Description
This is a set of desirable vintage G Plan ‘Butterfly’ dining chairs, designed and manufactured in England in the 1960s. These stylish chairs are beautifully designed, comfortable and very well manufactured. An example of exceptional British vintage furniture.
Although most of the British public reverted to traditional tastes after the war, there was a small but growing market for high-quality, modernist furniture, and G-Plan successfully spoke to this younger, more progressive audience. Through clever marketing campaigns, G-Plan set the standard for modernist, mass-market furniture in post-war Britain. G-Plan’s C Range, with an aesthetic that celebrated its machine production, was launched in 1953, and by 1957 it had become enormously popular.
By the 1960s, the Scandinavian look was sweeping international design, and British-made furniture was being outsold by Danish imports. To compete, G-Plan brought in Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen (1921-2003) to create new collections in fine woods, like teak and rosewood.
Solid and structurally sound, the chairs are in good used condition with, as you’d expect, some signs of age and use. If you don’t mind your vintage chairs showing some of their vintage, these stylish little chairs could be just right for you.
W47cm x D51cm x H77cm (Seat Height: 45cm)
