Egg chair

Appearing in the early 50s, the egg chair has established itself as a reference in the world of designer furniture. Combining comfort, elegance and refinement, its very original ovoid shape makes it a practically timeless object and still very trendy today.

For lovers of vintage furniture, there are now a whole host of variations of the original model that allow you to decorate your living room, your garden or your office.

The History of the Egg Chair

Also known as the "Egg chair", the chair was designed in 1958 by Danish interior designer Arne Jacobsen. Originally designed for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen where he worked at the time, the chair has now become a true icon of industrial design.

Its egg shape imagined by its creator allows to bring together the backrest, the seat and the armrests in a single piece. Responsible for designing all the decorative elements of the hotel, he took the opportunity to apply his theories on functional architecture and create the egg chair. The objective of the chair was to welcome customers in the lobby of the hotel in a friendly and relaxing environment.

Initially, the designer worked the shape of the first models of his armchair from modeled clays. To make their shells, he was the first designer to have used foam under the upholstery that serves as furniture.

Nowadays, the manufacturing methods of seats have evolved. Today, it is made from fiberglass reinforced with polyurethane foam. The shells now have a tilt connection that allows the seat to be adjusted according to the weight and height of its user and their unique star-shaped foot allows them to rotate 360 ​​degrees.

Influenced in particular by the Womb chair created by the Finnish architect Eero in 1948, the egg chair appears as a true technological innovation for the time. Placed within the hotel, its ovoid shape contrasted perfectly with the horizontal architecture of the building. The fluid and refined design that characterizes it allowed it to give a touch of elegance and modernity to the interior of the hotel.

Highly prized by lovers of vintage design, the egg-shaped seat has never been taken out of production, since the first models marketed by the Fritz Hansen company under the code name No 3317.

Having become a design classic, it can now be found inside many modern hotels and in the living rooms of many design lovers with a taste for vintage.

The different types of designer egg chairs

There are many models and variations of the egg chair to beautify your interior. It all depends on what you are looking for.

If you want authenticity, opt for the original model: the black Egg chair. Otherwise, you can turn to more modern styles popular with lovers of this type of furniture such as the cocoon egg model, the aviator egg model or the bubble chair.

The cocoon egg chair

Along with the bubble chair, the cocoon model is one of the most famous creations by designer Eero Aarnio. The undisputed star of the 1966 International Furniture Fair in Cologne, it marked the beginning of its creator's fame as a designer.

Originally designed by the artist to decorate his apartment with an intimate and pleasant piece of furniture, the cocoon armchair ended up conquering the world.

Its balloon-shaped appearance inspires a feeling of protection and intimacy that makes you feel like you are in a cocoon.

Its fiberglass shell makes it very cozy and its brightly colored fabric interior adds a touch of cheerfulness to your apartment.

The bubble chair

Unlike the cocoon egg chair which has a central leg, the bubble chair in English is a hanging chair.

After creating the cocoon chair, the designer wanted to design a new seat that combined comfort and conviviality. He therefore imagined a transparent and suspended balloon chair: the bubble chair.

Surprising by its eccentric appearance, the bubble chair was a major innovation in the world of design at the time. Today, prized for its atypical design, this living room furniture remains timelessly modern. Its enveloping shape isolates from outside noise and its soft cushions allow you to relax peacefully while maintaining visual contact with your surroundings.

Whether for reading or having tea in your garden, the bubble chair is ideal for your moments of relaxation. It guarantees your garden a cocooning and friendly atmosphere. The fact that it is suspended gives its user pleasant floating sensations.

The aviator egg chair

Upholstered in leather, the aviator model is an armchair whose metal shell was designed to resemble the body of an airplane. More specifically, its shell, beautifully enameled with rivets, is reminiscent of the famous Douglas DC-3 airplane with its aluminum fuselage.

Elegant and graceful, this vintage aviator chair guarantees you comfort and privacy. Its oval shape perfectly fits the curves of your body and offers you armrests and a pleasant support for your head. Generally supplied with cushions over 20 cm thick, it offers a soft and silky touch.

The coverings of the designer egg chairs

Although you can find Egg chair in wool or cashmere, in general fabric and leather are the most used coverings. Each of these two materials has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Leather coverings

A high-quality covering, leather has the advantage of being a very resistant material. It guarantees the seat a long life and allows it to age well.

The only downside to leather is that it makes the furniture more expensive.

Fabric coverings

A fabric covering offers the possibility of personalizing your furniture. You can thus, depending on the decor of your living room, choose from dozens of different fabric colors. Note however that the most common fabric colors for this type of furniture are black, white and red.

Less prestigious than leather, buying a fabric model will allow you to save money provided you constantly maintain it. Because the disadvantage with fabrics is that they get dirty very easily.

How to choose your egg chair?

In order to choose the designer egg chair that suits you, you must take into account the qualities of the different types of seats when purchasing.

For example, if you are looking for a piece of furniture that will last as long as possible, it is best to opt for a leather and wood aviator chair. Also, so that the seat you have chosen is in harmony with the style of decoration of your interior, you should not neglect the choice of the color of the covering.

Depending on the size of the room for which the chair is intended, it is important to choose the right dimensions. In order for the furniture to be neither too big nor too small, it is advisable to choose a model that has a size adjustment device. Otherwise, you can choose a standard model such as the Acapulco egg chair, whose seat height is between 40 and 50 cm. The aviator armchair house of the world will fit into any home and country, it is suitable for everyone.

Furthermore, if you want to buy the Egg chair for your garden, hanging models such as the bubble chair are particularly recommended, as they are more suitable for outdoors.

Where to find the best price for the second-hand Brown Egg Chair?

If you are looking for used Egg chairs, you are in luck. Because at the moment, Htdeco is offering a brown egg chair at a very good price in France, you can no longer find our products on cdiscount, we prefer direct sales, so you pay less.

Dozens of Egg chairs, all brown with varying designs, you will definitely find what you are looking for on our website to make your interior trendy and original.

Among these foundations:

A brown, height-adjustable, tufted leather armchair ideal for office or private club furniture.

An egg chair in brown fabric, upholstered and padded. Sitting on 4 light wooden legs, it has dimensions of 85 cm in height and 65 cm in width and can support up to 115 kg;

The brown cocoon made of fiberglass covered with aluminum. A central iron foot rotating 360 ° and dimensions of 90 cm in height and 50 cm in width.

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