No room can do without such an important piece of furniture as a chair. You can sit on it and make an impromptu table for a laptop. However, an ordinary chair looks a bit boring. And although it seems that it is no longer possible to come up with anything new and original, modern designers manage to constantly surprise everyone with their imagination.
Someone has put a chair near the fireplace, and it's melting. Designer Anna Ter Har has created unusual chairs with a "molten" leg. Perfectly matched shades and several layers of resin give the leg a realistic sticky, melting look.
Probably anyone who wants to sit on a $2,000 N+ew Stool chair will want to touch it with their finger and test its durability before doing so. Their stool is a vivid example of the implementation of the idea of recycling old computers. The very durable yet unusual texture of the chair is created by dipping scraps of old computers into a block of resin.
The elegant Flower Stool looks like a flower and is comfortable to sit on. Such a piece of furniture will be a great accent in any interior.
The Japanese Hamburger Stool resembles a hamburger. It looks very realistic and makes you think for a second before you sit on it. After all, no one wants to stain their new trousers in ketchup!
No, it's not photoshop! Chairs called Five (five chairs are needed in order to create a table) look like during an earthquake. But this is an optical illusion. Oddly enough, they are very stable. Designers like to claim that they are trying to mislead consciousness and perception. In this case, they succeeded very well.
Just one look at such a chair stimulates the release of adrenaline into the blood! These chairs are ideal for bars and horse riding enthusiasts.
The first reaction that arises at the sight of chairs masquerading as sheep is surprise. But this is only for adults. Children do not experience any fear or surprise. For them, this is a great toy and a chair as well.
With the help of the Beggar Stool chair, you can add a touch of luxury and chic of the East to any interior. Very beautiful swivel chair with tassels and colorful upholstery with oriental motifs.
The chair was created for those who, in childhood, loved to "fly" on their father's legs. Japanese designers Koji Yano and Yoshiyuki Kashiwagi were probably inspired by their childhood memories and created original chairs that resemble human legs.
Designer Philippe Starck created The Tooth chair, which is shaped like a tooth. The perfect piece of furniture for dental offices! By the way, this model was also developed in another version - with a gold cut resembling a crown.
Well, very original and unusual stools! Chairs in "space suits" from designer Philippe Starck are shaped like The Tooth model, only transparent. Such an element of decor will undoubtedly attract attention, because it seems that it can also move!
The Chicos Stool model, designed by the same designer, will give the interior a modern touch and is ideal for high-tech style.
Furniture masterpiece One to Three for Five (Seconds) is a real puzzle, the parts of which can be used as a stool, table and a set of low chairs. But not all at once! It is designed like a walnut with a bright red stool inside. And, apparently, you can get it in just five seconds (hence the name of the project).
Originality and unusualness are, of course, very good, but do not forget about functionality! The OneShot, designed by designer Patrick Jouin, is an upgrade to the cane seat. With one movement, the cane transforms into a seating area.
And finally - SOS Stool from designer Josh Owen. Tea drinkers need not worry if there is no coffee table in the room. After all, this model is both a table, a tray and a chair!
To match the original chairs should be from modern designers.
A person is surrounded by a variety of things all his life, but he rarely thinks about the history of their origin. For example, such a familiar piece of furniture as a chair has undergone a long evolution before taking on a modern look.
ancient civilizations
The first ancestors of the well-known chair appeared before our era on the territory of Ancient Egypt. Before the Egyptians, no one even thought that a back would appear at the usual bench or stool. But the ancient Egyptian carpenters realized that the rulers of Egypt needed a special attribute of their power with a comfortable back - a throne that was firmly established in Egyptian culture. A little later, all the same Egyptians invented armrests, and the majestic throne from now on became the hallmark of every pharaoh.
A comfortable seat with a back quickly gained popularity in other countries, although not in all it was considered an indispensable attribute of the ruler. In ancient Greece, chairs were reserved for the sick, children, and women, and it was much more comfortable for men to lie down to have a leisurely conversation or watch the endless feasts and festivities unfold.
