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Item Ships From: China
Root 3 Legs Chair by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Root 3 Legs Chair by DAaZ
Dimensions: D 56.8 x W 46 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Wood, fabric.
DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the e...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Free Form Organic Shape, Hand-sculpted Natural Beige Fiberglass Armchair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead armchair by kar
Dimensions: W 75 x D 55 x H 110 cm
Materials: FRP
Available in black
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and effec...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
By Edward van Vliet
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H40 x Ø40 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run compa...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary High Lacquered Black Organic Ash Wood Chair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Oracle Chair by kar
Dimensions: W 38 x D 56 x H 97 cm
Materials: Ash Wood, High Gloss.
Oracle bone script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal bones for divination. Taking China's oldestscript as its creative source, kar presents a new collection of furniture,"Oracle", which consists of a chair, a desk, a bench, a shelf, and a screen.The symbolic form of the ancient script...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Wood
Stone Shadow Chair by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone Shadow Chair by DAaZ
Dimensions: D 62 x W 57.7 x H 92 cm.
Materials: Ash wood, fabric.
DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary an...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
In Stock Chippensteel 0.5 Polished Stainless Steel Seating by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chippensteel 0.5 is fine example of blending FiDU process and craftsmanship. The 2D form is cut from metal sheet and goes through welding and inflating, becoming three dimensional fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Hand-sculpted Black Wood High Back Chair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
High back chair by kar
Dimensions: W 42 x D 47 x H 105 cm
Materials: MDF Frame
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and effect in aesthet...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Other
Brass Bow Tie Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Railing Upholstered Armchair with White Sheep Fur
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Railing series is a new collection of furniture pieces designed by Aranda\Lasch. The first three elements of the collection includes R1, R2 & R3: two chairs and a stool.
Railing is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Black Low Chair from Aranda\Lasch’s Primitive Series
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The low chair is from Aranda\Lasch’s Primitive series. Appearing like islands from the distance, they can be understood as a microcosm of landscape an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Foam
Dos À Dos Louvre Double Seat Rumba by La Cividina
By La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dos à Dos was designed in 1967 for the Louvre Museum, where its curves had the discreet but essential role of accommodating visitors as they admired the spel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Steel
White Arch Bench by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
White Arch bench by Karstudio.
Materials: FRP.
Dimensions: 120 x 40 x 43 cm.
*This piece is suitable for outdoor use.
Both display ways make it the ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Filinea Armchair Black Lacquered Steel by La Cividina
By La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The futuristic Filinea armchair fuses natural and technological qualities. It takes its cue from euphorbia tirucalli trees and is made of round, extremely slender steel bars. The pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Steel
Root Chair by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Root Chair by DAaZ
Dimensions: D 55.5 x W 46.5 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Wood, fabric.
DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Chaos Chair by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Chaos Chair by Atelier V&F
Limited Edition Of 24+2AP Pieces.
Dimensions: D 95 x W 70 x H 110 cm.
Materials: Goatskin offcuts and cast brass.
「Chaos Chair...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Asthetic Shape, Natural Beige Fiberglass Sofa with Cushion by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead sofa by kar
Dimensions: W 180 x D 100 x H 70 cm.
Materials: FRP.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Glacier Crystal Twining Barstool in BODEGA Collection by Gordon Gu
Located in hong kong, HK
BODEGA collection of works is full of form and detail. The combination of disorder, growth, grace, and uncertainty is like countless surprises with exploration in a life full of joy....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary China - Chairs
Materials
Crystal
Aqua Botanica Step stool by WL Ceramics
By Edward van Vliet
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Step stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H36 x Ø56 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Porcelain
Unguis Chair by Henry D'ath
Located in Geneve, CH
Unguis Chair by Henry D'ath
Dimensions: D 60 x W 55 x H 95 cm
Materials: Wood, plastic.
Piece is handmade by artist.
An unguis can be a nail, claw or fang. The name speaks not only...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Contemporary Chair 'K' Made of Aluminum 'Black or White'
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
'K' chair is a made of aluminium (black or white)
by Bentu Design
Dimensions: H 75.2cm x 52 x 48 cm
Bentu Design's furniture derives its uniqueness from the simplicity of its form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial China - Chairs
Materials
Concrete, Aluminum
Contemporary Chair 'H' Made of Concrete and Aluminum
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
'H' is a made of concrete and aluminium
by Bentu Design
Dimensions: H76cm x 55 x 58 cm
Bentu Design's furniture derives its uniqueness from the simplicity of its forms and its mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial China - Chairs
Materials
Concrete, Aluminum
Naive Chair by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Naive Chair by DAaZ
Dimensions: D 62 x W 47.5 x H 78 cm.
