We bought 4 of these barstools for our kitchen in the new house. In keeping with the sustainable theme in the house, I wanted to get the aluminum barstools because they are eco-friendly. They are not the actual Emeco stools, but are beautiful knock-offs we found at a restaurant supply store. They are also made from 80% recycled aluminum (40% post-consumer, 40% post-industrial). Legend has it that Wilton Dinges, who founded Emeco in 1944, actually tossed a 1006 Navy Chair out the window of a six-story building. The result? A few minor scratches. Emeco's 77-step patented construction process was invented to satisfy a military need for lightweight, corrosion-resistant equipment. In the late 1990s, the Navy Chair's iconic design began catching the attention of architects and designers, initiating a new era for Emeco. Beginning with soft, recycled aluminum, 1006 Navy seating goes through a series of hand-crafted processes, including heat treatment and anodizing, to render the chair diamond-hard and virtually indestructible.
