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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Pssst...It's called a slip seat.

It's time for another installment of furniture term trivia you'll probably never need to know...but, boy, will it make you feel smart to be carrying all this knowledge around in your head!

A slip seat is an upholstered "loose seat" insert that is dropped into the frame of a dining chair and can be removed for reupholstery. It sits inside and somewhat flush with the frame, rather than sitting atop the frame.  While many mid-century chairs, especially Danish Modern designs, have seats that extend beyond the frame, slip seats are not uncommon.


Arne Vodder chairs
rubylane.com
Chairs by Anderstrup Møbelfabrik
ebay.com - thekeyantiques
Johannes Andersen chairs
danishgallery.com

Here's an example of a chair that does not have a slip seat. Rather, the seat sits on top of the frame and extends several inches beyond it. 


Vilhelm Wohlert chairs - NOT slip seats
bondandbowery.com

10 comments:

  1. Nice legs and thanks for the info!

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    1. I have an endless supply of useless information which I'm more than happy to share with people I like...LOL

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  2. Oh, I love chairs! What is it about them? These are wonderful, such style. The Vodder chairs are my personal fav. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge Dana! Pam

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    1. I agree that there's something magical about chairs. I think that's where designers really express themselves.

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  3. Thanks Dana! I love this kind of info!

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    1. Someone should come up with a Trivial Pursuit game about mid-century design! We'd all be giving it to each other as birthday gifts. :)

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  4. This is the only seat I know how to reupholster. Now I know the name of it. I have my staple gun ready too!

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    1. My SIL has gotten sidetracked in his search for a commercial sewing machine for me. All I have so far is a $400 air stapler/compressor combo. It's kinda overkill for jobs like this...but I'm not complaining, because it's sure easier on the hands than my old stapler.

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  5. Thank you for sharing, now I can impress my friends...

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    1. Always happy to give my readers an advantage when playing the party version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. :)

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