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Stanley Walnut Mid Century Dining Side Chair
By Stanley Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Stanley Walnut Mid Century Dining Side Chair This chair measures: 20 wide x 19 deep x 33 high
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Walnut Mid-Century Modern, Wingback Armchairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of walnut Mid-Century Modern, upholstered wingback armchairs by Paolo Buffa.
Category

Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Solid Walnut Mid-Century Modern Armchair by Ebena Lasalle Inc. of Montreal
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Walnut Mid-Century Modern Armchair by Ebena LaSalle of Montreal, circa 1960s. Well made from solid
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Walnut Danish lounge chair, circa 1960's. Beautifully sculpted frame with smooth joinery and a
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
H 28.5 in W 26.5 in D 27 in
Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Walnut Danish lounge chair, circa 1960's. Beautifully sculpted frame with smooth joinery and a
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
Walnut Mid-Century Lounge Chair
H 28.5 in W 26.5 in D 27 in
Wilhelm Knoll Antimott Walnut Mid Century Armchair Grey Wool
By Wilhelm Knoll
Located in Munich, Bavaria
beautiful curved and have a sculptural line. Frame is made of lacquered walnut The original Fabric is a
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Walnut

WALNUT Mid Century Modern CANED Dining CHAIRS, Set of Eight
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Set of EIGHT Mid Century Modern Walnut Caned Dining Chairs, c. 1960's. Lovely solid frames with
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

WALNUT Mid Century Modern CANED Dining CHAIRS, Set of Four
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Set of four Mid Century Modern Walnut Caned Dining Chairs, c. 1960's. Lovely solid frames with
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

WALNUT Mid Century Modern CANED Dining CHAIRS, Set of Four
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Set of four Mid Century Modern Walnut Caned dining chairs, c. 1960's. Lovely solid frames with
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair of Walnut Nakashima Style Midcentury Chairs
By George Nakashima Studio
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of George Nakashima style walnut midcentury chairs.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Perfect Size WALNUT Mid Century Modern DINING TABLE, c. 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Perfectly sized Mid Century Modern WALNUT DINING TABLE, c. 1960's. Comfortably seats 4-6 guests yet
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Perfect Size WALNUT Mid Century Modern DINING TABLE + Expansion Leaf, c. 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Perfectly sized Mid Century Modern WALNUT DINING TABLE, c. 1960's. Comfortably seats 4-8 guests yet
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Walnut Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs in the Style of Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs in the style of Hans Wegner. Elegant curvilinear walnut
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Sleek Mid-Century Modern T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Armchair Club Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Masculine and sleek walnut Mid-Century Modern armchair by Robsjohn Gibbings with new white duck
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Sleek Sculptural Midcentury Danish Style Walnut Lounge Chair Frame
By Milo Baughman
Located in Madison, WI
. Available here is truly a rare, FABULOUS, ICONIC Danish style Walnut Mid Century Lounge Chair in the manner
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Fab Sculptural Midcentury Danish Style Walnut Lounge Chair Frame
By Milo Baughman
Located in Madison, WI
. Available here is truly a rare, FABULOUS, ICONIC Danish style Walnut Mid Century Lounge Chair in the manner
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Teak Danish Rope Chair, 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Available here is truly a rare, fantastic and iconic Danish style Walnut Mid Century Lounge Chair
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rope, Teak

Midcentury Teak Danish Rope Chair, 1960s
Midcentury Teak Danish Rope Chair, 1960s
H 30.5 in W 30.25 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Platform Rocking Chair
By Paoli Chair Company
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern platform rocking chair in the manner of the Paoli Chair Company, with ochre
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak, Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This beautiful mid-century walnut dining chair set was designed and manufactured in the united
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Dining Chairs
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chairs
H 32 in W 21.75 in D 26 in
Danish Mid-Century Walnut Dining Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern lounge chair features walnut hardwood frame and high back
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Z chair in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W26 // D41 // H30 SW22 // SD20 // SH17 // AH5.5 Custom Handcrafted Walnut Lounge chair by Vintage
Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Z chair in Walnut
Mid Century Z chair in Walnut
H 30 in W 26 in D 41 in
Italian Mid-Century Walnut Chair & Ottoman
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
An Italian 1960s armchair and ottoman with walnut frames and brass details to the feet, upholstered
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Walnut Chair & Ottoman
Italian Mid-Century Walnut Chair & Ottoman
H 31.5 in W 19.49 in D 21.66 in
Mid-Century Danish Chair in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Chair has wood back support. Seat is created out of grey rope. Condition is very good. Mid
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Danish Chair in Walnut
Mid-Century Danish Chair in Walnut
H 32 in W 17 in D 19 in
1 Vintage Walnut Johnson Furniture Dining Chair
By Johnson Chair Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
walnut wood frame construction. Johnson Chair Co is the company that made chairs for The US House and
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

PVC, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair. Featuring a straight line walnut
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous mid-century modern walnut lounge chairs designed in the United States, circa 1950s. These
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Mid Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
H 30.25 in W 29 in D 33 in
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid Century Walnut dining chair, sculpted from American walnut, with a transparent, hand-rubbed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room ...

