Eileen Gray Seating
Irish, 1879-1976
Designer, artist and architect Eileen Gray was one of the most fascinating creative figures of the 20th century. Her body of work includes lustrous lacquered pieces — her Dragons chair set an auction record for modern furniture ($28 million) at the 2009 sale of the Yves Saint Laurent estate — and sleek chrome furnishings that rival the work of Le Corbusier and the members of the Bauhaus as exemplars of pure, modernist design.
The independent and unconventional daughter of Irish landed gentry, Gray studied painting at London’s Slade School of Fine Art in her early twenties before moving to Paris in 1906 to pursue her artistic dreams. Gray had become captivated by lacquerware after seeing an exhibit in the Victoria & Albert Museum, and in Paris persuaded an expatriate Japanese master of the painstaking process, Seizo Sugawara, to teach her. Within a few years, Gray had become known among the cognoscenti for her sculptural lacquered furnishings, which she incorporated into the homes of interior design clients.
Gray was ever evolving as a designer. By the early 1920s she was creating geometric works that embodied the essence of Art Deco and the nascent modernist design movement. Some pieces — such as her Bricks screen, an assemblage of pivoting rectangular panels — employ the planar forms favored by Gerrit Rietveld and other De Stijl architects of the Netherlands. Others feature the tubular chrome framing used by Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. These include the Bibendum chair — named for the resemblance of its semicircular back and armrest to the character known in English as the Michelin Man — and the adjustable E 1027 side table, conceived in 1927 for the interiors of a stark white villa she designed for herself in the South of France.
Never a self-promoter, Gray drifted out of the limelight in the 1930s. Interest in her work was revived in the early ’70s, however, when the estates of her early clients came to auction. Her original lacquer pieces are the most coveted, but, as the sale of the Dragons chair shows, are rare and extremely expensive.
None of Gray’s designs were made in large numbers until, a few years before her death, she granted a production license. These pieces range in price from $1,000 to $2,500, depending on furniture type and condition. Gray’s work has become iconic of practical and elegant modernist design. Yet, as you will see on 1stDibs, many of her creations have a simplicity that makes them welcome even in a traditional setting.
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Creator: Eileen Gray
Eileen Gray Pair of 'Roquebrune' Dining Chairs in Red Leather
By Eileen Gray
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eileen Gray, pair of 'Roquebrune' chairs, chrome-plated steel, red leather, France, design 1927, later production
Sleek pair of roquebrune chairs des...
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1920s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
cognac leather sofa, handmade by Eileen Gray, 1980/1990
By Eileen Gray
Located in Manzano, IT
Cognac leather daybed sofa, handmade by Eileen Gray, 1980/1990
Chrome-plated tubular steel frame, polyurethane rubber and dacrom cushions, covered in cognac-colored leather
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1980s Italian Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
2 Black Leather Eileen Gray Design Of The BIBENDUM Chairs Chrome Base Art Deco
By Eileen Gray
Located in Monrovia, CA
The BIBENDUM Chair: Is A Design by Eileen Gray 1926 / 1927.
This Listing Is For 2 Black Leather BIBENDUM CHAIRS 1980s. The BIBENDUM ARMCHAIR Is An Art Deco Design by Eileen Gray.
Gr...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Eileen Gray Seating
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Chrome
Eileen Gray 'Lota' Sofa in Black Lacquer and Orange Fabric 1980s
By Eileen Gray
Located in Tilburg, NL
Eileen Gray 'Lota' sofa in black lacquer and red fabric for Classicon Munich, 1980s.
This famous and important sofa was designed in 1924, by Eileen Gray. It was custom designed and ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Eileen Gray Seating
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Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Early Edition Transat Chair By Eileen Gray for Ecart International
By Eileen Gray
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Born in Wexford Ireland, Eileen Gray is a true icon of 20th century design and it is with great pleasure we present for sale this stunning vintage ‘Transat’ chair produced under lice...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Chrome
1980s Black Leather Eileen Gray LOTA Sofa by ALIVAR Made In Italy
By Eileen Gray, Alivar
Located in Monrovia, CA
The LOTA Sofa Is The Iconic Eileen Gray 1924 Design For The Small Apartment In Rue De Lota, Paris. This 1980s LOTA Sofa Is A Black Leather Sofa With 4 Large Down Filled Leather Cushi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Eileen Gray Bar Stool No. 1 Black Leather Chrome, circa 1920
By Eileen Gray
Located in Vienna, AT
Eileen Gray bar stool no. 1, designed in 1920s, production by Classicon circa 1985- engraved and numbered.
Classical design by Eileen Gray that...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
1980s Eileen Gray for Ecart Transat Lounge Chair with Black Leather and Lacquer
By Ecart International, Eileen Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Transat lounge chair, originally designed by Eileen Gray in 1927. This example was produced by French company ECART International in the...
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1920s French Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Wood, Lacquer, Leather, Foam
Eileen Gray – Bonaparte Chair – Set of 2 – French Beige / Mustard – 1970s
By Eileen Gray
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
Bonaparte is one of the seldom cases in which the luxurious comfort of an upholstered chair has been successfully united with a tubular steel construction. The result communicates bo...
