Toga
Chair
1968 (designed)
1968 (designed)
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The 'Toga' is a stacking chair, allowing others of the same design to sit on top. Designed by Sergio Mazza in 1968, the chair is made from one continuous piece of fibreglass. The fibreglass sheet is heated and then shaped over a solid mould. The fibreglass retains the shape, becoming hard as it cools. The 'Toga' chair was first shown at the International Furniture Exhibition in Milan in 1969.
The chair was manufactured by Artemide, a Milan based firm, renowned for producing products that combined practicable serviceability with stylishness. Firms such as Cassina, Kartell and Tecno, and designers such as Ettore Sottass and Gaetano Pesce, were responsible for raising Italy's profile in consumer product design in the 1960s until it became a dominant force in the international field .
The chair was manufactured by Artemide, a Milan based firm, renowned for producing products that combined practicable serviceability with stylishness. Firms such as Cassina, Kartell and Tecno, and designers such as Ettore Sottass and Gaetano Pesce, were responsible for raising Italy's profile in consumer product design in the 1960s until it became a dominant force in the international field .
Object details
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| Title | Toga (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hot-press moulded fibreglass |
| Brief description | Designed by Sergio Mazza,1968, man. Artemide, Milan. |
| Physical description | Hot-press moulded fibre glass chair in red. The chair is one continuous piece with no joins or cuts. |
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| Credit line | Given by the manufacturer |
| Historical context | The 'Toga' chair was first shown at the International Furniture Exhibition, Milan, 1969. |
| Summary | The 'Toga' is a stacking chair, allowing others of the same design to sit on top. Designed by Sergio Mazza in 1968, the chair is made from one continuous piece of fibreglass. The fibreglass sheet is heated and then shaped over a solid mould. The fibreglass retains the shape, becoming hard as it cools. The 'Toga' chair was first shown at the International Furniture Exhibition in Milan in 1969. The chair was manufactured by Artemide, a Milan based firm, renowned for producing products that combined practicable serviceability with stylishness. Firms such as Cassina, Kartell and Tecno, and designers such as Ettore Sottass and Gaetano Pesce, were responsible for raising Italy's profile in consumer product design in the 1960s until it became a dominant force in the international field . |
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| Accession number | CIRC.281-1970 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2000 |
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