Is Belgian designer Michael Verheyden’s G55 leather sling lounger the “it” chair of the moment? We think so. Here it is, along with some strikingly similar options (including a reissue of Vernon Panton’s Bachelor Chair, designed in 1955).
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Above: A G55 leather sling chair by Michael Verheyden in his Genk, Belgium, home, where he lives with wife and design partner Saartje Verecke. Photograph by Tim Van de Velde via Dwell.
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Above: The Michael Verheyden G55 leather sling chair is made by hand by Verheyden and Verecke in their Genk studio. Price upon request; go to Michael Verheyden for information.
Above: The Arlo Sling Chair from Roost is $990 from Heaven’s Gate Home and Garden.
Above: Designed by Kyle Garner for Sit and Read of Brooklyn, the Sling Chair is $1,450 and is available with a vintage overdyed carpet sling, an outdoor canvas sling, or a hand-tanned leather sling (shown here).
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Above: Designed by Verner Panton in 1955, the Bachelor Chair was inspired by Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld’s Beugel Stoel Vintage Bachelor Chairs, and can be found on 1st Dibs; prices start at around $1,000. Photograph via Art Broker Design.
Above: Danish company Montana Mobler recently reissued Panton’s Bachelor Chair; it’s available with a linen canvas cover or an acrylic indoor/outdoor fabric for $599 from the Danish Design Store.
See more of our 5 Favorites design discoveries, including 5 Scandi Classics; Marble Bath Shelves; Display-Worthy Clothes Hangers, and, on Gardenista, Fermob for Less.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 21, 2014, as part of our Summer Cottage issue.
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