Borek Sipek Rattan Chair Model Helena by Scarabas 1980s

Interesting and original form design piece from Hungary, 1980s. Handcrafted lacquered frame with brass details. Seat upholstered in leather Overall, this rare chair has a great chara...

The iconic Italian Modern DSC 106 stacking chairs from 1965 were designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. This Vintage early set features seats and backs newly upholstered with it...

"Interesting design with seating surface twisted at the edges. This chair is from the 'Sonett' garden furniture series by the tubular steel manufacturers Karl Fostel Senior's Erben. ...

Vintage austrian architectural armchair with lines reminiscent of the Hoffmann and Mackintosh design 676 model chair for Thonet. Second half of...

Unique high back chairs with geometrically shaped seat and backrest. Handcrafted and upholstered rest in an Arts & Crafts style. The chair has authentic mortise and tenon joints and ...

A pair of very rare leather armchairs designed by Italian duo Afra and Tobia Scarpa. The armchairs were manufactured by Maxalto as a part of their Artona Collection in the mid-80s an...

Borek Sipek designed the chair with hand-carved elements and amazingly beautiful details. Al Yoochai chairs are handmade! The chair has five legs. The form is romantic and organic and difficult to position in time…the real timeless art wise objects. Bořek Šípek (Prague, June 14, 1949 – there, February 13, 2016) was a prominent Czech architect and designer. He was known for his individual, unusual, colorful and rich style. He experimented with unexpected and usually opulent shapes. His glass sculptures are particularly well known. After studying at the Prague Academy of Art, he emigrated to Germany in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring. There he studied architecture in Hamburg and philosophy in Stuttgart. In 1979 he obtained his doctorate from the Technical University of Delft. In 1983 he settled in Amsterdam. He founded his own architecture and design studio there. After the Velvet Revolution in his native Czechoslovakia, he started a studio in 1989 in his hometown Prague. After relocating to the Czech Republic, he was professor of architecture and design at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague from 1990 to 1998. From 2005 to 2012 he was professor and dean at the Faculty of Art and Architecture of the Technical University of Liberec. Bořek Šípek is said to be the father of the “neo-baroque”. His architectural works and other designs are known worldwide. He had offices in Amsterdam, Prague and Shanghai. Under the presidency of Václav Havel, he was the architect of Prague Castle. In Maastricht he designed a glass sculpture at the entrance of the Maastricht University Library on Grote Looiersstraat. Bořek Šípek passed away at 66 years.

Unique wicker chair woven from black plastic and natural material. The Helena chairs have a back made of black plastic wickerwork that ends at the top in a kind of ram's Horn. This combined with the rattan The use of animal and organic forms makes Sipek's work idiosyncratic. The use of old materials and techniques reflects a leaning towards history and Craft - every attention to detail has been taken here. A lower chair, ideal for a side chair. Would look lovely in an airy bath room or perhaps on the veranda surrounded by plants. A beautiful addition to any room. Borek Sipek for Driade...

Ota Otanek chair by the Czech architect Borek Šípek. Borek Šípek, known as the father of the neo-baroque 1980s style, is well known for his works that ofte...

Bořek Šípek (Prague, June 14, 1949 – there, February 13, 2016) was a prominent Czech architect and designer. He was known for his individual, unusual, colorful and rich style. He exp...

Postmodern vintage six piece set - dining chairs from rattan by Borek Sipek Czeck Republic 1988. A great, very rare and comfortable wicker seating set, which includes four armchairs ...

Chair 'Anebo Tak', 1987, H. 82 x 50.5 x 48 cm. Made by Borek Sipek for Driade, Milan. Sheet metal, painted turquoise, copper and brass, woode...