Tropicana Nov-Dec 2017 #116 Celebrating the Classics

THE HOME
Timeless Treasures
Classic furniture pieces that have
withstood evolving trends in the home.
Arne Jacobsen designed the SAS Royal Hotel
in Copenhagen and for its busy lobby, he
created the Egg Chair and Footstool. With this
design he was able to explore new materials
that allowed the flexibility of shapes and fluid
curves as well as single moulded shells. The
chair affords privacy in public spaces with
its unique shape. The authentic Egg Chair is
sleek, contoured and flawless with a base that
has four prongs. The craftsmanship of an Egg
Chair is impeccable. There are no folds, no
creases, and no wrinkles. There are no joins or
stitching on the front of the chair, except on
the seat pad.
www.fritzhansen.com
CURATED BY SHARMINI M.RETHINASAMY
The Knoll Barcelona® Chair is one of the most
imitated designs of all time. It was designed
by Mies van der Rohe, the last director of the
Bauhaus before the Nazis closed the school and
he fled to America, and was intended to provide
a comfortable break for the King of Spain as he
visited the German Pavilion at the International
Exposition of 1929. One of the most recognised
objects of the last century and an icon of the
modern movement, the Barcelona Chair exudes
simple elegance that epitomises Mies van der
Rohe’s most famous maxim – “less is more”.
The chair is largely hand-made with cushions
made from 148 separate pieces of leather and a
chromed stainless steel frame, hand-buffed to a
mirror finish.
www.knoll.com
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