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The Sphère Chairs by Tabacoff
The Sphère Chairs by Tabacoff
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Space age and the race to the moon had a strong influence on global culture: from architecture to film and from fashion to furniture. Interior design became increasingly experimental: Eero Aarnio designed his spectacular ‚Ball Chair‘ in 1963, Joe Colombo shaped the 1960s with his futuristic furniture and lamps, Stanley Kubrick produced his science fiction milestone ‚2001 – a Space Odyssey‘ in 1968.
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In 1970 Verner Panton presented his famous living landscape ‚Visiona II‘ in Cologne – and in the same year a Bulgarian born, but French raised designer started to work for the famous glass and tableware company Baccarat and the French furniture manufacturer M.M.M. (Mobilier Modulaire Moderne) at the same time.
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Boris Tabacoff (1927-1985) often experimented with asymmetrical shapes and developed a certainly distinctive „floating“ style. His famous ‚Narcissus‘ glass series in Baccarat crystal balances on an off-center base and his tables and chairs also step out of line.
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His 1971 ‚Sphère‘ chairs are a great example of it: the spherical seat shell sits on a vertical bar that extends off to the side and ends at a single point on a circular base. The chrome steel frame strongly contrasts with the smoky brown plexiglass shell. Inside the shell you’ll find removable round cushions covered with a wool-white Bouclé fabric.
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