Catching up on blog reading here, Viera's post on chairs today reminded me of all the fabulous pictures I've filed of the dome or porter's chair. Apparently, this type of chair was placed at the front door in times gone by for a gatekeeper servant who was in charge of screening guests and visitors. Because there were often cold breezes near a front door the chair was designed to envelop and keep the servant relatively warm.
A pair of porter chairs in a private Californian home.
An original porter chair from 1827 is housed in the Bank of England Museum.
In my opinion, no one does this style of chair better than Kelly Wearstler.
In the lounge of the cafe at Bergdorf Goodman.
The BG Resteraunt in Bergdorf Goodman.
In a larger, house with higher ceilings and more space I am definitely going to do one of these one day.
Images from Harpers Bazaar, Kelly Wearstler, Bank of England & Carter Brown Interiors.
I've been drooling over the Eames Chair but these are in a league of gorgeous all their own!
ReplyDeleteI love the Eames Wire Chairs, they do little mini ones for kids it sweet colours which are very cute too :)
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