Japanese vintage foldable rocking chair by Takeshi Nii, 1950s
Portugal
Sold
Are you looking for a similar product?
You can contact our Customer Service from : Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 6.30pm.
Tel : 00 33 1 84 13 18 13
Email via this form
About this vintage design furniture
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s, in Japan. It has a brown leather upholstered, aluminum frame on wooden sleds and black bakelite armrests. This folding model is easy to storage and transport.
It is a brother of famous NY Chair. Designer Takeshi Nii named the “NY Chair” after his family name Nii, and also the Danish word for “new” or “fresh”. The designer's passion for chairs began when he saw a director's chair in a magazine before WWII. While repeating tests for functional chairs, Nii saw a beautiful chair with a fabric seat from Denmark. Inspired by these chairs, Nii produced this folding chair (designed in 1958) which won numerous awards and later became a permanent feature at MOMA in 1970.
This chair is in original vintage condition with natural patina and minor traces of age like scrapes. Folding system is fully functional and easy to do.
Reference : 242579
a question about this product?
If you have any questions about this product, you can contact our Customer Service from : Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 6.30pm.
Tel : 00 33 1 84 13 18 13
Email via this form
Features
- Length
- 58 cm
- Height
- 89 cm
- Depth
- 90 cm
- Seat height
- 45 cm
- Designer
- Takeshi NII
- Condition
- Good
- Style
- Mid Century
- Period
- 1950s
- Origin
- Japanese
- Colour
- Brown
- Secondary colour
- Silver
- Main material
- Leather
- Other material
- Aluminum
delivery and return
- Shipped from : Portugal
- Delivery time :
- 1 week for small items
- 2 to 5 weeks for bulky products
- Return possible: up to 14 days after delivery
About the designer
Takeshi NII
Takeshi Nii was a Japanese industrial designer who was born in 1914 and died in 2005. He is best known for his work on innovative seating designs, in particular for his "NY" folding chair.