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Lounge Chairs & Ottoman by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA in Bouclé
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Two Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA wide arm lounge chairs & ottomans in white Turkish bouclé with soft
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bouclé, Oak
Hans J. Wegner, Lounge Chairs or Stools, Solid Oak, GETAMA, Denmark, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of solid oak lounge chairs or stools designed by Hans J. Wegner and produced by GETAMA
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 30.12 in W 24.49 in D 24.81 in
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair / Rocking Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair / rocking chair new upholstered with black aniline leather.
Frame of
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair / Rocking Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair / rocking chair new upholstered with brandy coloured aniline leather
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Hans J. Wegner Danish Modern "GE-240" Lounge Chairs in Oak, GETAMA 1955
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Odense, DK
Rare early set of "Cigar" lounge chairs by Hans J. Wegner from the original GETAMA production of
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
H 29.93 in W 26.78 in D 28.75 in
Teak Hans Wegner Lounge Chair GE290 by GETAMA - Fully Restored
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lounge chair GE290 is a beloved early design by Hans Wegner, Wegner already designed the chair in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Teak
Early Production Hans Wegner Getama GE-240 Lounge Chair / Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production Hans Wegner for Getama GE-240 lounge chair, sometimes called the Cigar series
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Teak
Hans Wegner for Getama Mid Century GE240 Teak Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Countryside, IL
Hans Wegner for Getama Mid Century GE240 Teak Lounge Chair
This chair measures: 26.5 wide x 29
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Cigar Chair Model GE240 by Hans J Wegner for Getama
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A very nice example of this classic chair, freshly uphosltered in Mocha coloured Boucle fabric.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions upholstered with wool savak
Frame of teak.
Model
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with yellow Hallingdal wool fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Wool
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-370
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with vintage tan full grain aniline
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-370
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with grey 130 Hallingdal from
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with black pure full grain aniline
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with vintage cognac full grain
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with yellow Hallingdal wool from
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-375
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with green Magrethe wool fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-370
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair with loose cushions new upholstered with yellow Hallingdal wool from
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Wool
Pair of Original Teak and Oak Cigar Lounge Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Lejre, DK
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of GE-240 Cigar chairs, 1955
Produced by Getama in Gedsted, Denmark in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Teak
H 30.71 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
Pair of Getama GE-163a Oak Lounge Chairs by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a pair of large highback lounge chairs by Hans Wegner. These chairs are equally as
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Danish Hans J. Wegner Set of Two GE-284 Jubilee Lounge Chairs in Oak by GETAMA
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Hans J. Wegner set of two lounge chairs in oak and fabric by GETAMA
The comfortable model
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 33.47 in W 27.01 in D 27.56 in
Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair, Model GE-370, teak
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chairs with loose cushions upholstered with Savak wool.
Frame of solid teak
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Pair of Lounge Easy Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Getama GE 290 oak, Denmark 190
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of Lounge Easy Chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA GE 290, made in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 29.53 in W 33.08 in D 27.96 in
Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA Lounge Chair in Oak and Dark Blue Upholstery
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA, lounge chair model 'GE290', oak, wool, Denmark, design 1959.
The GE290
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Wool
H 36.23 in W 29.53 in D 35.44 in
Hans Wegner for GETAMA High Back Oak Lounge Chair and Ottoman Model GE290
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hans Wegner for Getama High Back Oak Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Beautiful Wood in Original Condition
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Reupholstered Mid-Century Modern GE 375 Easy Chair by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish Mid-Century Modern GE 375 easy chair by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA
This easy chair is a
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 37.41 in W 39.38 in D 27.56 in
Set of Chairs by Hans Wegner for GETAMA, 1980s
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Schagen, NL
Rare set of chairs, consisting of an easy and a lounge chair, designed by Hans Wegner for GETAMA in
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wool, Oak
Pair of Original Oak and Bouclé Cigar Chairs by Hans J Wegner for GETAMA
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Fine original 1950s pair of these super comfortable classic chairs by master designer Hans J Wegner
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 28.35 in W 26.78 in D 29.93 in
Early Pair of Oak 'GE-290' Lounge Chairs by Hans Wegner for Getama, 1953
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
himself, Hans J. Wegner. This is model ‘GE-290’ with solid oak frames and the original green spring
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
H 28.75 in W 29.53 in D 30.71 in
Pair of Hans Wegner Chairs GE 300 Easy Chairs for GETAMA
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Hans Wegner chairs GE 300 easy chairs for GETAMA, Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid Century Oak Lounge Chair by Hans Wegner for GETAMA GE-290, Denmark, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Chino Hills, CA
to own a piece of design history with this Hans Wegner lounge chair for Getama. It's not just a chair
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 30 in W 29.5 in D 30.5 in
Hans J. Wegner Butterfly Easy Chair GE 460 of Oak with Sheepskin by GETAMA, 1990s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Butterfly easy chair model GE 460 by the danish designer Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) in 1977.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
H 27.56 in W 25.2 in D 28.35 in
Hans Wegner Ge40 Getama Danish Modern of Lounge Chairs - a Pair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stained oak-framed Pair of Lounge Chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner for Getama (Denmark). Features
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Danish Dark Oak Lounge Chair GE290 by Hans J. Wegner, 1970s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Dark Oak Lounge Chair GE 290 by Hans J. Wegner, 1970s
Mid-century Modern
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans J. Wegner Cigar Lounge Chair in Teak with New Maharam Upholstery
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Hans Wegner for Getama in 1955, the 240 “Cigar” lounge chair features classic Danish
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Hans Wegner GE-270 Lounge Chair, 1956
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner
GE-270 lounge chair, 1956
Classic Wegner lounge chair produced by GETAMA in Gedsted
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of GE 240 Cigar Chars by Hans J Wegner for Getama
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Hopefully, as the photos show, these are a beautiful pair of cigar chairs, the frames in great
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of 'Plank' Chairs Model GE290 by Hans Wegner for Getama
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
chairs by Hans Wegner for Getama.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Hans J. Wegner, Lounge Chair, Model 671, Oak, Coda 2 and Cotton Rope
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair made bended oak veener. Cotton cord in back
New upholstered with Coda
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cord, Oak
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 28.75 in
Vintage Danish Oak and Bouclé Lounge Chair GE290 by Hans J. Wegner, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Dark Oak and Off-white Bouclé Lounge Chair GE 290 by Hans J. Wegner, 1960s
Mid
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 27.96 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Hans Wegner Cigar Lounge Chairs, Model GE 240
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans J. Wegner design "Cigar" chairs Model 240 for GETAMA.
