Category: armchair

Bambu Chair


Thank you, Behind The Curtains for finding me this poetic Bambu Chair by Dutch Designer Duo Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuyzen

FERNANDO AND HUMBERTO CAMPANA: A Black Iron Chair at Christie's

Campana Iron Chair


FERNANDO (b. 1961) AND HUMBERTO (b. 1953) CAMPANA
‘BLACK IRON CHAIR (STAINLESS STILL)’ AN ELECTROSTATIC PAINT-COATED IRON CHAIR, DESIGNED 2004

Estimate $30,000 – $50,000

Sale Information

Sale 2119
contemporary design
8 September 2008
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description

FERNANDO (b. 1961) AND HUMBERTO (b. 1953) CAMPANA
‘Black Iron Chair (Stainless Still)’ An Electrostatic Paint-Coated Iron Chair, designed 2004
executed by Estudio Campana, Sao Paolo, Brazil, number 2 from the edition of 12
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 48 in. (122 cm.), 31 in. (78.8 cm.) deep
Provenance

Private collection (acquired directly from the artists).
Lot Notes

The ‘Black Iron Chair’ is part of the ‘Iron Series’, which also includes the ‘Blue Iron Chair’ and the ‘Red Iron Chair’. For this series, the Campanas’ experimented with shapes and lines, creating an effect of ‘frozen’ lines floating in air.

FERNANDO (b. 1961) AND HUMBERTO (b. 1953) CAMPANA

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER (b. 1923) Chair at Christie's

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER (b. 1923)
‘CHAIR/CHAIR’ AN OAK, BURL WOOD AND COWHIDE CHAIR, 1987/90

Estimate $20,000 – $30,000

Sale Information

Sale 2119
contemporary design
8 September 2008
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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Lot Description

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER (b. 1923)
‘Chair/Chair’ An Oak, Burl Wood and Cowhide Chair, 1987/90
39 in. (99 cm.) high, 37¼ in. (95.3 cm.) wide, 50 in. (127 cm.) deep
signed on crossbar Richard Artschwager 65/100 1990
Lot Notes

cf. Exhibition catalogue, Richard Artschwager Complete Multiples, New York, Brooke Alexander Editions, 1991, fig. 19.
C. and P. Fiell, eds., 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000, p. 587.

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER (b. 1923)

One Good Chair Award Winner: Posi+ive Lounge Chair

Jittasak Narknisorn

Posi+ive Lounge Chair

I started by finding a way to form a nice clean and comfortable shape with a piece of paper. Because I believe if I can do it in a simple way, it will be easy to make in an industrial system.

The seat was designed on simple rectangular bent plywood with four plus shapes cut through. This design is minimize waste material and allowed the plywood to form curves and bend in more directions to create a nice shape with more ergonomic support.

The legs are one steel round bar. They continue upwards to make armrests for more comfort. The two back legs are positioned to make the chair stackable by taking advantage of the cuts through the seat.

The cushion is made from wool felt fabric. It is the same shape as the seat (rectangular with plus shapes cut through) so it also has minimal waste.

Via One Good Chair: Winners

Hans J. Wegner Three Legged CH07 Shell Chair

Hans J. Wegner's three-legged shell CH07 chair

Hans J. Wegner’s three-legged shell CH07 chair was originally introduced in 1963. A few limited series were produced, but the project soon came to a stand still.

The 90s brought a growing interest in chairs of more individual designs. The chair was relaunched in 1997 and fortunately the new manufactureer had been able to keep down the costs. These two factors in combination resulted in an increasing market, and after 34 years oblivion the chair finally got is breakthrough. As a curiosity it is worth mentioning that one of the original shell chairs from the 60s was sold at 104.000 Danish Kroner at Christies in London in 1999.

The chair is made of solid oiled walnut, upholstered in glove/alcantara.

Via Dansk Design Nu: Chairs Hans J. Wegner CH07 Shell Chair

This must be a good seating one, albeit the wings make it a bit wide for a small room.