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In the late 1760s in Paris the first Parisian neoclassical chairs were made, even before the accession of Louis XVI, whose name is attached to the first phases of the style. Straight tapering fluted legs joined by a block at the seat rail and architectural mouldings, characterize the style, in which each element is a discrete entity.
The No. 14 chair is the most famous chair made by the Thonet chair company. Also known as the " bistro chair ", it was designed in the Austrian Empire [1] by Michael Thonet and introduced in 1859, becoming the world's first mass-produced item of furniture. [2][3] It is made using bent wood (steam-bending), and the design required years to perfect.
Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.
We’re highlighting the 50 chairs that have made the biggest impact on design ... S-shaped Panton chair, which was the first ever molded plastic chair when it was released by Swiss manufacturer ...
A similar chair has been preserved by the National Museum of Scotland, however the seat of this chair is supported by four round-top legs which are transfixed at right angles by the seat rails. [34] In a tomb belonging to Senenmut's mother Hatnofer a chair made of boxwood and ebony has been found. The seat of the chair was made of string mesh ...
Morris chairs feature a seat with a reclining back and moderately high armrests, which give the chair an old-style appearance. The characteristic feature of a Morris chair is a hinged back, set between two un-upholstered arms, with the reclining angle adjusted through a row of pegs, holes or notches in each arm.
Eames Lounge Chair. The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman is a lounge chair and ottoman manufactured and sold by American furniture company Herman Miller. Introduced in 1956, the Eames Lounge Chair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames and is made of molded plywood and leather. It was the first chair the Eameses designed for the high-end market.
Chinese Chair (no.1) / (FH4283), The China Chair series was inspired by a portrait of Danish merchants sitting in traditional Ming chairs. [5] The first, produced by Fritz Hansen, is the closest to its source material: the back splat is sculpted into the arm rail, which terminates in a decorative curved finial. Fritz Hansen 1944