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Furniture and the Movies: When Furniture Takes the Starring Role
September 10th 2014
Some films just wouldn’t be the same without the iconic pieces of furniture used on set – in fact, many have gone on to become more famous than the actors who starred with them. Here are our top five pieces.
- The Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio
First introduced to the masses in 1963, the Ball Chair was a firm favourite with everyone who was anyone during this time. With its quirky, fun and futuristic design and poptastic colours, The Ball Chair was sure to be a big hit with movie makers worldwide. Aarnio’s plan was to create “a room within a room” when he set about its design and if its striking globe-like appearance was enough to make it one of the coolest pieces of furniture around, he only went and fixed a phone to the inside of some models.
To date, the chair has appeared in Men in Black, Dazed and Confused, The Prisoner, Tommy, and Mars Attacks.
- The Barcelona Chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
First appearing in 1929, this leather and chrome chair, usually partnered with its equally stylish matching footstool, has become somewhat of a fixture in architect-designed and inspired homes all over. So, which films can you see the chair starring in? Perhaps we should ask, in which films doesn’t this chair appear? From 1980s classics such as Tron, to Casino Royal, from Down With Love to Role Models, Iron Man, Layer Cake, Twilight, Silent Hill, The Good Wife, 500 Days of Summer — even 1950s hits such as A Star is Born with Judy Garland could not be without it. All of which goes to show the timeless appeal of this chair.
3. The Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen
Designed in 1956, this modernist chair looks just at home in a home office or living room as it does around a dining table.
Its space-age good looks gave it pride of place on the U.S.S Enterprise during the late 1960’s in the TV Show Star Trek. Part tulip, part stemmed wine glass, the chair was designed to eliminate clutter and looks perfect in both contemporary interiors and traditional, eclectic schemes alike.
4. The Boca Sofa (Lip Sofa) by Gufram
Inspired by Salvador Dali’s Mae West sofa, designed in 1936, the Boca Sofa has been recreated in many forms over the years (included those based on Marilyn Monroe’s lips) and will certainly add a very groovy, humorous twist to your interiors. So, if you are looking to add a bit of 1960’s chic – not to mention an instant talking point – to your living room, look no further — if it is good enough for Austin Powers, it’s good enough for us.
5. Chesterfield Furniture
Perhaps surprisingly for a piece of furniture that has been around since the 18th century – when Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield apparently commissioned a bespoke sofa, saying it must be made of leather, have a deep-buttoned designed and have arms and a back that were the same height – Chesterfield sofas and armchairs remain something of a must-have in the movies.
From the scene in which Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent float on a Chesterfield sofa in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to the Matrix, in which its classic, comforting design is in the stark contrast to the futuristic nature of the film, this is one versatile piece of furniture.
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