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Oberlin Chair

March 26, 2013

Episcopal High School chooses Eustis Chair
for Classroom Chairs

Working with Centerbrook Architects of Connecticut, Episcopal High School of Richmond, VA has chosen our classic "schoolhouse" design for the classrooms in their new building. This chair was designed in 2002 for Oberlin College, and has proven its ability to hold up to decades of hard use.


University Club Chairs around table

March 3, 2013

10 Hardwood Stack Chairs… Around a 60" Round!

Many fine clubs seat 10 people around a 60" round table for their weddings and functions. We have down-sized our very successful University Club chair to accommodate ten at a 60" round. The comfort and elegance are still there, but in a slightly smaller design that still stacks up to 7 high, and comes with a 20 year warranty.


Ivy League Chair

February 7, 2013

The Country Club Chooses New Eustis Stacking Chair

The Country Club in Brookline has chosen the Ivy League Stackable chair for a multi-year program to upgrade their banquet facilities. This new design combines the elegance of Chippendale styling with the convenience of a full-function stack chair. And, of course, the chair is engineered with our patented Eustis Joint®, and comes with a 20 year warranty!


Merrimac Chair

January 4, 2013

Funeral Home Chooses Eustis Chair
for Chapel Renovation

Our first funeral home project was in Kingston, Ontario, with an owner who found us on the web. We started marketing to this group a year ago, and our second customer is the Joseph W Bliley Funeral Home in Richmond, VA. Both firms were replacing traditional pews, and sought the convenience of a stacking chair, but were unwilling to give up the traditional elegance their patrons require.


Merrimac Chair

December 12, 2012

Brewster Academy Chooses
Merrimac for Dining Hall

Working with Lavallee/Brensinger Architects, planners at Brewster Academy in Wolfboro, NH wanted a lightweight hardwood stacking chair for their dining hall renovation. At 15 pounds in solid Ash, the Merrimac is our lightest weight stacking hardwood chair. And because it is engineered with our patented Eustis Joint®, the Merrimac comes with a 20 year warranty against joint failure.


St. Martin Chairs at Beach Club

December 3, 2012

Room with a View

Bay Colony Beach Club of Naples, Florida took delivery today of their new St. Martin stacking hardwood arm chairs, and set them out in one of their dining rooms, overlooking the Gulf Coast. We think this photo tells a nice story about our stacking hardwood chairs.


Bartlett Hall Chair

November 13, 2012

University of Wisconsin
Chooses Eustis Chair for Carson Gulley Dining Hall

KEE Architecture Principal Jan Eymann told us she needed a hardwood chair that would be "vintage appropriate" for the renovation of Carson Gulley, a UW - Madison dining hall originally built in 1926. She was delighted when she saw our Bartlett Hall chair, and her client was very pleased to learn the new chair stacks 6 high, and comes with a 20 year warranty.


Burton Judson chair

October 4, 2012

Cornell University
Chooses Eustis Chair for A. D. White House

The A. D. White House at Cornell houses the Society for the Humanities, and was built in 1871. When university architects looked for a new chair for the elegant, Gothic style dining room, their first call was to Eustis Chair. Our Burton Judson chair was a perfect fit, and had the added advantage of stack-ability.


St. Martin stacking chair

September 14, 2012

Bay Colony Association
Chooses Eustis Stacking Chair

Bay Colony CEO Mike Nelson found us on the web, and thought our St. Martin stacking chair looked like a good fit for the formal dining area at his beach club in Naples, FL. When he and his staff compared our sample chair with the others that were presented, the elegance and functionality of our stacking chair clinched the deal.


Bohemian Stacking Chair

August 7, 2012

Bohemian Club Brings in 88 more Stacking Chairs

The Bohemian Club of San Francisco has a rich history and a truly elegant 1930's clubhouse. This year's order for 88 chairs is the third of a multi-year program to replace all of their banquet chairs. The Bohemian Stack is elegant and comfortable, and comes with a 20 year warranty.


