Adirondack Hickory
Early 20th Century Adirondack Settees
Hickory, Wood
Vintage 1930s Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Rattan, Hardwood
1990s Side Chairs
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Stools
Iron
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Settees
Rattan, Hickory
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Benches
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Dining Room Tables
Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Bookcases
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Side Chairs
Animal Skin, Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Footstools
Horn, Muslin
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Hickory, Wood
20th Century Benches
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Tables
Hickory
Early 2000s Adirondack End Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Lounge Chairs
Rattan, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Chairs
Leather, Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Hickory
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Center Tables
Wood, Hickory, Beads
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hickory, Oak
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Chairs
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hickory
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Dining Room Tables
Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
Antique 1890s American Adirondack Chairs
Hickory
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Center Tables
Wood, Hickory
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Settees
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Center Tables
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Dining Room Tables
Hickory
Vintage 1920s American Adirondack Settees
Hickory
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Chairs
Suede, Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Hickory
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Dining Room Chairs
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Dining Room Tables
Hickory, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Hickory
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Hickory
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
Vintage 1920s American Adirondack Footstools
Leather, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Hickory
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Hickory
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Hickory
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Iron
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Hickory
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Hickory
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Hickory
20th Century American Rustic Armchairs
Leather, Rattan, Wood, Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Oak
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Wool
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A Close Look at adirondack Furniture
Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
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