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You are here: Home / Decor / What Chair Styles Say

What Chair Styles Say

September 30, 2011 by Jane F 3 Comments

Arne Jacobsen's 1957 Egg chair in beige fabric - via AtticmagChair styles tell stories that can enhance or bedevil a room.

Recently, I saw a query that asked how to make old chair styles work in a new living room. The photo showed black leather armchairs that would be perfect in a den or modern office. But that style would look tough in the owner’s yellow suburban room with white trim and unusual windows. Mission impossible, I thought.

Chair styles are sometimes whimsical choices or an attempt to get along with other furniture. Because any chair is inherently sculptural, its shape, size, scale, style, color and texture can make it appear anything but basic. These ten show us why.

Mid Century Comfort [top] – One of the 20th Century architectural furniture icons, Arne Jacobsen’s 1957 Egg chair excels at comfort with its body-wrapping high back, thick seat and study center base that makes you want to run over and try it out. The height and graceful sculptural scooped out front establish the chair as an importance piece that holds substantial space in any room.

chair style - Belgian Firenze gray upholstered armchair with turned front legs on casters - via AtticmagAll Purpose European  – Combining sumptuous coziness and a traditional armchair form, the Firenze, from Belgium’s Flamant style-store features rolled arms, a tight back and tight, cushionless seat that leans back slightly. Turned legs and casters suggest it moves easily and it’s no oversized. So along with the neutral gray fabric and pale wood finish it is a versatile mid-size chair that can withstand heavy use in a nursery,  kitchen or great room, a living room, bedroom or den.

chair styles - Jesper K Thomsen woven leather Camping Chair -via AtticmagActive Lifestyle – The contemporary Danish designer Jesper K. Thomsen strips down furniture in his Camping line to curved natural beech frames and interlaced leather. His chair and matching ottoman has an indoor-outdoor spirit similar to handmade sandals. Sturdy and casual, it’s the essence of earthy.


Turquoise Eames DAR style fiberglas chairPractically Modern
– Durable and washable, this molded fiberglass clone of the classic Eames DAR chair expands the color range while retaining the form and materials of the original. Popular for dining and breakfast rooms, this style telegraphs the youth and hipness fueling the current yen for mid-twentieth century color and home design.

chair styles - mid-century style man cave brown leather arm chair with chrome frame - via Atticmag Man Cave – For me, weathered leather and a chrome frame sends out a retro ’60s office furniture vibe that men seem to favor. I could see this next to a desk, in his dressing room or a pair on just the right shag rug facing a sofa in the study.

chair styles - yellow Tomo klismos side chair by Philippe Hurel - via AtticmagSleek & Chic –  Small, feminine and refreshingly chic with its contemporary yellow flowered fabric, the Tomo side chair from the French furniture house of Philippe Hurel is variation on the ancient Greek klismos form. Lacking arms, chairs with this sophisticated silhouette seem made for sitting and sipping, rather than lounging, but the upholstered seat and cut-out barrel back do amp up the comfort factor.

chair styles - medallion back fauteuil with zinc-finish frame and modern fabric by Grange - via AtticmagHistory Updated –  Louis XVI medallion-back fauteuils have been going strong for three centuries now. While their popularity rises and falls, they are a hidebound basic that never disappears. Originally white or natural wood, we’ve seen every possible color and frame finish with fabric ranging from this boudoir blush pink to zebra. Grange took a stab at an update by giving the frame a metallic finish the color of zinc but still managed to make it look as conservative as ever.

chair styles - contemporary white upholstered Hyde chair with striped head pillow from Fredrikson Stallard - via AtticmagModern Minimalism – Modeled after an army cot, this Fredrickson Stallard Hyde chair boasts a solid walnut frame and wool upholstery. The little back pillow has discreet black mattress ticking stripes that make it a natural partner for black leather, concrete, metal and streamlined décor.

chair styles - Art Deco style Ondine tub chair by Roche Bobois - via Atticmag Deco Elegance – Tub chairs are the Meryl Streeps of the furniture world, chameleons that can take on almost any personality with a change of fabric. In brown and bone linen this Roche-Bobois Ondine chair bespeaks a formal but crisp modernity. Switch it out to nubby purple or a Missoni print and it’s a different movie.

chair styles - Gibson armchair chair in fuchsia and brown upholstery from Designer's Guild - via AttticmagBoho Color – Quirky, girly and tons of fun, the bohémienne spirit is definitely on trend in this Designer’s Guild Gibson armchair. Not too comfy, yet not too firm, it’s the perfect place for her to perch while she pulls on her favorite kinky boots.

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  1. Allison says

    September 30, 2011 at 10:54 pm

    Love this post, Jane. I want to know someone that owns an egg chair so I can sit in it for awhile. They look so comfortable.

    I showed the Deco elegance to DD2. My parents have a game table with four chairs similar, but with woven matting around back and sides. I’m thinking of taking another look at them with fresh eyes to see if we can rework into upholstered chairs for her LR. Or maybe just paint and reupholster.

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  2. Jane F says

    October 1, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Would love to see photos of those chairs. I’m sure they’re very good ones. Tubs are one of my very favorite shapes. You may remember I was originally looking at some Swedish ones some time ago.

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