Eileen gray bibendum 1926 polished chromium plated tubular steel base.
Eileen gray bibendum chair history.
From 1917 to 1921.
Eileen gray underscored the character of her.
Fully upholstered seat back and armrests covered in fabric or leather in various colours.
9 august 1878 31 october 1976 was an anglo irish architect and furniture designer and a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture.
Eileen gray born kathleen eileen moray smith.
H 730mm sh 410mm w 900mm d 780mm eileen gray used this chair in a few of her interiors.
Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this.
Kathleen eileen moray smith mais conhecida como eileen gray enniscorthy 9 de agosto de 1878 paris 31 de outubro de 1976 foi uma arquiteta e designer irlandesa e pioneira da arquitetura moderna ao longo de sua carreira ela esteve associada a muitos artistas europeus notáveis de sua época incluindo kathleen scott adrienne gorska le corbusier e jean badovici.
The bibendum chair by eileen gray the 1926 design inspired by the michelin man set its creator apart as an art deco furniture pioneer share on twitter opens new window.
Bibendum chair 1921 this chair was inspired by the bibendum character of the michelin tire company.
Eileen gray underscored the character of her endearing parlour lion with twinkling irony she named it after the michelin man whose form this.
Bibendum is one of a kind.
It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic impressiveness with charm and esprit like no other leather armchair.
Bibendum is a one of a kind.
Gray wanted to create the apartment so that it fulfilled the needs of her client and suited madam lévy s lifestyle.
Over her career she was associated with many notable european artists of her era including kathleen scott adrienne gorska le corbusier and jean badovici with whom she was romantically involved.
Bibendum eileen gray 1926 product description.
The design was influenced by the then famous bibendum michelin man of inflated tyres which.
A modern but feminine chair eileen gray is a name closely tied to women s dignified entrance into the male dominated design world.
Nowhere in the history of design will one find an armchair that compares to this.
It is captivatingly harmonious despite its size and unites a majestic impressiveness with charm and esprit like no other leather armchair.
Contents show contents hide 1 biography 1 1 working with lacquer 2 apartment in the rue de lota and the bibendum chair 3 houses in the south of france 3 1 the tempe à pailla house 4 post world war ii 5 personal life 6.
The process took eileen grey four long and painstaking years.
It does resemble inflated tires but in a very elegant and refined fashion.
