Not currently on display at the V&A

N118

Armchair
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bent birchwood chair, Artek model N118, covered in woollen red fabric (Modena red) on the seat and woollen blue fabric (Modena blue) on the back. The seat and back are inlaid with plywood and the cushions have changeable covers.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleN118
Materials and techniques
Bent birchwood, plywood and woollen fabric
Brief description
Artek model N118 chair in bent birchwood, with a red seat and blue back. Finnish, 1984.
Physical description
Bent birchwood chair, Artek model N118, covered in woollen red fabric (Modena red) on the seat and woollen blue fabric (Modena blue) on the back. The seat and back are inlaid with plywood and the cushions have changeable covers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 700mm
  • Width: 600mm
  • Depth: 780mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by Ben Af Schulten, Artek Oy Ab
Object history
The chair was delivered as a flat pack object and was constructed at the museum. It consisted of four birch frames built up out of identical laminated corner pieces, attached to solid wooden slabs.
Collection
Accession number
W.30-1984

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
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