Umbo Chairs by Directional... Designer ?

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buttboardeur

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26/05/2009 9:28 pm

Hi !

I really like these chairs...
I know that these are Umbo Chairs edited by Directional (you can see the umbo shelvings in the picture...). We often hear that the designer of these shelvings and chairs is Joe Colombo...

I just bought 4 Umbo chairs so...could somebody confirm this information ? It seems very difficult to find some information about it...

Thanks for your help,
Craig

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buttboardeur

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28/05/2009 3:57 pm

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Really no idea ?
Thanks,
Craig

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jayrugman

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31/01/2012 10:19 am

Umbo Creator
Kay Leroy Ruggles is the designer of umbo furniture. He is in his 80's now and designs other things. I know this because I'm his grandson. Not only is his house full of Umbo decor, shelves, tables, chairs, etc, but when I worked for him, the umbo line was in his professional portfolio. His shop has Photographs on occasional Umbo in places like Snowbird, Utah. let me knnow if you want more information.

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Zarahemla

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29/03/2012 5:48 pm

Jay. I would like to get mor...
Jay. I would like to get more info on your grandfather and the Umbo furniture line.

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Vintagephile

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06/07/2015 10:43 pm

Hi Jay, I am really interested to know more about the stacking chairs. Is there any thing around that documents your grandfather's designs? Why did he call this the UMBO collection? would love to hear back from you,
Jane aka Vintagephile

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adroit design

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11/09/2015 2:42 am

Hi Jane,
I am Bryan, Kay's son. I will see if we have any fun and interesting documents concerning UMBO if you are still interested. Kay called it UMBO because of the second definition of the word umbo
/ˈəmbō/
noun
noun: umbo; plural noun: umbones; plural noun: umbos
1.
historical
the central boss of a shield.
2.
Biology
a rounded knob or protuberance.