By Gabriele
Over the past few months, we have published 25 design icons that have shaped the history of 20th-century furniture.
Last week we presented the Italian top 10, while in this article we had fun creating a ranking with our 10 international favorites.
10th place: Segmented
A classic office furniture piece designed by Charles and Ray Eames.
9th place: PLR 1 Lounge
Designed by Ross Littell, it is a synthesis of minimalism and luxury, angularity and fluidity, and can undoubtedly be listed among the most successful products of the “Good Design” movement.
8th place: Willow
Visionary design made in Scotland.
7th place: Eames Lounge Chair
A genius partnership for a genius armchair. Charles and Ray Eames created one of the most beloved pieces of the 20th century.
6th place: LC6
Le Corbusier conceived of the home as a “machine for living,” and as such, it required “equipment” that would make domestic life as comfortable as possible—this table is a perfect example of that philosophy.
5th Place: Hill House
In sixth place is a product from that crossroads of styles and artistic movements that was Europe at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the Hill House Chair by Charles Mackintosh.
4th Place: Fontana 1853
“Light and color are certainly the most specific elements in nature. With them, we have serenity, movement, life,” once said Max Ingrand, who then created this little gem.
3rd Place: Red & Blue
Fifteen beechwood slats, two plywood boards, the three primary colors, and black. These are the ingredients used to create one of the most iconic pieces of all time: the famous Red and Blue Chair by Rietveld, which takes the final step on our podium.
2nd Place: LC4
Comfortable, enveloping, and elegant: the LC4 by Le Corbusier is a timeless Design Icon.
A century after its creation, this “real machine for resting” is still beloved and universally considered the ultimate chaise longue.
1st Place: Barcelona
In first place in our top 10 international design icons is the Barcelona chair by the genius Mies van der Rohe: one of the most beloved (and imitated) pieces of furniture in the world.
For us, it undoubtedly deserves the title of Icon among Icons.
