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The Hudson rocking
armchair is a spectacular update backed by an iconic
bloodline. Philippe Starck created and named it for Ian
Schrager's Hudson Hotel in New York. The Hudson is
included in the design collection of the Museum of
Modern Art, and was selected by the Chicago Athenaeum as
one of the top 100 designs for 2000, winning the
prestigious "Good Design Award".
It takes eight
man-hours to hand polish each chair. Hand-polished
chairs develop a natural "patina" with age and use,
similar to any fine metal. Every inch of each chair is
hand brushed in the direction of the aluminum grain.
This gives the metal warmth in appearance.
Craftsmen grind each
weld flush for a one-piece appearance. It’s a
super-precise technique - you won't see this on any
other aluminum chair.
Brushed chairs are
anodized, an electrolytic process that changes the
surface of the aluminum chair from aluminum to
diamond-hard aluminum oxide. Guaranteed for Life. |
