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Modern Side Chairs

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
Building Blocks, New Modern Side Lounge Chair with Bouclé and Walnut Back
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Building blocks side lounge chair: An illusion that plays with positive and negative shapes through its design, the white version is made from leather and a metal base. Building ...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Dining Chair Offered in Brick Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Timeless design in combination with handmade couture techniques. The dining chair features curved wooden upholstered back for greater comfort. Offered...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Stacking Chairs by Vlad Muller in Yellow
By Vlad Muller
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of 6 stacking and interlocking armless chairs in bright yellow designed in the 1970's by Vlad Muller. When stacked the set is sculptural and geometric. Handy to have spare ch...
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1970s German Vintage Modern Side Chairs

"Coluna" Organic Form Horizontal Slat Polished Bronze Dining / Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
7 Contemporary / Modern "Coluna" dining side chairs in a biomorphic form constructed from polished bronze, featuring organically shaped horizontal slat backs. (PRICED EACH) (1 matchi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Olive Cielo Stacking Chair by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Olive Cielo stacking chair by Sebastian Herkner Materials: PVC strings, powder-coated steel frame. Technique: Made from recycled plastic and we...
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2010s German Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Chic 'Méandre' Bronze Side Chairs by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Méandre™ dark bronze side chairs by DESIGN FRÈRES® Chic and understated.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Salvador Hand-Forged Bronze Side Chair by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
2 "Salvador" side chairs featuring an organic biomorphic modern design inspired by natural forms and neutral tones, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH) (BY NEWEL MODERN)...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Hayche Dune Chair, Black Powder Coated Steel Frame, UK, In Stock
Located in Liverpool, GB
The design of the Dune chair is based on the repeated shape of the arch, architectural and mathematical. This chair has an elegant and light aesthetic and i...
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2010s British Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

"Banquete" Contemporary Polished Bronze Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
12 "Banquete" Contemporary dining / side chairs constructed in an organic form from polished brass
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Nico Lounge Chair by DeMuro Das in Solid Walnut
Located in New York, NY
The Nico Lounge Chair combines handsome proportions with timeless materials and an emphasis on comfort. Straight lines are tempered by curved edges and sloping arms, resulting in a t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Set of Six Vintage Orchestra Chairs, Sweden
Located in Hudson, NY
The set of six vintage orchestra chairs, shown here, were designed in 1932 by Sven Markelius and originally used in the Helsingborg Concert Hall, Sweden. Made of beech wood, the sta...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Jens Risom C275 Side Chair in Oak
Located in Saffron Walden, GB
The C275 side chair was designed in 1957 and first appeared in the Jens Risom Design ‘Contemporary Furniture Catalog Supplement’ of that year. The piece is offered with an oak frame, a laminated oak back and a choice of upholstery options. In 2010, English furniture maker benchmark, in collaboration with Jens Risom and Rocket, secured the European rights to reissue Risom’s 1950s and 1960s furniture...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Side Chairs - B&B Italia Iuta by Antonio Citterio
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Pair of white metal mesh and fabric B&B Italia Iuta side chairs by Antonio Citterio. Antonia Citterio’s work encompasses furniture, architecture and interiors and spans the last 30 years; most notably with B&B Italia, Vitra and Kartell. The Iuta collection is a B&B Italia icon that dates back to the late 1980s and has been produced and re-introduced over the years in a number of versions. The seating range uses...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Leather and Metal Side Chair in the Style of Jacques Adnet, France, c. 1950s
Located in New York City, NY
Leather and Metal Chair in the style of Jacques Adnet, France, c. 1950s. Simple yet sophisticated design consists of a clean tubular metal frame, leather seat, and hand-tied leathe...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gerrit Rietveld De Stijl Red Blue Chair
Located in New York, NY
Gerrit Rietveld (Dutch, 1888-1964) De Stijl Red Blue Chair, originally designed in 1918 with red, blue, yellow, and black colors applied in 1923, this e...
Category

20th Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Chic 'Méandre' Side Chairs by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of undulating 'Méandre' side chairs by DESIGN FRÈRES®. Bronze patina over steel frames. Natural linen upholstered cushions with contrasting piping. Chic and understated.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid century, modern printed cowhide folding safari chair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century printed cowhide folding safari chair. This wrought iron chair base forms a frame for his fitted printed cowhide. This long hair cowhide has been printed in a ze...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Cowhide

