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{{Short description|Chair designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968}}
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The '''Garden Egg chair''' was designed by [[Peter Ghyczy]] in 1968. It was manufactured by Reuter Products. The chair was designed for both indoor and outdoor use, although as a design icon and collectable it is rarely used outdoors. The chair lid lifts and closes, and when closed is theoretically waterproof. The Egg chair was re-introduced in 2001 by Ghyczy Novo. The Garden Egg Chair is known by several names: seftenberger ei, pod chair, l’œuf en garden(egg)chair. Elastogran/Reuter produced the plastic polyurethane. Ghyczy's job was to start a design centre in order to show industrial customers polyurethane's potential. The Garden Egg Chair is one of the first chairs made with polyurethane. For a long time, the chair was produced by the East German company VEB-Synthese-Werk, but since 1998, it has been produced in the [[Netherlands]].
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The Garden Egg chair was designed by [[Peter Ghyczy]] in 1968. It was manufactured by Reuter Products. The chair was designed for both indoor/outdoor use, although as a design icon and collectable it is rarely used outdoors. The chair lid lifts and closes, when closed are theoretically waterproof. The Egg chair has been re-inroduced in 2001 by Ghyczy Novo. The Garden Egg Chair is known under several names; “seftenberger ei, pod chair, l’œuf en garden(egg)chair.”
Elastogran/Reuter produced the plastic Polyurethane. Peter Ghyczy his job was to start a design centre in order to show industrial costumers the potential of this plastic material. The Garden Egg Chair is one of the first chairs which was made with Polyurethane. For a long time the chair was produced by the East German company [[VEB-Synthese-Werk]] but since 1998 the chair is produced in The Netherlands.


==Designer==
==Designer==
{{Main article|Peter Ghyczy}}
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Peter Ghyczy (1940) left his motherland [[Hungary]] in 1956 because of the revolution and moved to West Germany. Here he finished his high school and studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and University of Achen. After graduating he started as head of the design department at Elastogran/Reuter were he developed the Garden Egg Chair in 1968. The in his opinion traditional way of working made him to leave the company in 1972. He moved to The Netherlands and started his own company.

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[[Peter Ghyczy]] (born 1940 in [[Budapest]]) left his native [[Hungary]] in 1956 because of the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|revolution]] and moved to [[West Germany]]. Here he finished his high school and studied at the [[Kunstakademie Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf Art Academy]] and University of Aachen. After graduating he started as head of the design department at Elastogran/Reuter where he developed the Garden Egg Chair in 1968. What he saw as traditional way of working at Elastogran/Reuter led him to leave the company in 1972. He moved to the [[Netherlands]] and started his own company, simply called Ghyczy.

==Modern Interpretations==
Modern garden egg chairs use the new rattan-effect synthetic material to create a woven basket like chair (often hanging from a frame) that simulates the original egg chair shape. They are often called a "hanging egg chair" or "rattan egg chair".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gardencentreshopping.co.uk/hanging-egg-chairs|title=Rattan-effect Hanging Egg Chairs|website=Garden Centre Shopping|language=en-UK|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of chairs]]
*[[List of chairs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ghyczy.com/ Ghyczy official website]
* [https://ghyczy.com/ Official Ghyczy website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/ghyczy.selection/ official Ghyczy Facebookpage]
* [http://www.gardeneggchair.com/ Official Garden Egg chair website]
* [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/g/the-garden-egg-chair/ Garden Egg chair at the Victoria and Albert Museum]
* [http://www.gardeneggchair.com/ official website garden egg chair]
* [http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture/stories/egg_chair/index.html Museum Victoria and Albert]


[[Category:Chairs]]
[[Category:Chairs]]
[[Category:Individual models of furniture]]

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Latest revision as of 05:34, 23 May 2024

Garden Egg chair
Garden Egg chair
DesignerPeter Ghyczy
Date1968
MaterialsPolyurethane frame. Leather or fabric inner.
Style / traditionPost-modernist
Sold byReuter Products (Germany)
Height98 cm (39 in)
Width84 cm (33 in)
Depth74 cm (29 in)

The Garden Egg chair was designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968. It was manufactured by Reuter Products. The chair was designed for both indoor and outdoor use, although as a design icon and collectable it is rarely used outdoors. The chair lid lifts and closes, and when closed is theoretically waterproof. The Egg chair was re-introduced in 2001 by Ghyczy Novo. The Garden Egg Chair is known by several names: seftenberger ei, pod chair, l’œuf en garden(egg)chair. Elastogran/Reuter produced the plastic polyurethane. Ghyczy's job was to start a design centre in order to show industrial customers polyurethane's potential. The Garden Egg Chair is one of the first chairs made with polyurethane. For a long time, the chair was produced by the East German company VEB-Synthese-Werk, but since 1998, it has been produced in the Netherlands.

Designer

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Main article: Peter Ghyczy

Peter Ghyczy (born 1940 in Budapest) left his native Hungary in 1956 because of the revolution and moved to West Germany. Here he finished his high school and studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and University of Aachen. After graduating he started as head of the design department at Elastogran/Reuter where he developed the Garden Egg Chair in 1968. What he saw as traditional way of working at Elastogran/Reuter led him to leave the company in 1972. He moved to the Netherlands and started his own company, simply called Ghyczy.

Modern Interpretations

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Modern garden egg chairs use the new rattan-effect synthetic material to create a woven basket like chair (often hanging from a frame) that simulates the original egg chair shape. They are often called a "hanging egg chair" or "rattan egg chair".[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rattan-effect Hanging Egg Chairs". Garden Centre Shopping. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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