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February 7, 2008 Boston Public Library ChoosesStacking Chair for Abbey Room Renovation
January 23, 2008 Harvard University Chooses Jenkins Chairfor Quincy House Dining Hall
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University has a regular program of renovating their elegant campus dining halls. For 2008, they are renovating Quincy House, and they have chosen our Jenkins chair for its clean, simple lines, and rock-solid durability. Quincy House will be the 8th major project that Eustis Chair has completed for Harvard since 1995.
December 11, 2007 Eustis Chair Gets University of Reno Project
Every major US manufacturer of library furniture competed for the contract for the 300,000 sq. ft. Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada Reno. The contract for 922 chairs was awarded today to Eustis Chair. The RFP called for furniture that is "traditional and formal, comfortable, and exceptionally durable".
Our patented Eustis Joint® allowed us to design a chair that met all of these requirements.
November 27, 2007 Santa Clara University Chooses Eustis Stacking Chair
Santa Clara University had an interesting challenge for their furniture dealer: find us an elegant hardwood chair for our library reading room that is stackable, so we can bring in more students for special functions. One Workplace, of Milpitas, CA, had worked with Eustis Chair, and knew about our remarkable stacking chairs made with the patented Eustis Joint®; the rest was easy! Santa Clara chose the Willard, our latest design, in solid cherry with a saddled wood seat.
September 21, 2007 Two Connecticut Libraries Choose Fairfield Chair
The Fairfield Chair, designed in 2001 for Fairfield University, has been chosen for renovations of two more Connecticut Libraries, Wallingford and Simsbury. This classic library design was specified for Wallingford by Janice Newell of JNI Design, and for Simsbury by Barbara Joslin of JCJ Architecture. Barbara and Janice have both specified Eustis before, and know that their clients will be thrilled with the elegance, comfort, and durability of these chairs.
August 3, 2007 Two More Libraries Get Jenkins Chair
Boston's New England School of Law took delivery today of 100 Jenkins chairs, to be followed in two months by a shipment to Boone County Library in Kentucky. The narrow rails and gentle curves of this chair give it an elegant and almost delicate look; the steel-and-epoxy Eustis Joints® give it the strength to withstand decades of daily library use. And the comfort is second to none!
June 15, 2007 Ephraim Library in Utah chooses Ashburnham
Working with Salt Lake based MJSA Architects, the Ephraim Library today chose our Ashburnham chair, in both the adult and child size. This chair is manufactured with our patented Eustis Joint®, so it comes with a 20-year warranty against joint failure. Simple elegance was the goal for this library, which will feature custom tables manufactured by Salt Lake's premier millwork manufacturer, Fetzer's.
May 1, 2007  
Westminster CollegeChooses Two Eustis Stacking Chairs
St. Louis architects Mackey Mitchell learned of the patented Eustis Joint® while exhibiting next to us at several university trade shows. They recommended our stacking chairs to their client, Westminster College, for their major new dining hall project. Westminster College chose the new Willard chair for their main dining hall, and they chose the very elegant King & Prince Chair for the small dining rooms. Mueller Leadership Hall, an important new campus focal point, will open for the fall of 2007.
March 14, 2007 Yale University ChoosesEustis Chair for New Custom Chair
Working with Chicago-based architect HBRA, Yale University today chose Eustis Chair to build a custom chair for their major renovation of the Cross Campus Library. Aric Lasher of HBRA approved the first prototype created by Eustis, shown at right, and both Architect and client are thrilled with this new chair. 190 side chairs and 90 arm chairs are to be delivered to New Haven in September.
March 13, 2007 First Delivery of new Westlake Chair
Central Rappahannock Regional Library took delivery today of 50 new Westlake Chairs. This elegant contemporary design was based on our popular Jenkins chair, and was created for the Harvard Westlake School in Los Angeles. Library Director Donna Cote is thrilled with the elegance and comfort of her new chairs. She is also glad to know they are made with our patented Eustis Joint®, and warranted for 20 years!
February 21, 2007 Emma Willard SchoolChooses Custom Stacking Chair
The Emma Willard School today chose 425 stacking Willard chairs for their renovated Gothic style dining hall. Original plans called for just 160 stacking chairs for use during special school functions. When the Trustees saw the elegance of the stacking chair designed for their facility, they chose to do the entire facility with the stacking Willard Chair.
