Just Wing It!

We love how this room ties all the right ele­ments of modern and tra­di­tional together, per­fectly! (and how our Worlds Away Powell Cock­tail Table looks amazing, as well!)–Photo cour­tesy of www​.img​fave​.com.

The wing­back chair has come a long way since it first debuted in the early 18th cen­tury.  The def­i­n­i­tion of the wing­back chair, according to design­boom is, “a chair, which is usu­ally fully uphol­stered, with wings rising up from the arm and joining the back at a 90-​​degree or wider angle.”

Kelly Wearstler’s hom­mage to the wing­back chair, as shown in this seating area at The Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica.–Photo cour­tesy of wwwthe​icon​icblog​.com.

The pur­pose for these wings were also rumored to pro­tect a woman’s del­i­cate skin from the heat of the fire­place.  The height is also pre­ferred by those who are taller, giving a com­fort­able height that sur­rounds the head and offers a place to lean on.

The over-​​exaggerated curves on this classic wing­back chair mimic the curved lamps to bring a soft­ness into an oth­er­wise stream­lined office.–Photo cour­tesy of www​.annesage​.com.

Wing­back chairs are not just for fire­side chats any­more.  Now we see wing chairs every­where from bed­rooms, living rooms, offices, and even dining rooms.  With the more mod­ern­ized take on this tra­di­tional classic, the wing chair has become a piece used to add a bit of sur­prise or pop to a room, when adorned with a bold pat­terned fabric or nail heads.

Check out a few of our per­sonal favorites from CGH…

Left to Right(Top to Bottom): Nash Wing Chair Cream $1650, Anderson Wing Chair with Brass Nail­heads $1600, Lil­lian Occa­sional Chair $990, Linen Nail­head Dining Chair with Arms $1055, Borges Chair $2950, Nash Wing Chair in Gray Velvet $1900.