50 chairs that changed the world, how many do you know?
The iconic, archetypal role played by the chair has grown into something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. The chair has a long history, can symbolize authority, status or family life, it is like a blank canvas, allowing its designers to freely sway...
A chair is not just a novel, it is more like a poem. By examining these classic chairs, we can completely see through the design history of the past 150 years.
Chair No. 14
Dynamic curves and extruded radians often evoke people's infinite nostalgia for the romantic atmosphere in old cafes. However, these unremarkable and common chairs are revolutionary products of mass production in modern industry. This chair is combined with a series of mass-produced bent wood, and the joints are tightened by screws. It may be one of the most famous, most productive, and most meaningful chairs in history.
Miss Cranston Tea Room High Back Chair
Presenting an elongated geometric shape, it looks forward to the design of the 20th century, depicting a new visual language, the Austrian designer Joseph Hoffmann, and the designers of the "Vienna Industrial League", and this This simple and bright high-back chair, Mackintosh later designed many variants, has always been regarded as a classic of modern chairs.
Puckersdorf Nursing Home Armchair
This geometrically shaped chair embodies the typical characteristics of the works of the Vienna Industrial League. The box-like structure and the checkered pattern of the seat echo the square theme on the wall and floor, making the whole space permeated with a strong sense of It has a modern atmosphere, because the Purksdorf Sanatorium was originally a hotel and wellness center for the rich and stylish.
Robot chair
From the streamlined armrests made of beech wood, the square sycamore panels with grills, and the hollowed-out squares on the front, the machine seat is clearly inspired by the drive components of the belt motor.
Bat Cabaret Chair 728
The minimalist structure is completely modern, with only the armrests and 4 small black balls under the seat, giving it a touch of humor. These chairs are placed in the same simple small Around the round table, Hao's unpretentious design style perfectly sets off the karaoke hall, and the gorgeous youth style reflected in the decoration of other parts.
Red and blue chair
It is one of the most pioneering experimental works in the Dutch De Stijl movement. It is the first attempt to apply the ideas of Stijl to three-dimensional modeling. It is strictly composed of pure-color straight lines and planes, and the three-dimensional modeling is completely transformed into the expression of abstract elements. , the chair was originally painted in the typical De Stijl colors of gray, black and white. In 1918, Rietveld repainted the work in red, blue, yellow and black as a counterpoint to the same De Stijl style. Members respond to Piet Mondrian paintings.
B3 chair - later called "Wassily chair"
One of the first products of the Bauhaus to emerge in Dessau, it largely consolidated the Bauhaus school's reputation as a leader in functionalist design, and it was also one of the first design products to use steel tube materials First, the toughness, lightness, smoothness and smoothness of steel pipes greatly promote the innovation of furniture shapes.
Cantilever chair
Stam's chair may appear stiff and uncomfortable to sit on, but it leaves room for other furniture designers to further develop the "elasticity" of furniture, which is what Breuer calls "elasticity." An elastic aerial support".
Deck chairs
Its lounge chair form evokes the luxury of transatlantic travel, and Gray's pursuit of style innovation and perfect shape shows her unique vision, while also providing insight into how the mechanical age is redefining the way products are styled and made. A whole new way of thinking.
Chair B32
Considered the most successful of all design experiments with the cantilever chair in the 1920s, this piece has withstood time as another result of Breuer's Bauhaus furniture-making workshop The test was still very popular when it was re-produced in the 1960s and 1970s.
Barcelona chair
It has always been the most common choice for front office furniture in offices around the world. The metallic luster of chrome-plated steel pipes and the warm ivory color of pigskin leather chairs make the chairs full of luxurious modernity. The low, wide body and subtle inclination The angle makes this chair look both comfortable and generous, luxurious and simple.
Palmio Chair
This chair will still feel quite comfortable even if you sit on it for a long time. The scroll-like chair surface is molded from a whole piece of birch plywood. Its curved shape makes the hard wood seem to "soften", giving people With a very cordial feeling.
No. 60 high stool
This simple and elegant stool was originally designed by Alvar Aalto for the Vipri Public Library. When placed together in a row, the stools appear to have been molded in a mold like the one shown in the famous 1930s photograph of the corrugated ceiling in the lecture hall.
Z chair
Although Rietveld broke away from De Stijl in 1928, his Z-shaped chair once again explained the concept of abstraction. Like the red/blue chair he designed more than 10 years ago, the Z-shaped chair gave up all nature. Shapes and traditional references are simplified to a pure expression of shapes and colors.
Chair 406
The design is easily regarded as a miracle that defies the gravity of the earth. This cantilever chair has an elegant S-shaped profile and a thin birch frame. It is actually a reference to the traditional concepts of using wood for home design challenge.
randy chair
It can be said that the physical and aesthetic characteristics of this material have been brought to the extreme. Its backrest and seat are made of a whole piece of industrial aluminum plate, which has a relatively flexible texture, while the legs of the chair are very strong and straight. The round holes not only strengthen the firmness of the shape structure, but also make the chair look very light and elegant. This chair seems to be shrouded in a layer of crystal luster, which is the effect of the most advanced thermal and chemical treatment.
