The 'Pogo' chair was created by the architect- designers, Peter and Alison Smithson, for the 'House of the Future' exhibit at the Ideal Home Exhibition of 1956. The exhibit was an example of a home which could be mass-produced. The shell of the house and its walls were cast from plastic-impregnated fibrous plaster. Most furniture was built into the shell and chairs were the only freely movable pieces. The chairs included some made of custom-moulded fibreglass in organic shapes but the 'Pogo' chair, unusually, was constructed from standard parts such as Perspex panels and tubular steel. The seat and back rest are hinged to fold inwards so that the chair could be stacked when not in use for dining. The functional, geometric buildings designed by the Smithsons feature smooth planes of concrete and glass, very close in mood to the design of this chair.