Blow
Armchair
1967 (designed), 1968-69 (manufactured)
1967 (designed), 1968-69 (manufactured)
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PVC film welded by radio frequency. The chair is inflated through a valve at the centre of the back; the separate seat cushion has its own valve and fits onto the chair on a membrane to form the seat. Another membrane lies across the underneath of the seat, for additional stability.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Blow (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | PVC film seam-welded by radio-frequency |
Brief description | 'Blow' inflatable armchair and cushion, PVC, Zanotta SpA, Italy, 1967 |
Physical description | PVC film welded by radio frequency. The chair is inflated through a valve at the centre of the back; the separate seat cushion has its own valve and fits onto the chair on a membrane to form the seat. Another membrane lies across the underneath of the seat, for additional stability. |
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Gallery label | Blow chair
Jonathan De Pas (1932-91), Donato D'Urbino (born 1935), Paolo Lomazzi (born 1936) and Carla Scolari
Designed 1967, manufactured 1968-9
The Blow chair was the first inflatable seat to be manufactured and marketed on a mass scale. Cheap and disposable, the chair was intended to counter the expensive and cumbersome nature of traditional furniture.
Italy
Manufactured by Zanotta SpA, Italy
PVC film seam-welded by radio-frequency
V&A: Circ.100:1-1970(September 2008) |
Object history | Purchased in 1970 from Aram Designs Ltd [70/1273] |
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Bibliographic reference | p. 106
Katz, Sylvia. Classic Plastics: From Bakelite to High Tech (Thames & Hudson, London: 1984)
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Accession number | CIRC.100:1, 2-1970 |
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Record created | May 25, 2005 |
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