3-legged Chair by Egon Eiermann

Exclusivity in wood

A chair whose frame, seat and back consist completely of moulded wood was to be the first production furniture item jointly developed by Egon Eiermann and WILDE+SPIETH. The SE 42 is a three-legged wooden chair which, to this day, with its variety of colours and shapes, still – or perhaps now in particular – stands out from the masses thanks to its distinctive lines and exclusive workmanship.

SE 42

Designer: Egon Eiermann | 1949

The idea of achieving the minimum possible bending radius for its plastic shaping was followed by a very long development process during which Eiermann repeatedly reached and even exceeded the limits of what is possible.

In their very different and distinctive forms, the seat and back were intended to be individually adapted to the human shape, yet at the same time be perfectly harmonised with each other. The fact that he transferred the resulting designs to many of his projects that followed shows how satisfied he finally was with the outcome.