Collecting
CHAIRS
Five chairs that Sebastian Conran
predicts will become future heirlooms
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CHARLES EAMES âSOFT PADâ
DESK CHAIR This was created for
Herman Miller. The use of aluminium and
stretch fabric was unbelievably innovative
when it first came out and it remains so light
and comfortable. I sit in mine every day.
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â WINKâ E A SY CHAIR
Created by Toshiyuki Kita this chair
was launched while I was still at college.
Kita used a frame similar to that of an
ergonomic car seat. It was the first piece of
furniture I ever bought. It was ludicrously
expensive but I loved it so much that I
bought a second one.
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K ARUSELLI âLOUNGEâ CHAIR
This was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro
in 1964 and was revolutionary in the way it
pivots and swings â the swing point is above
your centre of gravity. Kukkapuro got the
idea while sitting in a snow bank. I love it
because I remember whizzing around in my
fatherâs chair as a child and my father sitting
in it glass of whisky in one hand cigar in
the other plotting how he was going to
amaze us all.
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THOMA S HE ATHERWICK
âSPUNâ CHAIR I love its dramatic
sculptural design and I taught Thomas
Heatherwick furniture design at the Royal
College of Art in the Nineties. This is clearly
a future classic.
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GIO PONTI âSUPERLEGGERAâ
This chair is made from superfine slats
of beech so itâs light enough for a child
to pick up with just one finger. Itâs such
a beautiful example of an exquisite
handmade chair.
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LEFT Sebastian
Conran at home with
his latest design from
the âGifu Collectionâ
a collaboration with
10 artisan makers
in Japan
Max Conran; nest.co.uk; pamono.co.uk
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