From Thomas Chippendale’s grand 18th-century designs, to a chair used at Charles II’s coronation and Peter Ghyczy’s futuristic Garden Egg, the V&A’s collection of chairs covers a huge variety of design styles and manufacturing techniques. Many of these can be explored in the Dr Susan Weber Furniture Gallery.
Garden Egg Chair by Peter Ghyczy, 1968
The Garden Egg, or Senftenberg Egg, chair was designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968. It has two stories, one from each side of the Berlin wall.
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Video: Is this a Chippendale Chair?
Find out whether this chair was from Chippendale's workshop, by examining the design, the craftmanship and the results of shining infra-red light on a hidden inscription.
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William Juxon's Chair and Footstool
The chair dates from 1661 and is the earliest surviving example of upholstered furniture. It is covered in a rich, originally purple, velvet with gold trimmings.
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Chairs by Designer Shao Fan
Artist Shao Fan is sculptor and painter, and freely experiments with various media. To the contemporary Chinese design industry however, the name Shao Fan is often immediat…
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A Modern Icon: the Christine Keeler Photograph
Photographer Lewis Morley recalls how his 'classic image' of Christine Keeler astriding an Arne Jacobson chair led to the creation of a modern icon. The chair on which Chri…
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A Mad Tea-Party II by Clifford Richards (Ltd Ed Print)||EVAEX
A Mad Tea-Party II by Clifford Richards (Ltd Ed Print) Limited edition of 150. Signed and numbered by the artist. Giclée Print on 305gsm Hahnemuhle …
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