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The Cherner Chair Company Collection

The Cherner Chair Company The Cherner Chair Company is the sole licensor of Norman Cherner and Benjamin Cherner designs. Cherner Chair is a registered trademark of The Cherner Chair Company. After listening to countless requests from fellow architects to see his father’s designs reissued, Benjamin joined with his brother Thomas to form The Cherner Chair Company in 1999. Since then The Cherner Chair Company has brought back many of Norman Cherner’s most popular designs. Utilizing his original drawings and specifications, the reissued designs are manufactured with the same attention to detail...

“The home should be a treasure chest of living.” Le Corbusie

Armchair Norman Cherner, 1958 “Beauty: The adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.” Designed for Plycraft in 1958, it is one of today’s most collectable chairs. The Cherner Chair Company has reissued this iconic design in precise detail from the original drawings and molds. The armchair combines a unique molded plywood shell of tapering thickness, a solid bent wood arm and a laminated wood base. Armchairs are available in a variety of finishes and veneers, including the original Classic...

Upholstery Options “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” John Maeda In addition to the classic two piece upholstery pad option, most Cherner seating is now available with a one piece upholstery pad with the fabric or leather fastened directly to the shell over the foam padding. Classic Seat and Back Pads

Lounge chair and ottoman Benjamin Cherner, 2012 “It’s about whittling. It’s about taking something and whittling and whittling and getting it sharp and perfect. Then you’ve got something.” James Victore The lounge chair and ottoman are the latest additions to the Cherner seating collection. These new designs combine a molded plywood shell, solid bentwood arm and laminated wood base to produce dynamically comfortable and curvilinear forms. Available in all Cherner finishes and veneers, with upholstered seat and back pads. The Cherner lounge chair and ottoman are made entirely in the...

Lounge chair, ottoman and Multiflex credenza in Natural Walnut

Side chair Norman Cherner, 1958 “The organic object is one that develops naturally into a form that is appropriate to both its formation and ultimate use." Kevin Stayton The molded plywood Side chair is the companion to the Cherner armchair. The perfect dining chair, it is strong, lightweight and built to be handed down from generation to generation. The Cherner Chair Company has reissued the side chair from Norman Cherner’s original drawings and molds. Side chairs come in a variety of finishes and veneers, including the original Classic Walnut finish. Available with or without...

Task chair Norman Cherner, 1958 “Furniture is functional sculpture. The ultimate form never directly derives from function, an impossible concept often generates the perfectly rational solution.” Norman Cherner The alternative task chair with comfort and beauty. Light on it's feet, the Cherner Task Chair utilizes the same molded plywood shell as the iconic arm and side chairs.The elegantly structured chrome swivel base adjusts the seat height from 16.75” to 19.75”. Available with or without upholstered pads, the swivel base task chair can be ordered with a one piece bright chrome arm with...

Metal base chair Norman Cherner, 1958 The curves of the molded plywood shell and the slender lines of bright chrome make the metal base chair an elegant alternative to the wood base chair. In casual or formal settings, metal base chairs are stackable, strong, and lightweight. The metal base armchair has solid wood armrests and a one piece bright chrome arm, available with upholstered pads. Reissued from Norman Cherner’s drawings and molds and like the original, made in the U.S.A. 19” W | 21” D | 31.5” H seat: 18” H armchair: 24.5” W | 21” D | 31.5” H seat: 18” H from left to right: Classic...

Wood base stool Norman Cherner, 1958 “Design should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry The wood base stools are available in bar and counter heights and are ideal for home or hospitality environments. Wood base stools have a molded plywood shell with a laminated wood base and a bright chrome footrest. Available with or without upholstered pads. Reissued from the original drawings and molds, Cherner wood base stools are strong, lightweight and like the originals, made in the U.S.A. counter height: 18.5” W | 21” D | 38.5” H seat: 25” H bar height: 18.5” W |...

Metal base barstool with upholstered seat pad in Classic Walnut finish

Metal base stool Norman Cherner, 1958 “Organic design seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.” Frank Lloyd Wright Metal base stools are ideal for the home or for hospitality settings. Available in bar or counter heights, with or without upholstered pads. Stools have a molded plywood shell of graduated thickness with a bright chrome base. Metal base stools with arms have solid wood armrests on a bright chrome arm. Reissued from the original drawing and molds, Cherner metal base stools are strong and lightweight. Made in the U.S.A. counter...

Oval tables Benjamin Cherner, 2003 Oval tables are designed to compliment Cherner seating. Perfect in a formal or informal setting, the tables are strong, stable and lightweight. The oval tables are 84” and 92" long and can seat 6 or 8. The veneered top is made of 1    /8” thick –1 cross-ply plywood with a profiled exposed edge. The legs are laminated wood with an exposed edge. Cherner tables are made in the U.S.A. Classic Walnut “The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity.” Ludwig W