Arts and Crafts Seating
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Antique oak Bobbin chair, early 20th century
Located in Uppsala, SE
Antique oak bobbin turned chair, from early part of the 20th century with new white upholstery. Most likely British. Very good vintage condition with minimal ware and light patina o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Matti Savijärvi, Finnish 1920's unique root chair
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing the stunning Matti Savijärvi 1920's root chair, a unique piece that adds a touch of vintage charm to any space. This one-of-a-kind chair is handcrafted from natural tree ...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Matti Savijärvi, Finnish 1920's unique root chair
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing the incredibly unique Matti Savijärvi 1920's root chair, a stunning piece of vintage furniture that exudes character and charm. Each chair is handcrafted from pieces of n...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair with arms that follow down through to the side stretchers. Ashbee used this version of armchair for his family home, off...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush
Heals. Set of 4 Arts & Crafts oak lattice back dining chairs & blue Damask seats
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. A set of four Arts and Crafts oak lattice back dining chairs with professionally reupholstered seats in blue Damask. Price for the set
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Philip Clissett A fine set of four early Arts & Crafts ash ladder back armchairs
Located in London, GB
Philip Clissett. A fine set of four early Arts and Crafts ash ladder back armchairs with pegged joints. Slightly larger than usual, beautifully made with sculptured ladders and all i...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ash
Arts & Crafts Bench in Oak and Braided Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bench, oak, braided straw, Europe, 1920s
This bench is designed during the Arts & Crafts period in Europe approximately around the twenties and designed...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Arts & Crafts Pair of Armchairs in Oak and Braided Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, oak, braided straw, Europe, 1920s
These chairs are designed during the Arts & Crafts period in Europe approximately around the twenties and designed by an experie...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Upholstery High-End Shape Chair in Upholstered and Traditional Portuguese Velvet
Located in Porto, PT
Pina Chair Menízia is a high-end chair with a simple yet sophisticated silhouette.
Designed to offer the utmost comfort and make a statement in any living space, Pina Chair Menízi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Brass
Semo Armchair with Yellow and Green Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in New York, NY
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
N-Gene Armchair with Blue Checker Fabric and Brown Leather
Located in New York, NY
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engin, in the 1970s. The N-gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholstere...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Beice Armchair Pastel Pink
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Model 606 Taliesin Barrel Armchairs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina, 1986
Located in Izegem, VWV
The Barrel chair or Model 606 was designed in 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Darwin Martin Residence (Buffalo, New York).
The chair with curved back was re-edited by Cassina in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Cherry
A Pair of French Canadian Oak Stools
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair of stools are copies of ones in a private collection. Jean Palardy, in his celebrated "The Early Furniture of French Canada". lists the original (plate 246).
His, he describes as a Flemish...
Category
1890s Canadian Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors.
Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Nylon
Arts & Crafts Ebonised Rush Seated Stool
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts Ebonised Rush Seated Stool, late 19th or early 20th Century.
An Arts & Crafts rush seated stool made in ebonised beech. The bowed rush seat and baluster turned handles...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Beech
Three Seat Shoe Shine Bench, USA, 1920's
Located in Austin, TX
Three seat solid maple shoe shine bench. Heavy weight and solid construction, the bench is styled in the arts and crafts period aesthetic. Each seat has arms and a foot rest, while...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Maple
Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Oak Armchair Attributed to Carel Adolph Lion Cachet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau armchair.
Design attributed to Carel Adolph Lion Cachet.
Solid oak base with original hand-carved elements.
Original solid macassar ebo...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Macassar, Oak
Vintage tub chair Joseph Hoffmann 1950
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Vintage chair designed by Josef Hoffmann in the early 1900.
This is a reissue made in the fifties.
The original fabric is under the new upholstery.
Upholstery is an acrylic fabric.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Textile, Bentwood
21st Century Hybrid No 2 Armchair with Bunny Ears and White Leather
Located in New York, NY
Hybrid No 2 follows it’s predecessor with a more feminine tone. Drawing parallels from “Alice In Wonderland” and keeping with the collections other worldly ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Beech
Arts and Crafts Style Stools in Turned Wood and Rattan, Set of 2
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Arts and Crafts Style Stools in Turned Wood and Rattan are exemplary pieces that embody the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, which emphasizes handcrafted quality, natu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Single Rope Easy Chair by Audoux and Minet, 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Un fauteuil de repos de Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet pour Vibo Vesoul.
