Oh the Modernity! » Lounge Chairs

Follia Chair by Guiseppe Terragni

Dave — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:01:41 +0000

Guiseppe Terragni’s Follia Chair is constructed of a painted wood seating frame and backrest with sprung stainless steel connectors. The Follia Chair was designed for the Casa del Fascio, the Italian Fascist headquarters in Como. The chair is manufactured by Italian design company Zanotta.

Genni Chair by Gabriele Mucchi

Dave — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:20:03 +0000

The Genni Chair was designed in 1935 by Gabriele Mucchi and is constructed of a chromed tubular steel frame with steel spring and leather armrests, leather upholstered seat cushion and headrest. The chair can be adjusted so that one can sit in two different positions. Italian company Zanotta currently manufactures the Genni.

Chieftain Chair by Finn Juhl

Dave — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:48 +0000

The Chieftain Chair was designed by Danish designed Finn Juhl in 1949. The chair was named after King Frederik IX, and the chair was originally commissioned in a limited run of 78 for the Danish consulates. The chair features a rosewood frame with leather covered upholstered seat and chair back. The Chieftain was originally put into production in 1949 in Neil Vodder’s workshop and was constructed in the cabinetmaker’s tradition. Today, you will be very lucky to find a Chieftain Chair in good condition, and will most likely find them at auction.

Grand Confort Chair by Le Corbusier

Dave — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:04:32 +0000

The Grand Confort chair by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand is constructed with a chromed bent tubular steel frame with leather upholstered cushions. There are several versions of the Grand Confort chair designed by Le Corbusier, each in the same style but with different forms designed for different purposes. The chair pictured above is the LC2 Grand Confort chair, designed in 1928. These chairs exude the International Style and are luxurious and comfortable. These chairs are currently manufactured by Cassina.

More pictures of other Grand Confort chairs after the jump.

Grand Confort (LC2)

Sitzgeiststuhl by Heinz & Bodo Rasch

Dave — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:11:33 +0000

The “Sitzgeiststuhl” was a chair designed by Heinz & Bodo Rasch. It was constructed of lacquered laminated and solid wood. This chair is thought to be Heinz and Bodo’s interpretation of Mart Stam’s cantilever chair.

Today it is all but impossible to find this chair, but it is featured in Vitra’s popular miniature line of chairs. Featuring some of the most influential modern furniture designs in collectible miniature form.

Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer

Dave — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:03:49 +0000

The Wassily Chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925-26. While many believe that the chair (originally known as the Model B3 chair) was designed for painter Wassily Kandinsky, this is not the case. Although Breuer designed the chair during a period of time when Kandinsky was also in the Bauhaus, its design was not influenced by the painter. After the original chair was designed and fabricated, Kandinsky was known to have admired it, and Breuer fabricated a duplicate for Kandinsky’s quarters. The chair was originally manufactured in the 1920s by furniture company Thonet under the name Model B3. “Wassily Chair” was used as the official name for the chair after Gavina acquired the license to manufacture the chair. Today, the Wassily Chair is manufactured and sold by Knoll. The chair can be found with leather and canvas upholstery.

It should also be noted that the Wassily Chair’s use of tubular steel was very innovative and very influential in the furniture world.

Walter Gropius D51 Armchair and Sofa

Dave — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:16:57 +0000

In 1910 Walter Gropius established his own design practice and joined the Deutscher Werkbund, an association of German artists,architects, designers, and industrialists. That sameyear, he designed this sofa and armchair set, which was supposed to be Gropius’ solution to the Deutscher Werkbund’s debate over whether standardization and creative expression could be reconciled in design. As the pictures show, Gropius’ designs combine a beautiful aesthetic with a relatively simple structure that could be standardized and easily reproduced.

More pictures after the jump.

Eames Lounge Chair Wood (Eames Plywood Chair)

Dave — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:13:23 +0000

The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, often referred to as the Eames Plywood Chair or the Eames LCW , was designed in 1940. This iconic lounge chair was designed by Charles Eames and his friend, architect Ero Saarinen, for the “Organic Furniture Competiton” run by the Museum of Modern Art. The LCW won the competition. However, it did not go into production immediately due to difficulties with the chair’s production. Production was then further delayed by the United States’ entrance into WWII.

The chair’s assembly was inspired by the aircraft industry, as Eames and Saarinen utilized utilized shock mouts to attach the reverse of the seat and the chair’s back. The chair was originally made of molded walnut plywood and then sealed with a clear plastic melamine coat. Since its original release, the Eames wood lounge chair has been produced by Herman Miller in a number of materials, including mahogany, rosewood, oak, cowhide, leather, teak, and several others.

ABCD Chair

Dave — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:06:00 +0000

The abcd chair was a chair designed in 1966 by French designer Pierre Paulin. The chair utilized the abcd system of design utilizing fiberglass seat shells that were either upholstered to form an individual chair or joined together to form multiple seat chairs and sofas. The Chair was upholstered with textiles and rested on casters. In 1969 the abcd furniture series won the Monza design award.