Atelier Linné, Sagitta Fireside Chair
Located in Paris, FR
The Sagitta fireside chair was made in 2023 by Atelier Linné. The structure of the fireside chair, the seat and the backrest are in leather, the base is in brushed oak, and the decor...
Category

2010s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Oak, Leather, Linen

Late 20th Century Set of Four Italian Maple Folding Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Set Of Four Italian Maple Folding Chairs in good vintage condition.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Maple

Set of Four Leather and Wood Dining Chairs by Poltrona Frau. 'Louise'
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Set of Four Leather and Wood Dining Chairs by Poltrona Frau. 'Louise' Color is an off-white to oatmeal. The structure is crafted with solid ash and beech wood with polyurethane foa...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Suelo Modern Outdoor Side Chair
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo outdoor modern side chair is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortab...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage OBO Side Chair, Made in Holland, 1960s-1970s, by Obo Eromes
Located in Hudson, NY
Wood and Metal OBO Stacking Chair, Holland, 1960s-1970s, by Obo Eromes. This slender rounded model is unusual and beautiful. Despite its delicate form the chair is very strong and co...
Category

1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Alvar Aalto Artek Mid-Century Modern 66 Chairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Alvar Aalto (Finish, 1898 - 1976) for Artek Mid-Century Modern pair of Model 66 chairs in red and gray color scheme, made in 2011 after the original from 1935, marked on bottom. Sold...
Category

20th Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modern Art Deco Revival Boudoir Chairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Modern Art Deco revival boudoir chairs, with scrolling backs centered with a chromed ring, on shaled square seat above ebonized tapering square legs, and rear splayed legs, upholster...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pierre Chapo S45 Dining Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pierre Chapo S45 dining chairs A set of six ‘Chlacc’ dining chairs model #S45 in solid elmwood. Extremely comfortable and in excellent condition. Fr...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Elm

Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern curved back dining chairs upholstered in black faux leather. Crafted of solid black wood frame for either casual or formal dining room or kitchen. This chair is ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Memento Chair, Jesse Sanderson
Located in Geneve, CH
Memento barstool, Jesse Sanderson, WDSTCK Studio Original signed chair by Jesse Sanderson Dimensions: 80 x 40 x 45 cm Seat height 47 cm With a sturdy oak school chair...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

Olivia Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Olivia chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 45 x 53 x H 76 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our children Elia...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pair of Equilibria Chairs by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Equilibria chairs by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 45 x 53 x H 76 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli an...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pupik Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pupik chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 120 x 120 x H 82 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Concrete Bench Pool by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Concrete bench pool by Helder Barbosa Materials: Concrete Dimensions: 100 x 40 x 45 cm Trained as a craftsman (école Boulle, 2014), Helder Barbosa is a designer who lives and wo...
Category

2010s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Concrete

Equilibria Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Equilibria chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 45 x 53 x H 76 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our chi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pukà Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pukà chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 135 x 110 x H 100 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pupik Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pupik chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 120 x 120 x H 82 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Olivia Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Olivia chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 45 x 53 x H 76 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childre...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Olivia Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Olivia chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 45 x 53 x H 76 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childre...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Pupik Chair by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pupik chair by Imperfettolab Dimensions: 120 x 120 x H 82 cm Materials: Fibreglass Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Segmento Pine Logs Chair by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs chair by Cara Davide Dimensions: W70 x D60 x H 86 cm. Materials: pine logs. Color: light brown. Also available in dark brown. Segmento perceives ordinary o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Segmento Pine Logs Chair by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs chair by Cara Davide Dimensions: W70 x D60 x H 86 cm. Materials: pine logs. Color: dark brown. Also available in light brown. Segmento perceives ordinary o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Aluminium Tootoo Stool by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Tootoo stool by Helder Barbosa Materials: Aluminium Dimensions: 34 x 29 x 45 cm Indoor and outdoor. Trained as a craftsman (école Boulle, 2014), Helder Barbosa is a d...
Category

