Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Easy Edges

Cooper Hewitt

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

    Object Details

    Designer

    Frank O. Gehry, American, 1929 – 2025

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Wide, curved, open-form lounge chair made of laminated shaped strips of corrugated cardboard; masonite layer on left and right sides. Seat and back are formed by the edges of layered cardboard strips; rectangular base.

    Credit Line

    Gift of William Woolfenden

    Date

    ca. 1971

    Accession Number

    1988-79-2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Lounge chair

    Type

    Lounge chair

    Medium

    Cut corrugated cardboard, masonite

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 76 x 59.5 x 99 cm (29 15/16 in. x 23 7/16 in. x 39 in.)

    made in

    Santa Monica, California, USA

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq482c15e8e-da05-4c8b-8e34-7f377201c4a8

    Record ID

    chndm_1988-79-2

    Discover More

    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs with ottoman.

    Consider the Chair

    arrow-up Back to top
    Home
    • Facebook facebook
    • Instagram instagram
    • LinkedIn linkedin
    • YouTube youtube

    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved
    • Shop Online
    • Job Opportunities
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Inspector General
    • Records Requests
    • Accessibility
    • Host Your Event
    • Press Room
    • Privacy
    • Terms of Use