The Chippendale Side Chair by Ethan Allen

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Ethan Allen tries its hand at a modern interpretation of a rather classic piece: the Chippendale chair. Named after 18th-century English cabinetmaker and furniture designer Thomas Chippendale, known as an establishing influence on the style of the day, the chair takes on a more streamlined appearance in EA’s current version. Giving it a modern transitional treatment with a black finish, a tall back and an ornate yet not overpowering aesthetic, today’s admittedly suburban birch and

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Classic Hollywood Designer (& Star) William Haines Revives 1950’s Modernism

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Virginia native William Haines won a talent contest in 1922 and hit the road to Hollywood, where his adeptness at acting later helped him nail memorable presentations to his design clients, many of whom were actors themselves. While starring in films alongside the likes of Old Hollywood legends like Joan Crawford, Marion Davies and Constance Bennett, he also opened an antiques shop not far from the soundstages where he was making his living as an

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Have a Close Encounter with the Area 51 Chair from Calligaris

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You don’t have to engage in intergalactic travel to enjoy the mod, otherworldly style of the Area 51 chair from Calligaris. The air-molded polypropylene chairs don’t entirely sacrifice comfort for style; the back of each brightly-hued seat is slightly curved to offer a little extra room for reclining. If the nearly-neon palette of lime green, orange, red, and fuchsia are just a smidge too loud for your taste, the chair also comes in grey. Suitable

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The Leather Butterfly Chair from Urban Outfitters

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Typically found with canvas as its primary upholstery, the butterfly chair gets a chic, edgy leather update from Urban Outfitters. Originally designed in the late 1930s in Buenos Aires, the chair (also known as a BKF chair, named after creator Jorge Ferrari Hardoy and his design partners, Antonio Bonet and Juan Kurchan) itself was a modernization of its predecessor by several decades — the Tripolina chair. The Museum of Modern Art houses one of the

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Charles Pollock Executive Sumptuous Leather Chair

Hive Modern is currently offering a flat 15% discount on all Knoll products and I found the Charles Pollock Executive Series worth crushing on. Maybe it is the modern styling, or the sumptuous leather, or the aesthetically pleasing colors that has made it such an object of desire. Like most Knoll products, the office chair is also a paradox of subtlety and drama and capitalizes on the modern minimalist design trend. The Pollock Chair also

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