Knoll Bkf Chair
The first modern butterfly chair was designed in 1938 in buenos aires by three architects named bonet kurchan and ferrari bkf.
Knoll bkf chair. In celebration of its 80th anniversary knoll is proud to release this special edition butterfly chair a freeing and convivial design that paved the way for contemporary furniture design. Der hardoy butterfly chair deutsch. Because of the vast numbers of knockoffs a b f k artek or knoll original is a rare and coveted find. Such is the case of the butterfly chair originally called the bkf or hardoy chair after the trio of.
They were inspired by a model from the late 19th century called la tripolina. Designed in 1938 by the trio of antonio bonet juan kurchan and jorge ferrari hardoy the butterfly chair is a simple and lightweight collapsible and portable lounge chair. Außerordentlich beliebt ist er vor allem bei designliebhabern mit anspruch. Shop browse shop by designer.
The year 1938 was a very fertile one for design history. Tripolina was a foldable chair made of wood and italian leather. Knoll designer bios jorge ferrari hardoy b. Among many developments the knoll company was founded and a very special chair was designed which hans knoll decided to include in the firm s catalogue from 1947 to 1951 meeting with remarkable success.
The chair received two design prizes at its introduction. Hardoy received his degree in architecture from the universidad de buenos aires in 1939. Bought the chair to moma s attention. In 1941 the chair was awarded the acquisition prize by the museum of modern art after edgar kaufmann jr.
Modernism in design was born as a means toward social good. The butterfly chair is a modern chair consisting of a self supporting slung surface over a steel framework structure. Schmetterlingstuhl fledermausstuhl hardoy chair oder bkf chair ist ein designklassiker aus den 40er. Jorge ferrari hardoy designed one of the most imitated chairs in modern furniture history the butterfly chair or as knoll sold it for three years the hardoy chair.
For its 80th anniversary knoll pays tribute to design originality creating a special edition of the butterfly chair. In 1937 architects antonio bonet juan kurchan and jorge ferrari hardoy met in paris. Shop butterfly chairs endnote. Some furniture designs become so ubiquitous that their creators get relegated to the footnotes.
1938 wurde der bkf stuhl wurde von der austral designergruppe in buenos aires entwickelt. The company attempted to obtain the patent and sue others who were manufacturing unauthorized reproductions however their attempts failed. Knoll only produced the chair from 1947 to 1951.