Sam maloof rocking chair 1975.
Sam maloof rocking chair.
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The timeless design is striking light strong curvaceous and quite comfortable made with a combination of machine and handwork.
Sam maloof is america s best known contemporary furniture craftsman.
Sam maloof s sculpted rocking chairs are iconic so much so that his name is synonymous with that furniture style.
Famous for his rocking chair sam maloof made furniture that had soul a centennial appreciation for this master of mid century modernism is underway with a california exhibition and an upcoming.
If you have seen one of these rockers or a sam maloof original i ll bet your must build list jumped a notch.
Sam maloof music stand.
This rocking chair design is the cornerstone of my sam maloof signature furniture line.
Whether you are enjoying afternoon tea in the low back chairor reading a good book in the elegant rocker your comfort will always be unsurpassed.
While he is self taught as a woodworker both his name and his work are instantly recognizable.
While a true maloof rocker will never be built again there are woodworkers building maloof style rockers they are doing a great job of it.
Sam maloof walnut swivel desk chair.
My wood art has been featured at gallery m in half moon bay and at the los angeles county museum of arts.
Along with george nakashima and wendell castle the woodworker sam maloof was a guiding spirit of the american studio furniture movement a postwar revival of craftsmanship fueled by a reverence for skilled labor and a disdain for mass produced furnishings composed of plastic and other synthetic materials.