In ancient Rome, as in Egypt, the chair was an indicator of the social status of the owner. The throne of the emperor was made of marble and decorated with inserts of precious metals and stones. The most respected citizens sat on richly decorated wooden chairs, and the officials had at their disposal slaves who carried behind them folding chairs trimmed with ivory. Roman aristocrats enjoyed a great privilege - they had their own marble throne, which was a remote copy of the imperial throne.
Ancient Russia
The population of Ancient Russia for a long time did not think about seats with a back, and everyone, including the king and princes, sat on the benches. Only on special occasions did the ruler sit on his throne. It was special for everyone: Ivan the Terrible sat on a throne made by talented Italian craftsmen, Boris Godunov preferred to sit on a throne decorated with turquoise and gold, and Peter the Great's father, Alexei Mikhailovich, on a golden throne with diamonds and rubies. And only the reforms of Peter I put everything in its place, and a chair with a back began to gradually come into use among different segments of the population, replacing uncomfortable benches.
At first, the subjects reacted with disapproval to the innovations that Peter almost forcibly forced to use in everyday life. First of all, all the nobles were seated on chairs, who were afraid to object to the emperor, knowing about his tough temper. Soon, the fashion that Peter diligently adopted from the Europeans took root in Russia and gradually disappeared into the people. Ordinary people appreciated the benefits of the backrest, which allowed the body to relax, and the nobles began to decorate their homes with luxurious chairs from abroad, seating guests on them and at the same time trying to please Peter.
Europe
In the Middle Ages, chairs were very popular in Europe, but only the aristocracy had a chance to sit on them. The position of the owner in society directly depended on how richly this piece of furniture was decorated, in addition, chairs played an important role in palace rituals.
Chairs in the palace were a symbol of prestige. Only royalty could sit on chairs with soft cushions. Such chairs had a reclined back and a voluminous, soft seat. Noble nobles had the right to sit on carved chairs inlaid with precious stones, and courtiers with lower titles were content with folding chairs. The rest had to stand when there was a royal reception, and only on special occasions, with the permission of the king, were some ladies allowed to sit down.
In the 17th century, Europe was embraced by the fashion for the Italian Baroque style, which dictated its own conditions: the main thing is a majestic view, and only then - convenience. Baroque chairs looked pompous and pretentious, forcing the royals to sit in an uncomfortable position at many hours of palace ceremonies. Such a chair was characterized by a special carving, which was covered with a mixture of glue and special additives, on which the thinnest sheets of gold and precious stones were glued.
In addition, the aristocracy of France furnished their homes with high-backed chairs and low seats. The usual stools and folding chairs were still used by not very noble nobles. The 17th century is the time of the appearance and widespread use of deck chairs, on which one could not only sit, but also lie. They had the shape of a boat and the so-called “broken duchess” - this is a deck chair, which consisted of an armchair and an attached stool, sometimes such a deck chair was represented by two chairs and a stool between them.
But time passed, the 18th century came, and with it came the flowering of a new style in culture - rococo. Changeable fashion has also affected furniture. France now sets the tone for all of Europe, not Italy. There are soft and deep chairs in which you can sit for hours in front of the fireplace. High society learned what an office chair is. Gradually, the species composition of chairs is estimated in dozens: a high hairdressing chair with a curved back, compact travel chairs and elegant chairs for conversation appeared.
Of course, all these varieties of a single chair were available to wealthy people with a position in society, but even they sometimes became hostages of the fashion for this attribute of furniture. When men began to wear a tailcoat, they had to sit facing the back of a chair so as not to wrinkle an important item of their wardrobe.
