Arm chairs
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Vitra Amoebe
£956.40
Designed by Verner Panton in 1970
The Amoebe lounge chair was originally dreamed up for Panton's famous Visiona installation. It is a marvellous example of close-to-the-floor lounge furniture and embodies the spirit of the early 1970s. In bright colours, the re-edition delivers even greater comfort thanks to its flexible backrest shell. -
Vitra Amoebe Highback
£1472.40
Amoebe Highback Designed by Verner Panton in 1970
The Amoebe Highback lounge chair was originally dreamed up for Panton's famous Visiona installation. It is a marvellous example of close-to-the-floor lounge furniture and embodies the spirit of the early 1970s. In bright colours, the re-edition delivers even greater comfort thanks to its flexible backrest shell. The Highback version creates a sense of shelter and seclusion - especially in large, open spaces -
Vitra Antony
£864.00
Antony Chair Designed by Jean Prouvé in 1954
Antony, designed at the beginning of the 1950s for the cité universitaire at Antony, near Paris, this lounge chair was one of Prouvé's last efforts in the field of furniture design. The salient feature of this unique item of seating furniture is its unconventional construction, which Prouvé successfully combined with a strikingly dynamic shape. The frame is made of lacquered tubular and sheet steel and the seat shell is made from moulded wood, oak veneer. -
Vitra C1 Lounge Chair
£1200.00
Vitra C1 Lounge Chair designed by Verner Panton in 1959
Verner Panton’s career as a designer first peaked at the end of the 1950s. With a series of furniture featuring basic geometrical shapes he pre-empted Pop Art ideas and yet with the base frames clearly adopted the elegance of Scandinavian Modernism. The best-known models from the series are the Cone Chairs and Heart Cone Chairs, originally designed for a restaurant. With the C1 armchair created around the same time, Verner Panton for the first time chose a section of a sphere. On swivel bearings and slightly tilted, the upholstered seat shell is astonishingly comfortable – both for relaxed sitting leaning back and for upright sitting. The C1 can be integrated into private apartments, hotels or reception areas and cuts a fine figure in larger groups. -
Vitra Cite Lounge Chair
£2642.00
Cita Lounge Chair designed by Jean Prouvé in 1930
Cité armchair is one of Prouvé's early masterpieces, designed for a competition for furnishing the halls of residence at Nancy's cité universitaire. Prouvé himself used this armchair with its dynamic appearance, its characteristic coated sheet steel rockers and broad leather arm support straps in the living room of his house. The base/frame is made of moulded sheet steel. The seat and back is in a single piece of fabric or leather with a polyurethane foam headrest cushion. The armrests are made of natural leather straps. -
Vitra Coconut Chair
£3456.00
Designed by George Nelson in 1955
The Coconut is a typical 1950s design – it stands out for its humorous touch, formal clarity and minimal use of materials. Nelson himself compared it with a coconut cut into eight parts, and inverted the coconut’s colours: the plastic seat shell is white, while the single-section upholstery in black leather. This return to the natural spatial shape of a shell enabled Nelson to create an inviting, comfortable armchair that offers users the freedom to sit in countless different positions. -
Vitra Cone Chair
£1648.00
Cone Chair designed by Verner Panton in 1958
Originally designed for a Danish restaurant, this cone-shaped chair is based on the classic geometric figure and is mounted on a stainless steel swivel base in such a way that it pivots. Its semi-circular shell is high enough to form the back and arm supports, making it an exceedingly comfortable place to sit. Also available is the Cone Stool, which continues the formal language of the Cone Chair. Not only is it a comfortable accompanying feature, thanks to its sculptural expression it can also be used as a piece of furniture on it's own. Available in nine different fabric finishes. -
Vitra EA 116
£1989.00
Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1958
The Aluminium Chair is one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century. The EA116 (swivel) chair stand out for its intelligent combination of materials. The covers are attached inside the aluminium profile sections and simply stretched over the frame, transforming them from mere coverings to a load-bearing part of the structure. It adapts to fit the body snugly and delivers great comfort, even without extensive upholstery.
