Hunzinger Chair

In the 1870s, fashionable chairs were made with padded upholstery, elaborate mahogany carved frames, and springs to make the seats more comfortable. But George Jakob Hunzinger (1835-1898), a German immigrant craftsman, had other ideas. He used flat, metal, fabric-wrapped wire instead of springs and upholstery to make comfortable chairs. The frames were just as original, […]