Julian
Child's Chair
2005 (released), 2022 (manufactured)
2005 (released), 2022 (manufactured)
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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.
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| Materials and techniques | Rotational-moulded polyethylene |
| 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. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | B.11-2023 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2023 |
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