Don Shoemaker Rocking Chair and Ottoman As heir to the General Foods fortune, Don Shoemaker might have been protected from joining the Army in World War II, yet he chose to serve, and even spent time as a prisoner of war. Once released, Shoemaker relocated to Michoacán, Mexico, and set up a furniture studio, Senal, where he produced wood-and-leather furniture from locally sourced materials. This rosewood-and-black-leather rocking chair and ottoman, probably from the 1970s, includes playful touches like bulbous end notes, engraved hinges, decorated nails holding the leather on the back, and unique rosewood dowels. $5,800 for the set from Sputnik Modern Photo 12 of 14 in Finds From the LA Modernism Show by Dwell

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Don Shoemaker Rocking Chair and Ottoman

As heir to the General Foods fortune, Don Shoemaker might have been protected from joining the Army in World War II, yet he chose to serve, and even spent time as a prisoner of war. Once released, Shoemaker relocated to Michoacán, Mexico, and set up a furniture studio, Senal, where he produced wood-and-leather furniture from locally sourced materials. This rosewood-and-black-leather rocking chair and ottoman, probably from the 1970s, includes playful touches like bulbous end notes, engraved hinges, decorated nails holding the leather on the back, and unique rosewood dowels. $5,800 for the set from

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