{"id":372,"date":"2012-06-06T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2012-06-01T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:11:00","slug":"cool-find-three-person-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"Cool Find: Three-Person Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-person-chair_bar-in-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-373\" title=\"3 person chair_bar in Paris\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-person-chair_bar-in-Paris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-person-chair_bar-in-Paris.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-person-chair_bar-in-Paris-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first glance, this circular 3-person &#8220;chair&#8221; looks wholly impractical. \u00a0But having run out of other seating options at the bar (and wearing very high heels), two friends and I took a seat.<\/p>\n<p>Surprise! \u00a0This design is genius! \u00a0Because the angle of the seats allows all three people to look inward and easily converse, it is actually the most practical option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2-people-in-chair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-374\" title=\"2 people in chair\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2-people-in-chair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2-people-in-chair.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2-people-in-chair-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-people-in-chair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-375\" title=\"3 people in chair\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-people-in-chair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-people-in-chair.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3-people-in-chair-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had never seen this design before. Or at least never noticed it, although it&#8217;s rather difficult to miss. \u00a0I found it in a bar in the Marais neighborhood of Paris, and assumed from its style and construction that it&#8217;s a vintage or antique piece. \u00a0It seems like perfect parlor seating. \u00a0Like something the French intellectuals would have used to host their <em>salons<\/em> in the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news: I fell in love with this chair, and have since scoured flea markets, consignment shops and boutiques around France and Belgium and have failed to find another one. \u00a0But never fear,\u00a0the search continues! \u00a0(P.S. please let me know if you spot one!!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At first glance, this circular 3-person &#8220;chair&#8221; looks wholly impractical. \u00a0But having run out of other seating options at the bar (and wearing very high heels), two friends and I took a seat. 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