INTERIOR DESIGN

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CHAIR PORTFOLIO MASOOD KHAN

B.ARCH 4TH YEAR DAY

HOSPITAL CHAIR
There is a need to cater for the
patient, but also visitors who do
not have such specific
requirements. This means you
will have to consider getting
different types of chairs, ones
that offer enough support for
patients and comfortable chairs
for visitors.
Paimio Armchair
Architect: Alvar Aalto
Year : 1932
Material :
Form-bent solid birch lamella
1 Form-pressed birch plywood
ROCKING CHAIR
Apart from providing you sheer
relaxation; this chair is often
credited to put people to sleep –
imagine the level of comfort that
rocking offers! This chair adds not
only to the beauty of the home that
it is a part of but also provides a
number of health benefits. From
increasing blood flow to
increasing the flexibility of the
knees, rocking does all this and
Architect: Josef Hoffman
much more. Year : 1905
About:
Used as a resting chair
2 Material : Wood and lattice work

READING CHAIR
For reading purpose there is a
need of a comfortable place to
pursue their passion. While you
may think that reading could be
done on any chair or even bed for
that matter, avid readers will beg
to differ.

Cité Armchair
Designer : jean prouve
Year : 1905
Material : steel, foam andf abric
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LOUNGE CHAIR - 1
Unlike the recliner, this member of
the chair family doesn’t recline but
still provides absolute comfort to
the user. This armless recliner
often comes with an ottoman to
increase the comfort factor. Meant
for lounging and leisure, this chair
types can either be placed inside
the home or outside in the back
yard or patio. Architect: Eero Saarinen
Year : 1946
Material : molded fibre glass seat
shell, bent tubular frame with
nylon swivel glides, boucle fabric
4 and loose latex foam.

LOUNGE CHAIR - 2
EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR
The Eames Lounge
Chair and ottoman are furnishings
made of molded
plywood and leather, designed
by Charles and Ray Eames for
the Herman Miller furniture
company. They are officially titled
Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman
(671) and were released in 1956
Eames lounge chair
after years of development
Designer: Charles and ray Eames
by designers.
Year : 1956
Material :Plywood, leather
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STACKING CHAIR- 1
One of the most affordable
chairs, stacking chairs can be a
boon for party lovers. Owing to
their easy storage and the fact
that they can be stacked, they are
a favorite of mass gatherings.

PANTON /S CHAIR
Panton had dreamt of making a
stackable, cantilevered plastic
chair all in one piece. Material : Moulded plastic
Architect: Vernon Panton
6 Year : 1960

STACKING CHAIR- 2

OMKSTAK CHAIR
A rational design, which was
conceived specifically for
efficient, inexpensive volume
production, the Omkstak is now
regarded as an enduring symbol
of the 'high tech' style of interior
design.
Architect: Rodney Kinsman
Year : 1971
About:
Material : Tubular steel, epoxy-
7 coated pressed sheet steel.
RECLINER CHAIR
Think of ultimate comfort while
sitting and you think of a recliner.
As its name goes, a recliner chair
is basically an armchair that
reclines. That means when you sit
on this chair, it can be reclined by
lowering its backrest and
extending the footrest. nowadays
you can also get a power recliner
Architect: Charlotte Perriand, Le
chair that can leave you with that
Corbusier
feel of luxury and comfort.
Year : 1928
Material : chrome-plated and
varnished steel, fabric, steel
springs, rubber
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BEACH OR DECK CHAIR

A beach chair is meant for the
beach. With its folding frame, this
chair is easy to carry and
lightweight. And not to forget its
sturdiness which makes it the
perfect companion to the beach!

Skargaarden H55
DESIGNER : Bjorn Hulten
Year : 1955
Material : teak wood and fabric
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OFFICE CHAIR
An office chair, or desk chair, is
a type of chair that is designed for
use at a desk in an office. It is
usually a swivel chair, with a set
of wheels for mobility and
adjustable height. Modern office
chairs typically use a single,
distinctive load bearing leg (often
called a gas lift), which is
positioned underneath the chair Aeron chair
seat. Designer : Don Chadwick and Bill
Stumpf
Year : 1992
Material : Aluminium, plastic, and
10 pellicle (fabric)

MASSAGE CHAIR
A massage chair is
a chair designed for massages.
Traditional massage chairs allow
easy access to the head,
shoulders, and back of a massage
recipient, while robotic massage
chairs use electronic vibrators
and motors to provide a massage.

Designer : Nobuo Fujimoto

Year : 1954
Material : Aluminium, artificial
leather, and foam
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FOLDING CHAIR
Folding air chair
Folding chairs are usually made
of plastic, metal, or some
combination of the two. At the
end the chairs were folded up so
quickly and stacked into such a
small space. The lightweight
Folding Air-Chair is easy to
carry and store.
Folding air chair
Architect : Jasper Morrison
Year : 2001
Material: Gas-injected
12 polypropylene

CLUB CHAIR
Grand confort
Club chair use mostly for
relaxation purpose. These are
finely upholstered and cushy,
with arms and low back
support. Some of the pricier
variants can also be upholstered
in leather. The origin of these
chairs dates back to the 19th Grand confort
century Gentleman’s club of Architect: Le Corbusier
England. Year : 1928
About: Grand Comfort is a
cube-shaped high armchair.
Material : Leather, steel
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OUTDOOR CHAIR - 1
ABACUS 700
Mellor designed this outdoor
seating range in the fashionable
1970s high-tech style for Abacus,
the Nottinghamshire-based
manufacturer of furniture and
lighting for public spaces.

ABACUS 700
Architect: David Mellor
Year : 1973
Material : Tubular steel, wire
14 mesh

OUTDOOR CHAIR - 2

CRATE
The uncompromising simplicity
of the Crate was an honest
response to the harsh economic
climate during the early 1930s.

CRATE
Architect: Gerrit Rietveld
Year : 1934
Material : Red spruce
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BAR STOOL
Bar stools are a type of tall chair,
often with a foot rest to support
the feet. The height and
narrowness of bar stools makes
them suitable for use at bars and
high tables in pubs or bars.
Bar Stool 64
The popular Bar Stool 64 is
eternally contemporary, in its
element in kitchens, cafes, bars,
and at countertops. Symmetrical
and non-directional, Bar Stool Bar Stool 64
64 is always positioned the right DESIGNER: ALVAR Aalto
way. Year : 1935
Material: Solid birch, Birch
16 plywood :

CAFÉ CHAIR
TULIP CHAIR
About:

Saarinen wanted to create a

furniture design that did not
clutter a room with the usual
mass of legs, he also perfected
his search for an organically
unified form. He also strived to
use only organic materials but
was unable as the fiber glass was TULIP CHAIR
not strong enough to hold the Architect: Eero Saarinen
chair seat, therefore the
aluminum base was used. Year : 1957
Material : cast aluminum
pedestal base, supporting a
molded fiber glass reinforced
plastic seat shell, latex foam
cushion.
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DINNING CHAIR

This chair is simply an

elongated, taller version of
Mackintosh's standard height
dining chair, with a single
pierced square, designed for the
Ladies Luncheon Room and
Cloister Room of that year.

INGRAM STREET CHAIR

Architect: Charles Rennie
Mackintosh
Year : 1900
18 Material : green stained wood

VISITORS CHAIR
BRNO CHAIR
It is cantilever chair designed
for the bedroom of the
Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech
Republic. It has become
a modern furniture classic. It has
very clean lines, consisting of
a steel frame in a single piece.
Architect: Ludwig Mies van
der Rohe, Lilly Reich
Year : 1929
About:
Material : Polished stainless
19 steel.