LCW chair
The LCW chair can be said to be a chair tailored for the growing young families in the United States after World War II. In order to adapt to the different body shapes of users, a piece of shock-absorbing rubber is added to the connection of the chair to adjust A certain amount of activity.
LAR, DAR and RAR chairs
The seat surface, made of material, can be placed on any of three accessories - the elegant "Eiffel Tower" base, the conical metal pillars, or the two curved wooden planks that act as rocking chair supports, connecting the two The second accessory is a welded shock absorber, which can control the range of motion between the seat surface and the chair legs. These chairs were originally available in dark gray, gray green and light brown, but soon changed to It's so colorful.
Antelope chair
The frame structure of this chair is made of bent steel pipes, which is full of imagination. The seat surface is molded from plywood and painted in festive colors such as yellow, blue, red, and gray. The design inspiration of the ball at the end of the chair legs , inspired by molecular physics, is accompanied by a collapsible springbok chair, both of which will be commercially produced after the festival fair.
DKR wire mesh chair
Although the concave structure of the DKR chair still vaguely bears traces of Eames' previous plastic chairs, here it is composed of a series of horizontal and vertical steel bars in the shape of contours, and the whole structure is cleverly defined by thick outer edges. The steel wires are tensioned, and the mesh-like edging profile makes it stronger. Although it is a little airy to lift, the whole chair looks as light as a 3D sketch.
Diamond chair
When you see these chairs, you seem to see some light-filled sculptures made of air, and even the air passing through them seems to be much purer.
Swing stool
The design inspiration of its goblet shape comes from the golden shell tambourine in Africa, and Bertoia's wire mesh technology is applied to the connection in the middle of the stool. The arched base makes the stool slightly tilted in all directions. Shaking the ground, this imaginative novel design keenly grasps the pulse of the times.
Model 3107 Chair
Although it has long been customary to put a few 3107 chairs in many retro-modernist restaurants and cafes, at the beginning of its birth, it not only had its own design principles, but also had a more interesting experience.
Tulip chair
A bright white chair becomes a gift to the world. The Tulip chair shows a unique interpretation of white plastic material. Its flower-like shape seems to have just been drilled out of the earth. Its design has no Any traces of hand-made, the whole chair is cast and molded through the model of chemical materials, and it is completely manufactured according to the rigorous and scientific production method.
Eames 670 Lounge Chair
In fact, it is composed of three parts, the headrest, the backrest and the seat surface. Each part is composed of five layers of plywood and two layers of Brazilian mahogany veneer. A technique that was used many years ago, the upholstery of the chair body seat is also very distinctive, and they are fixed to the chair with zippers.
"Tractor seat" chair
It also seeks to get to the truth about how humans behave and how design can adapt quickly. These behaviors have been explored in depth. A seat removed from a tractor and placed on a curved metal cantilever base becomes a Chair.
"Ultralight" Chair
Its traditional shape is derived from the Chiavari bamboo chair commonly seen in Italy. This is a cheap, easy-to-manufacture chair that can be mass-produced. The most notable feature of this chair is its "lightness", slender The ash wood frame and light-colored rattan seat make this chair very light both in weight and shape.
Polypropylene chair
It is an "economical" revision of the glass fiber reinforced plastic chair designed by Daijiang Eames. In order to achieve economical benefits, he has conducted in-depth research on injection molding technology. This chair is easy to move, carry, stack and clean. It is very quick to manufacture and easy to mass produce.
Multifunctional chair
It has a space-age, futuristic feel, with bright, eye-catching colors and lively, round shapes that resonate between this chair and pop art.
Inflatable chair
Although this guy who looks like a Michelin tire has a very unserious face, its commercial success is beyond doubt. To this day, this chair is still being re-produced continuously, and A large number of various replicas have also been derived.
Sacco Bean Bag Chair
It is interesting and practical, fully in line with the leisurely and lazy lifestyle of the 1960s, it almost gave up all the components of the traditional chair, such as the seat surface, backrest, armrests, and chair legs, but can be customized according to the user's needs. Shape and posture, to shape your own shape at will, relying on the infinite possibilities of shape expansion, and the characteristics of lightness and portability, it can be turned into a sofa, recliner, footstool, or even some kind of home decoration sculpture, as countless bean bag chairs in later generations The prototype of the Sacco Bean Bag Chair ushered in a whole new era of furniture design.
Panton chair
It was the first cantilever chair to be molded in one piece from a single piece of plastic. The chair was originally molded from fiberglass, and then changed to rigid polyurethane foam in the 1980s.