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1970s European Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Leather
Eileen Gray "Lota" Sofa by Classico, Germany
By Eileen Gray
Located in Saint Paul, MN
The ICONIC Lota sofa was designed by Eileen Gray in 1924 for the apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris. 2 black lacquer end pieces support a frame with luxuriously...
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1920s German Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Fabric, Lacquer
1980s Eileen Gray "Lota" Sofa for ClassiCon in Black Leather and Lacquered Wood
By Eileen Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a “Lota” sofa, designed by Eileen Gray in 1924. This particular sofa was manufactured by ClassiCon in the 1980s, and bears a label with Gray’s signature. Gray designed the Lo...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
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Metal
Eileen Gray "Monte Carlo" Leather & Chrome Sofa
By Eileen Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eileen Gray "Monte Carlo" Leather & Chrome Sofa
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Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
Eileen Gray Non Conformist Chairs, France, 1970
By Eileen Gray, Ecart International
Located in Dronten, NL
Unique set of 4 Non Conformist chairs made circa 1970 by Ecart International.
The underlying theme of the Non Conformist chair, by Irish designer ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Eileen Gray, Ecart International, Transat Armchair Black Leather Lacquer Wood
By Eileen Gray, Ecart International
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Transat armchair design by Eileen Gray in 1927 for the Villa E-1027.
Edition in black leather and black lacquer by Ecart International, circa 1980....
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Bibendum Armchairs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Bibendum armchairs by Eileen Gray
Made in Ireland
Additional information:
Material: Chrome-plated steel, leather
Size: 36.75 W × 34.5...
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20th Century Northern Irish Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather
Eileen Gray, Safari Chair / Authentic
By Eileen Gray
Located in Zürich, CH
"Safari" armchair designed by Eileen Gray. It has cylindrical base and grey painted wood structure. Armrests, seat and tilting back are made in leather. Piece is authentic and made a...
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1930s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
ClassiCon Black Leather Roquebrune Chair by Eileen Gray in Stock
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Roquebrune Chair
Eileen Gray, 1927
leather
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a de...
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2010s German Eileen Gray Seating
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Leather
Customizable ClassiCon Adjustable Bar Stool No. 1 by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray designed bar stools in several variations. The Bar Stool No. 1 is the simplest and most handsome of them all. It initially found itself, along with the folding mirror Cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
ClassiCon Roquebrune Chair in Black with Chrome Legs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a deep seating area. It was covered with blue canvas. She created another version,...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Roquebrune Chair in Cognac with Black Legs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a deep seating area. It was covered with blue canvas. She created another version,...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
Classicon Red Velvet Bibendum Lounge Chair by Eileen Gray in STOCK
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Eileen Gray underscored the character of her endearing prior lion with sly irony; she named it after the Michelin man, whose form this armchair calls to mi...
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2010s German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Velvet
Transat Chair With Black Leather, Design Eileen Gray 1927, France ca. 1975
By Eileen Gray
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Rare and valuable 19th century reproduction of the famous "Transat Chair" designed by none other than world renowed Irish designer Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976). There were only 12(!) or...
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Late 20th Century French Bauhaus Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Monte Carlo Sofa for ClassiCon by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Centreville, VA
Monte carlo Ssofa
Eileen gray, 1929
Eileen Gray‘s perhaps most exclusive sofa radiates an allure from which no beholder can escape.
The soft curve, the most unusual lines of ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
LOTA Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Sofa, designed by Eileen Gray. Germany, Classicon, 1990s.
The LOTA sofa, designed by Eileen Gray, produced by Classicon in Munich. Sofa with black lacquer...
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1990s German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Wool, Wood
Customizable ClassiCon Bibendum Lounge Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this. It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic imp...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Upholstery
Customizable Leather ClassiCon Daybed by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The daybed is rightly counted among Eileen Gray’s most famous designs. The lounge "offers pleasant and comfortable seating and is, moreover, particularly suited to relaxing." What sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Upholstery
Customizable ClassiCon Bar Stool No. 2 by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen gray created not only classical seats such as sofas or chairs, but also a series of unconventional bar stools. Version no. 2, originally designed for the house E 1027, also fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
Vereinigte Werkstätten Eileen Gray Daybed Day Bed
By Eileen Gray, Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Vintage daybed with the name Day bed by Eileen Gray.
Manufactured by Vereinigte Werkstätten Munich before Classicon.
Classic piece of furniture.
