Iconic Chairs!

A good décor is space that will leave a lasting impression. How better to spice up your modern interiors than with some iconic chairs.

  1. The Barcelona Chair –

Designer – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich

  • Minimal design with plush finish
  • Chrome metal legs , “x” shaped as supports
  • Seat cushion is box shaped with no arm rest
  • Cushions are for pure comfort and finished with leather panels buttoned together12. LC2 –

Designer – Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand

  • A masterpiece that compliments all kinds of décor. A timeless marvel
  • A simple compact seating carved from a cube, occupies minimal space
  • Chrome metal framework, made to stand out distinctly.
  • Leather cushions
  • Designed as a single, double, triple seat as well as a ottoman.

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      3. Panton Chair 

Designer – Verner Panton

  • A design that was ahead of its time, a pioneer in experimenting with curved forms
  • A breakthrough in its structural system as a single moulded polyurethane foam chair, first of its kind
  • The form is derived from the human seating posture, therefore very comfortable and also an ergonomic design.
  • Due its light weight, it is easily movable according to convenience

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     4. The Womb Chair –

Designer – Eero Saarinen

  • A chair that redefined comfort, designed on the request by Florence Knoll – “a chair that was like a basket full of pillows – something she could really curl up in”
  • A design aimed and giving comfort and a sense of security
  • The chair is made up of foam covered moulded fibre glass shell, the cushion provides for the comfort whereas the fibre glass mould gives it rigidity
  • The leg supports are of chrome steel
  • The open design of the shell gives space for user movement and the cushions give it a cosy feel

 

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     5. Diamond Chair –

Designer – Harry Bertoia

  • A sculptural masterpiece by Bertoia, designed out of a metal mesh like framework.
  • The shape was reached at by experimenting the user needs
  • The chair consists of the seat and base, both of which are made of welded steel rods
  • The chair has a vinyl seating pad
  • Suitable for outdoor use

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    6. Tulip Chair –

Designer – Eero Saarinen

  • The chair was designed in the process of redefining the legs of furniture and from this rose the idea of a pedestal
  • It is made of a structural base, seating shell and cushion
  • The structural base is made up of cast aluminium to weigh down the structural system, its flush finished with that of the seat shell
  • Seat shell has a seating core and an adjoining stem that connects to the base, its moulded out of fibre glass
  • The seating cushion is customisable
  • It comes in a variant with arm rest

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    7. La Chaise –

Designer – Charles & Ray Eames

  • An icon in organic design, the La Chaise has a sculptural form
  • It allows various sitting and reclining positions
  • It is made in three parts, the base, stem and shell
  • The base is made of oak wood and is cross shaped
  • Stem is of tubular steel members that support the shell
  • The shell is or an organic shape moulded out of polyurethane
  • Suitable as a lounge chair

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   8. The Egg Chair –

Designer – Arne Jacobson

  • A famous lounge chair, frequently sighted in posh lounges
  • Design inspired by the womb chair
  • A cross aluminium base
  • Shell made of synthetic with cured foam stuffing
  • Shaped to provide a closed enclosure feel, comfortable padding along all sides
  • Also available as a couch variant
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