How an UMBRA Oh Chair is made - MADE in AMERICA

UMBRA's 'Oh Chair' was an instant classic of contemporary design.

From the creative mind of famed designer Karim Rashid, this chair is an icon of comfort, design, affordability, and function. It's amazing. The chair has been featured in InStyle magazine, the New York Times and other "hot style" magazines. Karim Rashid won the Silver IDEA Award for the Oh Chair in 1999. Oh’s other awards include the 1999 Good Design Award, 1999 Design Journal Gold Award and the IDSA Award. The chair is in the San Francisco MOMA’s permanent collection. The seat is made of Polypropylene and has a matte finish. The Oh Chair is contoured enough to offer superior support. The plastic flexes just enough with your body so you aren't contorted into a weird shape. And, since the chair is made of plastic, cleanup is easy. You can just wipe any spills right off! Also – because it is made of plastic, it is also extremely light and portable. Umbra is the worldwide leader in original, casual, contemporary, affordable design for the home. The company's products are available at over 25,000 retailers in more than 75 countries. Umbra designs and manufactures products for every room, including picture frames, garbage cans, window treatments, kitchenware, tabletop accessories, bathroom accessories, decorative hardware and furniture.

Umbra began in 1979, when boyhood friends Paul Rowan and Les Mandelbaum joined forces to create exciting, everyday products that alter the overall aesthetic of a home, beginning with a printed window shade unlike anything then in the market ("umbra" means shade in Latin).

About Karim Rashid - He is one of the most prolific designers of his generation. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 35 countries attest to Karim's legend of design. His award winning designs include democratic objects such as the ubiquitous Garbo waste can and Oh Chair for Umbra, interiors such as the Morimoto restaurant, Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel, Athens and exhibitions for Deutsche Bank and Audi. Karim has collaborated with clients to create democratic design for Method and Dirt Devil, furniture for Artemide and Magis, brand identity for Citibank and Hyundai, high tech products for LaCie and Samsung, and luxury goods for Veuve Clicquot and Swarovski, to name a few. Karim's work is featured in 20 permanent collections and he exhibits art in galleries worldwide. Karim is a perennial winner of the Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award, I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review, IDSA Industrial Design Excellence award. He holds honorary doctorates from the Ontario College of Art & Design and Corcoran College of Art & Design. Karim is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally disseminating the importance of design in everyday life. Karim’s work has been featured in magazines and books including Time, Financial Times, NY Times, Esquire, GQ and countless more.


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