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Taperback

Armchair
1962 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Metal frame armchair, enamelled black, with square seat upholstered in yellow fabric

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTaperback (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
'Taperback' armchair, British, 1962, designed by J.M.Stafford, manufactured by Stafford Furniture
Physical description
Metal frame armchair, enamelled black, with square seat upholstered in yellow fabric
Dimensions
  • Height: 84cm
  • Width: 55cm
  • Depth: 53.4cm
  • Of seat height: 45cm
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Given by the Council of Industrial Design

Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award, 1958.
Bibliographic reference
Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012. p.27
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.228-1963

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
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