Ingram Street Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1900

• Designed By - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
• When - 1900
• Made From - Oak and upholstery
• Manufactured By - Cassina
• More Info - This tall, elegant chair was designed for the Ingram Street Tea Rooms in Glasgow. This high back version is 148cm tall. There is also a lower back dining chair version. It is available in natural or black lacquered oak or ash. The seat is available upholstered in leather and a variety of fabrics.

Paimio Chair (model 41) by Alvar Aalto, 1932

• Designed By - Alvar Aalto
• When - 1932
• Made From - Laminated birch plywood and birch frame
• Manufactured By - Artek
• More Info - This chair was designed by Aalto for his Paimio Sanatorium which is a hospital in Finland. This is the most well known and popular of Aalto’s chairs. The seat and back of this cantilever chair are formed from a single piece of laminated birch ply in a beautiful scroll shape and fulfil Aalto’s desire to push shape and structure to the extremes but still using natural materials. The chair was designed to assist the posture and breathing of patients with TB, making then feel more comfortable. The chair caused a considerable stir when it was exhibited at Fortnum and Mason in London in 1933 as it was technologically groundbreaking and very different from anything else that had been seen before. It was inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Wassily Chair. It is the best known piece of furniture made by Artek and they are still made in the same factory, using some of the same tool and wood from the same forests as when they were first produced. It is in the permanent collection of many museums including MoMA. It is available with a white or black seat.

Model 412 Cab Chair by Mario Bellini, 1977

• Designed By - Mario Bellini
• When - 1977
• Made From - Steel frame and leather
• Manufactured By - Cassina
• More Info - This chair has an enamelled steel frame with a leather skin on top that zips up at the sides. It has a very simple form but the leather covering gives it a twist and makes it very tactile. It received the 1979 ASID & ROSCOE awards and is included in collections in the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The design is also available as an armchair and a barstool and it is available in 9 colours.

F585 by Geoffrey Harcourt, 1967

• Designed By - Geoffrey Harcourt
• When - 1967
• Made From - Foam upholstered shell, powder coated metal base
• Manufactured By - Artifort
• More Info - This comfortable, quite futuristic looking chair is part of a series of chairs which are all the same shape but have different heights and widths, and a matching ottoman. There are many fabric and leather upholstery options to choose from and the base is available in different colours and finishes.

Embryo Chair by Marc Newson, 1988

• Designed By - Marc Newson
• When - 1988
• Made From - Moulded polyurethane foam, chromed steel, bi-elastic fabric
• Manufactured By - de de ce (in Sydney) and by Idee (in Tokyo)
• More Info - This chair was designed for Cappellini. It is a simple smooth shape and is available in many colours. It only has three legs, the front two legs are joined and run through the chair. The Embryo chair was the first Newson chair to go into production. The Embryo chair looks familiar now, but its rounded shape was radically new 20 years ago. Newson said “no one was making things in bright colours that were curvy and seductive and sensual. I’d been subconsciously developing a style, and with that piece I think I defined what that style was.”