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Item Ships From: Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognizable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Bauhaus Chair, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bauhaus chair by unknown designer, probably Gispen. Manufactured in Holland, circa 1930. In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age ...
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1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Sørensen Leather by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Jaime Hayson Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime Hayson Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona The Showtime Nude Chair was introduced as an additional version to the Jaime Hayon chair collection. Over the years th...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand 7 Fauteuil Tournant, Outdoor For Cassina A design icon with an attitude for versatility and functionality designed in 1927 by Charlotte Perriand for her Paris apa...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Steel

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Armchairs in Sheepskin by Jacob Kjaer, Denmark, 1930's
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs designed in 1930's by danish cabinetmaker Jacob Kjaer, Denmark. Interesting hand carver work in solid oak wood and re-upholstered with new sheepskin.
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Oak

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina This distinctive chair by Patricia Urquiola outclasses the stereotypes with a bold new plasticity and its own personality. The B...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Bodil Kjær Principal Dining Wood Chair by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Bodil Kjaer White Stained Oak Principal Bar Stool For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer White Stained Oak Principal Bar Stool For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's Principal chair from 1961, the Principal Stool maintains the chair’s functional...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Bodil Kjær Principal Dining Wood Chair by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Gaulino dining chair by Oscar Tusquets, Spanish contemporary design natural ash
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Gaulino Chair is one of the best designs by Oscar Tusquets and has become an iconic Spanish design. Made exclusively from wood and leather, the name comes from the influences th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

Bodil Kjaer, 1961, Natural Oak Principal Bar Chair For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1961, Natural Oak Principal Bar Chair For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's Principal chair from 1961, the Principal Bar Chair maintains the same function...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gaetano Pesce "La Sfogliata" Chair, 2005
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gaetano Pesce Chair & Cushion model "La Sfogliata" Manufactured by Meritalia Italy, 2005 Plastic, Fibreglass rods, Upholstery 58x51x113hcm 22,8x20x44,5hin Provenance The Steve Al...
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Early 2000s Italian Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Plastic

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Sørensen Leather by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholstered...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modern contemporary chair in plywood and solid koto by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silla 8 is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achieving i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Le Corbusier, P.Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC2 Poltrona Armchair by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Timeless, unique, and profoundly authentic, the LC2 armchair ha...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Steel

Dom Hans van der Laan Rationalist Wood Grey Easy Chair, circa 1980
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Easy chair designed by Dom Hans van der Laan for the Abbey Church of St. Benedictusberg, Vaals in the Netherlands. Manufactured, circa 1980. Lacquered wood seat and backrest with co...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Scarpa Chair 925 in Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobias Scarpa 1966
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scarper Chair 925 by Afra and Tobias Scarper 1965 The iconic 925 Scarpa Lounge Chair is a strikingly elegant lounge chair. Easily recognized by its firm and robust wooden frame and ...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

Bodil Kjaer Smoke Stained Oak Principal Stool For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Smoke Stauined Oak Principal Stool For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's Principal chair from 1961, the Principal Stool maintains the chair’s functional a...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bodil Kjaers Natural Oak Principal Chair All Wood for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaers Natural Oak Principal Chair All Wood of Karakter Characterised by a simple and honest use of form and material, the Principal Chair is timeless in every aspect. It is ...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Black Wood Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, foun...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Rob Parry Rare Chair, circa 1950
By Robert Parry, Gelderland
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Midcentury industrial chair designed by Rob Parry, circa 1950 in Holland. It features a black lacquered tubular metal frame and is uphols...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bodil Kjaer Natural Oak, Principal Counter Stool For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Natural Oak, Principal Counter Stool For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's Principal chair from 1961, the Principal Stool maintains the chair’s functional ...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Principal Chair for Karakter One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Lacquer

Bodil Kjaer Smoke Stained Oak Principal Bar Stool For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Smoke Stained Oak Principal Bar Stool For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's Principal chair from 1961, the Principal Stool maintains the chair’s functional...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Bodil Kjaers Set Of Three Principal Chairs All Wood for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaers Set Of Three Principal Chair All Wood for Karakter Characterised by a simple and honest use of form and material, the Principal Chair is timeless in every aspect. It i...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Bodil Kjaers Smoke Stained Oak Principal Chair All Wood for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaers Smoke Stained Oak Principal Chair All Wood for Karakter Characterised by a simple and honest use of form and material, the Principal Chair is timeless in every aspect....
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Oak

