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This chair is fantastic.

Definitely better than "Let It Be: Naked" that's for sure.

-Kellen-

Visually, it feels top heavy.

This chair reminds me of an old guy with a big fat beer belly and tiny little chicken legs.

Regardless of the particular chair (nice though it is), I love the idea of unreleased material. Last year at the ICFF, I was glad to see the folding version of the Wassily chair (actually, the original design) available. I'd always been amazed, the the Wassily's popularity, that nobody had ever done it. Then, last year, there it was. I hope this is the begining of a trend.

First two second impression: very very nice. I wouldn't hesitate to put this into my house:)

I really like this chair and a pair of them would be perfect in my abode (soon covered with cat hair, natch.) But, the price is a mite steep for my blood (shocking).

I want this chair in a nice bright orange or lime green.

I like. I wonder how long till Ikea or the like rips off the design and us lay folk can afford it. I second the bright orange or green idea.

It's sort of similar to Yrjo Kukkapuro's Moderno series (I really like the rocking chair version, L-66)...

http://www.lepoproduct.fi/pics/tuotteet/L67.pdf

I should add that the Kukkapuro was designed in 1959.

omigod, the Kukkapuro is so Dr. Evil... is there a swiveling/rolling option?

I'm not really crazy about the lines or proportions of this chair. I didn't need to read that the design was originally from the 1960s to read its "date-stamp." I wouldn't rank this chair as highly as some of the other more iconic pieces that have been resurrected for current production. Though the marketing hook of it being a previously unmanufactured piece might appeal to some, I'd rather see a more innovative contemporary design manufactured than a vintage "also-ran."

On Dr. Evil--my thoughts exactly.

I can't seem to have an original comment....

I'm surprised people don't like this.

I think it's outrageously sexy.

Would love to see it in ivory leather.

"Outrageous" is exactly what it needs some space to be. In the right room, the chair struts in and dominates its surroundings -- but oddly, I'm not sure that would (today) be a purely MCM interior.

wende--
I agree... this reads more contemporary to me, too. I could see it in the company of Ligne Roset and B&B Italia furnishings.

Yes! That's exactly it!

Love this chair -

P(too), I second the ivory leather. That was my first thought when I saw it - that it would work well in leather. And maybe it should sit on a cow hide rug too. I would also like it paired with an ottoman similar to the Metropolitan ottoman by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B.

...sitting next to a stainless steel cube table from Gus Modern...

... topped with a Miss K lamp and a Riedel Vinum single malt glass (full, of course)

Is it really only Tuesday?

I think I should mention that this chair is ergonomically brilliant. It's one of the most comfortable chairs I know of. Wegner really understands the human body. Comfort: Hans Wegner's true gift to the world of seating. Now, where's that cold pint?

This is the most luxuriously supreme chair. It is so easy just to fall asleep in it, or get cozy with a glass of wine. Would love to own one someday. At least I can sit in it at work as needed to get my fix.