2010s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Grey Aluminium Tootoo Stool by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Tootoo stool by Helder Barbosa Materials: Aluminium Dimensions: 34 x 29 x 45 cm Indoor or outdoor Trained as a craftsman (école Boulle, 2014), Helder Barbosa is a des...
Category

2010s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 2 Aluminium Tootoo Stools by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 aluminium Tootoo stools by Helder Barbosa Materials: Aluminium Dimensions: 34 x 29 x 45 cm Indoor or outdoor Trained as a craftsman (école Boulle, 2014), Helder Barbos...
Category

2010s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 4 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Heller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 armless chairs designed in Italy by Mario Bellini and manufactured in the USA by Heller. This chair design earned celebrated Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini hi...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Acrylic

Rose Velvet Minimalist Bar Chair
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose velvet minimalist bar chair 82.5 Dimensions: L 37 x W 39 x H 82.5 cm Materials: Velvet, steel.      
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2010s Danish Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Leather Non Stackable Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia leather is the leather-coated version of Mammamia, the chair designed by Marcello Ziliani, whose myriad of versions never cease to astonish. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Kartell Lou Lou Children's Ghost Chair in Pink by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The miniature version of one of the most famous design chairs joins the Kartell Kids line in several new versions. Philippe Starck's Lou Lou Ghost gets ne...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pair of Chic 'Méandre' Side Chairs by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic undulating dark bronze 'Méandre' side chairs by Design Frères. These Méandre™ chairs from our exclusive Design Frères® line are handmade in our Los Angeles atelier by o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Orange Weather-Resistant Fiberglass Outdoor Dining Chair with Bold Design
Located in Cairo, EG
Orange weather-resistant fiberglass dining chair with bold design. The Ibex chair draws its bold design from the majestic Nubian Ibex, these rare creatu...
Category

2010s Egyptian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Bluff Side Chair Right, Wood Sculptural Accent Side Chair, American White Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bluff side chair is an homage to the foothills surrounding Luft Tanaka's hometown of Kasugai, Japan. Poetic and architectural; planar yet curvy, t...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Pair of Grosfeld House Beige Faux Leather Club Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a pair of stunning Grosfeld House club chairs in the original beige-camel colored faux leather, nail head studded upholstery. They are roomy...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Set of 4 Kartell Lou Children's Ghost Chair in Glossy Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Following the runaway success of Louis Ghost, we’ve created a “baby” version of the famous Starck chair. Lou Lou Ghost inherits its “paternal” Classic line...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plastic

High Back Chair by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
High back chair by Karstudio Dimensions: W 42 x D 47 x H 105 cm Materials: MDF Frame Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and effect ...
Category

2010s Chinese Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Other

18"Ø Ball Ottoman in Latte Leather by Moses Nadel
Located in Oyster Bay, NY
Round, sculptural and uniquely abstract, crafted with supple European leather, the Ball Ottoman has the cleanest Silhouette of our ottoman collection. Our ottomans are hand-filled w...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

Florence Knoll for Knoll Parallel Bar Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Florence Knoll for Knoll modern side chair with button tufted details, raised on metal legs. 29.75” H x 24” W x 30” D x Seat 15" H.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Kelly Wearstler Marble Butt Stool, Sunset Pink
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Conceptually playful, the Butt Stool is hand-carved from natural stone and transformed into sculptural furniture reminiscent of human forms. This cheeky des...
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2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Marble

Kelly Wearstler Marble Butt Stool, Light Smoke
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Conceptually playful, the Butt Stool is hand carved from natural stone and transformed into sculptural furniture reminiscent of human forms. This cheeky des...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Chair in Sculpted Fiber Matte and White Gloss
Located in London, GB
KAMEH chair is an explorative piece designed with machine cut foam, cladded with fiber matte and painted in white with semi gloss finishing. Made in UAE Additional info: The w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam

Emeco 20-06 Counter Stool in Brushed Aluminum by Norman Foster
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco’s collaboration with Norman Foster resulted in the “20-06” chair. Foster envisioned a “neutral” chair - visually and physically lightweight. But th...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Modern side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern side chairs 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 side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Emeco, Jasper Morrison, Philippe Starck, and Sir Norman Foster. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $90,000 while the average work can sell for $2,120.

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