- Designed By - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- When -
1904
- Made From - Black
Laquered Ash
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
chair was designed for Miss Cranston for her Willow Street Tea Room in Glasgow. It
was placed in the centre of the two ground floor saloons. The Willow Chair's
curved back forms the pattern of a stylised tree to mimic the name of the tea room and the lattice is made
from a series of short horizontal insets between the continuous verticals
slats. There is a storage
unit underneath the seat cushion. This chair is available upholstered in
leather, fabric or velvet
in a variety of colours.
- Designed By - Hans J. Wegner
- When - 1960
- Made From - Beach,
stainless steel, foam and upholstery
- Manufactured By - Carl Hanson & Son
- More Info - This
is a very impressive, timeless design and a very comfortable chair that
provides excellent support for the back, shoulders, neck and head at can be sat
in in a variety of ways. They were only produced in a limited number until Carl
Hanson & Son re-launched the chair in 1996. It is available in a wide
choice of fabrics and leathers There is also a matching footstool: the CH446.
- Designed By - Frank Lloyd Wright
- When -
1937
- Made From - Cherry
wood, plastic seat, polyurethane foam and fabric upholstery
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
chair was designed for Herbert Johnson’s house and is actually a reworking of a
previous heavier version that he designed in 1904. It is available upholstered
in fabric or leather.
- Designed By -
Hans J. Wegner
- When -
1948
- Made From -
Bent teak plywood seat and back and a beach frame
- Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
- More Info - This
was the first chair Wegner made using bent
plywood and after it he went
on to design different
versions of the shell chair.
This is the most traditional looking version. It is a very simple design that is functional and aesthetically
pleasing which is what Wegner
tried to achieve in his designs.
- Designed By -
Harry Bertoia
- When - 1952
- Made From - Welded
steel rods, upholstery
- Manufactured By - Knoll
- More Info - It
is quite a sculptural chair. When talking about his chairs Bertoia said “they
are mostly made of air...space passes right through them”. This is what makes
this chair so interesting. Bertoia began experimenting with bending metal rods
in 1950. This chair has been in continuous production since 1952. There is a
vinyl seat cushion that snaps on and a fully upholstered version available. The
metal can be finished in polished chrome, satin chrome or white or black
polyester coating. There is also a larger model.
- Designed By - Poul Kjærholm
- When - 1960
- Made From - Leather
and satin brushed stainless steel
- Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
- More Info - This
side chair has a beautiful ergonomic shape and a tripod base. It is sometimes
known as the ‘Tulip Chair’ because of the shape’s resemblance to tulip petals. Kjærholm got his wife to sit
in boxes of clay to help with modelling the shape for the chair. It is
available upholstered in black, white, red and brown leather.
- Designed By - Hans J. Wegner
- When - 1949
- Made From -
Solid oak and woven paper cord
- Manufactured by - Carl Hansen and Son
- More Info - Also
known as the Y Chair, this chair is light, simple, elegant and comfortable. This chair is an icon
of Danish design. It was inspired by Chinese Ming Chairs. It is a very well crafted chair and it takes over 100 steps to
make. The seat is hand woven from 120 metres of paper cord. It has been in
continuous production ever since it was first made. It is available made from
maple, ash, beech, cherry, walnut, oak wood and painted in a variety of
colours. The woven seat comes in natural or black and there is also a black
leather seat cushion available.
