Friday, March 1, 2013

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...JOE COLOMBO'S FUNCTIONAL "ADDITIONAL LIVING SYSTEM" IS MADE UP OF A SERIES OF CUSHIONS IN SIX DIFFERENT SIZES THAT CAN BE LINKED IN A NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS WITH DIE-CAST ALUMINIUM PINS. FROM 1967!

Friday, February 22, 2013

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...THE VIENNESE ARCHITECT, HANS HOLLEIN CHAIR FROM 1981. THE MARILYN MODEL, TEXTILE COVERED POLYURETHANE-UPHOLSTERED WOOD FRAME WITH BLONDE ROOT-WOOD VENEER BASE. VERY RETRO!

Friday, February 15, 2013

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...PRESSED AND TUBULAR STEEL FRAME WITH LATEX FOAM UPHOLSTERY AND RUBBER COVERED STEEL SPRING ARMS.. TECHNO FROM 1954, VERY UNIQUE AND LOOKS VERY COMFORTABLE!!

Friday, February 8, 2013

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

This armchair was created by Josef Maria Olbrich for the 1900 Paris Exhibition. It is an oak frame with upholstered seat and back. Great looking chair!

Friday, July 6, 2012

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...Otto Wagner designed this Armchair for the 1900 Paris Exhibition. Although similar in form to his designs for "Die Zeit" this chair is much more luxurious. Red-stained beech frame, upholstered seat, back and armrests with brass sabots.

Friday, June 29, 2012

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...Roberto Sebastian Matta took an acrylic textile-covered methacrylate frame with polyurethane foam upholstery and what looks like a piece of art is actually a chair called the MAgriTTA in 1970.

Friday, June 22, 2012

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...

CHAIR OF THE WEEK...CHARLES AND RAY EAMES MOULDED FIBERGALSS-REINFORCED POLYESTER SEAT SHELL CONNECTED TO A META ROD AND BIRCH SLED BASE WITH RUBBER SHOCK MOUNTS TO CREAT THEIR RAR (ROCKING ARMCHAIR ROD) CHAIR IN 1948.