Lounge Chairs
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Rogan Gregory, 2019, USA
Unique lounge chair in woven rattan with upholstered shearling seat, sculptural bronze buttons and bronze base. Designed and made by Rogan Gregory, USA, 2019.
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Myung Sun Kang, Korea, 2013
"From the Glitter" lounge chair in mother of pearl and Korean lacquer on wood. Designed and made by Myung Sun Kang, Korea, 2013. Edition 2 of 8 + 2 APs.
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Though her materials reference the 2000-year old tradition of Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware, there is nothing ancient about the energetically asymmetrical form of this glimmering lounge chair. -
Bae Se Hwa, Korea, 2013
"Steam 23" lounge chair in steam-bent walnut and cowhide. Designed by Bae Se Hwa, Korea, 2013. #2 from the edition of 6 + 2 APs.
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Bae Se Hwa is inspired by the Korean tradition of beauty as the harmony of nature, seeking to convey a sense of calmness and peace through his designs. His furniture resembles the Korean landscape and mountains through their organic shapes and curved wood, reinforcing his desire to create a conversation between man and nature, inside and outside. -
Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1961
Sergio Rodrigues came up with the design for the Sheriff Chair after his friend, photographer Otto Stupakoff, asked for a couch where he could rest and feel “like a sultan.” The seat’s sturdiness opposes the toothpick feet that characterized design at that point, while the relaxing posture anticipates the casual attitudes of the 1960s. In 1961, Rodrigues submitted the design with small modifications to the international furniture competition of Cantu, Italy, under the name of Sheriff, and won first prize in the wood category. The jury considered the Sheriff to be “the only model with current characteristics, despite the conventional treatment of the frame, uninfluenced by fads and absolutely representative of its region of origin.” This example was specially handmade circa 1999 for the cover of the monograph “Sergio Rodrigues,” edited by Soraia Cals (2000).
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"Poltrona Sheriff" lounge chair with solid wood frame and light brown leather upholstery. This example handmade circa 1999 for Soraia Cals and featured on the cover of the monograph "Sergio Rodrigues," edited by Soraia Cals (2000). -
Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, circa 1947
A feat of craftsmanship in wood, this three-legged chair by Joaquim Tenreiro bears the hallmarks of his modernist approach to form, and strict principles of material selection that employed only the highest quality of Brazilian hardwoods. The model was constructed in variants with two, three, four, and five kinds of wood. Tenreiro built the present example with the most difficult technical level by using five different species. This incredible technique required in-depth knowledge of craftsmanship as well as an intimacy with the way different woods behave under varying environmental and technical circumstances.
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Cadeira de Três Pés (Three-legged chair) made with five different types of hard wood, bonded laminated frame with solid lathed joints and legs.
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Gruppo Strum (Giorgio Ceretti, Pietro Derossi, Riccardo Rosso)
“Torneraj” (You’ll Come Back”) Chair. Designed 1966-68.
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Manufactured by Gufram, ca. 1970s
Polyurethane foam
Imposing in person, designed to deliberately fissure when sat upon, the Torneraj chair is the epitome of Italian Radical Design. One was included in MoMA’s landmark “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” exhibition in 1972. Curator Emilio Ambasz wrote at the time:
“Confronted with the erosion of the simplistic doctrine of functionalism, some designers produce objects whose function is not evident from their form, and whose structural properties, in fact, contradict the behavior one would expect from that form. In such cases, no longer does 'form follow function' but, on the contrary, aggressively conceals it."
As the MFA Houston’s curator Cindi Strauss notes in the recent exhibition catalogue “Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection,” MoMA sold off the original pieces in its “New Domestic Landscape” exhibition in an employee sale, and it was only recently that they acquired an early example of the Torneraj for their permanent collection. Unlike the Gruppo Strum collective’s more popular Pratone chair, the Torneraj was taken out of production by Gufram for decades.
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Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames
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LCM (Lounge Chair Metal). Designed 1946
Manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan
Molded ash plywood with original black aniline dye finish and original blue leather upholstery, chrome-plated steel, rubber shock mounts
From the 1920’s to the 1940’s, the pioneers of modern chair design – Aalto, Breuer, Eames - produced seats in three distinct mediums. Tubular Steel. Bent Plywood. And…the most difficult of all, the marriage of steel and plywood. I firmly believe that the most successful realization of the third category is the LCM and DCM designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. The separation of the molded plywood back and seat simplified production and heightened the design’s sculptural qualities by emphasizing the space surrounding the actual form. The rubber shock mounts were the secret sauce of all Eames chair designs, cushioning the impact of sitting on plywood on top of the frame. In the end, the LCM is a far more compelling chair than the LCW, in which the seat, back and legs were plywood.
