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View full screenChair, model 4801, of moulded plywood with pigmented polyester varnish: Italian, Milan, designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1963
K.2016.142
Kartell, Manufacturer
Milan, Italy, Southern Europe
Colombo, Cesare 'Joe', 1930 - 1971, Designer
Milan, Italy, Southern Europe
1963 - 1965
Moulded plywood, in three sections, with orange pigmented polyester varnish. The three interconnecting bent plywood elements comprise the seat, the frame and arm structure into which it slots, and a smaller back section, bent in both planes, which sits between the other two. There is a small spacer between the back and the seat.
Making and Creating (08 Jul 2016)
National Museum of Scotland
Favata, Ignazia, Joe Colombo and Italian Design of the Sixties, 1988, p.24.
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