Bumper Side Chair
Summary
The Bumper Side Chair from Geiger delivers effortless comfort in an elegant design. Made with Geiger’s signature attention to detail, its arm cap, inner shell, and outer shell are meticulously shaped from one continuous piece of upholstery, emphasizing its nearly seamless form. The Bumper Side Chair features a slight pitch and short seat, which helps relieve pressure on the sitter’s lower back. Choose from a tubular metal base with standard or low arms or a four-star swivel base with low arms to suit your space.
Dimensions
Bumper Side Chair – 4-Leg Base
Height: 856mm
Width: 708mm
Depth: 663mm
Seat depth: 487mm
Seat height: 474mm
Arm Height: 645mm
Bumper Side Chair – 4-Leg Base – Low Arms
Height: 824mm
Width: 586mm
Depth: 624mm
Seat depth: 453mm
Seat height: 454mm
Arm Height: 516mm
Bumper Side Chair – 4-Star Base – Low Arms
Height: 843mm
Width: 586mm
Depth: 604mm
Seat depth: 453mm
Seat height: 454mm
Arm Height: 513mm
The low-down on arm options
The Bumper Side Chair is available with a choice of arm options. Standard arms provide a place to rest elbows—and a way to avoid neck or shoulder strain while seated at a desk. Low arms make it easy to push chairs in without bumping into the desks or tables, which can mar the upholstery over time.
Upping the ante for upholstery
Geiger’s skilled team of upholsterers are always up for the challenge of Bumper’s fully upholstered seat, with its generous curves, tight allowances, and minimal seaming. We’ve curated a selection of our top textiles for you to choose from when specifying your Bumper Chair.
Design Story
Ward Bennett’s own back problems informed his approach to seating design. As with most of the other chairs and sofas in his oeuvre, his Bumper Chairs feature a comfortable pitch and short seat—both intended to relieve pressure on the sitter’s lower back. “Even as they are sculpture,” Bennett said, “chairs must, first and foremost, support the human frame.”
Ward Bennett
“I design interiors and furniture and flatware and so forth, but I think the way I live is maybe the most meaningful.”
– Ward Bennett
Bennett began working with Geiger in 1987. Our first collaboration—a 20-piece collection—was introduced in 1990. In 1993, Geiger acquired Brickel Associates, for whom Bennett had designed more than 150 chairs as their sole designer from the 1960s through the mid-1980s. Recognizing the timeless simplicity and enduring comfort of these designs, we’ve reintroduced several classics from Bennett’s Brickel era.
Bennett died in 2003. Today, he is considered the first American to use industrial materials for home furnishings. He was hailed by the American Institute of Architects for “transforming industrial hardware into sublime objects.” Many his designs are in the permanent collection at MoMA, as well as in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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