Posts Tagged ‘1955’
Nelson Star Clock
Designer: George Nelson
Designed: 1955
The Nelson Star clock was designed by George Nelson in 1955. It is a classic and has become an Icon of the Modern Design. It is a very light design that looks stunning. Vitra is producing these wonderful clocks that Nelson has created in a festive evening collaboration with Noguchi. The clock is easy to attach to the wall, the rays are made of silver and brass tone metal and functions on a battery. Size: 24″ Diameter.
Diamond chair
Designer: harry bertoia
Designed: 1955
The Diamond Chair was designed by Harry Bertoia in 1955. As Bertoia used to say: “If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.” It’s made of bent metal – has a frame made of welded steel with rods in chrome and it is scratch and stain free. The upholstery can consist of either a simple seat cushion or made of leather or fabric stretched over the seat and secured with hooks.
Dimensions
Small chair dimensions are 33 ” W x 28 ” D x 30″ H, with seat height at 16 ”
Large chair dimensions are 45″ W x 31 ” D x 28 ” H, with seat height at 15 ”
Lounge Chair
Designer: Charles Eames
Designed: 1955
The “Lounge Chair” (”and Ottoman”) was designed by Eames in 1955 and it’s a perfect materialization of the word “opulence”, being a modern interpretation of a club chair. It was the most expensive lounge chair in the 1950’s even though the designer intended to make it cheap and suitable for mass-production. It’s components were so diverse and so many that the production costs were higher then he ever imagined. Each chair is hand made and perfectly combines wood, leather, feathers, foam and pressure-cast aluminium for a wonderful “wrap around the body” sensation, like a refuge from the modern world. The leg has 5 prongs and allows the chair to swivel 360 degrees, is made of black painted aluminium. The chair is composed of 3 elements which are made of laminated wood shells covered in rosewood veneer. The cushions are filled with 6-inch thick dacron-wrapped urethane foam (originally padded with a combination of duck feathers and foam) and the cushions are covered in leather. The fixed-height seat is permanently tilted to distribute your weight properly to the back of the chair for maximum comfort.
Dimensions:
chair: 82 x 83 x 84; sh 35 cm (33″w x 28″d x 33″h).
ottoman 42 x 65 x 53.5 cm (26″w x 24″d x 16″h).
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