Chairchez the Little Man
Or: Search the Little man in the Chair.
Category: chairchez l’homme
Snug by Alvin Tjitrowirjo
I found Snug by Alvin Tjitrowirjo on Industrial Design Served.
The Birth of Ruth Francken’s “Homme” Chair
The Birth of Ruth Francken’s “Homme” Chair
I came across this photo of a humanoid chair. I searched the web via Google Images (copy the image in the image search field and you get similar images and links – click this link for the result). So I found a post at MONDOBLOGO with more background info.
In 1971 French designer Ruth Francken took a fine looking young man and copied his beautiful backside with plaster to create a mold for the “Homme” Chair (Ruth was French and Homme is French for man).
The final Homme Chair was isued in a limited edition. Later (1988) two more series of limited editions were made: 150 examples in black, 150 examples in white by Gallerie X, 1988, lacquered polyester and tubular steel.
Some auction results:
- Christie’s South Kensington, 4 March 2008: Estimate £3,000 – £4,000 ($5,955 – $7,940) – Price Realized £9,375 ($18,609). (Second edition).
- Christie’s Paris 28 May 2008: Price Realized €57,850 ($91,243) – Estimate €15,000 – €20,000 ($24,000 – $31,000). (First Edition, lot 400). At the same auction there was a second chair that fetched €48,250 ($76,101) (First edition, Lot 399.
- in 2011 at Christie’s London (King Street, October, 25) the result was £17,500 ($27,948) (First Series)
Serpentine Armchair by Éléonore Nalet – 2012 IMM Cologne (06)
Last year I showed you Éléonore Nalet‘s Serpentine chair as part of the IMM young designers exhibition.
This year Ligne Roset took the Serpentine in production and showed it at its IMM Cologne booth.
I show the visitor in the second photo to give you an idea of the chair’s size, as it is not so big.
Indro Montanelli – typing on his Stool
Found this statue of a famous Italian journalist, Indro Montanelli, in a park in Milano last year, quietly typing on his stool.