Universtiy Club Arm Chair

July 30, 2012

Del Paso Country Club Orders more Chairs

Two years ago, Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento ordered 200 of our University Club stacking chairs, our first University Club order with arms. The membership is very pleased with the elegance and comfort of the chairs, and has recently authorized 48 more chairs. Who would believe that this elegant arm chair stacks 6 high, and comes with a 20 year warranty!


Queen Anne Stacking Chair

June 14, 2012

New Queen Anne Stacking Chair -
Elegance and Convenience Combined!

Who would think that a chair as elegant as our new Queen Anne would stack up to 7 high, and come with a 20 year warranty? This new design truly demonstrates the capabilities of our patented Eustis Joint®: traditional elegance, in a chair that also offers comfort, stack-ability, and truly superior durability!


Merrimac Chair

June 8, 2012

University of Pennsylvania
Chooses Eustis Chair Again

13 years after choosing our Edison Chair for the original renovation of Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania planners came back to Eustis Chair for the new bistro and reading room projects. They wanted the flexibility of a stacking hardwood chair, and looked at 4 sample chairs before selecting the clean, transitional design of our Merrimac chair. While the design choice took a few weeks, they never wavered from their initial vendor choice: Eustis Chair!


Kennedy Chair

June 1, 2012

Southampton Golf Club
Chooses Eustis Chair for Grillroom

While our stacking hardwood chairs have been our main focus for the club market, we also have a few elegant designs that are well suited to the Grill Room. Southampton Golf Club chose our Kennedy chair for its great comfort, combined with its traditional elegance. Like all Eustis Joint® chairs, the Kennedy comes with a 20 year warranty.


Boise Chair

May 1, 2012

LA Library Chooses Eustis Chair

There is a lot less money available these days for new libraries and renovations, so the choice of a reader chair is more critical than ever. Los Angeles County recently chose our Boise chair for their East Rancho Dominguez branch, as well as for another branch to follow. Their designers liked the clean lines and comfort of the Boise; the county loved the 20 year warranty!


Charleston Chair

April 1, 2012

Skidmore College Chooses Charleston Chair

Architect Michael Cohen of Elkus Manfredi had prior experience with our Charleston chair, and urged his client, Skidmore College, to go with Eustis Chair. While the elegance and 20 year warranty were factors in their decision, the comfort of the Charleston chair was what ultimately tipped the final choice. The Charleston is our most successful chair, installed in 35 libraries around the US, and one in Spain!


University Club Chair

April 1, 2012

Buffalo Club Chooses Eustis Chair

The Buffalo Club is a city club with a long tradition, founded in 1867 by President Millard Fillmore and 92 other prominent gentlemen. The clubhouse is an elegant mansion purchased in 1887, an ideal setting for fine Chippendale dining chairs. General Manager Dan Franklin was delighted to learn that our University Club chair stacks 6-8 high, and comes with a 20-year warranty. He ordered 60 chairs, and we think he will come back for more next year!


Bartlett Hall Chair

March 16, 2012

Rhodes College Chooses Eustis Chair
for Dining Renovation

Rhodes College chose our Bartlett Hall chair for their refectory renovation, 8 years after choosing our Federal Reserve chair for their new library. Architects Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas were pleased with the look of the Bartlett Hall, and Rhodes College Facilities staff were thrilled to find a stacking hardwood chair with a 20 year warranty.


Edison Chair

March 9, 2012

Rice University Chooses Edison Chair
for 1920's Dining Renovation

In planning the renovation of Baker Commons, Rice University architects dug through their archives and found a photo from 1920 that showed a room full of chairs just like our Edison Chair. They were delighted to learn that we manufacture a reproduction of their original chair, and that we manufactured 650 Edisons for Harvard University in 1995. After 17 years of hard use, 600 chairs are still standing!


