Pair of Lounge Chairs by Javier Carvajal

This is an extraordinarily rare pair of vintage Granada swivel lounge chairs designed by Javier Carvajal and produced by Martinez Medina in Valencia, Spain in the early 1960s. They are very substantial and the oil-rubbed brushed bronze swiveling bases retain the original patina. The chairs were reupholstered in black waxed bison hides with new high density foam. The restoration was executed with the same level of precision and quality craftsmanship as the originals. In 1963, the architect Javier Carvajal obtained first prize in the competition to build the Spanish Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, which would earn him an Award from the Rockefeller Foundation leading to international recognition. The Institute of American Architects corroborated this, granting him the certificate of excellence for the project. Destined to be placed in that magnificent pavilion, Carvajal thought about a piece of furniture that would see the light at the same time as the building. That piece was the Granada chair...

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