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Warren McArthur Club Chairs

American, 1885-1961

Few 20th-century designers had influential furniture that regularly flew at 30,000 feet, but Warren McArthur did. His work on seating for military aircraft came near the end of his career, following decades of Machine Age furniture shaped from tubular forms and made of steel, chrome and aluminum.

Warren McArthur Jr. graduated with an engineering degree from Cornell University in 1908. After moving to Los Angeles in 1929, he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation a year later. His initial output of sleek, metal designs were popular in offices and hotels. 

At the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Americans witnessed a new “Streamlined America” campaign, which included everyday furniture made from metal, opening the door for McArthur and other Machine Age designers to a residential audience. With this increase in demand for metal furniture, the Warren McArthur Corporation relocated to Rome, New York, and sold their aluminum furnishings out of a showroom on Park Avenue in New York City. 

Actors Marlene Dietrich, Fredric March and Clark Gable were among his A-list clientele. McArthur also produced furniture for the dining cars on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chrysler Headquarters. His designs were featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1934 exhibition “Contemporary American Industrial Art.”

During World War II, McArthur pivoted production after a ban on the private use of aluminum. McArthur made an estimated three-quarters of all American military aircraft seating, including adjustable seats for the Beechcraft C-45 and revolving seats for navigators aboard the Grumman HU-16 Albatross. 

Warren McArthur closed his business in 1948. He died in 1961.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Warren McArthur armchairs, tables and other seating.

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Creator: Warren McArthur
Rare Warren McArthur Arizona Biltmore Era Lounge Chair and Ottoman C. 1931
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
A wonderful Warren McArthur club chair and ottoman that personify the comfort of his furniture. Warren's patented compression assembly was designed to provide flexibility in the frame to add more comfort via a slight flex in addition to the cushions. The aluminum strap back added to this flexibility in contrast to the rigid welded steel tube frame that was the standard of McArthur's contemporaries. This club chair and ottoman were manufactured at the Warren McArthur Furniture Company in Los Angeles between 1931/33. The chair's design, while similar in overall look, predates Warren McArthur's classic Park Avenue Lounge (Style No. 1003 EAU p. 9 of his 1936 corporation catalog) by at least two years. This is the only example of this chair that I have seen. The pair was said to have come from the Arizona Biltmore but I cannot confirm that provenance. The absence of labels is typical of all Arizona Biltmore furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Warren McArthur Club Chairs

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Warren McArthur Round Desk Chair Style No. 1083 AU Rome New York 1935/36
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Located in Camden, ME
Rare Warren McArthur desk chair manufactured in Rome New York in the mid 1930s. The circular framed chairs of which to my knowledge there were only five designs produced, Models 1040...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Club Chairs

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Pair of Armchair Warren McArthur Rare Model with Hidden Ashtrays
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A pair of metal armchairs designed by Warren McArthur (1885-1961) and made by Warren McArthur Corporation for Chrysler headquarter in Chicago b...
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Pair of Warren McArthur for Namco Lounge Chairs
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Aluminum and leather lounges by Warren McArthur for Namco. Restored with spinney back leather.
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Classic Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Aluminium Lounge Chairs by Warren McArthur
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Warren Mcarthur club chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Warren McArthur club chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Warren McArthur club chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original club chairs by Warren McArthur were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider club chairs by Ralph Lauren, and Century Furniture. Prices for Warren McArthur club chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $5,600 and can go as high as $14,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,500.

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