Spun
Rotating Chair
2010 (released), 2021-2022 (manufactured)
2010 (released), 2021-2022 (manufactured)
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The Spun chair is one of Heatherwick Studio's most recognisable designs. It began life as a project exploring if the process of metal spinning could be used to create an item of practical seating. The result was sculpture-like rotating symmetrical form which can be used as a seat in any direction it faces. The plastic version was first produced by Magis in 2010.
Object details
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| Title | Spun (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Rotational-moulded polyethylene |
| Brief description | Rotating chair, Spun, Thomas Heatherwick for Magis, 2010 |
| Physical description | Rotating chair made from rotational-moulded red polyethylene. The chair's profile vaguely resembles a cotton reel: two larger rings above and below a 'waist', with a narrow point at the base. The sitter is seated inside the bucket-like top, and by redistributing their bodyweight the chair can rotate on this point and the lower ring. The chair is moulded all over with concentric grooves. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Kindly given by Magis |
| Production | At the time of writing the Spun chair is available in red, dark purple, grey antracite, white and bicolor. |
| Summary | The Spun chair is one of Heatherwick Studio's most recognisable designs. It began life as a project exploring if the process of metal spinning could be used to create an item of practical seating. The result was sculpture-like rotating symmetrical form which can be used as a seat in any direction it faces. The plastic version was first produced by Magis in 2010. |
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| Accession number | B.10-2023 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2023 |
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