Bruno Pollack was an Austrian furniture designer who lived from 1902 to 1985.
Pollack invented a tubular steel stacking chair, model RP7, which was manufactured from c1932 and revolutionised auditorium seating with its stacking concept. Cox, a British furniture maker, was embroiled in a legal battle with rival Pel in 1934 over the Rp6 stacking chair, which Pel had bought the rights from Pollack.
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Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.
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