history of the easy chairs : 1950 - 1960 ...............................................................................................................................................................................

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easy chair history: 1950 - 1960

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easy chair by edward wormley
for dunbar, usa 1950s



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easy armchair by pierre guariche
france, 1950s



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'unit' easy chair by r.m. schindler, usa circa 1950



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easy chair by paul laszlo , usa 1950s



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'658' large moulded chair by robin day,
for hille, uk 1951



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wing chair by grant featherston, 1951, australia



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'lady' easy armchair by marco zanuso
for arflex, italy, 1951



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'lady' easy armchair by marco zanuso
for arflex, italy, 1951



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'fiorenza' by franco albini for arflex, 1952



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'bird' easy armchair by harry bertoia
for knoll associates, usa, 1950-52


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'diamond' chair by harry bertoia
for knoll associates, usa, 1952



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'ox' chair by hans wegener, 1954



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'martingala' easy chair by marco zanuso
for arflex, italy 1954



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lounge chair by florence knoll for knoll, usa 1954



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'P 40' lounge chair by osvaldo borsani,
for tecno, italy, 1955



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easy chair by jaques adnet,
for hermes, france, 1955 ca.



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easy armchair by jean royere
france, 1955



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'coconut chair' by george nelson
for herman miller, usa, 1955



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easy arm chair by frank lloyd wright,
for price tower, bartlesville, oklahoma
made by blue stem foundry,usa, 1955




easy chair by arne jacobsen, 1956



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'kangaroo' easy arm chair by george nelson
for herman miller, usa, 1956



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'digamma' easy armchair by ignazio gardella
for gavina, italy, 1957



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'670/671' lounge chair by charles and ray eames
for herman miller, usa,1957



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'swan chair' by arne jacobsen for fritz hansen, denmark, 1957



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'the egg' by arne jacobsen for fritz hansen, denmark, 1958



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easy armchair by george nakashima
usa, 1958



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'cone chair' by verner panton
for plus-linje denmark, 1958



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easy armchair by børge mogensen, circa 1957



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'papa bear' easy armchair by hans wegner
for a.p. stolen, denmark 1958



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'PK-31-1', easy armchair by poul kjaerholm
for e. kold christensen, danmark, 1958



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'giraffe' easy chair by arne jacobsen
for the sas royal hotel, denmark, 1958



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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF EASY CHAIRS
a fascinating study showing hundreds of examples
© designboom
compiled by birgit lohmann
this history timeline is provided for educational purposes only,
no reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content or images is permitted.
a print-publication will soon be available, for inquieries : mail@designboom.com

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