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The Nonconformist Chair by Eileen Gray

The Nonconformist Chair by Eileen Gray

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The Nonconformist Chair by Eileen Gray has only one armrest. It is designed to accommodate the owner's favorite resting position.

Modernists believed that the shape of furniture should be determined by its function and by the materials used. They stripped furniture down to its basic elements, using a minimum of parts and eschewing ornamentation of any kind. Even color is avoided. Made of metal and other other high tech materials, Modernist furniture is black, white, and gray.

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