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CHAIRS AS ART

We have a joke at SUITE NY that some chairs aren’t meant for sitting. We are half serious though, as there are certain pieces in our collection that are as much art as they are a functional chairs. We love the drama of a stark hallway featuring an avant-garde chair, displayed on its own as one would a sculpture. Or...

Throwback Thursday: Seconda Chair

  Archetypal shapes in architectural geometry inspired the historical masterpiece that is the Seconda chair.  Designed by Mario Botta in 1982, Seconda became an instant classic and an icon of design made in Italy.  Its Bauhaus-like geometric form in enameled steel gives Seconda a strikingly modern look. Swiss architect and designer Mario Botta was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland...