Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
In an attempt to revive the Classic Scheveningen High Back Beach Chair I blogged about it here and on my significant other blog.
Despite the fact that Google apparently has ousted Chairblog from their indexes after the recent change of hosting company, the photos of the two blog posts still appear on page 1 of a Google photo search. There I discovered Wohn- & Geschäftshaus Bartelmann seit 1903 im Ostseebad Kühlungsborn They also appear as Bartelmann . Com. It appears that Bartelmann has a shop, a B&B and also is one of the oldest producers still in operation of the typical High Back Beach Chairs for the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Baltic high back beach chair is more rounded and the North Sea one more angular. If you like the models like I do, I suggest you search Google images for Strandkorf or Strandkorb, which gives results that come near what I meant.
Back to Bartelmann
Wilhelm Bartelmann opened shop as a basket maker October 7, 1870. In 1882 lady Efriede von Maltzahn had asked him to create a beach chair that could protect against too much sun and too much wind. Sun bathing was “not done” in those days in higher circles.
Wilhelm created the first beach chair from willow and cane, mockingly called by some “Upright Laundry Basket”. From there on the business started to thrive. Mind you, after he had created chairs for a Ducal Palace he was allowed to call himself Basket Maker by Appointment.
Here you can see Wilhelm, his wife and 5 children in one of his cane and willow high back beach chairs.
And another happenstance moment. While on my quest to find a replacement of the Scheveningen Beach High Back Chair I find BD Barcelona and they feature the Showtime series by Jaime Hayon with this High Back Chair for indoor and outdoor use.
Sometimes just asking the question, Possible to Revive the Scheveningen High Back Beach Chair Design? gives an answer.
Via the COCOCOZY: Interior design blog I found these High Back Chairs Canasta by Patricia Urqoia for B&B Italia.
In a post of my significant other blog I started a plea to revive the very snug cane High Back Beach Chair of Scheveningen. Up to the seventies there was almost no Dutch Beach without this type of chair. Northern Gemany Beaches still do frequently use another type of High Back Beach chair. It’s main features are protection against the wind and more privacy on the beach.
Just thought to enhance the reach of that plea by posting additional photo’s of the historic Dutch High Back Beach chair here.
Although I like this variation best as its curvy appearance is much more elegant.
Or am I wrong and is it already out there?
