Chair
1962 (made)
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Stacking chair with natural birch frame in one piece round the back of the chair, splitting at seat level to become two angled legs at each side, with a bar across under the seat. The seat is moulded black plywood, with metal hinge plates, and can be folded up.
Description of V&A object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London:
The seats need to be folded upwards first, but the chairs then make a compact horizontal stack which is completely stable, and which does not transfer any accumulation of weight from one end of the stack to the other. The makers have recently ceased manufacture of all furniture and the chair is not currently in production.
Description of V&A object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London:
The seats need to be folded upwards first, but the chairs then make a compact horizontal stack which is completely stable, and which does not transfer any accumulation of weight from one end of the stack to the other. The makers have recently ceased manufacture of all furniture and the chair is not currently in production.
Object details
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| Brief description | Stacking chair, 1962, designed by Carl Johan Boman, Manufactured by Wilhelm Schauman, Helsinki. Birch frame with moulded plywood folding seat, surfaced black. |
| Physical description | Stacking chair with natural birch frame in one piece round the back of the chair, splitting at seat level to become two angled legs at each side, with a bar across under the seat. The seat is moulded black plywood, with metal hinge plates, and can be folded up. Description of V&A object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970. The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London: The seats need to be folded upwards first, but the chairs then make a compact horizontal stack which is completely stable, and which does not transfer any accumulation of weight from one end of the stack to the other. The makers have recently ceased manufacture of all furniture and the chair is not currently in production. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MADE IN FINLAND / OY WILH. SCHAUMAN AB / DESIGN: CARL-JOHAN BOMAN / PAT. PEND. (brand on stretcher) |
| Object history | Description of Object from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970 The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London: The seats need to be folded upwards first, but the chairs then make a compact horizontal stack which is completely stable, and which does not transfer any accumulation of weight from one end of the stack to the other. The makers have recently ceased manufacture of all furniture and the chair is not currently in production. Description of Craftsman from Hollis, R. 1970. Modern Chairs:1918-1970 The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London: Interior designer. Born 1883, died 1969. Trained Royal Institute of Decorative Arts, Berlin 1906. Director of drawing-office, Oy Boman Ab, Helsinki 1906-11; Director of Oy Boman Ab, 1919-55; Own office 1955-69. Work exhibited at St Petersburg 1908; Monza 1925, Barcelona 1929, Milan Triennale (Gold Medal) 1951, Concours International d’Invention (Silver Medal), Paris 1951, Brussels 1952, Paris 1953, Milan Triennale (Diploma of Honour) 1954. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.42-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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