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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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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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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For passionate bibliophiles, the Kosha appears to be a godsend,since who will be able to resist its inviting form factor? Dismissing the Kosha Chair as just a reading apparatus would be blasphemous since the idea is to create a reading space with a tinge of wellness. At the heart of the design lays the gorgeous wooden construction that will proffer a sense of solitude in any give dynamic space. Designer Claudio D’amore articulates his vision
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A classic piece of dorm furniture gets a chic and oddly sensual update in Restoration Hardware’s Grand Leather Bean Bag. It’s as if Don Draper strode confidently into your rec room and gave it a total makeover. Offered in seven sumptuous leather options, the comfy cloud of fun comes at a price — $795, to be exact, and up to $875 for select upholsteries. Despite the lofty cost, a pair of these are a smart
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