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Knotted Chair

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Object Details

Designer

Marcel Wanders, Dutch, b. 1963

Producer

Cappellini S.p.A., Milan, Italy, founded 1948

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Rigid, epoxy-impregnated, light green one-piece form composed of aramid fiber rope criss-crossed and knotted into the shape of a low four-legged chair.

Credit Line

Gift of Cappellini

Date

designed 1996, produced 2008

Accession Number

2008-23-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice

© Cap Design S.p.A.

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

chair

Type

chair

Medium

rope (aramid fibers over carbon core; macramé knotting technique), epoxy resin

Dimensions

H x W x D: 70.8 x 53.3 x 63.5 cm (27 7/8 x 21 x 25 in.)

made in

Arioso, Italy

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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/kq44ce44e16-b0f6-4745-9876-71adfeff91e4

Record ID

chndm_2008-23-1

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

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