The Barcelona chair was designed in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the American Exposition in Barcelona Spain, by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe the father of modern architecture. An icon of modernism an furniture art the chair design was inspired by the campaign and folding chairs of ancient times.
The chair was shown off perfectly [...]

I was just flattered by a very kind email from a happy customer.   His wife arranged to buy a chair from me or his holiday gift.  Thanks Brad… I’m glad you like it. — Chuck Mettler

Chuck!
I wanted to send you this photo of me with my Christmas present.   Don’t I look smashing next [...]

I admire Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, and the look of his art chairs, and notice the variation and extreme creativity. Many are comfortable except for the very straight-backed ones which are unsittable, as far as I’m concerned. Beautiful furniture, but hardly functional. Take a look:

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Another article from the local Des Moines Iowa paper:
The Des Moines Register
CROWD COMES EARLY TO VIEW ART SCENE
Two men who created the visual attraction earn praise from their former teacher at Lincoln.
By Jared Strong, Des Moines Register
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A first-time art festival brought about 800 people to the South Des Moines Sculpture Park on [...]

“I really got interested in furniture art when I was a student at the Chicago Art Institute. The idea that something as functional as a chair or sofa could have class, style and even be comfortable, hit me one day as I prowled the design section of the museum. One of the [...]

As the digital age came upon us, Large Format graphics came of age, advertising agencies took notice and took advantage of this for there clients.  People started to Metro buses completely covered with large format graphics called “bus wraps,” advertising everything from toothpaste to casinos.
In Chicago, there is a 40 story building with a Michael [...]

We just got this site launched, and are excited to be taking these chairs to the world wide web.
Help us make it better?  How can we improve our site?   Thanks for visiting.  We’re thrilled to have you.
Chuck Mettler
Cool Furniture Artist, Creator of Art Chairs, Proud Dad of a Web Site
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