Don Chadwick

Donald "Don" T. Chadwick[1] (born 1936) is an industrial designer specializing in office seating.

Early life

He was born in Los Angeles and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker.[2] He studied design at the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]

Career

He worked for architect Victor Gruen, and in 1964 founded his own practice. He has designed the Chadwick modular seating system (1974) and, in cooperation with Bill Stumpf, the Equa 1 (1984) and the Aeron chair (1994), all for Herman Miller.[3][4] Among his recent designs is the Chadwick chair for Knoll.

Awards[5]

Notes

  1. "The Collection | Donald T. Chadwick, William Stumpf. Aeron Office Chair. 1992". MoMA. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  2. http://reach.hermanmillerasia.com/HermanMillerPresents
  3. "Don Chadwick". Knoll. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  4. Industrial Designers Society of America. "Ergon Chair (1976)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  5. "The Aeron Chair's Designers". Smartfurniture.com. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
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