January 5, 2007 ACE Conference CenterChooses Eustis Stacking Chair
Food & Beverage Manager Kevin McFadden spent three months last year evaluating hardwood stacking chairs for their planned banquet hall renovation. He chose Eustis Chair for our patented Eustis Joint®, and for the ease-of-use of our stacking chairs. He chose the Merrimac chair for its comfort and good looks.
January 4, 2007 Stacking ChairGoes to HBS Faculty Club
203 Merrimac stacking chairs were delivered today to the Faculty Club at Harvard Business School. School officials were thrilled with the visual impact of the new chairs, and are planning to replace the rest of their outdated chairs in the next budget cycle.
December 20, 2006 Stacking Chairgoes to IBM Executive Conference Center
320 Bainbridge Jr. stacking chairs were delivered today to IBM's Executive Conference Center in Purchase, NY. This busy facility requires the flexibility of a chair that stacks 8-10 chairs high, but insisted on the elegance of a traditional hardwood chair, and the durability of our patented Eustis Joint®.
November 15, 2006 Maricopa County, AZ:18th Library to Choose Charleston Chair
In three years, the Charleston chair has gone to 18 university and public libraries from Maine to California, now including Maricopa County, Arizona. The Charleston's design is timeless, and its comfort is second to none. Combine that with the durability of our patented Eustis Joint®, and you have a real winner!
October 19, 2006 Beverly Hills Library andSwarthmore College get Skillman Chairs
The second of two batches of Skillman chairs was delivered today, 100 chairs to the science library at Swarthmore College. Two weeks ago we delivered 55 Skillman chairs to Beverly Hills Public Library. This classic Arts & Crafts style design was developed two years ago for the Skillman Library in Detroit, and has become a mainstay in our line of traditional library chairs.
August 24, 2006 Third Major Library Selects the Jenkins Chair
Bids were awarded today for 184 Jenkins chairs to be manufactured for the expansion/renovation of the Wheaton Public Library in Wheaton, IL. Library personnel first saw the Jenkins Chair at the 2005 ALA conference, and asked their architects, Burnidge Cassell, to look into this unique chair. After several months of deliberations, the chairs were finally ordered this week.
July 13, 2006 UCLA Chooses Charlestonfor Phased Replacement Program
The elegant Powell Library at UCLA has 800 hardwood chairs that have lasted 10 years, but are now falling apart. They chose the elegant and durable Charleston Chair for what they hope will be a phased replacement of all their chairs. The Charleston is made with our patented Eustis Joint®, and carries a 20-year warranty against joint failure.
June 26, 2006 Harvard Business School Chooses Edison Chair
Five years ago Harvard Business School opened The Spangler Center, with an elegant Grillroom in the 1920's style of the original HBS campus. The Windsor-style chairs selected for the facility have not held up, so HBS decided to replace them with the Edison. Eustis Chair built 650 of these chairs for Harvard in 1995, and all but 30 are still in service after 11 years of daily use by 1,200 college freshmen.
June 22, 2006 Seattle Temple chooses Stackable Virginian Chair
Congregation Beth Shalom has ordered 40 Virginian stacking chairs for their new multi-function space, and will be taking delivery just before Rosh Hashanah. Executive Director Nicole Fox wanted the versatility that comes with a stacking chair, and the donor was delighted with the elegance, comfort, and durability of the Virginian.
April 4, 2006 Alameda Public Library selects Jenkins Chair
The city of Alameda, CA, went to bid today for 204 Jenkins chairs for their new library. San Francisco architects Page & Moris chose the Jenkins chair for its clean, contemporary lines and its Eustis Joint® durability. They also liked the fact that Eustis Chair would accommodate four configurations and 10 different fabrics to meet the design requirements of the library.
April 3, 2006 Saint Mary's College Chooses Eustis Chair
When Saint Mary's College of California's planners decided to renovate their main dining hall, they insisted on a stacking chair, but wanted something that would upgrade the look and feel of their older facility. They were delighted with the elegance and comfort of our Bartlett Hall chairs, and look forward to a revitalized dining hall for the fall of 2006.
