Emeco chairs began in 1944 with a collaboration between Emeco and ALCOA to develop a seaworthy chair for military use. ALCOA’s scientists and Navy engineers consulted with Emeco to produce the Navy Chair in Emeco’s Hanover, PA workshops where all of their chair collections are still made today. Built individually by a handful of craftsmen, 77 painstaking steps at a time. The prototype version of this stool was first used in 2001 for the Mies van der Rohe retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for a recreated café that Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich originally designed, a beautiful space with waving curtains. The museum selected these stools by Philippe Starck as pieces that might have been chosen by Mies van der Rohe today. This particular model has been designed perfectly to counter height with the seat at 24" high.
Designed by: Philippe Starck
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| Emeco Counter Stool | 24" H x 14" W x 14" D | 6 lbs |
Emeco builds great chairs. Since 1944, Emeco has been focused on a single goal: combining the best materials with the highest skilled craftsman. Quality hasn't been an accident. It's about process and people. Emeco chairs have become universal within the design community. The Naval Chair and its descendants grace fashion spreads, hotels, restaurants, offices, television, and feature-length films. They have played an integral role in great spaces for over half a century.
Emeco (The Electric Machine and Equipment Co.) was founded in 1944 by Wilton C. Dinges. Emeco’s manufacturing process is the result of a collaboration with ALCOA to develop a seaworthy chair for military use. ALCOA’s scientists and Navy engineers consulted with Emeco to produce the chairs in the Hanover, PA workshops and they’re still made there today. Emeco's founder, Wilton C. Dinges, was a master tool and die maker, with an engineering background. His engineering ability was complemented by an appreciation for sculpture, specifically Rodin. He portrayed these two passions in an advertising campaign which expressed his original vision – the Emeco chair as a one piece sculptured masterwork. Today Emeco is led by CEO Gregg Buchbinder who sums up their vision as: design plus craftsmanship. More on Emeco...
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The stool has a small footprint, yet is very stable. It fits into the small space at my kitchen island perfectly. It is also very sturdy, and might very well outlive me. But, for the price, I expected a flawless appearance. Instead, where the support is attached to the legs, the welds look somewhat uneven. It makes the stool look more appropriate for a shop instead of a kitchen. It definitely doesn't have the high-end look I expected. And it looks like that is just the way they are made, and not just a flaw on this one, so I saw no reason to return it. It suits my purposes better than anything else i saw online, so I'd order it again.
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