Chair cover for 'Kone' chair

McLay, Roger

1950

Chair cover, for 'Kone' chair, cotton chenille, Roger McLay, Australia, 1950-1960

Powerhouse

A circular, textured, yellow chair cover is shown against a white background. The cover appears to be made of chenille fabric and has a split down the middle. Chair cover for 'Kone' chair, designed by Roger McLay, Sydney, around 1950. Yellow cotton chenille, circle with a slit at the radius, draw string around edge, ties on the reverse, maker's tag on inside edge. Roger McLay designed the cover as an optional addition to his 'Kone' chair, which some retailers found 'a little too spartan'. He wanted a deeply textured effect and originally considered using carpet, but this presented too many difficulties in terms of achieving a good finish at the edges. With so little available in furnishing fabrics at the time, McLay chose chenille, which even then was not considered to be a particularly g