Object Details
Manufacturer
Vitra AG, Birsfelden, Switzerland, founded 1950
Designer
Verner Panton, (Danish, 1926–1998)
Description
Chair of inverted cone shape, the back curved to form a heart-shape, the whole upholstered in bright red woven wool, and mounted on a horizontal X-form steel base.
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
Date
1959
Accession Number
2018-22-57
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
chair
Type
chair
Medium
Steel, stainless steel, plastic, wool (upholstery)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 91.4 × 101.6 × 73 cm (36 in. × 40 in. × 28 3/4 in.)
manufactured in
Weil am Rhein, Germany
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2018-22-57