Designer chairs Navy 1006 by Emeco in brushed aluminium at a restaurant table

Back on board: the Navy 1006 by Emeco, from US Navy warships to Virgin's Scarlet Lady

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Emeco keeps a short list of the rooms where the Navy is in service, and one of them floats: the Test Kitchen aboard Scarlet Lady, Virgin Voyages' ship. A design chair that was commissioned in 1944 for warships and submarines — light, non-corrosive, fire-resistant, strong enough to be called torpedo-proof — has gone back to sea, this time with a tasting menu on the table. On dry land the same list runs from the SoHo Diner at the SoHo Grand in New York to the Dempsey Cookhouse in Singapore, and the reason is always the same: a room that turns its seats over all day wants a chair that was designed for something harder than a restaurant.

What made it fit for the deck makes it fit for the bar. The frame is welded into a single piece from 80% recycled aluminium, weighs 3 kg (7 lb), and carries a hand-brushed, anodised surface that Emeco approves for salt air as well as rain. For the dining room there is the chair and the armchair; for the counter and the bar, stools at two seat heights with or without arms; for a children's corner, the Mini. La Mercanti ships the whole series against one order, with the finish, brushed or hand-polished, settled at the order stage rather than at the door. The ship simply proved, eighty years on, that the original brief still holds.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: 1006 Navy, by Emeco, 1944
Manufacturer: Emeco, Hanover, Pennsylvania (USA)
Material: 80% recycled aluminium (half post-consumer, half post-industrial), 20% virgin
Construction: welded into a single piece, no hardware; welds ground flush; T0 tube bent, then heat-treated to T6
Finishes: hand-brushed and clear-anodised, indoor and outdoor · hand-polished, indoor · black powder coat, listed in the 2025 brochure
1006 chair: 39.5 × 49.5 cm (15.5 × 19.5 in), height 86.5 cm (34 in), seat height 45.5 cm (18 in), seat 39.5 × 38 cm (15.5 × 15 in), 3 kg (7 lb)
Armchair: 52.5 × 49.5 cm (20.75 × 19.5 in), height 86.5 cm (34 in), seat 45.5 cm (18 in), arms at 70 cm (27.5 in), 4 kg (8.5 lb)
Counter stool: 39.5 × 49.5 cm (15.5 × 19.5 in), height 94 cm (37 in), seat 61 cm (24 in), 3.5 kg (7.5 lb); with arms 52.5 cm (20.75 in) wide, arms at 84.5 cm (33.25 in), 4 kg (8.5 lb)
Barstool: 45.5 × 54 cm (18 × 21.25 in), height 109 cm (43 in), seat 76 cm (30 in), 3.5 kg (8 lb); with arms 52.5 × 54 cm (20.75 × 21.25 in), arms at 99.5 cm (39.25 in), 4.5 kg (9.5 lb)
Mini chair: 39.5 × 47.5 cm (15.5 × 18.75 in), height 68.5 cm (27 in), seat 37.5 cm (14.75 in), 3 kg (6.8 lb) — hand-brushed only
Glides: soft TPU as standard, all floors including outdoors; optional polycarbonate with felt insert (indoor only), polycarbonate for carpet (outdoor approved), original Navy metal glide with polycarbonate cap (outdoor approved); all replaceable
Seat pads: Kvadrat Haku (polyurethane) · Kvadrat Reflect (recycled polyester) · Spinneybeck Volo leather · Sunbrella Heritage for outdoors · recycled-PET felt with non-slip backing; customer's own material 0.25 m fabric / 0.35 m² leather per seat; foam and fabrics compliant with CAL 117
Strength tests: ANSI/BIFMA X5.1-2017, Intertek report 105081394GRR-001 of 15 June 2022: seven conforming tests (backrest static at 150 and 225 lbf, drop, stability, backrest cyclic, base, leg strength, structural durability)
Emissions: ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 sections 7.6.1-7.6.3; Health Product Declaration disclosed to 1,000 ppm
Fire: aluminium is naturally fireproof, as declared by Emeco
Carbon footprint: 14.88 kg CO2e per chair (materials 2.20 · packaging 0.10 · energy 12.57 · transport 0.02), 12.51 kg CO2e per counter stool, verified with the 2030 Calculator
Credits: contributions declared by Emeco to LEED BD+C and ID+C (Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality) and to WELL v2 (X07 Material Transparency and Optimization, I06 Carbon Disclosure)
Use: indoor and outdoor for the brushed and powder-coated finishes, approved for marine settings; polished finish indoors
Assembly: none, delivered fully assembled
Packing: one piece per carton, 56 × 51 × 94 cm (22 × 20 × 37 in), 6.4 kg (14 lb); two pieces per carton 66 × 46 × 102 cm (26 × 18 × 40 in), 9.5 kg (21 lb); recycled cardboard, 100% recyclable, country of origin printed on the box
End of life: aluminium 100% recyclable, endlessly
Warranty: lifetime, declared by Emeco (expected life 150 years), glides excluded; outdoors on the hand-brushed finish
Design protection: Trade Dress registered, US 2511360 and EU 008937013
Made in: USA

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FAQ

Why does Emeco bend the tube before hardening it?
The legs are formed from soft T0 aluminium tube, which bends to a smooth radius inside and out; only after welding does the chair go through a heat treatment that takes the metal to T6, as hard as a bicycle frame. Bending hard tube first, as copies do, leaves the inside of the curve rippled.
Is there a Navy for children?
Yes, the Navy Mini Chair: 39.5 cm wide and 47.5 cm deep (15.5 × 18.75 in), 68.5 cm (27 in) high with the seat at 37.5 cm (14.75 in), 3 kg. It is built the same way as the adult chair and comes in the hand-brushed finish only.
What does the lifetime warranty cover?
Emeco declares a lifetime warranty on its all-aluminium chairs and stools, with an expected life of 150 years, glides excluded. Outdoors it applies to the hand-brushed finish; the hand-polished chair is an indoor piece.
How big is the carbon footprint of one chair?
Emeco publishes 14.88 kg CO2e for the Navy chair, verified with the 2030 Calculator: 84% of it is the energy used in the factory, 15% the materials, 1% the packaging. The counter stool is declared at 12.51 kg.
Can the seat pad be made in our own fabric?
Yes: Emeco accepts customer's own material for the upholstered pad, 0.25 m of fabric or 0.35 m² of leather per seat. The pad's foam and fabrics comply with California's CAL 117 flammability standard; the recycled-PET felt pad is the alternative that needs no fabric at all.

How to replace the glides on a Navy 1006

Emeco's own procedure for swapping the glides on the Navy chair, from a flat-head screwdriver to the last tap of the mallet.

Two tools on the table
Lay the Navy upside down on a table with a towel under it: you need a flat-head screwdriver and a rubber mallet, nothing else.
Tap the old glide out
Set the screwdriver against the square edge of the glide and tap it with the mallet on all four sides in turn, so it backs out evenly; go gently on an original metal glide, which can mark the leg if forced.
Match each glide to its leg
Emeco shapes the glides per leg: the front pair has a rounded corner that matches the leg, the rear pair is angled. Sort them before you start.
Drive the new one home
Push the replacement in and hammer it with the mallet; it is designed as a tight fit, so the plastic may scrape on the ridges, and that is normal.
Order the set for the floor
TPU for all-round and outdoor use, felt-insert glides for hard floors indoors, polycarbonate for carpet, or the original Navy metal glide with a new cap.

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