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What’s black, and white and sleek all over?  Sporty and sleek, this No. 0149.36 smokey acrylic dining chair with bleached Spalted Maple legs is a fun, new addition to our family of No. 0149 bent acrylic dining chairs.

JOHNHOUSHMAND - No. 0149.36Dark but lustrous, the 1/2″ bent acrylic acts as the perfect contrast against the bright white of the bleached Spalted Maple.  The dark shade of the acrylic is enhanced by the bright gleams of light that reflect on it, while the bright white of the Spalted Maple is accentuated by the dark lines in the grain.

JOHNHOUSHMAND - No. 0149.36Bold and simple, this piece is perfectly suited to be the center of attention.

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on That Vegan Blog and DesignSpotter

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JOHNHOUSHMAND is very pleased to have been recently featured on That Vegan Blog for our winning combination of sleek sustainability and attention-grabbing design as well as DesignSpotter with our new take on a modern classic:  the brand new No. 0222 Cast Aluminum Director’s Chair.

JOHNHOUSHMAND:  No. 0189 Low Table

Check out both blogs for your daily dose of design inspiration be it for products, books, events, sustainable furniture or interior design.

JOHNHOUSHMAND:  No. 0222 Cast Aluminum Director's Chair

Audio Slideshow: A Chair Out of Thin Air?

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The CLEARLY FUNCTIONAL line came to be from the wish to marry the airy glassine quality of acrylic with the substantial and vital quality of wood. The design world is full of plastic and acrylic products which for the most part we find alienating, ugly, and harsh. It was considered that if we could transform that problem with a natural element, we might get a magnificent synergy and an iconic design as well. As we developed methods of attaching the two materials invisibly and minimally, and as we also experimented with casting a “plastic” into a natural material (live-edge wood), we unleashed a fiesta of exciting designs that hit the mark…extraordinary visual appeal, industrial design pedigree, and a real wood component that takes us into the world of fine furniture. Win, win, win, win, win…fun, fun, fun, fun…cool, cool, cool, cool.