Cloak Chair by Anastasia Nysten


Cloak Chair by Anastasia Nysten

Cloak refers to a clothing piece used for traveling, resembling a cape, worn over the shoulders to protect the vulnerable human body from the environment.

The Cloak Chair is an adaptable chair made to suit a wide variety of spaces and environments. Able to change its cloak-like covering that sits on the chair’s shoulders, it is a chameleon that is able to blend seamlessly into multiple contexts. It is related to transient lifestyles and the way we intuitively learn to adapt to different environments.

The Cloak chair wears three types of cloaks — the Outdoor version, made with durable fabric; the Winter version, made out of soft, comfortable felt; and lastly the Formal setting, made out of luxurious leather.

Cloak Chair was part of House of Today’s 3rd Biennial show entitled Jungle Protocol at the Yacht Club Beirut, December 2016.

Leather work done in collaboration with Johnny Farah.

Actually the Troll Chair of Anastasia Nysten is #31 of the 999 Armchairs Book series, but I had featured the Troll Chair alreay in 2018, hence I feature her Cloak Chair here.

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Zig Armchair by Ana Roque

Zig Armchair by Ana Roque

Found at House of Europe

Ana Roque Interiors is a portuguese luxury brand that specialises in handmade mid century modern/art deco furniture and lighting using only high quality materials and elegant aesthetics.History, tradition, and exclusivity are what Ana Roque Interiors delivers through its high-quality furniture, handcrafted in Portugal by the hands of a team of experts that follow the footsteps of the Portuguese craftsmanship. The uniqueness is also the result of a careful selection of the raw materials used such as glass, stainless steel, brass, wood, among others. Created in 1996 by Ana Roque, a recognised Portuguese interior designer that started developing products of excellence dedicated to the global luxury segment. Ana Roque Interiors is an elegant and sophisticated design brand. Their style: elegance and sophistication. They work to make our pieces timeless and this is only possible thanks to their minimalist’s design that with some details can make the difference and confers the brand signature. Proud to be partnering with House of Europe for Australian luxury homes and projects.

#30 of the 999 Armchairs Book.

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Sanatorium Purkersdorf Chair by Josef Hoffmann


Sanatorium Purkersdorf Chair by Josef Hoffmann

The chair was manufactured by J&J Kohn

Josef Hoffmann was born in Pirnitz, Maeren, in then Austia-Hungary, and died in Vienna, 1956

 

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Chair Collector Noritsugu Oda

Chair Collector Noritsugu Oda

Noritsugu Oda has one of the world’s most remarkable collections of 20th century vintage chairs. He fell in love with the furniture designs of northern Europe and has collected more than 700 Danish chairs, in which many are rare and one-of-a-kind pieces. The designers he craves most are hans Wegner and Finn Juhl. I would share these likes.

All in All his collection counts over 1,400 chairs. Probably the biggest single collection of chairs.

I the timeline about Finn Juhl at the House of Finn Juhl website I came across Noritsuga Oda.


In his Chieftain chair is Finn Juhl and left of him a much younger Noritsugu Oda.

In the early-80s Finn Juhl also meets the Japanse illustrator, furniture collector and professor, Noritsugu Oda. The two hit it off immediately and become friends.

Oda has published multiple works about Danish furniture design as well as amassed a unique collection of furniture tallying more than 1,200 chairs, predominantly Danish. After the meeting Oda always visits Finn Juhl whenever he travels to Denmark.

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Professor Noritsugu Oda is once again visiting Denmark. He has arranged a meeting with his friend Finn Juhl but is met with sad news as he steps off the plane. Hanne Wilhelm Hansen calls him to share the news of Finn Juhl’s passing earlier in the day. Finn Juhl passes away on May 17th, 1989. Despite the passing, Hanne Wilhelm Hansen invites Oda to the residence at Kratvænget.

This visit will prove vital to the spread of awareness regarding Finn Juhl’s furniture and accomplishments. Noritsugu Oda decides to host a commemorative exhibition in Finn Juhl’s honor the following year in Japan. The exhibition receives donations from around the globe and Oda succeeds in putting together a collection of pieces that represents Finn Juhl’s life’s work.

The exhibition is on display in Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and Asahikawa. It is met with immense interest from the Japanese audience.

Finn Juhl lives just long enough to experience the early rejuvenation of interest that many of his pieces have enjoyed since.

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Chieftain Chair by Finn Juhl

Chieftain Chair by Finn Juhl

Chieftain Chair by Finn Juhl

One of his most famous chairs, as I photographed it in 2017 in his residence in Ordrup, Danmark, a dependance of the Danish museum Ordrupgaard.

Still being produced by House of Finn Juhl.

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