Image source: Knoll — Straight Chair
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Straight Chair
George Nakashima's 1946 Straight Chair: a modernist take on the Windsor chair in American Walnut
572 × 762 × 445 mm
1946
Approx. $1,500 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Straight Chair (model N19) is George Nakashima's modernist interpretation of the traditional Windsor chair, introduced by Knoll in 1946. Its frame is American Walnut with contrasting Hickory spindles in a clear low-sheen finish.
Construction
- Frame: American Walnut, with turned legs and stretchers
- Spindles: Hickory
- Clear low-sheen finish, nylon glides
- Nakashima's signature stamped on the underside of the seat
Specifications
- W 22.5 x D 17.5 x H 30 in (572 x 445 x 762 mm)
- Seat height 17.25 in
Story
Knoll and Nakashima
Knoll says the Knolls met Nakashima in the early 1940s and added a chair and three tables of his to the catalog. Early orders were made in Nakashima's own studio before production moved to East Greenville, and the line ended in 1955.
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An exact replica
KnollStudio reintroduced the Straight Chair in 2008 with Mira Nakashima and George Nakashima Studios, using three-dimensional scans of the handmade original to produce an exact replica.
