Sandows Chrome and Cord Chairs after René Herbst, c. 1980s — Set of 2
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Barcelona, Spain
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Pair of vintage dining chairs dating from around the 1980s, after René Herbst’s Sandows design. Chrome-plated tubular steel frames support parallel rows of black elastic cord, with hooked metal fittings visible along the seat and back.
René Herbst (1891–1982) was a pioneer of metal furniture in France and a founding member of the Union des Artistes Modernes in 1929. He saw industrial production as a means of bringing practical, well-designed furnishings to a wider public. Developed in the late 1920s, his Sandows chair turned familiar elastic fastening cords into a flexible seating surface, making industrial components central to both comfort and appearance. Examples of the design are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. These later chairs retain its direct approach to construction: the repeated cords and exposed hooks provide support while giving the slender frames their distinctive graphic character.
Details:
Design: After René Herbst’s Sandows chair
Manufacturer: Possibly Pallucco
Object type: Dining chairs, pair
Style / Movement: Modernism
Date: Circa 1980s
Original design: Late 1920s
Materials: Chrome-plated tubular steel and black elastic cord
Dimensions: H 81 × W 42 × D 47 cm each
Seat height: 47 cm
Condition: Light patina and small areas of rust, consistent with age and level of use.
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