About the Chair

Made from 111 recycled plastic Coke bottles, the 111 Navy Chair® (1944/2009) is the result of a special collaboration between Emeco and Coca-Cola, and it’s available exclusively at Design Within Reach. It took four years of research, design and materials testing to create this chair, which is a plastic version of the iconic 1006 Navy® Chair (scroll down to see that chair). The 111 expands the Navy collection by offering color and a bit of pop (no pun intended). Plus, it’s about half the price of the aluminum one. This chair is suitable for outdoor and commercial use, and it’s made in U.S.A.


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Recycling millions of bottles.

When you recycle a plastic bottle, you’re doing something good. When you recycle 111 of them, you’re doing something great. Help your bottle become something extraordinary again. The production of this chair is expected to keep three million plastic Coke bottles out of landfills each year.

 

The 111 Navy Chair is available in six colors.

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An impressive provenance.

This is the original 1006 Navy® Chair, designed by Emeco for the U.S. Navy. This iconic chair first appeared in 1944, and today it’s made of 80% recycled aluminum. (Although, it’s not necessarily made from Coke cans – we put the Coke can in the photo just to emphasize aluminum versus plastic.) To create the 1006 Navy Chair, Emeco invented a 77-step process to satisfy the military’s need for lightweight, corrosion-resistant chairs for destroyers and submarines. In the process, the company invented a method to make aluminum three times stronger than steel, and a chair so durable that it has an estimated lifespan of 150 years. The new 111 Navy Chair was designed to have the same attributes of the original aluminum version: strength, durability and comfort. The Navy Chair design constitutes the proprietary Trade Dress of Emeco.