SuperFoam Chair by Rich Gilbert

Superfoam by Rich Gilbert

Superfoam Chair by Rich Gilbert

Post Graduate London Royal College of Art design student (still studying) Rich Gilbert asked me to feature his SuperFoam Chair here. I gladly oblige.

As an extra the Making of the SuperFoam Chair

Making of SuperFoam Chair from Rich Gilbert on Vimeo.

Panels Chair by Sebastien Wierinck

Panels Chair by Sebastien Wierinck

Panels Chair by Sebastien Wierinck 2
Sebastien Wierinck has developped a new puzzle chair which can be put together very simply because of the very precise cutting of the joints.

And you know what? I like puzzle chairs…I started this blog with a puzzle chair 🙂

Classroom Chair by Stefan Wewerka at J. Lohman Gallery

Classroom Chair 2 by Stefan Wewerka

I came across the Classroom Chair at a Phillips de Pury auction earlier.

Now NYC based J. Lohman Gallery has one for sale.

According to Lohman:

Stefan Wewerka

Vertreterstuhl or Klassenraumstuhlâ (Classroom Chair)

Germany, c. 1970
Lacquered wood
C. 30 ¾ in. (78 cm) high, 26 in. (66 cm) wide
Originally called the Vertreterstuhl, the chairs were part of an installation of a classroom at Galerie Moeller in Cologne in 1971. Since then the chair is also called Classroom Chair. Literature: Take a seat: Meisterwerke des Stuhldesigns  (Masterpieces of Chair Design), Chart Gallery, Basel, 2005, pp. 102-103.

Object No.: 8005
Price on request.

Lohman specializes in European design and decorative arts from the 1920s -1980s from mainly German designers and artistic movements.

A “Vertreterstuhl” is an Sales Rep Chair in the English language.