Materials: Albizzia, twine, fabric.
DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace th...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Twine, Wood
Dos À Dos Louvre Double Seat Autumn by La Cividina
By La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dos à Dos was designed in 1967 for the Louvre Museum, where its curves had the discreet but essential role of accommodating visitors as they admired the spel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Steel
Dos À Dos Louvre Double Seat Cyan by La Cividina
By La Cividina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dos à Dos was designed in 1967 for the Louvre Museum, where its curves had the discreet but essential role of accommodating visitors as they admired the spel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Steel
Classic Clay Dining Chair Black by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The spontaneous and naïve designs of Maarten Baas’ Clay series express artistic vulnerability. Each piece is handmade of industrial clay, covering a steel fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary China - Chairs
Materials
Clay
Column Stool, Celadon, Blue Glaze by WL Ceramics
By David Derksen
Located in Geneve, CH
Column stool, Celadon, blue glaze by WL Ceramics.
Design: David Derksen
Materials: Porcelain, celadon / blue glaze
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 40 cm
Also available: different colors ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Porcelain
In stock Costes Armchair Natural Mahogany By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are objects universally recognized as icons. Costes easy chair that, in 1984, marked the beginning of the partnership between Philippe Starck and Driade such as the consecration of the designer, formerly unknown in Italy, is one of these objects. Designed for the homonymous, now disappeared, Parisian café, owes its timeless success to the absoluteness of forms: a dark wooden embracing structure with three highly tilted legs.
The Costes Armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Glee Chair by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Glee Chair by DAaZ
Dimensions: D 58.5 x W 53 x H 64 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel, leather.
DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary an...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Steel and Stone Chair by Batten and Kamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Steel and stone chair by Batten and Kamp
Shelter to Ground Collection
Dimensions: W 48 x D 61 x H 95 cm
Materials: Hand finished hot rolled steel, natural stone.
The stone is source...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Stone, Steel
Brass Split Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chairs from the Brass collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
R1, Railing Armchair with Stainless Steel and Silicon Foam
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Aranda\Lasch continues to explore and test out various furniture forms from their latest Railing series, a series of design pieces that utilize bent tubes and furnished with leather of foam outside. Railing chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Hand-sculpted Organic Black Fiberglass Arch Bench by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Coffee arch bench by kar
Materials: FRP.
Dimensions: 120 x 40 x 43 cm.
This piece is suitable for outdoor use.
Available in white, coffee.
Both display wa...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Elsewhere Acrylic Chaise by Batten and Kamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Elsewhere acrylic chaise by Batten and Kamp
Dimensions: W170 x D 53 x H100 cm
Materials: acrylic, granite stone, stainless steel fixings.
Elsewhere will be exhibited throughout ...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Post-Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Granite, Stainless Steel
Swale Low Armchair with Upholtered Base by La Cividina
By La Cividina, Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Thanks to an abundant and generous structure, the Swale armchair evokes relaxed conversation scenarios for residential and contract environments. The comfort of the seat is given by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Carbon Fiber, Upholstery
Italic Armchair Red, Burgundy and Violet by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italic, or cursive, is a typeface that was created to imitate handwriting. The Italic definition is a tribute to Aldo Manuzio, the man who in 1500 democratized culture by inventing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Samurai Sword Inspried, Contemporary Hand-sculpted Black Wood Chair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Samurai Sword Chair by kar
Dimensions: W 44 x D 51.5 x H 110 cm
Materials: MDF Frame, Fabric
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetiti...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Toy Armchair Carnation By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
PVC
Column Stool, Dark Brown by Wl Ceramics
By David Derksen
Located in Geneve, CH
Column stool, dark brown by WL CERAMICS
Design: David Derksen
Materials: Porcelain, dark brown / white effect glaze
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 40 cm
Also available: different colors...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Porcelain
33 Step Tail Chair Polished Brass by Zhipeng Tan
By Zhipeng Tan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This visceral and sculptural chair is designed and made by renown artist Zhipeng Tan. Size and color is customizable upon request, lead time is 45-60 days. We ship internationally.
Since graduating with an industrial design degree from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhipeng Tan has focused on the ancient technique of lost-wax casting. Through this foundry process, rich in heritage and tradition, Tan explores his interest in organic forms. Often inspired by his environmental surroundings, such as water and plants, he explores anthropomorphic themes, as well. Though trained as an industrial designer, he has become an accomplished self-taught sculptor, eagerly exploring the elastic and permeable boundaries between art and design and finding a harmonious fusion of sculpture and furniture, provocative objects of both beauty and utility.
