1932 Office Chairs
A set of four 1932 office armchairs in horsehair and leather with nailhead trim.
- Era
- 1932
- Pieces
- A set of four armchairs
- Materials
- Coil springs, horsehair, leather, brass nailheads
These four office armchairs date to 1932. Each seat was rebuilt on new webbing with hand-tied springs and a horsehair crown, then covered in brown leather and finished with brass nailheads.
The full process is filmed in the 1930s office chair video series, from tying springs to setting the last nailhead.
From the bench
15 photographs of the work, in the order it was done. Swipe or use the arrows to browse, and select any photo to enlarge it.
Watch the methods
1930s office chair in horsehair and leather, filmed in Kim's shop. The same techniques went into this piece.
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