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Mal 1956 Chair and Ottoman
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Whimsical take on a Classic Eames chair and ottoman this 1956 chair by Mal Furniture is all plastic and is intended for outdoor use. It has drain holes in the seat and in the ottoman. I’m one of the original ads it is shown floating in a POOL. We haven’t tested that aspect of it. This chair was produced circa 2011 and the company is no longer producing them.
The chair has some nicks, scrapes and black marks from use but is in generally good condition. Please see the detailed photographs.
Ottoman measures approximately 22.5 by 24.5 inches in dimension and 15.5 inches tall.
Below I’ve copied the text from a 2012 New York Times article about the chair:
June 13, 2012
When Niels Wildenberg turned 21 and had a few dollars to spend, instead of treating himself to a used car he bought a used chair. The one he coveted was wood and leather and could be identified by almost anyone as the Classic lounge chair designed in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames.
Now 43, Mr. Wildenberg, a founder of Mal, a new furniture company in the Dutch town of Eindhoven, is producing lounge chairs that look strikingly similar to the one he bought years ago, except that they are brightly colored plastic and meant for outdoors.
Coyly called Mal 1956 — “mal” is the Dutch word for “mold,” and it also means “silly,” Mr. Wildenberg said — the chair and accompanying ottoman are made of polyethylene powder that has been heated and rotated in an aluminum mold.
Plastic is more forgiving than the rosewood with which the original Eames lounge chair was built, so owners need not be overly protective. “For instance, if your dog used the chair for his chewing toy,” Mr. Wildenberg said, “the chair could be recycled into a new chair by using the same material.”
Also clever are the holes drilled into the chair and ottoman where you would find leather buttons on the original; their job is to drain rainwater.
Reminded that messing with a celebrated Silhouette can have unpleasant consequences, Mr. Wildenberg didn’t seem worried. His partner, Bob Copray, received a call from a representative of Vitra, which produces and distributes the Eames lounge chair in Europe, he said, and “Bob told her the ins and outs about our product. That’s all we have heard up till now.” The chair is a respectful tribute, he added, and “we strongly believe in the fact that we have created a whole new product”.
- Dimensions:Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 34 in (86.36 cm)Seat Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Materials and Techniques:Plastic,Machine-Made
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:2011
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. The chair has some nicks, scrapes and black marks from use but is in generally good condition. Please see the detailed photographs.
- Seller Location:Palm Springs, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU835033018822
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