Though from his early work, one may sense the influence of Joan Miró, Henry Moore and Constantin Brancusi, and in his more recent pieces there is a nod to the Post-Pop sensibilities of Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami, the work of Zhipeng Tan is thoroughly original, an expression of his exuberance and imagination. In all of his work, one may see an exploration of our fundamental humanity and a desire to discover worlds within worlds. From the 33 Step...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan
By Zhipeng Tan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Tan’s practice, since graduating from the China Academy of Art, has been focused on the ancient technique of lost-wax casting. This ancient foundry process has created an intersection between Tan’s interest in heritage casting techniques and organic forms.
The forms designed by Tan vary from being environmental (water drops, tree roots) to being figurative (spinal cords, pelvic structures). The Lily collection brings together the botanical and human motifs most explicitly. The tension between the two references cause the works to become abstracted and take on a slightly surreal quality, whilst maintaining functionality.
The 33 Step chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Toy Armchair Mustard Yellow by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
PVC
Toy Armchair Light Grey By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian China - Chairs
Materials
PVC
Primitive Series, Metal Low Chair by Aranda\Lasch
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The low chair is from Aranda\Lasch’s Primitive series. Appearing like islands from the distance, they can be understood as a microcosm of landscape an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Foam
Asthetic Egg Shape, Organic Black Fiberglass Lounge with Cushion by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead Black Lounge by kar
Dimensions: W 75 x D 100 x H 78 cm.
Materials: FRP.
Available in white.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repe...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Mimimalist Design, Fiberglass Frame and Fabric Circular Lounge Chair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Circular lounge chair by kar
Dimensions: W 105 x D 93 x H 80 cm
Materials: Fabric, MDF frame
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Brass Split Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Asthetic Egg Shape, Natural Beige Fiberglass Lounge with Cushion by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead lounge by kar
Dimensions: W 75 x D 100 x H 78 cm
Materials: FRP
Available in black
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and effect ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Contemporary Natural Beige Fiberglass Cubic Lounge Chair with Cusion by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Cubic lounge by kar
Dimensions: W 74 x D 80 x H 69 cm
Materials: FRP
Available in black
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and effect i...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern China - Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang 'MC004-S-Matte' Matte Black
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial intelligence change our lives in future? Not only will voice controlled services be fundamental, AI will also help create objects for everyday life. This chair is part of a pioneering project to incorporate AI into the design process. Through numerous experiments and practice with different products and art forms, Zhang Zhoujie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Satin Brass Fan Chair with Rectangular Backrest by Frank Chou
By Frank Chou
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The outlook of Fan chair is delicate and artful. Its elegant backrest part just like a traditional Chinese fan. The fabric edition not only presenting a high-quality sense but also e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
Railing Upholstered Armchair/Side Chair "R3" in Stainless Steel Grey Sheep Fur
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Aranda/Lasch continues to explore and test out various furniture forms from their latest Railing Series, a series of design pieces that utilize bent tubes and furnished with leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
MC06 Endless Form Chair Series Stainless Steel customizable black&sliver outdoor
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
outdoor+indoor
3 official types chairs / available
solid
dots
frame
2 colors official / available / finish in polish/matt
black
silver
Furniture designer Zhoujie Zhang is k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Railing Upholstered Stool Side Chair Stainless Steel with White Goat Fur
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Railing series is a new collection of furniture pieces designed by Aranda\Lasch. The first three elements of the collection includes R1, R2 & R3: two chairs and a stool.
Railing i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Burr Puzzle High Stool/Side Chair in Pink Aluminum Finish
By You-De Chen, Chin-Hua Lin 1
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chin-Hua Lin and You-De Chen explored and have adapted the traditional Chinese mortise and Tenon technique in connecting wood method in the ‘burr puzzle’ stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese China - Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Endless Form Chair by Zhoujie Zhang 'MC007-F-Black' Matte Black
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial intelligence change our lives in future? Not only will voice controlled services be fundamental, AI will also help create objects for everyday life. This chair is part of a pioneering project to incorporate AI into the design process. Through numerous experiments and practice with different products and art forms, Zhang Zhoujie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass Spider Chair Unique Dining Chair by Zhoujie Zhang
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chairs from the Brass collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Brass
MC14 Endless Form Chair Series Stainless Steel Customizable Black and Sliver
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Outdoor and indoor
4 official types chairs / available
solid
dots
frame
2 colors official / available / finish in polish/matte
black
silver
Furniture designer Zhoujie Zhang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
MC05 Endless Form Chair Series Stainless Steel Customizable Black and Sliver
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Outdoor and indoor
3 official types chairs / available
Solid
Dots
Frame
2 colors official / available / finish in polish/matt
Black
Silver
Furniture designer Zhoujie Zhang ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese China - Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
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