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Model 275 S

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Object Details

Designer

Verner Panton, (Danish, 1926–1998)

Manufacturer

A. Sommer, German, 1898 – 1982
Gebrüder Thonet, Austrian, founded 1853

Description

Cantilevered one-piece ribbon-like form of natural brown laminated plywood, the front of base and top of back with arc-shaped edges; sides of seat bent slightly upwards; front feet slightly raised.

Credit Line

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund

Date

Designed 1956, manufactured 1966

Accession Number

2017-7-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

Chair

Type

Chair

Medium

Laminated, molded and stained plywood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 80 × 45 × 50 cm (31 1/2 × 17 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.)

manufactured in

Frankenberg, Germany

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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/kq4bd589d20-702c-4383-988b-bbda91c98a9c

Record ID

chndm_2017-7-1

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

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