Another 5 classic chairs introduction

Another 5 classic chairs introduction

Last time, we looked at five of the most iconic chairs of the 20th century. Today let’s introduce another 5 classic chairs.

1.Chandigarh Chair

Chandigarh Chair is also called Office Chair. If you are familiar with home culture or retro culture, you can hardly avoid its ubiquitous presence. The chair was originally designed so that the citizens of Chandigarh, India, could have stools to sit on. Considering the local climate and difficulty of production, designer Pierre Jeanneret chose teak wood that can resist moisture and moth, and rattan that can be found everywhere in the local area to make the production, and carried out mass production.

2.Molded Plywood Chair

If there is such a thing as a genius couple in home design, Charles and Ray Eames deserve to top the list. Even if you don't know anything about home furnishing, you've seen some of the great things they've created, and they have a unique Eames taste and style.

This wooden lounge chair from the seat to the back are all in ergonomic design, the overall shape is comfortable and beautiful, at the same time in the last century was also selected by the American Time magazine "the best design of the 20th century", which shows its important position in the history of home culture.

3.Lounge Chair

Still inseparable from the Eames couple, their design of the Eames lounge chair is definitely in the forefront of the history of home seating design. Since its birth in 1956, it has always been a superstar. It has been included in the permanent collection of MOMA, the most important museum of modern art in the United States. In 2003, it was included in the World's Best Product design.

The classic Eames lounge chair uses maple wood as its foot design, which is fresh and elegant, bringing an unusual warm decorative atmosphere to the interior. The curved board is composed of seven layers of crankwood, pasted with sour branch wood, cherry wood or walnut bark, with natural color and texture. The seat, back and armrest are joined by a high-spring sponge, which allows the chair to rotate 360 degrees and has footrest. The overall design is very modern and fashionable at the same time also has a sense of fun and comfort, has become many top home lovers collection of one of the first choice seats.

4.Hunting Chair

The Hunting Chair, created in 1950 by renowned designer Børge Mogensen, is a combination of solid wood and leather inspired by medieval Spanish furniture and has been an instant success since its launch. Børge Mogensen's design has always been simple and powerful, influenced by American Shaker functionalism and ascetic lifestyle.

When he was young, he had traveled to Spain for many times, and personally had a high opinion of the traditional chairs common in Andalusia in southern Spain and northern India. After returning back, he modernized these traditional chairs to reduce complexity and retain the original features while adding his own thinking. This is how the Hunting Chair was born.

10.Chieftain Chair

The Chieftain Chair, created by Danish design master Finn Juhl in 1949, has long been renowned around the world. The chair was named after King Federici IX who sat on it at an exhibition opening, but it has been referred to as the King's chair, but Finn Juhl thinks it's more appropriate to call it the Chieftain chair.

Many of Finn Juhl's works draw inspiration from the language of sculpture. Made of walnut and leather, the Chiefchief chair is assembled with curved vertical members and flat horizontal members, all of which extend to different angles. It looks complex but is simple and orderly, making it one of the most famous examples of Danish furniture design.

The 5 classic chairs introduction come to end. We firmly believe that with the development of human society, more and more classic chairs with rich design will be created, including the office chair, which is closely relative to office work.