$2,194Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Regency 1820 Brown Leather Pollard Oak Chesterfield Office Desk Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare fully restored Victorian Chesterfield brown leather office desk chair with Pollard oak frame and original horse hair padding. Thi...
Leather, Oak
$1,042Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Aged Regency Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Office Directors Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Regency green leather, Chesterfield tufted office chair A good looking and well made office chair, ideally suited to go with...
Leather, Beech
George III Style Gainsborough Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian style carved mahogany Gainsborough armchair of generous scale, the shaped back over padded arms with acanthus leaf scroll carving over upholstered seat, the well carved...
Leather, Mahogany
English Leather Desk Chair in the Georgian Style
Located in London, GB
English leather desk chair in the Georgian style English, 20th century Measures: Height 138cm, width 45cm, depth 40cm This fine desk chair is crafted in the Georgian style. The ...
Leather, Wood
Georgian Mahogany and Green Leather Library Reading Chair
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
A mahogany reading chair After a design by Thomas Sheraton Of most striking design, the mahogany chair with its original leather upholstery having castor-shod tapering and turned...
Leather, Mahogany
E W Godwin Style of Two Jacobean or Old English Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
By C.J. Plunkett & Co, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
After a design by E W Godwin. Jacobean or Old English armchairs. Two Aesthetic Movement Walnut ebonized armchairs both professionally reupholstered in a quality green and tan leather...
Leather, Walnut
Two Glasgow Style Arts & Crafts Oak Armchairs & a Single Matching Dining Chair
By Archibald Taylor, Wylie & Lochhead
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor in the style of. Wylie and Lochhead of Glasgow. Two Arts & Crafts oak armchairs with crescent details to the top, an A-frame body and wonderfully shaped arms with subtly ...
Leather, Oak
$1,316Sale Price / item|20% Off
Antique circa 1900 Edwardian Directors Office Captains Armchair Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this restored circa Edwardian circa 1900 director’s armchair with heritage brown leather seat. This chair is really quite exquisite, it has a tiger oak f...
Leather, Oak
English Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with a Carved Mouse Inset to the Headrest
Located in London, GB
An English Arts & Crafts oak armchair with a carved Mouse inset to the headrest flanked by extended capped uprights with a shaped central back spat and a drop in brown leather seat w...
Leather, Oak
$2,469Sale Price / item|20% Off
1 of 10 Vitra Eames Herman Miller Black Leather Swivel Office Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Vitra
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 10 original vintage Charles & Rays Eames, Vitra, Herman Miller high back black leather office swivel armchairs RRP £34,000 These chairs...
Chrome
$1,104Sale Price|30% Off
Hepplewhite period Armchair, English Hardwood & Green Leather, Circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
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
$3,292Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Original Midcentury Vintage Aged Brown Leather John Makepeace Armchairs
By John Makepeace
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original midcentury modern John Makepeace brown leather armchairs A very good looking and collectible pair of chairs, they...
Leather
Waring and Gillows, Ten Arts and Crafts Oak Tub Chairs with Shaped Solid Seats
By Waring & Gillow
Located in London, GB
Waring and Gillows. Ten Arts and Crafts oak tub chairs with shaped solid seats and striking semi-circular stretchers. Two armchairs have been dismantled, joints cleaned, re-glued, t...
Leather, Oak
19th Century Burl Walnut Partner's Desk with Armchair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent 19th century burled walnut partners desk with original armchair and claw legs. 19th century burl walnut partners writing desk with armchair.This desk has functional curv...
Brass
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.
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