Unknown Maker, American

Colonial furniture makers appropriated the basic form of the Windsor chair from English designs and developed an American classic. Similar to the Elastic chair on the left, this Windsor chair utilizes bentwood technology, noticeable in the dramatically curved back which seamlessly becomes the delicate arms. The green painted finish covers and unifies the numerous woods used in the chair’s construction and underscores its versatility both indoors and out. This chair communicates the duality of traditional form with progressive design, challenging industry and material properties with bentwood technology.