Louis Stacking Chair

February 24, 2012

Phillips Exeter Academy Chooses Eustis Chair Again

Phillips Exeter Academy was introduced to the elegance and durability of our chairs in 2002 when we supplied 300 stacking pew-chairs for the school chapel. 10 years later they came to us for a chair for their renovation of the Elting Room. Comfort was a primary consideration for this special room where the faculty meets, sometimes for hours at a time.


University Club Stacking Chair

February 9, 2012

University of Florida Sorority Chooses Eustis Stacking Chair

"Gator" sorority Phi Mu, Alpha Nu chose our University Club stacking chair for the renovation of their 200 seat dining hall, to be completed this summer. House Corporation President Jennifer Perillo was thrilled with the elegance and comfort of this chair, and amazed that a chair so nice could stack 6-8 high and come with a 20 year warranty.


Louis Stacking Chair

January 24, 2012

New Chairs to be showcased
at Club Managers Conference

Two brand new designs for fine-dining applications will be introduced at this year's Club Business Expo, coming up in New Orleans on February 26-27, 2012. The chair in the photo is our newest stacking chair, the Louis. We will also be introducing a new Captain's chair, designed specifically for the grill room. Come see us at booth #301.


Bohemian Stacking Chair

December 27, 2011

Drew University Chooses Eustis
for Thomas Kean Reading Room

Private donations made possible the renovation of the former lobby of the Rose Memorial Library at Drew University. Working with local designers K P Interiors, Drew chose our Bohemian Club stacking chair. While the durability of this chair was a factor in the final choice, it was its elegance and comfort that cinched the deal.


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November 11, 2011

Eustis Chair Implements Price Reduction

Due to improved factory efficiencies, we have been able to lower our prices, effective today, by an average of 10%. Same great quality; same amazing warranty; just a better Price!


State Stacking Chair

November 8, 2011

Moraga Country Club Chooses Eustis for New Clubhouse

As the monumental task of building a new clubhouse nears completion, members selected the State stacking chair, a perfect match for the Arts & Crafts styling of the new clubhouse, designed by Dahlin Group of Pleasanton, CA. The State chair stacks 6-8 high, and yet offers the elegance and comfort demanded by the Moraga membership for their brand new clubhouse. And, like all Eustis Joint® chairs, it comes with a 20 year warranty!


Stacking Chair

October 17, 2011

Café Boulud Reorders Stacking Chair

The owners of Café Boulud, in West Palm Beach and New York, take a long-term view of their restaurants, and look for chairs that offer elegance and comfort, and will not wear out in 4 years. 2011 marks the second year in a 3-year program to bring elegant stacking chairs to their Café in West Palm Beach.


Bohemian Chair

September 14, 2011

Bohemian Club Reorders Stacking Chair

The Bohemian Club of San Francisco has a rich history and a truly elegant 1930's clubhouse. This year's order for 60 chairs is the second of a multi-year program to replace all of their banquet chairs. The Bohemian Stack is elegant and comfortable, and comes with a 20 year warranty.


Oberlin Chair

August 15, 2011

Cornell University
Makes 5th Order for Oberlin Chairs

Cornell University placed their first order for Oberlin chairs in 2004, and have followed with orders in 2005, 2006, 2007, and now 2011. With 300 chairs now in service, they still tell us, "nobody builds them like Eustis Chair."


Chippendale chair

July 28, 2011

Chevy Chase Club Orders Eustis Banquet Chairs

The members at Chevy Chase wanted an elegant Chippendale chair for their banquet facility, and management wanted the convenience of a stacking chair. Designer Augusta Moravec was delighted to find our University Club stacking chair: elegance and comfort befitting a 110 year-old club in our nation's capital; a solid Cherry chair that stacks 6-8 high and comes with a 20 year warranty.


