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Furniture experiencing identity crisis: Is it a chair or storage piece?
Available in Walnut or Birch

Recliners are usually a dirty word with aesthetically-conscious individuals, and I am one to raise my hand and admit to being frightened when someone mentions the word. Yet, there are decent modern-ish reliners out there, and we’ll find at least one or two for all of you that have lost hope. Here’s one: the Tracy has clean lines and a very nice silhouette (trust me, go look), not to mention a very comfortable two postition recliner mechanism. Lots of other good stuff too: kiln-dried hardwood frame, top grain, semi aniline leather (that just means it’s top quality and will last a whole lot longer than something cheap). So compromise is possible- your significant other (or yourself) can finally rest in peace without sacrificing style.

If one could ever be in love with a piece of furniture, then I am with the buttercup chair. The seat is made of bent plywood and base in satin plated steel. Available in rift sawn white oak with a whitened finish, and in ash with an opaque ebony stain.

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Specs: 25d x 31w x 28h (inches)Seat height is 15″ front and 11″ back (tilted).

This is a spectacular piece. I saw one at Issey Miyake in Tokyo and it had a sign in it that said “no sitting”, so I can’t report on the comfort level. For me I believe the main comfort issue would be the knowledge that I’m sitting in a glass chair. Obviously it’s more of an “impact piece” than something you’ll want to lounge around in, but it really is breathtaking in person.

materials:
0.5” thick curved glass

dimensions:
37.38” width, 29.5” depth, 26.75” height

So, this is an excellent option for a nice recliner too. It might require a little bit more of a price adjustment in your furniture budget, but it sure does look good for being what it is.

“With its small footprint and elevated seat, it’s a chair that provides economy of form with body-appropriate proportions on a scale that suits users of all sizes. .”

There’s also an option to order this in wool, and that makes the price a little more friendly for you.

H 37.5″ W 28″ D 29.5-57″ Arm H 22″ Seat H 18″

I think this chair would make a great chair for reading. The back is tilted just enough to get comfortable but not so much that you’ll fall asleep.
Designed by Pierre Paulin in 1967.
Tubular steel frame, upholstery.
Made in Holland by Artifort.

Look at these crazy chairs! It’s upholstered polyurethane with polyester filling. The cover can be made with your own material. That means you pick out fabric or leather from anywhere in the world and you give it to them. They’ll make the cover for you. Nice.

I saw this chair what seems forever ago in some bad picture of some furniture show, don’t remember which. But, man, I love it. I really might have to save up my money for it (for real). It’s stellar.

“The Prince Chair was originally designed for an invite only competition to give form to a chair for His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Denmark. Made from powder coated laser cut steel with wool covered rubber seat and back.”

Designed by Louise Campbell.

W39 x D31.5 x H31.5 “

This is a striking chair with a cantilevered seat. It’s a little pricy to buy more than one, (unless you have that kind of budget) but if you were looking for a signature piece for a study or main entry way, this might be your chair.

This chair is quite amazing. It’s made with epoxy drained carbon fiber that is coiled over a single sided mould.

This has been around the blogger’s block a few times, but I think it’s worth a little bit of talk here on our site. What to do with all those old newspapers? Or that huge stack of magazines? Well, make a chair out of it, of course! It’s not often that you’re involved in the design process of your furniture, so think about it. It’d be fun. And you could change it as often as you like.

“Each Bale Chair consists of a molded plywood seat shell and plywood base made from FSC certified wood veneers, nylon levelers and two recycled polyester webbing straps with steel buckles.”

White or Black straps
d:18″, w:17″, h:15″

Now here’s a nice little side chair that would do quite nicely in a living room or office.

Available in leather and microfiber.

26″ L x 35″ D x 32″ H

The entire Vega line is made to order, delivery time for this item is generally 4-6 weeks.

The Risom Lounge Chair (1941) is the first chair to be designed for Knoll. Even better, it comes with the GREENGUARD™ certification for sustainable materials and manufacturing.

Each piece is stamped with the KnollStudio logo and the designer’s signature.

One of my best friends recently purchased a great 60’s home and really modernized it by redoing the kitchen, wall colors and floors without changing the bones of the house (lots of unadorned windows, open floor-plan, etc.) The furnishings are great as well. Each room is layed out perfectly. In her bedroom, she had this great chair with a throw draped over the back. I was sure she dropped about $3000 on it. I asked her where she got it. “Ikea” she said. I was floored. We all know that Ikea furniture is infamous for being identifiable and it’s something that we all try to avoid, but in some instances (as long as you don’t do your entire house in Ikea) it can totally work. This picture doesn’t really do the chair justice. In the right setting, it can fool the snobbiest of furniture snobs.

I like these chairs because they offer the classic elegance similar to Van der Rohe’s Barcelona chairs, but they aren’t as ubiquitous and therefore not as predictable.

They were designed by Poul Kjærholm over the years of 1951 to 1967.

(Link and price updated June 18, 2012.)