A chair for all times, moods, and rooms
Paulo Mendes da Rocha's Paulistano Chair seems ubiquitous and timeless, so it's surprising to learn it wasn't introduced to the US market until 2006. (It was designed in 1957 and resembles some Bauhaus classics.)
The chair, constructed of a continuous 17-foot piece of stainless steel, morphs according to its slipcover:
Bold and sunny in orange cotton.
À la mode in Missoni.
Classic in buttery leather.
And happy(!) and handhewn in Philadelphia designer Adam Garcia's Optimism Script cover, a pattern of positive words and motivational sayings in hand-drawn script: an antidote to the overall queasiness of current times and a warm, welcoming contrast to the chair's steely modernism.
Garcia's design came out on top in Design Within Reach's recent "Paulistano Uncovered" contest.
What if you could change your personality as easily as this chair?
Caroline Tiger
in Furniture design, Philadelphia designer, spotted in Philadelphia
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