St. Marks chair

July 5, 2011

Eastern Yacht Club Orders St. Marks Chairs

Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead, MA, has been working on a renovation to make their main dining room more inviting to its members. And what could be more inviting than sitting for a couple of hours in the luxury of our St. Marks chair, in an elegant room overlooking Marblehead Harbor! And with our 20 year warranty, EYC members can be confidant their new chairs will be enjoyed for decades.


Edison chair

June 29, 2011

Harvard Orders Replacements
of 16 year-old Edison Chairs

After 16 years of continuous use in the Freshman dining hall, Harvard has just started the process of replacing 650 Edison chairs, installed in 1995. While we can't take credit for the excellent design of this 1870's era chair, we built them the way we build all of our chairs: to meet the test of time.


Louis stacking chair

June 13, 2011

New Stacking Chair Introduced for Clubs and Fine-Dining

Our new Louis chair gets its styling from 18th century France, but the engineering is totally modern. Thanks to our patented Eustis Joint®, the Louis stacks 6-8 high, is elegant and comfortable, and comes with a 20 year warranty.


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April 28, 2011

Eustis Chair Announces 10% Price Reduction

For the first time ever, Eustis Chair is having a Sale. From now until July 31, 2011, all chair prices will be reduced by 10%. Call or email us for a quote.


Jenkins Chair

March 4, 2011

Cal State Fresno Re-Orders from Eustis Chair

Two years after moving into the new Henry Madden Library, planners at Cal State Fresno reconfigured some space and needed 62 more reader chairs. There was no question where to go for the chairs; the only question was Westlake or Jenkins, both of which were ordered 2 years ago, and are performing just as advertised!


State Chair

February 28, 2011

University Club at Michigan State
Chooses Eustis Chair

Working with their designers, Baker Group, of Grand Rapids, The University Club at MSU today chose a stacking hardwood chair for the renovation of their dining room. Club Manager Richard Bruner was impressed with the elegance and comfort of our chair, and was sold by the 20 year warranty. He was also delighted to learn that both the side and arm chairs stack up to 6 high.


Bohemian Chair

January 5, 2011

Bohemian Club Places Order for Stacking Chairs

Founded in 1872, San Francisco's Bohemian Club has a rich history of bringing together artists, musicians, and global leaders. Their clubhouse, built in the 1930's, offers an elegant and traditional setting for their many gatherings. The club came to Eustis Chair for a stacking hardwood chair, and we created the Bohemian. This new design is engineered with our patented Eustis Joint®, and stacks 6 chairs high.


Somerset Chair

December 1, 2010

Canadian Funeral Home Chooses Somerset Chair

Steve Harris, second generation owner of James A. Harris Funeral Home in London, Ontario, was looking to upgrade the elegance and comfort of his chapel chairs, and found us on the web. Steve was very impressed with the variety of stacking hardwood chairs in our line, and chose the Somerset for its simple elegance, its great comfort, and the fact that it stacks 8 high.


Cataumet Chair

October 14, 2010

New Windsor Chair with a 10 Year Warranty

For years we have been thinking about how we might apply our patented Eustis Joint® to the classic Windsor chair; we have finally done it! The elegant and comfortable Cataumet chair is engineered with 16 concealed steel rods imbedded in epoxy, and comes with a 10 year warranty against joint failure, even when used in a busy public library or school cafeteria.


Bohemian and State Stacking Chairs

October 7, 2010

New Stacking Chairs for
Club and Fine Dining Market

More and more clubs are learning about the advantages that a stacking hardwood chair can bring to their fine dining spaces. And since many clubs prefer an upholstered back on their dining chairs, we are creating new designs to meet that need. These new chairs are the Bohemian and the State; like all of our Eustis Joint® chairs, they come with a 20 year warranty.


Novato Chair

August 31, 2010

University Liggett School
Chooses Eustis Chair

Working with Centerbrook Architects of CT, University Liggett School in Michigan looked at all the major library resources in choosing new chairs and tables for a 2-year renovation program of their libraries and classrooms. Our Novato chair won out based on the durability of our unique mortise & tenon construction, combined with its traditional good looks.


