About those butterfly chairs

Last winter, when the leaves were off the trees and all the critters were hibernating, we took a walk around our lots and into the surrounding woods. In an overgrown junk heap near the pool and woods, we found the frames of two butterfly chairs, and later found a third that had been carted off into the woods near Beaver Run.

It turns out that these chairs were frequently used in the 1950s and 1960s and became a symbolism of modernism because of their minimalist design and "form over function" theme. According to Wikipedia, they were designed by an Argentinian named Jorge Ferrari Hardoy in 1938, and were based on an earlier wood-frame design that used a similar hammock or sling concept for seating.

We rescued the three chairs, deciding that recycling them back into usage by the pool would save us some money and also fit in with the Midcentury Modern concept we have maintained during the restoration of the cabin.

Here are two photos of the repairs in progress. We've found a web source for the fabric slings and will be placing an order for that in a few weeks...as the pool comes on line we'll have these chairs up and ready for lounging.