"Up5 Donna" Sofa
It can be compressed to 1/10 of the whole volume, once the seal of the vacuum packaging is opened, it will expand into a large and comfortable single sofa under your nose.
Birillo stool
This bar stool is made of stainless steel, fiberglass and leather. It was mainly designed for those fashionable bars or office spaces in the early 1970s. Although the main structure of the chair is simple and almost rigid, its base is Very distinctive, the designer hides 40,000 universal wheels through a raised X-shaped fixed point and the shape of the landing sign, so that this high stool can glide smoothly like a spaceship in a science fiction novel.
Synthetic Chair 45
The bright colors like a paint box and the short and thick body are combined into the No. 45 swivel office chair. The optimistic appearance is obviously enough to be ostentatious, but its appearance is like a ray of fresh wind, blowing into the previous In the cold and narrow office, the strong colors and solid shapes are really suitable for those promising companies in the 1970s.
Omen Keston card chair
The feature of this chair is that it is installed with a seat and backrest of pressed steel plates in a frame formed by bending a whole steel pipe, and neat round holes are carved on it. It is light, durable, fireproof, and can be stacked up to 25 storeys in height.
"Twisting" armchair
Stick it together for a while, and cut it into pieces with a hand saw and a knife for a while. The meticulous craftsmanship and exquisite engineering structure make the "twisting" chair not only a whimsical experiment,The "Twist" armchair is new, fun and full of surprises.
"Support" chair
The clean lines and smooth plane endow the "Support" chair with a modern sense of functionalism, which is both practical and elegant. The S-shaped backrest of the "Support" chair means that British office chair design has begun to introduce precision Principles of ergonomics.
Rover Chair
It may not be as sleek and ingenious as Archille Castiglione's early ready-made designs, but it makes up for this deficiency with abundant energy and vitality. The advent of the Rover chair made Ron Arad Become one of the important designers in the non-mainstream design wave in the 1980s.
Queen Anna Chair
With its bold lines and folding carton-like appearance, the chair is painted in rich colors and intricate patterns, some even extending beyond the frame.
"How High is the Moon" Chair
Integrating the hard texture of metal and the permeability of wire mesh, the chair is made of a piece of nickel-plated steel wire mesh. The chair almost disappeared from our eyes, indeed, like the fading silver moonlight.
Plywood chair
It is necessary to have very accurate and meticulous research on the shape, and at the same time try to use the most concise form to convey the charm of the traditional chair. The color and texture of the birch veneer should also be controlled to coordinate with the overall shape. The plywood chair was later put into production by the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vectra.
S shape chair
It ditches the funky pop-art feel of the original chairs for a rougher texture, while replacing the finesse of industrial production with a handmade, organic elegance, this chair sits on a painted metal frame, Wrapped with woven straw rope or wicker, with an unexpected texture effect, it changes the precision and geometric shape that are common in modernist design.
Louis Twenty Chair
Combining a seat and front legs made of polypropylene with two rear legs made of aluminum tubes, the Louis Twentieth chair playsfully hybridizes two key elements that influenced the development of 20th century chairs.
Ailong office chair
It does not have any cushions attached, and relies entirely on its own shape to provide support and comfort. The hollow effect follows the trend of the times, showing a sense of transparency. Its aesthetic value in architecture and technology at that time, in the modern working environment, many occupational diseases It also came into being, and the design of the Ailong office chair is a satisfying, high-tech solution to these office ailments.
FPE chair
Fabulous, Plastic, Resilient, the initials of three words spelled out, depictingThese flexible and stylish chairs have a whole piece of curved plastic panel, which is neatly combined with the two parallel aluminum tube legs next to it. A long strip of brightly colored plastic panels makes this chair look very lively , which is very in line with the optimistic fashion trend in the late 1990s. When there is weight on it, it will change shape with the human body, and then bounce back to its original shape. It can also be stacked up to 8 the height of a chair.
Air chair
Today it has become a fashionable collocation in many cafes and public places. When placed together in groups, although it looks like it is made of a mold, it has the beauty and soft shape of polypropylene material molding. , but gives all these chairs a unique personality.
Trunk bench
Challenging traditional chair designs and materials with a captivating sense of humor, this trunk takes us back to the basics of craftsmanship: a raw log, inserted into the back of a traditional chair, It has been endowed with clear practical functions and deeper meanings.
Samurai chair
The design inspiration comes from the armor of the Middle Ages. The name not only indicates the structure and protective features of the chair, but also hints at the influence of Japanese aesthetics on it. The utilitarianism of the style explains the current pursuit of order and practicality in the public sphere and in the private home.
Chair No. 1
The seat surface of the chair can be placed on different base surfaces. It is designed like a football, which is composed of many small flat plates to form a three-dimensional shape. The result is this strange thing that looks like a cage and a cup , People sitting on it are like birds returning to their nests.
