A cantilever chair is a chair whose seating and framework are not supported by the typical arrangement of 4 legs, but instead is held erect and aloft by a single leg or legs that are attached to one end of a chair's seat and bent in an L shape, thus also serving as the chair's supporting base. Nearly a century after its inception, tubular steel remains the prime choice for the cantilever chair with Marcel Breuer being perhaps the greatest champion of this design technique; using the overhanging cantilever styling in both his furniture and architecture. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto are other historical figures who contributed to the popularity of the cantilever chair.
6-472: The Poäng ( Swedish pronunciation: [pʊˈɛ̂ŋ] , lit. ' point, argument, punch-line ' ) is a wooden cantilever armchair that has been sold by the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA since 1978. As of 2016, about one-and-a-half million Poängs are sold annually, and a total of 30 million have been produced. The Japanese designer, Noboru Nakamura [ ja ] , created
12-547: Is also sold. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad expressed an affinity for the Poäng, and said in 2006 that he had owned the same one for 32 years. Cantilever chair With the creation of his Wassily Chair in 1925, Marcel Breuer holds the distinction of first using bent and polished tubular steel as both a supporting framework and a decorative element for furniture. In the ‘30s, Thonet-Nederland summoned W. H. Gispen to court on account of breach of authorship of Mart Stam on
18-461: The 1990s it sold for up to $ 350 in the U.S. (adjusted for inflation as of 2016) compared to a 2016 price of $ 79. In its post-1990s form, the Poäng is composed of a frame of bent, glued beechwood veneers and solid wooden rails, finished with clear lacquer and available in various colors. The seating material consists of polypropylene support fabric and cushions made of leather or fabric filled with polyurethane foam. A matching ottoman footstool
24-503: The cantilever chair. According to the judge, because no patent was applied for, the ‘Stam’-chair enjoyed no legal protection. Gispen now tried to fight the patent granted to Mies van der Rohe on his cantilever chair. The trial dragged itself on, which only stopped when Mies’s patent ran out. Later it was Mart Stam who was awarded the European patent for the cantilever chair. It has been suggested that Mart Stam might have been inspired by
30-456: The chair has been changed several times since its introduction. Initially named " Poem ," it was renamed to "Poäng" in 1992, and the seat part was changed from tubular steel to wood, which allowed the chair to be flat-packed and led to a price reduction of 21%. The color, pattern, and material of the upholstery were also repeatedly changed to account for changing customer preferences. The Poäng's price has decreased markedly since its introduction. In
36-477: The chair in 1976 in collaboration with product manager Lars Engman. Its design resembles that of the " Armchair 406 ," created by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto in 1939, but it features thin upholstery instead of the 406's webbed seat. Its molded plywood frame swings slightly when a person sits in it, giving the impression of a rocking chair ; Nakamura intended this to evoke a relaxing feeling. The design of
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