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Louis 20 Side Chair
Prototype
in Green by Philippe Starck for Vitra Edition
By Philippe Starck, Vitra
Located in Denton, MD
production run of chairs. This prototype in good condition with some surface oxidation of the plastic. Chair
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Chair 1. Wicker Weave Light and Sculptural Lounge Chair Prototype by Tomaz Viana
Located in Cascais, PT
This carefully designed and handcrafted contemporary wide rattan whickered woven lounge chair by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Post-Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood, Oak
"King Costes" Prototype Rocking Chair by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1992
By Philippe Starck
Located in București, B
This prototype "King Costes" rocking chair was designed by Philippe Starck for Driade in 1992. It's
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Louis 20 Side Chair ‘Prototype’ in Grey by Philippe Starck for Vitra Edition
By Vitra
Located in Denton, MD
some surface oxidation of the plastic. On the bottom of the chair, this example incised in the metal
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Prototype Lounge Chair by Danish Designer and Furniture Maker Svend Skipper
By Svend Skipper
Located in Handewitt, DE
Unique lounge chair by the Danish designer and furniture maker Svend Skipper. This prototype has
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brocade, Teak
Artist Ronn Jaffe One of a Kind Prototype Wood P Man Chair
By Ronn Jaffe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Noted Contemporary Artist Ronn Jaffe's One of a kind Prototype Wood Gold Painted Wood Chair with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Xosted Lounge Chair "One of a Kind Artist Prototype" Mirror Polished Stainless
By Philip Caggiano
Located in Bronxville, NY
chair takes 300 hours of hand polishing and fabricating to turn it into a glistening mirror.
Designed
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Arne Jacobsen prototype armchair "The Bear"
Located in New York, NY
Armchair prototype of Arne Jacobsen
Category
20th Century Danish Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
F1 Carbon Fiber Lounge Chair One of a Kind Artist Prototype Orange/Carbon Weave
By Philip Caggiano
Located in Bronxville, NY
exotic cars, this is a chair that seems to hum with the purr of a Ferrari engine and seems to fit your
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
P2 Prototype by Max Jungblut
La Maquette 2018
Located in Maastricht, NL
P2 Prototype by Max Jungblut (La Maquette 2018)
The second prototype made in welded steel plate.
Category
2010s European Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
F1 Carbon Fiber Lounge One of a Kind Artist Prototype Pearl White/Carbon Weave
By Philip Caggiano
Located in Bronxville, NY
exotic cars, this is a chair that seems to hum with the purr of a Ferrari engine and seems to fit your
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Stedelijk Museum Chair
By Richard Hutten
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
This prototype Stedelijk Chair was designed for the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
The chair is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Chairs
Materials
Other
$7,132
Black and Chrome IN 184/7 Task Armchair Prototype, Wiege for Wilkhahn, Germany
By Wiege, Wilkhahn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For our latest office chair range IN, our engineers have succeeded in adapting Trimension® for the
Category
2010s German Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Karavco Lounge Chair
Located in Antwerpen, BE
developed a new material, the Karavco panel, which they used to prototype several lounge chairs, including
Category
2010s Greek Industrial Lounge Chairs
Materials
Acrylic
$2,942
TRI
Plywood and Steel Chair by Lonney White III
By Lonney White
Located in Chicago, IL
prototype by artist Lonney White who is known for his large encaustic wax paintings. The chair's unique 3
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,400 / item
Pair of Culbuto Chairs by Marc Held for Knoll
By Marc Held
Located in PARIS, FR
need for mechanical articulation.
