emeco

alumiNation 2009

We makechairs.

We make aluminum chairs. That’s what we do. Made by hand from 80% recycled Aluminum.It’s better for the environment that way. But it’s not easy.

In fact it takes 77 steps to get there. Welding, grinding, tempering, polishing. And that’s just a few of them.

After all why should the machines have all the fun? There’s no mould injected, mass production here. Sure we use a few machines, but for us they’re just tools, operated by us, by hand.

It takes 50 hands 4 hours to make just one chair. And if you want it polished, that’s another 8 hours.

Made by hand. It’s what makes every chair unique. Look underneath a few. Some welds may be more buzzed than burred. Others more burred than buzzed. It’s not a mistake. It’s human.

Designed to last 150 years. So if it breaks on your 121st birthday, please send it back. We’ll happily replace it. Now that’s what we call sustainability.

PG. 8 Navy Collection

PG. 22 Hudson Collection

PG. 30 Icon Chairs & Stools

PG. 36 Kong Collection

PG. 50 Heritage Collection

PG. 54 Café Table

PG. 56 Emeco Stool & Table

PG. 64 1951 Chairs & Stools

PG. 70 Superlight Chair

PG. 73 Morgans Chair

PG. 78 20-06 Collection

PG. 86 Nine-0 Collection

Product Index:

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we do it:Heat Treating

A proprietary heat treatment begins with aluminum tensile strength at bendable 18,000 pounds per square inch (p.s.i.) and ends at ridged 45,000 pounds p.s.i. There are three steps to strengthen the chair: a 960 Cº salt bath takes the aluminum from 0 temper to T4, the chair is squared up to eliminate wobble, and then baked overnight in a special oven to take the aluminum from T4 to T6, or 3 times stronger than steel.

Hard Finishing

Every inch of each chair is hand brushed in the direction of the aluminum grain. This procedure alone takes years to master. No other aluminum product is hand finished to the skill level of an Emeco chair.

Anodizing

Through this electrolytic process, the surface of an aluminum chair transforms from aluminum to aluminum oxide – a super durable finish. Aluminum oxide is next to the hardness of a diamond. In fact, most sandpaper today is aluminum oxide.

Powder Coating

Emeco uses high-quality European power coat in this electro-static process. Electric current is passed through the chair, which attracts the sprayed powder, and then the chair is baked at 350 Cº for a uniform coating.

Here’s howMaterials & Process

The 1006 Navy ® aluminum chair, developed in collaboration with ALCOA in 1944, was designed for US Submarines. The Navy utilized Emeco chairs because they are impervious to corrosion, non-magnetic, lightweight, fireproof and incredibly strong. These are also the basic attributes of aluminum. Emeco uses the best quality material to assure you of the best possible chair.

77 Steps

Skilled Emeco craftsmen employ over 77 individual steps to create the 1006 Navy ® chair. Many of these craftsmen have taken over twenty years to perfect their skills. Our facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania is one of the few remaining manufacturing plants in the area. Emeco looks forward by implementing the latest manufacturing techniques and apprenticeship programs.

Forming

Emeco starts with soft “0” temper aluminum to achieve smooth curves and fluid form.

Welding

The Emeco chair requires meters of weld, from the distinctive tapered legs through the custom molded seat to the iconic back. Emeco uses no hardware in creating this monolithic entity.

Grinding & Polishing

Emeco craftsmen grind flush for a one-piece appearance. Emeco specially trains its polishers to produce a hand-polished finish that is as close to perfection as possible. It takes eight man-hours to polish one Emeco chair – individual parts are polished, assemblies are polished again, and the completed chair is polished a third time. Hand-polished chairs are finished with aluminum polish, and then a final wipe-down of cornstarch to create the super high shine. Hand-polished chairs develop a “patina” with age and use, similar to any fine metal.

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Environmental Issues:

Emeco uses 80% recycled aluminum content to make our chairs. Of the recycled aluminum, half is post consumer (soft drink cans) and half is post industrial (manufacturing scrap). Chairs made out of virgin aluminum have an energy density that is 17 times higher than that of Emeco chairs. Emeco all-aluminum chairs are 100% recyclable.The Emeco factory in Hanover, PA conforms to all applicable U.S., State and Local environmental regulations.

It is important to note the recycled content, and recyclability of Emeco chairs. But in addition, and perhaps even of greater significance, is the aspect of lifetime costing. Emeco all-aluminum chairs have an estimated lifespan of 150 years or more, making them a sound investment in every way.