Fabrication de 1940, dans le style iconique post Art Deco avec la touche Méditerranéen de la corde naturelle.
La...
Category
1940s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rope, Wood
L & J G Stickley Bow Arn Fixed Back Lounge Chair Arts & Crafts Mission Oak
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An American Arts & Crafts or Mission Oak fixed back lounge chair made by the L & J G Stickley company in 2014. Original finish, quarter sawn oak, arched stretchers, pegged & mortise ...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Shapland & Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak desk or side chair with pierced hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stretchers with a circular motif to the fron...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak, Rush
Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair with fruitwood floral inlaid decor
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with stylized fruitwood floral inlaid decoration to the backrest and sculpted arms. Seat Height: 45 cm Arm Height: 66 cm
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Oak and Leather Lounge Chair With Ottoman
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts style lounge chair with ottoman
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak, with brown leather upholstered s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Liberty & Co attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with inlaid royal crown
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak armchair with a royal crown to the head rest, inlaid with pewter, walnut and fruitwoods with further inlaid decoration to the back s...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Settle Sofa, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts settle or sofa
By Limbert
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with dark brown leather upholstery.
Measures: 69.25"W x 25.5"D x 29.75...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Matti Savijärvi, 1920's unique tree root rocking chair
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing the iconic Matti Savijärvi 1920's rocking chair, a unique piece of vintage furniture that will add character and charm to any home. This vintage rocking chair is a true t...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Past create Future by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Barstool contemporized. Painted, extra alder wood piece added and carved, lacquered with violine varnish.
• Info about Markus F. Staab
• born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Acrylic, Beech, Lacquer
Arts & Crafts Wood Chair with Yellow Velvet Seat
Located in Malibu, CA
Arts & Crafts hardwood chair with velvet cushion
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
Arts & Crafts JM Young Mission Oak Slat-Back Settle with Cushion, C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Arts & Crafts JM Young Mission Oak Slat-Back Settle with Cushion, C1910
Measures - 3...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Period Quartersawn Tiger Oak Rocking Chair
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Arts & Crafts period upholstered rocking chair, unbranded. Solid quartersawn tiger oak, raised solid crestrail, upholstered backrest & seat in a red, beige, & gold color plaid-lik...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Axel Einar Hjorth style Stool of oak with Cognac color Leather Strips 1930s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Old stool in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth and Martin Nyrop.
It's handcrafted in Denmark in the 1930s by a danish cabinetmaker
The frame is made in great quality of handturned stai...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
E A Taylor for Wylie & Lochhead. A set of four Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor for Wylie and Lochhead Glasgow. A Set of four Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with carved floral decoration to the head rests and a shaped comfortable back, drop in seat...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe. An Arts and Crafts walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms.An Arts and Crafts walnut armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Liberty and Co attri. A rare Moorish walnut revolving stool with Moorish arches
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co (attributed). A rare Moorish walnut revolving stool with Moorish arches and mother-of-pearl star shaped inlay on the feet. We have had the seat professionally reuphols...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley Brothers Style Rocking Chair C1915
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Rocking Chair in the style of the Stickley Bros. Quarter sawn oak and stained in a rich deep brown that has mellowed and aged over 100 years. Beautiful wide...
Category
1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Artisan Made Steel and Leather Hall Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Elemental design with references to the Arts and Crafts style. Contemporary leather upholstered bench having artisan hand crafted steel frame. The Bench has good weight and is ver...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Steel
Large Vintage Arts & Crafts Oak Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large handsome oak bench in the Arts & Crafts style having squared off frame with back splats, turned legs, and 4 decorative finials. Seat cushion has just been wrapped with new pol...
Category
1980s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Oak, Mohair, Sweden, 1910s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and green mohair rocking chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1910s.
Seat height: 20”
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Oak Arts & Crafts Mission Rocking Chair, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Mission rocking chair.
