Eckart Muthesius 'Roter Sessel, ' 1931 Limited Edition Chair

In 1931 the Maharaja of Indore - Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur - who was a very well educated and open minded person ordered a modern palace by eckart muthesius. he was very interested in art deco and the modernist movement in europe. for the interieur muthesius use furniture, lamps and carpets by eileen gray, le corbusier, jacques-emile ruhlmann, louis sognot, charlotte perriand and ivan da silva bruhns. he also created the famous red lounge chair, that was only made in two pieces for the library. It had build in lights and a cigaret space and ashtray...

Banu is yet another gem from the Jewel Garden, which was the name of the Maharajah‘s palace of Indore for which Eckart Muthesius designed this stool. Through the use of polished stai...

Banu is yet another gem from the Jewel Garden, which was the name of the Maharajah‘s palace of Indore for which Eckart Muthesius designed this stool. Through the use of polished stai...

Limited edition Piet Hein Eek MVPHE easy chair for Spectrum, The Netherlands. Piet Hein Eek designed the quirky MVPHE armchair with round shapes as a tribute to his friend and des...

The palace of Maharajah Shri Yeshwant Rao Holkar Bahadur was located in far-away India, yet it was equipped with the latest in modern finesse from a western lifestyle. This included ...

The palace of Maharajah Shri Yeshwant Rao Holkar Bahadur was located in far-away India, yet it was equipped with the latest in modern finesse from a western lifestyle. This included ...