Once used as a perch for tightly corseted and petticoated ladies while putting on their shoes, the slipper chair has had perhaps no more vocal proponent in design history than the late Billy Baldwin. “Small women and football linebackers find it equally comfortable,” he wrote of the low, armless, endlessly versatile seats. “Those little chairs have a way of making everyone feel at home.” We couldn’t agree more.
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JMF Slipper Chair by Jonas Inc.
Price upon request, jonasworkroom.com
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Slipper Chair with Loose Pleated Skirt by Penny Morrison
From $3,140, pennymorrison.com
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The Brodie Chair by Liz O’Brien Editions
$5,800, lizobrien.com
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Draper Slipper Chair by Dorothy Draper for Kindel Furniture
$6,427, kindelfurniture.com
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Baby Chair by George Sherlock
From $3,600, available through rubybeets.com
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Dominique Slipper Chair by O. Henry House
From $3,090, ohenryhouseltd.com
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Aslan Stool by Beata Heuman
From $2,400, beataheuman.com
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Medium Slipper Chair by Billy Baldwin
From $2,850, billybaldwinstudio.com
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Nursing Chair by Robert Kime
$12,025, robertkime.com
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Madeline Slipper Chair by Baker
$5,097, bakerfurniture.com
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Scallop Slipper Chair by Oomph
$1,900, oomphhome.com
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The Rattan Lily Slipper Chair by Mark D. Sikes for Soane Britain
From $5,500, soane.com
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