Vintage Design Chairs

Explore vintage modern chairs by Eames, Saarinen, Bertoia, Jacobsen, Breuer, and more, with design histories, materials, and photographs.

Appoggio chair

Appoggio chair by Claudio Salocchi - Italy1971

Armchair by Aalto

Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto

Armchair 12 by Kjaerholm

Armchair 12 by Poul Kjaerholm

Armchair 19 by Magistretti

Armchair 19 by Vico Magistretti

Barcelona chair

Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe

Basculant by Le Corbusier

Baseball Glove chair

Batting Joe - Lomazzi, D'Urbino and De Pas Italy, 1970

Bellini Modern Chair

Chair 932 by Mario Bellini Italy, 1967

Bentwood modern design armchair

Bentwood armchair by Michael Thonet Austria, 1870

Cesca Modern Cantilever Chair

Cesca by Marcel Breuer Germany, 1928

Dondolo Chair

Dondolo Chair by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi Italy, 1967

Drum Chair

Drum by Guiseppe Raimondi Italy, 1969

Eames Aluminum Dining Chairs

Eames Modern Aluminum Dining Chairs

Eames Dinning Chairs

Eames dinning chairs images and description

Eames LCM chair

LCM chair by Charles Eames U.S.A., 1946

Eames Lounge Chair

Lounge chair 670 by Charles Eames U.S.A., 1956

Eames Plywood Chair

George Nelson modern sofa

Sofa by George Nelson U.S.A., 1963

Landi Chair by Hans Coray

Landi Stacking Chairs by Hans Coray Switzerland,1938

Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge

Chaise longue by Le Corbusier France, 1928

Le Corbusier Grand Confort Chair

Lounge chair by Paulin

Vintage modern lounge chair by Pierre Paulin

Marilyn Monroe lips chair

Marilyn Monroe midcentury modern lips chair

Mies van der Rohe BRNO chair

Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe Germany, 1930

Mies van der Rohe MR chair

Mies van der Rohe MR chair Germany, 1926

Mies van der Rohe Tugendhat chair

Mies van der Rohe - Tugendhat chair Germany, 1929

Panton Stacking Plastic Modern Chair

PastiIIi or Gyro chair by Eero Aarnio

PastiIIi or Gyro chair by Eero Aarnio Finland, 1968

Pedro Freideberg Hand Chair

Hand Chair by Pedro Freideberg Mexico, 1963

Piretti Pila Stacking Chairs

Plia Stacking Chairs by Giam Carlo Piretti Italy, 1969

Poul Kjaerholm - Chair 20

Chair 20 by Poul Kjaerholm Denmark, 1968

Rietveld Berlin chair

The Berlin chair by Gerrit Rietveld Holland, 1923

Rietveld Zig-zag chair

Gerrit Rietveld - Zig-zag chair Holland, 1934

Rowland Stacking Chair

GF 40/4 stacking chair by David Rowland U.S.A., 1964

Sling Chair by Clement Meadmore

Sling chair by Clement Meadmore U.S.A., 1963

Soriana chair

Soriana chair by Afra and Tobia Scarpa Italy, 1970

Steltman Chair

Steltman Chair by Gerrit Rietveld Holland, 1964

T chair

T chair by William Katavolos, Ross litell and Douglas Kelly U.S.A., 1953

Tatlin modern chair

Tatlin chair by Vladimir Tatlin U.S.S.R., 1927

Tomeraj armchair

Torneraj - (You'll come back) armchair by Piero de Rossi Italy, 1969 Bya clever arrangement of internal hollows and thickness, the Torneraj manages to become a very good armchair when sat upon and a quarter segment of a large cylinder when unoccupied. As in several cases of recent Italian design the use of stretch fabric and cast foam has made it possible to be comfortable sitting on almost any shape.

Tripolina chair

Tripolina by Joseph Beverly Fenby England, 1877

UP 1 modern chair

Up 1 chair by Gaetano Pesce Italy, 1969

Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer

Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer Germany, 1925

Wegner modern chair

THE chair by Hans Wegner Denmark, 1949

Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia

Harry Bertoia’s 1952 Diamond Chair for Knoll forms a broad, open seat from welded steel rods, joining sculptural shape with practical support.

Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen’s 1958 Egg Chair for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, a sculptural upholstered seat produced by Fritz Hansen.

La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames designed La Chaise for MoMA’s 1948 furniture competition, drawing on Gaston Lachaise’s Floating Figure sculpture.

Tulip Armchair by Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen’s Tulip Armchair for Knoll, introduced in 1957, combines a molded fiberglass shell with a single cast aluminum pedestal.

Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen’s 1948 Womb Chair for Knoll, with an upholstered fiberglass shell shaped for relaxed sitting and a light steel rod base.

Wishbone Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Hans J. Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone Chair, designed in 1949, combines a curved wooden top rail, Y-shaped back support and woven paper cord seat.

Shell Chair by Hans J. Wegner

The 1963 CH07 Shell Chair by Hans J. Wegner uses upholstered veneer shells and three laminated legs to create a broad, low lounge seat.

CH25 Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Wegner’s CH25 lounge chair entered production in 1950, pairing a shaped wooden frame with a hand-woven paper cord seat and backrest.

CH22 Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner

The CH22 lounge chair, part of Wegner’s first Carl Hansen & Søn collection, combines a broad wooden back with an exposed frame and cord seat.

CH33 Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Hans J. Wegner’s CH33 dining chair of 1957 has a curved veneer backrest and tapered wooden frame; the CH33P version adds an upholstered seat.

Wing Chair by Hans J. Wegner

The CH445 Wing Chair by Hans J. Wegner combines a high upholstered back, a solid beech inner frame and a slender stainless steel base.

Papa Bear Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Wegner’s 1951 Papa Bear Chair, now designated PP19, combines an upholstered wing back with exposed wooden arm tips and traditional padding.

Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio

Eero Aarnio’s Ball Chair was designed in 1963 and introduced internationally in 1966, using a fiberglass shell to enclose an upholstered seat.

Bubble Chair by Eero Aarnio

Eero Aarnio’s transparent Bubble Chair of 1968 suspends an acrylic shell and padded seat from above, using a metal ring to frame the opening.

Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen designed the Swan Chair in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, giving its lobby seating a continuous curved outline.

Ant Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Jacobsen’s 1952 Ant Chair uses a narrow-waisted plywood shell and slender steel legs, joining industrial molding with practical canteen seating.

Series 7 Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 chair of 1955 develops a continuous plywood seat and back, with nine layers of veneer supported by slim steel legs.

Superleggera Chair by Gio Ponti

Gio Ponti’s 1957 Superleggera chair for Cassina refines a traditional wooden chair through narrow ash members, precise joints and a woven seat.

Standard Chair by Jean Prouvé

Jean Prouvé’s Standard Chair uses broad hollow rear legs and narrow tubular front legs to express the different loads carried by its steel frame.

Red Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld

Rietveld’s Red Blue Chair combines separate wooden rails and planes; its primary colours, applied around 1923, connect the design with De Stijl.

Paimio Armchair by Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto’s 1932 Paimio Armchair combines a curled plywood seat with laminated birch side frames, developed for the Paimio sanatorium interior.