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# This Pricey Burger Chair Doesn't Come With Fries, But It Is Inspired by Art
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/seletti-burger-chair/
- Published: 2019-09-13T18:14:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:23:14.000Z
- Description: Relish Italian luxury retailer Seletti's "Burger Chair" — which looks uncannily like Claes Oldenburg's "Floor Burger."
- Author: Sarah Rose Sharp
- Tags: News, Claes Oldenburg, furniture, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/09/ob2.jpg)

“Burger Chair” by Seletti, retailing at Bergdorf Goodman for $4,950 (cushions not included). (image courtesy Seletti)

As any art collector will tell you, you can’t put a price on the singular aesthetics and pedigree of an artist like Claes Oldenburg. Unfortunately for us plebeians, Oldenburg [soft sculptures](https://pulitzerarts.org/exhibition/claes-oldenburgs-soft-sculptures/?ref=hyperallergic.com) are far beyond our reach. So where, I ask, can the humble among us with $5,000 or so dollars to spend on a chair get a “[Floor Burger](https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/270/3504?ref=hyperallergic.com)” of our very own?

Great news, guys. [Bergdorf Goodman ](https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/seletti-burger-chair-burger-prod152170014?childItemId=BGHCPM0%5F&ref=hyperallergic.com)to the rescue!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/09/ob4.jpg)

Claes Oldenburg, “Floor Burger” (1962) on display at the Museum of Modern Art. (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)

From [Seletti](https://www.seletti.it/?v=7516fd43adaa&ref=hyperallergic.com), Italian retailer of luxury designer home goods, comes the “[Burger Chair](https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/seletti-burger-chair-burger-prod152170014?childItemId=BGHCPM0%5F&ref=hyperallergic.com)” — a fully functional and sittable soft sculpture for those with a discerning eye for delicious décor. As Oldenburg himself knew all too well, no one likes a plain burger, so you’ll want to accessorize with [gherkin](https://www.seletti.it/shop/gherkin-cushion/?v=7516fd43adaa&ref=hyperallergic.com), [cucumber](https://www.seletti.it/shop/cucumber-cushion/?v=7516fd43adaa&ref=hyperallergic.com), or [tomato](https://www.seletti.it/shop/tomato-cushion/?v=7516fd43adaa&ref=hyperallergic.com) cushions (sold separately) to complete the homage. Cucumber on burgers, as American as late-stage capitalism!

Of course, while this represents the answer to one dream, it raises another impossible conundrum: what coordinates with an Oldenburger? Babies, do not worry, Seletti is not about to leave you out in the cold; there is, of course, a “[Hot Dog Sofa](https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/seletti-sofa-hot-dog-prod152160247?ref=hyperallergic.com),” with room for all the cucumber cushions you can cram on there. That sweet number retails for just $7,100 at Bergdorf’s, meaning you’ll want to realistically budget $14,000 for the whole set, because Claes wouldn’t want you to skimp on the tomatoes. Still such a bargain, you practically can’t afford not to buy it! Your friends may whisper behind your back, but they’ll still line up to take selfies on your Oldenburger, so fuck ‘em.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/09/ob3.jpg)

Few are bold enough to feature this kind of statement piece in their living room. The statement being, “I am over-resourced and insane.” (image courtesy Seletti)

Start saving your holiday dollars, and make this one a Merry Claes-mas! Happy shopping!