EARLY PAUL McCOBB PLANNER GROUP LOUNGE CHAIRS FOR CUSTOM CRAFT

A beautifully restored pair of early 1950s lounge chairs designed by Paul McCobb, as part of his Planner Group line, and produced by Custom Craft, Inc. The fabric is blue overall, with threads of pink and purple woven throughout. . . .As comfortable as they are inviting! PAUL McCOBB (1917–1969) was a leading American furniture designer in the 1950s and ’60s. Despite a lack of formal training, he was responsible for an impressive range of furniture, textiles, and accessories. Born outside of Boston in Medford, Mass., in 1917, McCobb received an early education in painting under private tutelage before attending Boston’s Vesper George School of Art. After a brief stint during WWII in the camouflage unit of the US Army Corps of Engineers, he moved to New York City in 1945 and opened Paul McCobb Design Associates. The new firm quickly took on clients. A commission with Modernage Furniture proved particularly advantageous, and McCobb rose to local prominence designing displays for the stor