Take a Seat : Chairs

[Marvystone]

^I pretty sure it's two
In this photo (that I forgot to add) two pieces seem to be slotted together

aldobakker

 

[ChrissyM]

thanks for the additional picture!

i thought it was two...
makes the chair so much more interetsing than if it was just one piece..

 

[homeboy]

Simple but aesthetically very appealing chairs.

hayonstudio.com

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

It even reminds me of Tord Boontje, which makes it even better!

He has such interesting chairs...
Here are some...

Closer

Doll

tordboontje.com

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Witchchair

Revolution Armchair

Happyrocker

Nest

tordboontje.com

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Petit Jardin armchair collection (preview)

tordboontje.com

 

[breathe0xygen]

Heller Bellini chair. Very simple and clean.

These pictures are from an exhibit of these chairs in New York, Design within Reach on W 14th street. The illustration department of Parsons asked selected students to transform the chair in any way they wanted to. This was mine - The spaghetti chair

(Picture source: unicahome.com)

 

[ChrissyM]

such cool stuff

thanks for all of your awesome contributions strawb!

and breathe that's soo cool!
thanks for sharing your work with us!
i like the sort of abstract quality of the spaghetti design..
so unusual..
a nice departure from the more common snakes or ivy..

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

^ you're welcome !

wow, I really love that breathe. I would buy it

 

[seanutbutter]

Simple but aesthetically very appealing chairs.

hayonstudio.com

Those chairs remind me of the ones we have at school. I'm sure the ones you posted are a bit nicer, of course.

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Alexander Girard vintage chairs

Girard’s elaborate redesign of Braniff Airlines in 1965 inspired a Girard furniture group at Herman Miller in 1967, using many of the popular designs from Braniff VIP lounges, with different upholstery applications. Girard worked closely with both Eames and Nelson on a number of projects and is largely credited for bringing color to the Eames furniture, creating a full spectrum of covers for the Eames Naugahyde chairs. His own work with furniture design extended into his La Fonda del Sol and L’Etoile restaurants with dining tables and chairs. They exemplify his signature textiles, soft round corners, low sight line, and metal legs. These pieces had short lived distribution, and are unusual in today’s market.

maximodesign.com

 

[seanutbutter]

^ Definitely from the 1960s. I'll be honest, they don't look too comfortable, but they are funky!

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Loop lounger

Vernon Panter, 1960

Ravioli chair - Greg Lynn

Ripple chair - Ron Arad, 2005

Supernatural chair - Ross Lovegrove, 2005

George Nelon, 1958

momastore.org

 

[mark_jakobs]

the infamous egg chair by arne jacobsen
credits to bonluxat

 

[Marvystone]

The illustrated history of rocking chairs poster

designboom

 

[gius]

my my ,marvystone you've been posting so many wonderful things

 

[seanutbutter]

I love rocking chairs! We used to have one here at my house, and I remember it was passed down from my great-grandfather. I spent so many afternoons in that chair, reading biographies on Abraham Lincoln and rocking back and forth, back and forth.

The worst thing was when you rocked back and forth too fast and the entire chair fell over, though. Gosh, I hated when that happened.

 

[Guessgirl96]

what do you guys think of this chair? Im thinking of getting it for my new apt in black

b&bitalia

 

[ChrissyM]

^^definitely very modern..
looks comfortable though..
like you could sort of fall into it and just be supported from all angles..

 

[style_expert]

I had no idea about this thread...it's amazing

Neo Country by Ineke Hans

Fronzoni '64 series by A.G. Fronzoni

source: cappellini