Adirondack Furniture
ADIRONDACK STYLE
Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
Find vintage Adirondack chairs, benches, lounge chairs, decorative objects, folk art and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Adirondack
Period: Mid-20th Century
Mexican / American Indian Weaving Birds Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These birds in flight Mexican / American Indian weaving pillows in black and orange colors. The backings are in black cotton linen. Sold in pairs. Two pairs in stock.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wool
Ivory Vintage Turkish Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Turkish Konya rug.
Measures: 3'11'' x 4'9''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tex Coco Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows / Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These most unusual burgundy and white Indian design pillows are in fine condition. The backing is in cream cotton linen. Down and feather fill.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wool
20th Century Collection of Five Contemporary Bears
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of 5 contemporary bears. All bears are jointed and in great condition. Minor loss of fur to smallest bear.
Largest bears measures:
9 high x 5 wide
Smallest bear meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Mohair
Pair of Vintage Indian Design Blanket Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These graphic and vibrant pillows are made from a Indian design camp blanket. The backing is in dark black cotton linen. Sold as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern Massive Sculptural Driftwood Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Assemblage of driftwood has a natural presence. Over six feet tall and every angle creates a different perspective. A very interesting and artistic sculpture...
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
Old Petite Antler Footstool Seat with White Icelandic Sheepskin
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage antler footstool with white natural Icelandic sheepskin upholstered seat.
This small stool stands on a pair of deer antlers. Newly upholstered in long white natural Iceland...
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Sheepskin, Antler
Vintage Romanian Tribal Rug with Adirondack Lodge Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77299, vintage Romanian Tribal rug with Adirondack Lodge style. This hand knotted wool vintage Romanian rug with Adirondack Lodge style features a hex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Distressed Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Relaxed Refinement
Located in Dallas, TX
61007 Distressed Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug, 06'10 x 09'07.
Luxury lodge meets relaxed refinement in this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Persian Hamadan rug. The intrinsic tri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$5,040 Sale Price
36% Off
White Table Lamp Sculptural Driftwood Mid Century, Catskills NY, 1950's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Impressive sculptural driftwood table lamp recently repainted white with new brass hardware, Catskills NY, 1950's
23 inches to the top of the socket, shade and finial not included.
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
Tin toleware birdhouse shaped as a Childs hat
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical birdhouse formed in the shape of a Childs hat . Tin toleware soldered together .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Stick Rattan Lounging Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful example of Art Deco stick rattan lounging armchair with beautiful large arched arms.
Stick wicker, rattan, bamboo, lounge chair, arm chair, club chair.
Arm h: 24
Seat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wicker
Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillows with black linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,695 / set
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillows-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Navajo Indian eye dazzler weaving pillows with black suede backings.These unusual black & white weaving's are so hard to come by.The condition are very good and are down & fe...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,495 / set
Sepia Photography of a C1930 New Jersey Hunt Scene wearing Flight Caps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Early thirties photo op of a pair of successful New Jersey Hunters. Sepia style and the only photo that exists of this particular shot. Framed under glass.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving pillows in fine condition and down & feather fill.The backing is in black linen.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Amish Hickory Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handmade twig magazine rack is stamped Amish Made and comes from Lancaster County ,Pennsylvania.It is in very good condition and is hand crafted.
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Hickory
Three Dimensional Wall Hanging Compass with Rotating Star
Located in Pasadena, CA
Three dimensional compass with rotating star. This item is believed to be part of a clock and is now used as a wall ornament. H 24 in. x W 2 in. x D 24 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Metal
60s French Monumental Clay Painted Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
60s French Monumental Clay Painted Vase. Bamboo is removable for shipping. Twirl Design.
vase measures 20diameter x 47.5 high
longest bamboo sticks measure ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rustic Adirondack Style Wood Basket or Planter
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Adirondack style handmade if chunky wood brunches basket of wood planter.
