Mcguire Campaign
20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Glass, Fabric, Bamboo
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bamboo, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Dressers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Space Age Sofas
Steel
Vintage 1980s American Campaign Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Benches
Wicker
20th Century Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Rattan
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Dressers
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Upholstery
2010s American Console Tables
Lacquer
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
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Vintage 1950s North American Campaign Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1950s North American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Rattan
20th Century American Modern Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Campaign Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 2000s American Campaign Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century American Campaign Lounge Chairs
Oak, Leather
20th Century American Campaign Patio and Garden Furniture
Bamboo
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Stools
Brass
20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Patio and Garden Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Willow
Vintage 1950s North American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
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Like so many artists and designers, husband and wife John McGuire (1920–2013) and Elinor Stevenson (1914–2005) became masters in their trade by accident. For the founders of McGuire Furniture Company, well, furniture wasn’t actually in the plans.
The couple met just before the start of World War II (during which John was in the U.S. Navy and Elinor was a navigation instructor) and got married after it ended. They settled down in San Francisco where John held a couple of jobs — among them selling newspaper ads for the San Francisco Examiner while Elinor worked for Boeing Aircraft. Soon, an old Navy buddy of John’s asked him to help sell a bunch of rattan furniture and, needing the money, John agreed. His side business became so successful that John decided to quit his ad-sales job and work full-time in design.
In 1948, McGuire Furniture Company was born. Alongside the mid-century modern furniture designs then gaining popularity in the United States, John introduced an unconventional idea: traditional armchairs, stools and tables made of natural materials such as bamboo, which was strong yet could be rendered pliable when steamed, that were intended for the indoors rather than the front porch.
The brand’s first success was the now famous Director’s X-Chair by Leonard Linden. The military-campaign-style solid oak folding chair launched in 1956 and saw rattan binded with rawhide strips and a high-grade leather slug seat and back that eliminated the need for a plush cushion. Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charming moniker, the Cracked Ice chair was an instant classic and is one of the brand’s most recognizable designs.
Today, McGuire and another American furniture manufacturer, Baker Furniture Company, comprise Baker Interiors Group. McGuire remains true to the founders’ ideals and commitment to crafting the kind of organic modern furnishings that are synonymous with the warm and relaxed feel of California design. The company has collaborated with interior designers Steven Volpe, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and Nicole Hollis, and, as of 2019, its luxury furnishings share a 16,500-square-foot showroom with Baker’s in San Francisco. Some of the earliest McGuire Furniture Company designs are part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
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