Jaime Hayon Showtime Chair: Modern Upholstered Steel & Plywood Design
By Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007 Manufactured by BD Barcelona Upholstered back and seat cushion with arms cushion. Measures: 52 x 55 x H.79 cm Painted metalic tubular steel struct...
Steel
Jaime Hayon Showtime Chair by BD Barcelona, Modern Steel & Plywood
By Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007 Manufactured by BD Barcelona Wood seat and back. Measures: 52 x 55 x H 79 cm Painted metallic tubular steel structure. Seat and backrest in plywoo...
Steel
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Upholstered Wood Chair Showtime by BD Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007 Manufactured by BD Barcelona. Wood back and Upholstered interior seat with arms cushion. Measures: 52 x 55 x H.79 cm. Painted metallic tubular ste...
Steel
Jaime Hayson Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime Hayson Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection.
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Metal Legs Natural Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime Hayson Metal Legs Natural Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection.
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Swivel Legs Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection.
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Wheels Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude Chair V10 For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection.
Aluminum
$3,150 / item
Swivel Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 65 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder coated steel or aluminium structure.
Fabric, Ash, Walnut
$2,142 / item
Metal Legs Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal legs showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$3,024 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel base showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$3,173 / item
Wheels Base Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wheels base showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$4,738 / item
Wooden Legs Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wooden legs showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: powder coated steel or aluminium structure.
Fabric, Walnut
$1,867 / item
Showtime Nude 4 Legs Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Showtime Nude 4 legs chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Ash, Walnut
$2,864 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Beige Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel Base Showtime Beige Chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$3,024 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Brown Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel base showtime brown chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$2,864 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Orange Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel base showtime orange chair by Jaime Hayon. Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm.
Aluminum
$2,864 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Red Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel Base Showtime red chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$1,867 / item
Showtime Nude 4 Legs Blue Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Showtime nude 4 legs blue chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Ash, Walnut
$1,867 / item
Showtime Nude 4 Legs Black Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Showtime Nude 4 legs black chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Ash, Walnut
$2,142 / item
Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Beige Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wooden legs showtime nude beige by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials:Legs, seat, and backrest in plywood with exteriors in natural ash, walnut, or ash stain...
Fabric, Ash, Walnut, Plywood
$2,864 / item
Swivel Base Showtime Red Ash Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel base showtime red ash chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$9,452 / set
Set of 3 Swivel Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Swivel Showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 65 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder coated steel or aluminium structure.
Fabric, Ash, Walnut
$1,672 / item
Metal Legs Showtime Nude by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal legs showtime nude by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$12,786 / item
Set of 3 Wooden Legs Showtime Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 wooden legs showtime chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: powder coated steel or aluminium structure.
Fabric, Walnut
$4,801 / item
Ash Wooden Legs Showtime Nude by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash Wooden Legs Showtime Nude by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
$2,142 / item
Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Green by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wooden legs showtime nude Green by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Fabric, Ash, Walnut, Plywood
$3,483 / item
Walnut Wooden Legs Showtime Nude by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut wooden legs showtime nude by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
Showtime Chair with Low Backrest in Beech & Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Showtime Chair with Low Backrest in Beech & Upholstery by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 52 x W 66 x H 78 cm.
Iron
Showtime Chair with High Backrest in Beech & Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Showtime Chair with High Backrest in Beech & Upholstery by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 66 x H 87 cm.
Iron
Set of 5 Showtime Nude 4 Legs Chairs by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 Showtime nude 4 legs chairs by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 86 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Ash, Walnut
Set of Explorer 5B Dining Table and Showtime Nude Chairs by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of explorer 5B dining table and showtime nude chairs by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 100 x W 220 x H 74 cm and D 55 x W 52 x H 79 cm Materials: Lacquered fiberglass body.
Glass, Fiberglass, Wood
Jaime Hayon Showtime Armchair White Lacquered with Cover
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Hollywood, FL
Original poltrona showtime Jaime Hayon chair. Made in Barcelona. 2006.
Leather, Lacquer
Sold
H 33.86 in W 21.66 in D 20.48 in
4 leg Showtime Nude chair in walnut, upholstered in leather by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new version of the Showtime chair by Jaime Hayon which does not make the original design obsolete, but rather compliments it.
