NGV 20th century furniture collection

Photo Essay

Carlo BUGATTI
Italy 1856- 1940

Lady's writing desk and chair
ebonised wood, wood, ivory, painted vellum, pewter, brass, cotton cord, silk tassels

Karl BERTSCH (designer)
Germany 1873- 1933

Armchair  c. 1910
oak, cane

Ludwig MIES VAN DER ROHE (designer)Germany/United States 1886- 1696

Barcelona chair
1929 designed, 1960s manufactured
leather, stainless steel, other material

Marcel BREUER (designer)
Hungary/Germany/America 1902-81

Long chair
1935-36 designed, c. 1962 manufactured
laminated plywood, polyurethane, wool

Alvar AALTO (designer)
Finland 1898- 1976

Armchair 41
1930 designed, early 1970s manufactured
laminated birch, painted plywood

Poul KJAERHOLM (designer)
Danmark 1929-80

Hammock chair 24
1965
cane, stainless steel., leather, other materials

Charles EAMES (designer)
United States 1907- 78

Lounge chair 670
1956 designed, 1972 manufactured
leather, plywood, aluminium, nylon, zip, other materials

Charles EAMES (designer)
United States 1907- 78

LCW chair
1945 designed, 1940s manufactured
plywood, rubber

Frank O. GEHRY (designer)
United States 1929-

Wiggle side chair
1972 designed, 2003 manufactured
cardboard

Giancarlo PIRETTI (designer)
Italy 1940-

Plia folding chair
1969 designed, 1971 manufactured
aluminium, chromed metal, Perspex

Verner PANTON (designer)
Denmark/ Switzerland/ United States 1926-98

Panton chair
1960 designed, 1971 manufactured
plastic

Marc NEWSON (designer)
Australia 1963-

LC2 Lockheed lounge
1985-86
fibreglass, aluminium, rubber

Jurgen BEY (designer)
The Netherlands 1965-

St Petersburg chair
2003
wood, foam, screen print on polyester