Vladimir Kagan Caterpillar Chairs Newly Upholstered in Camel Color Mohair

Goodness aren’t these Caterpillar Swivel Chairs by Vladimir Kagan the most stunning sculptural and complimentary shape you’ve seen. As enticing as chocolate truffles, these Kagan swivel chairs deliver the luxurious sitting experience you would expect. Sexy arm reaches around you to perfectly pull you in and drape you in soft camel mohair. Big cushioned seat makes it easy to stay a while. Newly professionally upholstered in chic Camel color mohair. After all, who doesn’t look good in Camel? Swivel about in style and comfort while looking amazing from every angle. Ready to ship. Photographed with and also currently available within our shop – Vladimir Kagan Bilbao Swiveling Chaise Lounge in Luxurious Latte Bouclé Design Institute of America Black & Brass Revolving Two Tier Coffee Table Karl Springer Style Ivory Bouclé Soufflé Pouf 1960s 22k Gold Shoji Sake Bottle & Glasses Set by Imperial Glass Co. Vintage Imperial Glass Co. Shoji Rocks Glasses 22-Karat Gold 1960s ‘Set of 8’ Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier Brass & Crystal Rod Floor Lamps c. 1970s

The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy. Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed. Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.” A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.