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    Object Details

    Designer

    Gaetano Pesce, (Italian, 1939–2024)

    Manufacturer

    Zerodisegno, Italian, founded 1991

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Chair formed of assembled sheets of poured resin in shades of yellows to greens; oval back with attenuated vertical V-shaped split in center, attached to U-shaped seat on base formed of curving sheets.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Zerodisegno

    Date

    2001

    Accession Number

    2004-27-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Chair

    Type

    Chair

    Medium

    Resin

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 90 × 41 × 41 cm (35 7/16 × 16 1/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
    Weight: 5.4 kg (12 lb.)

    made in

    Milan, Italy

    manufactured in

    Alessandria, 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/kq427ce1014-e482-444b-a6c2-a41abc8a3773

    Record ID

    chndm_2004-27-1

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

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