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Hi All:I'm looking for an art deco chair I was told is called "The Speed Chair". It was featured in a printed ad think it was some audio product. It was black and silver or gray. I was also told the original desing was in a museum. Think it was desing by an American architect.
Thanks
H.A.
-- Hector Alvarez (hi8ha@bellsouth.net), March 12, 2005
Hi Hector.I don't rcognize the name 'speed chair' but you might be thinking of kem Weber's Airline Chair, designed on the eve of WWII, which is now in a lot of museums as an icon of classic Modern design.
I vaguely recall a series of ads a few decades back--back in the days before Rolling Stone was made over as a glossy--where a guy in a low- slung armchair had his long hair & clothes blasted backwards by the incredible sonic power of his massive steroeo speakers. I don't rememeber the brand--so much for the power of advertising--but it was a clever campaign, and the aerodynamic lines of Weber's Airline Chair would have perfect for the ad's message. Was it the actual chair in the ad? I don't remember. But if it wasn't, it should have been. Either way, you should be able to pull up a picture of the chair with a search on Google.
Regards,
MAGNAVERDE.
-- MAGNAVERDE (magnaverde@aol.com), March 12, 2005.
Thanks for your response MAGNAVERDE. That is not the chair, it is not even similar. Guess that part of my problem would be that I don't know the proper lingo when it comes to design, art deco/nouveau, decoration, etc. Go to this website: http://www.decodame.com/decofurniture/fadcc17.htm. It is similar to this one, however this is a french design. The arms were black and the remaining of the body was either gray or silver, I'm assuming it was leather. The one I saw was a reproduction, not the original.Regards
Hector
-- Hector Alvarez (hi8ha@bellsouth.net), March 13, 2005.