Chair with Fan-Back, c. 1910 - 1920

The architect and designer Adolf Loos (1870–1933) used this chair design again and again when furnishing apartments. It is first documented in 1903 (apartment Georg Roy, Vienna), while its last documentation dates back to 1929 (Villa Müller, Prague). The design is a variant of a traditional English “Fan-Back Windsor” chair. Loos often drew inspiration from English creations, which he adapted for his furniture designs. This economical approach of drawing on existing designs and modifying them according to individual requirements, was a hallmark of the designer’s work process. This model, for instance, is available with two different seat heights. The execution of the object was likely carried out by the company of Friedrich Otto Schmidt, with whom Loos often collaborated.

MR, 2023