- Designed By - Eileen Gray
- When - 1929
- Made From - Chrome-pleated
tubular steel, leather
- Manufactured By - ClassiCon
for Aram Designs
- More Info - This
very unique chair was designed by Gray’s for her own house. It was named after
the Michelin Man or Monsieur Bibendum because it looks
like him. It is quite enclosed and padded
making the sitter feel protected and comfortable. It is available in
black, brown, red or white leather or fabric.
- Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
- When -
1970
- Made From - Painted
plywood and chromed steel
- Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
- More Info - The
original version of the is chair (the 3108) was designed for the Danish
National Bank in Copenhagen in 1968 and it had no arms. The model number of
this beautiful, curvy chair is 3208. It was re-launched in 2007, named ‘Lily’
and made slightly bigger. It is available painted with red, white or black
lacquer, fully upholstered in fabric or brown or black leather.
- Designed By - Grant Featherston
- When -
1951
- Made From -
Solid ash frame, foam padding, wool upholstery
- Manufactured By - ?
- More Info - This
chair is an icon of Australian design and is shown in museums all over the
world. The design for the Contour Chair came to Featherston while sitting on a tram, casually bending his tram ticket
around with his hand. He noticed the shape which was formed by the two ends
arched towards each other. It is a very padded, comfortable lounge chair. The
big body compared to the thin tapered legs makes the chair look very inviting.
The upholstery is available in leather, wool and cashmere in a variety of
colours. There is also a matching ottoman.
- Designed By - Le
Courbusier
- When - 1928
- Made From - Stainless
steel, leather and polyurethane foam
- Manufactured By - Originally by Thonet, Cassina
from 1965
- More Info - This
is a very sophisticated, boxy, masculine chair which is very popular for
offices and is certainly a design icon. What makes this chair different and
interesting is that the tubular framework is on the outside and therefore on
show which is quite a statement and it challenges the concept of upholstered
furniture, but it makes no difference to the comfort. Le Corbusier described it as a ‘cusion basket’. The chair
was designed for the Salon d’Automne in Paris in 1929. It
is included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The chairs are now foam padded but were originally stuffed with down. They were
originally upholstered in black or white leather but now a range of brighter
colours are available as well as cow hide. There is a smaller version called
the ‘petite modèle. There is also a
two-seater and three-seater sofa version of this
chair.
- Designed By - Fernando & Humberto Campana
- When - 1991
- Made From - Natural
Wood
- Manufactured By - Edra
- More Info - The
Favela chair is made by gluing and nailing together
rectangular pieces of wood one by one into a simple armchair shape. Because
they are hand crafted each chair is unique and special. It is named after
the shanty towns of Brazil which it
resembles.