LEED™ Certification:

No product can be LEED™ Certified; certification is only granted to the entire building or interior. A project is LEED™ Certified by qualifying for credits that accrue when environmentally sound choices are made in the design and building process. Product choices can help the project qualify for LEED™ Certification by being environmentally sound. Some jurisdictions require new construction to have a minimum number of LEED™ Credits.

Credit #2.1:

Construction Waste Management Emeco uses 100% recyclable shipping and packing materials. We even use paper tape.

Credit #4.2

Recycled Content Emeco aluminum furniture is made of between 80% recycled aluminum; 40% post consumer recycled material and 40% post industrial recycled material.

Credit #5.1

Regionally Manufactured Materials Projects shipped within 500 miles of our Hanover, PA facility – cities on the East Coast from Boston through Washington, DC. In addition, the recycledaluminum used in Emeco products is processed in Baltimore, MD, adding another credit contribution.

Aluminum does not emit VOCs or aldehydes in any measurable concentration, therefore out gassing requirements are not applicable.

LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a division of the US Green Building Council, a government sponsored organization whose goal is to promote environmentalism in the buildingindustry. For more information please visit www.usgbc.org.

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Andrée Putman

“What I wanted to do with the Emeco chair was what my friend Coco Chanel did with the ‘little black dress’ – create a simple, smart, sexy chair that never goes out of style.”

3 Ettore Sottsass

“A chair must be really important as an object, because my mother always told me to offer a chair to a lady”

4 Norman Foster

“The 20-06 is the result of a genuine collaboration between the Foster Studio and the Emeco Team and will contribute to Emeco’s remarkable history”

5 Frank Gehry

“I wanted three things in this chair: comfort, light weight and strength. Aluminium was the obvious choice and Emeco was the only company that could make it”

2 Adrian Van Hooydonk

“We agreed that the modernization of the 1951 chair would be 100% Classic Emeco – simple utilitarian and masculine. The design phase that followed was one of the most collaborative and rewarding of my life”

1 Philippe Starck

“If you use the good materials you keep the chair a long time and if you keep your chair 20 years then you almost don’t need to be recycling”

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The Navy® Chair is protected by trade dress under U.S. Trademark Registration 2,511,360

Navy®

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4 Navy® Stools: The Marmara Sisli Hotel, IstanbulDesign: AutobanPhoto: Kerem Sanliman

1 Navy® Chairs & Stools: Residence, SpainDesign: Projects Singulars StudioPhoto: Carme Masià

2 Navy® Chairs & Stools: BBH AdvertisingDesign: GenslerPhoto: Andrew Bordwin

3 Navy® Stools: The Marmara Sisli Hotel, IstanbulDesign: AutobanPhoto: Kerem Sanliman

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5 1006 Navy® Chairs & Stools: IV Restaurant, Tiber River, RomeDesign: Elena PiulatsPhoto: Marco Ravasini

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Navy® Chair w/ seat pad 1006 Navy® Barstool 1006-30Navy® Chair 1006

6 1006 Navy® Chairs: IV Restaurant, Tiber River, RomeDesign: Elena PiulatsPhoto: Marco Ravasini

7 Emeco has always had unique testing procedures.

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Navy® Semi-Upholstered Chair 1022 Navy® Upholstered Armchair 1001Navy® Chair 1006

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The 1104 Navy® features a seat created with CNC technology and made of certified renewable, local timber finished with natural matte lacquer.Navy® Armchair w/ Natural Wood Seat 1104-A Navy® Barstool w/ Natural Wood Seat 1104-30

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HudsonIcon

Philippe Starck Hudson: U.S. Design Patent No. D458,767 Icon: U.S. Design Patent No. D559001

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3 Hudson Chairs & Stools:Project: Gensler Office, San FranciscoDesign: GenslerPhoto: Laignel/ Takata

1 Hudson Rocking Chair: Ramses Restaurant, MadridDesign: Philippe StarckPhoto: Luis Hevia

2 Hudson Chairs:Residence, NYDesign: Meyer Davis StudioPhoto: Michael Amaud

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7 Hudson Chairs:Morton Square Residence, New YorkDesign: S. Russell GrovesPhoto: Eric Piasecki

4 Hudson Stools: Velvet Bar, WarsawDesign: Robert MajkutPhoto: OLO Studio

5, 6 Hudson Chairs:Eurostar First Class Lounge, Brussels, London, ParisDesign: Philippe StarckPhoto: Matthew Weinreb

