Mcguire Oak
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Oak
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Tables
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Dressers
Rattan, Oak
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Rattan, Oak
Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
Leather, Rattan, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Rattan, Oak
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
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 American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1970s North American Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Reed, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Rattan, Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Dressers
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Faux Leather, Rattan, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Rattan, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
Leather, Raffia, Rattan, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Living Room Sets
Rattan, Oak, Leather, Fabric
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Glass, Fabric, Bamboo
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Rattan, Oak, Fabric
20th Century American Organic Modern Benches
Velvet, Raffia, Rattan
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Vintage 1970s American End Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s North American Campaign Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Tables
20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century American Ming Dining Room Tables
Glass, Oak, Lacquer
20th Century American Organic Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Night Stands
Chrome
Early 2000s American Campaign Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Console Tables
Bamboo, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Dressers
Oak
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Leather, Bamboo, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Oak, Leather
20th Century American Organic Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Rattan, Oak, Lacquer
20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Leather, Bamboo, Oak
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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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