Case Study Chair
This tidy lounge chair boasts distinctive mid-century lines. Angled arm fronts with a single neat cushion create a sharp and clean silhouette. Reintroduced by Modernica in L.A., the design hails from the Case Study program... Read More
Overview
This tidy lounge chair boasts distinctive mid-century lines. Angled arm fronts with a single neat cushion create a sharp and clean silhouette. Reintroduced by Modernica in L.A., the design hails from the Case Study program under George Nelson. The program (1949) commissioned major architects of the day including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the residential housing boom developing.
Upholstery is fully welted along all seams. Hardwood frame, hand-tied steel coil springs and brushed chrome plated legs. Select from a wide range of upholstery options.
Specifications
Material(s): Wood, metal
Dimensions: 32" H x 31" L x 35" D
Models
CASE-CHAIR
Designer: George Nelson
When writing about the course of his remarkable 50-year career, George Nelson described a series of creative "zaps" — moments of out-of-the-blue inspiration "when the solitary individual finds he is connected with a reality he never dreamed of."
Nelson said that for a designer to deal creatively with human needs, "he must first make a radical, conscious break with all values he identifies as antihuman." Designers also must constantly be aware of the consequences of their actions on people and society. In fact, he declared that "total design is nothing more or less than a process of relating everything to everything." So he said that rather than specializing, designers must cultivate a broad base of knowledge and understanding.
Nelson did so as few are able, and, with the help of well-timed zaps, he helped define modern, humane design.
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Modernica. Embracing the legacy of mid-century Modernists.
Modernica has been hand-building Modernist furniture at its state-of-the-art facility in downtown Los Angeles for more than 20 years. From George Nelson's iconic Bubble Lamps, to the distinctive Case Study furniture line to their own original designs, Modernica has built its reputation on quality craftsmanship and authentic mid-century reissues.
Modernica was founded on the principles and the passion of the vibrant North American Modernism movement and is committed to the legacy of making design available and accessible to the masses. Modernica Studio functions as a design collective with everyone participating and sharing in a united responsibility to the ideologies of the past, while evolving with the times and introducing new products and new ideas that hold true to Modernism's core values.
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