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whatever a 'kockoff' is, I'm intrigued...

as I recall there were quite a few companies making fiberglass furniture long after Eames pioneered the use of fiberglass for furniture for the common man!!( why then has his /their furniture become so 'exclusive'and pricey)
We all talk about what is a 'real' Eames or Noguchi when in fact anything manufactured by anyone other than the original designer is a copy...no matter who the manufacturer..sure some stay truer to the original blueprint than others but the fact is, 'mass manufactured inexpensive yet stylish furniture' is EXACTLY what the Eames' wanted to produce- not limited edition signed art pieces that only a few lucky people can afford!!!Let's bring style back to the masses!!
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Yes, MANY companies produced similar chairs to the classic Eames shell chairs, the most predominant of which was Burke.

I don't know who designed or manufactured your chair, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that neither Herman Miller nor Charles Eames were involved in any way beyond inspiration.

Oh, Kruger was another company that made "Eames-inspired" fiberglass chairs. I couldn't think of the name when I posted my previous comment.

Paul McCobb - here's a link to some (scroll down a little - they are on the left)
http://austinmodern.com/NewArrivals.html

Um, those aren't the same chairs at all.

Well, whatever, I guess. The chair is very cool, no matter who designed it.

Btw, I think they meant "kNockoffs".

The other thing is something ENTIRELY different. Sort of like a "Bake Off" but not quite. ;)

I really thought I'd seen every 20th century chair out there by now. But this is a new one (to me, anyway). Cool, indeed. I don't even have room for another chair, but if I came across that, I'd have to buy it.

This chair was actually manufactured by Selig - a Danish company. I don't know who the actual designer was. Ib Kofod-Larsen, a relatively known Danish designer designed for Selig (which was also called Selig-Christensen at one time). I doubt he designed this chair. His usually material of choice was wood or wood and metal.

Looks a little like The Organic Chair:

http://vitra.com/products/designer/charles_eames_eero_saarinen/organic_chair/

Your chair is by Luther Conover.

Definately Luther Conover.

Elle, the owner of AustinModern.com here:
Definitely not Paul McCobb.

I agree with the above posts check Luther Conover, though to answer the other half of your question, YES there were a LOT of companies that made fiberglass chairs. Kruger made chairs almost exactly like the eames chairs, Burke, Chromecraft and numerous others also made copies.
I like your chair, it's spiffy and unique.

Best, Elle

I know this is an old thread, but for the sake of people like me doing research, I thought I'd post a comment. This chair was made by Selig, the designer was Peabody. I have an orange one, with the tag intact on the bottom.