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