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- Side Chair Made by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1945 -
- 1930-1945
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Side Chair Made by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1945
- Eames Molded Dining Chair, circa 1950 - Charles and Ray Eames designed this chair in the mid-1940s. Intent on creating practical, durable, and affordable seating, they turned to basic materials such as plywood and steel rod. Its simplicity and strength suggest a pure engineering solution, but its grace and delicate appearance give it a sculptural presence. It also happens to be incredibly comfortable.
- circa 1950
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Eames Molded Dining Chair, circa 1950
Charles and Ray Eames designed this chair in the mid-1940s. Intent on creating practical, durable, and affordable seating, they turned to basic materials such as plywood and steel rod. Its simplicity and strength suggest a pure engineering solution, but its grace and delicate appearance give it a sculptural presence. It also happens to be incredibly comfortable.
- Executive Side Chair, 1948 - Finnish-American architect and designer Eero Saarinen grew up at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in nearby Bloomfield Hills, after his father designed the campus and became its first president. The relationships Saarinen cultivated at Cranbrook had lasting influence. This chair was produced by Knoll furniture company, then headed by a Cranbrook friend and classmate, Florence Schust Knoll, alongside her husband.
- 1948
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Executive Side Chair, 1948
Finnish-American architect and designer Eero Saarinen grew up at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in nearby Bloomfield Hills, after his father designed the campus and became its first president. The relationships Saarinen cultivated at Cranbrook had lasting influence. This chair was produced by Knoll furniture company, then headed by a Cranbrook friend and classmate, Florence Schust Knoll, alongside her husband.
- Side Chair, 1860-1900 -
- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Side Chair, 1860-1900
- Side Chair, 1740-1760 -
- 1740-1760
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Side Chair, 1740-1760
- Side Chair Attributed to Solomon Fussell, 1730-1770 -
- 1730-1770
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Side Chair Attributed to Solomon Fussell, 1730-1770
- Ladder-Back Side Chair, 1750-1775 - Ladder-back chairs appeared in America with the first colonists 400 years ago, and they've been popular ever since. Easy to build, comfortable to sit on, and very sturdy -- ladder-back chairs have been made as side chairs, armchairs, rockers, and even benches.
- 1750-1775
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Ladder-Back Side Chair, 1750-1775
Ladder-back chairs appeared in America with the first colonists 400 years ago, and they've been popular ever since. Easy to build, comfortable to sit on, and very sturdy -- ladder-back chairs have been made as side chairs, armchairs, rockers, and even benches.
- Side Chair, 1785-1805 -
- 1785-1805
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Side Chair, 1785-1805
- Gragg "Elastic" Side Chair, circa 1808 -
- circa 1808
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Gragg "Elastic" Side Chair, circa 1808
- Side Chair, 1790-1800 -
- 1790-1800
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Side Chair, 1790-1800