March 7, 2006 Westin Hotel Chooses Stackable Eustis Chair
The Westin Convention Center Hotel in Pittsburgh has selected the Bartlett Hall stacking chair for their function room at the Original Fish Market Restaurant. Restaurant Manager Chuck Casto was delighted to find a stackable chair that was elegant enough for his demanding patrons, and yet durable enough to survive in his busy restaurant.
February 27, 2006 Bridgewater State Orders Phase-2 Chairs
Bridgewater State College ordered 80 more Charleston chairs for the second phase of their renovation of the Maxwell library. The 88 Phase-1 chairs were installed last year, and have received rave reviews from students and faculty, and from library staff.
February 21, 2006 Carleton College Dining Hall Renovation
Carleton College issued its PO today for 225 Novato chairs and a custom Novato barstool for their dining hall renovation, to be completed in the late summer. College administrators considered a shorter and less elegant chair, but recognized the visual impact of these distinctive chairs, and the durability of our pinned mortise & tenon construction.
October 13, 2005 Skillman Chair Finds Two New Homes
The Skillman Chair was designed for an Arts & Crafts Library in Detroit, but the simple elegance of this chair and its comfort and durability have made it the winning choice for two very different institutions: the Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire, and Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library in Washington, DC.
September 30, 2005 Cornell takes delivery of 100 more Oberlin Chairs
Cornell University chose the Oberlin Chair three years ago for a phased replacement of its crumbling classroom chairs. Facilities Manager Henry Crans is very pleased with the performance of the first two orders, and doubled his order this year to 100 chairs.
September 9, 2005 Simmons CollegeChooses Eustis Chair for new Library
Simmons College chose Boston architects Fletcher Harkness Cohen & Moneyhum to create a special interior for their new library, and they asked us to modify our very popular Charleston Chair for this project. The elegant new "Simmons Chair" will be done in natural Cherry, and will be a focal point of the interior in this great new library.
August 16, 2005 The Charleston Chair Goes West
The County of Santa Cruz in northern California recently selected the Charleston Chair for the renovation of its Live Oak branch. Thirteen libraries in New England, the Southeast, and now the West have chosen this chair for its special combination of elegance, comfort, and unsurpassed durability.
June 13, 2005 Harvard Chooses Eustis Chairfor Mather House Dining Hall
Harvard College looked at a dozen different chairs over the past 5 months for the first-ever renovation of the 35 year-old Mather House dining hall. The Jenkins Arm chair was a late entrant, and provided the perfect balance of contemporary elegance and comfort, along with the 20-year warranty of a Eustis Joint® chair.
May 24, 2005 The Sit Test SellsTwo More New England Libraries
While the photo at the right gives an indication of the elegance of our Charleston chair, it was the Sit Test that convinced designer Janice Newell to recommend our chair for the public library in Bristol, CT. And when the selection committee from Dracut, MA, sat in a Charleston chair at the new Boxborough library, they made the decision the very next day.
May 3, 2005 The University of Vermont Chooses Eustis
UVM issued its PO today for 104 of our Fairfield chairs, in natural Cherry and natural maple, for its Dana Medical Library. These elegant chairs are engineered with the best of traditional chair-making joinery, and will provide many decades of useful service to the oldest university in the Green Mountain State.
April 15, 2005 Eustis Chair Doubles Warranty
We have been talking for a long time about the durability of our chairs. Our new warranty policy truly reflects our confidence in the chairs we build. The standard Eustis Chair warranty is now for 10 years; and our patented Eustis Joints® are now warranted for an unprecedented 20 years!
March 31, 2005 Boston Architect SpecifiesEustis for Two More Libraries
Boston-based architects Amsler Mashek MacLean recently specified Eustis Chair for two more Massachusetts libraries, Lakeville and Oak Bluffs. Each library got two or three different chairs with one common thread: elegant and durable hardwood chairs built to meet the test of time.
March 1, 2005 Bridgewater State Chooses Charleston Chair
Bridgewater State College issued its purchase order today for 88 Charleston chairs for the first phase of its major library renovation. The Purchasing people at Bridgewater State were very pleased to be able to purchase these elegant and durable chairs through MHEC (Mass Higher Education Consortium), thus avoiding the many pitfalls of public bidding.
