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PK20
Designer: Poul Kjaerholm Designed: 1951-1967 The PK20 was designed by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen. Poul Kjaerholm was a Danish carpenter who studied arts and crafts. He developed a unique collection of chair prototypes between 1951 and 1967 all produced by Fritz Hansen. PK20 is an elegant, lounge chair with a high back and a [...]
Cantilever dining chairs
Designer: Cantilever Designed: 1970 The Cantilever dining chairs were created by the designer with the same name in 1970s in Cidue, Italy. They have a chromed, flattened steel frame, made of two curved pieces – one forms the base and the other the back and the armrests. The upholstery is made of leather and is [...]
Cosmos armchair
Designer: Augusto Bozzi Designed: 1954 The Cosmos chair was designed by Augusto Bozzi in 1954 for Saporiti Italy. It has a lower frame made of painted steel that is connected to the plywood seat through rubber bumpers. The seat is covered in foam and / or wool and the covering is made of cord cloth. [...]
Cyclone Dining Table
Designer: Isamu Noguchi Designed: 1957 Isamu Noguchi is one of the most famous designers of the 1950′s. The Cyclone Dining Table was designed in 1953 and was meant to be a rocking stool made of wood and metal wire. Later on it was manufactured in various sizes and it became a small table, too. In [...]
Ross Littell 1960s Luar Chair
Designer: Ross Littell Designed: 1965 The Luar chair was designed by Ross Littell in 1965. It has a steel frame and the seat and backrest are made of interwoven bands (cotton ot saddle).
Snake Chair
Designer: Poul Henningsen Designed: 1931 The Snake chair was designed by Poul Henningsen for PH Stalmobler in 1931, in Denmark. It’s made of one piece of chromium plated tubular steel that is curved with such mastery that creates both a seat and a backrest.The seat is made of laminated wood and is covered with original [...]
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 [...]
The Brno chair
Designer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Designed: 1029 The Brno chair was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929-1930 for the bedroom of the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic and it’s a modernist cantilever chair. It was considered by Dan Cruickshank as “one of the 80 man-made treasures” in his BBC show [...]
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 [...]