The chair on which Christine Keeler sat in the celebrated portrait session is an imitation of the classic Model 3107 or Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen. Photographer Lewis Morley had bought half a dozen of them in a sale at Heal's for five shillings apiece in 1960. The hand-hold aperture cut out of the back was a ploy to avoid the legalities of copyright.
So nice, but naughty ;)
ReplyDeleteaaah, but it lacks the presence of the Jacobsen - that little overhang at the bottom adds a nice visual weight and overall a more pleasing shape; the imposter's shaped seat makes it a bit more self-conscious, don't you think? haha just bein' picky ;)
ReplyDeleteSpot on Julie! If you click the link to the V&A website at the bottom of our post there is an interesting critique of the chair used in the Keeler shoot versus Jacobsen's original design.
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Sandra, thank you so much - this is a real honour. And thank you also to JohannaK for nominating chairsmith as one of your five favourite blogs! We've tweeted about Inspirera Mera and LÖYTÖ over on Twitter - we hope this brings you both more readership :)
ReplyDeleteThank You so much!! <3
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