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Here are my selected photographs of 20th century furniture from the ngv. Most of the designs found there i thoroughly enjoy, aside from the few seeming to represent 'poor design'.

My favorite chair of all time. I can see this lasting a long time and only getting better in time.

This looks ergonomic whilst having very simple lines; almost like a dentist's chair.

Octopus legs!

Frank Gehry's forays into furniture may not echo his architecture in any obvious sense, but the unique applications of materials, such as this layered cardboard, does resonate with his use of titanium.

The three selected designs i have sketched and commented about.

The Chair that i have selected to write about is the squiggle side chair, part of the easy edges collection by frank gehry. He is most noted for his architectural designs, still be produced today, with unique use of matertials, such as titanium coverings over whole surfaces. He is noted for producing buildings such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbau, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and 'Dancing House' in Prague.

He continued this with his chairs in the late 1960's to early 1970's, when he created his cardboard furnuiture collection. He utilized cardboard in alternating and stacked grain to acchieve structural integrity and stability, which was unheard of in that period, and is still seen as unique today. This uniqueness of design is in fact quite comfortable and durable. The final material used is hardboard to cap the ends of the chair, as the end pieces of cardboard would start to wear away very quickly. I personally have sat in this chair and enjoyed it, whilst feeling suprised that it had slight give in the squiggles.