Iconic Chairs

Lounge Chair and Ottoman

Perhaps any design produced by this team can rightfully be in the same league as the greatest designers in America, if not the world. However, the ultimate Eames classic is the Lounge Chair and Ottoman, which boasts the use of technology and materials that were considered advanced at the time. Apart from incorporating aesthetics and comfort, the Eameses made sure that one person using a screwdriver could assemble the chair.

Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW) also,Low Chair Wood

The LCW is considered the 20th-century design breakthrough of this husband-and-wife team. The lounge chair is made of five parts cut from a single sheet of plywood, which are them moulded and bent. The Eames used the technology for moulding plywood for the design of the chair, which Charles started developing in the early 1940’s. The high demand for this design only proves that it is timeless.

Egg Chair

Embodying the qualities of Danish Modern or Organic Modern design, the Egg Chair may be the strongest contender of the Eames Lounge Chair for most sought-after design classic. It may appear complicated, but it’s surprisingly reassuring given Jacobsen’s eye for the organic and functional. The Egg chair has the distinction of being one of the most influential post-war furniture designs that Jaconbsen was commissioned to design for the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen.

Butterfly Stool

Admirers of organic design will find the Butterfly Stool exceptional. In fact, it is now an icon of modern industrialized Japan. What makes it remarkable is its simple and graceful form, often perceived as a butterfly or a pair of hands in the act of offering something. The honestly of the chair’s structure (every part of the stool is exposed to scrutiny) was made possible by technology. Furthermore, this piece of furniture can also be easily assembled.

Butterfly Stool

The Tulip Chair is one of Searinen’s greatest creations and a classic of industrial design. It was the result of Saarinen’s preoccupation with the underside of typical chairs and tables, which he found very confusing. The chair, with its pedestal base, produced a purer form. Although it was one of the mid-century designs that used fiberglass-reinforced resin, its innovative form makes it a standout until now.

The Chair

Post- WWII Scandinavian designers did not stray far from tradition. Take Wegner, whose experience as a cabinetmaker was put to good use in his mind-century designs. The Chair is a blend of the traditional and the new. It was handmade, which contradicted with the modernist tenets of mass production for the needs of Modernist spaces. Furthermore, the proportions were based on the human form.

Marshmallow Sofa

With its playful and colorful round cushions “floating”on a tubular steel frame, the Marshmallow Sofa never fails to capture peoples’ attention. But make no mistake, the chair is not merely whimsical-it is also very practical. The cushion can all have the same color or can come in multiple color combinations; they can also be detached to create a different look.

Marshmallow Sofa

Bertoia is know for his wire mesh chairs. The Diamond Chair exploits the inherent qualities of metal, resulting in a beautifully sculpted piece. It is airy and light and does not interfere with space but rather becomes part of it. The authentic Diamond chair is exceptional in form and proportion, which a lot of knock-offs do not achieve. This is probably why even design students can spot a fake.

Chair 3107

The chair 3107 is said to be the most copied chair in the world-made popular by the famous 1960’s nude portrait of the notorious Christine Keeler and the Profumo scandal (her chair was actually a knock-off). The fascination for this design is not difficult to explain. First, the chair can be used in all kinds of interiors, and because it is light and stackable, storing it is not a problem. The design did not sacrifice aesthetics as seen its graceful, organic form.

Womb Chair

This chair was designed to conform to any relaxed position of the sitter, like drawing up his or her legs, which would be impossible in other chairs. For those who love to snooze, this is your chairs! The Womb chair has remained popular because, while it was conceived for casual and comfortable lifestyle, it is chic enough to go well with other contemporary interior styles.