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- Ottoman Footstool, from The Girard Group Series, 1966-1967 - Alexander Girard was best known as a textile designer, but he also practiced architecture, graphic design, interior design, and furniture design. This ottoman design, initially created as part of Girard's large-scale redesign for Braniff International Airways, was later sold by Herman Miller Inc. in the Girard Group Series. Girard-designed textiles were available for the upholstery too -- this one features his colorful "Jacob's Coat" pattern.
- 1966-1967
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Ottoman Footstool, from The Girard Group Series, 1966-1967
Alexander Girard was best known as a textile designer, but he also practiced architecture, graphic design, interior design, and furniture design. This ottoman design, initially created as part of Girard's large-scale redesign for Braniff International Airways, was later sold by Herman Miller Inc. in the Girard Group Series. Girard-designed textiles were available for the upholstery too -- this one features his colorful "Jacob's Coat" pattern.
- Reclining Chair with Arms and Ottoman, 1958-1991 -
- 1958-1991
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Reclining Chair with Arms and Ottoman, 1958-1991
- Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929 - This reclining chair was one of the first upholstered chairs produced by La-Z-Boy co-founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch. The earliest La-Z-Boys featured a patented reclining system and included a separate ottoman. Later technical refinements would produce a built-in footrest, eliminating the need for an ottoman and leading to the modern La-Z-Boy recliner.
- 1929
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Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929
This reclining chair was one of the first upholstered chairs produced by La-Z-Boy co-founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch. The earliest La-Z-Boys featured a patented reclining system and included a separate ottoman. Later technical refinements would produce a built-in footrest, eliminating the need for an ottoman and leading to the modern La-Z-Boy recliner.
- Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Introduced in 1956 - Charles Eames, co-designer of this chair, felt it had "a sort of ugliness" about it--although he conceded that "it has apparently given a lot of pleasure to people." In production since 1956, it is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century furniture--a design that meshes elemental luxury with the finely honed simplicity of Charles and Ray Eames' best work.
- 1956
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Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Introduced in 1956
Charles Eames, co-designer of this chair, felt it had "a sort of ugliness" about it--although he conceded that "it has apparently given a lot of pleasure to people." In production since 1956, it is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century furniture--a design that meshes elemental luxury with the finely honed simplicity of Charles and Ray Eames' best work.
- Ottoman Model - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
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Ottoman Model
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.