Danko Chair by Peter Danko

USA, 1995. Molded from a single sheet of maple plywood, 20 available.

Italy, 1988. Lounge chair made of injection-molded plastic using a blend of recycled polyethylene materials that gave each chair a unique marbleized appearance.

Italy, 1988. Lounge chair made of injection-molded plastic using a blend of recycled polyethylene materials that gave each chair a unique marbleized appearance.

1969, France. Fiberglass chaise lounge molded to mimic the human form.

1961, Italy. Lacquered fiberglass on a tubular chrome-plated steel base. “In 1957, in the second year of university, while the professor of Construction Sciences explains the princi...

Italy, 1967. Original red vinyl upholstery. This particular piece comes from the Walker Art Center’s 2016 exhibit, Hippie Modernism: the Struggle for Utopia. “Designed in 1967 by ...

Scarce bent plywood ‘Bodyform’ children’s chairs. ca. 1980.

c. 1983. Bentwood construction with wood painted black. Reupholstered in grey wool Boucle. Designed by Peter Danko in Michigan.

Set of six wood dining chairs with original red upholstery by Peter Danko, born Washington DC 1949. Peter designed the Clyde’s chairs for...

Set of (4) Peter Danko design Mid-Century Modern "Bodyform" dining chairs bent Molded wood. These are stackable chairs. Very unique Bodyform side chairs upholstered in a yellow Vinyl...

This is a set of four navy Ashton side dining chairs, made from 'Birple', a combination of Birch and Maple, sandwiched into layers. The sides are single cut with no joints to wear ...

Chairs listed and sold as a set of (2) It is truly no surprise that this same chair is in the permanent collection at The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Meditate on the genius involved in crafting each chair from a single sheet of layered ply. Cutting and molding a single medium into functional art with a style so timeless, the revival exceeds the debut. Designed by Peter Danko in 1978 and produced by Thonet, all but one chair had their original factory tags underneath. The three tags were gently removed and bagged separately during our restoration. Exquisitely re-upholstered in red-orange weave fabric to harmoniously compliment the honey colored oak frames. Our restoration team spent countless hours touching up the frames. Although a few still remain, most chips and scratches were expertly mitigated before we applied a topcoat to match the original. We're certain these chairs will meet expectations. The chair was gifted to the museum by Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), in honor of Michael W...