After winning the Museum of Modern Art Organic Design Competition with Charles Eames for their experiments with bent plywood in 1941, Eero Saarinen was eager to continue exploring the possibilities of a chair that achieved comfort through the shape of its shell, not the depth of its cushioning. Initially, he began the investigation with designs […]

Sturdy yet elegant and comfortable without being overly plush, Clutch’s rounded edges and curved back wrap around to provide the perfect resting spot for arms. Your choice of white oak or smoke on ash wood. · Upholstered and padded bent plywood seat back · 100% Polyester fabric · 29.5″ h | 21.9″ w | 20″ […]

Ross lovegrove has created ‘diatom’ for moroso. presented at the 2014 salone del mobile, the infinitely vertical stacking chair for indoor and outdoor use draws its formal qualities from nature, retaining simple geometries that are realized using complex production processes. The Diatom chair is made entirely from aluminium to make it suitable for both indoor […]

The work of hella jongerius is an exercise in craft, color and form, as evidenced in her ‘east river chair’ for vitra. making its official debut at the 2014 salone del mobile, the seating object was originally conceived for the united nations north delegates’ lounge in new york which jongerius was involved in realizing. fusing […]

Among the many objects presented by German furniture manufacturer Walter Knoll at the recent Orgatec 2012, the leading international fair for office and facility in Cologne, the company presented the Liz Chari, by Claudio Bellini. The new chair has been reduced to an essence, of what Walter Knoll describes as “what is most beautiful.” The […]

Jasper Morrison is one of today’s most influential industrial designers. Born in London, he is renowned for his ascetically elegant, quietly humorous style and has designed everything from a tray-table to a tram system. Designed in 1999, Low Pad is a lounge chair with or without armrests, body in bent birch plywood, upholstered with multi-density […]

Emeco was originally founded following a collaborative project with Alcoa to develop a seaworthy chair for submarines and warships. The Navy chairs are impervious to corrosion, non magnetic, lightweight and most importantly incredibly strong – attributes of aluminum that we have now grown to appreciate and love. By the end of the 1950s Emeco aluminum […]

Included in the Design Collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ASID and Roscoe Awards. It was 1977 when Mario Bellini developed this brilliant concept… a flexible steel frame covered with a ‘skin’ of saddle leather. The use of zippers completes the piece to create a timeless design that […]

Working extensively across the disciplines of architecture and art direction, Los Angeles-based designer Alexander Purcell Rodrigues opened his own multi-disciplinary design studio in 2012. The studio’s diverse portfolio ranges from furniture design to interior architecture. New launch: An aircraft grade aluminum chair built using new aluminum fabrication methodologies and featuring mathematically-generated ornamental patterns. Called the […]

Designer Tom Dixon launches a flexible new chair for the contract market during the London Design Festival next week. It’s made of glass-reinforced nylon and has a faceted back resembling bunny ears. The one-piece seat and back of Y Chair is made of nylon strengthened with overlapping glass fibres, giving it strength and flexibility. The […]