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Hudson Rocking Chair w/ Arms HUDROC-A Hudson Counter Stool w/ seat pad HUDCTR-24Hudson Chair HUD Hudson Barstool HUDBAR-30

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8 Icon Stools:Ideon Showroom, ChicagoDesign: SkB ArchitectsHudson Chair HUD Icon Barstool ICONBAR-30

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Both Icon chairs and stools stack 4 high. A heavy-duty trolley is available.Icon Chair ICON Icon Barstool ICONBAR-30

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Kong®

U.S. Design Patent No. S D494,375 & D496,173Philippe Starck

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5 Kong Barstools:Baccarat World Headquarters, ParisDesign: Philippe Starck

1,2 Kong Chairs & Stools:Restaurant Bon, MoscowDesign: Philippe StarckPhoto: Luis Hevia

3,4 Kong Barstools:Baccarat World Headquarters, ParisDesign: Philippe Starck

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6 Kong Chairs & Stools:Ramses Restaurant, MadridDesign: Philippe StarckPhoto: Luis Hevia

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10 Kong Stools:Kruisherenhotel, MaastrichtDesign: Henk Vos and Ingo MaurerPhoto: Etienne van Sloun

7, 8, 9 Kong Stools:Kruisherenhotel, MaastrichtDesign: Henk Vos and Ingo MaurerPhoto: Etienne van Sloun

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It takes 8 man-hours to polished one Kong Stool. It’s actually polished three times – first in separate parts, then sub-assemblies, and finally the entire stool at once.Kong Chair w/ seat pad KONG Kong Armchair KONG-A

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Kong’s hand formed back is cantilevered off the seat by a solid aluminum connection, then welded and ground smooth.Kong Counter Stool w/ Arm KONGCTR-24A

This is a Kong Barstool after it’s been welded, but before it’s been ground down and polished.

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HeritageCafé TableEmecoStool & TablePhilippe Starck

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Heritage Stacking Chair HER Heritage Stacking Barstool HERBAR-30

1 Heritage Stacking Chairs:Norwich University, VirginiaDesign: Perry Dean Rogers & Partners

2 Winton Dinges (r) founded Emeco in 1944. He was into art.

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3 Custom Height Café Tables:ONO at the Gansevoort, New YorkDesign: Jeffrey Beers International

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Heritage Rocking Chair HERROC Square Brushed Café Table CAFESQ-23

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7 Emeco Stools:Todd St. Productions, New YorkDesign: TWBPhoto: Eliot Kaufman

4, 5, 6 Emeco Stools:Salt Tasting Room, VancouverDesign: Evoke International

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The Emeco Stool is simple, super durable, inexpensive, and comes in three heights.Emeco Table TABL-30 Emeco Stool STOL-18

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From the Emeco archives:The 1951 company Christmas party

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1951SuperlightMorgans

1951: European Patent No. 000403795-0001, U.S. Design Patent No. D518,6565Superlight: European Patent No. 200407-001, U.S. Design Patent No. 513,7105 & No. D525,041

BMW DesignworksUSA

Frank Gehry

Andrée Putman

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4 1951 Chairs & Stools:Foxwoods Casino Dining Court, ConnecticutDesign: Schefer Design, LLC

1 1951 Chairs & Stools:Foxwoods Casino Dining Court, ConnecticutDesign: Schefer Design, LLC

2 Custom Oak Laminate 1951 Chairs:Fordham University, New York

3 This is the long lost Emeco chair from 1951 that inspired the new version.

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1951 Chair 1951 1951 Barstool 1951BAR-30

5 1951 Chairs:eCreamery, OmahaDesign: The Architectural OfficesPhoto: Tom Kessler

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Superlight Chair SUPER-X

6 Superlight Chairs:NBBJ Office, SeattleDesign: NBBJPhoto: Timothy Soar

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Morgans merges the classic Mallet Stevens chair (1928) with the iconic Navy® chair (1944) to create something wholly original.

Superlight is in the permanent collections of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, IIT, MoMA SF, and the Pinakotherk der Moderne and now MoMA NY.

