Iconic office seating: design chairs and armchairs for lounge areas, meeting rooms, and desks
With the return to work, the office reclaims its role as a space of focus and balance. These selected iconic seats combine ergonomics, premium materials, and design culture, bringing a sense of elegance and composure to offices, lounge areas, and meeting rooms. Emblematic lines and refined finishes elevate the everyday and bring rhythm to the back-to-work routine.
Una selezione di sedute storiche interpreta l’ufficio contemporaneo: forme essenziali e materiali veri dialogano con l’architettura, offrendo comfort misurato e un’immagine precisa per scrivanie, lounge e sale riunioni.
The Barcelona Chair, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, embodies a pure modernist aesthetic: X-shaped steel frame, leather straps, and hand-crafted cushions. Conceived for the 1929 Expo, today it lends sculptural elegance to workspaces, conveying prestige and composure.
The MR Chair, also by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, has exemplified the cantilever principle since 1927: a continuous tubular steel frame with a leather or rattan seat that seems to float. Its elastic, essential line is ideal for meeting rooms and lounge areas, where visual lightness, comfort, and formal discipline interact with contemporary surfaces.
The Flag Halyard PP225 chair, designed by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler, merges stainless steel, woven flag halyard, and soft sheepskin. Born from a summer intuition, it is a bold lounge chair that brings texture and refined relaxation to executive spaces, creating welcoming islands for conversation.
The Archibald Task Chair, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud for Poltrona Frau, translates the collection’s signature softness into an office chair: swivel aluminum base, integrated adjustments, and Pelle Frau® upholstery. An authoritative yet comfortable presence that supports work with discretion and tactile warmth.
The Egg Chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel, features a swiveling organic shell, enveloping volumes, and a continuous profile. In receptions and open-plan offices, it creates intimate micro-environments, blending privacy, Nordic aesthetics, and timeless visual lightness.
The Wassily Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer for Knoll, reduced the chair to its purest graphic expression: polished tubular steel and leather or canvas straps. Inspired by bicycle frames, its tubular structure became a Bauhaus icon, perfect for lounge and waiting areas in offices and studios with an international character.
The Lobby Chair, created by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra in 1960 for the Time & Life Building, features three leather cushions linked by aluminum side elements, offering firm comfort with a prestigious character. Ideal for receptions and boardrooms that demand both presence and strenght.
The Eames Lounge Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra, combines molded plywood shells and leather upholstery to create a contemporary interpretation of the club chair. In the office, it defines reading and meeting areas, adding warmth and iconic comfort.
The Capitol Complex Chair, designed by Pierre Jeanneret and reissued by Cassina, combines solid wood with a cane seat and backrest, supported by distinctive V-shaped side legs. An architectural presence that brings authenticity and historical memory into offices and meeting rooms.
These iconic designs provide a solid foundation for the everyday: controlled ergonomics, tangible quality, and formal coherence. In the return to work, they bring order to space, support concentration, and structure waiting and meeting areas with continuity between workstations and lounges. Authentic materials and clear proportions define a functional environment, fully at the service of work.
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