This Week's Top 5 Favorite 1stdibs Items: Adventurous Seating!

We really loved what Verner Panton, this week's designer influence, had to say about chairs: "sitting should be funny—like playing—an experience". In honor of his unique perspective of sitting, we've decided to round up a few other types of seats that could be confusing, or at the very least an adventure. 1stdibs must have been inspired by Panton this week too, as we found a good bunch of crazy-looking seats:

1) China Evergreen Granite Chair No. 3
It's hard to tell if this piece by Max Lamb is a sculpture or a chair, but it is indeed something you can use as a seat. Whether it's comfortable or not, we're not sure, but we know you'd better like the place in your room you choose to put it---you probably won't be able to move it very easily! Price: contact dealer
Dealer: Johnson Trading Gallery

2) Studio Simon Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Can
Is it soup? Is it pop art? No it's a stool! You might just succeed in confusing your guests for a moment when they walk into your living room looking for a seat and find a giant soup can! But, a piece like this is not only a show-stopper, it's a conversation starter!
Price: $5,200
Dealer: March

3) Signed Pedro Friedeberg Gilt Hand Chair
Much like a giant can of soup, another startling sight for a guest in your home could be a giant golden hand. It could prove so startling it might take a few moments to realize it's a seat as well! With a piece like this you might want to keep the rest of your furnishings understated.
Price: contact dealer
Dealer: Craig Van Den Brulle

4) Pair of Art Deco Tulip Chairs
Though this pair of tulip chairs from the 1940s resembles actual chairs more than a few of the other pieces mentioned today, their complicated wood tones paired with the contrasting cowhide upholstery makes them quite a sight to be seen, and a little hard to figure out.
Price: $6,500
Dealer: Quotient

5) Pre Production Herman Miller Chair
This has got to be the most Verner Panton-esque chair on our list today! Though recognizable as a chair, the strange contraption known as a back as well as all the possibly positions you can put it in are sure to make sitting in this Herman Miller chair an adventure! And isn't the color just so bold?
Price: contact dealer
Dealer: red

Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's listings from 1stdibs, where you can find more fabulous, one-of-a-kind show-stopping pieces, as well as a number of other great pieces!

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