Style Investors - Future design classics » 1961 http://www.styleinvestors.com Top 100 investment pieces Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:50:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 PK 9 Tulip Chair http://www.styleinvestors.com/pk-9-tulip-chair/ http://www.styleinvestors.com/pk-9-tulip-chair/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:47 +0000 Styleinvestor http://www.styleinvestors.com/?p=314

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Designer: Poul Kjrholm

Designed: 1961

The PK 9 Tulip Chair was designed by Poul Kjrholm in 1961. The chair has a stainless steel base, polished by hand, and is covered in leather painted in various colors. The seat is made of fiber-reinforced polyester. It has a “best match” table, too, the PK54 table.
Dimensions: 560 x 600 x H 740 mm, seat height 600 mm

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Designer: Charles and Ray Eames

Designed: 1961

The La Fonda Armchair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for a restaurant interior in New York. It has an aluminum base and a plastic and fiberglass shell with a cozy interior covered in colored fabrics. The design was developed by Eames Office according to the criteria mentioned by the New York restaurant manager (the backrest had to have the same height as the table), and was mass-produced. Dimensions in inches: 24 width, 23 diameter, 29 height.

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