White leather and chrome tubular ste...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Eileen Gray Seating
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Chrome, Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Daybed Grand in Fabric by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The daybed is rightly counted among Eileen Gray’s most famous designs. The lounge "offers pleasant and comfortable seating and is, moreover, particularly suited to relaxing". What sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Customizable ClassiCon Bonaparte Lounge Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bonaparte is one of the seldom cases in which the luxurious comfort of an upholstered chair has been successfully united with a tubular steel construction. The result communicates bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery
ClassiCon Roquebrune Chair in White with Chrome Legs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a deep seating area. It was covered with blue canvas. She created another version,...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Bibendum Lounge Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this. It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic imp...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Leather, Fabric
Customizable ClassiCon Bonaparte Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bonaparte is one of the seldom cases in which the luxurious comfort of an upholstered chair has been successfully united with a tubular steel construction. The result communicates bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery
ClassiCon Roquebrune Chair in Grey with Black Legs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a deep seating area. It was covered with blue canvas. She created another version,...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
It piques and provokes what one might expect of it, and yet it is inexplicably aesthetic and harmonious, a nonconformist on velvet paws. Eileen Gray commented quite pragmatically on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Leather
Customizable ClassiCon Bibendum Lounge Armchair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this. It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic imp...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Leather, Textile
Customizable ClassiCon Bibendum Lounge Armchair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum is one of a kind. Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this. It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic imp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Leather, Textile
Re-Edition of "1927 Transat" by Eileen Gray, Ecart International
By Ecart International, Eileen Gray
Located in Paris, FR
Early 21st century re-edition by Ecart International of a "1927 Transat" armchair by Eileen Gray with tilting head-rest.
Black lacquered wood structure and black leather upholstery....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Brass
Customizable ClassiCon Aixia Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Aixia was one of Eileen Gray‘s personal favourites. She used this chair in all of her apartments, sometimes in the dining room, sometimes at a desk. Even in 1929, when she converted ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
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Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Lota Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris was regarded as one of the most sensational examples of French interior architecture of the 1920s. Eileen Gray had create...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Fabric
Customizable ClassiCon Monte Carlo Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
price for fabric!
Eileen Gray‘s perhaps most exclusive sofa radiates an allure from which no beholder can escape. The soft curve, the most unusual lines of the backrest make the Mon...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
It piques and provokes what one might expect of it, and yet it is inexplicably aesthetic and harmonious - a nonconformist on velvet paws. Eileen Gray commented quite pragmatically on...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Leather
Eileen Gray Monte Carlo Sofa for ClassiCon, Black Leather and Chrome, Signed
By Eileen Gray
Located in Kansas City, MO
Monte Carlo Sofa designed in Eileen Gray in 1929 and produced by ClassiCon in the 2000s. Curved form in black leather and tubular chrome. This example...
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Early 2000s German Bauhaus Eileen Gray Seating
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Chrome
Black Leather Monte Carlo Sofa by Eileen Gray for ClassiCon
By Eileen Gray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by the Irish-Scottish architect and designer Eileen Gray in 1929, the Monte Carlo sofa is a true icon of Modern Design and enshrines Gray's c...
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Mid-20th Century Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Chrome
Eileen Gray Daybed
By Eileen Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red leather and tubular chrome daybed by Eileen Gray, 1980s.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
Divani o daybed in acciaio e cotone di Eileen Gray per Alivar, 1990 ca.
By Eileen Gray, Alivar
Located in MIlano, IT
Divani daybed gemelli, dal disegno in stile Bauhaus, con struttura in tubolare d'acciaio cromato, seduta imbottita e rivestita in cotone bianco ed impunture sulla seduta.
Disegnati da Eileen Gray e prodotti da Alivar nel 1990 ca.
Ottime condizioni.
Misure in cm 220x90x60h schienale, 43h seduta
Possibile acquistare anche il singolo divano.
Rara coppia di divani, o divani letto...
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1990s Italian Modern Eileen Gray Seating
Materials
Steel
Eileen Gray seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Eileen Gray seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of leather and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Eileen Gray seating, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 18 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 19 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating by Eileen Gray were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by e15, ClassiCon, and KFF. Prices for Eileen Gray seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,450 and can go as high as $20,765, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,625.
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Questions About Eileen Gray Seating
- Where is Eileen Gray from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Eileen Gray is from Enniscorthy, Ireland. Her formal art education was in London, and she later became one of the pioneers of the modern movement in architecture. You can shop a collection of Eileen Gray pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Eileen Gray is famous for her work as a designer, artist and architect. During the early 20th century, she became known for her sculptural lacquered furnishings. By the early 1920s, she was creating geometric works that embodied the essence of Art Deco and the nascent modernist design movement. Never a self-promoter, Gray drifted out of the limelight in the 1930s. Interest in her work was revived in the early '70s, however, when the estates of her early clients came to auction. Her original lacquer pieces are the most coveted. Find a collection of Eileen Gray furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Eileen Gray was one of the leading pioneers of the modern movement in furniture and design. She was known for her tubular steel Bibendum Chair, a take on the Michelin Man. Shop a collection of Eileen Gray’s pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Was Eileen Gray Art Deco?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The answer to whether Eileen Gray's designs were Art Deco depends on which piece you're considering. Gray was ever-evolving as a designer. By the early 1920s, she was creating geometric works that embodied the essence of Art Deco and the nascent modernist design movement. Some pieces, like her Bricks screen, employ the planar forms favored by Gerrit Rietveld and other De Stijl architects of the Netherlands. Others feature the tubular chrome framing used by Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who are associated with the mid-century modern design style. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Eileen Gray furniture.