- 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.
- Designed By - Gerard Van Den Berg
- When -
1989
- Made From - Upholstery
with aluminium feet
- Manufactured By - Montis
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This chair is perfect for tall people and people who like to slide right down
in a chair. Its very curvy shape and smooth fabric makes it quite sensual. It
is available in a variety of fabrics or leathers and has a matching ottoman.
- Designed By - Giancarlo Piretti
- When - 1969
- Made From - Chromed
steel, cast aluminium and ABS plastic
- Manufactured By - Castelli
- More Info - A
space saving design, it folds flat and becomes only an inch thick. The thin
metal frame and transparent seat and back make it look very light. It is
suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Over four million have been sold and it is
on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It won the BIO 5
award at the Lyublyana Biennial and the Gute Form prize of the
Federal Republik of Germany in 1973.
The plastic seat and back is available in transparent and colours and you can
also buy seat pads for it which come in many different colours.
