Classic 1-380 chair from horgenglarus

The Swiss wooden chair classic 1-380 by horgenglarus is a legend. The anonymous design from 1918, with its simple form, seems to be from another world amidst the furniture of the historicism of the time: 'clear and straightforward in its form, material-appropriate in its manufacture and unpretentious, robust, sustainable and natural - an icon of Swiss design', is how Hubertus Adam, journalist, architecture critic and former director of the Architecture Museum in Basel, describes the chair.

The horgenglarus classic anticipates the model of Swiss standard furniture. Almost every Swiss person has sat on one. It has been in schools, restaurants and homes for decades. Like the Swiss Army knife, this bestseller is part of Swiss design history and thus a cultural asset.

The fact that the classic is not a re-edition but has been produced continuously and unchanged since 1918 is also evidence of its exceptional quality; only the dimensions were carefully adjusted in 1999; after all, we are bigger today than we were 100 years ago.

The horgenglarus chair with the seat frame, rear legs and back made of steam-bent solid wood will last for decades. Its solid construction makes any cross bracing superfluous. The classic chair has not only been part of the horgenglarus range for almost 100 years, it has also set standards and is therefore the classic of classics.

The classic is the backbone of the horgenglarus collection, which served as the basis for designs by Max Ernst Haefeli, Werner Max Moser and later Hannes Wettstein, as well as the glaris table. It inspired designers such as Jasper Morrison and artists such as Rolf Sachs. And since 2009, 60 designers such as Joerg Boner, Frédéric Dedelley, Daniel Freitag and Christophe Marchan have interpreted the classic in the award-winning project 'Take a seat'.

Further information about the horgenglarus classic chair:

Execution:
- Seat molded plywood
- Back, hind legs and seat frame solidly curved

Design:
draft, 1918

Glider:
Incl. felt pads

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