Transat chair

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The Transat chair is a modernist lounge chair designed by Eileen Gray in the 1920s, notable for its sleek, nautical-inspired form and innovative use of tubular steel and leather.

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Transat chair canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lounge chair ⓘ
modernist furniture ⓘ
associatedWith E-1027 house ⓘ
Eileen Gray furniture collection ⓘ
category lounge chair ⓘ
reclining chair ⓘ
colorVariant black leather ⓘ
brown leather ⓘ
white frame ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of early tubular steel furniture ⓘ
icon of modernist furniture design ⓘ
designedFor E-1027 house ⓘ
domestic interiors ⓘ
designer Eileen Gray ⓘ
designerNationality French ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
designPeriod 1920s ⓘ
designYearApproximate 1925 ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
exhibitedAt design museums ⓘ
modern art museums ⓘ
frameMaterial tubular steel ⓘ
wood ⓘ
function lounging ⓘ
relaxation ⓘ
hasComponent adjustable back frame ⓘ
curved headrest ⓘ
side supports ⓘ
slung leather seat ⓘ
inspiredBy deck chairs on ocean liners ⓘ
nautical design ⓘ
material rubber ⓘ
wood ⓘ
movement International Style ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
notableFor adjustable reclining mechanism ⓘ
combination of comfort and minimalism ⓘ
innovative use of leather ⓘ
innovative use of tubular steel ⓘ
nautical references ⓘ
primaryMaterial leather ⓘ
tubular steel ⓘ
seatMaterial leather ⓘ
styleCharacteristic adjustable backrest ⓘ
contrasting materials ⓘ
exposed tubular frame ⓘ
minimalist structure ⓘ
nautical-inspired form ⓘ
sleek form ⓘ

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Eileen Gray → notableWork → Transat chair ⓘ
Eileen Gray → designed → Transat chair ⓘ