Gus Bakker Set Of Two Gb Lounge Chair for Karakter

Gus Bakker Gb Lounge Chair for Karakter Dutch industrial designer Gijs Bakker had already established a reputation for his aluminum jewelry when he de...

Gus Bakker Gb Lounge Corner for Karakter Dutch industrial designer Gijs Bakker had already established a reputation for his aluminum jewelry when he decided to turn his attention to designing a chair. Inspired by a competition held by Dunlop, the rubber foam manufacturer, Bakker took a piece of foam, bent it at a 90 degree angle, and fixed it in a metal frame. The result was the GB Lounge, a modular lounge chair whose simple silhouette is enhanced by invitingly overstuffed upholstery. Originally coined “the Levi’s Chair,” Bakker was determined that his design – much like a pair of well-loved jeans – would act as an easygoing antidote to the previous generation’s stiffer tastes. Today, its functionality has been enhanced further with the addition of feet that raise it slightly from the floor for added comfort. Available as a one-seater chair, or with the addition of a pouf, the GB Lounge can be arranged in a variety of ways by connectors that transform it from a solo chair into a multiple seating system. GB Lounge can be upholstered with textiles from Cassina. "Today I look to a very sophisticated version but it keeps the freshness, direct height and easy-going idea of the original." The power of good design is especially evident when the object exists outside its original context, transcending the specific circumstances in which it was conceived and having a universal relevance. Gijs Bakker designed his GB Lounge Chair...

Gijs Bakker "GB Lounge chair" by Karakter Dutch industrial designer Gijs Bakker had already established a reputation for his aluminum jewelry when he decided to turn his attention to designing a chair. Inspired by a competition held by Dunlop, the rubber foam manufacturer, Bakker took a piece of foam, bent it at a 90 degree angle, and fixed it in a metal frame. The result was the GB Lounge, a modular lounge chair whose simple silhouette is enhanced by invitingly overstuffed upholstery. Originally coined “the Levi’s Chair,” Bakker was determined that his design – much like a pair of well-loved jeans...

Gijs Bakker "GB Lounge chair" by Karakter Dutch industrial designer Gijs Bakker had already established a reputation for his aluminum jewelry when he decided to turn his attention to designing a chair. Inspired by a competition held by Dunlop, the rubber foam manufacturer, Bakker took a piece of foam, bent it at a 90 degree angle, and fixed it in a metal frame. The result was the GB Lounge, a modular lounge chair whose simple silhouette is enhanced by invitingly overstuffed upholstery. Originally coined “the Levi’s Chair,” Bakker was determined that his design – much like a pair of well-loved jeans...

Paris born Fabien Baron designed b.3 lounge chairs for Bernhardt Design. Brushed nickel frames, with blended fiber wool like upholstery. Gently used, 2015...

A stunning pair of Italian 1950s low lounge chairs in the manner of Studio bbpr. Constructed on a minimal metal base with splayed tapering legs and decoratively angled back supports, this pair of chairs has been newly upholstered in a Dedar Boucle fabric. A fine example of Italian modernist furniture...

c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Original maroon dotted upholstery

Lounge chairs, wool "Fuse" Raf Simons by Kvadrat, aluminum, Italy, 1970s These lounge chairs strongly remind of Giancarlo Piretti’s ‘Alky’ lounge chair (1969), yet they feature char...