Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
American
Pioneers of furniture designed especially for the outdoors, Brown Jordan channeled — in tables, lounge chairs and armchairs — the carefree postwar California spirit and helped create a new space in American life: the patio.
The outdoor furniture brand began to take shape in 1945, when Robert Brown, an industrial designer, and Hubert Jordan met in Pasadena, California, and began collaborating on their first design, a traditional wrought-iron breakfast set they called Morning Glory. They offered it for sale via the upscale department store Bullock’s Wilshire. The store ran an ad about the new outdoor set, and, by the end of the day, it had sold out completely.
A few years later, in 1948, the duo followed up with a new, very different design: the Leisure collection, one of the first to combine aluminum with vinyl “lace.” The materials were newly available after the war and offered a mid-century silhouette that was also lightweight and specifically designed for outdoor use. Some of Brown Jordan’s most singular pieces arose from another postwar material: Copper piping salvaged from ships that had sunk at Pearl Harbor was used to create sculptural, curvilinear outdoor furnishings as part of the Walter Lamb Bronze collection, which was first launched in the 1940s.
The Tamiami collection, by Brown Jordan in-house designer Hall Bradley, followed in the 1950s, with streamlined aluminum frames and vinyl seats and backs woven in a diagonal pattern. The line quickly became popular not only in California but across the country and on the East Coast, prompting an expansion from the original two colorways to a wider assortment of of-the-moment hues.
Brown Jordan’s offerings gained recognition as both innovations and symbols of a new kind of leisure. Tadao Inouye’s Kantan lounge chair, launched in 1956, was chosen by the Department of Commerce to be exhibited at the 1959 Industrial World’s Fair in Tokyo. In 1968, it was featured in the Cooper Hewitt’s “Please Be Seated” exhibit.
Bright colorways, metallics, pastels, powder coating and weather-ready materials became some of Brown Jordan’s hallmarks, heralding durable, design-forward furniture that helped create the modern idea of outdoor living.
Find a collection of vintage Brown Jordan furniture today on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Brown Jordan
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Rope "Waikiki" Bronze Patio Chaise Lounge
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze rocking lounge chair designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The design, referred to as the “Waikiki” chair, has a boat-like shape in tubular bronze with a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Rectangular Patio Dining Table
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dining table in patinated bronze designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The table has a rectangular shape with rounded corners, supported by four hairpin legs in mat...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Pair of John Caldwell Bronzed Aluminum Patio Cocktail Tables
By Brown Jordan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sleek pair of bronzed aluminum patio and garden cocktail tables designed by John Caldwell for Brown Jordan. The smooth, modern frame is handcrafted wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
Bronze Patio Beach Table with Wood Top by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The WT-3715 Beach Table designed by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan features a tubular bronze frame and a new oak slatted wood tabletop. Recalling Lamb’s earlier work, the table has mol...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Square Side Table
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A side table in patinated bronze designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The table has a square shape with rounded corners, supported by four legs in matching bronze. T...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Vintage Set of Four Tamiami Patio Lounge Chairs With Two Ottomans by Brown Jorda
By Brown Jordan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Iconic set of four Tamiami outdoor lounge chairs with two ottomans designed by Brown Jordan, (They have label, shown in the pictures). This set of chairs and ottomans are from the 19...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
1960s Brown Jordan Black Loveseat Settee Tamiami
By Brown Jordan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Classic Brown Jordan Patio settee love seat Tamiami in Black
43 w x 31.5 tall x 23 d Seat H 15
Preowned vintage unrestored condition.
Settee painted black prior to acquisition...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
Stunning Newly Powder Coated Black Brown Jordan Patio Dining Set
By Brown Jordan
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Top of the line Brown Jordan aluminum dining patio set having round table with glass top and 4 handsome armchairs with aluminum woven seats and backs ...
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1960s American Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Occasional Table
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A patio side table in patinated bronze designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The frame is described by two concentric rings of bronze with radial supports and a circu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Side Table
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patio side table designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The table frame is bronze tubing with a verdigris patina with an inset hammered glass tabletop. Two curved rail...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Set of Fourteen Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan Florentine Armchairs
By Brown Jordan, Richard Frinier
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand set of fourteen wrought iron patio and garden dining armchairs designed by Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan. Known as the Florentine armchairs they feature a neoclassical latti...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Metal, Aluminum
Bronze Patio Beach Table with Wood Top by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The WT-3715 Beach Table designed by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan features a tubular bronze frame and a slatted wood tabletop in Philippine Mahogany. Recalling Lamb’s earlier work, the table has molded curves in the runners that act as the feet of the piece.
The horizontal profile makes this table a perfect pairing for the lower profiles of the Sleigh Chair or Waikiki Lounge...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Ottoman
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bronze ottoman by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. The ottoman has simple construction in tubular bronze with a patinated finish, with rounded squares serving as runners on each side....
