Adirondack Antique
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Hickory, Wood
Early 20th Century North American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Twig
19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Twig
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Twig, Wood, Paint
19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Willow, Twig
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Beech
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Willow
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Iron
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Adirondack Antique
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Rush, Hickory
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Cherry
19th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Iron
19th Century Adirondack Antique
Oil
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Bamboo
Late 19th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Rustic Adirondack Antique
Twig, Glass
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Birch, Pine
19th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Willow
19th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Maple, Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Steel
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Birch
Late 19th Century Afghan Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wool
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Oak
19th Century Adirondack Antique
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Adirondack Antique
Wood
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique
Wood
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Iron
Early 20th Century Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Rattan, Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Twig, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Twig, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wool
Early 1900s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Hickory, Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Twig, Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Late 19th Century Persian Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Hickory
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Adirondack Antique
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique
Horn
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Adirondack Antique
Wood
1910s Adirondack Antique
Paper
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Adirondack Antique
Twig
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Adirondack Antique
Upholstery, Oak
1910s American Industrial Adirondack Antique
Plaster, Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
1890s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Iron
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Cement
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wood
1920s American Adirondack Adirondack Antique
Wicker
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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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