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Djinn chair

Designed by Olivier Mourgue, 1964-65. Can be seen in the space station interior in the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey". Made of a steel frame covered with nylon stretch jersey fabric over rubber and foam. Manufactured by Airborne in France.

Eames fiberglass shell chair

Fiberglass shell chair, designed by Charles Eames, 1948-50. This was the first fiberglass chair made with the fiberglass exposed. Originally made by Zenith Plastics for Herman Miller Furniture Co. A variety of bases were used over the years of production including the typical H-base with four legs (shown here), the "Eiffel Tower base", an "Eiffel tower" rocker base, and a low lounge chair wire base. Knockoffs of the bases are now being made and many people are replacing their H base on vintage shell with a new base for a "higher end look".

Homme chair

Designed by Ruth Francken, 1971, France. Reissued 300 chairs in 1988 (150 white, 150 black).

Garden Egg chair

Garden Egg chair designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968, Germany.

Malitte Seating Unit

This art/seating unit was designed by Roberto Matta, 1966. Created of polyurethane foam, this furniture served as a puzzle-like sculpture when stacked together, or as four chairs and ottoman when taken apart. Made by Gavina, Italy from 1966-68 and by Knoll International 1968-74.

Cone Chair

Designed by Verner Panton in 1958, made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark. Bent sheet metal covered with foam and upholstery on a chrome-plated base. Panton designed this chair to be a futuristic design using new materials to create a new form... still today it looks like something of a future world.

Daffodil and Jonquil chairs

Daffodil and Jonquil chairs, made of clear lucite, designed by Erwine and Estelle Laverne, 1960s.

Cherner chair

Cherner chair, designed by Norman Cherner, 1957. Made of walnut veneer plywood. Made by Plycraft, Inc. 1957-present. This design was inspired by the Pretzel chair by George Nelson & Associates. This design is sometimes attributed to George Mulhauser or Paul Goldman, but according to Tom Cherner of Cherner Chair Company LLC, the design is by Norman Cherner. For more info, see www.chernerchair.com

Coconut chair

Coconut chair designed by George Nelson, 1956. A very heavy chair made of a steel shell covered with foam and fabric, with chrome plated steel legs. The shape was inspired by a cracked section of a coconut.

La Chaise

Designed by Charles Eames in 1948, only two prototypes were produced until 1996, when Vitra issued the chair as a production piece. It was originally intended to have a manufacturing cost of only $27. It is very heavy piece of abstract art which also serves as a surprisingly comfortable chair!

Zanuso Antropus chair

Antropus chair designed by Marco Zanuso, 1949. Made of moulded plywood covered with latex foam and upholstery. Made by Arflex, Italy from 1950-present.

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