Norman Cherner

Norman Cherner studied and taught at the Columbia University Fine Arts Department and was an instructor at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1947 to 1949. At the same time he also began his practice, embarking on a lifetime exploration of multidisciplinary design.

The Cherner Chair Company

Cherner's sons, Benjamin and Thomas formed the Cherner Chair Company in 1999 to manufacture and market some of the most influential and well recognized designs from their father's portfolio spanning almost 50 years. As an architect and furniture designer, Ben was constantly asked by other architects to reissue his father's designs. Together, they have answered the call and brought their father's most popular designs back into production.

The Cherner Chair Company
Utilizing the original drawings, molds and various original production components, the 1958 molded plywood Cherner Chair was the first design to be reissued. Like the Plycraft original, it is made in the United States with much the same molding techniques, but incorporating the latest computer technology to trim the molded components.

In addition to reissuing the molded plywood Cherner arm chair, side chair and metal base stacking chair, new wood and metal bases have been designed by Ben Cherner for bar and counter height stools.The Cherner Chair Company plans this year to reintroduce more designs, including the "Multiflex" storage system and lighting.

The Cherner Chair Company is the sole licensor of Norman Cherner designs. Cherner Chair products are distributed through dealers worldwide.