Charleston Chair

July 19, 2010

Marymount HS
Chooses Eustis Chair for School Library

Los Angeles architects Jeffrey M. Kalban have experience with Eustis Chair, and recommend our Charleston chair for the Marymount High School library in spite of a budget issue. The school chose to buy our Eustis Joint® chairs over 2 fiscal years, rather than settle for a less elegant chair that would have to be replaced in 10 years.


Taft Chair

June 11, 2010

Northwestern University
Chooses Eustis Stacking Chairs

Like many universities today, Northwestern is upgrading the foodservice choices for its students. As part of this effort, FGM Architects, of Oak Brook, IL, recommended our Taft stacking chair for the renovation of Willard Hall. As usual, the 20 year warranty on our patented Eustis Joints® made the final decision a lot easier!


Eustis Chair

May 7, 2010

Temple University
Chooses Eustis for Special Collections Library

When Omar Mitchell, Director of Finance for Libraries, learned that one of his employees had sat comfortably in a Westlake Chair for 3 days at a recent conference, he called us immediately about their Special Collections area. As Finance Director, he was also pleased to learn about the 20 year warranty on our Eustis Joints®!


Magazine cover

April 12, 2010

Clarkson University
Chooses Eustis for Dining Hall

Clarkson University's facilities planners sent the cover of College Planning & Management magazine to their designer, Kevan Moss Design, and asked for a chair like the one in the photo. Ms. Moss found us at Eustis Chair, and discovered that the chair in the photo was our Willard stacking chair, complete with its 20 year warranty! The university ordered the chairs today in solid Cherry, 124 with wood seats and 48 with upholstered seats.


Universtiy Club Arm Chair

March 24, 2010

Del Paso Country Club
Chooses University Club Arm Chair

After a year-long search, Sacramento based Del Paso Country Club today ordered 200 University Club Arm Chairs. Club Manager Bob Kunz wanted a stacking chair for the dining room, but the members insisted on the same level of elegance and comfort as their old Chippendale chairs--and they wanted arms! The House Committee was sold when they sat in the final prototype, and realized they stack 6 chairs high and come with a 20 year warranty.


Suffolk Chair

March 26, 2010

Harvard Business School
Chooses Eustis for Fifth Project

After 4 successful chair projects with Eustis Chair since 2001, Harvard Business School knew who to call to replace 28 failing chairs that were only 5 years old. They chose our Suffolk chair, an antique reproduction of a 100 year old chair, but engineered with our patented Eustis Joint®. The new chair should last another 100 years, or so.


Bartlett Hall Chair

February 4, 2010

Western Kentucky University
Chooses Eustis for Interfaith Chapel

Nashville designers I D & A were well into the interior design of the new interfaith chapel for WKU when they learned about our versatile and durable hardwood stacking chairs. The client and their designers settled on the Bartlett Hall, our first and most popular stacking chair design.


Eustis Chair

January 4, 2010

Spring Brook Country Club
Orders Eustis Stacking Chair

Spring Brook General Manager faced a dilemma when he learned the cost of our elegant new University Club stacking chair. He needed 200 chairs, but his budget would only cover 150. When the House Committee saw the sample chair and the photo from Essex County Club, they chose to get the 150 chairs now, and complete the job in the following fiscal year.


Greer Chair

December 28, 2009

Deerfield Academy
Comes Back to Eustis for Stacking Chairs

For the second time in three years, Deerfield Academy chose a stacking hardwood chair from Eustis Chair for the Greer, the school's student center. School officials cited the quality, comfort, and durability of their current chairs in their decision to stick with Eustis Chair for the new Greer, designed by Kuhn Riddle Architects of Amherst, MA.


