Nanna Ditzel

DESIGN By NANNA DITZEL (1990)

PROTOTYPE MADE IN THE DESIGN OFFICE WORKSHOP. THE BUTTERFLY CHAIR IS MADE FROM FOLDED FIBREBOARD. I LOVE THIS CHAIR BY NANNA DITZEL

Marshmellow sofa by George Nelson

George Nelson, 1956

Here is one more design of the 2oth century.
Nelson's design transformed the traditional sofa into a three-dimensional pattern consisting of 18 brightly-coloured sections of upholstery, supported by a simple steel structure. This unusual shape and construction make Marshmallow Sofa one of design history's more unusual sofas. An extension element consisting of six individual cushions can be mounted between two sofas, allowing sofa to be extended as required. Available from Vitra.

Eero Aarnio ball chair

Design by Eero Aarnio, 1963.
Fiberglass shell, upholstery.
Made in Finland by Adelta.

The Ball Chair was designed by using one of the most simple geometric forms: the ball. By lopping off one end and fixing it at one point Eero Aarnio comes to a remarkable result - a supremely unconventional chair. A Ball Chair is a 'room within a room' with a cozy and calm atmosphere, protected from outside noises it provides a private space for relaxing or a phone call.
The ball chair is something between a piece of furniture and a piece of architecture and at the same time embodies both the mobile and the established. I always wanted one of them. You can find them for sale at www.hivemodern.com

Swivel seat by Borge Lindau

This seat was designed by Borge Lindau. Börge Lindau, born in Åhus, Sweden, 1932, is one of Sweden’s most well known and appreciated designers. He graduated at ”Slöjdföreningen” nowadays HDK, School of Design & Craft, in Gothenburg, in 1962. During the seventies and eighties he worked together with Bo Lindekrantz in their own company Lindau & Lindekrantz.