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Seller's Notes:I have had these beautiful chairs for 10 years. I brought them with me when I moved to NY from Miami (where the chairs were designed and made by Seymour James Wiener). From trystcraft.com: Herman Wiener and his brother Seymour James Wiener started a furniture production business in 1952. They bought a workshop and fabrication equipment from an army reservist who was heading to Korea. Herman was in charge of sales and distribution while his brother designed and made the furniture. James studied sculpture at Cranbrook, where the period's star designers Charles Eames, Florence Knoll and Eero Saarinen had studied. James came up with Kodawood's designs, researched, developed and patented several fabrication processes for applying an upholstered pad to one side of a bentwood shape and walnut veneer to the other. When others began copying his technique he vigorously defended his patent rights through lawsuits, but eventually chose to ignore the copycats as their presence seemed to help his own brand in the marketplace. Kodawood is probably best known for its 'clamshell' chairs.

Brand: Vintage/Antique

Collection: Seymour James Wiener walnut lounge chair for Kodawood

Manufacturer Link: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/lounge-chairs/s...