Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
The Matrix Unplugged Chair by Zoran Milvojevic was exhibited at the San Diego based Device Gallery. It has been crafted from prototype torpedo lifting jaws of a nuclear submarine. In that respect it is not only unusual, but also unique. Seating position adjustable with motorized hydraulics.
According to Born Rich the Matrix Unplugged is a bargain at $37,000.
Queen Chair by Shao Fan
Shao Fan
Queen chairChina, 1996
Catalpa, elm, MDF
25 w x 17.75 d x 59 h inches
This work is number four from the edition of thirty. Carved signature and number to edge: [4/30].$4,500
Seen at Wright
After the K Chair, Finnish designer Harri Koskinen has now developed the Swivel K Chair for Woodnotes. It rocks as well.
El Rey by Mats Theselius.
Via Architonic which is an inspirational site for chair design.
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The Finish designer Eliel Saarinen moved to the United States in 1925. Saarinen was asked by George G. Booth to develop the Cranbrook Educational Center at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan – currently referred to as the Cranbrook Academy of Art. This project was intended to be similar to the Bauhaus idea in Germany. He has not designed many chairs, but has influenced directly or indirectly a whole generation of chair designers. Students of Saarinen at Cranbrook were: Charles and Ray Eames, Florence Schust (later Florence Knoll) and Harry Bertoia.
Here an armchair from the Saarinen House that he designed for himself at Cranbrook, USA.
Armchair for the Saarinen House, Cranbrook
Design Eliel Saarien 1929-30
Made by Adelta OY, Finland
Walnut, mahogany and maple.
Via Moderna Möbelklassiker a Swedish mid 20th century design specialist.