The beginning of the 19th century was marked by the reign of Napoleon, who again tried to make the furniture pretentious and pompous, however, the Empire style quickly took root, and the chairs of that era were famous for their elegance and convenience. The second half of the 19th century is not far off, when luxury is replaced by convenience, and chairs are increasingly beginning to enter the masses.
new time
A real revolution in the technology of furniture production and, in particular, chairs was made by the Austrian Michael Thonet in the middle of the 19th century. He decided that practical chairs made of bent wood should replace heavy structures and he was not mistaken - his innovative ideas quickly found application in the furniture industry, and comfortable beech chairs became available to ordinary people for the first time. Thonet organized his own furniture manufacturing company and in record time new chairs fell in love in Russia, Europe and even America.
Viennese chairs are incredibly popular to this day and are distinguished by their simplicity and quality. As for Thonet, his example became infectious, and more and more craftsmen put forward bold ideas for creating chairs. Marcel Breuer designed the chairs on the same principle as Mikhail Thonet, but he used metal as a material. Another innovator, Ero Saarinen, decided that the four legs of the chair were unnecessary details, and left only one in the middle, which supported the bowl-shaped seat.
In the 20th century, the imagination of designers was already unstoppable. The British invented a chair that can take up to four positions, depending on the posture that a person takes. The Italians, on the other hand, decided to focus on convenience and invented a chair that turns into a couch with a click - a great option for work and leisure.
Doctors also did not stand aside, and one of them even designed his own chair model. Bent Ackerblom watched his patients for a long time and caught himself thinking that he considered the position in which they were sitting incorrect. People are constantly looking for the most comfortable position when sitting in a chair, and they can be helped with this. Akerblom decided that he needed to tilt the seat of the chair a little inward, and curve the back in the place where the human spine curves. Thus, one more step was taken to create the perfect chair.
"an article about three unusual chairs and one armchair. Earlier we already wrote about an unusual chair - in the article "". And, quite likely, in the subsection "" we met other types of unusual chairs. But today we will talk about this type of furniture more specifically. And much more unusual than it has been so far. At least we hope 🙂
Three unusual chairs and one armchair are the developments of European designers who are trying to combine the incompatible - to balance the form and content of the object so that it is not only comfortable, but also unusual. In itself, balancing form and content is a difficult task. Philosophically speaking, form and content are nothing but opposites between which there is a struggle. Well, there is unity.
From this struggle and the unity of opposites, various existing types of chairs arise. Thus, the content of the chair - in general, this is its purpose - to serve as a comfortable object for sitting. And the shape of the chair is how this content can manifest itself. And the content "comfortable to sit" implies softness, comfort of the seated person. And the shape of the chair doesn't want that. Remember your familiar chairs - it presses here, it sticks out there ...
In general, we finish with philosophy and move on to practice, until we go into a terrible philosophical jungle 🙂 And we bring to your attention first unusual chair:
You might say, "Well, what's so unusual about this? Chairs are like chairs. Only with three legs." At first glance, this is exactly what it looks like. But the designers have done a good job with it in order to put in new content:
As you can see, these chairs form single set and can be hidden one inside the other if necessary. That is, when needed, one set of chairs can accommodate 4 people. And when not needed - these 4 chairs do not take up space in the room, but are an unusual seat for one person.
Or for two. Or for three - as much as you need, so much they represent. What is unusual 🙂
The second unusual chair is rocking chair. We all know about the rocking chair. But the designers combined the form and content of the chair so that a rocking chair appeared.
But unlike a saddle, this chair is much more comfortable to sit on. And because this chair adds dynamism to the usual sitting work, it is suitable not only for the room, but also for the usual adult desk.
The third unusual chair is backpack chair. In fact, this chair combines a chair, a backpack, a bag for things, a place to sit and a small canopy. In disassembled form, this is such a "wardrobe":
In the form of a "chair", a backpack chair looks like this:
As you can see, this chair has its own backpack 🙂 Accordingly, when unfolded, the backpack chair is used as a seat as follows:
Well, now the way to use the backpack chair as a backpack:
Of course, not everyone will use a backpack chair in the form of a backpack, but it's nice to know that your furniture is a transformer 🙂
And now that we've finished with the three unusual chairs, it's time to move on to the unusual chair. This chair is chair-transformer. Only it transforms not into something else (and not just into a bed, as ordinary transforming chairs do), but into itself. Only in various forms. For example, here is the usual performance:
The same chair can bend like a snake:
So, this unusual chair can be modified into the shape you need while maintaining the content at any time 🙂
So, we hope you enjoyed looking at three unusual chairs and one armchair 🙂
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Today, no modern interior is almost impossible to imagine without chairs. But there was a time when this piece of furniture was considered a luxury available only to privileged persons.
