Month: June 2008

“Scoop Chair” – Carter Brothers Furniture – circa 1958

As in the previous post, this graceful “Scoop Chair” was also produced by Carter Brothers around 1958 and is one of my favorite designs for any of the mass produced chairs of the period. These chairs orginally sold for between $19.99 to $24.99 but bring much higher prices now – when you can find one.

An exhaustive search does not reveal who designed this wonderful chair for Carter Brothers. This is often incorrectly attributed to Charles Eames or as having been produced by Plycraft. These chairs seem to be rarely found marked or labeled as being from Carter Bros.

The chair pictured is one we recently sold which was in as near to perfect condition as any I had ever seen.

Orange Sectional Sofa / Daybed – Carter Brothers Furniture – circa 1960

All I can say about this sofa is WOW!

Made by Carter Brothers of Salisbury, NC, this glorious mid-century modern marvel is a great example of domestically manufactured home furnishings with great style which were available to everyday people at the dawn of Camelot. This company is still producing under the name of Carter Furniture and their current catalog shows they are continuing to utilize modernist design for their sofas, chairs and tables.

This sofa / daybed has a bright orange naugahyde upholstery, walnut armrests and removable back cushions which rest against iron support bars at the back. Originally sold by The Diamond Department Store we recently acquired this beauty from the original owner’s family.