Rover chair

Rover chair
Chair exhibited at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2010
DesignerRon Arad
Date1981 (United Kingdom)
MaterialsSteel frame, leather car seat
Style / traditionPostmodernist
Sold byVitra (Switzerland)
Height78 cm (31 in)
Width69 cm (27 in)
Depth92 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.