Sitting Pretty!
Timeless Beauties
Back in October of last year, I published this piece on Stylish By Design, and from time to time, I found myself going back to it, not just for the obvious design genius of Marcel Breuer, Eileen Gray, Thonet, and Le Corbusier (to name a few), but also to remind myself as to what a great chair should feel like. It does not matter what the chair looks like, it’s the way it makes you feel that is important.
This Michael Thonet’s Settee is quite at ease with both traditional, and modern interiors. The outline of this settee is simply beautiful. Bentwood is as modern then, as it is now.
The ULTIMATE in great design and comfort.
Eileen Gray Transat Chair
For a small and unobtrusive chair, the B-167-3 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin is unusually comfortable, not to mention inviting. The shape is much more functional than a casual inspection would suggest.
In contrast to Paulin’s chair, I find the Archair 12 by Poul Kjaerholm to be rather uncomfortable, as the back rung cuts painfully across the spine. But it is an absolute beauty. The chair is greatly influenced by Thonet’s bentwood forms, but it has it’s own and unique fresh take as a tubular steel.
No question, this chaise lounge by Le Corbusier is simply one of the classics for
complete, egocentric comfort.
The Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer was greatly influenced, believe it or not, by the colonial chairs of long ago. This is a welcoming and beautiful chair, both aesthetically and physcially satisfying.
T Chair by William Katavolos, Ross Litell, Douglas Kelly
In such a structure, this functional chair shows the results of imposing preconceived decisions on the logic of forms in combination
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3 Comments
Julie
You’re so right Vyna! Not only these iconic chairs can make you feel comfortable but they also provide a sense of importance to the person who can buy them. They are like collectors items now.
Best,
Julie
Vyna St Phard
Well said Julie!
Being an interior designer yourself, you know the importance of comfort, and the penchant, that some clients have, for collecting only the best. The TRANSAT, and the WASSILY chairs, as well as Le Corbusier lounge are the ultimate egocentric chairs.
Michael S. McConkey
I like the fact that these chairs are as relevant back then as they are right now. The Brooklyn Museum has a fine collection of mid 20th Century furniture. Check them out when you get a chance, Vyna.