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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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2017-7-1