I couldn't view the chair in...
I couldn't view the chair in the post by whc, but I suspect that it may be the Alan Gould side chair. It is not as 'spacey' as the lounge chair and takes up less space.
It would be a great choice. I have the chair and I love the way the rope gives it different looks depending on the lighting and viewing angle.
Seems like a good place for...
Seems like a good place for an odd chair.
There are some interesting suggestions already. Wegner's chair would be my top pick of those. Høvelskov's Harp chair is the funkiest looking of the lot and would make quite the statement at an entry, although I consider the Wegner more artistic (as in the art of furniture making). The Spanner is charmingly quirky; I hadn't seen it before.
Some more picks (I can't pick just one, sorry):
Some classic choices
I agree something sculptural. Unique.
I would like to see the entry and an idea of what you have collected
in the rest of your home.
My entry dictates a bench. Nothing else really works.
So i have a bench.
I have six points of entry. The seasons determine the most likely.
Now it is becoming winter and dark when i leave and dark when i come home.
I'm using the less formal lower ones now. Dumping ground for coats etc.
(at this very moment re-programming the timers for heat and lights)
and arguing 🙂
I like whc's choice for wow factor (in orange). And Jesgord always has a dead-on choice.
And an all time favorite...the DAF. Maybe for a desk.
If i needed another chair...(i have way too many) I would follow the auctions.
And get something sweet and unusual. Rago has one up now and Wright is always fun to
follow.
I'm adding the architonic chair link.
What strikes you in the list of 800 choices?
http://www.architonic.com/mus/4630000/1
and gustaf
it is a beauty.
Here is another...
Designer:
Grete Jalk
Teak plywood, brass
25"w x 27"d x 29"h
This design received first prize in a furniture competition sponsored by the Daily Mirror newspaper. Although originally designed for mass production, it was considered too radical at the time and only a limited number were produced. They were offered in oak and teak veneer; teak examples being rare because the nature of the wood did not lend itself well to the molding process. Signed with two metal disc labels.
Literature:
Danish Chairs, Oda, pg. 159
Hrrmm..
A statement about the rest of the MCM in the house? My instinct would be that you want something that is unusual in shape - so as not to be easily dismissed as traditional, but also with a good lineage so your new MCM friends will be jealous. 🙂
A little expected, but I think a tulip chair looks quite crisp - especially against a darker toned wall. It's a classic of the era, but still goofy enough that traditionalists will take note.
A Cherner armchair is always a favorite - but I think if you're going for a wood look a Wegner has WAY more impact. Wishbone will give you a lot of bang for your buck.
And I've always been fond of - but never found a place for - Kofod Larsens chair below. Upholstered in cowhide, of course! 😀
Anything Eames will be written off as predictable or poseur. Not that I don't love them, but their ubiquity will fight against you here.
It seems like an entry space...
It seems like an entry space would usually have two main requirements...
1. Lightweight to the eye. Entry spaces are usually tight on space.
2. Dining height. Entry spaces are often where one would take off shoes, or put them on.
I like these two options, one by Robin Day and one by Ernest Race.
If this chair is to actually be used....
Personally, I find it uncomfortable to put on shoes sitting on a dining height chair. It is much more comfortable for me to put on shoes while seated on the bottom step of a staircase. So to me, it would make sense to get a lower height chair, if the chair is to actually be used. The Eames low-rod base would be an ideal height, imo. But maybe it's just me, since I have relatively short legs.
If you need any help, please contact us at – info@designaddict.com