Mcguire San Francisco
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Rattan
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Vintage 1980s Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Rattan
20th Century North American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Bamboo, Upholstery
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern End Tables
Marble
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Stools
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Leather, Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Club Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Club Chairs
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Furniture
Leather, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Benches
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Gothic Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Hide, Bamboo, Wood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Slipper Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Bamboo, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Armchairs
Brass
Late 20th Century Bohemian Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
20th Century Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Rattan
Vintage 1970s Mexican Chairs
Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Lacquer
20th Century American Armchairs
Brass
20th Century American Patio and Garden Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Sofas
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Cane, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wood
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Bamboo, Fabric
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Console Tables
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Cane, Rattan, Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Fabric, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Sets
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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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