Dutch Modernist High-Back Chairs with Cord Seating, Netherlands, 1920s

Dining chair designed by Charlotte Perriand, manufactured for the interior of the iconic Les Arcs in the French Alps in the 1960s. This rare chair embodies the sleek sophistication c...

Oak dining chairs, Dutch Art Deco era, Hague school, 1928. Minimalist and modern for its time. Truly an Avant-Garde item. Certainly an inspiration for later Scandinavian Modern desig...

Pierre Jeanneret, library chair, a pair, India, 1952-1965 H.C 14 / 33, 43, 47, 79 Meaning chairs nr 33, 43, 47, 79 for Room 14 of the High Court of Chandigarh It's a rare feat t...

Wim Den Boon; Dutch Modernism; Dining chairs; Side chairs; Dutch design; Wim Den Boon was a Dutch designer, interior designer and architect. Boon w...

This striking pair of Dutch chairs were crafted during the 1930s and embody the crisp geometry and streamlined elegance typical of the period. These chairs are a perfect blend of fun...

Pair of side chairs Oak frame Rush seat Seat height 44cm 1950s/1960s Netherlands

Early 20th Century Dutch Modernism Design Architects Chairs. Made in the Netherlands, early 20th century, 1910's - 20's period. Arts & Crafts style. Stained oak with rush woven seat....

Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...