Armsessel
Federnder Sessel
Entwurf: frühe 1930er Jahre
Design /Draft
Carl Steiger
(CH, 1856 - 1946)
MediumHolz: Esche, formgebogen. Textil: Gurtband. Metall: Messingbschläge.
DimensionsHxBxT: 77,5 x 57 x 74,5 cm
Titlespopulärer NameSteiger-Fauteuil
Description«If I could pick one thing from the collection and keep it, it would be this chair. I’ve never heard of Carl Steiger and all I can find out about him is that he seems to have been a talented aviation designer, and that his son was a modern architect. The chair itself seems to be a prototype and some of the connections are hinged, suggesting a certain amount of movement in the structure allowed by the cantilever.The sectional flatness of the structural elements, the sled-like shape of the arms, the extended floor rail and the way the back leg lands on it at a reclined angle all add up to suggest great comfort, while the woven webbing is economic, lightweight and decorative and would also have added comfort. It’s one of the Museum’s treasures, a lesser-known masterpiece.»
Jasper Morrison
Object number2012-0543
DepartmentDesignsammlung
ExhibitionsCredit LineZürcher Hochschule der Künste / Museum für Gestaltung Zürich / Designsammlung
Donation: Ruggero Tropeano
Categories
- Seating Furniture