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The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth has about 8500 students from 47 states. Opened in 1895 as the New Bedford Textile School, the university has a long and storied history. The school trains a lot of new scholars each year. They even conduct $26.6 million in research annually. Eustis Chair loves to work with universities and colleges. We made custom wood furniture for the school to utilize.
Eustis Chair designed the Skillman Chair for an Arts & Crafts Library in Detroit. The simple elegance of this chair is obvious. The Skillman chair offers both comfort and durability. It is the winning choice for two great institutions. The Skillman is a versatile chair with an extremely sustainable design.
Cornell University is one of the greats. The university is in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, it opened in 1868. In fact, it is the very first land-grant institution in New York state! It is a private, Ivy league institution. The school is often described as the first “truly American university.” There are almost 16,000 students at Cornell. These students are shaping the future of our country and our world. Eustis Chair loves the Cornell University chairs for this project.
Simmons University in Boston recently worked with Boston based architects Fletcher Harkness Cohen & Moneyhum. The goal is creating a special interior for the new university library. They asked Eustis Chair to modify an already existing Eustis Chair model. Simmons University wanted to makeover our very popular Charleston Chair for this project. Eustis Chair agreed. The outcome is unbelievable. The Simmons college chair is a fine model.
Successful libraries allow library patrons a safe and comfortable spot to learn. It is imperative that library chairs are durable. Library chairs must also offer comfort. If a chair hurts a patrons back, they will not stay long. Lucky for libraries, Eustis Chair makes library chairs. We offer winning design options for the most discerning of tastes. In fact, we work with libraries across the United States.
The photo at the right gives an indication of the elegance of our Charleston chair. It makes a wonderful first impression to buyers. However, it also has unmatched comfort. In fact, it was the Sit Test that convinced designer Janis Newell to recommend our chair for the Bristol Public Library. Furthermore, the Bristol Public Library is located in Bristol, CT.
The University of Vermont issued its PO today for 104 of our Fairfield chairs. The university ordered the chairs in natural Cherry and natural maple, for an understated yet elegant look. The chairs will fill the university’s new Dana Medical Library. In addition, it did not take long for the committee to decide on these chairs. The committee wanted chairs that were both elegant and fit into the library, and also comfortable. Luckily, our fairfield fit the bill.
We have been talking for a long time about the durability of our chair joinery. As you can see in the picture above, our chairs sure can withstand a lot. Our founder, Fred Eustis, is infamous for standing on the legs of our chairs. Furthermore, he does this demonstration at trade shows to show just how durable our chairs are. Of course, this startles people walking by. The always wonder how the chair can withstand the weight of a fully grown man. Furthermore, as young kids, we were always taught to never lean back on the back two legs of the chair. However, with the strength of our chairs, its not only possible, but something that happens in our office every day!
Boston-based architects Amsler Mashek MacLean recently specified Eustis Chair for two more Massachusetts libraries. These two libraries include Lakeville Public Library and Oak Bluffs Public Library on Martha’s Vineyard. Each library got two or three different chairs with one common thread. All chairs were elegant and durable hardwood chairs built to meet the test of time.
The Charleston schoolhouse arm chair is our best selling, most durable hardwood arm chair. Furthermore, each model is carefully hand assembled by our expert craftspeople. We make each chair in our US chair factory from sustainably grown hardwoods. We care about the environment! As opposed to plastic and metal, hardwood chairs are by far the most sustainable. Not to mention, our joinery is so strong that you’ll enjoy these chairs for decades. That means you won’t waste money or materials replacing your chairs every few years. In addition, our patented Eustis Joint®, makes our chair joints stronger than the hardwood used to build the chair. We craft each joint with steel rods in each joint for stability. We also inject retrograde epoxy into each joint for added reinforcement.
Bridgewater State University issued its purchase order today for 88 Charleston chairs for the first phase of its major project. The renovation is for Bridgewater’s Maxwell Library renovation. The Purchasing people at Bridgewater State were very pleased to purchase these elegant and durable university library chairs. Furthermore, they purchased them through Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium. This avoided the many pitfalls of public bidding.
Five years of renovations to the nineteenth century Suffolk County Superior Courthouse in Boston are nearing completion. Furthermore, the 100 year-old courtrooms were equipped today with new chairs built by Eustis Chair. The Suffolk courthouse chair pictured at the top is an exact replica of the chairs installed in this venerable building in the late 1800’s. We were happy to recreate the old Suffolk County chair. In fact, most of the chairs in our line were created because of a customer request. Though it takes a little more time to build a chair from scratch, customers are always extremely happy with the finished product. In the courthouses case, their old chairs were falling apart. Their joints were wearing out and breaking at the points of pressure. Therefore, we built their new chairs with our patented Eustis Joint®.
Donars officially opened the Robert and Rose Skillman branch of the Detroit Public Library today. This elegant Arts & Crafts era library was made possible by a generous bequest from the Skillman family. Better yet, the new library features a custom chair designed and built by Eustis Chair. Therefore, we named the chair after the Skillman family. The Skillman Chair is made of Quartersawn White Oak. Furthermore, it features the pinned mortise & tenon construction used at the turn of the 20th century.
The 200 year-old Jenkins Law Library is located in Philadelphia, PA. In fact, it is just three blocks from Independence Hall. Near the final stages of an interior library renovation, Library Director Regina Smith sat in scores of chairs before making a decision. Of course, after discovering the perfect blend of elegance, comfort and durability of Eustis Chairs, she was sold. She fell in love with the new Jenkins Eustis model. Later, the chair was renamed in their honor.
The city of Jacksonville issued its PO today for 638 custom designed chairs. The chairs are for its new Jacksonville Main Branch Library. The city of Jacksonville reached out to us with an exciting renovation project, The introduced us to their NYC based architect, Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The design team, Robert Stern and Eustis chair, created a solid Walnut chair. The new Eustis Chair will reside in the striking $95 million building. Once again, the company has incorporated their patented Eustis Joint® into the design to create a chair that is just as durable as it is elegant and functional.
There is no doubt about it, Eustis Chair makes elegant hardwood library chairs. In February, a large college library selected the graceful Charleston Chair by Eustis Chair. We had a great installation on the campus. This week we also installed Charleston chairs in the stylish, new Merrimac Public Library. Amsler Woodhouse MacLean designed this library for the future. Indeed, these chairs will last for decades. Yes, decades!
University of California, Berkeley is an impressive institution which started in 1868. Berkeley is probably best known for their contributions to the Free Speech movement. What you might not know is this is also the school that invented wetsuits and a cure for Malaria. Berkeley even invented earthquake science. These varied contributions are quite impressive! Of course, the bright minds that fill the seats at Berkeley need a comfortable place to sit.
Today Spring Hill College ordered 213 Charleston Chairs. Eustis Chair makes these beautiful contemporary library chairs. This order for new library chairs will go into a library on the campus. This project is expected to finish in early July of this year. The architect for this job is Shepley Bulfinch. They recommended our new Charleston model from Eustis Chair. Our competitors were also vying for this job with their competing hardwood chairs. Eustis Chair got the contract, and we are so excited. We know these chairs will stand the test of time. We even guarantee it with our warranty. Our competitors cannot say the same.