Office Chairs

Clamshell Chair

Angled view of a high-back Clamshell office chair with arms and black leather upholstery.

A luxurious sit behind a desk or around a conference table

The Clamshell Chair achieves luxury and comfort without bulk through its elegant structural shell. Geiger’s advanced veneer technology allows Clamshell its curves, a shape beautiful on its own that also provides strength and support without need of a standard frame. With a five-star, height-adjustable swivel base on casters, it can be used as a desk chair or conference chair.

Product designers Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows of BassamFellows.

Designed by
BassamFellows

Team member working in Hildebran facility

Built in
Hildebran, NC

  • Geiger One Private Office, Rendering PO2, in Natural Walnut with Clamshell Chair and Tuxedo benching.
  • Geiger One Private Office in a loft setting in Walnut Recograin with Clamshell Office Chair and Leeway Guest Chair.
  • Two adjacent workstations featuring Clamshell office chairs with veneer shells that coordinate with the wood finish on the wall, surfaces, and storage.
  • A meeting room featuring an oblong MP Conference Table and high-back Clamshell office chairs with veneer shells and ivory-colored leather upholstery.
  • Angle view of a low-back Clamshell office chair with off-white upholstery, a light-ash shell, with arms.
  • Front view of a low-back Clamshell office chair with black leather upholstery, a walnut shell, with arms.
  • Angle view of a low-back Clamshell office chair with black leather upholstery, a walnut shell, with no arms.
  • Angle view of a low-back Clamshell office chair with gray upholstery, a walnut shell, and no arms.
  • A high-back Clamshell office chair with arms and black leather upholstery, viewed from the front.
  • A high-back Clamshell office chair with a veneer shell in a light finish, viewed from behind at an angle.
  • Angled view of a high-back Clamshell office chair with arms and off-white leather upholstery and light-ash shell.

Features

Geiger One Private Office, Rendering PO2, in Natural Walnut with Clamshell Chair and Tuxedo benching.

Natural Inspiration

The Clamshell Chair not only took its name from nature, but also its pleasing form and inherent strength.

Angle view of a low-back Clamshell office chair with black leather upholstery, a walnut shell, with no arms.

Material Breakthrough

Advances in veneer molding technology that allow for shaping veneers without cracking let BassamFellows express the curved Clamshell shape in wood.

A high-back Clamshell office chair with arms, viewed from the front at an angle, next to a low-back version without arms, viewed from behind at an angle.

Sit, Swivel, Scoot

The Clamshell Chair is a full swivel chair on casters, available in high-back or low-back, with or without arms.

Highline Conference Table and Highline 25 Credenza by DatesWeiser in Black Granite with Clamshell Chairs in conference room.

Design Story

In designing their Clamshell family of seating, Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows were inspired by the philosophy of Eero Saarinen, who believed that the most timeless and elegant furniture is a structural whole that, absent excess decoration, can be reduced to its essence.

A circular logo with the words

2012

Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Conferencing Seating

More from the Clamshell family

Clamshell Lounge Chair
BassamFellows

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