Top 10 Lounge Chairs

My list of anything Top 10 changes from time to time, depending on what I'm into and what I see going on in the industry.  Usually I have my loves, and then a few outliers that I'm feeling at the time.  Here is my list of current top 10 armchairs, not in any particular order:

Tom Dixon - Wingback Chair.  Inspired by the 18th Century British Gentlemen's Chair.

Hans Wegner - Papa Bear.  1950, Denmark.

Ray and Charles Eames - Eames Lounge Chair.  1956.

Arne Jacobsen - Egg Chair.  1958, Denmark.

Oly Studio - Sophie Armchair.  Updated Louis XVI style, late 18th century.

Oly Studio - Allston Chair.  Updated Louis XV style, early 18th century.

Updated Victorian Balloon Chair (also known as hooded armchair), 19th Century.

Holly Hunt - Tesoro Lounge Chair.

Jean de Merry - Ulm Chair.

Arne Jacobsen - Swan Chair.  1958, Denmark.

Any of these lounge chairs would make a fine addition to a home.  I can picture so many ways to use them in a home:  a pair of Tom Dixon Wingback Chairs flanking a fireplace in a study/ library (or a chic man cave!), the Jean de Merry Ulm Chair in a formal living room, the Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair in a family room... the list goes on depending on the style.  Comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, and maybe even better with an update like an embossed leather or textured fabrics.  I left out some of my modern lounge chair favorites by Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier because they deserve an entire post... future post to come!

(Images via 1stdibs.com, jeandemerry.com, hermanmiller.com)