Not on display

Chair

1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wilhelm Bofinger (manufacturer)
Lange, Gerd (designer)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Armchair with ash frame and canvas seat and back.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Parts
This object consists of 17 parts.

  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Part
  • Chair Back
  • Chair Seat
  • Chair Seat
  • Cord
Materials and techniques
Ash
Canvas
Brief description
Armchair, German, 1966, designed by Gerd Lange for Wilhelm Bofinger
Physical description
Armchair with ash frame and canvas seat and back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72cm (From grey file)
  • Depth: 35cm (From grey file)
  • Width: 64cm (From grey file)
  • Height: 35cm (Seat height; from grey file)
Object history
Description of Craftsman from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London:
Gerd Lange Industrial designer. Born 1931. Trained Wurttenberg School of Arts and Crafts, Offenbach-am-Main. Own office from 1964, Kapsweyer. Range of objects designed has included furniture, light fittings etc. Work exhibited annually from 1964 Die Gute Industrieform exhibition , Hanover; Student Rooms Exhibition, Hanover 1964; Gute Form Design Centre, London 1965; Viftig Jaar Zitten, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1966; Contemporary Furniture Munich 1968; one-man exhibition of design work 1967-69 at Rat fur Formgebung, Darmstadt 1970. Two first prizes for chairs Gute Form 1969.

Description of similar object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London:
The chair forms part of a whole range of knock-down furniture, sold in boxes and including also a bed, table and wardrobe.

Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.434:1-1970

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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