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Cowrie Chair

Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair, Made In Ratio, In Stock
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s Belgian Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ebonised Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made In Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut Veneered Bent Plywood Contemporary Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ebonised Ash Veneered Bent Plywood Lounge Chair by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Ebonised Ash Plywood Chair with Padded Leather Seat, Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is inspired by the organic concave lines of sea shells. Featured in
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Plywood

Cowrie, Walnut & Plywood Lounge Chair with Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Walnut & Plywood Lounge Chair with Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio, Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
The contemporary Cowrie chair is a rock solid easy chair inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash, Walnut

Cowrie, Rocking Chaise Longue, Walnut Veneered Bent Plywood, Made in Ratio
By Made in Ratio, Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
Organic in form, and iconic in design, the Cowrie Rocker is inspired by the concave lines of sea
Category

2010s British Minimalist Chaise Longues

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Louis Durot French Post War Artist Cowrie Shell Sofa Settee Sculpture in Polymer
By Louis Durot
Located in Atlanta, GA
that provokes thought and curiosity." This is an oversized and stylized cowrie shell sofa settee. The
Category

Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Foam

Sculptural Rattan Arm Chair Designed by Ramon Castellano for Kalma Furniture
By Kalma Ramon Castellano
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Sculptural rattan arm chair with scalloped back rest. Framed piece of woven cane on backrest with
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Vintage 1970s North American Bohemian Armchairs

Materials

Natural Fiber, Rattan

Louis Durot French Post War Artist Red Lips L'echauffeuse Sofa Settee Sculpture
By Louis Durot
Located in Atlanta, GA
armchair sculptural work of art / furniture and an oversized cowrie shell sofa settee sculptural work of
Category

Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Foam

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Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
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Category

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Materials

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Corbu Bench in Walnut by DeMuro Das
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Located in London, GB
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By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
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Category

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Materials

Oak

Lily Stool, Ivory Bouclé Stool by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé stool designed by Christian Siriano. Also available in: Ivory bouclé, taupe bouclé, light gray bouclé, dark gray bouclé, charcoal bouclé Measures: Stool wi...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

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Louis Durot French Post War Contemporary Artist Blue Polymer Armchair Sculpture
By Louis Durot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 1970's, post modern or pop art sculptural chair by French artist and scientist Louis Durot
Category

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Materials

Foam

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Cowrie Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cowrie chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each cowrie chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ash, hardwood and walnut.

How Much is a Cowrie Chair?

Prices for a cowrie chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,235 and can go as high as $4,343, while the average can fetch as much as $3,235.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.