Emeco (The Electric Machine and Equipment Co.) has been producing chairs from reclaimed and recycled materials in Hanover, PA since 1944. Best known for the Emeco1006 chair (also called the Navy Chair) made from recycled aluminum, their mission is to make things that last. In keeping with this goal, they recently collaborated again with friend Phillipe Starck to create the Broom Chair.
According to Emeco, "the Broom Chair is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable — and designed to last." The chair is made using 90% industrial waste, reclaiming plastic and wood fibers from the industry floors, materials that otherwise would be swept into the trash and end up in the landfill. Starck explains:
Imagine… a guy who takes a humble broom and starts to clean the workshop and with this dust he makes new magic… That's why we call it Broom Chair.You can read more about the Broom Chair ($195), available in six colors, at Emeco.
Via: Jetson Green
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I'd have to sit in it but it looks as though the seat is not deep enough in back, like you would have a forward slant sitting there.
Love the green philosophy, though!
That's what I thought, too, @Griffin. I'd have to sit in one to be convinced they are comfortable -- it doesn't matter if it lasts if nobody will sit on it! (The shape is kind of unappealing to me, too...)
I like the concept, maybe not this precise implementation.
Yeah, I agree. It looks like you'd slide out of it!
The new Broom chair does look a bit swoopy from the side, but the shell is designed to "cradle" you - its generous and comfortable.
Of course, like all Emeco chairs, you need to sit in it to be sure. Broom will be in DWR Studios in September - and you can test drive it then. Let me know what you think. @danfogelson dan@emeco.net