Grant Featherston Wing Chair
The frame of the grant featherston contour chair is made from durable fiberglass the base is made from solid beech wood.
Grant featherston wing chair. Reupholstered in textured wool. Of the human body to create the concept of contour comfort. Grant featherston wing chair. Grant stanley featherston 17 october 1922 9 october 1995 was an australian furniture designer whose chair designs in the 1950s became icons of the atomic age.
The contour series originated in the early 1950s when featherston dreamed of making a chair that would be a negative. The grant featherston chair and ottoman upholstered with cashmere by handcrafted. Kardiel grant featherston contour style wing chair ottoman cadet grey cashmere wool ash legs the original r 152 contour chair was produced in 1951 followed closely by applause from the modernist movement. The organic shape of this modern classic icon infuses an element of relaxation to your space.
Grant succeeded in his quest to design modernist organic seating in which the negative space of the chair conformed perfectly to the. Formed plywood hardwood horsehair wadding latex rubber upholstery fabric connecting metal torsion bar. Dining chairs gifted to ngv collection by grant mary featherston 1986. One of the rarest and most impressive of all the contour range.
For a true to the original lounging experience this grant featherston style contour wing chair r 152 is tastefully paired with its matching counterpart the grant featherston ottoman. Multi density foam seat and back cushion wrapped in silk. The organic shape of this modern classic icon infuses an element of relaxation to your space. For a true to the original lounging experience this grant featherston style contour wing chair r 152 is tastefully paired with its matching counterpart the grant featherston ottoman.
He was born in geelong victoria.