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Tadao Inouye For Brown Jordan Kantan Set of Patio Chairs with Ottoman
By Brown Jordan, Tadao Inouye
Located in Denton, TX
Tadao Inouye designed for Brown Jordan Kantan Set of Patio Chairs with Ottoman. The chair straps are in good condition. While the entire set is functiona...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Round Dining Table
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A patio dining table in patinated bronze designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The round frame is described by two concentric rings of bronze with radial supports and...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Three Seater Sofa
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze three seater sofa by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. The sofa has a beautiful curved construction in tubular bronze with a patinated verdigris finish. The sofa has two rounded supports at the middle of the sofa and a stretcher that runs the length of the piece. The arm rests carry the same curved detail with double bronze tubing. This sofa retains its original vinyl cording...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Vintage Brown Jordan Outdoor Furniture Calcutta Cushioned Ottoman.
By Brown Jordan
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Brown Jordan Outdoor Furniture Calcutta Cushioned Ottoman, Chippendale Inspired.
A vintage Brown Jordan ottoman from t...
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1970s American Chippendale Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Aluminum
1960s Vintage Brown Jordan Patio Chair Set Four
By Brown Jordan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Brown Jordan Patio Chair Set Four
29 h x 22.5 w x 24 d Seat 14.5
Unrestored original preowned vintage
Needs new strapping
Review provided images
Delivery to LA PS O...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Brown Jordan Neoclassical Style Elegance Oval Garden Dining Tables
By Brown Jordan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Brown Jordan cast aluminum patio and garden dining tables made in the neoclassical taste. These oval form tables are from the "elegance" line and feature klismos style leg...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Cafe Dining Table
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A patio dining table in patinated bronze designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The round frame is has concentric bronze with radial supports and a circular bronze bas...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
1960s Brown Jordan Sol y Luna Gazelle Garden Patio Table
By Brown Jordan, Dan Johnson
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brown Jordan Sol y Luna Gazelle Garden Patio Table
1954 designed by Dan Johnson for Brown Jordan
Aluminum
28.5 h x 28 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to listed images
LA de...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Wide Lounge Chairs
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wide patio lounge chairs by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. The chairs have a simple construction of tubular bronze with a patinated finish, with rounded squares serving as run...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight Brown Jordan Classic Garden Dining Armchairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant and rare set of eight Brown Jordan classic cast aluminum patio and garden dining armchairs. The chairs have a gracefully curved back with a...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Designed by Tadao Inouye, Kantan Lounge Chairs for Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan, Tadao Inouye
Located in Denton, TX
Designed by Tadao Inouye, Kantan Lounge Chairs for Brown Jordan.The Japanese designer created his pivotal mid-century collection for Brown Jordan in 1956 using the latest lightweight...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-century Round "Kailua" Glass & Tubular Steel Patio Table by Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Mid-century round "Kailua" glass patio table by Brown Jordan featuring a round, streamlined, inspired tubular steel base with original textured glass top. The table features...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
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Steel
Brown Jordan Glass Top Console Table
By Brown Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Classical style cast aluminium base with shell carved cabriole legs. Original glass top included but has a small chip, can be replaced if preferred by buyer. Later grey paint over or...
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1960s American Baroque Revival Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Early Walter Lamb / Brown Jordan Bronze & Pony 'Waikiki' Rocking Chaise, 1950s
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production Sculptural bronze 'Waikiki' rocking chaise lounge by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. This example of functional art features curvy tubular bronze frame and rewoven wit...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Black Aluminum and White Vinyl Ottoman by Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950’s black powder coated aluminum with white vinyl straps “Katan” ottoman by Brown Jordan.
Newly professionally restored.
Measurements: 26” wide 25.5” deep 14.75” high.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
An American Regency Style Gray Aluminum Garden Lounge Chair by Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish American mid-century regency style gray painted aluminum garden lounge chair by Brown Jordan; the sturdy aluminum frame with adjustable back rest; raised on graceful splaye...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Brown Jordan building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Brown Jordan building and garden elements are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Brown Jordan building and garden elements, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original building and garden elements by Brown Jordan were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider building and garden elements by Salterini, David Cressey, and John Salterini. Prices for Brown Jordan building and garden elements can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $200 and can go as high as $35,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,800.
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Questions About Brown Jordan Building and Garden Elements
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Brown Jordan chairs are made of a variety of materials. Specifics vary for each piece, but generally, the furniture maker uses wood, vinyl, woven resin wicker, aluminum, glass, stone, rope and UV-resistant fabrics to craft furniture. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Brown Jordan furniture.
- Is Brown Jordan good quality?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023Yes, many people consider Brown Jordan to be good quality. Furniture made by the brand usually features durable materials like wood and aluminum and quality craftsmanship. The outdoor furniture brand began to take shape in 1945, when Robert Brown, an industrial designer, and Hubert Jordan met in Pasadena, California, and began collaborating on their first design, a traditional wrought-iron breakfast set they called Morning Glory. Shop a variety of Brown Jordan furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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