A brief history of the man behind the brand, and how it all began... It all started back in 1959 when Gerald 'Gerry' Burgess was introduced to Eric Blakemore, a film set designer at Elstree Studios. The Danzinger Brothers Eric was working for the film producers, the Danziger brothers, who in 1958 had purchased the May Fair Hotel in London. Eric had designed the famous Beach Comber bar at the hotel and asked Gerald if he could make some stacking, aluminium banquet chairs. The chairs were …