Bachelor Chair by Verner Panton

Photo © Panton Design, Basel
And then, to my utter delight, I find a Swiss based portal totally devoted to the life and work of Verner Panton which, unlike the fan site of Verner Panton, is not built on the infamous flash.

The Bachelor Armchair was designed between 1953-1955. It can be taken apart (hence probably the name) and consists of bent steel tubes in N-form connected by crossbars. In fabric or suede upholstery, with or without cushion.

Fabric colours: turquoise, blue, red, yellow, brown and black.
Material: chrome-plated steel tubing
Fabric: poplin or leather/foam
Cover: sailcloth, suede or vinelle
Manufacturer: Fritz Hansen, DK

Via We Are Private [but the actual post disappeared]

Seating Designs by Erik Griffioen

Low Rider by Erik Griffioen, Limited edition of 10
Kaluza by Erik Griffioen, Limited edition of 25
Growl by Erik Griffioen
Ragno by Erik Griffioen
GR-13 by Erik Griffioen
Grin by Erik Griffioen
Gio by Erik Griffioen

Erik Griffioen is a young Dutch designer who will be exhibiting at the Salone del Mobile furniture show in Milan, Italy for the first time this year.

Erik Griffioen designs with a powerful monumental beauty in mind. For him shape comes first, then material. His chairs and couches invite you to view them from all sides. As you walk around they seem to be changing their shape. Griffioen: ‘My work has to be exciting from every angle, have character, beauty and quality. And most of all: it has to be comfortable’.

Many of his chairs are interconnected. From his first chair came a second, a third and a fourth. And each generation would produce one or two new designs. He allowed himself only to change a design to create a new one, by rearranging points and lines according to a certain number of rules. This method of working has made Griffioens work into a recognizable visual idiom.

A couple of years ago he changed his way of working and broke with his own rules. He started designing more intuitively and more from his imagination but without losing his visual signature. This opened a new creative door and resulted in a great number of new designs of which the Low Rider (based on a chopper) and the Spider are the most illustrative examples. Designing these metal chairs have also made him realize how important material and craftsmanship is for a design. This is why in his work, quality and durability are equally important as comfort and the creation of exciting design.

Via Erik Griffioen

The Living Chair “Jack” by Arthur Bodolec

The Living Chair "Jack" by Arthur Bodolec

French Designer Arthur Bodolec created Jack, a range of chairs that turn alive when sitting on them. Furniture designs today is approaching more of a natural and organic form, some looks like animals or plants and some imitates their physical motion such as growing. I encourage you to check out Arthur Bodolec’s Jack video on Youtube, where he unfolds his concept and 2 of the prototypes.

The Living Chair "Jack" by Arthur Bodolec
The Living Chair "Jack" by Arthur Bodolec

3 Years of Blogging about Chairs

Cut Out Chair
Exactly 3 years ago I started this blog with a Cut Out Chair.

I posted about two more famous chairs the same day:

Thonet Chair no 18
Thonet No 18 Chair, still a classic and

Thonet No 14

Thonet No 14 Chair, a million seller.

3 Years of Blogging about Chairs

I’d not believed I could bring you so much stuff about (designers of) seating furniture on beforehand. But I did. Thank you all readers and commenters and e-mailers and linkers to Chair Blog! A special thank you to new contributor Polley. You all keep me inspired. Hope to see you the next three years!

I’ve taken the opportunity to decrease the number of posts featured on the front page to 5 In order to speed up loading time.

Swing Chair Loveuse B120 by Zedset

Loveuse B120 by Zedset
Loveuse B120 by Zedset

If you want to enjoy your favorite activity other than sitting behind a desk, then this chair designed by Zedset is certainly the most original solutions. Supposed to optimize the use of a laptop when installed in the Loveuse B120 hangs on your ceiling and will bring a great design to your decor. Price: € 3000.

Via Geek and Hype

As a geek myself, I’d spend more than 10 hours in front the desk staring my computer. I would love to have one of these hanging in my office and help me get away from the stiff chair and curl in the swing and chill. So I looked up where I could buy Loveuse B120 but wasn’t able to find Zedset’s website, neither did searching the keyword Loveuse B120 return any signs of its original source, so lets just admire its picture for now.