Eustis Supplies Chairs to Concord Public Library
The town of Concord takes its history very seriously, so the choice of furnishings for its library renovation and expansion was very important. Boston architect J. Stewart Roberts, working with OSO interiors, chose Eustis Chair to provide two of its most traditional designs, the Ivy League and the Federal Reserve.
January 3, 2005
Five years of renovations to the nineteenth century Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston are nearing completion, and the 100 year-old courtrooms were equipped today with new chairs built by Eustis Chair. The Suffolk Chair pictured at right is an exact replica of the chairs installed in this venerable building in the late 1800’s, but it is built with our patented Eustis Joint®, and should be good for another hundred years!
October 15, 2004
Rhodes College is proud of the traditional elegance of their Gothic style campus, and challenged their architects, Shepley Bulfinch, to find a chair for their new library that would be equal to the task. After a six month search, Shepley’s designers chose our elegant Federal Reserve Chair. This chair is not only “drop-dead” gorgeous and comfortable, but it is also made with our patented Eustis Joint®, and comes with a 10-year warranty.
September 1, 2004
The 200 year-old Jenkins Law Library is located in Philadelphia, PA, just three blocks from Independence Hall. Near the final stages of an interior renovation, Library Director Regina Smith sat in scores of chairs before discovering the perfect blend of elegance, comfort and durability in this new Eustis model that was renamed in their honor.
August 5, 2004
The city of Jacksonville issued its PO today for 638 custom chairs for its new Main Branch Library. Working with NYC architect Robert Stern, the design team has created a solid Walnut chair which is as striking as the $95 million building within which it will reside. Once again, the company has incorporated their patented Eustis Joint® into the design to create a chair that is just as durable as it is elegant and functional.
May 25, 2004
The elegant Charleston Chair, selected in February for a large college library, was installed this week in the elegant new Merrimac Public Library, designed by Amsler Woodhouse MacLean. The Charleston has also been chosen recently for three other libraries: the University of Maine School of Law, Boxborough Public Library, and Darien Public Library. While buyers are initially drawn to this chair by the elegant simplicity of its design, the durability of its Eustis Joint® construction was most often cited as the deciding factor.
March 24, 2004
UC Berkeley issued its purchase order today for 306 custom stackable chairs in the Spanish Revival style for its renovation of the Clark Kerr dining commons. Berkeley's architects worked with the Engineers at Eustis Chair to combine design aspects from several chairs found in the Monterey area and dating from 1929-1933. And thanks to the patented Eustis Joint®, the Monterey Chair is as durable as it is elegant and functional.
February 27, 2004
Spring Hill College today ordered 213 Charleston Chairs for their new library, to be completed in early July. Their architect, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, recommended this new model from Eustis Chair over 24 competing hardwood chairs. The Charleston is a contemporary interpretation of the classic “schoolhouse” design, but with no stretchers. The simplicity and elegance of this design is made possible by the patented Eustis Joint®.
Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences today ordered 50 Oberlin Chairs for use in a few of their classrooms. This is a first for Eustis Chair, as many college administrators don't feel they can afford the quality of a Eustis Chair in their every-day classrooms. Henry Crans, Facilities Director for the College of Arts and Sciences, is frustrated with chairs that last only 3-5 years, and recognizes that an inexpensive chair is very often not the lowest cost alternative.
The Robert and Rose Skillman branch of the Detroit Public Library was officially opened today. This elegant Arts & Crafts era library was made possible by a generous bequest by the Skillman family, and features a custom chair designed and built by Eustis Chair. The Skillman Chair is made of Quartersawn White Oak, and features the pinned mortise & tenon construction used at the turn of the 20th century to insure that hardwood chairs would endure for generations.
Westlake Academy opened its first school year today, admitting students from grades 1-6 into this brand new Charter School in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. New York City architects Hart Howerton chose our stackable Bainbridge Jr. chair for the school's new dining hall because of its unique combination of good looks, ease of use, and durability. The Bainbridge Jr., like all of our stackables, is built with our patented Eustis Joint®, and comes with a 10-year warranty.
