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Trotter

Child's Chair
2015 (released), 2021 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Magis SpA (manufacturers)
Martens, Rogier (designer)
Place of origin
Utrecht (designed)
Italy (manufactured)

The Trotter chair invites children to actively engage with it by imitating a wheelbarrow with a large orange wheel. Its lightweight but sturdy construction allows children not just to play, but to also easily move it and rearrange their space to suit them.

Object details

Categories
Play
Furniture
Children & Childhood
Object type
Child's chair
Titles
  • Trotter (manufacturer's title)
  • Me Too (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Steel rod coated with polyester power, polypropylene
Steel
Polyester
Polypropylene
Coating
Rotational Moulding
Brief description
Child's chair, Trotter, Rogier Martens for magis, 2015
Physical description
Wheelbarrow-like children's chair made from green powder-coated steel rod with orange polypropylene front wheel and push handles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 540mm
  • Width: 400mm
  • Depth: 770mm
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
On the move

All chairs need to be strong and stable. But they aren’t all designed for sitting still. These ones have been made to keep people moving – they can be stacked, spun around and hauled around inside and outside.

The Wobble chair even helps children to focus. Its continuous movement while sitting helps relax the right side of the brain.

1 Chica chairs
Designers: Giorgio Decurso, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi, 1972
Manufacturer: BBB Bonacina, 1970s
Location: Italy
Materials: Plastic
Museum no. B.9 to 20-2014

2 Trotter chair
Designer: Rogier Martens, the Netherlands
Manufacturer: Magis, Italy
Date: 2014
Materials: Metal and plastic
Given by Magis
Museum no. B.7-2023

3 Wobble chair
Designer: Jon Elmaleh, 1970
Manufacturer: Kore Design, LLC., 2020
Location: USA
Materials: Plastic
Museum no. B.3-2022

[Young V&A, Design Gallery, Design changes materials we use, group object label]
Credit line
Kindly given by Magis
Production
As of 2023 this chair is available in yellow and green.
Summary
The Trotter chair invites children to actively engage with it by imitating a wheelbarrow with a large orange wheel. Its lightweight but sturdy construction allows children not just to play, but to also easily move it and rearrange their space to suit them.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.7-2023

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2023
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1741694/trotter-childs-chair-martens-rogier/
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