Calvet Armchair
For Casa Calvet designed Antoni Gaudí a selection of tables, chairs - with and without armrests, benches, stools, shelves and paintings - undoubtedly the largest and most homogeneous collection of furniture designed by Antoni Gaudí during his entire creative period. Casa Calvet is Gaudí's first residential building in Barcelona, which was immediately awarded the prize for the best building in 1900. The Calvet Armchair, like the other furniture from the Calvet collection, is on display in the Gaudí Museum in Parc Güell in Barcelona.
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In 1975 the BD Barcelona the furniture of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí to new life. Furniture that Antoni Gaudi designed for his houses Casa Batlló and Casa Calvet are manufactured using exactly the same elaborate production processes that were used to produce the first pieces. In addition to the chairs named after the houses "Batlló Chair" and "Calvet Armchair", "Calvet Chair", the "Calvet mirror" and the "Calvet wall coat rack", there are also stylistic elements such as door handles, lever handles and peepholes, so-called "spies", which bring Gaudí's unique Modernisme design style to life within your own four walls.
The Calvet Armchair looks more like a sculpture than a chair. Although the Calvet Armchair is made of solid oak, its delicate and elegant design means that it is by no means bulky or heavy. Flared rear legs give the Calvet Armchair a solid stance. A seat that gently undulates towards the front edge provides the sitter with additional space. Together with the richly decorated backrest, this gives the Calvet chair This has a certain dynamism and is reminiscent of what we know today as "chair ergonomics".
The Calvet Armchair is part of the Art Editions from BD Barcelona, which exclusively includes handcrafted art objects - exclusive, unique and of timeless elegance and value. TAGWERC as an official partner of BD Barcelona offers the original designs from the Art Editions of BD Barcelona both online and offline.
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Material
- Material
- Color
- Dark lacquered oak
- Brown
Dimension
- Length
- Width
- Height
- Seat height
- Weight
- 52.00 cm
- 65.00 cm
- 95.00 cm
- 49.00 cm
- 26.00 kg
Special features
- Outdoor suitable
- No
- The CALVET ARMCHAIR is handmade for you according to your order.
The Calvet Armchair was designed by
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí is one of the most famous - if not the most famous - Spanish architects of the 20th century. Born in Catalonia, he created a series of fantastic buildings in his home city of Barcelona that still attract millions of visitors every year. To match his buildings, Gaudí created a series of furnishings that reflect his design style, 'Modernisme'.