The EA116 is fantastically comfortable and offers a seating position designed with the ergonomics of the body in mind. Available in Leather or Fabric (HOPSACK) -
Vitra EA 124
£2455.20
Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1958
The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames. Designed in 1958 they rate amongst the great achievements in the design history of the 20th century.
An important characteristic of the EA124 Lounge Chair is the intelligent combination of materials. It has a clear, transparent form and its construction is clearly visible. Aluminium sections lend the chair both stability and lightness. The material is fixed into the side sections, yet fitted loosely so that it follows the line of the body and is comfortable without requiring extensive upholstery. This material is not a cover but an integral part of the design. The EA124 can also be purchased with a footstool, EA 125 -
Vitra EA 125 Footstool
£982.80
EA 125 Footstool designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1958
The EA125 is the footstool to accompany the EA124 lounge chair.
The chairs/footstools in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames. Designed in 1958 they rate amongst the great achievements in the design history of the 20th century. -
Vitra EA 222
£3572.40
EA 222 Lounge Chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1969
The shape and structure of the Soft Pad Chair, EA222 is identical to that of the Aluminium Chair. However, stitched leather upholstery renders it more comfortable and makes for an interesting contrast with its slim aluminium profile. The EA 222 can also be purchased with a footstool, EA 223 -
Vitra Eames LCM Lounge Chair
£632.40
LCM Lounge Chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1945
LCM = Lounge Chair Metal
In the plans for their chairs the Eames frequently came up with a number of variations by combining a seat shell with different base frames Plywood Group, for example, was available from the outset with a chromed tubular steel base, making the design appear lighter and creating a certain tension in the contrast of two materials. The fur cover version was introduced as early as 1946 but only produced in small numbers. The LCM is available in Natural or Black Ash finish, Calfskin or leather. -
Vitra Eames LCW Lounge Chair
£982.80
LCW Lounge Chair Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in1945
LCW = Lounge Chair Wood
Charles and Ray Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing the way three-dimensionally moulded plywood fits the contours of the body. Today, LCW, with its moulded plywood seat, backrest and base, is once again available with a hide cover, as was the case when it was launched in 1946. -
Vitra Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman Cherry
£5065.00
Lounge Chair & Ottoman - Cherry Shell designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1956
The most easily recognisable lounge chair and ottoman of Modern furniture design. Charles Eames' declared aim for this chair was to combine the utmost comfort with high-end materials and high-quality finishing. The result: a modern interpretation of the traditional club armchair boasting a convincingly well thought-out construction, right down to its tiniest details. Just as he intended, the chair conveys the impression of a soft, well-used baseball glove, inviting the user to sink back into it. The Lounge chair’s seat and backrest are made of moulded plywood with premium leather covered upholstery cushions. It has a die-cast aluminium swivel 5-star base an back brackets. This version is the Cherry Shell version. -
Vitra Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman Cherry (LARGE)
£5065.00
Lounge Chair & Ottoman Large Version - Cherry Shell designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1956
This is the NEW larger version of the Eames Lounge Chair for 2010. Since the Lounge Chair went into production more than 50 years ago, the height of the average human has increased by as much as 10cm. To enable larger people to experience exceptional comfort when sitting, Vitra has – in close coordination with the Eames Office – adjusted the dimensions of the Lounge Chair. In doing so, the proportions of the seat and back shells were carefully extended in such a way that the overall visual appearance of the Eames Lounge Chair seems to hardly have changed at all. Just as Eames's intended, the chair conveys the impression of a soft, well-used baseball glove, inviting the user to sink back into it. The Lounge chair’s seat and backrest are made of moulded plywood with premium leather covered upholstery cushions. It has a die-cast aluminium swivel 5-star base an back brackets. This version is the Large Cherry Shell version.
