Sam Maloof Rocking Chair

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Sam maloof rocking chair.

Whether you are enjoying afternoon tea in the low back chairor reading a good book in the elegant rocker your comfort will always be unsurpassed. Famous for his rocking chair sam maloof made furniture that had soul a centennial appreciation for this master of mid century modernism is underway with a california exhibition and an upcoming. Sam maloof music stand. This rocking chair design is the cornerstone of my sam maloof signature furniture line.

While he is self taught as a woodworker both his name and his work are instantly recognizable. All rights reserved sam maloof woodworker inc. Sam maloof walnut swivel desk chair. The timeless design is striking light strong curvaceous and quite comfortable made with a combination of machine and handwork.

Sam maloof is america s best known contemporary furniture craftsman. No other twentieth century studio furniture maker has received as many awards for design and craftsmanship. While a true maloof rocker will never be built again there are woodworkers building maloof style rockers they are doing a great job of it. Sam maloof s sculpted rocking chairs are iconic so much so that his name is synonymous with that furniture style.

Sam maloof rocking chair 1975. Along with george nakashima and wendell castle the woodworker sam maloof was a guiding spirit of the american studio furniture movement a postwar revival of craftsmanship fueled by a reverence for skilled labor and a disdain for mass produced furnishings composed of plastic and other synthetic materials.