The Medford Headquarters Library of Medford, Oregon, issued the purchase order today for 314 custom hardwood chairs made with the patented Eustis Joint®. When the architects at Fletcher Farr Ayotte saw owner Fred Eustis Stand on the legs of one of our Eustis Joint® chairs, they realized that they did not have to give up elegance to achieve their client's goals for strength and durability.
The Medford chair has the traditional look and comfort of a ladder-back chair, and is elegantly crafted in Quartersawn White Oak.
April 3, 2003
The clean lines and elegant comfort of this chair would not have been possible without our patented Eustis Joint®, a system using concealed steel rods and space-age epoxies to create a joint that is stronger than the hardwood itself.
Contract discussions are currently underway for the purchase of 550 of this new custom chair, to be delivered in four phases between October of this year and January of 2005.
May 29, 2003
The Ivy League chair was designed 3 years ago for the dining hall at the Harvard's Spangler Center, working with renowned architect Robert A M Stern. The timeless design, combined with the finest mortise and tenon construction, makes this chair an ideal choice for an elegant university dining hall where constant use puts any hardwood chair to the ultimate test.
January 12, 2003 Phillips Exeter Academy celebrated the reopening tonight of its 106 year old chapel, the culmination of a 5 year restoration project. The 300 guests enjoyed the comfort and elegance of their surrounding seated in the unique Exeter Modular Pew. These elegant, interlocking chairs, modeled after those in the National Cathedral, have the traditional look and feel of church pews, including a hymnal slot in the back of each chair. As elegant as they are when laid out in rows, the real beauty of these chairs is that they can be quickly disassembled, stacked, and moved in order to reconfigure the chapel for its various uses.
Like our other stackable hardwood chairs, the Exeter Modular Pew is engineered with our patented Eustis Joint™, a system using concealed steel rods and space-age epoxies to create a distinctive chair that can truly meet the test of time.
September 26, 2002 Robert Morris University held their grand opening ceremony today for their new inter-faith chapel, the Ann and Alvin Rogal Family Chapel. The modern structure features a high ceiling and an abundance of natural light, and sits on the highest point of the campus. Because the 70 chairs are a focal point of the interior decor, the university was delighted to discover that our new Bainbridge Jr. chair provided comfort and traditional elegance in a hardwood stacking chair.
Judy Worthington, Manager of Business and Administration for Facilities and Public Safety, said of the chairs that were ordered 4 weeks before the grand opening, “Thank you and your staff for a beautiful product, delivered faster than we would have thought possible.”
Designed for a private university in South Carolina, the Federal Reserve chair is our version of the Bank of England chair. Its comfort and elegance are rivaled only by its durability – all of the stress-bearing joints are engineered with our patented Eustis Joint™. The increased joint strength eliminates the need for stretchers, and increases the chair’s suitability for an institutional setting. Whether built in American Ash with a medium finish, as shown, or in our favorite, Black Cherry, this chair is a natural for traditional libraries, offices, courtrooms and conference rooms.
Exeter Modular Pew Ashburnham, MA – Phillips Exeter Academy needed an alternative to traditional church pews that would provide them flexibility in the use of their 200 year-old chapel. Boston Architect Hoyle Doran & Berry designed this elegant modular pew, but found that conventional joinery was not strong enough to meet its unique requirements. Our patented Eustis Joint™ was the missing ingredient, and allows us to build chairs that are not only warranted for 10 years, but expected to endure for generations. Made of solid Quartersawn White Oak and finished in red mahogany, each Exeter Modular Pew has a hymnal slot in the back, and interlocks with its neighbor, forming a neat row with the distinctive look and feel of a traditional chapel or church. When disassembled, the pews stack 4 high for ease of transportation and storage.
The Exeter Modular Pew truly embodies the Eustis Chair motto:
19th Century Tradition, 21st Century Technology
January 25, 2002
The stackability of this chair is made possible by a remarkable new joining process called the Eustis Joint™. This patented technology uses precisely spaced steel rods and space-age epoxies to form a seat joint that is stronger than the wood itself. Seat joints made with the Eustis Joint™ carry a 10-year warranty, even in the rough and tumble environment of an institutional dining room.
