Who invented Adirondack chairs?
An Adirondack chair — or Muskoka chair in Canada — is a type of chair favored in rural, outdoor settings, according to Wikipedia. The precursor to today’s Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1903. He was on vacation in Westport, N.Y., in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, and needed outdoor chairs for his summer home. He tested the first designs on his family. The original Adirondack chair was made with 11 pieces of wood, cut from a single board. It had a straight back and seat, which were set at a slant to sit better on the steep mountain inclines of the area. It also featured wide armrests, which became a hallmark of the Adirondack chair. Today’s Adirondack chairs usually feature a rounded back and contoured seat. The style has also been translated to other pieces of furniture, from gliders to love seats. After arriving at a final design for the “Westport plank chair,” Lee offered it to Harry Bunnell, a carpenter friend in Westport, who was in need of a winter income