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
H 42.5 in W 19 in D 26.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chairs designed and manufactured in United States, circa
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs, manufactured in the United States, circa 1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
H 27.5 in W 29.5 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern lounge chair manufactured in the United States. This chair features a
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair
H 27.5 in W 29.5 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful mid-century modern walnut lounge chairs designed and manufactured in the United States
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
H 27.5 in W 27.5 in D 29.5 in
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair This chair measures: 24 wide x 20 deep x 34 inches high, with a
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
Mid Century Walnut Dining Chair
H 34 in W 24 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Walnut Brazilian Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Brazilian rocking chair, circa 1950s, in walnut wood, exotic wood and leather
Category

20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut Brazilian Rocking Chair
Mid-Century Walnut Brazilian Rocking Chair
H 39.77 in W 27.96 in D 33.08 in
Made to Order Mid Century Z Chair in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W29.5 D31 H29 SW23 SD19 SH18 AH5 Made in house using solid walnut wood for the frame with hand
Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut Easy Chairs, Italy 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Walnut Easy Chairs, Italy 1960s This is a pair of easy chairs that were manufactured
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut Easy Chairs, Italy 1960s
Mid-Century Walnut Easy Chairs, Italy 1960s
H 31.89 in W 20.48 in D 29.53 in
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair This lounge chair measures: 23.25 wide x 24 deep x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
H 31.75 in W 23.25 in D 24 in
Pair Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut Arm Chair Lounge Chair by United Chair Co
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut arm chair lounge chair by United Chair Co. Item features
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Ruby Red High Back Barrel Chair Fairfield Chair Co., c. 1960s
By Fairfield Chair Company
Located in Deland, FL
. The chair sits on an artisan sculpted walnut frame wrapping around the back, ensuring attention from
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Selig Style Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
By Selig
Located in Countryside, IL
Selig Style Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair This chair measures: 29.75 wide x 33.5 deep x 38.5
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Selig Style Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
Selig Style Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
H 38.5 in W 29.75 in D 33.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern walnut dining chairs, circa 1960s. These chairs have an ergonomic
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Chairs
H 37.5 in W 17.5 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Recliner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage reclining chair with tufted back and elegant walnut frame, perfect for adding Mid-Century
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Recliner
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Recliner
H 43 in W 28 in D 28 in
Mid Century Lounge Chair, Walnut, Leather Bordeaux
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mérida, Yucatan
Piece designed by Michel Van Beuren in the early 60s. It is an occasional lounge chair
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom midcentury walnut lounge chair. This chair measures: 23.25 wide x 24 deep x 31 high
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Styled Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid Century Modern styled lounge chair, intricately handcrafted and designed in solid American
Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Styled Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid Century Modern styled lounge chair, intricately handcrafted and designed in solid American
Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs C1958
By Viko Baumritter
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant walnut lounge chair with updated cushions, (not new) but in very good condition
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Walnut Lounge Chairs In very good vintage condition and
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Sculpted High Back Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern lounge chairs feature a solid walnut frame with sculpted arm
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Raleigh, NC
A stunning pair of walnut framed lounge chairs. Sculpted frame with cane back and a refined look
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Modern Walnut Upholstered Arm Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a mid century modern trapezoid walnut upholstered arm lounge chair with removable
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut High-Back Lounge Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
These mid-century modern lounge chairs are a true gem from the 1960s in the United States. The
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid Century Red Velvet & Walnut Highback Library Club Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Red velvet highback lounge chair. Features a high padded back and low arms over distressed walnut
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slipper Chairs by Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century modern walnut slipper chairs designed by Kroehler in the United States, circa 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

American Mid century Modern Walnut Desk/Dining Chairs 3 Available
By Lane Acclaim
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant simple design walnut desk dining chairs with beautiful backrest design all original
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

Erwin Lambeth Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Erwin Lambeth
Located in Countryside, IL
Erwin Lambeth Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair Each lounge chair measures: 29.25 wide x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Lawrence Peabody Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Lawrence Peabody
Located in Countryside, IL
Lawrence Peabody Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 29 wide x 28 deep x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Wingback Arm Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall mid century walnut wingback arm chair This chair measures: 38 wide x 44 deep x
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chairs. America circa 1970’s, iconic Mid-Century Modern
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair, American Mid Century Walnut Spoon Back Chairs W/ Fine Upholstery
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of American (Likely Baker) mid century walnut framed spoon back chairs. After the 19th
Category

Mid-20th Century Side Chairs

Materials

Suede, Walnut

Vittorio Nobili, Pair of Italian Walnut "Medea" Chairs, Mid 20th Century
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-20th century Italian walnut "Medea" occassional chairs by Vittorio Nobili for
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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Walnut Midcentury Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of walnut midcentury chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and fabric, all walnut midcentury chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 332 antique and vintage walnut midcentury chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Walnut midcentury chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Walnut midcentury chairs made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Walnut midcentury chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Adrian Pearsall, Jens Risom and Selig are consistently popular.

How Much are Walnut Midcentury Chairs?

Walnut midcentury chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,181, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $29,500.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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.