Eames collectors love early and quirky examples of the most famous designs, and the present LCM certainly fits the bill. We acquired a pair of these chairs because it is the first time we have ever seen original blue leather seats and backs, contrasted with black aniline dye finish to the wood on the underside. The manufacturer and retailer labels date these examples to approximately 1952.
$8,500.00
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Ron Arad
“Rover” Chair. Designed 1981
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Manufactured by One-Off Ltd, London, 1981-89.
Tubular steel, leather Rover seat, cast-iron Klee Klamp joints
Is it sacrilegious for me to say that the Rover chair is my favorite Ron Arad chair? Is it any different than preferring the raw debut album of a rock band over its later refined and professional recordings?
There’s such a glorious punk spirit to the Rover, each seat unique in its wear and recycled from junk yards. There are probably more Rover chairs in the permanent collections of museums than any other Arad design. It is a masterpiece of two manufactured objects *not* designed by Arad, the automobile seat and the Klee Klamp, united with some lengths of metal pipe. Soundtrack: Gang of Four, “Entertainment!” (1979).
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Sol Bloom
Lounge Chair. Ca. 1952
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Manufactured by New Dimensions Furniture, USA
Black woven steel mesh.
One of the research bibles for those of us who began their careers in the 1990’s as dealers and auction specialists is Cara Greenberg’s Midcentury Modern, first published in 1984. It was loaded with famous and rare designs by Eames, Noguchi, Mollino and many others, but also chock full of obscure American pieces from the 1950’s “Good Design” era as promoted by MoMA and other institutions. It is where I first saw the wire-mesh designs of Sol Bloom, whose “Catch-All” was included in MoMA’s November 1951 Good Design exhibition. The present lounge chair has been in the gallery’s collection since 2005 and is the first time we have made it available for purchase.
$4,500
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Ilmari Tapiovaara
“Colette Chair.” 1954.
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Produced by Asko, Ltd., Finland.
Solid wood, webbing
One of the great treasures of R & Company’s collection is the furniture acquired from the estate of “Finland’s Second Designer” Ilmari Tapiovaara (Aalto being the first, of course), which formed the basis of our gallery’s 2001 exhibition Ilmari Tapiovaara: Interior Architect. The designer’s own example of the “Colette” chair has been buried deep in our warehouse for nearly two decades. It is a classic example of midcentury modern low-cost “Good Design.” Two years ago, when we last made Tapiovaara’s “Domus” lounge chair from his estate available, it was acquired by LACMA for their upcoming exhibition “Scandinavian Design and the United States.”
$4,500
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Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil, 1972
Extremely Rare "Alta" lounge chair in leather and stainless steel. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil. Produced in Paris, 1971. In collaboration with Anna Maria Niemeyer. From the permanent collection of R & Company.
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Oscar Niemeyer is undoubtedly one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century and, while not often, he too designed furniture. The "Alta" lounge chair from 1971 was the first one he created, in collaboration with his daughter, Anna Maria Niemeyer, for the Communist Party Headquarters in Paris. This extremely rare early example was briefly produced for the retail market by Mobilier International and retailed in Europe for a few years.
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Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1962
"Vronka" lounge chair with jacaranda frame and upholstered leather seat and headrest. Designed by Sérgio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1962.
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Shortly after starting the architecture program at the University of Brazil (now the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Sergio Rodrigues found a passion for interior design. After graduating, he began designing his own furniture, and by the 1960s, had a thriving business. The Vronka armchair was designed in 1962 for his Meia Pataca line, which Rodrigues created aiming for a broader client base. While admirable, his architecture remains overshadowed by his prolific furniture design career. -
Frank Gehry, USA, 1987
"Grandpa Beaver" armchair in corrugated cardboard from the Chiat-Day Building, Santa Monica. Produced by New City Editions, Venice, ca. 1987-91.
