Object Lessons: The Most Elegant Stacking Chair - Remodelista
A British classic with a distinctly continental flair, the Ercol stacking chair was designed by an Italian immigrant brought up in London’s East End. In 2002, British fashion designer Margaret Howell collaborated with Ercol to revive some of its notable midcentury designs, including the stacking chair, to sell in her shops. The Ercol Stacking Chair, 17.75 inches wide, 19.75 inches deep, and 30.25 inches tall, is £293.25 ($379 USD) in natural or black at Haus. In the US, the Ercol Stacking Chair is available in beech or elm and in a natural finish as well as black, white, and several colors for $525 from A+R in LA. The Utility Furniture Scheme was created by the British Board of Trade in 1942 to make affordable furnishings. Ercol Reissue Chairs are available at Margaret Howell shops in London, Paris, and Tokyo–have a look at them stacked in white in our post on the Tokyo outpost, Japan’s Best Brit Brand. Vintage Ercol chairs are used at Rochelle Canteen, in Shoreditch, London, and can be sourced on eBay (for the most choices, search UK sellers). Read about Christine’s Ercol obsession in Design Sleuth: Stalking the Ercol Stacking Chair.