Case Study Fiberglass Shell Armchair

 Case Study Shell Side Chair

SHELL COLORS

You may not know this, but fiberglass has actually been recycled for decades. Fiberglass can only be recycled into more fiberglass products; it cannot be blended in with most other types of plastics. Earlier processes, used mostly in the boating industry, involved grinding up the fiber into a powder and using it as filler in fiberglass production. Today there are many companies throughout the world such as Seawolf Industries that make and distribute machinery that recycle fiberglass with a high degree of efficiency. Seawolf Industries is only one of many companies involved in spreading fiberglass technology to as many industries as possible.

Until now, creating true fiberglass chairs that display fiber prominence, and translucency was all but a lost art. The craftsmen at Modernica are among the best, holding every piece of furniture that leaves the factory to the highest standards possible. Modernica reproduces hard to come by mid-century furniture designs of the Case Study House program (1945-66) which was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture. The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. One of the first manufacturers to rediscover and relaunch out-of-production furniture by mid-century designers, Modernica embraces the modernist movement democratic ethos. Frank Novak, who owns the Los Angeles company with his brother, Jay, explains: Richard Neutra, George Nelson, Charles Eames, they were all concerned with making design available to the masses.
 

A commitment to expertise and authenticity served the brothers well in their efforts to resuscitate obsolete manufacturing methods. Novak states: We tracked down the guys who developed the originals and then spent two years getting the process up to speed. These comfortable and timeless Case Study Furniture chairs are so well known that they are easily recognized by the names of shell chair and eiffel chair. For residential and commercial use. Can be recycled. Recycled fiberglass products are gaining popularity with green activists.