'Mambo' Chair
Armchair
1955 (made)
1955 (made)
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The frame is of untreated iron rod welded together, seat and back are composed of woven cane. The seat support is made up of webbed strips of rubberised canvas attached to the iron frame of the seat by reugularly spaced steel pins. The seat and back cushions are made of Dunlopillo foam rubber covered in a loose weave yellow linen rep.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | 'Mambo' Chair |
| Materials and techniques | Iron frame with cane seat and back |
| Brief description | 'Mambo' chair; iron, rubberised canvas, foam rubber and woven cane; Michael Inchbald, Britain, 1955 |
| Physical description | The frame is of untreated iron rod welded together, seat and back are composed of woven cane. The seat support is made up of webbed strips of rubberised canvas attached to the iron frame of the seat by reugularly spaced steel pins. The seat and back cushions are made of Dunlopillo foam rubber covered in a loose weave yellow linen rep. |
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| Gallery label | 'MAMBO' ARMCHAIR
Designed by Michael Inchbald (British)
Maker unknown
Iron frame, cane seat and back, foam cushions, and rubber webbing
1955
This chair won the Pirelli National Chair Design Competition in 1955. (The rubber foam cushions and webbing were manufactured by Pirelli).(pre October 2000) |
| Object history | The 'Mambo' chair won the Pireeli National Chair Design Competition in 1955. The competition was sponsored by Pirelli, who made the rubber foam cushions and webbing. The prize was presented to Michael Inchbald by Hugh Casson who later used the chairs in a room setting 'Flat 56' at the Ideal Home Exhibition in 1956. The chairs were not then attributed to Michael Inchbald. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.13:1 to 4-1981 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2001 |
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