Have you ever wondered when and how it appeared? It's time to learn more about the history of chairs with our collection of fun facts!
gorod-fivy.ru- The prototype of the modern chair was nothing less than the royal throne! The first mention of it refers to the history of Ancient Egypt (5000 years ago). The possession of the throne of unprecedented beauty is attributed to Pharaoh Tutankhamun. His first chair in the world was decorated not only with gold and other precious stones, but also with paintings from the life of the ruler.
- In ancient Rome, chairs were considered rare. They were used only on special occasions. It is known that Julius Caesar had his own curule chair - a chair made of ivory and bronze without a back. He was carried everywhere with him.
trafaretiki.livejournal.com - By the way, it was in ancient Rome that folding models of chairs subsequently appeared. They were made of ivory and weighed a lot. The task of the slaves was to carry them after their masters.
- Funny but rough wooden benchIt is considered the same progenitor of the modern chair as the throne. In Russia, the bench was both a seat and a bed. The smaller the tables became, the smaller the benches became, more and more resembling chairs.
mebel-times.ru - In medieval Europe, chairs were considered the privilege of aristocrats. With their help, it was even possible to determine the social status of a person. At that time, no one thought about the convenience of sitting on chairs, all attention was given to the material and skillful finishing. It is known that, on behalf of Louis XIV, all chairs for the Palace of Versailles were made of silver.
- The comfort of sitting was thought about only at the end of the 17th century. From this moment begins the countdown of the history of the manufacture of practical and comfortable chairs. By the way, the first sun loungers appeared at the same time, consisting of an armchair and a stool moved up to it. Such a piece of furniture was often found in the boudoirs of secular ladies, while ordinary people continued to sit on stools.
admagazine.ru - The revolution in the manufacture of this piece of furniture begins only in the 19th century, when chairs come into use of various segments of the population. Chairs become much more comfortable and receive the first classification, from dining rooms to barbershops.
- In the same century, the Viennese carpenter Michael Thonet invents the first cheap bentwood chair. For a long time, such chairs become sales leaders in Europe, Russia and America and are called "Viennese".Their strength was proven by a spectacular trick: somehow a Viennese chair was thrown from the Eiffel Tower and survived! Any other furniture would have broken.
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- The piano swivel chair was invented by the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.
- In 1889, Thomas Edison designed the world's first electric chair, proposing to execute criminals on it.
roma-marker.livejournal.com - Charles Darwin is considered to be the creator of the prototype of the modern office chair. He attached wheels to his chair to make it easier to move around the room while doing research.Wheelchairs became widespread thanks to Otto von Bismarck, who put them into operation in the German parliament while he was sitting there.
ffurniture.co.uk - If you think that now chairs are always made solely for convenience, then you are mistaken. In Krakow, Poland, meeting chairs are deliberately made uncomfortable. Thus, the sittings do not waste time in vain, but quickly resolve the issues raised and disperse.
- In 1960, the most popular chair of the 20th century was created. Verner Panton came up with the idea of making chairs from a single piece of plastic without armrests and legs.
adressa.no - And finally, more than one monument around the world is dedicated to this household item. Perhaps the most famous of them stands on the Place des Nations in Geneva. One leg of the chair is broken in memory of the victims of anti-personnel mines.
Today the history of chairs does not think to end! Every year, designers invent more and more new models of chairs of the most unexpected designs, and it seems that their imagination has no limits.
What unusual chairs do you know?