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Sometimes architects decorate their buildings with chairs they have previously designed, independent of any architectural commission. Such is the case with the present “Big Beaver” chair, which was originally designed by Gehry in 1986 for Vitra as part of his second line of cardboard furniture, known as the “Experimental Edges.” Later, Gehry integrated furniture from the series into the 1990s interior of the Chiat/Day Building in Santa Monica, California (also known as the Binoculars Building because of the Oldenberg/van Bruggen façade sculpture), and the present example was originally placed in the executive offices. -
Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1956
"Oscar Niemeyer" chair in imbuia wood with cane seat and back. Designed by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, circa 1956.
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Rodrigues was connected to other avant-garde designers and architects of Brazil and was even involved in furnishing some of the buildings of Brasília (founded in 1960). The Oscar chair was designed in honor of the new capital's architect, fellow carioca Oscar Niemeyer. Its lines echo the iconic columns of the Alvorada Palace, the official residence of the President of Brazil. -
Jose Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1963-7
From the 1960s onwards, Jose Zanine Caldas incorporated scraps from deforestation to create what he called “Protest Furniture.” For his iconic masterwork, the “Namoradeira,” or “Tete-a-Tete,” Zanine uses a large section of a felled tree to translate the nineteenth-century French form into the twentieth-century Brazilian design lexicon. Though Zanine carved the “dating chair” from a massive log, the rounded base allows the users to rock back and forth, reinforcing the light, social function of the piece.
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"Namoradeira" tête-à-tête lounge chair. Designed and made by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, circa 1963-67. -
Wendy Maruyama, USA, 1981
"Mickey Mackintosh" chair in Zolotone and maple. Designed and made by Wendy Maruyama. Designed 1981. Made to order by R & Company.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1950
Armchair in plywood with upholstery designed by José Zanine Caldas and manufactured by Moveis Z, Brazil, c. 1950.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"Flirting" Low Back Armchair. Handmade solid oak, custom upholstered seat. Made to Order.
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Martin Eisler for Forma, Brazil, 1950s
Upholstered armchair and ottoman with wrought iron frame. Designed by Martin Eisler for Forma, Brazil, 1950s.
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Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019
Unique sculptural lounge chair in hand-carved River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and repurposed Ipe Tabaco (Ziehyria tuberculosa). Designed and made by Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"Daydream Papa Bear" Armchair. Solid Oak. Upholstered in Garance Crème by Pierre Frey, with custom Lesage embroidery. Made to Order.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil
Upholstered lounge chair with wooden feet. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro for a private commission in Brasilia, Brazil, date TBC.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1950
Poltronas "Boomerang" armchair. Plywood frame and slung canvas seat. Designed by José Zanine Caldas and manufactured by Moveis Z, Brazil, c.1950.
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Studio 65, Italy, 1972
"Attica" lounge chair in polyurethane foam. Designed by Studio 65 and produced by Gufram, Italy, 1972.
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Studio65, Italy, 1972
"Capitello" lounge chair in polyurethane foam. Designed by Studio65, produced by Gufram, Italy, 1972.
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Studio65, Italy, 1986
"Aladdin" lounge chair in polyurethane foam with red cover. Designed by Studio65, produced by Gufram, Italy, 1973. This example from 1986.
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Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazil, 1950s
Upholstered arm chair with wrought iron frame and shaped hardwood armrests. Reupholstered with Chapas Textiles. Designed by Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazil, 1950s.
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The Haas Brothers, USA, 2013.
Available for custom commission. Unique Beast club chair in black Icelandic Sheepskin with spike carved wooden horns and cast bronze goat hoof feet. Designed and made by The Haas Brothers, USA, 2013.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1942
"Light" armchair with frame in solid, shaped rosewood and upholstered seat and back. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1942
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Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019
Unique sculptural lounge chair in hand-carved River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and repurposed Ipe Tabaco (Ziehyria tuberculosa). Designed and made by Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019.
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Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019
Unique sculptural lounge chair in hand-carved wood. Designed and made by Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2019.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s
Lounge chair in rosewood with upholstered cushions. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, circa 1960s.
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Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2018
"Poltrona Bloco." Number 1 from the Edition of 2. Demolition wood. Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 2018.
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Martin Eisler for Forma, Brazil, 1950s
Upholstered armchair and ottoman with wrought iron frame. Designed by Martin Eisler for Forma, Brazil, 1950s.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil
Upholstered lounge chair with wooden feet. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro for a private commission in Brasilia, Brazil, date TBC.
