Design for Pylon Chair
Design
1991 (designed)
1991 (designed)
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This is an early example of a two-dimensional CAD printout, which was not generally used by furniture and product designers until the late 1990s. The benefits of wokring out three dimensional objects on screen, however, were quickly appreciated and soon led to the wide use of three-dimensional CAD.
From the early 1980s, Tom Dixon had been working with scrap metal in an ad hoc manner, welding 'ready-made' objects into furniture which had overtones of the Post-industrial look. The 'Pylon' chair challenges preconceptions of furniture materials and structure, making overt references to industrial engineering, and is an example of unusual, high-designed furniture.
From the early 1980s, Tom Dixon had been working with scrap metal in an ad hoc manner, welding 'ready-made' objects into furniture which had overtones of the Post-industrial look. The 'Pylon' chair challenges preconceptions of furniture materials and structure, making overt references to industrial engineering, and is an example of unusual, high-designed furniture.
Object details
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| Title | Design for Pylon Chair (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Computer-aided design (CAD) printout on paper |
| Brief description | Tom Dixon; computer-aided design (2D CAD) design printout for Pylon Chair, 1991 |
| Physical description | 2D computer-aided design (CAD) printout on paper for Pylon Chair with inscriptions (see Marks/Subjects) and notes relating to size and construction. A post-it note (inscribed 'Monday night' ) is stuck to the top left hand side above top view of design |
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| Summary | This is an early example of a two-dimensional CAD printout, which was not generally used by furniture and product designers until the late 1990s. The benefits of wokring out three dimensional objects on screen, however, were quickly appreciated and soon led to the wide use of three-dimensional CAD. From the early 1980s, Tom Dixon had been working with scrap metal in an ad hoc manner, welding 'ready-made' objects into furniture which had overtones of the Post-industrial look. The 'Pylon' chair challenges preconceptions of furniture materials and structure, making overt references to industrial engineering, and is an example of unusual, high-designed furniture. |
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| Accession number | E.454-1999 |
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| Record created | November 10, 1999 |
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