Seating

Staff -- Interior Design, 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM

Brühl & Sippold Mosspink

Mosspink puts a different spin on modular sofas by using organic shapes, rather than geometric forms, to allow the user to create the overall design. Mix and match three different rest pieces over the base of upholstered solid wood. Alternate shape, color, and cover materials for a unique look. For the feet, choose from aluminum, wooden triangles, or wooden balls. 43-662-872-490; bruehl.com. circle 400

Eurotrend Furniture Numbers

We've got your Numbers Designer Luigi Billiani decided to capture everyday essentials that often get lost, executing these little numbers in solid beech. The pieces come in 180 lacquered colors and beechwood finishes. Each measures 17 inches wide by 15 inches deep by 34¾ inches high. 800-689-1020; eurotrendusa.com. circle 403

National Office Furniture Swift

To the Swift goes the race—and the sleek modular seating. This clean and geometric yet plush system aims to find the balance between flowing space and boundaries. The frame is made of maple, while the legs are constructed of extruded aluminum and polyurethane foam. Mix and match from single- to three-seat benches and lounges, seats with or without arms, and a multitude of corner shapes and tables. 800-482-1717; nationalonline.com. circle 404

DDC Domus Design Collection Evolution

You say you want an Evolution. This armchair updates its mod look with a cutout around the back of the stiff polyurethane seat, which sports a scratch-resistant embossed finish. The seat shell rests on a revolving aluminum alloy base. 212-685-0800; ddcnyc.com. circle 405

Arper Duna

Ease into welcoming Duna. The rounded body contrasts with skinny stick-like legs, which are available in a new, four-star pedestal base in aluminum with or without castors. The classic sled base and regular legs also are available. Take the polyethylene seat as it comes, or cover it in fabric or leather. 39-0422-7918; arper.it. circle 406

Kubagon Chair That Grows With Your Child

Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to keep updating your child's room? When it comes to getting rid of that Hello Kitty wallpaper, you're on your own; but Chair That Grows With Your Child has got the seating situation covered. The stackable chairs come in solid maple or calibered plywood. Chairs range in height from 13½ inches to 36 inches. 212-253-1182; kubagon.com. circle 411

Davis Method

Here's Method with no madness. The modular lounge series from German designer Wolfgang C.R. Mezger is a departure from his popular Palette and Radius lounge collections. Method is both simpler and easier to specify: pallets, legs, seats, arms, tablets, and tables can be arranged in a wide variety of configurations. Join pallets in a row and turn corners with connecting tables. The pallets are offered in natural maple, natural oak, natural walnut, and white laminate. 877-463-2847; davisfurniture.com. circle 407

Jane Hamley Wells Barcode

Give this Barcode a scan. The collection's boxy shape and sleek lines would be equally at home in a hipster's living room or a smart corporate setting. The stainless steel and teak line of chairs, tables, and benches is offered in natural, oiled teak, or the customer's own material. The chair measures 27 inches high, 25 inches wide, and 23 inches deep. 773-227-4988; janehamleywells.com. circle 408

Quinze & Milan Room 26 Air

The Room 26 Air bench, from designer Arne Quinze, suggests what would happen at the intersection of Yellow Brick Road and Mod Street. The bench, which manages to be both modern and classic, is made of oak, with sleek cushions of the manufacturer's own foam, covered with fabric or leather. It is offered in 25 colors. 202-628-4067; apartmentzero.com. circle 409

Dauphin Riola

Riola has all the right curves. Follow the oblique base column as it parts in two to bear the shell seat, then note how the armrests connect to the frame as a continuation of the column. It comes with or without arms, in arm caps of silver, black, or ivory, with rib-knit upholstery in five colors or COM. It measures 22 inches wide by 22 inches deep by 38 inches high. 800-631-1186; dauphin.com. circle 410

Erg International Rola

Come full circle with the Rola backless modular lounge. Or combine the curved wedges, straight benches, and customizable column heights to fit any configuration. The hardwood and multi-ply frame is made with tongue-and-groove construction and no-sag springs. Choose from 24 powder-coat frame finish colors, and a wide array of fabrics, including vinyl, Crypton, leather, or the customer's own material. A fill piece for the center is also offered. 800-446-1186; erginternational.com. circle 413

Aswoon/Susan Woods Studio Kuchina

The dramatically undulating Kuchina chair from the New Wave line captures the look of a deck chair on a hipper Love Boat. It is made of poplar plywood and a steel base, and can be custom reproduced in different woods. Kuchina measures 64 inches high, 75 inches long, and 31 inches wide. 718-858-7006; aswoon.com. circle 418

Palecek Lisbon

Take a trip with us to Lisbon This classic occasional chair boasts a plantation-grown mahogany frame, with generous proportions that welcome the sitter, plus a smoothly upholstered seat and back. Oversized nail heads and hand-carved detailing add beautiful, Old World accents. 800-274-7730; palecek.com. circle 414

Chista Mir

The Mir bench manages to be both primitive and modern at the same time. Made from a single plank of solid, reclaimed teak, the gentle curve at one end conjures visions of giant canoes used by ancient native peoples. It measures 74 inches long by 15 inches wide by 20½ inches high. 212-924-0394; chista.net. circle 417

ISA International Akiko

No-nonsense Akiko is a sturdy-looking seat. Framed in a combination of beechwood and veneers, the chair is available in 14 standard finishes, or custom ones. 416-782-9100; havaseat.com. circle 415