Handsome Scandinavian design lounge or
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Teak
Hans Wegner for Getama High-back in Black Leather
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish high back lounge chair designed by Hans Wegner for Getama, 1955, Denmark. The chair is
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Hans J Wegner GE421 Getama Oak Relax Armchair with Adjustable Backrest
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
combination of style and comfort with the Hans J Wegner GE421 Getama relax armchair. This iconic oak chair
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 29.14 in W 29.14 in D 36.23 in
Original Hans Wegner Cigar Chair Made in Denmark for GETAMA c 1950's
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in New York, NY
Cigar Chair, it was designed by Hans Wegner for GETAMA. This example was produced in Denmark, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Hans J. Wegner 'Hammock Chair', for Getama, 1967
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A rare Hans J. Wegner Hammock chaise lounge.
Beautiful patinated oak frame and original halyard
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Brass
Hans Wegner GE-270 Pair of Lounge Chairs, 1956
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner
GE-270 lounge chairs, 1956
Classic Wegner lounge chairs produced by GETAMA in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Hans Wegner GE-270 Pair of Lounge Chairs, Teak
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner
GE-270 lounge chairs, 1956.
Produced by GETAMA in Gedsted, Denmark c1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Pair of Lounge Chairs Model Ge460 by Hans Wegner, 1970s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of GE 460 lounge chairs in original condition. Designed by Hans J. Wegner M.A.A for GETAMA in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Hans J. Wegner 1950s Oak Cigar' Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of GE-240 Cigar chairs, 1955
Produced by GETAMA in Gedsted, Denmark in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans Wegner High Back Lounge Chair, Model GE-375, 1960
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large-scale high back armchair by Hans Wegner with solid oak frame and original cushions in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans Wegner High Back Lounge Chair, Model GE-375, 1960
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large scale high back chair by Hans Wegner with solid oak frame and cushions in beige wool
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Hans Wegner, Oak Lounge Chair GE-290
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Hans J Wegner, lounge chair model "GE-290". Made of oak. New leather cushions. Designed in 1953
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Hans Wegner "GE375" Lounge Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hans Wegner: "GE375" Highback Chairs. Manufactured & Stamped by Getama, Gedsted
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Hans Wegner Danish Modern Cigar Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Danish Modern "Cigar" Model lounge chair, designed by Hans Wegner for Getama, unsigned
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hans J. Wegner Armchair Cigaren Model GE-240, Teak and Oak GE240 Chair
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hamburg, HH
Hans J. Wegner armchair, model GE-240, 'Cigaren' with frame of massive teak, armrest of oak
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Teak
H 30.71 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
Hans Wegner Mid Century Modern Brown Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Weesp, NL
A pure and minimalistic design by Hans Wegner. The GE-265 lounge chair. Produced with outstanding
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Lounge Chair in Metal and Sheepskin by Hans Wegner, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare lounge chair / flag halyard chair designed by Hans Wegner
Produced by GETAMA in Denmark
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Hans Wegner Mid-Century Modern Brown Danish Oak Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Weesp, NL
A pure and minimalistic design by Hans Wegner. The GE-265 high back lounge chair. Produced with
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Lounge Chair in Oak and Sheepskin by Hans Wegner, circa 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Lounge Chair in Oak and Sheepskin by Hans Wegner, circa 1960s
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
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Hans Wegner Oak 1950s Cigar Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner Cigar Chair Model GE-240
Produced by Getama in Denmark, c1950s. The Cigar chair
Category
Vintage 1950s European Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Bouclé
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Hans J Wegner Getama Lounge Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hans j wegner getama lounge chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, oak and fabric, every hans j wegner getama lounge chair was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer hans j wegner getama lounge chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right hans j wegner getama lounge chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Hans J Wegner Getama Lounge Chair?
Prices for a hans j wegner getama lounge chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $45,992, while the average can fetch as much as $4,049.
Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs
Best known for his chairs and other seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tables — Hans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant, often ebullient, forms and devotion to the finest methods in joinery made "Danish Modern" a popular byword for stylish, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.
Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.
In keeping with that tenet, several of Hans Wegner’s best chair designs have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.
Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs — for example, the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat — bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.
Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.
Find vintage Hans Wegner lounge chairs, armchairs, daybeds and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right lounge-chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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