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Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1960s
Pair of upholstered lounge chairs. Designed by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1960s.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"MAD" Armchair, 2019. Hand-carved oak, Alpaca Boucle from Rogers & Goffigon. Upholstery by Ateliers Jouffre. Made to Order by Pierre Yovanovitch, Paris. This example produced in 2019.
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Wendell Castle, USA, 1967
Unique "Pedestal" chair. Stack-laminated walnut. USA, 1967. Reverse of base incised W.C. 67.
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Marcel Breuer
“Short Chair.” 1936-39.
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Produced by Isokon Furniture Company, London
Molded birch plywood seat manufactured by Venesta Plywood Company, Tallinn, Estonia.
Laminated frame recycled from various plywood packing crates.
After Marcel Breuer fled Nazi Germany, he settled in London, where he designed a seminal series of plywood furniture for Isokon, the firm founded by Jack Pritchard. Influenced heavily by Aalto, the Short Chair featured a bent ply seat manufactured by the firm Venesta in Estonia, which was shipped to London and united with its wooden arms assembled from recycled packing crates and other scraps.
The Short Chair is much rarer than the more iconic Long Chair, which we feature in our “Furniture by Architects” online exhibition. Apart from its rarity, I personally believe it to be a more successful design in terms of its proportions and aesthetic harmony. For a breakdown of the chair’s history and construction, here is a wonderful video interview with legendary curator Christopher Wilk of the Victoria & Albert Museum on the Short Chair in their collection.
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Wendell Castle, USA, 1962
Early "Kangaroo" chair in hand-sculpted walnut and original slung leather. Designed and made by Wendell Castle, Rochester, New York, 1962. Signed and dated, WC 62.
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Martin Eisler, Brazil, 1950s
Upholstered armchair and ottoman with wrought iron frame.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1942
"Light" lounge chair in beige upholstery with solid carved frame in jacaranda.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil
"Poltrona Baixas" lounge chair in ebonized wood with turned legs, slatted back rest, and leather cushions.
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Marcel Breuer, England, 1937
"Short Chair." Lounge chair with laminated birch frame and molded birch plywood seat and back. Designed by Marcel Breuer, England, 1937. Produced by Isokon Furniture Company, London, 1937-1939.
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Alvar Aalto
Chair, model no. 21. Designed 1932.
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Manufactured by Artek, Finland and retailed by New Furniture, Inc/Artek-Pascoe, ca. 1938-47.
Molded laminated birch and birch plywood
This is a rare example of the model to have been made for the American market in the 1930s, having previously been in the collection of the Hugh Stubbins House, Lexington, MA. It dates to the early years of distribution in the USA, when Laurance Rockefeller set up a firm to handle the American market in conjunction with the 1938 Aalto exhibition at MoMA. Most of the early American owners of this model seem to have been architects who were affiliated with either MoMA or Harvard/MIT. Hugh Stubbins, who studied with Walter Gropius and succeeded him as department chair at Harvard, almost certainly knew Aalto in the 1940s. I prefer this model over its Paimio Sanitorium prototype, which was an awkward fusion of bent ply and tubular steel. -
Zanini de Zanine Caldas, Brazil
Sculptural "Cepo" lounge chair in reclaimed wood.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1950
Armchair in plywood with upholstery designed by José Zanine Caldas and manufactured by Moveis Z, Brazil, c. 1950.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1950
Poltronas "Boomerang" armchair. Plywood frame and slung canvas seat. Designed by José Zanine Caldas and manufactured by Moveis Z, Brazil, c. 1950.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1949 - 1952
Lounge chair in plywood with upholstery designed by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1949. Manufactured by Moveis Z between c. 1949 -1952.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1949-1952
Lounge chair in plywood with upholstery designed by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, c. 1949. Manufactured by Moveis Z between c. 1949 -1952.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"Daydream Mama Bear" Armchair. Solid Oak. Upholstered in Garance Crème by Pierre Frey, with custom Lesage embroidery. Made to Order.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"MAD" Armchair for LOVE. Hand-carved oak, custom upholstery. Made to Order.
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Johnny Swing, USA, 2019
Available for custom commission. "Half Dollar" chair in welded half-dollars and stainless steel. Designed in 2003. Edition of 50 + 1 AP.
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Johnny Swing, USA, 2012
Available for custom commission. "Nest" Lounge in welded half-dollars & stainless steel. Edition of 10 (+1 AP).
