Mcguire Rawhide
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Stools
Brass
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Tables
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rattan, Leather, Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Chairs
Leather, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Cane, Rattan, Foam
Vintage 1980s Philippine British Colonial Armchairs
Hide, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Glass
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Settees
Leather, Chenille, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs
Resin, Upholstery
20th Century American Modern Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Rattan, Glass
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Rattan, Oak
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Formica
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Leather, Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Rattan
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Settees
Leather, Fabric, Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Tribal Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Settees
Leather, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
20th Century American Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Grasscloth, Cane, Raffia, Rattan
Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo
20th Century American Organic Modern Sofas
Leather, Fabric, Grasscloth, Cane, Raffia, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Leather, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Leather, Rattan, Glass
Late 20th Century North American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Rattan
Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Sofas
Leather, Upholstery, Rattan
20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Daybeds
Hide, Bouclé, Bamboo
20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
Leather, Cane, Rattan, Glass
20th Century American Organic Modern Console Tables
Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Iron
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Like so many artists and designers, husband and wife John McGuire (1920–2013) and Elinor Stevenson (1914–2005) became masters in their trade by accident. For the founders of McGuire Furniture Company, well, furniture wasn’t actually in the plans.
The couple met just before the start of World War II (during which John was in the U.S. Navy and Elinor was a navigation instructor) and got married after it ended. They settled down in San Francisco where John held a couple of jobs — among them selling newspaper ads for the San Francisco Examiner while Elinor worked for Boeing Aircraft. Soon, an old Navy buddy of John’s asked him to help sell a bunch of rattan furniture and, needing the money, John agreed. His side business became so successful that John decided to quit his ad-sales job and work full-time in design.
In 1948, McGuire Furniture Company was born. Alongside the mid-century modern furniture designs then gaining popularity in the United States, John introduced an unconventional idea: traditional armchairs, stools and tables made of natural materials such as bamboo, which was strong yet could be rendered pliable when steamed, that were intended for the indoors rather than the front porch.
The brand’s first success was the now famous Director’s X-Chair by Leonard Linden. The military-campaign-style solid oak folding chair launched in 1956 and saw rattan binded with rawhide strips and a high-grade leather slug seat and back that eliminated the need for a plush cushion. Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charming moniker, the Cracked Ice chair was an instant classic and is one of the brand’s most recognizable designs.
Today, McGuire and another American furniture manufacturer, Baker Furniture Company, comprise Baker Interiors Group. McGuire remains true to the founders’ ideals and commitment to crafting the kind of organic modern furnishings that are synonymous with the warm and relaxed feel of California design. The company has collaborated with interior designers Steven Volpe, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and Nicole Hollis, and, as of 2019, its luxury furnishings share a 16,500-square-foot showroom with Baker’s in San Francisco. Some of the earliest McGuire Furniture Company designs are part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
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