16 Designer Chairs from ‘Severance’

A visual record of sixteen midcentury and contemporary chair designs featured across Severance Season 1 and Season 2.

Set Decorator Season 1: Andrew Baseman
Set Decorator Season 2: David Schlesinger

Ranging from the 1950s to 2022, these chairs highlight key moments in modern design, showcasing the evolution of form and function across seven decades. Some are iconic and widely exhibited in museums and design archives, others are lesser-known but equally sharp in concept and construction.

The chairs by designer in chronological order:

1. Henry Glass, Lounge Chair (1950s)

2. Karpen of California, Slipper Chair (1960)

3. Charles and Ray Eames​, Time-Life Executive Chair (1961)

4. Dieter Rams, 620 Chair Programme (1962)

5. Siemens, Sirona Swivel Chair (1960s)

6. Dan Johnson, Leather and Walnut Armchair, (1960s)

7. Hans J. Wegner, CH07 Shell Chair (1963)

8. Joe Colombo, Universale (1968)

9. Ricardo Fasanello, Fardos Lounge Chair, (1968)

10. Luigi Massoni, Dilly Dally (1968)

11. Shiro Kuramata, Apple Honey Chair, (1986)

12. Marc Newson, Nimrod Chair (2002)

13. Blu Dot, Daily Task Chair (2016)

14. Hannes Grebin, Cozy Chair (2018)

15. John Pomp Studios, Rift Chair (2022)

16. Sunshine Thacker, Gammagroove Chair (2022)

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