Author: modculture

Earlier today I mentioned Jean Prouve – and coincidentally, the Rocker chair from Habitat has a hint of Prouve in its design.

This James Harrison design is like a stripped-down version of the classic 1930 Cité Armchair, modernist in looks, but at the same time ideal for the modern home. Various versions are available – with a choice of natural and dark stained oak for the frame and berry pink wool, brown and white leather for the upholstery.

A reissued Cité Armchair sells for over £2,000. A Habitat Rocker sells from £399.

Find out more at the Habitat website

Perhaps lacking the upholstery you might expect from a lounger, the Antony Chair by Jean Prouve does make amends with a really striking design.

The lack of soft seating might be a problem for some, but the sloping natural oak back and seat should still  offer a comfortable place to kill some time. And in contrast to that wood is a lacquered sheet & tubular steel frame – available in either cream or black.

It’s a chair with a heritage too – designed in 1954 (one of Prouve’s later designs) for the cité universitaire at Antony near Paris, it’s very much a forerunner for many examples of corporate or institutional seating that followed. Reissued by Vitra, it retails for £709.

Find out more at the Utility Design website