A guy I know has a pair of Plycraft Mulhauser chairs. I know there are many models by Mulhauser but I have not seen these before and therefore have no way to look for a pair for myself.
They have the traditional Mulhauser base made of metal with a plywood 4 star base. However, the chair itself is a plywood saucer. The plywood is exposed on the back, but the inner shell is upholstered. Then there are two loose cushions for the back and seat.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I know these are not highly sought after, but I really like Mulhauser's designs and they are very comfortable.
George Mulhauser
I have a George Mulhauser chair exactly like the Cherner chair except it has no arms. Cherner claims it came up with the idea, but Mulhauser mulhauser must have been pre 1957 then Cherner adopted the pattern and added arms to it. I am in the antique business and intend on selling it for a good price. It has aqua green polyfoam back and seat on plycraft. Walnut veneer. It has the original labels on it. It is an awesome chair. anyway. Thats about it! Julia
This is one of these "stories"
But the most likely one is that it all started with the 1950 "Pretzel" chair designed by John Pile in George Nelson's office. The chair was a Herman Miller product but was produced (like several other Herman Miller products) by Plycraft in Massachusetts. Paul Goldman, the president of Plycraft claims that he re-designed the chair with a solid back and named it the Cherner chair, after Norman Cherner. It is still made of walnut veneer plywood (since 1957-present). The design is sometimes attributed to George Mulhauser (the same that "inspired" the "Coconut" chair of George Nelson or rightly so to Paul Goldman. Later on Paul Goldman designed a thicker version and called it the Norman version because it appeared in a Norman Rockwell drawing...
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