The William and Mary Chair
We were asked by New York City architects Robert A.M. Stern to create a stacking chair for the College of William & Mary. Their dining hall at the Mason School of Business needed Georgian-style seating for a robust touch.
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What is Chair Joinery?
If you’ve ever sat in a chair with a broken back, that doesn’t support your weight or requires significant care while sitting, then you have experienced the pain of insufficient chair joinery. Look no further for a guide to supply you with the information to avoid the discomfort of failed construction. Discover more about one of the most vital elements of chair construction: chair joinery.
The University Club 10-60
Many fine clubs seat 10 people around a 60″ round table for their weddings, banquets, and functions. We have down-sized our very successful University Club stacking chair to accommodate ten at a 60″ round.
Saint Luke’s Church: Feature Installation
Eustis Chair designs chairs for spiritual spaces from time to time. In fact, we worked with a spiritual institution known as Saint Luke’s Chapel. This episcopal church is located in East Hampton, NY.
Covid-19 Seating Arrangements
Now that office spaces are beginning to reopen, the traditional style of back-to-back cubicles may pose a challenge when trying to maintain public distancing guidelines. The CDC recommends that office buildings that are reopening take stock of all of the places where, in their current setup, workers could be physically close enough (6 feet) that they may be in danger of infection.
How Many Eustis Chairs Fit in a Closet?
One of the benefits of our hardwood stacked chairs is the storage capabilities. Our chairs will take up much less space than average. To fully test this, we decided to see how many of our chairs will fit within a 9 ft by 6 ft closet.
Plastic Recycling: The Lie We’ve All Been Sold
Buying from vendors that source their materials thoughtfully and sustainably is one step all of us can take to stop our world from devolving into a landfill. Eustis Chair sources sustainable raw materials to produce our USA-made hardwood chairs. We are dedicated to creating premium quality sustainable furniture.
The Westminster
Like many of our chairs, the Westminster chair combines design elements of two of our other chairs, the Willard and the Oberlin. We originally designed it for a prestigious boarding school, the Westminster School. In addition, we made this chair in a stacking and non-stacking version. The non-stacking Westminster (shown here) has a slightly wider seat than most of our chairs, and is a welcome addition to our line of wood library chairs. Its back angles very slightly at its top for both comfort and ease when moving it.
New York Public Library Chairs
The New York Public Library has provided its patrons with free resources since 1895. The Rose Reading Room, a staple of the New York Public Library, features a beloved piece of interior decorating close to our hearts here at Eustis Chair: our Rose Reading chair.
What Does Reproduction Furniture Mean?
Reproduction furniture is furniture made to emulate the designs of the past. Using this style of furniture adds a flare of history to any space. While antique furniture is beautiful it can be damaged, easily broken, and is expensive to purchase and maintain. Reproductions offer the same look as the furniture of the past without having to go over budget or run the risk of having an antique be broken with use.
The Medford Barstool
The Medford Barstool’s elegant hardwood makes it ideal for any bar, country club, or dining room setting. Whether you sit in this chair for nine innings or just for dinner you will notice the quality of its ergonomic design.
The Taft
Boston architects Gund Partnership designed a new Gothic dining hall for The Taft School. They wanted the benefits of a stacking chair for their client. They also wanted to durability of a chair that would withstand the pressures of high use spaces. They asked us to create a new chair for this project, and came up with a new version of our line’s Gothic Revival chairs. Needless to say, we love historical reproductions.
What is Neoclassical Design?
Neoclassical design incorporates aesthetic elements from Rome and Greece and melds them with the fashion of 18th century France to create a timeless, elegant style of interior design.
Welcoming Brigid
Eustis Chair would like to welcome our newest intern, Brigid, to the team. Let’s learn a little more about her and why she wanted to join our team.
The Suffolk Chair
For their renovation of Boston’s 100 year old Suffolk County Superior Court, architects Childs Bertman Tseckares chose to come to us. They then commissioned an exact replica of a chair that had served in the court for its first 100 years. Needless to say, we love recreating chairs that have history or sentiment to to institutions. Therefore, we were excited about this challange. Its re-creation called for the old-world craftsmanship of Eustis Chair, built in our new-world American factory. Its back cross rail connects multiple bendings in the hardwood, which glide to the stately arms and legs.
The State
Designed for the club and fine dining market, this new chair incorporates elements of other chairs adapts them to create a brand new chair. Moreover, it adds an upholstered back into our Bainbridge Island design. The State chair has the same good looks as the original chair, and is a dream to sit in for hours at a time. The upholstery of the chair is completely customizable. You can order whatever upholstery–fabric, vinyl, or leather from anywhere in the world. We will suit your chairs perfectly. In addition, we can add arms, construct each chair in any hardwood species, and custom match your stain to match your project or insitution.
The Edison
When planning their 28 million dollar restoration of Memorial Hall, Harvard University chose The Edison. The outcome was one of the most elegant collegiate dining halls in America. The durable and classic hardwood chairs helped curate the air of refinement and timelessness that Memorial Hall embodies.
The Exeter Modular Pew
A New England prep school contacted us needing an alternative to traditional church pews. They needed a more flexible seating option to use in their 200-year-old chapel. Boston architects Cram & Ferguson designed this stacking modular pew chair for the institution. However, they found conventional joinery too weak for its unique requirements. Our patented Eustis Joint® was the missing piece.