Category
1960s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$110 Sale Price
76% Off
woven birds in Flight Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wool hand made birds in flight pillows. Black background with blue and red birds in flight. Vintage fabrics made into pillows
Category
1950s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
$895 / set
Zabihi Collection Small Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mini size mid 20th century turkish anatolian rug
Measures: 1'10'' x 3'
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Eye Dazzler Pillows With Stripes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Striped eye dazzler pillows in a neutral color pallet. Beige background with dark browns and reds. Great for any setting. not over powering bringing in some color to any space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
$795 / set
Mexican Indian weaving pillows with Mohair backing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Earthy toned Mexican Indian weaving pillows with beautiful brown mohair backing. Soft to the touch and great earthy colors provide a sense of nature. The interior of the pill...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Mohair
Collection of Mexican Indian Weaving Bird Pillows, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of four bird pillows. Bird depict that of birds in flight. The birds are yellow, purple, red and turquoise. The pillows are a thicker wool Mexican weave...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
1970s Belgian Adirondack Style Stool
Located in London, GB
1970s Belgian Adirondack-style stool made of solid wood with a slatted square seat. The base features naturally shaped branch-like legs with intersecting supports for stability. Aged...
Category
1940s Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas Landscape Barn Painting Signed
Located in Sarasota, FL
Original oil painting, signed in tiny script that has not been deciphered. Oil on canvas of what appears to be a crab shack or barn.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Paint
Turkish Deer Pictorial Figurative Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish rug depicting 2 deers on a camel field.
Measures: 1'10'' x 3'2''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Navajo Striped Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striped Navajo Bolster Pillow with red, brown and white stripes with an individual yellow stripe. Great striped pattern may fit well in a modern setting.
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
Large Trophy Quality Mounted Moose Antlers 'Nova Scotia'
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of large Trophy quality Moose Antlers mounted on premium tanned buck hide and custom wood plaque.
Origin, Nova Scotia (Private Collection 1/6)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Antler
Pair of Striped Wool Plaid Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of White and Browns wool plaid pillows. Beautiful design with intersecting striped throughout. The backing is made from a vintage linen fabric with down and feather custom inserts.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
$895 / set
Geometric Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Turkish Kilim with a Geometric Pattern in great condition
Measures: 3'6'' x 5'5''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Geometric Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Turkish Kilim with a colorful Geometric Pattern in great condition
Measures: 3'6'' x 5'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Amazing Navajo Weaving Kidney Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving geometric bolster pillows with taupe cotton linen backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.Sold as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Persian rug with a pretty geometric design.
Measures: 2' x 4'2''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early Navajo Weaving Chinle Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Navajo Indian weaving Chinle pillows.This pair is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mexicana Indian Weaving Pillows-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Mexican /American Indian weaving pillows. The condition is very good and have cotton linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill. Sold as a pair.
larger pi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Room Size Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind room size Turkish rug with a traditional oriental design in gray, apricot, and ivory tones
Measures: 8'9'' x 10'9''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving with Horses Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of funky Navajo Indian weaving pillows with horses are in amazing condition. The backings are suede leather and down & feather fill.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Collection of Four Red and White Vintage Ticking Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of four 19th century red and white ticking pillows are in fine condition. The inserts are down and feather fill. The backings are in cream cotton linen.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows with leather trim. They both have tan cotton linen backings.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
Old Hickory, two seat glider, rustic log frame with rettan
Located in Buchanan, MI
Old Hickory, two seat glider, rustic log frame with rettan
Great color, scale and pattination. Pristine condition
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Hickory
Rare and Unique Modern Craftsman / Adirondack Twig Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A rare, unique neo-primitive /modern craftsman desk attributed to Lee Fountain (1869-1941) and composed of a base of interwoven twigs supporting a top in cherry. Drawer has a twig ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Twig, Cherry
Square Tablecloth
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice square table cloth. It comes from a Dutch trousseau and is hall stitched with a nice simple red embroidery.
It also looks good placed diamond-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$168 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Midcentury Hammered Center Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hammered Silvered Copper Pedestal measures approx - 18 w x 18 s x29h
Glass measures - 48 diameter x 28.5
The metal has an ivy design throughout the metal base. The metal is a thi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Metal
Adirondack furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Adirondack furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Adirondack furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Old Hickory Furniture Company, Workstead, Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Pillows, and Navajo Indian Art. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $109 and tops out at $71,500 while the average work can sell for $1,183.