{"id":398689,"date":"2022-07-08T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=398689"},"modified":"2022-06-30T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:59:17","slug":"sight-unseen-magna-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/sight-unseen-magna-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Sight Unseen\u2019s Magna Chair Channels the Greatness of Ancient Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/polished-aluminum-magna-chair-stool-sheepskin-upholstery-customizable\/id-f_28437822\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-950x851.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the Bestcase for Sight Unseen Magna chair\" class=\"wp-image-399627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-950x851.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-391x350.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-120x108.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background-1041x933.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Blue-Background.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/polished-aluminum-magna-chair-stool-sheepskin-upholstery-customizable\/id-f_28437822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bestcase for Sight Unseen Magna chair, new<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/polished-aluminum-magna-chair-stool-sheepskin-upholstery-customizable\/id-f_28437822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magna chair<\/a>, a striking swoop of satin-finished aluminum with a plush sheepskin seat, is arguably not a chair at all. \u201cIt\u2019s a proto chair, like the historic design it\u2019s based on,\u201d says its designer, Charles Constantine. He\u2019s talking about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/curule-chairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">curule<\/a> of ancient Rome, \u201ca seat of importance \u2014 a traveling throne for emperors to perch upon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long fascinated by what he calls \u201cthe geometries of classical architecture,\u201d Constantine, cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/bestcase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bestcase<\/a>, a Long Island\u2013based manufacturer of metal shelving and case goods, conceived the Magna chair jointly with the influential online design platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/sight-unseen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sight Unseen<\/a> as part of a furniture collection that aims to showcase the possibilities of industrially produced metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/bestcase\/furniture\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"Close up image of the Magna chair\" class=\"wp-image-399631\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background-746x933.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Detail-Gold-Background.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magna chair\u2019s elegantly simple form \u2014 two quarter-inch-thick rolled aluminum semicircles locked together by capped aluminum cylinders \u2014 is crafted of \u201cone of the most affordable, abundant materials on earth, the most recyclable metal available,\u201d Constantine says. It\u2019s mighty pretty too, the coolness of the raw metal intriguingly offset by the comfort of a thick foam seat covered in fleece (other finishes and upholstery options are available). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approached by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/sight-unseen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer<\/a> of Sight Unseen about creating a new line of metal furniture, Constantine \u201cdove into the history books\u201d and found that the basic design of the early seat, originally embellished with brass and ivory, lent itself well to manufacture with Bestcase\u2019s existing tooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In creating the Magna chair, the designer says, \u201cthere was no eureka moment, just countless sketches,\u201d stripping the form to its essence, then expressing it using modern manufacturing techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/sight-unseen\/furniture\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the Bestcase for Sight Unseen Magna chair\" class=\"wp-image-399635\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background-746x933.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sight-Unseen-Bestcase-Magna-Chair-Gold-Background.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The upshot is an extraordinarily versatile piece with infinite utility, both practically and as a decorative accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can picture one underneath a colorful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/paintings\/style\/abstract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abstract painting<\/a>, framing the artwork; as a pair on either side of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/building-garden\/fireplaces-mantels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mantel<\/a>; or at the foot of a dramatic staircase,\u201d Khemsurov says. \u201cIt can be used to wait for someone, to put on shoes, even to drink an aperitif before dinner. 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