Mademoiselle Chair by Tapiovaara Design

Wow. Just wow. Isn’t it beautiful?

The Mademoiselle Chair is a Finnish design by Tapiovaara from the 1950s. (Thank you, bloesem, for the designer’s name!)

Look how lovely. It comes in pink! Well, “coral red”, technically.


FRYD’s Living Room

This just solidified my love for modern windsor chairs.

Comments

18 responses to “Mademoiselle Chair by Tapiovaara Design”

  1. Amanda Avatar

    They are really cute in “coral red”

  2. Jenae Avatar

    What a modern chair; it’s gorgeous!

  3. tiina { sparkling ink } Avatar

    Oh, I have always loved all the chairs designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. They represent the very nostalgic designs from a Finnish home with lots of memories. My sister has been looking for this vintage chair designed by him. I’d love to have one in my living room too. http://bit.ly/eBRgWX

  4. gingiber Avatar

    Wow! I saw this chair featured next to Oh Joy’s wallpaper recently! Love it!

  5. Kate Avatar

    Love the pink! I wonder if they’re comfortable?

  6. Shannon (8foot6) Avatar

    These are GORGEOUS!

    I just found a couple chairs you would love at Goodwill…$5 each!

    A cross between these chairs and the other modern shaker chairs … haven’t quite identified them yet (need to get a hold of the June 2010 Style at Home magazine, apparently they are featured)…

    http://8foot6.blogspot.com/2010/12/one-more-option-and-please-vote.html

  7. elsie Avatar

    love, love, love. chairs are a major kryptonite for me. We have (…oh god this is embarrassing) 15 chairs, plus 3 office chairs on wheels, and a 6 seat dining set. And I wouldn’t hesitate to get this gorgeous one if I saw it for sale in a price range i could afford. Such lovely lines!

  8. Camellia Avatar

    I love the leaning back and wide base. What a great chair!

  9. Kylee Avatar
    Kylee

    Nicole, did you ever make a decision about your dining room set?

    1. Making it Lovely Avatar

      Well, the easy decision is to just stick with what we have. I would like to have these chairs instead though.

  10. Danielle@Newlyweds Paradise Avatar

    The style reminds me of folk art or being down on a farm. It’s a fun design.

  11. Zoryana Avatar
    Zoryana

    Those are beautiful! I wonder if they are comfortable to sit in…

  12. lourdes Avatar

    Those are gorgeous! I love them in pink…err…coral red.

  13. PriscilaPetersDecor Avatar

    Loving thse coral red chairs! Adorable.

  14. corrin Avatar

    good lord that takes me back. my grandparent’s huge maple dining set has ten of these chairs plus two captain’s chairs with arms. I remember wrestling with them as a kid and sliding off of them at dinner. The seats have indentations for your butt that make my sister and i giggle to this day.

  15. Diana Avatar

    Geez Louise! I’ve been trying to figure out the designer of this chair forever! Thanks for this post. I have one that my mom bought in Germany in 1962 and it was originally orange, but when we brought it back on the plane, one of the legs broke. So she had a bad repair done and they painted it manilla folder color, and now years later, I just had a new leg turned and painted the chair white myself–but I used natural paint, which was really gloppy, and after 5 or 6 coats, it still isn’t good. Yes, they are comfortable to sit in, but they are not good with kids around. If the weight is too much in front of the seat, the chair tips over on top of your kid-sized head.