Design Within Reach Recalls Arc Collection Furniture Due to Violation of the Federal Lead Paint Ban (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 22-704. Announced by CPSC on Oct 28, 2021.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 28, 2021. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 200 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Surface paint on the furniture contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a risk of lead poisoning. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled furniture and contact Design Within Reach for return instructions and a full refund. Design Within Reach is contacting all purchasers directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Design Within Reach at 800-338-2107 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall_info@hermanmiller.com or online at https://www.dwr.com/customerservice-recalls.html?lang=en_US for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Design Within Reach’s Arc Collection furniture. The chairs, barstools and tables were sold in blue, white and yellow colors. The following SKU codes are printed on a white label affixed to the product packaging: Product Name Color SKU Codes Arc Café Chair Frame Graphite Blue100193490Sunrise Yellow100193491 Ghost White 100193492 Arc Lounge Chair Frame Graphite Blue 100193495 Sunrise Yellow 100193496 Ghost White 100193497 Arc Barstool Frame Graphite Blue 100193498 Sunrise Yellow 100193499 Ghost White 100193500 Arc Café Table Graphite Blue 100193502 Sunrise Yellow 100193503 Ghost White 100193504 Arc Coffee Table Graphite Blue 100193505 Sunrise Yellow 100193506 Ghost White 100193507 Arc Bar Table Graphite Blue 100193508 Sunrise Yellow 100193509 Ghost White 100193510
About 200 units, as CPSC gives them.
Arc Collection Furniture.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Design Within Reach Inc., Stamford, Conn.
- DWR studios and outlets nationwide and online at www.dwr.com and www.Ebay.com from April 2021 through July 2021 for between $270 and $500 per piece.
- Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.