Wertheim Chair by Peter Behrens, 1902

• Designed By - Peter Behrens
• When - 1902
• Made From - Oak and woven rush
• Manufactured By - Anton Blüggel
• More Info - This chair was designed as part of a dining room in the ‘modern interiors’ exhibition at the Wertheim department store in Berlin.

Balzac Chair by Matthew Hilton, 1991

• Designed By - Matthew Hilton
• When - 1991
• Made From - Beech frame, steel springs, elasticated webbing, foam and leather upholstery
• Manufactured By - SCP
• More Info - This is a voluptuous armchair for slouching and relaxing. It resembles Gerard Van Den Berg’s Loge Easy Chair. It is SCP’s best selling chair. It is available upholstered in a choice of leathers and fabrics and there is a matching ottoman: the Balzac footstool. There is also a two-seater and a three-seater sofa version of the design. It is permanently shown in many museums including the Geffrye Museum in London.

C1 Lounge Chair by Verner Panton, 1959

• Designed By - Verner Panton
• When - 1959
• Made From - Laminated body, brushed stainless steel base and central tube, polyurethane foam upholstery
• Manufactured By - Vitra
• More Info - This chairs shape is basically a section of a sphere that  is on a tilt mounted on a very simple base. It is comfortable leaning back and sitting upright in. It is available an many colours and has a matching ottoman.

BA3 Dining Chair by Ernst Race, 1945

• Designed By - Ernst Race
• When - 1945
• Made From - Cast aluminium alloy, upholstered plywood seat and back
• Manufactured By - Race Furniture Ltd.
• More Info - This chair was originally made from re-cast scrap aluminium that was left over from the aircraft industry as there was a shortage of wood in Britain at the time. It was shown at the ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition in 1946 and it won a Gold Medal  at the Milan Triennale of 1951 and became Race’s first major success. It was one of the first mass produced pieces of furniture made in Britain and 250,000 were sold between 1945 and 1969. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the V&A Museum, London and the Brighton Pavilion Museum, Brighton. The chair is available in many different fabrics. There is also a version with arms.