Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
I’ve featured the discovery of the Hopmi chair in 2008. Later I’ve featured the re edition of a certain number of new Hopmi Chairs. A friend of mine bought one of them so I have my own photo of that one. Now I found out that there is a sequel. There seem to exist several … Continue reading “The Hopmi Theater Folding Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld”
The Z Down Folding Chair by Erik Magnussen was designed in 1960. I found it at the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen. Erik Magnussen (1940-2014) is not a typical chair designer. He was educated as a ceramist at the School of Applied Arts and Design, graduating in 1960. His works – ranging from tableware to … Continue reading “Z Down Folding Chair by Erik Magnussen”
designt: Hiroshima Folding Chair by Naoto Fukasawa (for Maruni)
Orange ISIS Folding Chair by Jake Phipps This is post number 60 in an attempt to publish 100 Orange Chairs for Inauguration Day.
Orange folding Chair by Eva Zeisel Can be found in the MoMa collection. About eva Zeisel Zeisel, who was born in Hungary in 1906, was an industrial designer by trade but was best known for her ceramics. She herself said described herself as a “maker of useful things.” In her early 20s, she moved to … Continue reading “Orange folding Chair by Eva Zeisel”