greetings to all. my name is alexander. you're watching the channel dedicated to design. in the world of design, as in the fashion world, there are icons of design, that don't lose their popularity for many decades. we chose 5 chairs, which today are very common in interiors. the secret of their eternal popularity in thoughtful design, versatility and simplicity.
each of them feels great in homes, cafes, offices and other public places around the world. we'll tell you who, when and why created them. ♫ this neat chair with a plastic base and wooden legs can often be found in minimalistic scandinavian interiors. it was coined in the distant 1950 by renowned american designers, the spouses charles and ray eames.
they very wanted to create a chair with a seat from a single piece of material, in which it would be convenient to sit in any position. a chair that would be accessible to everyone and would harmoniously fit both into the living room, into the museum or office. they were in search of the embodiment of their idea for about 6 years, experimented with the molding of plywood, looking for what can create a single piece of seating. and with the advent of fiberglass in the industry, their idea became possible.
the chair came into being. approximately in 1988, ray abolished production. it turned out that the fiberglass was destroying the ecology, and the designer's duty is not only to create useful objects, but also not to forget about the environment. only recently, in 2014, was developed eco-friendly fiberglass, which is 98% recyclable. today, the official manufacturers of eames chair are only two:
vitra in europe and herman miller in the us. the price of this chair in the basic configuration is only 569 dollars. "a chair that would be accessible to everyone!" fans of these chairs are so many that there are cheap cues, which are called "stylized by eames". and everyone decides what is more important for him — ecology or accessibility.
transparent as a ghost, this chair in 2000 year instantly won the heart and soul of the whole world. for all the time, more than 1500000 copies have been released. philippe starck (not the brother of tony stark, but a well-known designer), invented it for the milan-based company kartell for which this chair is now a visiting card. philippe starck ironically played a trick on the classic 18th century armchair in the style of louis xv,
turning it into a "ghost". the original copy is produced from polycarbonate and can withstand up to 130 kg (286.5 lbs). these chairs are stacked up to 6 times. there is a version without armrests, and there are also stools and a mini version for children. all the chairs ghost are produced in different colors. but the most popular and universal remains a crystal-transparent version. it looks great in any interior. it can be found even in the medici riccardi palace in florence,
among the luxury of baroque. this elegant wooden chair is truly a masterpiece of danish design. it was invented by designer hans j. wegner for the company carl hansen & son, in 1950. the designer was inspired by portraits of danish merchants sitting on chinese chairs of the ming era. in appearance, a simple, high-quality, comfortable and stylish chair. but it is made completely manually
from different kinds of a multi-year high-quality wood and has more than 100 processing steps. the final stage is the manual weaving of the seat from paper twine natural, white, or black color. hans j. wegner was the first who started using this material in furniture, appreciating it for naturalness, durability, special strength and biodegradability. tell me honestly, what are your thoughts when you see this chair? not everyone finds him attractive,
but he deservedly enters the collection of museums of moma, vitra design museum and pompidou as a recognized masterpiece of design. a long time ago at the family factory for the manufacture of metal products, xavier pauchard, in search of the durability of the material, invented a way of galvanizing. thanks to this method, in 1927 was appeared the brand tolix, which the first dared in france, despite the popularity of wood, to produce furniture made of galvanized steel. at that time, these chairs could be found in pubs and bars.
but at the request of the owners of these bars, xavier pauchard had to improve the model so that the chairs could easily be stacked. the tolix chairs, because of their versatility, quickly began to gain popularity, especially after they appeared on the ocean liner "ss normandie" in 1935 and at the design exhibition in paris. by the end of the 50s, about 60,000 copies were produced annually. initially, this model was of two types –
bare steel, red enamel. to date, they can be found in any color and in the form of bar stools, stools, as well as a children's version for the smallest. these chairs can safely be located inside the premises, and in the courtyard or in the park. and they are not afraid of corrosion, or other environmental effects. the author of this elegant model is the famous danish architect
arne jacobsen, who created it in 1955. the works of eames, about which i told at the beginning of the video, served as inspiration for him. while working on this project arne jacobsen relied on an important question, "what kind of chair do people need?". and since in scandinavia the kitchens are small, he came to the conclusion that people need an inexpensive and easy highchair. the monolithic elegant seat
is made of molded plywood and solid veneer, the pattern of which is carefully selected for each specimen. in addition to the office chair, there are others: office chairs on wheels and chairs for a bar. for many decades, this chair is the best seller of the company fritz hansen. more than 5 million copies have been sold since the creation of this chair. "there are many chairs.
the census calculated the population of the union republics at a hundred and forty-three million people. if we leave aside ninety million peasants who prefer benches, boards and earthen seats, and in the east of the country, shabby carpets and rugs, we still have fifty million people for whom chairs are objects of prime necessity in their everyday lives. if we take into account possible errors in calculation
and the habit of certain citizens in the soviet union of sitting on the fence, and then halve the figure just in case, we find that there cannot be less than twenty-six and a half million chairs in the country. to make the figure truer we will take off another six and a half million. the twenty million left is the minimum possible number." ilf and petrov. the twelve chairs. 1928