Other
Sold
H 31.11 in W 21.66 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Jaime Hayon Upholstered Wood Chair Showtime by BD Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2007 Manufactured by BD Barcelona. Wood back and upholstered interior seat with arms cushion. Measures: 52 x 55 x H.79 cm. Painted metallic tubular ste...
Steel
Sold
H 64.5 in W 34 in D 32 in
Huge Showtime Armchair by Jaime Hayon, Spain, 2006, Blue Fiberglass and Leather
By Jaime Hayon, BD Ediciones De Diseño
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jaime Hayon "Showtime Armchair" for BD Ediciones de Diseno, Spain, 2006. Monumental, over five feet tall, lacquered fiberglass and leather. Very good original condition. If you have ...
Leather, Fiberglass
Swivel Base Showtime Orange Chair by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Swivel Base Showtime Orange chair by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 79 cm Materials: Powder-coated steel or aluminum structure.
Aluminum
Showtime Chair by jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Jaime Hayon
Located in New York, NY
The Showtime designed by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona.
Aluminum
$1,350
H 31.7 in W 18.12 in D 19.3 in
Jean Prouvé for Vitra Chaise Tout Bois Natural Oak Icon of Raw Elegance
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
There is no ornament on a Prouvé. Only structure, honesty, and purpose. The Chaise Tout Bois – or "all-wood chair" – is Jean Prouvé at his most elemental. Designed for postwar France...
Oak
$22,650
H 31.5 in W 30.71 in D 22.45 in
Metropolitan Chair by Ejnar Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen, circa 1960
By Willy Beck, Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in London, GB
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen Rare ‘Metropolitan’ armchair, model no. 2842/L designed 1949, executed circa 1961 Rosewood, leather Executed by master cabinetmaker Willy B...
Leather
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Sculpted Solid Wood and Upholstery
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$995 / item
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 20.48 in
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish No Arms, leather seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather back & seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather back & seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather seating, cane
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,250 / item
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Solid Wood with Wooden Back and Wood Seat
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$2,402 / item
H 33.08 in W 21.66 in D 20.08 in
Oscar Tusquets Mid-Century Modern Leather Wood Gaulino Chair
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaulino chair designed by Oscar tusquets manufactured by BD Barcelona. Solid natural varnished ash with seat in natural hide.
Ash
$510 / item
H 31.7 in W 23.31 in D 21.38 in
Gesture Chair in Pure Wood, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This beautiful, moulded gesture chair, designed in the 1950s, was the work of the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. With its welcoming design, the gesture chair creates a warm ...
Wood
$3,311 / item
H 32.29 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Laurameroni "Margaret" Modern Wood and Leather Chair by Cesare Arosio
By Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Padded chair with structure in wood painted wenge. Seat and back with polyurethane foam padding covered in Cat. A Nubuck leather. FINISH: Cat. A Nubuck leather 2118 and wenge-painte...
Leather, Wood
$3,200
H 29.14 in W 25.6 in D 21.66 in
Furcula chair in Jequitiba Brazilian wood in contemporary styly by Tiago Curioni
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This is perhaps one of the most complex chairs we have ever produced. With carved parts at every corner, including underneath the seat, this piece could not have been made by a craft...
Wood
$4,519 / item
H 42.13 in W 32.29 in D 36.23 in
Customizable Artifort Kalm Armchair with Wooden Base by Patrick Norguet
By Artifort, Patrick Norguet
Located in New York, NY
Kalm is Artifort’s large, new cosy armchair by our French designer Patrick Norguet. It is a sanctuary in its own right, a place to unwind and get comfortable. With Kalm, Patrick Norg...
Textile
$7,522 / item
H 38.98 in W 35.83 in D 29.93 in
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Playwood Walnut Granet Upholstery Lounger Armchair
By Jaime Hayon, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Jaime Hayon in 2010. Manufactured by BD in Spain. It has an elegance carried throughout the series, the comfort that this typology requires in an armchair an...
Aluminum
$1,280 / item
H 30.32 in W 19.69 in D 18.51 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Chair Model 77 by Niels O. Møller. New model
By Niels Otto Møller
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Danish chair model 75 by Niels O. Møller. New production, still handmade in the historical Møllers workshop in Denmark. Finishes: Walnut Seat: black Leather or Bla...
Walnut
ALLAY – Scandinavian Lounge Chair in Solid Ash Wood
By Daniel Schofield
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Designed to have a calming and inviting presence, the Allay chair brings together craft and simplicity to create an honest, comfortable and timeless piece. By engaging in the process...
Wood, Ash
Chic Circles in a Square Parchment Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Small scale round mirror within a large scale square frame wrapped in goatskin parchment with a recessed concentric circle pattern, designed by Venfield. Currently out of stock. The...
Goatskin, Mirror
$1,850 / item
H 33 in W 18.5 in D 19 in
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Arms, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern with a comfortable cushion in the thick weave fabric color ...
Oak
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
$5,033
H 28.35 in W 74.81 in D 35.44 in
Nomos Table by Sir Norman Foster for Tecno, Glass Top & Steel Frame
By Tecno, Sir Norman Foster
Located in London, England
The Nomos table, created by Sir Norman Foster for Tecno in Italy, is distinguished by its steel and aluminum structure, offering a design that is both elegant and modern. Its glass t...
Aluminum, Steel
$4,749 / item
H 20.87 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Large Handcrafted Solid English Oak Nightstands by SUM Furniture
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
A larger proportioned English oak SS1 Nightstand. The Model SS1 is a generously proportioned handcrafted nightstand (or end table), meticulously created from the very finest solid E...
Oak
$2,262 / item
H 33.08 in W 19.69 in D 20.87 in
Customizable CoEdition Dalya Counter or Bar Stool by by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
Stool, structure in natural solid oak or black solid ash. Seat and back in polyurethane foam of different densities, upholstered in fabric. Dimensions: 50x53xH84cm - assise / seat 65...
Fabric, Upholstery
$1,273Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.32 in W 31.5 in D 27.56 in
Scandinavian Modern Set Of 4 Dinning Chairs By Börje Johanson Vinga, Sweden 1970
By Johanson Design, Börje Johanson
Located in The Hague, NL
Scandinavian modern period set of 4 swivel dinning room chairs designed by Börje Johanson for Johanson Design Markaryd in Sweden. Model "Vinga". Upholstered with black faux leather...
Metal
Custom Greenwich Side Table by MC Home, Hand-Crafted Modern Design
By MC Home
Located in New York, NY
Versatile side table with multi-sided diagonal base and a shelf. A perfect match for Greenwich coffee table. Shown in medium cerused oak. Lead time: 6-8 weeks width: 28" depth: 18...
Wood
Marble Worked Stool in Carrara Marble
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Marble worked in real Carrara marble, hand-sculpted with a stylized line. Each piece is unique and exceptional. Available in white marble or grey marble, please precise finish...
Marble
$3,200 / set
H 23 in W 10 in D 20 in
Vintage Pair Brown Glazed Elephant Garden Stands Stools Benches Drink Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of vintage brown glazed elephant garden stands. Used as benches, stools, stands, side tables, end tables or drink tables. No chips or breaks. Dimensions: 23 H x 10 W x 20 D.
Ceramic
Bertu Platform Bed, Sabi Modern Platform Bed, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Sabi Modern Platform Bed is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each is hand-made from solid white maple (or the wood of your choice) and finished with a beaut...
Maple
Primitive Hand-Chiseled Horse Sculptures, Wood, Spain, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two hand-chiseled horse sculptures with a primitive aesthetic. Their weathered finish adds character and suggests a sense of history. Placed on a fireplace mantel, they likely serv...
Wood
$5,600 / item
H 32 in W 32 in D 43 in
Modern Modular Upholstered Armchair with Aluminum Frame by KLEIN
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasking ourselves to design a robust sofa that could stand up against two small children yet look simple and elegant in a family home, we developed the Pillow Sofa. It’s laser cut, p...
Aluminum
LINLEY Riviera Quilted Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
The classic office chair receives a contemporary LINLEY twist with the Riviera Quilted desk chair. Structured and formal but reassuringly comfortable and practical, this chair featur...
Leather, Walnut
Philippe Adamantidis organic sculpture Belgium 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful sculpture designed by Philippe Adamantidis and made in his own atelier in Belgium in 1970. This organic sculpture has an amazing appearance. Attractive from every angle. Th...
Walnut
$6,400
H 11.75 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
2024 Atilla Kuzu for CondeHouse Barringer Slide Coffee Table in Japanese Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Barringer Slide Coffee Table, originally designed by Atilla Kuzu for CondeHouse in 2002. This particular example was produced in Japan in 2024. The table is comprised of Ja...
Oak
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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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