Niedermaier Tufted Petite Grenada

The Tufted Petite Grenada is very proper. The rectilinear lines on this sleek beauty stay on the straight and narrow. The maple or oak legs are available in a variety of finishes including black ebonized, red mahogany, and honeyed. It measures 66 inches wide, 26 inches deep, and 28 inches high. 312-492-9400; niedermaier.com. circle 416

Property Him & Her

Quiet with the cat calls! Him & Her gives a nod to the classic Panton chair, by translating the functional form into sculptural feminine beauty. The polyethylene piece comes in black or white. 917-237-0123; propertyfurniture.com. circle 419

Cassina Teepee

Welcome to our Teepee. The chair's linear geometric form is supported by a metal, half-cone–shaped base, and is completely covered in saddle leather. Get it in black, natural, Russian red, matte brown, matte ivory, matte black, tobacco, or cacao. 800-770-3568; cassinausa.com. circle 423

Mo-ow Design Angel

When Portuguese architects Ângela Frias and Gonçalo Dias began to design furniture to complement their minimal spaces, the result was the hollow Angel chaise. The quirky fiberglass piece takes its cues from anti-slip bath mats, via the little rubber suction cups that keep the cushions in place. 35-191-695-3769; mo-ow.com. circle 420

Rietveld Berlin

The iconic Berlin chair was designed in 1923 for the exhibition room of Rietveld and Huszar in Berlin. Now also known as “the plank chair,” the design introduced asymmetry and construction using surfaces. Get it in the original or the mirror image. The oak classic is finished in a combination of black, dark gray, gray, and white. 800-319-8222; m2lcollection.com. circle 422

Haute Living Sam

The elegant Sam daybed from designer Piet Boon takes a classic—the tufted bench—and mixes traditional touches like round-nail detailing with clean, modern lines. The solid oak frame can be covered with a tufted upholstery or leather. It measures 71 inches wide by 29½ inches deep. 312-329-9000; haute-living.com. circle 421

Moroso Bouquet

The aptly-named Bouquet chair was inspired by designer Tokujin Yoshioka's installation for the manufacturer's New York store. He covered the walls with 30,000 paper tissues. The fiberglass-and-polyurethane chair is likewise covered—in hundreds of flowers made of hand-cut Alcantara, a European faux-suede. The petals come in four color pairings: pink/orange, red/brown, yellow/white, and tan/pink. 800-705-6863; morosousa.com. circle 429

Max Lamb White Bronze Poly

This British designer crafts chairs from all kinds of non-traditional material including Delaware bluestone, limestone, pewter, copper, and wool felt. For the White Bronze Poly chair, he carved the form out of polystyrene, which gives it its nubbly texture, then cast it in bronze. A white patina reminds the viewer of the piece's humble origins. 212-925-1110; johnsontradinggallery.com. circle 425

Gary Hutton Design Sturgis

The designer admits his Sturgis chair is the result of watching “one too many episodes of American Chopper.” If you, too, were born to be wild, go ahead and pimp your ride: The steel frame can be powder coated or nickel plated, and the padded upholstery can be covered in the customer's own material. 415-626-2180; garyhuttondesign.com. circle 426

Giorgetti YFI

Designer Chi Wing Low's elegant YFI sofa speaks to him of a ship's hull floating in space. The frame of this starship is steel embedded in cold-expanded polyurethane foam, then covered in leather. The cushions of the seats, back, and armrests are made from varying densities of expanded polyurethane that's been covered in fiber. Beam us up, Scotty! 888-836-9100; giorgettiusa.com. circle 428

Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design Stick

Mikado, an old European pick-up-sticks game, inspired the Stick chair. The Tokyo-based French designer was intrigued by the notion of unbalanced balance, and succeeded after several attempts to create structural equilibrium by balancing a heavy slab of clear acrylic on seven rounded wood sticks. 81-03-3293-0323; emmanuelle.jp. circle 427

Hudson Furniture Yo-Yo

Yo-Yo joins the canon of representational furniture. This whimsical take on the solid ottoman, from designer Barlas Baylar, is made of hand-turned solid acacia wood. Get it in natural, espresso, or ebonized finishes. Its diameter measures 23 to 25 inches, and it stands 16 inches high. 212-645-7800; hudsonfurnitureinc.com.circle 434

BluDot Dwell

The generously proportioned Dwell lounge chair looks like the offspring of minimalist seating and a trampoline. The mesh seat comes in silver or lilac, and the frame is constructed of stainless steel finished in silver or satin black powder coat. 612-782-1844; bludot.com. circle 430

Coalesse Wrapp!

That's a Wrapp! Marc Krusin had a vision of wings wrapping and protecting the sitter when he designed this simple, clean piece, so snuggle in. The base is made from grained trivalent chrome, and the frame from solid wood. Cover it in leather, fabric, or the customer's own material. 866-645-6952; coalesse.com. circle 433

Casa Desús Turkana

The Turkana chair is all about understated cool. No bells, whistles, or wasted lines, just a simple pedestal base and a sleek quilted seat. The polyester fiber-and-steel frame is covered with high-density polyurethane foam. The steel-and-aluminum base comes in a bright or dull chrome finish. 34-937-735-660; cycsa.es. circle 431

Frag Cara

Settle into Cara's curves. This welcoming armchair from Nigel Coates, head of the architecture department at London's Royal College of Art, sports two eyelet-shaped openings in the armrests, which can be covered or left open. Choose from 27 hues for the soft, leather-covered padded seat. The light tubular legs are chrome-plated steel. 39-0432-671375; frag.it. circle 432

2008 FALL MARKET TABLOID – SEATING

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• Chairmen of the Board
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• Body and Mind
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• Laugh Lines
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