Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Jean Royère Pair of small Oeuf (= Egg) chairs, 1951 Oak, fabric (2). Each: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm.) high ESTIMATE $50,000-70,000 LITERATURE Catherine and Stephane de Beyrie and Jacques Ouaiss, Jean Royère, New York, 2000, illustrated p. 59 JEAN ROYÈRE The ovum is the seat of human life and the largest cell in the … Continue reading “2 Small Oeuf (=Egg) Chairs by Jean Royère”
Design Therapy says: Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky working with Jakub Berdych from Qubus Studio redesigned the interior of St. Bartholomew’s Church in Eastern Bohemia using customized Vernor Panton chairs with a perforated cross in the back. I’m intrigued. Perhaps this is what Mies van der Rohe was referring to when he said” God is in … Continue reading “Amen – Church Chairs with Crucifix by Maxim Velcovsky”
Chairs Catalogue of the Delft Faculty of Architecture Collection Written by Otakar Mácel, Sander Woertman, Charlotte van Wijk Photography by Hans Schouten Designed by Joost Grootens English 272 pp / 240 x 170 mm / paperback price € 24.50 ISBN 978 90 6450 619 2 published 2008, recent Comprising the effort of more than a … Continue reading “010 publishers – Catalogue of the Chair collection of the Delft Technical University Architecture Faculty”
Press – Or what other People Say about Chair Blog I have created this page to thank the referrers. Sometimes It will contain links to old Chair Blog Tumblr pages that I have phased out for various reasons (see the Chair Blog | Tumblr page for the complete story). You will understand this is a … Continue reading “Press”
1000 Chairs – TASCHEN’s 25th anniversary – Special edition! More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the … Continue reading “1000 Chairs Special Edition”