100+ Best Modern Seating Designs
Pull up a seat. Seating design from sleek benches to cozy lounge chairs and textural poufs, each of these perches are designed to be as comfortable as they are aesthetically pleasing.
Falcon Chair by Sigurd Resell Photo by Blomqvist for Norwegian Icons
1001 Reclining Chair by Sven Ivar Dysthe Photo by Blomqvist for Norwegian Icons
Kryss-Stolen Chair by Fredrik Kayser Photo by Blomqvist for Norwegian Icons
Arctis Chair by Hans Brattrud One of more than 500 pieces of furniture and decorative arts being displayed at "Norwegian Icons," a massive exhibition coming to Openhouse Galleryin New York on May 23, 2014. Photo by Blomqvist for Norwegian Icons
One of the last pieces of furniture Prouvé ever designed, this chair, designed for the Cité Universitaire at Antony, was a stylish way to go out with its calligraphic curve.
Setting an incredibly high bar for dorm room furniture that has rarely been equaled, the Cite Bed is an elegant study in shape and mass production. These models were originally installed in the student quarters at Cite University, in Prouvé’s hometown of Nancy, France.
The French metalworker, furniture designer, and architect helped revolutionize the use of steel in architecture and prefab housing. Perhaps his most iconic piece of furniture, the Standard, is anything but—a delicate fusion of engineering and design skill. The curved steel legs, larger in the back due to Prouvé’s observation that the rear supports the brunt of a person’s weight, contrast well with two simple pieces of bent oak.
A variant of the Easy Chair, the Bunny Easy Chair is named for the friendly shape of its gently tapered armrests.
An instant success upon its 1962 release, Chierowski's 366 Easy Chair was a staple seen in homes, cafes, offices, and restaurants throughout the Eastern Bloc for nearly three decades.