A forthcoming selling exhibition at Christie’s Beverly Hills promises to bring together 50 of the most interesting chairs in Los Angeles. Their make spans antlers, steel, balloons, cardboard boxes, and resin. 50 Chairs at Christie’s includes famous and unique designs as well as chairs that have had famous former owners. They’re colorful and unconventional—and a reminder that even the most basic piece of furniture can always be reinvented and reimagined. The exhibition is being put on in partnership with the marketplace Basic.Space, which curated the collection. The chairs will be viewable by appointment at Christie’s Beverly Hills from September 25 to 30. Chair No. 2 by Joseph Santiago-Dieppa, Autobody Autobody [Photo: Basic.Space/Christie’s Beverly Hills] “These pieces are not united by a particular style or period—and they aren’t a group you’d usually see together,” Basic.Space founder and CEO Jesse Lee tells Fast Company. “They’re united by being 50 of the most interesting chairs from around the world, come together under one roof, offering a new way to buy design.” Lee adds: “Some pieces are ‘collectible,’ while others are more commercial, but they’re all authentically unique and interesting.” O Stool, Estudio Persona for Basic [Photo: Basic.Space/Christie’s Beverly Hills] The eclectic offerings include an Eames LCW by Charles and Ray Eames in a rare cowhide that was contributed by the Eames Foundation, and the Gufram Pratone, a green armchair designed in 1971 to look like grass, contributed by the L.A. studio BASA. Teamwork Chair by Playlab Inc. [Photo: Basic.Space/Christie’s Beverly Hills] Fashion designer Rick Owens crafted a Stag Stool made with an actual moose antler, and designer Kelly Wearstler, who recently launched a collection for H&M Home, contributed a hammered-brass chair by Philippe Hiquily. Stag Stool by Rick Owens, Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery [Photo: Basic.Space/Christie’s Beverly Hills] The Teamwork Chair by Playlab Inc. is a nonfu

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