CH445 Wing by Hans J. Wegner, 1960

• 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.

CH24 Wishbone Chair by Hans J. Wegner, 1949

• 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.

Costes Chair by Philippe Starck, 1982

• Designed By - Philippe Starck
• When - 1982
• Made From - Painted tubular steel, moulded plywood, polyurethane foam and leather
• Manufactured By - Driade
• More Info - This three-legged chair was originally designed for the Café Costes in Paris. It was supposedly designed with three legs so that the waiters would have less legs to trip over!. The shell is available in mahogany or black mahogany and the leather in black, brown, cream, red and white.

CH25 Easy Chair by Hans J. Wegner, 1950

• Designed By - Hans J. Wegner
• When - 1950
• Made From - Black Oak and papercord
• Manufactured by - Carl Hanson & Son
• More Info - The seat and back of this chair is hand woven using more than 400 meters of paper cord (available in natural or black) in a unique pattern. It takes a trained craftsman 10 hours to complete one chair. This chair is very easy to get up from, despite the low seat and reclining back. Paper cord is available in unbleached/natural or black.

R160 Contour Chair by Grant Featherston, 1951

• 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. 

LC2 Grand Confort Lounge Chair by Le Courbusier, 1928

• 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.

Model 412 Cab Chair by Mario Bellini, 1977

• Designed By - Mario Bellini
• When - 1977
• Made From - Steel frame and leather
• Manufactured By - Cassina
• More Info - This chair has an enamelled steel frame with a leather skin on top that zips up at the sides. It has a very simple form but the leather covering gives it a twist and makes it very tactile. It received the 1979 ASID & ROSCOE awards and is included in collections in the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The design is also available as an armchair and a barstool and it is available in 9 colours.

Crown Chair by Tom Dixon, 1989

• Designed By - Tom Dixon
• When - 1989
• Made From - Steel and gold leaf
• Manufactured By - Unknown
• More Info - As with many of Dixon’s designs, this chair is more of a sculpture than a chair, it is not very comfortable. There is also a plain steel version.

Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer, 1928

• Designed By - Marcel Breuer
• When - 1928
• Made From - Tubular steel, solid beech, woven cane
• Manufactured By - Standard-Möbel, then Thonet, then Gallina, then Knoll
• More Info - This is one of the best known and most popular of all cantilever chair designs. It was originally called the B32 but in 1960 it was renamed Cesca after Breuer’s daughter Francesca. It was designed by Breuer while he was still teaching at the Bauhaus and is a popular choice for a dining chair. An original is included in MoMA’s permanent collection and the curator there, Cara McCarty, said “it’s among the 10 most important chairs of the 20th century”. It is also available fully upholstered and with arms.

C1 Lounge Chair by Verner Panton, 1959

• Designed By - Verner Panton
• When - 1959
• Made From - Laminated body, brushed stainless steel base and central tube, polyurethane foam upholstery
• Manufactured By - Vitra
• More Info - This chairs shape is basically a section of a sphere that  is on a tilt mounted on a very simple base. It is comfortable leaning back and sitting upright in. It is available an many colours and has a matching ottoman.

Cubus Armchair by Josef Hoffmann, 1910

• Designed By - Josef Hoffmann
• When - 1910
• Made From - Hardwood frame, foam and leather
• Manufactured By - ?
• More Info - Sometimes spelt Kubus, this iconic chair was presented at the International Exhibition held in Buenos Aires. The upholstery is made up of hand stitched leather squares. Hoffman loved geometric design and using squares and cubes which led him to get the nickname ‘Quadratl-Hoffmann’ (little square Hoffmann).It is available in many different colours of leather. There is also a 2-seater and 3-seater sofa version of this chair and a matching footstool.

Cabaret Fledermaus Chair by Josef Hoffmann, 1905

• Designed By - Josef Hoffmann
• When - 1905
• Made From - Beech
• Manufactured By - Wittmann
• More Info - This chair was specially designed for the theatre cabaret ‘Fledermaus’ in Vienna 1907. There were two versions of the chair, one with a solid back and one with bars along the back, which was available with or without an upholstered seat. It was also available natural or painted. The chair is not particularly comfortable but it still became a classic and it shows Hoffmann’s style and unique features, such as the spheres under the seat, very well.