Designed by: Eileen Gray
Manufactured by: Ecart International
The Transat lounge chair is one of Eileen Gray's most significant designs. According to the Eileen Gray archives (having recently been researched in 2018 by Christie's), apparently only 12 examples were ever actually made. Today only nine are known to have survived, two are in museum collections - Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Victoria & Albert, London. In 2018, one of these nine known surviving examples was auctioned at Christie's, New York, for close to $1.6 million.
As its name suggests (an abbreviated form of Transatlantic), Transat's form takes it inspiration from the deck chairs found on passenger ships. Gray designed Transat for use on the first floor terrace of her iconic E1027 villa on the French Riviera at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Stylistically, the Transat lounge incorporates several of Art Deco elements - lacquer finish and animal skin upholstery - both figured prominently in Gray's earlier work. Transat's frame with its overarching vertical, horizontal, and canted elements, combined with all of the exposed metal suggests the burgeoning streamlined aesthetic of the late 1920s.
Transat is composed of natural beech wood or black lacquered finish (other colors are available upon request), with an adjustable back cushion upholstered in leather or textile. Manufactured by Ecart International.
Qualify for trade pricing? Contact us regarding trade discounts.
Designed in 1927.
21.6" W, 41.7" D, 31.1" H
Designed by: Eileen Gray
Manufactured by: Ecart International
The Transat lounge chair is one of Eileen Gray's most significant designs. According to the Eileen Gray archives (having recently been researched in 2018 by Christie's), apparently only 12 examples were ever actually made. Today only nine are known to have survived, two are in museum collections - Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Victoria & Albert, London. In 2018, one of these nine known surviving examples was auctioned at Christie's, New York, for close to $1.6 million.
As its name suggests (an abbreviated form of Transatlantic), Transat's form takes it inspiration from the deck chairs found on passenger ships. Gray designed Transat for use on the first floor terrace of her iconic E1027 villa on the French Riviera at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Stylistically, the Transat lounge incorporates several of Art Deco elements - lacquer finish and animal skin upholstery - both figured prominently in Gray's earlier work. Transat's frame with its overarching vertical, horizontal, and canted elements, combined with all of the exposed metal suggests the burgeoning streamlined aesthetic of the late 1920s.
Transat is composed of natural beech wood or black lacquered finish (other colors are available upon request), with an adjustable back cushion upholstered in leather or textile. Manufactured by Ecart International.
Qualify for trade pricing? Contact us regarding trade discounts.
Designed in 1927.
21.6" W, 41.7" D, 31.1" H
