Sam Maloof Rocking Chair

While a true maloof rocker will never be built again there are woodworkers building maloof style rockers they are doing a great job of it.
Sam maloof rocking chair. Whether you are enjoying afternoon tea in the low back chairor reading a good book in the elegant rocker your comfort will always be unsurpassed. This rocking chair design is the cornerstone of my sam maloof signature furniture line. Sam maloof music stand. Sam maloof walnut swivel desk chair.
Sam maloof walnut drop leaf table. My wood art has been featured at gallery m in half moon bay and at the los angeles county museum of arts. Along with george nakashima and wendell castle the woodworker sam maloof was a guiding spirit of the american studio furniture movement a postwar revival of craftsmanship fueled by a reverence for skilled labor and a disdain for mass produced furnishings composed of plastic and other synthetic materials. All rights reserved sam maloof woodworker inc.
In 2009 woodworking lost a legend in sam maloof. The timeless design is striking light strong curvaceous and quite comfortable made with a combination of machine and handwork. No other twentieth century studio furniture maker has received as many awards for design and craftsmanship. While he is self taught as a woodworker both his name and his work are instantly recognizable.
Famous for his rocking chair sam maloof made furniture that had soul a centennial appreciation for this master of mid century modernism is underway with a california exhibition and an upcoming. Sam maloof rocking chair 1975.