Geoffrey Harcourt System Series chair for Artifort, 1960s

Elegant upholstered chair designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort in the 1960s, as part of his early System Series. The design is remarkably restrained: a softly shaped seat and backrest resting on four slender chromed-steel legs. Without armrests, buttons or unnecessary detailing, the chair has a light and almost graphic silhouette. The chair has been carefully rebuilt and newly upholstered in a luxurious cream-coloured furniture fabric with a subtle raised geometric pattern. The texture gives depth to the quiet colour and changes gently with the light. It provides a refined contrast to the clean chrome frame. Comfortable enough to be used as an occasional or bedroom chair, while its compact proportions also make it suitable as a desk or dining chair. A distinctive and highly usable example of Geoffrey Harcourt’s early work for Artifort. The chrome base retains light traces of age consistent with its vintage character.