Rustic Wingback Chairs
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.
Late 20th Century Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather, Suede
Early 20th Century Scottish Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Wingback Chairs
Metal
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood
1950s Czech Vintage Rustic Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century British Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century English Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Wood, Straw, Rush
1960s Danish Vintage Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak, Canvas
1940s Danish Vintage Rustic Wingback Chairs
Wool, Oak
1940s Danish Vintage Rustic Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Rustic Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 1700s English Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Oak
20th Century Rustic Wingback Chairs
Wicker
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Wingback Chairs
Wood, Rush
Early 20th Century Scottish Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Rush, Oak
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Oak
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Straw, Wood
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood
20th Century Rustic Wingback Chairs
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood
1860s Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Rush, Pine
Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood