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Low Chair 'Gropius CS2' by NOOM, Wooden Legs
By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Low chair GROPIUS CS1 by Noom Model : Category Wool - Calico 29 Designer: Kateryna Sokolova Dimensions: Height: 71 cm / 27,95 in Width: 75 cm / 29,53 in Depth: 75 cm / 29,53 in Seat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Chairs

Materials

Wool, Foam, Wood, Plywood

Low Chair 'Gropius CS2' by NOOM, Wooden Legs
Low Chair 'Gropius CS2' by NOOM, Wooden Legs
H 27.96 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Slide Design Angolo Retto Kids Chair in Chocolate Brown by Slide Studio
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angolo Retto is a chair with an extremely compact design: its dimensions and its essential shape make it an ideal product for both contract and private homes. Angolo Retto customizes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Slide Design Angolo Retto Kids Chair in Pumpkin Orange by Slide Studio
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angolo Retto is a chair with an extremely compact design: its dimensions and its essential shape make it an ideal product for both contract and private homes. Angolo Retto customizes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Slide Design Angolo Retto Kids Chair in Elephant Gray by Slide Studio
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angolo Retto is a chair with an extremely compact design: its dimensions and its essential shape make it an ideal product for both contract and private homes. Angolo Retto customizes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Slide Design Angolo Retto Kids Chair in Dove Gray by Slide Studio
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angolo Retto is a chair with an extremely compact design: its dimensions and its essential shape make it an ideal product for both contract and private homes. Angolo Retto customizes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair Concrete By Driade, Faye Toogood
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair Flesh By Driade, Faye Toogood
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair Flesh By Driade, Faye Toogood
Roly Poly Armchair Flesh By Driade, Faye Toogood
H 24.81 in W 22.45 in D 33.08 in
In Stock Roly Poly Armchair Charcoal by Driade, Faye Toogood
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Yellow Chubby Chair in 3D Printed Recycled Plastic by KOOIJ
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Shrimp 3d Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Black Chubby Chair in 3d Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Port 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Port 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Chubby Chair in Port 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
H 30.32 in W 17.33 in D 18.51 in
Chubby Chair in Guava 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Pastel 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Moss 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Moss 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
H 30.32 in W 17.33 in D 18.51 in
Chubby Chair in Brick 3D Printed recycled plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Blue 3D Printed recycled plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Blue 3D Printed recycled plastic
Chubby Chair in Blue 3D Printed recycled plastic
H 30.32 in W 17.33 in D 18.51 in
Chubby Chair in Citrine 3D Printed recycled plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Chubby Chair in Ember 3D Printed recycled plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. The chubby chair remains his most p...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pink Ribbon Chair by Nika Zupanc, Made in Italy
By Nika Zupanc
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The ribbon chair is the object that expresses the female language of Nika Zupanc with a strong and essential icon. The ribbon chair is an object whose identity expresses feeling and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Kartell Victoria Ghost Chairs in Powder Blue by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost is made of transpa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Kartell Victoria Ghost Chairs in Amber by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost is made of transpa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Milani, Transparent Green Polycarbonate Dining Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Milani, Transparent Bottle Green Polycarbonate dining chair A dedication to the belove...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass. Pilastro, stands out for its arch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Zhou Yilun Contemporary Black Chair from the Series "Animal Chairs" China, 2021
By Zhou Yilun
Located in Barcelona, ES
Zhou Yilun Contemporary Chinese chair From the series "Animal chairs" Manufactured by R3PM3 Hangzhou (China), 2021 High density foam, PU coating Mesurements 80 cm x 50 cm x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Acrylic, Foam

Roly Poly Armchair in Pink by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions in the ancient Casentino cloth from...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Wool, Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Faye Toogood, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions in the ancient Casentino cloth from...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Wool, Plastic

Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. In 1968 he received the Amer...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
H 20.87 in W 36.23 in D 12.6 in
Iconic Eero Aarnio Black Leather Swivel Ball Lounge Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
The ball chair was designed in 1963 and debuted at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1966. The chair is one of the most famous and beloved classics of Finnish design and it was the inter...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Seletti Pink "Lipsticks" Upholstered Occasional Chair by Toiletpaper
By Toiletpaper, Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
Mix and match the wildest graphics designed by Toiletpaper and get the most iconic dining room of all. Also available in blue. - Material: Fabrics in polyester, frame in wood with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Polyester, Wood

H Dining Chair in Maharam Velvet Upholstery by Estudio Persona
By Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our newest Estudio Persona dining chair. A comfortable seat is partnered with a sculptural back and blocky, padded legs. A comforting softness combined with constructivist sturdiness...
Category

2010s North American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Fabric, Foam, Wood

Minimalist Organic Chair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." Introducing the Collana Chairs, Armchairs and ottomans Collection, a testament to the seamless integration of aest...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood

Modern Organic Chair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." Introducing the Collana Chairs, Armchairs and ottomans Collection, a testament to the seamless integration of aest...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood, Fiberglass

Modern Metal Finish Decorative Sculptural Rabbit Chair
By Qeeboo, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
By Qeeboo, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Kartell Louis Ghost Armchairs in Crystal by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comfortable armchair in transparent and colored polycarbonate in the Louis XV style, it is the quintessence of baroque revisited to dazzle, excite and captivate. Louis Ghost is the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Kartell Victoria Ghost Chairs in Crystal by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost is made of transpa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Pink by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass. Pilastro, stands out for its arch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Prince Aha Stool in Fennel Green by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thought up as a colorful game of building blocks, the Prince Aha stool is composed of two cones to resemble the shape of an hourglass. An entertaining and colorful accessory, a pract...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Prince Aha Stool in Wax White by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thought up as a colorful game of building blocks, the Prince Aha stool is composed of two cones to resemble the shape of an hourglass. An entertaining and colorful accessory, a pract...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Seletti "Revolver" Upholstered Occasional Chair by Toiletpaper
By Seletti, Toiletpaper
Located in Doral, FL
Mix and match the wildest graphics designed by Toiletpaper and get the most iconic dining room of all. - Material: Fabrics in polyester, frame in wood with polyurethane padding an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Polyester, Wood

Seletti "Lipsticks" Upholstered Occasional Chair by Toiletpaper
By Seletti, Toiletpaper
Located in Doral, FL
Mix and match the wildest graphics designed by Toiletpaper and get the most iconic dining room of all. - Material: Fabrics in polyester, frame in wood with polyurethane padding an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Polyester, Wood

Emeco 111 Navy Counter Stool in Persimmon by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy Collection is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each stool is made of 150 recycled PET bottles. Like the original 111 Navy chair, t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Emeco 111 Navy Counter Stool in Snow by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy collection is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each stool is made of 150 recycled PET bottles. Like the original 111 Navy chair, t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair in Peat by Faye Toogood for Driade
By Faye Toogood, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

In Stock Roly Poly Armchair Ochre by Driade, Faye Toogood
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Maarten Baas Signed Limited Edition Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Maarten Baas
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited Edition made in 2009 of the iconic Arne Jacobsen series 7 chair. To pay tribute to this design, Fritz Hansen choose 7 designers from the young generation to pick out their fa...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 Black by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown chair, PP Tube #1 Black' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene tubes, no other material is added....
Category

Early 2000s Spanish Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene tubes, no other material is added....
Category

Early 2000s English Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, PE Pink by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Pink' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polyethylene sheets, no other material is added. The arti...
Category

2010s Spanish Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, Blue Rope by Tom Price - contemporary
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, Blue Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene rope, no other material is added. The art...
Category

Early 2000s British Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe by Tom Price, Contemporary, one of a Kind
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made from plastic rugs and a stainless-steel frame. The artist assembles a...
Category

2010s English Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, White Rope by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, White Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene rope, no other material is added. The ar...
Category

2010s British Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Meltdown Chair, Red Rope by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown chair, Red Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. Limited edition of 8. Available on commission. This chair is made entirely from polyprop...
Category

2010s British Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Leather 'Joe' Chair Designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, Italy
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in London, GB
This super sized, super cool, leather 'Joe' chair has now become a design classic. Designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi in 1970, this contemporary re-editio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rare Tom Dixon Grab Chair Design EPS Chair Polystyrene Chair O-BASF Brutalist
By Tom Dixon
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful rare chair by Tom Dixon and manufactured by EPS 2006 "Grab Chair" Made from polystyrene, making the chair lightweight, however surprisingly robust and comfortable.  Stam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Polystyrene

Modern Folding chair Tric Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Bonacina Italy 2000
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Bonacina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Folding chair Tric by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Bonacina, 2000s Folding chair mod. Tric entirely in transparent plexiglass. The seat and backrest are ro...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plexiglass

"Passione" Barstool with Bronze and Stainless Steel, Hand Crafted, Istanbul
By Bizimyer Furniture
Located in Istanbul, 34
"Passione" Barstool with Bronze and Stainless Steel, Hand Crafted, Istanbul. Designed by Hasan Samet Bizimyer. Design, Art, Innovation. Bizimyer Furniture Presents. Bizimyer Art / ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel, Bronze

Riddle Fiber Chair by Piegatto, a Sculptural Outdoor Chair
Located in Guatemala, GU
Other Specifications: -Seating Height: 15.2" -Chair made of fiber glass. -Weight Capacity: 350 pounds. -Usage: Outdoor use. -Maintenance: Clean only with a slightly wet cloth with wa...
Category

2010s Guatemalan Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Eero Saarinen Knoll Studio Set of Four (4) Mid Century Classic Tulip Armchairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb set of four (4) swivel armchairs of recent vintage, made by KnollStudio. Tagged under seat cushion. Metal labels underneath base. Dimensions: H 32" x W 26" x D 24" x SH 19" ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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Contemporary Plastic Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of contemporary plastic chairs available for sale. There are many kinds of contemporary plastic chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco contemporary plastic chairs are of considerable interest. Large contemporary plastic chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller contemporary plastic chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 1 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Many contemporary plastic chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Emeco, Kartell and Philippe Starck produced popular contemporary plastic chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Contemporary Plastic Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,210, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $41,977 highest priced.

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. 

Questions About Contemporary Plastic Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A common plastic used in chairs is thermoplastic polypropylene injected into a mold. Because of its strength and durability, thermoplastic polypropylene is a great material and it doesn't present the risk of breaking or a furnishing losing its shape. This type of plastic is good for chairs that might undergo heavy wear.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The world first saw plastic lawn chairs in 1965. Designed by Joe Colombo, the chair was called the Universale, and was defined by its blocky appearance. Find a variety of styles of plastic lawn chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    One of the first places to check when determining the authenticity of your Eames chair, is the underside. Nearly all chairs were marked or labeled. Shop a collection of Eames chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.