Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Zig-Zag Chair by Gerrit Rietveld
Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld's Zig-Zag Chair is the final entry in our alphabetical advent calendar of iconic chairs. More
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: "Y Chair" by Hans J Wegner
The letter Y in our festive A-Zdvent calendar is represented by Hans J Wegner's CH24 chair, which is also known as the Y Chair because of its characteristically shaped back. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: FK 82 X-Chair by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
The criss-crossing metal frame that gives this 1968 design the name X-Chair has helped it find its way into our A-Zdvent overview of classic chairs. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry
With just two days until Christmas, today's offering from our A-Zdvent calendar is the cardboard Wiggle Chair by architect Frank Gehry. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Vermelha Chair by Campana brothers
Made from almost 500 metres of rope, the Vermelha Chair by Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana is our A-Zdvent calendar's letter V. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Up5 Chair by Gaetano Pesce
The bulbous Up5 Chair by Italian designer Gaetano Pesce follows on from the 20 iconic seat designs we've already featured for our A-Zdvent calendar. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Thonet No 14 Chair
A staple in cafes around the world, Thonet's steam-bent No 14 chair is T in the alphabetical list of iconic seats we're publishing each day until Christmas. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen
As we head closer to Christmas with our A-Zdvent list of iconic seats, S is represented by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen's Swan Chair. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Rover Chair by Ron Arad
Ron Arad said he "hardly designed anything" when creating his readymade Rover Chair, which is next up in our festive A-Zdvent calendar. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Queen Anne Side Chair by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
The next seat in our A-Zdvent calendar is Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Postmodern interpretation of an eighteenth-century Queen Anne chair. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Panton Chair by Verner Panton
The curvaceous Panton Chair by Danish designer Verner Panton continues our alphabetical list of iconic seating designs for the run up to Christmas. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Ovalia Egg Chair by Henrik Thor-Larsen
Danish designer Henrik Thor-Larsen's retro-futuristic 1968 Ovalia Egg Chair is the 15th iconic seat design in our Christmas countdown this year. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Navy Chair by Emeco
N is the next letter in our A-Zdvent calendar, represented by Emeco's lightweight aluminium Navy Chair designed for use on US submarines. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Miss Blanche Chair by Shiro Kuramata
Transparent resin blocks peppered with flowers form the seat and arms of the Miss Blanche Chair by Shiro Kuramata – letter M in our alphabetical Christmas countdown. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Lockheed Lounge by Marc Newson
The next instalment in our A-Zdvent calendar is the welded aluminium and fibreglass Lockheed Lounge by Australian designer Marc Newson. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Knotted Chair by Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders' 1996 Knotted Chair, which marked the Dutch designer's international breakthrough, is the next iconic seat design in our A-Zdvent calendar for this year. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Jam Chair by Archirivolto
Moving on to J, the next design in our festive alphabetical countdown is the Jam Chair created by Italian studio Archirivolto for Calligaris. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Icon Chair by Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck's aluminium Icon Chair for American furniture brand Emeco is today's offering in our A-Zdvent calendar for 2014. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Handkerchief chair by Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Next up in our alphabetical look at the history of chair design – the lightweight Handkerchief office chair designed by husband and wife team Massimo and Lella Vignelli in 1983. More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Garden Egg chair by Peter Ghyczy
The seventh entry in our A-Zdvent calendar is the Garden Egg chair by Hungarian designer Peter Ghyczy, which demonstrated new techniques for plastic production in the late 1960s. More
