CHAIR 1179
Josef Frank designed Chair 1179 around 1947. The bowl-shaped rattan back, terminating in distinctive “ears”, gives the chair its characteristic expression. Its construction is also unusually complex: the back is a separate element from the rear legs, placing particular demands on the craftsmanship.
Josef Frank often combined different materials in his furniture, and Chair 1179 brings together mahogany, rattan and leather. The seat is made of leather and attached to the side rails with a decorative row of brass tacks, known as pearl nailing.
In keeping with Frank’s ideal of lightweight chairs with transparent backs, Chair 1179 features six rattan spindles. The rattan work is carried out by Larsson Korgmakare in Stockholm. The top rail extends outwards to form the chair’s distinctive “ears” and is shaped from a single continuous piece of rattan, formed freehand – a process requiring considerable craftsmanship.
