I am preparing my computer for spring cleaning and as always finding tons of information with a mental label on it “later”: ” to read later”, “to use later”, “to sort out later”. That “later” day has finally arrived for photos from a visit to a Design Museum of Denmark. This post is dedicated to mid-century chairs designed primarily in Scandinavia. Most of these chairs have become truly iconic. They are manufactured to these days and are widely used in interiors.
I am writing this post to myself and other interior designers who may need to put together a chair with a name 🙂
Spanish Chair by Borge Mogensen (1958)
Materials: Oak / leather. Manufactured by Fredericia Stolefabric.
Arne Jacobsen (I believe all of these was designed specifically for SAS hotel in Copenhagen). From left to right:
Curtain fabric for SAS Hotel (1959). Materials: flax, silk, gold thread
The Drop chair (1959). Materials: metal, leather.
The Egg chair (1957). Materials: steel, leather.
The Swan chair (1959). Materials: steel, leather.
Ring chair by Nanna Ditzel (1958)
Material: Teak wood and wool
Shell chair by Charles Eames (1950)
Materials: Fiberglass, steel. Manufactured by Herman Miller.
Panton chair by Verner Panton (1960)
“The Chair” by Hans Wagner (1949)
Materials: oak, cane
Alvar Aalto Model # 41, Chair for teg Paimio Sanatorium (1031-1932)
Materials: birch, veneer
Marcel Breuer B32 Chair (1928)
Materials: steel, wicker, wood
Axel Bender Madsen and Ejnar Larsen | The Metropolitan Chair (1949)
Materials: teak, beech wood
This photo courtesy of www.artnet.com