What is the Affinity Classic Alumni Chair?        (Q23)

The Affinity Classic Alumni Chair is a fine, hardwood chair that appears to be simple, but is, actually, a very complex chair.   It is typically made of brown maple.  Its design may have originated in England (we are not sure), but we designed this chair after chairs that had been manufactured in large numbers in Wisconsin beginning around 1900.  We have seen references to similar chairs as “barrister chair” or “jury chair”.     Only a few companies build a chair similar to our chair.   This is the first chair model made by Alumni Chairs, and our reason is that it is such a comfortable chair.   Since then, we have re-designed the chair to retain its signature style and appearance but also to enhance its comfort.   We lenghtened the seat a bit, increased the slope of the seat, widened the seat  slightly, and altered the seat and how it connects with the remainer of the chair.   The expertly sculpted back, Deco-style arms, and uniquely shaped seat are the keys to its extraordinary comfort.  Other college chairs and university chairs cannot compare, because they are made of straight turnings in the traditional Windsor or Hitchcock styles.   This is a difficult  and complex chair to build and requires extensive labor and skill to construct the continuous, flowing crown and arms that appear as one piece.   Most clients request this chair in a stained finish that will display the interesting wood grains of the brown maple.