Pill Stool
Stool
1997 (designed)
1997 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
The ‘Pill Stool’ was designed by Jasper Morrison in 1997 for the Pharmacy Restaurant and Bar. Pharmacy was opened by Damien Hirst and Matthew Freud in 1998, in Notting Hill. The restaurant was a phenomenon, linking the gastro-world with art, design, and London’s celebrity scene. The ‘Pill Stool’, so called as it looks like a giant pill, was part of the interior seating design in the restaurant. The ‘medical’ theme continued throughout the space: the walls were covered with medicine cabinets, filled with drugs, and pharmacy-style neon signage hung outside the building.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pill Stool (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded polyurethane foam seat, aluminium base |
| Brief description | Stool for Pharmacy Restaurant and Bar, designed by Jasper Morrison, idea by Damien Hirst, small version with cross-shaped base, 1997 |
| Physical description | Moulded polyurethane foam seat in a pill design with aluminium cross-shaped base |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Summary | The ‘Pill Stool’ was designed by Jasper Morrison in 1997 for the Pharmacy Restaurant and Bar. Pharmacy was opened by Damien Hirst and Matthew Freud in 1998, in Notting Hill. The restaurant was a phenomenon, linking the gastro-world with art, design, and London’s celebrity scene. The ‘Pill Stool’, so called as it looks like a giant pill, was part of the interior seating design in the restaurant. The ‘medical’ theme continued throughout the space: the walls were covered with medicine cabinets, filled with drugs, and pharmacy-style neon signage hung outside the building. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.12-2011 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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