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his funct...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholstered...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Three Joe Colombo Chairs 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Three Joe Colombo Chairs 300 for Karakter Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibilit...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modernist Dutch Children Chair in the Style of Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1950
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Modernist Dutch children chair, manufactured in by unknown manufacturer in Holland, circa 1950. In good original condition, preserving a beautiful patina.  
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1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barcelona - Chairs

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Wood

Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of 4, Oscar Tusquets, Gaulino Chairs, Black, Stained Ash Wood, Contemporary
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Gaulino Chair is one of the best designs by Oscar Tusquets and has become an iconic Spanish design. Made exclusively from wood and leather, the name comes from the influences th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

Set of Four Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Uphol...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Kvadrat Fabric by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Uphol...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Erik Gunnar Asplund 501 Göteborg Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Erik Gunnar Asplund
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Erik Gunnar in 1934-1937. Relaunched in 1983. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The Göteborg chair is Erik Gunnar Asplund’s poetic interpretation of Rationalist id...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Kvadrat Fabric by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Uphol...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Bodil Kjær Principal Dining Wood Chair by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, conc...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, f...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Re-Wool 358 For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Front: Re-wool 358 + Back: Terra Silt For One Collection The Council Family Salon Chair is a chair for every moment, and almost every ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

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Fabric

Pepino Chair by Owl
Located in Geneve, CH
Pepino chair by Owl Dimensions: L 112 x W 70 x H 60 cm Materials: Plywood base, upholstered La Pepino is a collection of only seating, which consist...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Plywood

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chairs by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This chair is one of the most recognizable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, foun...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Gerrit Rietveld Zeilmaker Version of Black Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1920. Relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. One of the versions of the iconic model dated 1918. The structure is in black-stained beechwood with white contrasting parts. Seat and back in green lacquered multiplywood. The armchair can have a single seat and backrest cushion in fabric or leather. The black red and blue (Zeilmaker version) born from Rietveld’s chromatic experimentation While researching the origins of the red and blue model in collaboration with the Rietveld heirs, it emerged that the key idea of the first prototypes was based on the concept of spatial organization expressed through the monochrome tones of its elements. The first version was in fact produced in 1918 in completely unpainted wood.   In the following years Rietveld proposed various examples, either monochrome or painted in different colors, depending on the requirements of his customers and the interiors for which the chairs were intended. As such, it comes as no surprise to find this 1920s version, presented as part of Cassina’s MutAzioni selection, created for the school teacher Wicher Zeilmaker with a black frame with white ends and a dark green painted seat and backrest.  It was Rietveld’s ever-increasing involvement in the De Stijl movement that led him to also use primary colors on this model in 1923, and as such the chair became a veritable manifesto for the emerging neoplastic movement. Initially dubbed slat chair, Rietveld only gave it the name red and blue in the 1950s following its chromatic evolution. The various owners of the different examples used the chair as an abstract-realist sculpture in their interiors and, in some cases, as a simple tool for sitting on, adding cushions to make it more comfortable, just like Cassina offers for the black red and blue today. Important information regarding images of products: Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor About the designer: Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888, seems possessed of two personalities, each so distinct that one might take his work to be that of more than one artist. The first personality is that seen in the craftsman cabinet-maker working in a primordial idiom, re-inventing chairs and other furniture as if no one had ever built them before him and following a structural code all of his own; the second is that of the architect working with elegant formulas, determined to drive home the rationalist and neoplastic message in the context of European architecture. The two activities alternate, overlap, and fuse in a perfect osmosis unfolding then into a logical sequence. In 1918 Rietveld joined the “De Stijl” movement which had sprung up around the review of that name founded the year before by Theo van Doesburg. The group assimilated and translated into ideology certain laws on the dynamic breakdown of compositions (carrying them to an extreme) that had already been expressed in painting by the cubists: the “De Stijl” artists also carefully studied the architectonic lesson taught by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, whose influence was widely felt in Europe at that time. Collaborating first with Robert van’t Hoff and Vilmos Huszar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Re- Wool 568 For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Front: Re-Wool 568 + Back: Terra Umber For One Collection. The Council Family Salon Chair is a chair for every moment, and almost ever...
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Barcelona - Chairs

Materials

Fabric

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