The first prototype of the chair was sculpted from a solid block
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Studio Built Custom Chair, Local Production, Miami Design District
By Susane R
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
Susane R. Designs ten prototypes of chairs, all based on history, published in shopped. Net
Com
Category
Early 2000s American Wingback Chairs
Modern Lounge Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Button Tufted Cushions
By The Flotsam Furniture Works
Located in Portland, OR
particular piece, but to be quite Frank, I’m not entirely sure who made this chair first. The sculpted arms
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Wingback Lounge Chair in Leather+Maple from PortHouse, Jordan Mozer, USA 2003
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
Jordan Mozer (b. 1958) PortHouse Wingback Lounge Chair Prototype, in Orange, Custom Dyed Leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Maple
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs, Refurbished
Located in Cape Town, Western Cape
chair prototypes in 1927 on which thousands of designs were based for mass produced furniture throughout
Category
Vintage 1940s South African Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs, Refurbished
Located in Cape Town, Western Cape
Bruno Pollack and Marcel Breuer. Breuer created the first tubular steel frame chair prototypes in 1927
Category
Vintage 1940s South African Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
MARIKA Beige Armchair / Dinning Chair PROTOTYPE
By Studio Christine Kalia
Located in Larnaca, CY
*Please note that this piece is the prototype of Marika armchair. Some details are different than
Category
2010s European Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$2,139 / item
Nº 20 Dining Chair in Faux Leather With Aged Brass Nails by Brabbu
By Brabbu
Located in New York, NY
prototypes. This fabric chair, fully upholstered in twill, features a nailhead trim that adds subtle
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
B64 Variant Gavina Marcel Breuer Made in Italy, 1970s
By Gavina
Located in everton lymington, GB
chrome frame for this type of armchair is special, based on one of Breuer's earlier prototypes of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Double Crescent Lounge Armchair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
piece without the need of using any uphosltered pillows. The prototype has been sold. Additional chairs
Category
20th Century American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Armchair in Cuban Mahogany by Ole Wanscher
By Ole Wanscher, C.B.Hansen
Located in New York, NY
the first version of the prototype. For this easy chair, Wanscher used as a starting point the sofa
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Box Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen
Kai Williams in Homosote
By Chen Chen
Kai Williams
Located in New York, NY
Box Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen & Kai Williams in Homosote
Chen Chen & Kai Williams for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Children s Furniture
s
Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen
Kai Williams in Homasote
By Chen Chen
Kai Williams
Located in New York, NY
's' Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen & Kai Williams in Homasote
Chen Chen & Kai Williams for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Children s Furniture
"Double Trouble" Two-Seat Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen
Kai Williams
By Chen Chen
Kai Williams
Located in New York, NY
"Double Trouble" Two-Seat Child Chair Prototype by Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Chen Chen & Kai
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Children s Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Modern Bucket Child Chairs Prototypes by Chen Chen
Kai Williams
By Chen Chen
Kai Williams
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modern Bucket Child Chairs Prototypes by Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Children s Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis XX Armchair
Prototype
by Philippe Starck for Vitra Edition
Located in Denton, MD
production run of chairs. This prototype in good condition with some some surface oxidation of the plastic
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Red and Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Sofia, BG
proportions as his prototype. The chair has several very light traces of use.
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch De Stijl Chaise Longues
Materials
Plywood
Set of 5 Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi, circa 1950
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
be a prototype of the chair edited in 1951 - with 5 rungs - that is referenced in Kenmochi monography
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$21,397 / set
Chrome and Leather "Equipal" Chair by Pedro Ramirez Vasquez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prototype chrome and leather Equipal chair by Pedro Ramirez Vasquez. This chair is a modern
Category
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Nº 20 Bar Chair in Velvet with Brass Details by Brabbu
By Brabbu
Located in New York, NY
Symbol of knowledge and rebirth, Nº20 Bar Chair was raised through a long journey of 24 prototypes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 6 Poul Kjærholm Pk11 for E. Kold Christensen, 1957
By E. Kold Christensen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in L
Escala, ES
noteworthy chair prototypes. In 1955, Kjærholm started collaborating with manufacturer Ejvind Kold
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Armchair 4369 by Richard Riemerschmid, Made by Jack Lenor Larsen
By Jack Lenor Larsen, Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Cologne, DE
.
