{"id":89302,"date":"2020-02-06T13:25:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/?p=89302"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:51:28","slug":"iconic-chairs-and-legendary-designers-chair-design-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/behind-the-design\/the-history-of\/iconic-chairs-and-legendary-designers-chair-design-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic chair styles and legendary designers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From out of this world design, to sleek and understated functionality, there is a long and exciting history in modern chair design. We&#8217;ve chosen a few of the most stand out and instantly recognisable iconic chair designs to celebrate, and also inform you of unique and iconic chair styles you may want to add to your interior spaces to evoke some luxury and design focused comfort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (1956)<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-89319\" title=\"Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-rosewood-crocodile-herman-miller_0.jpg\" alt=\"eames lounge chair and ottoman from ionic chair designers charles and ray eames\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-rosewood-crocodile-herman-miller_0.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-rosewood-crocodile-herman-miller_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-rosewood-crocodile-herman-miller_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-rosewood-crocodile-herman-miller_0-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Titans of modern chair design, husband and wife team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eamesoffice.com\/eames-office\/charles-and-ray\/\">Charles and Ray Eames<\/a> remain a constant name of inspiration when looking into iconic chair styles. One of their most famous chairs, the Lounge chair and ottoman is unmistakeable in its design and remains a timeless and iconic chair design classic. Made of molded plywood with leather upholstery, the lounge chair and ottoman was seating meant to evoke a sense of luxury like that of a good club chair, whilst providing respite from the stressors of modern living.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diamond chair (1952)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Harry_Bertoia_designed_Diamond_as818a1133b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"699\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Harry Bertoia&#8217;s Diamond Chair<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Harry-Bertoia\">Harry Bertoia<\/a> was an Italian-Amerian sculptor and designer who worked predominantly with printmaking and furniture design. To quote Bertoia, &#8220;If you look at these (diamond) chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them&#8221;. Bertoia&#8217;s iconic diamond shaped chair still sparks inspiration today as a feat in modern chair design. Unique features to this chair are its wire frame juxtaposed with a fluid design.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No. 14 Chair (1859)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89336\" title=\"thonet no. 14 chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simple but stylish design, Thonet's iconic no. 14 chair\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/thonet-no-14-dining-chairs-1950s-set-of-4_0-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/thonet-chair-no-14-1860s\">Thonet No.14 Chairs<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iconic curved back and woven seat of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Michael-Thonet\">Michael Thonet<\/a>&#8216;s most iconic piece of furniture was a practical design. With useful drainage for spills it was a popular choice in bistros and cafes at the time, and even so still to this day. Without doubt, we have all seen this style of chair at some point in our lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/thonet-chair-no-14-1860s\">The No.14 chair<\/a> also became one of the first pieces of furniture made through mass production.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arne Jacobsen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danish designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Arne-Jacobsen\">Arne Jacobsen<\/a>\u2019s prolific works are mainstays as chair design classics.\u00a0Not only known for his furniture design, Jacobsen was also revered for his architectural prowess and building design. Here are some of his most iconic chair designs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Egg Chair\u00a0(1958)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89320\" title=\"egg chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0.jpg\" alt=\"Possibly one of the most iconic chair styles, the Egg chair\" width=\"712\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark_0-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark\">Egg Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacobsen was to design all aspects of the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen in 1960. During this time, the strictly vertical and horizontal structures of the hotel\u2019s architecture would prompt Jacobsen to create a chair that was the polar opposite. Evidently, the curved edges and rounded design of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/egg-chair-by-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-original-early-edition-denmark\">the Egg Chair <\/a>resembles a smooth egg shell, and its shape is a feat in modern chair design, combining the seat, arms and back into one solid shape formed of cloth covered plastic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Series 7 (1955) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89321\" title=\"series 7 chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"series 7 chair\" width=\"768\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7_0.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7\">Series 7 Chairs<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series 7 chair is a variation of the equally iconic Ant Chair. Due to sales for the Ant beginning to wane, Jacobsen redesigned it, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/set-of-four-mid-century-iconic-chairs-arne-jacobsen-for-fritz-hansen-series-7\">the series 7<\/a>. The 7 itself had many variations, some with armrests, and some without. As a result, the success of this chair was boundless, and made the iconic chair quite possibly one of the most sold chairs in furniture history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hans J. Wegner<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericia.com\/designerdetails\/by-designer-hans-j--wegner.aspx\">Hans J Wegner<\/a> is one of the most world renown designers of modern chair design, and he also enjoyed creating functional furniture with a playful design. Undoubtedly, the Danish designer was prolific, as there are many classic chairs that we attribute to his unmatched prowess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wishbone Chair (1949) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/wegner-wishbone-chairs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89322\" title=\"wishbone chairs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wegner-wishbone-chairs_0.jpg\" alt=\"wishbone chair\" width=\"610\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wegner-wishbone-chairs_0.