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Sam Maloof, USA, 2017.
Rocking chair in California walnut.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1949
This chaise longue had a short production run and was one of the last fully upholstered pieces that Grossman designed, similar to another chaise with wrought iron feet she created around the same time. There are a few photographs of this version, produced by Sherman Bertram. Its scale is unusual in comparison to other chaise longues because it is wide and short, almost like a love seat. This piece can be seen in a sketch Grossman created for the residence of Frank Sinatra, alongside the floor lamp also on this show. The present example is upholstered with “Max” fabric designed and handwoven by rruka.
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Chaise lounge in ivory upholstery with button tufting and tapered wooden feet. Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman for Sherman Bertram, USA, circa 1949. -
Ilmari Tapiovaara, Kerava, Finland, 1947-1948
Lounge Chair for the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design. Retailed by Thonet. Laminated birch, saddle leather. Provenance: Estate of the Designer.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
Lounge chair with dark gray upholstery and wood legs.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1954
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
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Joe Colombo, Italy, 1970
Recliner from the "Living Center". Designed by Joe Colombo for Rosenthal, Germany, 1970.
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Pietro Derossi, Giorgio Ceretti and Riccardo Rosso, Italy, 1869
"Pratone" lounge chair in polyurethane foam coated with green Guflac lacquer. Designed by Pietro Derossi, Giorgio Ceretti and Riccardo Rosso, 1966, produced starting in 1971 by Gufram. This example produced by Gufram in 1986. Number 33 from the Edition of 200.
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Ole Wanscher, Denmark, 1949.
Pair of 'Colonial' Chairs, PJ 149. Made by P. Jeppesen, circa mid-1950s. Frames of Brazilian rosewood, seats of woven cane, linen seat cushions filled with down and feathers. With maker's label on the interior back seat rail
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s.
High-backed "Light" armchair with upholstered seat and back and frame in rosewood.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1942.
"Light" armchair with frame in solid, shaped jacarandá (rosewood) and upholstered seat and back in hand-loomed fabric by Tara Chapas.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950.
"Sleepwalker's Arm Chair" in pau marfim (ivory wood) with loose upholstered cushions.
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Ole Wanscher, Denmark, 1958.
Pair of armchairs in Brazilian rosewood with Nigerian goatskin upholstered seats and backs. These chairs date to circa 1958. Made by cabinetmaker A.J. Iverson, Copenhagen. Brazilian rosewood, Nigerian goatskin.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2018
"MAD" Armchair. Made to Order by Pierre Yovanovitch, Paris, 2018. Hand-carved oak. Upholstered by Ateliers Jouffre, Lyon.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2019
"Flirting" High Back Armchair, 2019. Handmade solid oak, custom upholstered seat. Made to Order.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Upholstered high-backed lounge chair with wrought iron legs. Designed for a private commission in Copacabana, Brazil, circa 1950. Reupholstered by Jouffre with bespoke "Miami" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles.
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Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1960
Lounge chair with upholstered seat and wrought iron frame.
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Martin Eisler, Brazil
Lounge chair and ottoman.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2017
"Woody" Armchair with walnut frame.
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Martin Eisler, Brazil, 1950s
Viennese-born Martin Eisler arrived in Brazil in 1952 after living some years in Argentina, and soon became a partner in Carlo Hauner’s design company, Forma. Inspired by the geometry of car fenders turned upside down, Eisler created the Reversivel (reversible) Chair in 1955. The name denotes not only the inspiration, but the chair’s ingeniousness: it allows the user to sit upright when the seat is set as a smile, or it can be moved to a side grin that enables one to recline parallel to the backrest.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Upholstered lounge chair with carved wooden legs. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro for a private commission in Copacabana, Brazil, circa 1950. Reupholstered by Jouffre with bespoke "Alexandria" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles.
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José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1949
Upholstered arm chair with plywood frame. Designed by José Zanine Caldas and manufactured by Moveis Artisticos Z, Brazil, circa 1949. Reupholstered by Jouffre with bespoke "Naxos" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Upholstered chaise in mahogany with wrought iron frame. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro for a private commission in Copacabana, Brazil, circa 1950. Reupholstered by Jouffre with bespoke "Sampot" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles.
