The product of a collaboration between Emeco and ALCOA in 1944 to produce a seaworthy chair for use by the US Navy, this sturdy aluminum chair is as near-indestructable as it is handsome. This sculptured masterwork is the result of a 77-step process hand-crafted by skilled experts that is such an exercise in perfection that it was chosen as the subject of a documentary film by Eames Demetrios. The form is comprised of one continuous piece of aluminum without seams.

The aluminum used in these chairs is subjected to a proprietary thermal treatment, making them three times stronger than steel. The anodized surface approaches the hardness of a diamond, and the hand-brushed finish just gets better with age, which is just as well - this chair has a life expectancy of at least 150 years, and can be used indoors or out, in even the harshest environments.

Item		Description		Highbrow price
Side chairs
1002		emeco upholstered chair		$730
1002-P		emeco upholstered chair, polished finish		$1420
1002-S		emeco upholstered swivel chair		$805
1002-SP		emeco upholstered swivel chair, polished finish		$1515
1022		emeco semi-upholstered chair		$730
1022-P		emeco semi-upholstered chair, polished finish		$1420
1022-S		emeco semi-upholstered swivel chair		$765
1022-SP		emeco semi-upholstered swivel chair, polished finish		$1475
Armchairs
1001		emeco upholstered armchair		$765
1001-P		emeco upholstered armchair, polished finish		$1475
1001-S		emeco upholstered swivel armchair		$930
1001-SP		emeco upholstered swivel armchair, polished finish		$1615
1011		emeco semi-upholstered armchair		$765
1011-P		emeco semi-upholstered armchair, polished finish		$1475
1011-S		emeco semi-upholstered swivel armchair		$880
1011-SP		emeco semi-upholstered swivel armchair, polished finish		$1615