Pof 1 Chair
Chair
2000 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)
2000 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)
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The Swiss manufacturer Horgen Glarus has been producing this chair since 1916, but the Swiss design company, N2 recently updated the model by inserting an illuminated seat. The original design for an archetypal chair has been transformed in appearance and function. Combining functions, and questioning assumptions about appropriate use of objects, are characteristics of contemporary furniture design. 'Pof 1' stands for ‘piece of furniture’.
The chair is constructed of bent beech wood with an acrylic panel for the seat. Below the acrylic is an electric light with wiring for the bulb running through one of the rear legs.
The chair is constructed of bent beech wood with an acrylic panel for the seat. Below the acrylic is an electric light with wiring for the bulb running through one of the rear legs.
Object details
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| Title | Pof 1 Chair (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Bent beech and acrylic, with electric lighting components |
| Brief description | 'Pof 1' Chair; designed by Horgen Glarus/N2, Switzerland, 2000; manufactured by Hidden , the Netherlands, 2001; bent beech wood, acrylic, electric lighting components. 'Pof' stands for 'piece of furniture'. |
| Physical description | Chair, constructed of wood, with a translucent acrylic panel for the seat, beneath which is suspended a fluorescent electric light fitting, with wiring routed through one of the rear legs. |
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| Gallery label | 103-6 Label October 2006
3 'Pof 1' CHAIR
Designed by Horgen Glarus / N2, Switzerland, 1916/1997
Made by Hidden, The Netherlands, 2001
Bent beech wood, acrylic, electric lighting components
The Swiss manufacturer Horgen Glarus has been making this chair since 1916, but N2 (a young Swiss design company) has updated it by inserting an illuminated seat. The original design for an archetypal chair has been simply transformed in appearance and function. Combining functions, and questioning assumptions about appropriate use of objects, are characteristics of contemporary furniture design. 'Pof 1' stands for 'piece of furniture'.
Given by Hidden
W.667-2001 |
| Credit line | Given by the manufacturer |
| Summary | The Swiss manufacturer Horgen Glarus has been producing this chair since 1916, but the Swiss design company, N2 recently updated the model by inserting an illuminated seat. The original design for an archetypal chair has been transformed in appearance and function. Combining functions, and questioning assumptions about appropriate use of objects, are characteristics of contemporary furniture design. 'Pof 1' stands for ‘piece of furniture’. The chair is constructed of bent beech wood with an acrylic panel for the seat. Below the acrylic is an electric light with wiring for the bulb running through one of the rear legs. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'The Furniture Machine: furniture since 1990', Gareth Williams, V&A Publications, 2006, illus.p.34
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.667-2001 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2001 |
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