Chair_One’s distinctive look was inspired by the geometry of a soccer ball. Two dimensional flat planes are assembled at angles to create a three-dimensional form. It is notably the first chair ever produced using die-cast aluminum.

When it was introduced in 2003, critics referred to it as the Darth Vader chair. Its edgy appearance received mixed reviews, but the iconic chair resides in the permanent collections of prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Intended for public seating, indoors and outside, the chair is often found in parks, cafes and museums. As designer Konstantin Grcic opined, “It’s not … a chair you’ll sit in for hours. It’s designed to be used in a waiting situation–for five, ten, twenty minutes at a time.”