Chairs Bro

We all love a good chair. The complexity of medium and form, in some cases form before function, means the Auckland Museum has a diverse collection of locally and internationally designed chairs.
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a wooden chair sitting on top of a white floor
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Attributed to the Johnny Jones whaling station and settlement, near Waikouaiti, north of Dunedin, the chair is a very rare, early example of domestic New Zealand made seated furniture used by settlers, whalers and traders. Taking advantage of New Zealand rimu, a wood that grows abundantly throughout the entire country, the chair is a simplified Regency period, Sheraton-styled elegant dining chair with arms and flat integral seat.
a wicker chair with black legs on a white background
chair, coolie
Coolie chair, unknown maker, circa 1950-1970, New Zealand. Plasticised cane, steel.Coolie chairs first made in Hong Kong in 1950s; name derived from shape of hat worn by Chinese labourers; constructed from plastic, cane and steel and initially very cheap. Also references to manufacture of coolie chairs in New Zealand in late 1950s-1960s, some made by recent Dutch migrants, one of whom had a factory at Papatoetoe, Auckland. Similar chairs also made at Blind Institute, Auckland.
the wooden chair is designed to look like it has curved arms and an extended back
About our collection
Curvesse Chair, Garth Chester, 1947, Auckland, New Zealand bent plywood. Collection of Auckland Museum 1996.155.1
a red chair sitting on top of metal legs
Vermelha chair, designed by the Campana brothers for Edra Mazzei, 1993, Italy. 500 meters of rope on a metal frame. Collection of Auckland Museum 2006.96.1
a chair that has been designed to look like it is sitting on an orange cone
armchair designed by Demos Gougoulas, 1988, Auckland, New Zealand. textile, steel, lacquer, MDF, pneumatic struts, elastic, foam. Collection of Auckland Museum 2013.12.1
an old wooden chair with black leather upholstered back and arm rests against a white wall
armchair, unknown maker, 1618, England. collection of Auckland Museum, F28
a wooden chair sitting on top of a white floor
Chair designed by Garth Chester, 1950s, Auckland, New Zealand, bent plywood, red vinyl seat. Collection of Auckland Museum 1995.65.1
an old chair with a painting on it's back and seat, against a white background
side chair, unknown maker, walnut veneer, wool covering, circa 1695-Circa 1710, England. Sir Frank Mappin collection, 1955, collection of Auckland Museum, F22
an antique chair with carved back and upholstered seat, on a white background
armchair, unknown maker, Circa 1715-Circa 1725, England. Collection of Auckland Museum F18b
an old wooden chair with white upholstered seat and arm rests against a plain background
armchair, unknown maker, Circa 1715-Circa 1725, England. Collection of Auckland Museum F18
a pink chair sitting on top of a cement floor
About our collection
Bikini chair designed by Garth Chester, 1956, Auckland, New Zealand. Steel frame with original red vinyl upholstery. Collection of Auckland Museum 2005.119.6
an antique chair with a gray upholstered seat and wooden frame, against a white background
chair, in the style of George Hepplewhite, circa 1780s, England. Collection of Auckland Museum F6
a wooden chair sitting in the middle of a cement room with light shining on it
Chair, designed by Norman Cherner, 1957, manufactured by Plycraft, United States of America. Walnut veneer plywood. Collection of Auckland Museum 2005.119.5
a wooden chair sitting on top of a white floor
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chair, chipwork, designer unknown, circa 1900s, New Zealand. Ebonised New Zealand native timber. Collection of Auckland Museum 2007.111.4
a red chair sitting on top of a white floor
'knotted chair' designed by Marcel Wanders for Droog,2006 (this edition), The Netherlands. Collection of Auckland Museum 2006.90.1