Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Armchairs by Adrian Pearsall #8 of the 999 Armchairs Book is a difficult one. The 2 chairs displayed in the book I cannot find easily on the internet. However I found 2 other armchairs, the above 2 blue ones via Chairish and the red one via 1stdibs. Both Chairish and 1stdibs have a considerable number … Continue reading “Armchairs by Adrian Pearsall”
Vilda 2 by Jonas Bohlin for Gemla About Jonas Bohlin The chair Vilda is the result of a 40 year long love story between Jonas Bohlin and bent wood, a love affair that for a long time seemed to stay on a platonic level. “As a student at Konstfack [the largest university of design, arts … Continue reading “Vilda 2 by Jonas Bohlin”
In a New York auction of Phillips in 2014 this chair designed in 1959 for Carlo Mollino’s office at the Facoltà di Architettura, Politecnico di Torino and Produced by Apelli & Varesio, was sold for a whopping $758,500. What makes this object so special? It is necessary to clarify that Mollino was not an industrial … Continue reading “Office Chair by Carlo Mollino”
Ou Bien by Wendy Andreu I made this armchair during my studies of metal craftsmanship in Ecole Boulle, Paris. This armchair owns four seats. The structure can be turned to reach the next seat. The concept behind this project was to give two aspects of CHOICE: being able to choose your seat but getting always … Continue reading “Ou Bien by Wendy Andreu”
Special Edition of The Spanish Chair On occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Spanish Chair by Børge Mogensen, Fredericia launches a special edition in solid oak combined with an elegant Olive Green saddle leather. To honour Børge Mogensen’s work, Fredericia searched the master’s archive and discovered this subtle, natural colour, which was one … Continue reading “60 th Anniversary of the Spanish Chair by Børge Mogensen”