Zell's Pinstripe Blog

The Joe Chair is a one of a kind item that not many people have. In 1971, Italian industrial design released the “Joe” chair, shaped like a gigantic baseball glove. From what I know, there is one in the Museum of Modern Art and one in George Steinbrenner’s office. I’ve heard that many other Major League Baseball team owners and executives have them sitting in their private corporate offices as well

There are many models and different copies of the chair that are available, but the original ones can go for thousands upon thousands of dollars. It got its name ”Joe” from the legendary New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio, after a client made a remark that a chair “should fit like a glove.”

During a period of fascination with American mass culture, the Italian designers Gionatan De Pas, Danato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi took their inspiration from the American artist Claes Oldenburg, and created this giant, leather, baseball glove chair. It’s still produced from the original molds and is  made from 100% Genuine Leather. It has a metal frame that is padded with preformed expanded polyurethane foam and circles the bases on 4 rolling casters. The chair can seat 2 adults or 3 children, measuring approximately 69″ wide x 43″ deep x 35″ high.

This chair is now considered a classic, and is highly sought after as collectors’ items. This has got to be the ultimate luxury sports chair, and for you baseball aficionados out there..this has got to be something you would want in your home or office. I know I want one.

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