Red Crimson Eames Herman Miller Vintage Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractive patina, distinct...
Fiberglass
1986 Ward Bennett Brickel Associates Executive Office Chair, Oak & Fabric (4x)
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Executive Office Chair designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates in 1970. These particular examples were produced in 1986 in the United States. The chair features an...
Steel
Industrial Desk Chair, 1940’s
Located in Doylestown, PA
An industrial desk chair with adjustable seat height, steel base and leather seat and back rest. Mid 1940’s, very comfortable with great lower back support.
Steel
Modernist Cantilever Armchair by Jindrich Halabala, Chromed Metal, Veneered Wood
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist cantilever chair H-128 designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody, Brno. This item is restored on request and available in different amounts. Delivery ti...
Chrome
$10,075 / item
Calathea White Leather Swivel Office Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Calathea swivel office chair features a leather plus 9323 upholstery with a pewter painted metal structure. The chair includes a quilted insert for added comfort and ergonomic suppor...
Leather
Jacques Quinet Desk Chair, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful armchair in original stitched leather and patina.
Leather
Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather
Otto Zapf for Knoll International, desk chair, leather, lacquered metal, United States, design 1974 When Bobby Cadwallader, the former president of Knoll, encountered the German des...
Metal
1970s Green Velvet Office Desk Chair with Chrome Frame, Mid-Century
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Green Velvet Office Desk Chair, Chrome Frame, Italy, 1970s Elegant vintage desk / office chair manufactured in Italy in the 1970s typical example of Italian mid-century craf...
Chrome, Metal
$1,977
Art Deco Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1930 Czech Republic. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual ren...
Walnut
$3,325 / item
Kalida Acid Green Leather Office Chair
By Pier Luigi Frighetto by Black Tie
Located in Milan, IT
Kalida office chair features a swivel seat and backrest crafted from curved beech wood, padded with high-resilience expanded polyurethane for comfort. Designed for office, contract, ...
Metal
black skai & aluminum 1970s DSC 106 chair by Anonima Castelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Black skai seat and back, aluminum frame with plastic coated legs.
Aluminum
Desk Office Dining Arm Chair by Kay Korbing for JG Furniture New York
By Kay Korbing
Located in New York, NY
Rare Kay Korbing for JG furniture arm, or desk chair having black leather chicklet style arms, fabric seat and back on aluminum star base, with original ball coaster feet. The chairs...
Aluminum
$1,690Sale Price|35% Off
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Ondo" Executive Leather 1970s Desk Chair
Located in Peabody, MA
A Saporiti Italia “Onda” executive swivel desk chair in leather with polished steel swivel base designed by Giovanni Offredi, ca. 1970s
Steel
2001 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, Model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2001. The desi...
Aluminum, Steel
Herman Miller Eames White Leather Aluminum Group Office Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, efficient, comfortable, and iconic. The perfect desk chair. Creamy white leather with polished aluminum frame. Presents well with even color. Signed and guaranteed authentic...
Aluminum
$8,192Sale Price|20% Off
Giorgetti Clip Office Leather Walnut Chair Designed by M2atelier
Located in Boston, MA
Designed by M2ATELIER Clip executive office armchair in Ivory Saddle Leather with back structure in profiled steel, seat in Polimex (composite polyester/polyurethane material), and ...
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Heywood Wakefield Eames Style Rosewood Chair and Ottoman
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a finely crafted chair and ottoman by Heywood Wakefield. The back is made of bentwood and veneered in a richly grained rosewood. The chair and ottoman have aluminum bases tha...
Leather, Bentwood
1995 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair in Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair, Model EA437, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to the year 19...
Aluminum
2014 Studio 7.5 for Herman Miller Setu Grey Mesh Desk Chair in Grey Mesh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Setu Desk Chair, originally designed by Studio 7.5 for Herman Miller in 2009. These particular examples were produced in the United States and date to the year 2014. The de...
Aluminum
$3,740Sale Price|20% Off
Meow Office Chair in Pink Velvet – Kids’ Swivel Desk Chair by MAGILORE
Located in Vila Nova de Famalicão, PT
Bring playful elegance and comfort to your child’s room with the Meow Office Chair in Pink Velvet, a whimsical swivel chair designed to combine functionality with charm. With its ro...
Velvet, Lacquer, Faux Fur
Vintage Chrome Toned Cantilever Armchair - Mid-Century Office or Accent Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage mid-century cantilever armchair with polished chrome tone frame and warm brown wool-like- blend upholstery. The chair features a generously curved backrest, angled seat, and ...
Chrome
$1,850 / item
Charles Pollock Executive Desk Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 5 1980's vintage, Charles Pollock black executive desk chair for Knoll. The ultimate ergonomic, office desk chair designed by this George Nelson apprentice, Charles Pollock. S...
Chrome
Pair of Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Set 'Oxford' Chairs
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, pair of 'Oxford' chairs, metal, fabric, Denmark, design 1965. These classic executive office chairs feature a medium high back (as opposed to the mod...
Metal
Vintage Eames Time Life Gray Velvet Office Chair Herman Miller 1978
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern gray Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller was manufactured in 1978. This classic executive des...
Aluminum, Steel
$4,117 / item
Uram Desk Chair by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Uram Desk Chair by Madheke Dimensions: D 58.7 x W 56.2 x H 45.8 cm. Materials: Sleek metal frame, structurally reinforced, Brass-capped joints and frame ends, Leather upholstered sea...
Leather, Upholstery
Ross Lovegrove Bluebelle chair Y2K style design space age
By Ross Lovegrove, Driade
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
White and transparent combination chair. Ross Lovegrove designed it in 1996 for Driade. This chair is a chair that Ross Lovegrove redesigned from George Nelson's DAF chair. Highly ...
Steel
$4,692Sale Price|20% Off
Lazy Bones Kashmir Leather Chair on Wheels by Studiopepe for Baxter, Italy
By Studiopepe, Baxter
Located in Boston, MA
Made in Italy. Equal parts contemporary, classic, futuristic and quirky. A truly chameleonic piece and Elle Decor IDA winner. According to a Studiopepe designer, "We were looking fo...
Leather
Vintage 1950s Studio BBPR Design Chairs for Arflex with Iron Frame
By Studio BBPR, Arflex
Located in Rome, IT
Presenting iconic vintage chair designed by the renowned studio BBPR for Arflex, originating from the enchanting 1950s. These timeless classics radiate a unique charm that promises t...
Iron
$1,123Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Architect Chair by Jørgen Rasmussen for Kevi, 1970s
By Kevi, Jørgen Rasmussen
Located in Karis, Nyland
The classic Danish architect chair in vibrant red, designed by Jorgen Rasmussen for Kevi, with adjustable plywood seat and backrest and swiveli...
Steel
Classic by Giuseppe Carpanelli Gran Confort Office Armchair in leather
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
This armchair has an unusual elliptic curved outline with slatted solid wood structure, the backrest frame is made of solid walnut, while the swivel base is fitted with a height and ...
Leather, Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
French Plexiglass Desk Chair with Leather Cushion Attributed Apelbaum, 1960s
By Apelbaum
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French desk chair attributed to Apelbaum featuring a curved amber plexiglass frame with angular chrome arms. This chair has a handsome removable patinated leather cushion wit...
Leather, Plexiglass
Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Desk Conference Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bumper desk chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Task Chair Bronze 4-star swivel conference room chair in a green tweed fabric....
Fabric
Vintage French Industrial Workshop Chair by Henri Lieber, Circa 1940
By Henri Lieber, Flambo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage French industrial iron workshop chair with metal framing and a wooden seat made of hand crafted Plywood, designed by Henri Lieber for Fl...
Metal, Iron
Mid Century Teak and Cane Desk Chair by Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel Denmark 1950's
By Kolds Savvaerk, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel
Located in Troy, MI
Rare model 110 chair designed by Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel Mobelfabriken A/S Kolds Savvaerk Denmark circa 1955 Slender teak frame with tapered legs, curved backrest and a woven cane ...
Cane, Teak
$1,140Sale Price / item|24% Off
'Oxford' Highback Swivel Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1968, Signed
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A highly collectible set of six early production Oxford high-back swivel chairs designed by Arne Jacobsen and produced by Fritz Hansen, Denmark. Five of the six chairs retain their ...
Metal
Art Deco green leather desk armchair with light green paspoile
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco green leather desk armchair with light green paspoile completly new upholstered and recovered with real leather
Leather, Birch
Gianni Versace Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Armchairs, Giltwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th-20th century Louis XVI style finely carved armchairs in Gianni Versace Fabric. These spectacular one of a kind antique walnut fauteuils or ...
Wood
Windsor Chair B952F by Adolf Loos for Thonet
By Thonet, Adolf Loos
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Windsor chair B952F by Adolf Loos for Thonet in very good original condition.
Wood, Beech
Black Ash, Contemporary Dining Chair with Floating Seat & Back
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking, contemporary dining chair with elegant scissor legs and floating back, inspired by the midcentury chairs of Spanish designer Eugenio Escudero from the the 1950s. The tape...
Ash
Eames Time Life Executive Chair by Herman Miller in Brown Leather & Brown Frame
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Stamford, CT
The Eames Executive Chair, or the Time Life Chair as we much prefer to call it, has always been our favorite Eames design. Originally created for the Time & Life Building in 1960, th...
