For your consideration is a rare, authentic, mid-century modern, Paul McCobb Squirm lounge chair in the original white vinyl produced by Tolex. This chair evokes the forward thinking of the 50’s with Paul McCobb’s design. Beautiful angular lines with economic shape are represented in this chair. The back is pitched at the correct angle for comfort as the concave center back divider complete a transition in two parts. The angled armrests have curving cushions that meet the clean lines of the outside chair angles. The attached seat cushion provide comfort as the rest of this chair cradles you in a relaxing lounge position. The angled corner legs give this beautiful chair a nice floating stance. Wrapped in the rarely produced white vinyl that Paul McCobb worked with “Tolex”, adding a pop of beauty to any mid century modern environment. Condition : – in good pre owned original authentic survivor condition. The legs are supportive and the frame is tight. The original springs and batting are supportive and are comfortable. The back rests are tight and supportive. The vinyl upholstery is in good shape with a couple very minor splits associated with age (see photos). The chairs come from a smoke free home. You could call Paul McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers. Like Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, his furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobbs work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century. More than any other designer beside Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show. McCobb also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant look. McCobb designed for several companies, most notably Directional, the New York firm that also produced designs by other legends, such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan. The signal aesthetic attribute of McCobb designs is that he completely forsook ornament his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest the chairs, desks and tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair McCobbs work has warmth and presence. As you can see from the offering on this page. Paul McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a décor: an essential. The item “Rare mid century modern Paul McCobb vinyl Squirm lounge chair Eames angular club” is in sale since Sunday, January 22, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Furniture\Chairs\Post-1950″. The seller is “markoxpollo” and is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Age: Post-1950
- Type: Chair
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Material: white vinyl
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Region of Origin: USA
- Color: White
- Maker: Paul McCobb
