Walter Lamb Furniture
American
Forward-looking architect Walter Lamb is best known for his revolutionary and widely loved patio furniture — he salvaged metal tubing from sunken ships in Pearl Harbor in the 1940s to create alluring chaise longues and other pieces for the backyard. His vintage furniture designs have been adorning patios worldwide for almost a century.
Trained as an architect at the University of California Berkeley campus, Lamb found himself in Hawaii during the 1940s. This period was a time of growth for furniture designers and manufacturers, as veterans were returning to the United States, getting married and starting families. These folks needed practical furniture for their new homes, and as the movement we now call mid-century modern took shape, imaginative architects and furniture makers would fill that need. Lamb was one such innovator.
Lamb worked the shaped tubing and fittings he’d gathered from battleship wreckage into proper frames and wrapped the structures in marine-grade cotton cording to create comfortable, element-proof outdoor furniture. Today his patio furniture has an esteemed place in the history of design. In fact, furniture enthusiasts are eager to restore and collect his iconic aged furniture rather than purchase reproductions.
Postwar California would become reputable as a manufacturing center for versatile furniture intended for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Seating, tables and other items — often made with rattan — produced by the likes of McGuire and Brown Jordan became a defining feature of organic modern living, a style that still characterizes many California interiors and influences innumerable design firms. Pasadena’s then-new Brown Jordan picked up Lamb’s designs, which eventually included dining tables, side tables and coffee and cocktail tables. And along with these furnishings, Lamb's sculptural vintage seating — his curvaceous lounge chairs and armchairs with cotton cord seats — while perfect for your fire pit, shouldn’t be relegated to outdoors-only settings.
Lamb received much acclaim for his work. The Museum of Modern Art in New York recognized his 1940s-era outdoor furniture for Brown Jordan with a design award.
On 1stDibs, find a noteworthy collection of vintage Walter Lamb furniture.
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Creator: Walter Lamb
Recognized Seller Listings
Walter Lamb, Chaise Longue, Bronze, Fabric, USA, 1955
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze and fabric cord chaise longue designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan, USA, c. 1955.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Lamb Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Walter Lamb Bronze Pair of Tables and Four Chairs
By Walter Lamb
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully patinated bronze patio set by Walter Lamb. The set consists of two dining tables and four arm chairs that can be used together or separate. The set is all original and ...
Category
1950s Vintage Walter Lamb Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Walter Lamb Square Lounge Chair
By Walter Lamb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walter Lamb Bronze and Rope Lounge Chair
Manufactured by Brown Jordan
Beautiful natural patina
Category
1960s American Vintage Walter Lamb Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Walter Lamb Rope Ottoman
By Walter Lamb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walter lamb Rope Ottoman
Manufactured by Brown Jordan
Beautiful natural Verdigris surface
Category
1960s American Vintage Walter Lamb Furniture
Materials
Copper
Walter Lamb Side Table
By Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter Lamb side table with glass inset top, mid-20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Walter Lamb Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze 'Waikiki' Rocking Chaise Lounge, circa 1970
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Sculptural bronze 'Waikiki' rocking chaise lounges by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. These collectible examples of functional art features curvy tubular bronze frames and previously re-strung with woven sail cord, a braided cotton with a nylon core to prevent stretching. This type of cording retains the integrity of the original design while allowing the lounger to be fully functional and enjoyed for years to come. About 2 years of light outdoor use to the current cording, with plenty of life left - however if you wish to have new rope cording, contact us and we can re-cord them for you.
Note, we have 2 available in this listing, priced individually. If the 'Quantity' drop down button on this listing page does not allow you to select a quantity of '2' or is not showing at all that means one has already sold and only one is left available.
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Walter Lamb furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Walter Lamb furniture 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 Walter Lamb furniture, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Walter Lamb were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Danny Ho Fong, William Billy Haines, and Dan Johnson. Prices for Walter Lamb furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $4,000 and can go as high as $35,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,700.