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Large Diamond chair
In 1950, Hans and Florence Knoll engaged sculptor Harry Bertoia to design for their furniture company with an entirely open brief, resulting in a series of wire chairs that includes the Diamond chair. In order to bend the wires that compose the final form of the chair, Bertoia developed a machine wherein each pre-shaped wire had to be placed in a special jig and welded into shape by hand. Today, …
Creator
- Harry Bertoia
- Harry Bertoia
Type of item
- Photography
- Chair
- Photography genre
Medium
- Bent and welded steel rods, vinyl-coated
- wool and cotton upholstery
Creator
- Harry Bertoia
- Harry Bertoia
Type of item
- Photography
- Chair
- Photography genre
Medium
- Bent and welded steel rods, vinyl-coated
- wool and cotton upholstery
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Gift of the manufacturer
Creation date
- 1950/1952
- 1950/1952
Places
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/photography/ProvidedCHO/The Israel Museum, Jerusalem/397509
- 397509
Extent
- 71 x 114 x 81 cm
Providing country
- Israel
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z