Ross Littell Lounge Chairs

Ross Littell (1924-2000) was an American textile and furniture designer who did much work for such well-known manufacturers as Knoll and Herman Miller in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He l...

Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 – April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the good design movement of the 1950s. His three-legged T-chair, designed in 1952 with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley, is part of several permanent museum collections. Littell, born and raised in Los Angeles, attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles and finished his education with honour in 1946. In 1947, he was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy. It was during these period that Littell became increasingly interested in architecture and design. In 1949 Littell formed a partnership with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley. During their six-year partnership, they designed furniture, along with textiles and dinnerware, for Laverne Originals in New York, using materials such as leather, glass, chrome, and marble. In a later stage Littell did work autonomously as well for several furniture companies, mostly for Knoll International and Herman Miller. An interesting fact is that the PLR1 lounge chair, designed in 1965, was actually designed for Herman Miller. ICF, an Italian manufacturer from Milan, produced a lot of Herman Miller designs for the Italian market in license, and started producing the PLR1 as well for the Italian market but only for the De Padova shop, a luxury chain of design furniture shops in Italy with a strong emphasis on Scandinavian design. Hence, the PLR1 has therefore a very interesting history. Rendered in slick chromed steel and beige fabric straps, the chair is a particularly stylish take on a slipper chair with a low, angled seat and curvy frame extending into two trestle legs that extend far out horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes...

Mid-Century Pair of Lounge Chairs by Ross Littell for ICF, Black Leather, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Luar lounge chairs designed by Ross Littel and manufactured by ICF de Padova, Italy 1965. These amazing lounge chairs are made of chrome-plated solid metal frames with amaz...

Stunning pair of Luar lounge chairs designed by Ross Littel and manufactured by ICF de Padova, Italy 1965. These amazing lounge chairs are made of chrome plated solid metal frames wi...

Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 – April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the good design m...

A pair of beautiful lounge chairs designed by Ross Littell and produced by ICF, Italy in the 1970s. Both chairs are covered with white fabric belts and come in a very good condition...

A nicely patinated leather strap 'Laura' lounge chair designed by Ross Littell for ICF.

Leather lounge chair Model PLR1 in very good condition made by ICF Milano.