- Designed By - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- When -
1904
- Made From - Black
Laquered Ash
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
chair was designed for Miss Cranston for her Willow Street Tea Room in Glasgow. It
was placed in the centre of the two ground floor saloons. The Willow Chair's
curved back forms the pattern of a stylised tree to mimic the name of the tea room and the lattice is made
from a series of short horizontal insets between the continuous verticals
slats. There is a storage
unit underneath the seat cushion. This chair is available upholstered in
leather, fabric or velvet
in a variety of colours.
- Designed By - Hans J. Wegner
- When - 1960
- Made From - Beach,
stainless steel, foam and upholstery
- Manufactured By - Carl Hanson & Son
- More Info - This
is a very impressive, timeless design and a very comfortable chair that
provides excellent support for the back, shoulders, neck and head at can be sat
in in a variety of ways. They were only produced in a limited number until Carl
Hanson & Son re-launched the chair in 1996. It is available in a wide
choice of fabrics and leathers There is also a matching footstool: the CH446.
- Designed By - Frank Lloyd Wright
- When -
1937
- Made From - Cherry
wood, plastic seat, polyurethane foam and fabric upholstery
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
chair was designed for Herbert Johnson’s house and is actually a reworking of a
previous heavier version that he designed in 1904. It is available upholstered
in fabric or leather.
- Designed By -
Hans J. Wegner
- When -
1948
- Made From -
Bent teak plywood seat and back and a beach frame
- Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
- More Info - This
was the first chair Wegner made using bent
plywood and after it he went
on to design different
versions of the shell chair.
This is the most traditional looking version. It is a very simple design that is functional and aesthetically
pleasing which is what Wegner
tried to achieve in his designs.
