The Modern Reinterpretation of the Black Leather Office Chair
Back in the 1950s, one Danish designer introduced a new style of furniture. Back then, his style was described as “modern.” An amazingly attractive reinterpretation of that style has led to creation of one black leather office chair. That chair has now appeared in several of the catalogs from Restoration Hardware.
As pictured in those RH catalogs, that black seat has a high back, combined with a low lying place on which to actually sit. In other words, it is a piece of furniture that best suits a taller man or woman. Yet it certainly would help any tall person to rest comfortably, while working industriously at a desk.
That piece’s well cushioned seat is covered in distressed leather. The same material has been used in a second black chair, one that appears better suited to the needs of a shorter desk worker. That second seat is called a Devon Chair.
Both of those ebony colored chairs sit on a metal pedestal. That pedestal rests on top of a wheeled base. Therefore any occupant of such a seat can easily move from desk to filing cabinet and back.
The main difference between those two chairs concerns the arms of each seat. In the piece with the high back, the arms’ height results from the sloping nature of the cushioned bottom. In the item with the “Devon” name, the arms rise appreciably above the location of the bottom cushion. Yet the nature of that rise prevents creation of a large armrest.
In fact, each side on this piece copies the shape of a hill, one that rises and falls rather sharply. Therefore, the user of this item needs to place his or her forearm on a rather small “hill top.” Perhaps this feature would appeal to the genuine “workaholic,” the person who wants to keep his or her hands busy, and positioned on a desk.
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