$98,575Sale Price / set|50% Off
"This is not a chair too" figurative sculpture by Max Jungblut, Netherlands 2014
By Max Jungblut
Located in ECHT, NL
Unique and handcrafted piece by Dutch artist Max Jungblut. This "chair" is a sculptural interpretation of the "Searching" club chair by Jungblut.
Reclaimed Wood
P2 Prototype by Max Jungblut 'La Maquette 2018'
Located in Maastricht, NL
P2 Prototype by Max Jungblut (La Maquette 2018) The second prototype made in welded steel plate.
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Max Jungblut Club 112 Kvadrat Tambourine Hallingdal 608 Red
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Max Jungblut Club 112 Kvadrat Tambourine Hallingdal 728 Blue
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
The Max Jungblut Club 107 Walnut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 107 walnut by Max Jungblut is a timeless natural beauty, unique by its genuine material.
Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
The Max Jungblut Club 112 Divina Extra Melange 01 Blue Variant
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 79.53 in D 29.53 in
Untitled IV by Max Jungblut Table for Interior Environment
Located in Maastricht, NL
This is the line of one of a kind works that Max jungblut made before his seat projects. “Make the not shining, shining and make the shining, not shining again.”
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 58.27 in
Double Chaise Longue prototype by Max Jungblut 'Searching Club'
Located in Maastricht, NL
Chaise longue, Searching Club double chaise longue The latest work of artist and designer Max Jungblut in his long-term research project Searching Club series is the double chaise l...
Bentwood
Unavailable
H 41.34 in W 33.47 in D 38.19 in
This Is Not a Chair Too by Max Jungblut Artwork for Interior Environment
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
Within his long-term research project searching chairs, artist and designer Max Jungblut (Maastricht, 1966) explores the boundaries between artistic autonomy and economic, capitalist...
Reclaimed Wood
Max Jungblut Club 112 Divina Extra Melange 03 Red Variant
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
The Max Jungblut Club 104 Pine Wood
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
This is the first CNC milled solid wood version in the Club 104 solid pinewood. The original searching club model is a bit smaller compared to the white wood prototype. We divided th...
Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
The Max Jungblut Club 112 Divina Extra Melange 02 Green Variant
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 44.89 in W 84.26 in D 40.16 in
Reconciliation by Max Jungblut Artwork for Interior Environment
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The work titled Reconciliation presents a new development in the long line of woodworks jungblut has produced between 2011 and 2015, which can be typified as an exploration of the bo...
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 149.61 in W 35.44 in D 90.56 in
La Renaissance by Max Jungblut Artwork for Interior Enviroment
Located in Maastricht, NL
Alluding to a leaf, a raindrop, a seed, a willow or a mother with a child, the piece titled La Renaissance by Max Jungblut represents both a culmination of the working process and ph...
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 66.93 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
The Seedling by Max Jungblut, Artwork for Interior Environment
Located in Maastricht, NL
The work The Seedling presents another step in the development of max jungblut into an autonomous practice with figurative forms. this time represented by a seed, nature is not only ...
Reclaimed Wood
Club Monsieur MMXVI by Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The 2017 version of the Club Monsieur has a polished layer of transparent resin. The resin layer provides higher contrast and a clear colour definition of the wood. The resin also pr...
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
The Max Jungblut DC 114 Chaise Longue Upholstered in Golden Oak Aniline Leather
Located in Maastricht, NL
DC 114 chaise longue by Max Jungblut, upholstered in Golden Oak Aniline Leather is a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Leather
Unavailable
H 26.38 in W 31.89 in D 30.32 in
This Is Not a Chair by Max Jungblut Artwork for Interior Environment
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
Exploring the thin line between contemporary art and design what happens when the form doesn’t care about the function anymore? No context can define a clear border between art and ...
Reclaimed Wood
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 35.83 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary garden lounge Club Chair “Club 111” Outdoor, Colour Kobalt Blue
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The modern outdoor Club 111 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with ultimate seating comfort, designed and handmade in the Netherlands.
Plastic
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 35.83 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary garden lounge Club Chair “Club 111” Outdoor, Colour Granite
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The modern outdoor Club 111 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with ultimate seating comfort, designed and handmade in the Netherlands.
Plastic
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 35.83 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary garden lounge club chair “Club 111” Outdoor, Colour Sandstone
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The modern outdoor Club 111 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with ultimate seating comfort, designed and handmade in the Netherlands.
