GLEN THOMAS ARCHITECTURE : FURNITURE DESIGN
The 'Concrete Chair' (click next image) forms part of the permanent furniture exhibition in MUDE, The Lisbon Design museum. The Chair has been credited, alongside 9 other pieces selected around the world by the curator Dr Francisco Capello, as representative of design throughout its decade.
Donna Karan purchased this chair for her NY showroom, then requesting a full interior showroom design based upon it.
It was designed and fabricated by the design partnership Glen Thomas & Steven Gherorghiu-Currie, in London 1998 and remains part of rotating exhibitions in Lisbon.
It has been featured in Wallpaper*, Elle Decoration & Vogue
25 years ago this month, Glen and his business partner, Steven Gheorgiu Currie, created their interpretation of a chair. The shape and materiality were an attempt to reduce the notion of a chair down to its purest form, omitting any idea of ornament. “Form follows function”, a phrase from Architect Louis H. Sullivan’s 1896 essay, became the mission statement for Glen, in every design that followed.
Created by Glen Thomas & Steven Gheorghiu-Currie
Polished black concrete entrance fireplace wall and grey staircase wall
Created by Glen Thomas & Steven Gherorghiu-Currie
Created by Glen Thomas & Steven Gheorghiu-Currie
