Rustic Seating
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
1930s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
1950s Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Metal
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Oak
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Seating
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory