M2-44 modernist lounge chair by Wim den Boon Netherlands 1958

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...

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...

Solid pine wood dining table, with beautiful X-base construction, produced by Ate van Apeldoorn for Houtwerk Hattem. The X-base is supported by a solid beam tilted in a 45 degree a...

Solid pine daybed by Ate van Apeldoorn for Houtwerk Hattem. The daybed has been constructed in a fully enclosed pine frame, with the sculpted feet placed on the outer ends and slats...

Dutch modernist chairs, designed by Wim Den Boon in the 1950s, crafted from solid oak with original vinyl upholstery. They showcase Den Boon’s dedication to both quality and innovati...

This beautiful and very rare lounge chair is a design by Wim den Boon, manufactured in the Netherlands around 1950. The structure is made of high quality black lacquered wood with a...

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

Black executive chair, Wim Den Boon, the Netherlands, the 1950s. Wim Den Boon formed 'Groep &' just after the liberation of The Netherlands in 1...