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This chaise in mahogany and wrought iron was designed for a private commission in Copacabana in the 1950s and includes a magazine holder under the armrest. In 2019, R & Company asked Jouffre to reupholster this unique piece with bespoke "Sampot" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles. -
Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1931
Paimio Chair, 1931-1932. Manufactured by Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Bent plywood, bent laminated birch, and solid birch.
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A textbook case of gesamtkunstwerk, Aalto’s chair designs for the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanitorium have achieved renown independent from their original association. This superb early example dates to the years immediately following the completion of Paimio, when the factory began producing large quantities of Aalto’s designs for export. However, the extraordinary (and pricey) curly birch veneer, the lack of an export tag (such as Finmar) and the provenance suggest that this chair never left Finland until it was sold to a New York collector fifteen years ago. Also notable is the rough-cut nature of the openwork slits on the back. The original chairs in Paimio lack these cuts, and Christopher Wilk has suggested that they were introduced during early mass production for either aesthetic reasons or to help bend the tight plywood curve over the top of the back. Later examples produced by Artek incorporate the cuts into the molding process, and therefore they are much more precise in their detailing. -
Martin Eisler, Brazil, 1960s
Lounge chair with upholstery and jacaranda legs.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
Pair of upholstered lounge chairs with turned hardwood legs.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Lounge chair upholstered in red. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro.
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Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1950s
Upholstered lounge chair with shaped hardwood armrests and iron frame. Designed by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma, Brazil, 1950s. Reupholstered by Jouffre with bespoke "Rumi" fabric designed by Chapas Textiles.
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Ole Wanscher, Denmark, 1951.
Rare 1951 lounge chair in natural Nigerian goatskin. Made by master cabinetmaker Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier. Frame of oak, upholstered in natural Nigerian goatskin.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s
Pair of upholstered slipper chairs with pau marfim (ivory wood) legs.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2017
"Mama Bear" Armchair. Made to Order by Pierre Yovanovitch, Paris. Oak. Upholstered in shearling by Ateliers Jouffre, Lyon.
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Harry Bertoia, USA, circa 1952.
Prototype "Diamond" chair in enameled steel
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Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1950
Pair of high-backed armchairs with upholstered seats and iron frame.
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, Unknown
Pair of lounge chairs with navy upholstery, iron frames, and wood armrests
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Jose Zanine, Brazil, 1950s
Lounge chair in upholstery and wood.
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Marcel Breuer, England, 1935
Long Chair. Manufactured by Isokon Furniture Company, London, 1935–1939. Plywood.
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After Breuer fled Nazi Germany, he settled in London, where he designed a seminal series of plywood furniture for Isokon, the firm founded by Jack Pritchard. Influenced heavily by Aalto, the Long Chair featured a bent ply seat manufactured by the firm Venesta in Estonia, which was shipped to London and united with its wooden arms assembled from recycled packing crates and other scraps. The present one, like many, was originally upholstered by Isokon, but probably lost its tacked cushion when the collecting market for the chair started to develop in the 1980s. It was the most successful design for Isokon, and today more than a dozen examples are in museums. -
Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1990s
"Gio" lounge chair with solid Brazilian hardwood frame and upholstered seat and headrest.
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Pierre Yovanovitch, France, 2012
"Papa Bear" Armchair. Designed 2012. Made to order by Pierre Yovanovitch, Paris. Solid oak. Upholstered in shearling by Ateliers Jouffre, Lyon.
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Carlo Hauner, Brazil, circa 1960.
Lounge chair with upholstered seat and iron frame designed for Forma
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
Pair of lounge chairs in jacaranda with cane seat and back.
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Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1990s
"Gio" lounge chair with solid Brazilian hardwood frame and upholstered seat and headrest.
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Ricardo Fasanello, Brazil, circa 1970
Pair of lounge chairs in leather and upholstery, with ebonized bases and rosewood detailing.
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Poul Kjaerholm, Denmark
Poul Kjaerholm "PK20" lounge chair in leather and chrome-plated steel. Produced by Fritz Hansen, Denmark (seat: 15" H).
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Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
Low Bedroom Chair in caviona with woven cane seat and back (pair available).
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Ole Wanscher, Denmark, 1954.
Pair of Slipper Chairs in red leather. These chairs date to the 1950s. Made by master cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen, Copenhagen. Teak frames, leather.
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA, 1958
"670" lounge chair and ottoman in rosewood with aubergine leather upholstery.
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