What is a chair?
"The chair is a very difficult object to design. Anyone who has tried to design one knows this. There are infinite possibilities and many problems: the chair must be light, it must be robust, it must be comfortable. It is almost easier to build a skyscraper than a chair."
So stated the German architect Mies van der Rohe in a Time article in February 1957.
In fact, designing a chair has always been an interesting and difficult challenge for a designer: a challenge between technology, aesthetics and experimentation .
It is perhaps precisely for this reason that architects and designers still continue to design chairs today. First of all, the backrests, seats and bases of the chairs can be made with an infinite variety of materials: from the most traditional such as wood, to the most modern such as steel and aluminium, up to the innovative and cutting-edge ones , such as polypropylene, technopolymer, polycarbonate and carbon fibre.
In addition to the classic chair, there are numerous sub-types : stackable, folding, padded chairs, with or without armrests, office chairs, etc.
In addition to this , the complexity of the chair design lies in its function : it must support the body of an individual who can have an extremely variable weight but who in any case is never still (he stretches, leans, stands, swings...) and must therefore have a solid structure, capable of supporting enormous efforts.
Today, chairs are no longer just classic seats but a real piece of furniture , which characterizes the style of the surrounding spaces. There are many chairs considered "historic" because they were produced by famous designers and planners: true artistic objects, the result of brilliant intuitions, refined materials , unexpected solutions, bold designs, for a mix of comfort , functionality and aesthetics .
Works that combine art and design, which over time become timeless objects : one of these pieces is enough to give the environment a refined and unique touch!
We at Sofable offer a vast assortment of chairs , with extremely varied styles and shapes: from the most classic and refined, to the most risky, witty and geometric.
Some are reinterpretations of objects that have made the history of design, re-proposed in a modern and contemporary way.
