The use of contrasting materials as rope, painted and chrome-plated steel, sheepskin and a linen-covered cushion to design the Halyard Chair have not precedents in the mid century modern design.
Hans Wegner goal while designing this chair was not to prove the textural interplay of the materials used but his ability to create practical and innovative furniture in any other material than wood.
We all love mid-century design but some of you probably think that mid-century furniture is overpriced.
If you canโt really afford to buy expensive design pieces but like to have good-looking furniture, which is going to stay in vogue for some time, weโre sure that youโve been to IKEA at least once. The good thing about IKEA is that it deliberately takes its inspiration from the best mid-century modern โ usually Scandinavian โ design.
The Ej Corona Chair has been designed by the Danish architect Poul Volther in 1961 and symbolizes the change that the Scandinavian mid century modern furniture industry was going to face in the 60s, even though it represented important ideological and manufacturing principles of the previous decade.
