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Beautiful and Sophisticated Edward Wormley Y arms chair in excellent original condition. This chair is made of solid walnut and laminated wood for the curved upper backrest. Incredibly complex construction details on this chair. Many of Wormley’s designs have a sense of effortless balance - rooted in nature’s proportional harmony. The slender legs taper gracefully, much like tree branches, adding to its lightweight aesthetic. Incredibly complex construction details on this chair.
The chair came to us in original condition and the only thing altered on it was the upholstery which has been done in a beautiful warm sage velvet. Dunbar Metal tag on the bottom of the chair. Chair is in a beautiful walnut tone with brass capped feet.
Cane is in excellent condition with one or two minor breaks.
Condition: Excellent Original Condition. With newly upholstered seat.
Dimensions: 22.25" W x 22" D x 32.25" H
Seat Height: 18"
About the Designer:
(from left to right) George Nelson, Edward J Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, and Jens Risom featured in the July, 1961 Playboy magazine article “Designs for Living”
A leading American furniture designer for over four decades, Edward J Wormley possessed a personal flair for embracing modern trends without a total departure from historical influences. His ability to combine the finest materials with outstanding craftsmanship became the cornerstone of his design statement. Wormley’s significant, personal contribution to modern design has earned him a position along side his noted contemporaries: Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, George Nelson, Jens Risom, and Eero Sarrinen.
Edward J Wormley was born on December 31, 1907 in Oswego, IL, a small community west of Chicago. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1926 to 1928 and took his first job in the interior design studio at Marshall Field & Company department store. In 1931, he was recruited by DUNBAR and quickly became their Director of Design. Wormley's tenure as Design Director spanned over thirty years and is considered one of the most historically meaningful between a designer and manufacturer.
In His Own Words
“Furniture is needed for practical reasons, and because it must be there, it may as well be as pleasant as possible to look at, and in a less definable psychological way, comforting to the spirit.”
“Modernism means freedom—freedom to mix, to choose, to change, to embrace the new but to hold fast to what is good.”
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