Metal, Aluminum
1999 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Brown Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to the year 1...
Aluminum
Early Victorian Mahogany Armchair with Tufted Leather Upholstery, England
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An early Victorian armchair in mahogany with curved top rail, scrolled arms, turned front legs and saber back legs. Seat is upholstered in a tufted, beige/camel-colored leather with ...
Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany
Montgomery Solid Wood and Woven Leather Dining Chair by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Montgomery Dining Chair by Crump and Kwash Hand shaped black oak frame / commercial grade finish / handwoven black leather seat and back. Ships in 1 -2 weeks.
Leather, Oak
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Bent Rattan Desk Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with the timeless elegance of this vintage desk chair from the iconic Heywood Wakefield collection. A brilliant fusion of classic form and mid-century material...
Upholstery, Rattan
$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
Hepplewhite Armchair, English Hardwood & Green Leather, Circa 1785
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality English armchair from the George III, Hepplewhite period, made circa 1785. The hardwood, possibly red walnut, frame has a camel back with a well carved centra...
Leather, Hardwood
Eames for Herman Miller Time Life Black Leather Office Chair 1981
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern black Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller was produced in 1981. This classic office chair fea...
Aluminum, Steel
$7,500Sale Price / set|25% Off
Set of Eight Bert England Midcentury Swivel Steel Armchairs
By Bert England
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of eight Mid-Century Modern office desk armchairs by Bert England for Stow Davis. These executive desk chairs feature a flat bar Milo Baughman style steel frame with a ch...
Steel
2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Blue Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. This example dates to the 2010s. I...
Aluminum
Office Chair, International Style Wooden Adjustable Office Chair
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Darwin added wheels to the office chair in 19th century. In the 1970s ergonomics was added to design criteria. Today, it is the key element for whom spends long hours in the office. ...
Leather
Fabricius and Kastholm Tarmac High Back Desk Chair Swivel Base FK 6725, 1964
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Kill International
Located in Vienna, AT
Fabricius and Kastholm tarmac High Back Bird Desk Chair Swivel Base FK 6725, 1964- Original midcentury leather desk chair (seat height 19") designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kast...
Aluminum, Steel
2014 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Executive Desk Chair, Silver Mesh (8x)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair, Model EA337, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller and ...
Aluminum, Steel
French Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical Vanity Chair, Attributed André Arbus, 1930
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical / Art Deco vanity chair or stool attributed to André Arbus circa 1930. The piece has a dramatic form including rear saber legs and camb...
Walnut
Classic Hans Wegner Round Chair
By Johannes Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Sleek, sophisticated and architectural, wraparound armchair in solid rosewood, designed by Hans Wegner made by Johannes Hansen The chair has a solid rosewood frame, drop in upholstered seat, and wrapped cane backrest. The frame looks like it has a later, but not new, clear lacquered overcoat, the fabric seat shows cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Measures: Total H 29.5 x arm H 27.5 x seat H 17 inches. Know as the Round Chair...
Upholstery, Rosewood
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco Walnut Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco upholstered walnut armchairs by Jules Leleu.
Leather, Walnut
2013 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Grey Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to the year 2...
Aluminum, Steel
$34,458 / item
Pierre Jeanneret 'Library' Dining Chair
Located in London, GB
A classic design by Pierre Jeanneret, this 'Library' dining chair was created as part of the iconic Chandigarh project in India during the 1960s. Crafted from a solid teak frame with...
Cane, Teak
2001 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Brown Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to the year 2...
Aluminum
Victorian Walnut and Caned Seat and Back Rolling Office Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A clean Victorian Walnut and Caned Seat and Back Rolling and swivelling Office Chair. Measures 23.85" in width, 26" in depth and 36" in height. Seat height is 18". Arm height is 26.7...
Steel
Office Desk in Walnut Wood And Stainless Steel Frame by Bodil Kjaer for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Office Desk in Walnut Wood And Stainless Steel Frame by Bodil Kjaer for Karakter Coveted by renowned modernist architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis Sert and Paul Rudolph, Danish architect Bodil Kjær's Office Desk from 1959 has been dubbed 'the most beautiful desk in the world'. Elevated on slender steel legs, the spacious, freestanding work table has an air of architectural transparency and is as practical as it is handsome. With its exquisitely pure lines, Office Desk is a premier example of Danish Modern design principles. The Office Unit...
Stainless Steel
Eames Soft Pad Management Chair by Herman Miller, Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A descendant of the Aluminum Group, this Soft Pad Management Chair was designed in 1969 and is cushier than its counterparts. This one, created in 2001, is upholstered in black leath...
Aluminum
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
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