Era Armchair with Upholstered Seat

Description from Design Within Reach

Defined by its dependable bentwood construction and simple organic form, the graceful, lightweight and surprisingly strong Era Collection (1859) has been in continuous production for more than 150 years. By making the chair back and rear legs from a single piece of curved wood, designer Michael Thonet, who perfected the bentwood process for chair-making, eliminated the need for expensive and time-consuming hand-carved joints. Swiss architect Le Corbusier used the Era Chair in his buildings, stating, “This chair, whose millions of representatives are used on the Continent and in the two Americas, possesses nobility.” Other fans of this iconic form included Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, both of whom featured this chair in their paintings. As with any natural material, slight variations in the texture and color of the wood are to be expected and are not defects. Made in the Czech Republic at a factory that’s been making chairs for more than a century.

Materials : Solid beech wood from FSC-certified sources; water-based stain and varnish; polyurethane foam padding; nylon floor glides. Fame fabric upholstery (95% wool, 5% polyamide).

Measurements : H 31.5″ W 23.5″ D 24″ Seat H 18.25″ Arm H 27″