Ax Chair
Armchair
1950 (designed)
1950 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Although not immediately apparent, this chair is designed to be easily dismantled. The upholstery (which has been replaced) is fitted into channels in the wooden frame, and can be removed by pulling it forward from the front of the seat, and the stretchers unscrew. Each side of the chair is a single laminated wood unit comprising of the front and back legs, the side rail of the seat, the upright of the back, and the arm. The chair is more usually seen with a plywood seat and back that are not removable. This example belonged to Jack Pritchard, the founder of Isokon, the innovative modern furniture manufacturer in the 1930s. He used it in his weekend house in Blythburgh, Suffolk, which he built in 1962.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Ax Chair (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Laminated wood armchair with fabric seat and back and original upholstery sample, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen, manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1950 |
| Physical description | Armchair with laminated wood frame and replacement fabric upholstery |
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| Credit line | Given by Jonathan and Maria Pritchard |
| Summary | Although not immediately apparent, this chair is designed to be easily dismantled. The upholstery (which has been replaced) is fitted into channels in the wooden frame, and can be removed by pulling it forward from the front of the seat, and the stretchers unscrew. Each side of the chair is a single laminated wood unit comprising of the front and back legs, the side rail of the seat, the upright of the back, and the arm. The chair is more usually seen with a plywood seat and back that are not removable. This example belonged to Jack Pritchard, the founder of Isokon, the innovative modern furniture manufacturer in the 1930s. He used it in his weekend house in Blythburgh, Suffolk, which he built in 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.11:1, 2-2005 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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