December 22, 2001 Eustis Chair is proud to announce its on-time delivery and installation of 560 chairs for the newly restored University of Chicago dining hall, Bartlett Hall Commons. The delivery culminated a 21-month project in which Eustis, working with architects Bruner/Cott Associates, created a distinctive traditional chair that is both elegant and durable, and yet is stackable. Bartlett Hall Commons was built in the Neo-Gothic style at the turn of the 20th century, and has been in use for 100 years as a gymnasium. Because of the expansive size and simple elegance of the dining hall, the Architects felt that the furniture would make a strong visual statement, and urged their client to use the remarkable new Bartlett Hall chair. Dan Raih, of Bruner/Cott, reports that the client, the users, and the architects are extremely pleased with the furniture
The Bartlett Hall Chair incorporates the patented Eustis Joint™, a joining technology that uses steel rods and space-age epoxies to create a joint that is stronger than the hardwood itself. The Eustis Joint is just one of the ways that Eustis applies 21st century technology to its 19th century traditions and craftsmanship.
Eustis Chair has recently completed production of 124 library chairs for Oberlin College's new Science Building. The chair was designed in collaboration with Boston architect Payette Associates, and provided a design bridge between two off-the-shelf alternatives, neither of which as quite right for the client. Made in Red Oak and finished in natural converion varnish, the Oberlin Chair has a delicate elegance as a result of the complementary curves in the back bendings, the back slats, and the back posts.
Like all of the chairs built by Eustis Chair, the Oberlin uses mortise & tenon construction and old world craftsmanship to ensure that these distinctive chairs meet the test of time.
March 30, 2001
The stackable chairs are available in nearly any design style, from Arts & Crafts to Chippendale.
February 28, 2001
The first chair in the line is named the Bartlett Hall, designed for the University of Chicago for their restoration of a Neo-Gothic dining hall built at the turn of the century. This chair, as pictured, is made from quartersawn White Oak and finished in Natural conversion finish.
The design of this chair is made possible by a revolutionary new joining technology called the Eustis Joint™. This proprietary technology uses precisely spaced steel rods and space-age epoxies to create a seat joint that is stronger than the wood itself. The benefit of the Eustis Joint™ is that it allows Eustis to design elegant stackable chairs in nearly any style, from Arts & Crafts to Chippendale, that are virtually indestructible.
December 26, 2000 Eustis Chair Provides Dining Chairs for Harvard's New Spangler Center Eustis Chair is pleased to announce the delivery of 350 elegant Chippendale style chairs for the main dining hall in Harvard Business School’s new Spangler Center. Renowned architect Robert A. M. Stern designed the Spangler Center in the Georgian style to evoke the distinctive and traditional image of Harvard. The interior furnishings were designed to augment the elegance of the building, and Eustis Chair was chosen to provide the chairs for the dining hall.
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The Boston Public Library has ordered 200 King & Prince chairs for their renovation of the Abbey Room. These elegant and durable stacking chairs will be going into what is clearly the most elegant public function space in Boston, and possibly in the entire US.
September 8, 2003
July 3, 2003
After a seven month search, Southern Oregon University decided today to go with a custom chair designed and manufactured by Eustis Chair for their library renovation project. After rejecting off-the-shelf chairs from Eustis and from several other manufacturers, the SOU selection committee, working with Portland architects SRG Partnership, developed a design concept that led to the “Oregon Chair”, pictured at right.
Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences chose the Ivy League chair for its annual dining hall renovation, this year at Adams House. This is the same elegant and durable chair that received rave reviews from the House Master, the dining staff, and the students at Dunster House, the site of last year's renovation.
Eustis Chair is proud to introduce its second stackable chair design, the King & Prince. Shown here in quartersawn white oak in a mahogany finish, this distinctive Chippendale chair will augment the elegance of dining rooms in the finest hotels, conference centers, country clubs and restaurants. The King & Prince chair is also available in an armchair version that stacks 4 high.
June 28, 2001
Eustis Chair will be showing a new line of traditionally styled stackable hardwood chairs at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2001 National Convention and Expo, held in Denver, May 17-20.
The chairs will be featured in two areas at the AIA show: the New Products Showcase, and at the Eustis Chair booth (# 2365), in the Restoration and Renovations Products Pavillion area.
