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Julian

Child's Chair
2005 (released), 2022 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Magis SpA (manufacturers)
Mariscal, Javier (designer)
Place of origin
Barcelona (designed)
Italy (manufactured)

Javier Mariscal is a versatile and prolific designer and visual artist based in Barcelona. His Julian chair for Magis was based a dog character from his cartoon strip, Los Garriris, which he began drawing early in his career. This fun seat's legs are the dog's legs, and its back is its head, a child occupying the seat faces towards the dog's rear.


Object details

Categories
Play
Furniture
Children & Childhood
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Child's chair
Titles
  • Julian (manufacturer's title)
  • Me Too (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Rotational-moulded polyethylene
Polyethylene
Rotational Moulding
Brief description
Child's chair, Julian, Javier Mariscal for Magis, 2005
Physical description
Child's chair in the form of a dog, made from green rotational-moulded polyethylene. The chair's legs are formed from the animal's legs, terminating in large paws. At the back is a stylised head with pointed ears, two indentations at the front represent eyes and a curved line either side of the snout represents a mouth or whiskers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 550mm
  • Width: 360mm
  • Depth: 490mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'julian / DESIGN BY MARISCAL' (Moulded into underside )
  • 'me too / COLLECTION' (Moulded into underside)
  • 'MAGIS / made in Italy' (Moulded into underside)
Credit line
Kindly given by Magis
Production
At the time of writing the Julian chair is available in five colours: white, yellow, pink, turquoise and green.
Subject depicted
Dogs
Summary
Javier Mariscal is a versatile and prolific designer and visual artist based in Barcelona. His Julian chair for Magis was based a dog character from his cartoon strip, Los Garriris, which he began drawing early in his career. This fun seat's legs are the dog's legs, and its back is its head, a child occupying the seat faces towards the dog's rear.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.11-2023

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2023
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1741698/julian-childs-chair-mariscal-javier/
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