I first laid eyes on this chair in the Restoration Hardware catalog...I thought is was unique...quite divine and a little odd....perhaps it reminded me of myself. But many of my clients at the time were traditional in taste and I thought they would throw their Ethan Allen wing back at me if I even suggested this
chair. In design world it is called a dome chair...although I like to think of it as an over-achieving, type A wing chair. (insert laugh here)
And now, I have seen it creeping into magazines and even television shows. I feel like I am playing Where's Waldo with this chair....
Here it is trying to steal the photo in House Beautiful in a lovely green shade...no worries...it made it on the cover of House Beautiful for March 2012.
The always stylish Layla Grace has its own version of the Dome Chair:
And here is one that I found on Houzz sold by High Fashion Home
And if any of you watch the hilarious sitcom Rules of Engagement (which, btw, was that canceled? Hasn't been on in a long time...boohoo). Anyway, there is an episode where Audrey buys this dome chair and hates it when she gets it home but won't admit it to her husband Jeff...very funny marriage stuff...you can check the episode out right here.
http://www.tv.com/shows/rules-of-engagement/the-chair-1558375/
Have you seen this chair creeping into your design reads? What is the vote....yay or nay? I kind of like it but don't quite have a place for it yet.....