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Morgans Chair MNY1

7 Morgans Chair:Morgans Hotel, New YorkDesign: Andrée Putman

8 Putman’s notes on the first Morgans Chair prototype.

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20-06Nine-0

20-06: European Patent No. 477666U.S. Patent No. D541,068 SNine-0 Stacking Chair: U.S. Design Patent No. D571,129 Nine-0 Swivel Chair: U.S. Design Patent No. D577,518

Norman Foster

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2 20-06 Stools:Suffolk University, Café on Common, BostonDesign: Bergmeyer Associates, Inc.Photo: Richard Mandelkorn

3 20-06 Stools:US Green Building Stand, NeoCon EastDesign: Shaw JelvehPhoto: Alan Gilbert

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1 20-06 ChairsHudson Stools:The Opposite House Hotel, BeijingDesign: Kengo Kuma

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The back and seat of the all-aluminum 20-06 are hand welded onto the frame requiring 5 hours to produce.20-06 Armchair w/ seat pad 2006-A 20-06 Stacking Chair 2006

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20-06 Square Café Table 2006CTSQ-24L 20-06 Square Bar-Height Table 2006CTRD-24L20-06 Barstool 2006-3020-06 Chairs stack 12 high. A heavy duty trolley is available

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Nine-0 Stacking Chair NIN0 Nine-0 Stacking Barstool NIN0-30

4 20-06 TableNine-0 Swivel Chair:Salone Internazionale del Mobile

5 20-06 TableNine-0 Chairs & Stools:Newton Youth Academy, ConnecticutDesign: Claris

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The polyurethane seats and backs on Nine-0 have an integral steel frame and are guaranteed for use indoors and out. Chairs and stools stack 6 high.Nine-0 Swivel Armchair NIN0-SWV-3

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You’ll find Emeco chairs in the finest bars, restaurants and hotels around the world. But also in business’s cafeterias, lunch rooms and break areas. Private universities, public schools and libraries also choose our chairs. The most exclusive shops use our stools at their makeup counters and our chairs in their changing rooms. Theme parks, stadiums, exhibitions all use Emeco chairs. And we still sell chairs for jails, hospitals and Navy ships. Visit our website for distributorsand representatives in:

Australia Benelux BrazilCanada ChileChina Czech Republic

DenmarkEastern Europe France Hong Kong IsraelItalyJapan

MexicoMiddle East New Zealand PanamaPolandPortugalRussia

ScandinaviaSpainTaiwanTurkey UKUnited StatesVenezuela

alumiNation:

Emeco Life-Time Warranty:

Navy®, Hudson, Icon, Heritage, Kong, 20-06™ Chairs & Stools, and Emeco Stools & Occasional Tables

Emeco chairs, stools and tables are built in accordance with the highest standards of design and manufacture. Emeco warrants, to the original purchaser, all chairs and stools to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and conditions for life.

Fabric that is not manufactured by Emeco is not covered by this warranty but governed solely by the guarantees or warranties, if any, of the upholstery manufacturer. This warranty also does not include factory upholstery, scratches and chips to a powder coated color finish, scratches and blemishes to a polished finish, or floor glide wear.

Emeco 7-Year Warranty:

Superlight™ Chairs, 1951™ and Nine-0 Chairs & Stools, Nine-0, all swivel seating, 20-06™ Tables, Café Tables & Work Table Legs

Emeco chairs, stools and tables are built in accordance with the highest standards of design and manufacture. Emeco war-rants, to the original purchaser, all chairs and tables to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and conditions for 7 years from date of receipt.

Fabric that is not manufactured by Emeco is not covered by this warranty but governed solely by the guarantees or warranties, if any, of the upholstery manufacturer. This warranty also does not include factory upholstery, scratches and chips to a powder coated color finish, scratches or discoloration and deterioration to Polyurethane or ABS plastic (due to harsh cleaners) or plastic laminate components, scratches and blemishes to polyurethane components, scratches and blemishes to a polished finish, table top wear, or floor glide wear.

Terms:

Emeco will replace or repair defective furniture covered by this warranty. Customers must call +1 717 637 5951 to report a claim, and items must be shipped, prepaid to:

Emeco, 805 Elm Ave., Hanover PA USA 17331.

In no event shall liability under this warranty exceed the original purchase price of defective furniture.

This warranty does not apply to furniture damaged by accident, abuse, neglect, or misuse, nor does it apply if repairs are attempted by purchaser or by anyone other than an authorized Emeco agent or the Emeco factory.

Contact:

Emeco805 West Elm AvenueHanover, PA 17331 USA

Phone: +1 717 637 5951Fax: +1 717 633 6018

[email protected]

©Emeco 2009

Credits:

Product Photography:Mikio Sekita

except pages 82 (r) and 84 (r): DRF Chicago

Graphic Design &Factory Photography:Fogelson-Lubliner

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