Original Bertoia Diamond Chair

The gold plated diamond chair came out in honor of bertoia s centennial in 2015.

Original bertoia diamond chair. In 1937 the italian born artist and designer who emigrated to detroit at age 15 earned a scholarship to cranbrook academy of art. Free shipping on many. Bertoia s wire chair collection is among the most recognized achievements of mid century modern design and a proud part of the. Anything can break but not everything can be repaired.

In very good vintage condition. Just keep in mind that all repairs require that the chair be stripped first. In addition a new scaled down child s version of the 421 small diamond chair never part of the original scope was also introduced. A vintage mid century modern original knoll harry bertoia orange wire chair rare.

Pair of harry bertoia diamond chairs for knoll international. Keep in mind that all bertoia production chairs were welded more accurately. Broken welds the most common structural problem is broken welds especially on chairs made in the early 50s. Bertoia s wire chair.

Vintage mid century modern diamond chairs by harry bertoia for knoll a pair 2 500. The children s chair came in 1955. 1950s original bertoia for knoll bird chair and ottoman a set 2 900. All authentic knoll bertoia chairs have the single rim wire.

The side chair bird chair bar stool and wide diamond were all released in the early 1950s. Fortunately bertoia chairs usually can be. The diamond chair was first displayed in 1952 and actually in production by 1953. The bertoia bench was introduced in 1951.

A fully upholstered cover adds softness and texture to the graceful lines and industrial beauty of harry bertoia s classic diamond chair. Bertoia diamond chair full cover item share this harry bertoia 1952. Finally an injection molded polypropylene version of the long discontinued 427 shell side chair was reintroduced in 2016. The diamond chair is an astounding study in space form and function by one of the master sculptors of the last century.

Bertoia diamond chair item share this harry bertoia 1952. On the west coast bertoia helped the eameses develop a process for mass producing wood laminate furniture and as with the. In 1943 bertoia moved to california to continue work with charles and ray eames cranbrook collaborators with whom he had worked on the molded and spliced plywood chair that had taken honors at moma s organic design in home furnishings competition in 1941. 30ʺw 33 5ʺd 28 25ʺh san marcos ca accent chairs lounge chairs a list.

Harry bertoia for knoll black wire chairs with original green seat covers. Authentic harry bertoia diamond chairs made by knoll circa 1985. 37 25ʺw 30ʺd 39ʺh jupiter fl.