Design Icons Month - Bibendum Chair

Throughout March, Aram Store celebrates the enduring appeal of authentic design icons. Following the recent change in UK law which now protects designs for 70 years after the death of the designer (bringing it in line with the rest of Europe), Aram has partnered with nine of the world’s most prestigious furniture brands to bring you some fantastic promotions. Why not start your very own design icons collection with one of these exclusive offers, which we will be posting one by one over the next few days?

Eileen Gray was born in Ireland in 1878 and was one of the first women admitted to the Slade School of Art, London in 1898. She moved to Paris in 1902 and after training in Japanese lacquer work she quickly established herself as one of the leading designers of lacquered screens and decorative panels. During the 1920s and 1930s she became one of the leading exponents of revolutionary new theories of design. In 1973 Eileen Gray began working with Zeev Aram to bring her designs to the market, and she granted the worldwide rights to manufacture and distribute her designs to Aram Designs Ltd.

Named after the Michelin man, whose form this armchair calls to mind, the Bibendum chair was designed in 1926 and still looks as fresh as if it were designed today. Putting it into production in the early 70s, Miss Gray made tiny adjustments to its measurements, such was her exacting eye.

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DESIGN ICONS MONTH SPECIAL OFFER:

Purchase a Bibendum chair in leather with either a chrome or matt black base and receive an E1027 adjustable table (1927) in any combination of finishes worth up to £694 free. Just place both items in your choice of finish into the shopping basket and the discount will be applied.

This offer runs from 1st March until 31st March 2017.