Description

Ward Bennett ‘Bumper’ desk chair in black mohair fabric five prong bronze plated aluminum base with modern hydraulic mechanism, manufactured by Geiger International, (formerly Brickel Associates). 2012.

WARD BENNETT (Designer)
Ward Bennett’s career began at age 13, when he quit school to work in New York’s Garment District. At 16 he went to Europe and continued working in fashion.

Despite attending art schools in Florence and Paris, he was mostly self-taught, with skills ranging from jewelry-making to interior design. “I learn from people,” he said, referencing influences including Georgia O’Keeffe.

Bennett eventually settled in New York, where his reputation earned him many high-profile clients. Lyndon Johnson later asked Bennett to design a chair for his presidential library—“a cross between a barroom chair and a courtroom chair with a little Western saddle.”
“I design interiors and furniture and flatware and so forth, but I think the way I live is maybe the most meaningful.”
– Ward Bennett
Bennett began working with Geiger in 1987. Our first collaboration—a 20-piece collection—was introduced in 1990. In 1993, Geiger acquired Brickel Associates, for whom Bennett had designed more than 150 chairs as their sole designer from the 1960s through the mid-1980s. Recognizing the time simplicity and enduring comfort of these designs, we’ve reintroduced several classics from Bennett’s Brickel era.

Bennett died in 2003. Today, he is considered the first American to use industrial materials for home furnishings. He was hailed by the American Institute of Architects for “transforming industrial hardware into sublime objects.” Many his designs are in the permanent collection at MoMA, as well as in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.See

Dimensions

27ʺW × 28ʺD × 38ʺH

Styles

Mid-Century Modern

Arm Height

29.0 in

Number of Seats

1

Seat Interior Depth

24.0 in

Seat Interior Width

23.5 in

Seat Height

22.0 in

Brand

Brickel Associates

Designer

Ward Bennett

Period

2010s

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Aluminum

Bronze

Mohair

Steel

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Black

Condition Notes

Excellent light wear consistent with age and normal use of time and period.Excellent light wear consistent with age and normal use of time and period.