Eustis Chair

November 30, 2009

Essex County Club
Reorders from Eustis Chair

Essex County Club Manager Brian Lemire ordered 40 more University Club chairs for 2010 delivery. These chairs represent the second installment in their multi-year program to replace all their non-stacking chairs with this elegant and functional stacking chair.


Eustis Chair

October 22, 2009

Historic Cooperstown Hotel Chooses Eustis Chair

Working with NYC based Jeff Lincoln Interiors, the Otesaga Hotel chose a new Eustis stacking chair for their function space. Hotel Manager John Irving liked the new design of the Otesaga Chair, and was sold when he learned they stack 6-8 chairs high and come with a 20 year warranty.


Eustis Chair

September 9, 2009

University of Wyoming Chooses Eustis Chair

For the third time in two years, a state university has chosen Eustis Chair for their major library project. For the University of Wyoming, like Nevada-Reno and Cal State-Fresno, comfort and elegance were important, but the durability of our patented Eustis Joints® was the deciding factor.


Charleston Chair

August 7, 2009

Eustis Chair Goes to Spain

For the first time ever, Eustis Chair has taken an order for 50 Charleston Chairs going to Spain. While Eustis Chair has no marketing arm in Europe, American employees of the International Institute in Spain knew of our great chairs, and recommended them to the Board. The shipping logistics are not easy, but there is no better chair made anywhere in the US or in Europe!


Boise Chair

August 4, 2009

New Eustis Chair Design
for Mashpee Public Library

Working with Boston based architects Johnson Roberts, the Mashpee Public Library has recently chosen the Boise Chair for its new library. This new chair brings a more contemporary design to the Eustis line, and is as comfortable as it is attractive. Even more important, the Boise is made with the patented Eustis Joint®, and comes with a 20-year warranty.


stack of Bartlell Hall Chairs

June 10, 2009

Bridgewater State College:
Another Repeat Customer

Bridgewater State College chose the Bartlett Hall chair for their renovation of the 350-seat Flynn Dining Hall. The Facilities staff strongly recommended Eustis Chair to their architects, Connor Architecture, because of their very good experience with our library chairs installed 4years ago.


Taft Chair

May 12, 2009

Taft School Chooses Eustis
for Major New Dining Hall

Working with Boston Architects Gund Partnership, we modified one of our stacking chair designs to create the Taft chair for the new 600 seat dining hall currently under construction. Once again, our patented Eustis Joint® allowed us to engineer a chair that has it all: elegance, comfort, and a 20-year warranty!


stack of Bartlett Hall Chairs

April 9, 2009

Saint Mary's College of California
Re-orders Bartlett Hall Chair

Three years ago, this school chose the Bartlett Hall stacking chair for their 270-chair dining hall renovation. They have been very pleased with their first Eustis purchase, so it was easy for them to select 60 new Bartlett Hall chairs for their most recent renovation.


Plan drawing of chair for College of William and Mary

March 30, 2009

College of William and Mary
Chooses Custom Chair by Eustis

The second oldest university in the US hired Robert A M Stern architects to create a traditional Georgian building as the centerpiece of the new Mason School of Business. The NYC architect turned to Eustis Chair to engineer a stacking-ganging chair that would preserve the traditional elegance of the multi-function space.


stacking chair for Essex County club

February 4, 2009

Essex County Club Chooses University Club Chair

The 116 year-old Essex County Club, north of Boston, chose this elegant new stacking chair for a phased replacement of all of their banquet seating. Who would guess from the photo that this chair stacks 6-8 chairs high, and comes with a 20-year warranty?


Eustis chair for U Chicago dining hall

January 28, 2009

U of Chicago Confirms Order for New Dining Hall

Eight years after choosing our first stacking hardwood chair for Bartlett Dining Commons, the University of Chicago has come back to Eustis Chair for a new stacking chair for its expanded and renovated Burton-Judson Hall. This Gothic chair was specified by Boston architects Goody Clancy, and will enhance the elegance and functionality of the new dining hall for decades.


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