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Armchair Armchair
This is a Armchair. It was designed by Shiro Kuramata and manufactured by Mihoya Glass Co., Ltd.. It is dated 1976. Its medium is glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Utilizing a newly developed adhesive, Kuramata achieved material and visual minimalism with this armchair. Flat planes of glass are bonded together along their edges, without mounts or screws, to create a functional chair that seems simultaneously visible and invisible. The transparent form invites users to question notions of materiality, utility, and comfort.
This object was
donated by
George R. Kravis II.
It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- Étrangetés Table
- glass.
- Gift of Clotilde Bacri.
- 1991-67-2
- Drawing, Design for Chair
- brown marking pen on cream paper.
- Gift of Forrest Myers.
- 2013-33-5
- Drawing, Design for Chair
- brown marking pen on cream paper.
- Gift of Forrest Myers.
- 2013-33-8
Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Poster, De Stijl, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- offset lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1980-32-1023
- Zig-Zag Chair
- joined and painted elm.
- Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
- 1994-60-1
- Panton Stacking Side Chair
- injection molded luran s thermoplastic.
- Gift of Robert Blaich.
- 1977-1-1
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 86.4 × 90.2 × 61 cm (34 in. × 35 1/2 in. × 24 in.)
Cite this object as
Armchair Armchair; Designed by Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934 - 1991); Manufactured by Mihoya Glass Co., Ltd.; glass; H x W x D: 86.4 × 90.2 × 61 cm (34 in. × 35 1/2 in. × 24 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2018-22-58
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection.