The shown chair was the prototype for a re-edition circa 1980 für the American textile designer Jack
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Mike Bell, Inc. Lauren Armchair
By Mike Bell, Inc., Joann Westwater
Located in Chicago, IL
This chic Chair was a prototype of a set of chairs, designed by Joann Westwater, and produced for a
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Maple
Nº20 Armchair With Golden Polished Nails
By Brabbu
Located in New York, NY
Symbol of knowledge and rebirth, Nº20 armchair was raised through a long journey of 24 prototypes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$2,470 / item
Pair of Armchairs by John Kandell
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of armchairs in solid oak. The chairs are prototypes for a set of eight chairs designed for
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$11,000 / set
Nº 20 Counter Stool With Bronze Renaissance Nails And Brass Details by Brabbu
By Brabbu
Located in New York, NY
prototypes. This fabric chair, upholstered in twill and with legs in ash with walnut stain matte varnish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of "Mix" Armchairs in Mahogany by Kaare Klint with Edvard Kindt-Larsen
By Kaare Klint, Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
article by Klint about the furniture design program. The initial prototypes for the chair were made by N.C
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Modern Coffee Table, Oval Marble Carrara and Steel Base with Brass Finishing
By Arne Jacobsen, Ginger Zalaba, Bauhaus
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
LOVE collection are as light as air and inspired by Otto Kolb’s LOVE chair prototype produced in 1950
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel
Modern Dining Table, Oval Marble Carrara and Steel Base with Copper Finishing
By Arne Jacobsen, Ginger Zalaba, Bauhaus
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
LOVE collection are as light as air and inspired by Otto Kolb’s LOVE chair prototype produced in 1950
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel
Postmodern Prototype Chair 2
Located in Surbiton, GB
Unattributed, rare, late 20th century prototype chair. Formed from a steel frame supporting a high
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Prototype Chair from 1968 by Gruizenga
Located in Philadelphia, PA
one of a kind prototype chair of wood, vinyl and aluminum construction signed on bottom with 1968
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Prototype Chair Attributed to Erwin
Estelle Laverne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century sculptural prototype chair attributed to Erwin & Estelle Laverne.
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Pair of Cast Aluminum Prototype Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great looking pair of cast aluminum prototype chairs designed in a sleek counterwight style of 70's
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1990s Cesare Leonardi Italian Wood Prototype Chair
By Cesare Leonardi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Prototype chair designed by Italian artist Cesare Leonardi in 1993 and realizated with formwork
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Prototype Chair from Sweden in Pine, Circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Prototype chair from Sweden in pine, Circa 1960. Solid pine construction with light wear
Category
Vintage 1960s European Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Three Prototype Chairs in Solid Alder by Jonathan Field
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
Three prototypes chairs, The final design made in ripple ash in an edition of 10 chairs was awarded
Category
2010s English Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Prototype Chair Attributed to Mario Botta Italy, 1980s
By Mario Botta
Located in London, GB
This angular prototype chair, designer unknown, has been attributed to the work of architect Mario
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Kanji Ueki Prototype Chairs Dino and Dina Postmodern Classic Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
These are prototype chairs by Kanji Ueki who is designed for interior of apple store, MOMA and
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Martin Visser Prototype Chair t Spectrum, Holland, 1995
By Martin Visser
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare prototype model chair from model SE20 series designed by Martin Visser in 1995 and
Category
1990s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
2 Prototype chairs Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs France
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A pair of probably prototype chairs that where used/picked by Charlotte Perriand in the setting of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Side Chairs
Materials
Canvas
Max Gottschalk Prototype Chair
By Max Gottschalk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Prototype Max Gottschalk occasional chair circa mid 1970's. Features a layered plywood frame with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Naturalist Modern Prototype Chairs
By Huib Hoste
Located in Antwerp, BE
Studiocraft chairs found in an artist's studio in Belgium, designed in the 1950s.
Great vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,600 / set
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