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Good enough to eat
It was known as the Winnipeg chair, but some referred to it as the
Canadian Coconut. This was because of its similarity to the Coconut
chair by the American designer George Nelson for the furniture company
Herman Miller in 1955.
Man or machine-made?
Rumour has it that James Donahue made the Lounge Chair in his basement
with the help of his architecture students from the University of
Manitoba. Donahue bent a single sheet of plywood
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LOUNGE CHAIR
By: A.J. Donahue
When: in the early 1950s
Manufactured by: James Donahue, Winnipeg
Made of: bent fir plywood,
metal rod, foam, upholstery
Available in: colours like mustard,
orange and
lime green
Dimensions 76 cm high x 87 cm wide |
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