Donald "Don" T. Chadwick [1] (born 1936) is an American industrial designer specializing in office seating.
He was born in Los Angeles and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker. [2] He studied design at the University of California, Los Angeles. [3]
He worked for architect Victor Gruen, and in 1964 founded his own practice. As a young designer Chadwick gained recognition for his entries in the Pasadena Art Museum's California Design exhibitions. [4] His 1968 prototype for cardboard furniture predates the easy edges cardboard furniture by Frank Gehry. [4] He has designed the Chadwick modular seating system (1974) and, in cooperation with Bill Stumpf, the Equa 1 (1984) and the Aeron chair (1994), all for Herman Miller. [3] [5] Among his recent designs is the Chadwick chair and Spark chair for Knoll, and Ballo for Human Scale.
Donald "Don" T. Chadwick [1] (born 1936) is an American industrial designer specializing in office seating.
He was born in Los Angeles and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker. [2] He studied design at the University of California, Los Angeles. [3]
He worked for architect Victor Gruen, and in 1964 founded his own practice. As a young designer Chadwick gained recognition for his entries in the Pasadena Art Museum's California Design exhibitions. [4] His 1968 prototype for cardboard furniture predates the easy edges cardboard furniture by Frank Gehry. [4] He has designed the Chadwick modular seating system (1974) and, in cooperation with Bill Stumpf, the Equa 1 (1984) and the Aeron chair (1994), all for Herman Miller. [3] [5] Among his recent designs is the Chadwick chair and Spark chair for Knoll, and Ballo for Human Scale.