Plastic
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Storm Blue Gray Club chair “Club 112” in a felt woollen finish, Colour 647 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The Club 112 series by Max Jungblut has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Sisal white chair “Club 112” in woven woollen finish, Colour 100 Tonus
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Como Green chair Club 112 felt wool, Colour 937 Divina Melange 3, from Kvadrat
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Umber Red Club chair Club 112 in felt wool finish, Colour 557 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Tawny Port Red chair Club 112 in felt wool finish, Colour 620 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Ocher Yellow Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 457 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Donkey Brown Sandstone Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 413 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Sycamore Yellow Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 427 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Cape Palliser Orange Club chair Club 112 felt wool, Colour 527 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Kobalt Blue Club chair Club 112 in a felt woollen finish, Colour 747 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Moss Green Club chair Club 112 felt wool, Colour 917 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Light Copper Green Club chair Club 112 in a felt woollen finish, Colour 813 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Zorba Light Grey Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 213 MD, from Kvadrat
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Boulder Grey Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 147 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Bali Hai Light Blue Club chair Club 112 in a felt woollen finish, Colour 731 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Mine Black Grey Club chair Club 112 in felt wool, Colour 180 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 35.83 in
Copper Rose Club chair Club 112 in felt wool finish, Colour 617 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The club armchair, Club 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with optimal comfort in a relaxed but active position.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 114” in Pure Aniline Leather, Colour Egg Plant
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 114 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with all potential to become the new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 114” in Pure Aniline Leather, Colour Clay
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 114 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with all potential to become the new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 114” in Pure Aniline Leather, Colour Cornstalk
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 114 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with all potential to become the new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 114” in Pure Aniline Leather, Colour Golden Oak
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 114 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with all potential to become the new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 114” in Pure Aniline Leather, Colour Forest Green
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 114 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with all potential to become the new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Light Blue Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 731 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Paarl Red Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 547 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Syca Yellow Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 427 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Boulder Grey Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 147 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Donkey Brown Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 112” wool, Colour 413 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Green Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 felt wool, Colour 917 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Teal Blue Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 felt, Color 813 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Kobalt Blue Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 747 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Orange Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 527 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Mine Black Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 180 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Claret Red Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 620 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Copper Rose Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 617 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Violet Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 647 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Umber Red Double Chaise Longue couch DC 112 wool, Colour 557 Divina Melange 3
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 54.73 in D 59.45 in
Zorba Grey Double Chaise Longue couch “DC 112” wool, Colour 213 MD
By Max Jungblut
Located in Maastricht, NL
The double chaise longue, DC 112 series by Max Jungblut ® has a timeless design with the potential to become a new classic.
Wool
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$23,681Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$476,767
H 30 in W 57 in D 0.5 in
D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.
By United States Navy
Located in London, GB
An original, battle -scarred, 48 -star US flag from the minesweeper USS YMS -381, one of the first boats to start Operation Neptune. This flag is one of the rarest items from D -Day ...
Fabric
$194,500
H 32 in Dm 51 in
Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The...
Carrara Marble
Paul Revere Coffee Pot
By Paul Revere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Paul Revere Circa 1775 This phenomenal and incredibly rare silver coffee pot by the legendary patriot Paul Revere is one of only six armorial coffee pots ...
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$295,000
H 31.25 in W 41.5 in
Views of Hotel Well I (Moving Focus Series), Signed Lithograph, T. 280; DH. 67
By David Hockney
Located in Aventura, FL
Views of Hotel Well I, from Moving Focus series (T. 280; DH. 67). Lithograph printed in colors on TGL handmade paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition 15/75. or...
Paper, Lithograph
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$290,000
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
$97,409
H 35.04 in W 60.24 in D 81.11 in
Live Edge Bathtub Carved from Single Piece of Wood, Fully Functional, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Unique functional sculpture carved from a single piece of wood in the shape of a bathtub. This magnificent bathtub is carved by artists with basic wood carving power tools with dedic...
Wood
$239,000
H 55 in W 174 in D 62 in
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.
By Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...
Metal
$2,298,000
H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor, (Tant...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...
Canvas, Oil
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...
Leather, Paper
$87,493 / set
H 28.55 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Pair of Easy Chairs in Teak and Leather by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1950s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of Easy Chairs in Teak and Leather by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1950s Additional Information: Material: Teak and original cognac brown leather Style: midcentury, Scandinavian Rare ...
Teak
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 chair — crafted 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.
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.