Not Grossman
This chair has been attributed to Grossman, but is supposedly by Hobart Wells for Lensol-Wells, early 1950's. -still a cool chair though... I have the same chair but in the lounge height.
Some trivia: Several of both the lounge and dining height of this chair was used by Pierre Koenig in his first house, which he built for himself.
Definitely not Greta, but...
Definitely not Greta, but people keep attributing it to her for obvious reasons.
I knew it wasn't by Greta but still bought mine, since I really like the chair anyway... And I was kind of hoping that Koenig had something to do with it.
I don't know anything more about this Hobart Wells, but it would be interesting if someone could fill about his story and if he did some other designs.
Wells
I've known for quite a while that the chair wasn't by Grossman, but didn't find any other information about who designed them until recently.
In the comments to the below blog post, someone identifies it as designed by Wells and refers to National Furniture Review, March 1951, page 49:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/12126-fiberglass-chairs
-Nice...
Just like his...
-Nice...
Just like his namesake, the sworn enemy of the Smurfs, Gargamel is not to be trusted.
http://www.ricardo.ch/kaufen/haushalt-und-wohnen/designklassiker/40er-un...
Wow
Did you see Jonathan...
Wow
Did you see Jonathan Goldstein did some research on that site linked above? That guy is on top of everything. I thought I was digging up research on old 50s iron furniture, but I know nothing!
Keep up the good work Jonathan. I always thought these chairs looked too wobbly for Grossman.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/12126-fiberglass-chairs
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