Basket Chair Gian Franco Legler | Outdoor Garden Chair

The 29-year-old Swiss-Italian designer Gian Franco Legler designed the Basket Chair in 1951 for The Basket restaurant in Italy. Legler commissioned local basket weavers and metal workers to produce the first 52 chairs.

The Basket Chair quickly became a success, not only in Italy and Switzerland, but also in Germany and the USA. In 1953, Gian Franco Legler received the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York for the Basket Chair. Equally important for him was the encouragement he received from Charles Eames.

The feelgood designs Basket Chair is stackable and exceptionally comfortable. The rattan shell is hand-woven and has a very fine and soft weave structure. The great advantage of the fine weave structure on hot days is that the body can breathe. The light metal structure in combination with the weave gives the chair a timeless yet very modern finish.

Further information about the Outdoor Basket Chair by Gian Franco Legler:

Frame:
Powder-coated metal frame in black or white

seat shell:
Polyethylene weave wheat - beige
Polyethylene braid black - black

Stackable up to 6 pieces