The 5 Most Important Furniture Designs of the 20th Century

For a lot of us a chair is something we sit on and little more. However, throughout the 20th century design became increasingly important and as ergonomics and different movements took hold, some of the greatest chairs of all time were created. So, here are 5 of the most important chairs of the 20th century.

Eames Moulded Plastic Rocker

The Eames Rocker was designed in 1948 by infamous designer Charles Eames. The original chair consisted of a fibreglass- reinforced plastic. This was then moulded into a deep seat with a high back and came with birch rockers underneath. The chair was considered to distribute weight and pressure evenly and was a colourful exciting design that really sparked the imagination when it arrived in the early 1950s. Of course, one of the reasons for the chairs success was that it was easily manufactured and only composed of a dozen or so pieces. It was the blue print for mass produced furniture to come and is iconic still to this day.

Barcelona Chair

Mies Van Der Rohe’s classic chair and couch is an extremely remarkable one and a piece of furniture that’s been very influential in modern design. The chair’s wideness and design owes itself to the modernist movement of which Van Der Rohe subscribed. Next time you take a trip to a plush office, or store, take a look around as the Barcelona Chair may be part of the interior design effort.

The 5 Most Important Furniture Designs of the 20th CenturyLe Corbusier LC4 Chaise Lounge

The perfect lounge chair according to many and one that looks still as attractive as it ever did before. The Le Corbusier lc4 chaise lounge is a wonderful contrast of bent aluminium and sumptuous leather and creates a glorious aesthetic. The lounger was created in the late 1920s and at the time was lauded for its beautiful aesthetics and focuses on the ergonomics of the body and considered a triumph of design. It was a move away from the country chic furniture that was still popular at the time.

Danish Design

The Danish chair is the design of the 1960s and the whole movement came to the world attention thanks to its clean aesthetic. The most infamous of all Danish furniture designers was Hans Wefner, considered the king of the chair. The influence of this Danish and in essence Scandinavian furniture design can be directly seen in the vast majority of homes, thanks to IKEA. The Swedish mass furniture maker has used the basis of the design to influence a large part of its famed aesthetic.

Isamu Noguchi

Noguchi was not a designer of chairs alone and created a range of amazing different items during the 20th century. His most infamous work was his Tribeca table and his Cyclone table. He was also quite prominent in the area of ceramics too and created a number of very futuristic looking chairs made from natural materials, as well this he also took an interest in architecture.

The 20th century has produced some of the most astounding pieces of furniture known to man and we hope that the 21st century will hopefully do the same.

Cormac Reynolds is a writer and a lover of amazing furniture. He has bought a number of chairs of this sort and put many together using tool hire Leicester. He has had an interest in the area of furniture all his life.

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