Garriris Chair
Chair
1987 (designed)
1987 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Javier Mariscal is a Spanish designer and artist who studied graphics at the Escuela de Grafismo Elisava. After leaving education he worked as an illustrator on underground comics. In the late 1970's he invented a set of comic characters called ‘Los Garriris’. In the 1980's he began his career as a furniture designer and painter, but comic illustration still remained a key part of his work. In 1985 he started to turn the characters from ‘Los Garriris’ into objects. Of all his cartoon-like furniture, this chair most closely resembles Mickey Mouse, with the mouse ears on the back. The cartoon feet on the chair legs resemble also the feet of ‘Los Garriris’ character Julian the dog.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Garriris Chair (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromed square steel tube with aluminium, plywood seat and leather upholstery |
| Brief description | Chair, square tubular steel legs, leather seat, 'Mickey Mouse' ears on the back and aluminium shoes, 'Garriris', by Javier Mariscal, Spain, 1987. |
| Physical description | Chair with chromed square tubular legs, aluminium polished 'Mickey Mouse' shoes, leather seat and back with 'Mouse' ears. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | In the late 1970s Javier Mariscal invented a set of comic characters called Los Garriris. In 1985 he started to turn the characters into objects. This chair was created for the newly founded Spanish furniture company Akaba S.A. Of all Mariscal's cartoon-like objects, this chair most closely resembles Mickey Mouse (with the chair back 'ears'). The cartoon feet on the chair legs resemble also the feet of Los Garriris character Julian the dog. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Javier Mariscal is a Spanish designer and artist who studied graphics at the Escuela de Grafismo Elisava. After leaving education he worked as an illustrator on underground comics. In the late 1970's he invented a set of comic characters called ‘Los Garriris’. In the 1980's he began his career as a furniture designer and painter, but comic illustration still remained a key part of his work. In 1985 he started to turn the characters from ‘Los Garriris’ into objects. Of all his cartoon-like furniture, this chair most closely resembles Mickey Mouse, with the mouse ears on the back. The cartoon feet on the chair legs resemble also the feet of ‘Los Garriris’ character Julian the dog. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.20-2010 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2010 |
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