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'Aeo' Chair

Armchair
1975 (designed), 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Archizoom (designer)
Cassina S.p.A. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Milan (made)

Chair, durethan base, mercury colour. Laquered steel frame. The back is formed by 3 strips of grey painted metal. The steel frame is formed by a U shape of tubular metal, painted grey. The back is covered in a case of material formed as a square bag fitting over the back uprights with a flap extending below the back seat rail and round to the front where it is clipped by a chromed device.


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Plastic
Object type
Armchair
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Armchair
  • Armchair Cushion
Title'Aeo' Chair
Materials and techniques
Lacquered steel frame, polyurethane foam and fiberfill covered in canvas
Steel
Polyurethane
Canvas
Lacquering
Brief description
Armchair, designed Archizoom, manufactured Cassina, Italian, 1979
Physical description
Chair, durethan base, mercury colour. Laquered steel frame. The back is formed by 3 strips of grey painted metal. The steel frame is formed by a U shape of tubular metal, painted grey. The back is covered in a case of material formed as a square bag fitting over the back uprights with a flap extending below the back seat rail and round to the front where it is clipped by a chromed device.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105cm
  • Depth: 73cm
  • Width: 84cm
Marks and inscriptions
modello AEO progettato col Centro Cassina da Archizoom associati per Cassina Ca (Logo moulded on underside)
Gallery label
'AEO' CHAIR Designed by Archizoom (Italian) Manufactured by Cassina S.p.A., Milan, Italy Lacquered steel frame, polyurethane foam and fiberfill covered in canvas 1975 Archizoom was a design studio formed in Florence in 1966, consisting of a group of architects and industrial designers, including Paolo Deganello (born 1940) and Andrea Branzi (born 1938). W.56-1979(1989-2006)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.56:1, 2-1979

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144039/aeo-chair-armchair-archizoom/
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