Wingback Chairs
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Walnut
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Textile, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wicker, Reed, Bamboo, Cane
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Faux Leather, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Ash
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Foam, Feathers, Walnut
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Metal
1990s Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Walnut
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s British Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Mohair
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Velvet
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hide, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Polyester, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique, New and Vintage Wingback Chairs
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
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