Reissued, revisited and constantly declined, the Acapulco chair, all of Scoubidou wire dressed, sets up both inside and outside for a touch of exoticism. Zoom on the sunny style of this Mexican design icon.
Do you want to bring a little vitamins to your interior? The Acapulco chair, and its very graphic design, is for you. Designed according to the Mayan hammock weaving technique, the most comfortable in the world, it seems, This chair has the more or less round reinforcement and the structure in “Scoubidou wire” creates a real cocoon where to sit to dream. And if he settles in the gardens at first, he has long left the outdoor to become a full -fledged house armchair.
What is the origin of the Acapulco chair?
The origins of the Acapulco chair remain fairly vague. Legend has it been drawn in Mexicoby we do not know which craftsman, At the request of a French tourist visiting Acapulco who was looking for the ideal chair for his sunbathingbetween the 1940s and 1950s. The result? A comfortable and light armchair which has very good heat resistance thanks to the use of plastic rush and which has quickly become popular in Mexico. Passed from fashion to the end of the 20th century, it reappeared in Europe in a traveling exhibition highlighting Mexican design in 2008. It was necessary to inspire the design editors who then revive its production, offer variants and give it back its letters of nobility. Since then, it has attracted in colorful and pop version for the garden but also moved to interiors with pointed design in graphic black version, for example.
Where to find a real Acapulco chair?
Several brands publish their version of the Acapulco chair. In Mexico, we find, for example, the Silla Acapulco or Acapulco Chairs Baja which perpetuate the tradition. In France, the Plastic Boqa Specialist publishes the Acapulco chair In many colors and in its original dimensions.
Where to buy a cheap Acapulco chair?
Many decoration and supermarkets also offer their own interpretation of the Acapulco chair as At Leroy Merlin, Casa, Leclerc, Carrefour Home, Gifi or Ikea. We also find the chair under different names such as at Maisons du Monde, where he was called Copacabana. No matter the name of the Scoubidou chair, it also exists in bright color, black or white and is available even in small sofa and in coffee table.
Black, yellow, green … What color for my Acapulco chair?
Whatever atmosphere you want to create at home, as outside, there is necessarily an Acapulco chair adapted to your desires and needs. White, black, yellow, green, blue, pink, orange and even multicolored, the Acapulco chair sees all the colors And the hardest part will be to choose only one!