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wegner-wishbone-chairs_0-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wegner-wishbone-chairs_0-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wegner-wishbone-chairs_0-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/wegner-wishbone-chairs\">Wishbone Chairs<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CH24 chair or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/wegner-wishbone-chairs\">Wishbone chair<\/a> is now known as an iconic chair amongst Danish design, and often seen as encapsulating the essence of Danish design. The chair design combines the arms and back, with a hand woven seat, and its characteristic Y shaped spine, of which it gets the name Wishbone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Papa Bear Chair (1951) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89323\" title=\"papa bear chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-19-papa-bear-chair-ap-29-ottoman_0.jpg\" alt=\"Unique and playful, the iconic papa bear chair\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-19-papa-bear-chair-ap-29-ottoman_0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-19-papa-bear-chair-ap-29-ottoman_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-19-papa-bear-chair-ap-29-ottoman_0-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-19-papa-bear-chair-ap-29-ottoman_0-693x462.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/hans-wegner-vintage-oak-papa-bear-chair-ottoman-1950s\">Papa Bear Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/hans-wegner-vintage-oak-papa-bear-chair-ottoman-1950s\">Papa Bear Chair<\/a> was in production until 1969. This iconic chair boasts a more playful design from Wegner. It has an instantly recognisable design, referred to as &#8216;great bear paws embracing you from behind&#8217;. Designed to be extremely comfortable and totally envelop you, the Papa bear chair combines total luxury with a modernist sensibility in design.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shell Chair (1963) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/hans-wegner-shell-chair\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89324\" title=\"shell chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Iconic chair designer Arne Wegner's Shell chair\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-693x462.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hans-wegner-shell-chair_0.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/hans-wegner-shell-chair\">Shell Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/occasional-chairs\/hans-wegner-shell-chair\"> shell chair\u2019s<\/a> initial run was met with some hesitation by the general public, although it was loved by design critics at the time. Later, in 1998 the chair was met with a warmer reception by a more modern generation. Undeniably a chair truly ahead of its time. The avant-garde wing style seat and arched legs are a display of Wegner\u2019s belief that a chair should be beautiful from every direction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marcel Breuer\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hungarian-American designer and sculptor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist\/breuer-marcel\/\">Marcel Breuer<\/a> specialised in the Bauhaus and Modernist movements in design. He was also a pioneer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement\/international-style\/\">International style<\/a> of design that featured heavy use of materials such as steel and glass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B3\/Wassily chair (1925-1926)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89325\" title=\"wassily chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"wassily chair\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus_0-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus\">Wassily Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst working as an apprentice at the Bauhaus, seeing the handlebars on a bicycle inspired Breuer to create a chair with bent tubular frames in a similar fashion. Concurrently, the first chair born of this curiosity was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/1960s-b3-wassily-chair-in-orange-canvas-by-marcel-breuer-for-gavina-italy-bauhaus\">the Wassily.<\/a> Using the latest innovations in metalworking, the chair became an instant classic, and an iconic work from the Bauhaus movement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B32\/Cesca chair (1928) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89327\" title=\"cesca chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"the classic cesca chair is an iconic and innovative design from marcel breuer\" width=\"768\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs_0-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Cesca Chair<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Th Cesca chair&#8217;s design created the illusion of resting on air due to its unique &#8216;S&#8217; shaped design made of tubular steel and woven cane back and seat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/4-marcel-breuer-cesca-b32-cantilever-chairs\">The Cesca<\/a> is a style of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantilever_chair\">cantilever chair<\/a>, and is also born from the same spark of inspiration from bicycle handlebars as the Wassily.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Louis <strong>Ghost Chair (2000s)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89338\" title=\"louis ghost chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/louisghost.jpg\" alt=\"louis ghost chair is a bold design and iconic chair style\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/louisghost.