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The Making of the Iconic Emeco 1006 “Navy Chair:” 77 Production Steps in 3 Minutes

People in submarines eventually need to sit down, and in 1944 aluminum company ALCOA collaborated with the U.S. Navy on the purpose-built 1006 Chair, also known as the Navy Chair or Submarine Chair. The design brief had at least one interesting bulletpoint: The chair had to be “torpedo-proof.”

The resultant super-strong chair is still in production today, manufactured by aluminum chair company Emeco. For a fascinating look at how it’s made, check out their 77-step process, starting from aluminum sheets and ending up with the finished product:

https://www.core77.com/posts/18120/The-Making-of-the-Iconic-Emeco-1006-Navy-Chair-77-Production-Steps-in-3-Minutes