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Paimio chair, model no. 41

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Description: Paimio chair, model no. 41
TitlePaimio chair, model no. 41
Creator nameAalto, Alvar
Creator name (description)Oy Huonekaluja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland
Creator nationality/cultureFinnish
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1931–1932
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBent plywood, bent laminated birch, and solid birch
Dimensions26 × 23 3/4 × 34 1/2 in. (66 × 60.3 × 87.6 cm)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https:/­/­www.moma.org/­collection/­works/­92879
Accession number710.1943.1
SubjectsModernism (Art)Seating (Furniture)Furniture design
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Chapter 23: Europe and the Americas (1900–2000)
Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
Description: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
For many people in North America, which here refers to the United States and Canada, the twentieth century began with bright optimism...
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Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
PublisherBard Graduate Center
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2013 Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
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Description: Paimio chair, model no. 41
Paimio chair, model no. 41
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameAalto, Alvar
Creator nationality/cultureFinnish
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1931–1932
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLaminated birch, bent plywood
Dimensions26 × 23 3/4 × 35 in. (66 × 60.3 × 88.9 cm)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Arts
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/40240/paimio-lounge-chair-model-no-41-alvar-aalto
Accession number98.276.155
Paimio chair, model no. 41
Paimio lounge chair, model no. 41
Description: Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with...
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with "Puli" Pattern Upholstery
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameSaarinen, Eero
Creator name (description)Eero Saarinen, chair and ottoman designer; Marianne Strengell, upholstery designer; Knoll Associates, Incorporated, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureFinnish
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1945–1957
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsEnameled tubular steel, latex foam rubber, rubber, and probably fiberglass with cotton, linen, jute, wool, and rayon upholstery
DimensionsChair: 34 5/16 x 39 x 34 1/16 in. (87.2 x 99.1 x 86.5 cm); ottoman: 13 3/16 x 25 1/16 x 19 7/8 in. (33.5 x 63.7 x 50.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/59551
Accession number1992.64.1.1-.2
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman...
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with "Puli" Pattern Upholstery
Description: Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1933
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and upholstery
Dimensions30 x 25 x 35 in. (76.2 x 63.5 x 88.9 cm)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Description: Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameHoffmann, Wolfgang
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and leather
Dimensions31 x 30 x 33 in. (78.7 x 76.2 x 83.8 cm)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Description: Light lounge
Light lounge
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameMcArthur, Warren
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAluminum, green vinyl, and rubber
Dimensions29 x 23.5 x 32.5 in. (73.7 x 59.7 x 82.6 cm)
Light lounge
Light lounge
Description: Old Point comfort lounge chair
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameMcArthur, Warren
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAluminum and upholstery
Dimensions32 x 31 x 39 in. (81.3 x 78.7 x 99 cm)
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Description: Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and wool
Dimensions31 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. (80 x 69.9 x 92.7 cm)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Description: LAR armchair
LAR armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameEames, Ray; Eames, Charles
Creator name (description)Manufactured by Zenith Plastics, Gardena, California, for Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan (1950–51), and by Herman Miller Furniture Company, c. 1952–c. 1972
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican; American
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1948–1950
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsPolyester fiberglass composite, zinc-plated steel, and rubber
Dimensions24 1/4 × 24 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (61.6 × 63.2 × 62.2 cm)
LocationCollection of Gansevoort Gallery, New York
LAR armchair
LAR armchair
Description: Rocking chair (No. 377)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameHoffmann, Wolfgang
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and leather
Dimensions30 x 26 x 39 in. (76.2 x 66 x 99cm)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Description: Chair
Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameDierra, Louis
Creator name (description)Louis Dierra, attributed designer; Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1939
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsGlass, gilt metal, and upholstery
Dimensions29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (74 x 59 x 58 cm)
Chair
Chair
Description: Side Chair
Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameProetz, Victor
Creator name (description)Victor Proetz, designer; Angelo Piano, maker
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1939–1941
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsProbably ash with beech, bronze mounts, and silk upholstery
Dimensions32 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 15 9/16 in. (982.5 x 47 x 39.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/64091
Accession number2010.51.6
Side Chair
Side Chair
Description: Side Chair
Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameSchoen, Eugene
Creator name (description)Eugene Schoen, designer; Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc., manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1931
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsRosewood, rosewood veneer, mahogany, bird's-eye maple veneer, and possible birch
Dimensions35 3/4 x 20 x 22 9/16 in. (90.8 x 50.8 x 57.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/26439
Accession number1984.84b
Side Chair
Side Chair
Description: Speed Lounge Chair
Speed Lounge Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameFrankl, Paul T.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1932
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsPlywood, wood, cork, and cotton "monk's cloth" upholstery
Dimensions24 1/2 x 36 x 41 in. (62.2 x 91.4 x 104.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Speed Lounge Chair
Speed Lounge Chair
Description: Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator name (description)Gilbert Rohde, designer; Heywood Wakefield Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1930–1931
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBeech, beech plywood, and Fabrikoid
Dimensions31 1/2 x 16 x 21 in. (80 x 40.6 x 53.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Description: LC-52-A Lounge Chair
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Lloyd Manufacturing Company (a division of Hollywood-Wakefield Company)
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935–1937
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChromium-plated steel, birch plywood, and velour
Dimensions29 1/2 x 25 x 39 1/2 in. (74.9 x 63.5 x 100.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/118541
Accession number2007.40.1
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
Description: Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameEames, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1945–1946
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch plywood, rubber, steel, and resin
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (74.9 x 48.9 x 54.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/118308
Accession number2010.79.1
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Description: Airline Armchair
Airline Armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Airline Chair Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch, ash, and Naugahyde
Dimensions31 1/2 x 25 x 33 in. (80 x 63.5 x 83.8 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/127713
Accession number2014.97.11
Airline Armchair
Airline Armchair
Description: DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameEames, Charles
Creator name (description)Charles Eames, designer; Ray Eames, designer; Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Company, manufacturer; Herman Miller Furniture Company, distributor; Lit Brothers, retailer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1946–1950
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAniline-dyed birch plywood, chromium-plated steel, and rubber
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 23 in. (74.9 x 48.9 x 58.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/88242
Accession number2003.7.2
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)

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