Chair
1951 (designed), 1951 (manufactured)
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This chair was Heal's principal contribution to the Festival of Britain; it was commissioned as terrace seating for the South bank site and was used alongside Ernest Race's Antelope and Springbok chairs. Only nine hundred examples were produced in typical early 1950s pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow and white. A J Milne was chief designer for Heal & Son and produced a large number of models for the company during the 1950s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | painted, perforated sheet steel and bent steel rod |
| Brief description | Pink stacking terrace chair, perforated sheet steel and steel rod, designed by A.J. Milne for the Festival of Britain, manufactured by Heal & Son Ltd., UK, 1951. |
| Physical description | Stacking terrace chair with perforated sheet steel seat and back on a steel rod frame. The legs and the arms are made of one bent steel rod on each sides. The whole chair is painted in pink. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Object history | The chair was designed for the Festival of Britain in 1951. It was used as a terrace seating in the South Bank site, alongside Ernest Race's 'Antelope' and 'Springbok' chairs. Only nine hundred examples were produced in typical early 1950s pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow and white. This rare design represents a modern form typical of the period, and the distinctive palette of the Festival. Historical significance: The chair is rare on the market. The surviving examples have been often repainted. No other examples in good original condition are known in public or private collections. |
| Production | Attribution note: Only nine hundred examples were manufactured in different colours. |
| Association | |
| Summary | This chair was Heal's principal contribution to the Festival of Britain; it was commissioned as terrace seating for the South bank site and was used alongside Ernest Race's Antelope and Springbok chairs. Only nine hundred examples were produced in typical early 1950s pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow and white. A J Milne was chief designer for Heal & Son and produced a large number of models for the company during the 1950s. |
| Bibliographic reference | At the sign of the four Poster a History of Heals, Susanna Goodden, Heal and Son Ltd, London 1984, pp. 104/5. |
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| Accession number | W.34-2010 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2010 |
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