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20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Adirondack Patio and Garden Furni...
Wood, Oak
20th Century American Adirondack Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Adirondack Paintings
Iron
Vintage 1960s American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Down
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Patio and Garden Furniture
Wood
20th Century Unknown Adirondack Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
1990s Side Chairs
Hickory
2010s American Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Lounge Chairs
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Adirondack Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Stools
Iron
20th Century American Adirondack Patio and Garden Furniture
Teak
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decoys
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Vintage 1950s North American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Cotton, Polyester
20th Century Adirondack Native American Objects
Wool, Down, Feathers
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool, Leather
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Toys
Iron
Early 20th Century Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Cotton
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decoys
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Adirondack Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics
Pottery
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Linen
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Wool
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Linen
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Linen
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
20th Century American Adirondack Quilts and Blankets
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Wool
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool, Linen
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool, Linen
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Cotton
20th Century American Adirondack Pillows and Throws
Wool
Vintage 1970s Italian Adirondack Stools
Metal, Brass
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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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