S33 Side Chair by Mart Stam, 1926

• Designed By - Mart Stam
• When - 1926
• Made From - Lacquered cast tubular steel and leather
• Manufactured By - SCP
• More Info - This is one of the earliest examples of a cantilever chair and it has a very springy frame. The leather or fabric seat and back are held in place by lacing which looks like the back of a corset.

Utrecht Chair by Gerrit Rietveld, 1935

• Designed By - Gerrit Rietveld
• When - 1935
• Made From - Steel frame, Polyurethane foam and polyester padding and fabric upholstery
• Manufactured By - Cassina
• More Info - This low armchair is not one of Rietveld’s best known designs but is an interesting and quite modern looking chair. It was actually his first upholstered lounge chair design. It has lovely white stitching along the edges, which stands out especially well against black fabric. It is available upholstered in fabric or leather in many different colours and has been manufactured by Cassina since 1988 which marked 100 years since his birth. There are also two-seater and three-seater sofa versions of it.

LC7 Swivel Chair by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Periand, 1928

• Designed By - Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Periand 
• When - 1928
• Made From - Tubular stainless steel and leather upholstery
• Manufactured By - Cassina
• More Info - This chair was designed as part of the 'Living equipment' collection by le Corbusier at the Salon d'Automne in Paris 1929. It has a swivelling seat, designed to make it easier to talk to people around you without straining your neck or back. It is currently included in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art. It is available upholstered in black leather and cream, grey, red or black fabric. The tubular steel frame is available in polished chrome, matte black, gloss black, gloss grey, gloss light blue and gloss green. There is also now an ‘LC7 Outdoor’ edition.

Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen, 1948

• Designed By - Eero Saarinen
• When - 1948
• Made From - Upholstery, fiberglass and steel rods
• Manufactured By - Knoll
• More Info - This chair is designed to make whoever is sitting in it feel relaxed and secure and it is a good chair to curl up in, which is why it was named the Womb chair. It is available with wool, fabric or leather upholstery in many different colours. There are three adult sizes and there is a child’s version. There is a matching ottoman.