Aluminum Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Pair of Classic aluminum and maple armchairs by Shaw Walker 1940s, showroom condition! Truly the cleanest example I have ever owned, industrial meets Elegance. Superior quality and c...

Shaw Walker aluminum rolling desk or task armchair, late 1940s. Remarkably, pristine original condition, Polished aluminum Propeller base,stylized arms. Maple or birch wood arm rests...

Industrial, atomic-age, aluminum, rolling, goodform, office, desk chair by the general fireproofing company is height adjustable and features newly upholstered seat and back in textu...

Mid-Century, rolling, office, desk armchair by Shaw Walker is brushed aluminum and walnut. The chair is adjustable in height and tilt.

Polished aluminum swiveling desk chair. 19 in. seat height. 29 in. armrest height.

An excellent desk chair by Shaw Walker which sports wood arm rests and has been reupholstered in a wonderful gray leather.

A set of three Industrial Age desk chairs made by Emeco. Aluminum frames on casters with burgundy vinyl upholstery.

Adjustable office chair from the 1940s by Cole Steel. The seat and backrest cushions have been upholstered in dark blue leather. The aluminum base rolls on ...

An excellent example of a Warren McArthur post war chair design.
This arm chair was specifically designed for Chrysler Headquarters in Detroit in a limited run of possibly 200 chairs.
Later other chairs of this design were deaccessioned by Chrysler and used as a club chair at one of Detroit's more exclusive golf clubs.
This chair fortunately was not redone in golf motive upholstery and retains its original McArthur upholstery, its original DC-3 ash trays and the attachment bars which were used to create auditorium style seating arrangements when necessary for Chrysler presentations.
One interesting design element in this chair reflect advancements the ergonomic studies that McArthur instituted earlier in his successful attempts to revolutionize the comfort and strength of the aircraft seat for our fighting men during World War II. As described in the seminal 2004 catalogue by the Vitra Design Museum "Air World" McArthur was doing ergonomic testing in the late 1930's. This chair design incorporates an aircraft seat cushion with no sag springs {(see underside photo showing chromate covered seat frame) (green protective coating only used by McArthur for aircraft seating frames)}which was found to reduce fatigue in airmen seated for long flights.
It also uses a channeled back rest from another aircraft seating, and DC -3, Dc-4 arm rests with ash tray inserts also chromate coated and left over from war production parts.
Is this a green statement by Warren McArthur or one of economic necessity as his business was nearing the end and his use of surplus aircraft parts was an attempt to economize?
Whatever his motivation he produced a very comfortable and stylish seat for a corporation that he had a personal relationship with from when he represented Dodge...

Model No. 8312 Shaw Walker arm chair with wooden seat, legs, arms, wooden slat back and aluminum trim. Completely restored

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Machine age industrial chair. Seat is 18 in. tall x 16 in. wide x 14 in. deep. Great for a desk. Adjustable.