rare Arts & Crafts Glasgow School stool with carved Celtic interlacing decoration to the seat, and to the base. The four up...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Inspired Woven Leather Ottomans Made in House Available in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven Leather Ottoman of Foot Stool inspired by a pair of c1910-1920 French Woven Leather Club Chairs, that we also produce in house and offer on...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
N-Gene Armchair with Cherry Checker Fabric and Olive Leather
Located in New York, NY
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engine, in the 1970s. The N-Gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholster...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Heals, Set of Four English Arts & Crafts Oak Arched Top Ladderback Dining Chairs
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals attributed.
A set of four English Arts and Crafts oak arched top ladder back dining chairs in the Cotswold style.
A good quality set with chunky legs and are all very sturdy...
Category
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co A Large Size Walnut Thebes Stool with ring turned legs & stretchers
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co.
A rare large Walnut Thebes stool with studded leather seat with turned stretchers uniting the turned legs.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Liberty, A Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Chairs Inlaid with Pewter Hearts
Located in London, GB
Liberty. & Co, attributed, in the style of Voysey.
A sweet little pair of English Arts and Crafts oak side or bedroom chairs inlaid with pewter hearts and newly laid rush seats.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Pewter
Shapland & Petter, Set of Six Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Shaped Backs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A set of six Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with subtle shaped back slats and incised details to the square t...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Liberty & Co. Style of CFA Voysey. A Pair of Oak Rush Seat Ladderback Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the style of C F A Voysey.
A pair of oak rush seat ladderback armchairs with circular caps to the tops and wavy ladders to the back, the arms with subtle outward sha...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Liberty and Co., Arts & Crafts High Back Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co., Arts and Crafts high back ladder back armchair with newly laid rush seat.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Country View Amish Handcrafted Mission Oak Low Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
A solid pair of country view amish handcrafted mission oak low stools or footstools in great vintage condition. Measure 15 inches in width, 13.5 inches i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Parker Knoll, Mid-Century English Arts & Crafts Style Oak Reclining Armchair
By Parker Knoll
Located in London, GB
Parker Knoll. A very good quality Arts and Crafts style reclining armchair with sculptured lazy looking arms slight curve-shaped back and on square legs.
The cushions are for displa...
Category
1960s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Side Chair with Ebony and Pewter Inlays, Probably Waring & Gillow.
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts rush seated side chair with stylised floral ebony and Pewter inlays, and further herringbone inlays probably made by Waring and Gillow, with a professionally re up...
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Pewter
English Upholstered Two Seat Wood Bobbin Stick and Ball Armchair or Bench
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fantastic antique stick and ball armchair or bench. This beautiful chair features a turned wooden back, arms and legs. The high back and Arts & Crafts or Victorian style frame will be gorgeous in any antique lover’s home.
The seat back features turned wooden spindles which match the spindles on the sides.
The upholstered bench is removable and currently upholstered in a plaid fabric with matching piping. Additionally, a long lumbar pillow...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Liberty & Co Attributed, an English Walnut Arts & Crafts Ladder Back Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed made by William Birch.
An English Arts & Crafts shaped ladder back armchair with ball finials to the back and to the front of the arms with turned supports ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Shapland & Petter An Arts & Crafts Inlaid Oak Side Chair with a Pierced Heart
By John Ednie
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak side chair with a pierced heart and chequered string inlays.
New professionally laid cane seat.
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Norman & Stacey attributed. An Arts and Crafts High with Shaped Back Oak Chair.
By Norman and Stacey
Located in London, GB
Norman and Stacy attributed Arts & Crafts oak chair with a serpentine-shaped backrest making it very comfortable indeed, the seat with shaped supports below and unusual stylized stre...
