Antelope Chair by Ernst Race, 1951

• Designed By - Ernst Race
• When - 1951
• Made From - Steel rod and moulded plywood
• Manufactured By - Race Furniture Ltd.
• More Info - This chair with it’s minimal frame and ball feet, the Antelope Chair is a classic 1950’s design. It was originally commissioned to furnish the outdoor terraces of the newly built Royal Festival Hall for the 1951 Festival of Britain. It won a silver medal at the Milan Triennale in 1954. The seat is available in six colours, red is the most popular.

Amoebe Chair by Verner Panton, 1970

• Designed By - Verner Panton
• When - 1970
• Made From - Laminated structure, foam and wool upholstery
• Manufactured By - Vitra
• More Info - This low, curvy lounge chair is very attractive and very comfortable as it has a flexible back. There was also a high back version designed. The upholstery is available in purple, black, brown, white blue, red, grey, orange and green upholstery.

Antony Chair by Jean Prouvé

• Designed By - Jean Prouvé
• When - 1954
• Made From - Black lacquered steel, plywood, oak veneer
• Manufactured By - Vitra
• More Info - This chair was designed by Prouvé for the Cité Universitaire at Antony, near Paris. It was one of the last pieces of furniture designed by Prouvé. It has a very unique and lovely shape and construction. The wonderful design of the frame makes this chair look more interesting from the back or underneath than the front. The small gap between the plywood form and the frame make it look like it is floating slightly which is a nice touch.

Ant Chair by Arne Jacobsen, 1952

• Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
• When - 1952
• Made From - Steel pipe and laminated wood
• Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
• More Info - This was Jacobsen's first stacking chair and one of his best-known designs.  It is available in either natural wood veneer or colours in lacquer or lazur. At first most people were sceptical about it because it only had three legs and no arms. Despite it being very minimal it is actually very comfortable. It was originally designed for use in the canteen of the Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.  It was designed to be light, stable and easy to stack up. The Ant Chair can refer to model 3100 which has three legs, or model 3101 which has four, that was added in 1980.

Lattenstuhl Armchair by Marcel Breuer, 1922

• Designed By - Marcel Breuer
• When - 1922
• Made From - Oak with wool upholstery
• Manufactured By - Bauhaus Cabinet Workshop
• More Info - This chair, sometimes called the slatted chair, was designed by Breuer while he was at the Bauhaus. He wanted to create a chair using minimal materials and cost and this is his solution. The design was also based was based on Breuer’s anatomical research to support the heaviest bones of the human body in maximum comfort. It was first exhibited at the Kunstammlungen, Weimar in 1922. The fabric was produced in the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus. It is clearly influenced by the style of De Stijl and the work of Gerrit Rietveld.