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Variants of the one-piece plastic chair designed by Canadian D.C. Simpson in 1946 went into production with Allibert Group and Grosfillex Group in the 1970s. [2] Other sources name the French engineer Henry Massonnet from Nurieux-Volognat with his "Fauteuil 300" from 1972 as the inventor of the monobloc. [3]
3107 chair (Model 3107 chair) is a variant of the Ant chair, both designed by Arne Jacobsen (see below) 40/4 (forty-in-four) stacking Chair designed by David Rowland, 1964; 406 Aalto armchair designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938 (IKEA sells a similar design called the Poäng lounge chair) 4801 armchair designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1963
The chair is widely believed to have been used in Lewis Morley's iconic 1963 photograph of Christine Keeler; however, the chair used in this photograph was an imitation and not an original Jacobsen model. [2] [3] The Keeler chair had a hand hold cut in the back. After the publishing of the pictures, sales of the chair rose dramatically. [4 ...
Monobloc (chair), a type of light-weight chair made of one piece of injection-moulded plastic; Also: Monobloc, a 2005 Argentine film; Antoinette Monobloc, a pre-WWI French military monoplane; Monoblock LNB, a type of low-noise block downconverter
An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair , with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive load bearing leg (often called a gas lift ), which is positioned underneath the chair seat.
The American journalists shared the news of this chair back home and it was the subject of much attention internationally. The year the chair was created, the American magazine Interiors featured the chair and christened it "most beautiful chair in the world." [8] [9] [10] This was the first coverage of Danish Modern in the American press. [5]
Not until very late historical periods, were cushions, textiles, and other forms of upholstery incorporated into Chinese furniture, impacted by Western culture. Openwork in carved wood or other techniques is very typical for practical purposes such as chair-backs, and also for decoration. The Ming period is regarded as the "golden age" of ...
Backrest or back-rest may refer to: Part of a chair, sofa, Bench or other such furniture used for resting one's back; Fishing rod backrest;