- Designed By - Olivier Mourgue
- When - 1969
- Made From - Tubular
steel frame and urethane foam
- Manufactured by - (from 1978) by Arconas Corporation
- More Info - This
chair is extremely comfortable. It has such an anthropomorphic form and is in
the perfect lounging position. It is both practical and playful. It was named
after a childhood friend of Mourgue. It is in the
permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is available
in a range of colours.
- 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.
- Designed By - Warren Platner
- When -1966
- Made From - Steel
wire rod, moulded fibreglass shell and moulded latex foam cushion
- Manufactured By - Knoll
- More Info - This
chair is part of the Platner Collection which
includes tables, an ottoman, a stool, the Platner
Lounge Chair and Platner Armchair. The pieces
are created by welding hundreds of curved, nickel-plated steel rods to circular
frames. It is available upholstered in a range of fabrics in many colours.
- Designed
By - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich
- When
- 1929
- Made
From - Hardwood seat from,
foam, flat bar steel frame and leather upholstery
- Manufactured
By - Knoll
- More
Info - It was designed as a
dining chair for Fritz and Grete Tugendhat’s
house in Brno, Czech Republic which was being designed by Mies Van Der Rohe. It’s clean lines
and stylish, smart look make it one of the most refined of all cantilever chair
designs and is a 20th Century icon. It’s model number is MR50 and it is expensive to
make. The chair was selected by Dan Cruickshank as one of his 80 man-made
treasures in the 2005 BBC series, Around the World in 80 treasures. There are
two versions of this chair, one made with flat and one made with tubular steel
and is available in a chrome or stainless steel finish. It is available
upholstered in a number of different colours of leather and the arms are
available with or without matching arm pads.
- Designed By - Geoffrey Harcourt
- When - 1968
- Made From - Foam
and leather upholstered polyurethane shell, polished aluminium base
- Manufactured By - Artifort
- More Info - This
chair was quite futuristic when it was designed but is now a bit retro. Artifort reintroduced it in
2006, with a slight modification to the base. The base is available in white
and black and the upholstery in many
different fabrics and red, black, blue, white, brown or cream leather.
- Designed By - Charles Eames and Eero
Saarinen
- When - 1940
- Made From - Laminated
seat shell, polyurethane upholstery, stained black beech legs
- Manufactured By - Vitra
- More Info - This
chair, and a lower-backed version (the Organic Chair), were designed for the
‘Organic Design in Home Furnishings’ competition held by the Museum of Modern
Art. It was designed as a reading chair and has a long backrest which is
slightly tilted backwards and shaped for comfort and relaxing. The upholstery
is available in 8 different colours.
- Designed By - Charles and Ray Eames
- When - 1948
- Made From - Fibreglass,
chrome legs
- Manufactured By - Vitra
- More Info - The
initials stand for Dining Side Rod. It has ‘Eiffel Tower’ style legs which
meant it was given the nickname ‘the Eiffel Chair’. It is available in many
colours. It was reissued by Vitra in 1993 and the new
version is made from polypropylene because it is easier to recycle . It one MoMA’s ‘Low Cost Design’
competition.
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