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( Above Photo: Chinese Chippendale Chairs )
Chinese Chippendale refers to a furniture style first designed by Thomas Chippendale in the late 18th century. Even though an old way of making chair backs, it is getting a resurgence, with home décor specialists preferring to use it.
The style is mainly visible on carver or style chairs, which have versatile uses, especially in the living and dining rooms. Its design conforms to the chinoiserie style, which Chippendale favored. The Chinese Chippendale chair has clean, simple lines and a heavily upholstered seat.
Overall, it has a formal shape with an open-lattice back splat that makes the chair transparent and light. Its versatility makes it great to adopt in any home.
The Chinese Chippendale chair did not end with Thomas Chippendale. For over two and a half centuries, many furniture manufacturers and designers have copied the chair and included some modifications to it.
Today, you can find the chair in virtually any color, depending on the manufacturer. The wood used to make it is deliberately shaped like faux bamboo to echo Chippendale’s love for chinoiserie. If you’re thinking of buying the Chinese Chippendale chair, check out the following to know more about it.
( Above Photo: Gilt Chippendale Mirror - Pier Mirrors Ornate Birds )
Of course, the chair’s name comes from Thomas Chippendale, its original designer. In 1754, Chippendale published The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Directory, reflecting the popular furniture styles.
In the history of cabinetmaking, no one else had ever published a book containing furniture designs. With time, many furniture makers in Europe, England, and the United States used the book to guide their work.
Chippendale popularized the use of chinoiserie in furniture design to conform to the growing popularity of decoration elements borrowed from China and the Far East. Apart from using oriental-style lacquer, Chippendale proposed using the Chinese style to make the furniture pieces.
( Above Photo: Chippendale Carver Arm Chair - Antique Mahogany 1890 )
The Chinese Chippendale chair is a popular furniture piece with a broad, low seat with substantial upholstery or a loose cushion. It has a lattice splat back, which is available in distinct geometric patterns and a back rail, which can be flat or arched in the middle.
Chippendale wanted it to serve as a dining chair or when drinking tea when designing this chair. In the 18th century, the chair would sit against the wall until it was needed. With the light and open design, moving the chair was extremely easy. Besides, its lattice back-splat had decorative qualities that made the room look much better.
( Above Photo: Pair Chippendale Arm Chairs Mahogany Antique 1800 )
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, chinoiserie became a popular design element after discovering art from the far east. Chinoiserie simply means ‘Chinese style’ and refers to anything created using that style.
Fascinated by japanned furniture, exotic silk, and porcelain, and bamboo, designers created furniture using their European interpretations of styles from the Far East. It was through inspiration from this trend that Chinese Chippendale chairs emerged.
If you’re looking for a Chinese Chippendale chair to buy, we have a wide selection from several furniture makers for your choice.
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