The chair that was originally created for the Dalai Lama’s appearances is now available in a limited edition series from Stickley Furniture. You can see (and sit!) in this handsome “Limited Anniversary Edition Eastwood Chair” at our Wheaton location. It’s a wider, deeper version of the Stickley Eastwood Chair.
The chair was made for the Dalai Lama three times, specially for the spiritual leader’s speaking appearances. According to Aminy I. Audi, Chairman and CEO of Stickley, the first chair was commissioned for a visit by the Dalai Lama to the University of Buffalo in 2006. In 2008, Colgate University commissioned a copy of the chair for a visit there. And in 2012, a third chair was crafted for the Dalai Lama when he spoke at the University of Syracuse.
The chair created for the Dalai Lama was enlarged to allow him to pull his legs up and sit cross-legged, a position he prefers. Like the three chairs that the Dalai Lama sat in, the Limited Anniversary Edition Eastwood Chair is handcrafted in the U.S. It’s constructed of solid quartersawn white oak and features luxurious brown leather cushions and two throw pillows. It measures 47.75 inches wide x 38.5 deep x 36.75 high.
Stickley is well-known for it’s high quality Mission furniture and also for having been in the homes of an array of prominent individuals, including Barbra Streisand, Brad Pitt and Richard Gere. The venerable company also makes Pasadena Bungalow, Coronado, Fine Upholstery and Craftsman Leather, Classics in Cherry and Mahogany, Starters for youth, Designer Rugs and clean-lined Modern groups including Metropolitan, 21st Century and Edinburgh. Also under Stickley’s roof are longtime favorites of the furniture world, John Widdicomb and Nichols & Stone.
The Limited Anniversary Edition Eastwood Chair, with a matching ottoman, is sold as a set and is priced at $9,999. Only 100 chairs will be created.
We invite you to come see it and sit in it today!
