Overview

Designers

Ward Bennett

Product Designer Ward Bennett

Products by Ward Bennett

  • A door and drawer Sled Base Storage cabinet. A door and drawer Sled Base Storage cabinet. Select to go to the Sled Base Storage product page.
    Sled Base Storage Geiger
  • A door and drawer H Frame Credenza. A door and drawer H Frame Credenza. Select to go to the H Frame Credenzas product page.
    H Frame Credenzas Geiger
  • Black Sled Chair. Black Sled Chair. Select to go to the Sled Chair product page.
    Sled Chair Geiger
  • Brown Scissor Chair. Brown Scissor Chair. Select to go to the Scissor Chair product page.
    Scissor Chair Geiger
  • White Rolled Arm Sofa. White Rolled Arm Sofa. Select to go to the Rolled Arm Sofa Group product page.
    Rolled Arm Sofa Group Geiger
  • Bumper Lounge Chair with standard arms and four star base. Bumper Lounge Chair with standard arms and four star base.
    Bumper Lounge Chair Geiger
  • Bumper Chair with standard arms and five star base with castors, front view. Bumper Chair with standard arms and five star base with castors.
    Bumper Chair Geiger
  • Bumper Side Chair with standard arms and four legged base, front view. Bumper Side Chair with standard arms and four legged base, side view.
    Bumper Side Chair Geiger
  • A square Full Round Table. A square Full Round Table. Select to go to the Full RoundTable product page.
    Full Round Table Geiger
  • A square H Frame Table with a black top. A square H Frame Table with a black top. Select to go to the H Frame Tables product page.
    H Frame Tables Geiger
  • A square I Beam Table with a glass top. A square I Beam Table with a glass top. Select to go to the I Beam Tables product page.
    I Beam Tables Geiger
  • Light gray Landmark side chair. Light gray Landmark side chair. Select to go to the Landmark Chair product page.
    Landmark Chair Geiger
  • Black Envelope Chair. Black Envelope Chair. Select to go to the Envelope Chair product page.
    Envelope Chair Geiger
  • A round Claw Table with a glass top. A round Claw Table with a glass top. Select to go to the Claw Table product page.
    Claw Table Geiger
  • U-Series Settee upholstered in Vionette Desert Mix. U-Series Settee upholstered in Vionette Desert Mix.
    U-Series Lounge Seating Geiger

Ward Bennett’s career began at age 13, when he quit school to work in New York’s Garment District. At 16 he went to Europe and continued working in fashion.

Despite attending art schools in Florence and Paris, he was mostly self-taught, with skills ranging from jewellery-making to interior design. “I learn from people,” he said, referencing influences including Georgia O’Keeffe.

Bennett eventually settled in New York, where his reputation earned him many high-profile clients. Lyndon Johnson later asked Bennett to design a chair for his presidential library – “a cross between a barroom chair and a courtroom chair with a little Western saddle”.

“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. Recognising 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.

Awards/Recognition

Best of NeoCon Gold, H Frame Storage, 2004