Rover chair
Chair exhibited at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2010 | |
| Designer | Ron Arad |
|---|---|
| Date | 1981 (United Kingdom) |
| Materials | Steel frame, leather car seat |
| Style / tradition | Postmodernist |
| Sold by | Vitra (Switzerland) |
| Height | 78 cm (31 in) |
| Width | 69 cm (27 in) |
| Depth | 92 cm (36 in) |
The Rover chair is the first piece of furniture designed by industrial designer Ron Arad. It was made in 1981 as a fusion of two readymades and launched Arad's career. The chair is a postmodernist design, combining a car seat with a structural tubing frame.