Omkstak chair
Chair
1970 (designed), 1972 (made)
1970 (designed), 1972 (made)
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Tubular steel frame, with seat and back-rest of red sheet steel, with circular perforations arranged in grid. Single bolts attach the seat to the front legs and double bolts to the back legs. The seat is pierced with 30 round holes in 5 rows of 6. The back has a cut-out in the centre top to expose the back rail as a carrying handle and is pierced by 16 round holes arranged in two rows of 6 surrounded by 2 pairs on either side of the carrying handle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Omkstak chair (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tubular steel, with epoxy resined perforated sheet steel |
| Brief description | Chair, 'Omstak' stacking chair, designed by Kinsman, made by OMK designs, 1972 |
| Physical description | Tubular steel frame, with seat and back-rest of red sheet steel, with circular perforations arranged in grid. Single bolts attach the seat to the front legs and double bolts to the back legs. The seat is pierced with 30 round holes in 5 rows of 6. The back has a cut-out in the centre top to expose the back rail as a carrying handle and is pierced by 16 round holes arranged in two rows of 6 surrounded by 2 pairs on either side of the carrying handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | OMK (Embossed, in the back centre.) |
| Gallery label | STACKING CHAIR: OMSTACK
Designed by Roger Kinsman (British, born 1943)
Made by OMK Designs, London, Great Britain, 1972
Tubular and epoxy resined perforated sheet steel
Given by the maker
W.127-1978
This chair is an example of a style known as 'High-Tech' which used industrial materials in the domestic interior. The metal used in this design is a standard industrially produced sheet, unlike earlier metal sheet chairs which were made from metal made especially for them. |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Given in 1978 by OMK Designs [78/1961]. |
| Historical context | The sheet components of Kinsman's chair were initially made by a manufacturer of car and refrigerator parts, reinforcing the definition of the High-Tech style as the undisguised use of industrial products in the home. It's design was influenced by Hans Coray's pre-war pressed aluminium 'Landi' chair and enlivened with Pop Art's vibrant use of colour. The 'Omstak' is still in production, although its use has moved away from the home to commercial settings. With its foundations in industrial mass-production, the High-Tech aesthetic transcended national borders and stood in opposition to the Craft revival of the 1970s. |
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| Accession number | W.127-1978 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2000 |
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