The famously uber comfortable safari chair by Maurice Burke for Ariana, UK circa 1963.
The chair chair is executed in bright cream / white leatherette & superior African teak. Accented with stainless steel rivets (one missing) the chair is in excellent vintage condition with wear in line with age.
Arkana furniture was originally manufactured in Falkirk. The pieces they are best known for are the tulip ranges which are 1960s and 70s versions of the designs of Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the mid 1950s.
In the mid to late 1960s Arkana was taken over by Christie Tyler, who by that stage already owned Avalon Furniture, and production of Arkana pieces subsequently moved from Scotland to Bath. Christie Tyler were a successful upholstery manufacturer who, in the 1960s, started to take over furniture makers such as Avalon, Bath Cabinet Makers and Arkana.
Height:70cm
Width: 63cm
Depth: 61cm
Seat height: 40cm
The famously uber comfortable safari chair by Maurice Burke for Ariana, UK circa 1963.
The chair chair is executed in bright cream / white leatherette & superior African teak. Accented with stainless steel rivets (one missing) the chair is in excellent vintage condition with wear in line with age.
Arkana furniture was originally manufactured in Falkirk. The pieces they are best known for are the tulip ranges which are 1960s and 70s versions of the designs of Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the mid 1950s.
In the mid to late 1960s Arkana was taken over by Christie Tyler, who by that stage already owned Avalon Furniture, and production of Arkana pieces subsequently moved from Scotland to Bath. Christie Tyler were a successful upholstery manufacturer who, in the 1960s, started to take over furniture makers such as Avalon, Bath Cabinet Makers and Arkana.
Height:70cm
Width: 63cm
Depth: 61cm
Seat height: 40cm