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/louisghost-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/louisghost-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/louisghost-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silhouette of the Ghost chair is an echo of the Louis XVI armchair. Quite literal to its name, the translucent body blends into its environment effortlessly and makes for an interesting optical illusion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Philippe-Starck\">Philippe Starck <\/a>unveiled this chair in 2002. Its body is made from a single mould of polycarbonate and is among the most iconic chair styles in contemporary homes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Platner <strong>Armchair (1966)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89328\" title=\"platner armchair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"platner arm chair is a unique and iconic design\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-693x462.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international-2000s_0.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international\">Platner Armchair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior designer and architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/04\/20\/arts\/design\/warren-platner-designer-is-dead-at-86.html\">Warren Platner<\/a> worked amongst the likes of Eero Saarinen, and created furniture most recognised amongst the modernist movement of design in the 1960s. Perhaps, it is possible to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/nickel-steel-armchair-by-warren-platner-for-knoll-international\">Platner\u2019s arm chair<\/a> has one of the most graceful and iconic chair silhouettes of modern furniture design, owing to its unique design of metal spokes and shell-like upholstered seat. For Platner, design and practicality went hand in hand. He \u201cfelt there was room for the kind of decorative, gentle, graceful kind of design that appeared in period style like Louis XV, but it could have a more rational base instead of being applied decoration. I thought why separate support from the object. Just make it all one thing.\u201d And thus was born the Platner arm chair.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Panton Stacking Chair (1960s)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/chaises-longues\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89332\" title=\"panton chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"the iconic panton chair is a classic chair design\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage_0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/chaises-longues\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage\">Panton Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitra.com\/en-gb\/corporation\/designer\/details\/verner-panton\">Verner Panton<\/a>\u2019s moulded plastic chair was born out of a desire to break the trend of Scandinavian teak furniture. Quite significantly, it was the first chair to be manufactured entirely out of a sheet of plastic. The curvaceous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/chaises-longues\/verner-panton-purple-chair-for-fehlbaum-herman-miller-1974-vintage\">Panton chair<\/a> has become quite the celebrity amongst iconic chair styles. Owing to its birth during the Pop Art period, many versions of the chair appear in bold and bright colours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tulip\u201d (1957)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-89329\" title=\"tulip chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7_0.jpg\" alt=\"tulip chair's iconic silhouette\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7_0.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7_0-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7\">Tulip Chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/dining-chairs\/set-of-six-tulip-chairs-as-originally-designed-by-eero-saarinen-1980s-02073d16-3ef0-416a-bf66-261ec1a277c7\">tulip chair<\/a> boasts a space age look with smooth outer. Significantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist\/saarinen-eero\/life-and-legacy\/\">Eero Saarinen<\/a> said of the chairs design, &#8220;the undercarriage of chairs and tables in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs. I wanted to make the chair all one thing again&#8221;. Designed to accompany the Tulip table accordingly, it is an instantly recognisable classic chair design and a favourite among iconic chair styles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Les arcs chair (1967) <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89330\" title=\"les arcs chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"les arcs chair is an iconic chair style\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand_0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand\">Les Arcs chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Point often overlooked, is that Charlotte Perriand\u2019s design project surrounding the Les Arcs ski resort in Saovie, France, gave the eponymous chair its fame. Although we often attribute this chair to Perriand, the chair design predates this instance that brought it to fame. Many believe that the designer sourced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/les-arcs-chairs-by-charlotte-perriand-1960s-set-of-4-charlotte-perriand\">the Les Arcs chairs<\/a> in bulk for the purpose of furnishing the ski resort. As a result, the original designer remains unknown.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Butterfly chair (1938)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89331\" title=\"butterfly chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-1024x889.jpg\" alt=\"iconic butterfly chair design\" width=\"768\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-1536x1334.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international_0-2048x1778.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinterior.co\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/original-vintage-butterfly-chair-by-knoll-international\">Butterfly chair<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The butterfly chair, also known as the B.K.F chair, gets its initials from Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, a trio of Argentinian architects who designed the chair in 1938. It was developed as a means of furnishing the interiors of an apartment building in Buenos Aires. With this purpose in mind, the designers took inspiration from a folding chair used in the military called the Tripolina, thus the butterfly adopted a similar portable and practical design.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The history of modern chair design holds a vast array of iconic chair styles, and some of the best and most famous chair designs from iconic designers. What are you favourite chair design classics?<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From out of this world design, to sleek and understated functionality, there is a long and exciting history in modern chair design. 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