PLR1 Luar lounge chair by Ross Littell for ICF De Padova Italy 1960s, set of 2
PLR1 Luar lounge chair by Ross Littell for ICF De Padova Italy 1960s, set of 2
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ロス F. リテル (Ross F. Littell、1924 年 7 月 14 日 – 2000 年 4 月 17 日) は、1950 年代のグッド デザイン運動の一環として、実用的で革新的でミニマリストのスタイルで知られるアメリカのテキスタイルおよび家具デザイナーでした。 1952 年にウィリアム カタヴォロスとダグラス ケリーとともにデザインされた彼の 3 本脚の T チェアは、いくつかの博物館の常設コレクションの一部です。ロサンゼルスで生まれ育ったリッテルは、ロサンゼルスのアート センター スクールに通い、1946 年に優秀な成績で教育を終えました。1947 年に奨学金を獲得してイタリアに留学しました。リッテルが建築とデザインにますます興味を持つようになったのは、この時期でした。 1949 年、リッテルはウィリアム カタヴォロスおよびダグラス ケリーとパートナーシップを結びました。 6 年間のパートナーシップ中に、彼らはニューヨークのラバーン オリジナルズのために、革、ガラス、クロム、大理石などの素材を使用して家具、テキスタイル、食器をデザインしました。その後の段階では、リッテルはいくつかの家具会社、主にノール インターナショナルとハーマンミラーのために自主的に仕事をしました。興味深い事実は、1965 年にデザインされた PLR1 ラウンジチェアが、実際にはハーマンミラーのためにデザインされたということです。イタリア、ミラノのメーカーであるICFは、ハーマンミラーの多くのデザインをイタリア市場向けにライセンス生産し、PLR1もイタリア市場向けに生産を開始しましたが、イタリアの高級デザイン家具店チェーンであるデ・パドヴァ店限定でした。スカンジナビアデザインに重点を置いています。したがって、PLR1 には非常に興味深い歴史があります。滑らかなクロムメッキのスチールとベージュのファブリックのストラップで描かれたこの椅子は、低く角度のついたシートと、水平に遠くまで伸びる2本の架台脚に伸びる曲線的なフレームを備えたスリッパチェアを特にスタイリッシュにアレンジしたものです。 4 つの保護脚は、意図的にブロック状のプラスチック立方体になっています。 T チェアはおそらく彼の最もよく知られたデザインの 1 つですが、PLR1 はおそらくリッテルの最も素晴らしいデザインであり、現在に至るまで非常に人気があります。クロームメッキのフレームはまだ非常に良好な状態を保っており、そのうちの1つは最近再クロームメッキされています。椅子の 1 つは過去に張り替えられていますが、もう 1 つはまだ張り替えられていません。そのため、同じ生地を張った場合でも多少の色の違いがございます。生地に若干の汚れは見られますが、特に目立った汚れはございません。フレーム全体が完全に安定しており、椅子の重量がいかにしっかりと作られているかを証明しています。椅子の張り地はレザーストラップで、お好みの色をお選びいただけます。
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Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 – April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the good design movement of the 1950s. His three-legged T-chair, designed in 1952 with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley, is part of several permanent museum collections. Littell, born and raised in Los Angeles, attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles and finished his education with honour in 1946. In 1947, he was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy. It was during these period that Littell became increasingly interested in architecture and design. In 1949 Littell formed a partnership with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley. During their six-year partnership, they designed furniture, along with textiles and dinnerware, for Laverne Originals in New York, using materials such as leather, glass, chrome, and marble.
In a later stage Littell did work autonomously as well for several furniture companies, mostly for Knoll International and Herman Miller. An interesting fact is that the PLR1 lounge chair, designed in 1965, was actually designed for Herman Miller. ICF, an Italian manufacturer from Milan, produced a lot of Herman Miller designs for the Italian market in license, and started producing the PLR1 as well for the Italian market but only for the De Padova shop, a luxury chain of design furniture shops in Italy with a strong emphasis on Scandinavian design. Hence, the PLR1 has therefore a very interesting history.
Rendered in slick chromed steel and beige fabric straps, the chair is a particularly stylish take on a slipper chair with a low, angled seat and curvy frame extending into two trestle legs that extend far out horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes. Although the T-chair is perhaps one of his most well-known designs, the PLR1 is likely the most stunning design from Littell and is up until this date very much sought after.
The chromed frames are still in very good condition with one of them having been re-chromed lately. One of the chairs has been reupholstered in the past while the other has not. Therefore, there is a slight difference in color, even though upholstery has been done in the same fabric. The fabric has some very slight stains visible but nothing out of the ordinary. The entire frame is fully stable and the sheer weight of the chairs confirmed how well they have been built.
The chairs can be upholstered in leather straps, with color of choosing.
Original Text
Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 – April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the good design movement of the 1950s. His three-legged T-chair, designed in 1952 with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley, is part of several permanent museum collections. Littell, born and raised in Los Angeles, attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles and finished his education with honour in 1946. In 1947, he was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy. It was during these period that Littell became increasingly interested in architecture and design. In 1949 Littell formed a partnership with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley. During their six-year partnership, they designed furniture, along with textiles and dinnerware, for Laverne Originals in New York, using materials such as leather, glass, chrome, and marble.
In a later stage Littell did work autonomously as well for several furniture companies, mostly for Knoll International and Herman Miller. An interesting fact is that the PLR1 lounge chair, designed in 1965, was actually designed for Herman Miller. ICF, an Italian manufacturer from Milan, produced a lot of Herman Miller designs for the Italian market in license, and started producing the PLR1 as well for the Italian market but only for the De Padova shop, a luxury chain of design furniture shops in Italy with a strong emphasis on Scandinavian design. Hence, the PLR1 has therefore a very interesting history.
Rendered in slick chromed steel and beige fabric straps, the chair is a particularly stylish take on a slipper chair with a low, angled seat and curvy frame extending into two trestle legs that extend far out horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes. Although the T-chair is perhaps one of his most well-known designs, the PLR1 is likely the most stunning design from Littell and is up until this date very much sought after.
The chromed frames are still in very good condition with one of them having been re-chromed lately. One of the chairs has been reupholstered in the past while the other has not. Therefore, there is a slight difference in color, even though upholstery has been done in the same fabric. The fabric has some very slight stains visible but nothing out of the ordinary. The entire frame is fully stable and the sheer weight of the chairs confirmed how well they have been built.
The chairs can be upholstered in leather straps, with color of choosing.