Striking American design from the 1900s.
Quarter-sawn oak frame with two hand-carved monks in the back rest.
The rocking cha...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
French black wood and Vienna straw swivel chair in Thonet style, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
French black lacquered wood and Vienna straw swivel chair in Thonet style, 1900s.
Thonet style swivel chair, adjustable in height. Black painted wooden structure chair with armrests ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Ralph Rye All Triangles Tall Oak Stool with Wool Upholstery Fabric Arts & Crafts
By Ralph Rye
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern Arts & Crafts style tall oak stool designed by Ralph Rye – referred to as the “All Triangles” design because all the elements of the stool are made with triangular shapes. C...
Category
1970s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Pair of Heywood-Wakefield Arts and Crafts Rattan Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of of labeled early 20th century adirondack or lounge chairs designed by Heywood-Wakefield Co. Wakefield, Massachusetts. Arts and crafts period chairs with an aesthetic ...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Linen, Wicker, Rattan
Arts & Crafts 'Sussex' Armchair By Morris & Co
By Morris & Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts 'Sussex' ebonised beech armchair
With original rush seat
Circa 1890
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Fireside Chair, Adolf Loos for Thonet, Austria, 1930s
By Adolf Loos
Located in London, GB
A fireside chair with woven leather designed by Adolf Loos and Heinrich Kulka and manufactured by Thonet in Austria during the early 1930s.
As one of the leading advocates of Modern...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau High Back Armchair with Rush Seat, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak frame with original rush seat.
Well designed tall back and elegant and...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Saikoro Bench with Precious Terrazzo and Brass Details and Historical Oak Stand
Located in Nijlen, BE
Our Saikoro collection is inspired by Japanese styling and we call it Saikoro because it meens “Dice” . The cubes in the Saikoro collection are like a dice.
This cubes, blocks, are...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Pair Leather club chairs circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair Leather club chairs circa 1920s
recently covered in leather & polished chestnut in colour
brass studded detail
loose cushions
very comfortable chairs,
walnut bun feet on front ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair.
Direct from England, a beautiful antique English “spinning wheel” chair with elaborate hand carvings on ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Coppia di poltroncine da camera anni 20, manifattura italiana
Located in Firenze, IT
Coppia di poltroncine basse in legno di larice ebanizzato con dei particolari e preziosi intarsi esagonali sullo schienale e lungo i braccioli. Di fattura italiana, costruite negli a...
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1920s Italian Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian pine wood Rocking chair
Located in Paris, FR
Scandinavian rocking chair from the 1970s in pine wood. The assembly is doweled with wood. The warm colors and rounded shapes will give a cocooning atmosphere to your interior. New g...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Pine
A pair of painted iron chairs by Joe Brown for Anthropologie, early aughts
Located in View Park, CA
A whimsical and yet brutalist pair of painted hand-forged iron “Blacksmith Blossom” chairs designed by blacksmith artist Joe Brown for - wait for it - Anthropologie. Circa Early to M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Iron
Vintage Arts & Crafts Solid Teak Carved Wood Slatted Spindled Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Solid teak arm chair. Features a square form with slatted back and sides. Back is flared with two carved florets.
Dimensions:
26" x 25" x 34.5"h, seat
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Teak
Vintage Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Lawyer's Bench, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Arts & Crafts solid oak banker or lawyer bench
USA, Circa 1940s
Measures: 52.75" W x 18.75" D x 35.5" H. Seat height 18"; Arm height 28.25".
Very good original vint...
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1940s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Stickley Mission Arts and Crafts Cherry Wood Settle Sofa
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style Prairie settle sofa
By L. & J.G Stickley
USA, 21st Century
Solid cherry wood frame, with original upholstery.
Measures: 84.5"W x 37.5"D ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of italian chairs wood and velvet
Located in Paris, FR
cute set of 2 small Italian chairs in wood and upholstered in warm yellow and red velvet. the round legs recall the tables of Gianfranco Frattini. Possibility to get a third chair.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Arts And Crafts seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Liberty & Co., Hachi Collections, and William Birch. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $54,000 while the average work can sell for $2,478.
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