Pussy-cat chair
Chair
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
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Tubular steel frame, supporting white plastic shell on two legs which form a long triangle base along the floor. The frame is joined to the shell with metal fittings at either side of the seat. Upper surface of the shell is covered with brown leather. This chair is manufactured with leather or ‘jernyl’ nylon jersey covering.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Pussy-cat chair (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tubular steel frame; white plastic shell; brown leather or 'jernyl' nylon jersey covering. |
| Brief description | Chair designed by Kwok Hoi Chan. Born 1939. ‘Pussy-cat’ chair, designed 1962. Manufactured by Sieges Steiner, Paris. |
| Physical description | Tubular steel frame, supporting white plastic shell on two legs which form a long triangle base along the floor. The frame is joined to the shell with metal fittings at either side of the seat. Upper surface of the shell is covered with brown leather. This chair is manufactured with leather or ‘jernyl’ nylon jersey covering. |
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| Object history | Chair designed by Kwok Hoi Chan. Born 1939. ‘Pussy-cat’ chair, designed 1962. Manufactured by Sieges Steiner, Paris. First shown at the Italian Triennale Exhibition, Milan, 1969. Description of Craftsman from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London: Kwok Hoi Chan. Architect, interior designer. Born 1939. Trained University of Architecture, Hong Kong. Interior design included furniture for Air India and IBM offices Hong-Kong; worked in a design studio, London 1966-68, contributing to the interiors of the Queen Elizabeth II, Cunard liner; currently designs for Spectrum in Holland, Sieges Steiner in France. Chairs exhibited Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris 1968. Description of similar object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London: The seat shell may be covered either in leather or ‘jernyl’ nylon jersey, and the tubular frame is of a special resilient steel. The chair was first shown at the Triennale Exhibition, Milan 1969 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.500:2-1970 |
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| Record created | October 21, 2008 |
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