100 Years of Attitude
Esquire US|Summer 2022
Loll Designs' Adirondack chair perfects a piece of furniture that's been almost perfect for more than a century
By Daniel Dumas
100 Years of Attitude

IMAGINE THIS: YOU HAVE AN ICE-COLD BEER IN ONE HAND, YOUR PHONE is not in the other hand, and the only thing left on your to-do list is to absorb the sounds of warm twilight. The ideal place to experience this ideal moment is in the most ideal piece of American furniture: the Adirondack chair.

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