[5][6] It was originally designed for the US Navy, which needed a chair for the deck of battleships that could survive sea air and a torpedo blast to the side of the ship.

4295 chair which was part of the "GoodForm" line of products was produced by the General Fireproofing Company of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1930s.

[14][15] Metropolis Magazine said it was a public relations effort by Coke to make a durable product out of their bottles; they also hoped to encourage other manufacturers to do the same.

The supplier said it planned to modify the chair's style to avoid a legal dispute over alleged trademark infringement.

[16] In October 2012, Emeco filed a lawsuit against Restoration Hardware for allegedly making unauthorized reproductions of the 1006 Navy chair.

[18][8] The Emeco 1006 chair is featured regularly in design magazines and movies, such as The Matrix,[1][6][19] Law & Order and CSI.

[2][5] It has a similar silhouette as the original 1006, but has a reflective or brushed aluminum surface, a solid backrest and is stackable.

[1][7] Sheets of aluminum are rolled into tubes, cut to length, and bent into shapes on large hydraulic machines.

[21] Workers grind down the welding joints to give it a smooth finish, creating the appearance of being cast from a single piece.