Description

SOLD to REBECCA- $1295 (for the chair, matching footstool and interstate delivery) after 5 weeks of being listed in iNVISeDGE in 2019. (Listed price was for the chair only.)

Falcon Chair footstools sell for AU $500 each (for just the footstool)- they’re almost impossible to get and I like this footstool just as much … it’s also actually stronger than a Falcon footstool.

Provenance and Background Info

(Written in 2019)

This might well be the most comfortable chair to ever come out of Australia! If I needed another chair, I’d want it for myself. You just melt into this one. Chairs in this type of design tend to have little padding (they don’t need it because the angles and “give” are what create a really comfortable chair). The extra padding on this one makes it simply divine. It just seems to hug you. And to have the matching footstool available makes this VINTAGE find all the more special. (The footstool is an additional $220 if you’d like the footstool as well.)

I was told this piece was sold in Melbourne, Australia, in the mid-1970’s by Module Furniture. Most in this design have an upholstered armrest section- in dark colours it makes the design a little chunky for my liking (because of all the extra padding). This particular design is able to combine the extra comfort from the padding with the sleek minimalist flavour these 1970’s designs are famous for.

The comfort of this ensemble is obviously special but the durability is what really won me. This design is now about 45 years old- look at it after all these years of use! No guessing the quality of the leather on this one! Yes- there are cheap shitty leathers on furniture all over the place these days- this thick FULL-GRAIN LEATHER is the best you can get and rarely used anymore except in high-end pieces worth things like AU $10 000 for a single chair. And your proof of the quality is in the condition of this piece after all these years of use.

The other thing this one has going for it is very SOLID investment appeal. They couldn’t make a chair of this quality for anywhere near this price these days but this is a 45-year-old piece (with strong design provenance)- at this price there’s no reason why it shouldn’t continue to increase in value in the future (if you look after it with some sense.) This design is timeless, stylish and appeals to a wide cross-section of the market.

Similar styling to Sigurd Ressell’s, “Falcon” chair by Norwegian company, Vatne Mobler, this chair has a canvas sling that’s supported on a curved timber frame. I’ve seen first-hand how Falcon chairs keep rising in value- they’re now fetching up to $2700 EACH in some Melbourne design shops. The frame on this one is probably stronger than a Falcon chair too (because it has a metal sub-structure). This chair swivels as well which I think adds to the appeal of the design- Falcon chairs don’t swivel… This chair is supposed to swivel I should say. The swivel is extremely tight- it does move but it’s very hard. I’d say a few drenchings of WD40 in the joint area will get it going again. This chair is at my Melbourne depot and I ran out of time to borrow some WD40 from someone. I didn’t want to buy a can to sit around in my Melbourne storage unit because it’s likely it will sit there forever and never be used again. This chair is priced as if doesn’t swivel but I think it will with WD40.

Buying quality vintage furniture is a great way to go. If an Australian company made one again today, you’d be set back about $3000–$4000 but seeing first-hand how something has held up to use verifies how smart your investment is (before you even shell out a cent for it). I have no doubt this vintage Module chair will be passed onto future generations- a symbol that when something has been done well, it will live on. There’s no better way I can think of to invest in your home, reduce landfill and your carbon footprint.

This chair is in the same league as Artek, Anibou, Westnofa, Tessa, Parker, FLER and Danish Deluxe pieces.

Ref-1909