{"product_id":"restored-antique-chair-with-a-contemporary-redesign","title":"Restored Antique Chair With a Contemporary Redesign","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA chair with a past, redesigned for a new interior. Not perfect. But with a lot of history.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelieved to date from the early 20th century, this solid wood chair has already lived a long life. Its carved frame, cabriole-style legs and decorative back speak to a very different period of furniture making, when even an everyday chair was given ornamental details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally finished in dark wood with a red leather seat stuffed with horse hair, the chair has been restored and deliberately reimagined rather than returned to its original appearance. The carved wooden frame has been painted in glossy white, while the seat has been newly upholstered in a bold black-and-white zebra textile. The choice of pattern was inspired by the iconic zebra fabric designed by Alvar Aalto and manufatured to this day by Artek, bringing a distinctly modernist reference to a much older piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to preserve the contrast between past and present: an old chair that has served previous generations, but does not need to remain visually trapped in its original period. The result combines an antique silhouette with a graphic contemporary character, making it particularly suited to an eclectic, maximalist or design-led interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a newly manufactured or perfectly uniform piece of furniture. The frame carries traces of its long history beneath its new finish: small irregularities, signs of age and evidence of previous use are part of the chair's character. Rather than disguising its past completely, the restoration gives it another chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne antique chair. One hundred years or so of history. Reworked for a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal height 95cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeat height 45-50cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth (at the widest point on the seat)  45cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeat depth 40cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"20 CENTURY LIGHTS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399152443772,"sku":"f00051","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/3799\/8204\/files\/antiquechairredesigned_8.jpg?v=1788434502","url":"https:\/\/20centurylights.com\/products\/restored-antique-chair-with-a-contemporary-redesign","provider":"20 CENTURY LIGHTS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}