Vitra - Wiggle Side Chair

The Wiggle Side Chair is part of the 'Easy Edges' furniture series of 1972, in which Frank Gehry managed to give a new aesthetic dimension to an ordinary material such as cardboard. This sculptural chair is not only very comfortable but also robust and durable. The sculptural shape of the Wiggle Side Chair is its hallmark. Although its appearance is surprisingly simple, it is made with the expertise of an experienced architect. Which makes it not only very comfortable, but also durable and sturdy.

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry, born 1929 in Toronto, Canada, graduated in architecture from the University of Southern California before studying urban design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
In 1962 he founded the architectural firm Frank Gehry & Associates in Los Angeles. He designed the Easy Edges cardboard furniture series between 1969 and 1972. Over the years he has been a lecturer at various universities, including Harvard and Yale, where he held the Charlotte Davenport Chair of Architecture (1982, 1985, 1987-89) and where he still teaches.
Gehry has received numerous honorary degrees from various institutions, including the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, Yale University, Harvard University, and the University of Edinburgh.

Vitra

Vitra is a Swiss company that produces furniture and interior design. Known for producing the works of important designers and architects.The headquarters are located in Weil am Rhein, Germany, where the famous Vitra Design Museum is also located.This story starts in the post-war years, when two Americans, both architects, Charles and Ray Eames, decided to help a furniture dealer.The collaboration led them to design and then produce masterpieces for interior design, which are still very current today.