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T5

Chair
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stacking chair with chromium plated steel tube frame and plywood seat upholstered with leather stitched horizontally in bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleT5 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
T5 stacking chair, designed by Rodney Kinsman, 1969, manufactured by OMK Design Ltd., chromium-plated steel-tube frame with upholstered ply seat
Physical description
Stacking chair with chromium plated steel tube frame and plywood seat upholstered with leather stitched horizontally in bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73cm
  • Width: 52cm
  • Depth: 46cm
  • Seat height: 46.5cm
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Versions of the chair have either chromium-plated or nylon coated frames, and seats covered either in leather, P.V.C. or vinyl. It was first shown at the Decor International Exhibition, London 1969, and received the Observer Design Award in the same year.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.358-1970

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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