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Butterfly chair
Designer: Hans J. Wegner
Designed: 1977
This Butterfly easy chair was designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1977. It has a beautiful shape and is made of natural elements: has a wooden base that builds the armrest, too and the upholstery is covered in fabric or leather. It is available in beech, teak, oak or maple, both lacquered, soap treated or untreated. Dimensions: 64×71x68 cm
The Kastrup (”Airport”) Chair
Designer: Hans J. Wegner
Designed: 1958
The Kastrup chair was designed by Hans J. Wegner, in 1958 for Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport. It was re-introduced in furniture fairs in 2004 by Carl Hansen at the Cologne Furniture Fair, where it won an Interior Innovation Award . C. Hansen & Sons is also the producing factory for this chair. This creation of Wegner adheres to 3 characteristics that can be observed in any of his work: comfort, shape and craftsmanship. The Airport chair is based on a blind frame of solid beech wood, has stainless steel legs and a leather or fabric upholstery that comes in different colors, from black to orange and red. It is a very comfortable chair with sophisticated lines, used in lounges, airport terminals, public offices and hotels. For public places you can attach multiple chairs and create a two, three or fours seating unit. Dimensions are for a two seat unit: height: 85 cm, width: 125 cm, depth: 68 cm
DKR Wire Chair
Designer: Charles Eames
Designed: 1951
The Wire Chair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1951 and they used the shape of the Fiberglass Chair. This chair is built of steel wire which is chrome plated, and makes it look light. It is transparent and seems to be sketch in a 3D design software. It can come with a leather cushion or a fabric inter-linked in the wires. The legs are made of tubular steel, chrome plated and they have an Eiffel tower shape and the cups from the end of the legs give it a lot of stability. At the Vitra Design Museum you can see these chairs in the Miniatures Collection which correspond to the originals in the last detail. Dimensions: 8cm x 9.3cm x 13.1cm
Tongue Chair
Designer: Pierre Paulin
Designed: 1967
The Tongue chair was designed by Pierre Paulin in 1967. It is a perfect lounge chair that imitates the curves of a tongue and has a flowing form. It has no legs or arm-rests, it just is. And, of course, it comes in red. Dimensions: 25.2″ h 33.5″ w seat: 14.2″ h
Little Tulip
Designer: Pierre Paulin
Designed: 1965
The little tulip is an expressive and comfortable chair designed by Pierre Paulin in 1965. And it is as Pierre says: “A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colorful”. It has a chrome base and an upholstered shell that makes it look like a half-opened tulip. The fabric that dresses the sit and back is a soft one as are the colors in which this chair is produced – tulip colors. Dimensions: 29.1″ h 28.3″ w 18.1″ seat height
Monte Carlo Sofa
Designer: Eileen Gray
Designed: 1929
The Monte Carlo Sofa was designed by Eileen Gray in 1929 following her own saying: “One can only do without certain rules by inventing new ones.” This sofa has a chromium-plated steel tubing frame. The upholstery has a wooden frame, is filled with polyester and is covered in fabric or leather. The backrest is very unusual and the very well balanced, curved deisgn gives this piece exuberance, calm and dynamism – perfect for a livingroom. Measurements: L. 280, H. 60, D. 95
Ribbon Chair
Designer: Pierre Paulin
Designed: 1966
The Ribbon chair was designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966 in Paris, on the following principle: “A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colorful.” -Pierre Paulin. It is said to be one of the most comfortable chairs ever and it allows you to sit in many positions. This interesting design comes from the Paulin’s background – he studies stone carving and clay modeling. The chair has an inner structure of tubular stainless steel, a fabric upholstery sustained by a wooden structure. Dimensions: 39.4″ w 28.3″ h seat: 15.4″ h and sometimes is acompagnied by an ottoman: 15.75″h 30″ w
The Egg
Designer: Arne Jacobsen
Designed: 1958
The Egg was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. It has a very comfy shell made of polyirethane foam with a glass fibre reinforcement covered in fabric or leather. It has a n 4-star base in injection moulded aluminium and the seat and back have a stainless steel structure. DIMENSIONS: Depth: 79 (95) cm; Width: 86 cm; Height: 107 cm; Total weight: 18.1 kg
CH 07
Designer: Hans J. Wegner
Designed: 1963
The CH07 was designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1963. It’s a three-legged shell chair that was produced in a small number until the 90’s when people became more interested in its special design, the chair being relaunched in 1997 at a low cost. The chair is available in oak, walnut or ash and the seat and back come in leather or various fabrics.
Isamu Noguchi Freeform Sofa
Designer: Isamo Noguchi
Designed: 1944
The Freeform Sofa was designed by Isamu Noguchi, companioned by an ottoman, in 1950’s in a limited number. Noghuchi has a predilection for sculptural lines and this sofa embodies this perfectly. Currently is produced by the Vitra Design Museum as an authentic re-edition. The designer described his work as a “soft rock”, thanks to the organic shape and the upholstery fabrics that have natural color tones (removable). Despite the voluminous form, both the sofa and the ottoman look light, thanks to the natural colors and wooden legs (made of maple or walnut)
Dimensions: Sofa: 28.25 x 118 x 51.25; Ottoman: 13.5 x 47.5 x 28
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