20th Century Animal Skin Chairs
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
1990s French Modern Chairs
Bronze
1990s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Suede, Rosewood
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Bamboo
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Lambskin, Oak
1990s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Beech, Leather, Ebony
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Wood, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Oak, Leather
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs
Iron
Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Lambskin, Suede
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Leather, Maple
Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chairs
Metal
Late 20th Century French Chairs
Leather, Straw, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
20th Century Dutch Art Deco Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin, Wood
20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Futurist Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
1990s Dutch Organic Modern Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s German Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chairs
Hide, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
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Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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