Designed 1938, this example is circa 1940, orange canvas sling, black painted iron frame with welded joinery, unmarked.

34 x 28 x 30 in.

Jorge Ferrari Hardoy designed one of the most imitated chairs in modern furniture history — the butterfly chair, or as Knoll sold it for three years, the Hardoy Chair. In 1938, along with Antonio Bonet and Juan Kurchan, Hardoy designed a leather sling chair inspired by a wooden folding chair popular in Europe. The simple design garnered unexpected popularity and attention, and, in 1947, Hans Knoll licensed the design and introduced it to the Knoll collection. Unable to protect the license as knockoffs flooded the market, Knoll discontinued production in 1950.

Wear to the canvas at the edges; some scuffs and minor rusting to frame; overall good structural condition.