Dolce Vita Chair and Footrest Set

Created by designer Stefano Bigi for La Cividina Inc., the Dolce Vita is an interesting swivel chair and footrest combo that testifies to the most unique design sensibilities of its makers as well as a refection of the cultural transition that is being witnessed at the time. First thing that gets the attention is the shape and the powerful orange color.


















With a frame crafted in ABS plastic, the set comes covered with polyurethane foam and polyester fiber while a revolving base has been given a radical contemporary look with steel that is chromed or painted. A choice of fabric or leather upholstery further allows the designer as well the user to fully express his personal tastes which testifies for the contemporariness of the design as a whole.

The Paimio Chair

The Paimio Chair. It might not be the most comfortable chair you'll ever sit in, but the Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto is one of the more stylish pieces of seating you'll encounter.

Amazingly, the Paimio Chair (also known as Chair 41) dates from 1931 and equally amazingly, it's made of all wood - a natural lacquered birch frame and a seat made of bent birch plywood in black or white.

If looks mean more than comfort, this can be yours via Artek for £1,848.

Kristian Vedel Child's Chair

The Kristian Vedel Child's Chair has been reissued as part of the Architect Made series. Produced around 1955 in Denmark, it's a stylish and simple mid-century design that still works today. The frame is semi-circular bent plywood, with slats to support adjustable pieces of laminated plywood, held in place by tension. And when your child grows, just move up a slot.

Available online, you can pick up the chair for £295.

Yin Yang Outdoor Furniture by Dedon

Matching sculptural chairs, the Yin Yang Outdoor Furniture by Dedon uses a smooth woven surface to accent its sharp clean lines. A sweeping modern lounge chair, the complex curving form has an intriguing elegance. The twin chairs nest together, to create a single circular design. When combined the two lounge chairs face each other, offering personal space while still encouraging community and communication.



Like a Yin Yang symbol, the plush circular cushions make the contrasting eye in each chair. Durable, quality furniture the Yin Yang Outdoor Signature collection uses family taught skills to create a new sturdy synthetic fibre that can survive wind and weather. A wonderful addition to the Dedon outdoor furniture range, the Yin Yang chair comes in a light platinum and a dark bronze for a sophisticated sculptural outdoor statement.

Spirit Song Teak Outdoor Furniture

The Spirit Song Lounge Chair and Ottoman are an artistic elaboration on anthropometric considerations that fuse modern styling with the longevity of teak to enhance your space and quality of living.

The forms of the chair and ottoman are sculpted using a series of parallel elements held together with stainless steel tensioned members and spacers. The sinuous lines of these pieces recall the rarefied designs of Christophe Pillet, and the parallel lamination of wooden elements harkens back to the Experimental Edges of Frank Gehry. In addition to subtle historic references, the Spirit Song designs by Robert Tiffany and Barbara Tiffany convey fresh new insight as evidenced by their receipt of the Design Excellence Award at the International Casual Furniture Exhibition—The world’s highest honor for wooden furniture design.

The heartwood of the teak tree contains oils and minerals that lend it longevity and beauty. In addition, strong dimensional stability lends this tropical hardwood the ideal characteristics for use in outdoor furniture simultaneously yielding items with a subdued beauty whilst exhibiting resistance to extreme climatic conditions.

The Spirit Song lounge chair, and matching chair ottoman fuse weather-resistant teak and stainless steel into eye-catching organic designs. Not only for the garden or deck, pieces from this award-winning Spirit Song line of furniture can be found at mountaintop retreats, tropical island resorts, national museums, corporate parks, university campuses, and a host of other public spaces.