Iconic furniture is often referred to as modern furniture that has been influenced by modernism and is a major departure from traditional furniture designs and is often seen as simpler, sleeker and visually lighter compared to traditional wooden furniture and heavyweights from earlier times. Often, much of today’s furniture is closer to iconic or modern designs than traditional designs. Not only are many of the designs different from conventional furniture, but the material used is often very different. Traditional furniture was based on heavy woods, while iconic furniture used materials like molded plywood, plastics which went a long way to form the new shapes and designs. In addition, polished and polished metal was very popular.
Some of the most famous designers of iconic furniture are the British designer Robin Day, who designed the famous polypropylene stacking chair. Additionally, husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames, who throughout the 1950s used molded plywood, as well as fiberglass, plastic and wire mesh and pioneering technologies to create some of the most iconic furniture designs, unique and innovative that still look modern and fresh. today. The Eameses created a famous range of iconic dining chairs starting with the DSW, which is an ultra-stylish chair, its molded shell is made from polypropylene, which is supported on a maple wood base. The chair is comfortable and available in multiple colors to work perfectly in any color room.
The Eameses also designed the elegant DSR chair, which was first entered in a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The DSR was originally made of fiberglass; however, reproductions are often made from polypropylene and no modern designer home is complete without this legendary chair. Another famous design is the DAW dining room, this iconic piece of furniture revolutionized the way furniture was designed. The DAW chair upheld Eames’ principles of designing low-cost furniture while balancing distinctive design and functionality. Today there are many companies that reproduce this chair and its timeless quality means that it continues to be one of the best-selling products.
The Eameses didn’t just create works of art, they also created designs for life and this can be clearly seen in the DAR chair, which is stunning in design but is one of the most comfortable chairs around. Its elegant and simple design looks effortless and remains the focal point of any room. The DAR chair was originally made of brightly colored fiberglass with contrasting steel legs. Another classic Eames piece was the RAR rocking chair, created with a molded shell for comfort that rested on a four-legged wire base with two wooden rockers, making it a timeless piece, while the chair’s comfort It would look perfect in any living room.
While the Eameses produced many of the iconic pieces of the modernist era, Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona sofas remain one of the most iconic pieces of the era. Its simple design combines both functionality and magnificence. Its leather provided a comfortable piece of furniture, while the steel construction allows the sofa to remain stylish, the combination of these materials means the piece of furniture works well in any decor, be it traditional or contemporary.