A Hazy White Thonet Chair

Hazy White Thonet Chair

And then, as a little birthday present (his, not my birthday), my photographer friend from The Hague Pieter Musterd allowed me to share with you this fabulous photo of a White Thonet Chair in a white environment, demonstrating how modern these chairs can be in the right setting….

Velvet Rope Couch by Misha Kahn

The couch is constructed out of poplar, painted and flocked, and upholstered with 100 yards of hand dyed velvet rope.

Thonet no 14 Caught after Flood in Queensland, 1906

Thonet No. 14 caught after flood

Bent wood chair caught by bent silver birch could be the caption of this photo.

From time to time I search the Commons on Flickr for nice old photos of chairs. This one is part of the State Library of Queensland Library collection.

Miniature Chairs at Valencia Design Week 2011

Two of the minis are from Capdell, the white one is the Sail chair from Andreu World.

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Dual Cut Chair by Kitmen Keun

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Dual Cut by Kitmen Keun

Dual Cut by Kitmen Keun

Take a block of foam and cut it with well measured cuts and voila you’ve made yourself a multifunctional chair. That is what Hong Kong designer Kitmen Keun did for the Belgium based manufacturer Six Inch