Category
1890s British Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Bottega Intreccio Milli Sofà Composition Woven Wicker 21st Century Sofa
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Milli Sofà Composition - D005 - D007 - D010 ( 306 x 275 cm encumbrance )
The compositional feature is the armrest, which references the iconic woven motif invented in this region and reinterpreted, in this case, in the alternation between wicker and leather “tiles...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wicker
E A Taylor Attri, Pair Arts & Crafts Side or Bedroom Chairs by Wylie & Lochhead
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed a pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs made by Wylie and Lochhead. One has straight front legs and one has the slightly splayed front legs, (see the last...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of 8 Argyle Chairs by Charles R Mackintosh for Atelier International
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 8 Argyle chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Atelier International
Designed 1897
This chair was exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibiti...
Category
Late 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ash
Liberty and Co, Arts & Crafts Nursing or Bedroom Chair with Inlaid Heart Details
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co an Arts & Crafts nursing or bedroom chair with inlaid heart details and newly laid rush seat.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Pair of Armchairs in Oak and Braided Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, oak, braided straw, Europe, 1920s
These chairs are designed during the Arts & Crafts period in Europe approximately around the twenties and designed by an experie...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Liberty and Co, A Pair of Arts and Crafts Side Chairs with Finely Rushed Seats
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, a pair of Arts & Crafts ladder back side chairs with the original finely laid rushed seats and stylish simple upright details to the fronts, uniting the front stretch...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Beech
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts Armchair with Heart Cut-Outs & Stylised Floral Detail
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed.
An Arts and Crafts ash armchair with heart cut-outs and stylised floral detail to the back, professionally re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Lars Israel Wahlman Designed High Back Oak Swedish Arts & Crafts Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Lars Israel Wahlman was one of Sweden’s premier architects and designers of the early 20th century - a time known for the Swedish Arts & Crafts per...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Vintage Hand Carved Spindle Birdcage Cage Back Chairs Flowers Birds-set of 6
Located in El Cajon, CA
Solid rock maple heirloom dining chairs, hand carved with the most charming birds and flowers motif, and featuring custom initial "R" on every chair, which would be quite the find fo...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Maple
Liberty & Co Attr, an Arts and Crafts Oak Side Chair with Stylised Floral Inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co Attr, an Arts and Crafts oak side chair with stylised floral inlays to the shaped back and a pierced heart to the front seat rail.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Liberty & Co. Six English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Heart Cut-Outs
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co Attributed.
A set of six English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with fabulous elongated tops and stylized floral and heart cut-outs to the upper backs on square tape...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Shapland & Petter Substantial Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter.
A substantial and solid Arts and Crafts oak armchair with stylised floral cut-outs to the top extended uprights. Pro...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak, Leather
Shapland & Petter, A Good Arts & Crafts Oak Double Piano Stool Or Window Seat
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple. England.
An Arts and Crafts oak double piano stool, window, or duet seat with stylized details throughout.
Las...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Bench in Oak and Braided Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bench, oak, braided straw, Europe, 1920s
This bench is designed during the Arts & Crafts period in Europe approximately around the twenties and designed by an experienced craftsman ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Heals of London Attri. a Tall Arts & Crafts Oak Wing Back or Porter's Armchair
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals of London attributed.
An Arts & Crafts oak high back wing back or Porter's armchair with shaped cornice and shaped elongated wings to the sides to keep the draughts away from the porter.
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Shapland & Petter a Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Pierced Hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. A pair of Arts & Crafts oak dining or side chairs in the style of George Walton with finely turned tops, pierced hearts to the backs with lower arched aprons and Q...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co. a Set of Six Arts & Crafts Oak Arrow Head Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A set of six Arts & Crafts oak rush seat dining chairs with arrow head details to the tops and turned legs united by a H-stretcher.
Consisting of two armchairs and fo...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Shapland & Petter Attr, a Set of Four Simple Arts & Crafts Rush Seated Chairs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter attributed. A set of four simple Arts and crafts rush seated chairs in good original condition with the essence o...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Liberty & Co Six Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Stylized Floral Carving
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. A set of six Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with stylized floral carving to the backs.
Liberty made an almost identical version of this chair with ebony floral inlays...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts And Crafts seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Hachi Collections, Liberty & Co., and Shapland & Petter. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £147 and tops out at £42,798 while the average work can sell for £2,230.
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