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Chair no.2

Chair
1992 (Designed), 2001 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chair made of unpainted aluminium, with a seat and back formed from a single sheet of metal supported on four metal legs.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleChair no.2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aluminium
Brief description
Chair no.2; designed by Maarten Van Severen (Belgian, born 1956), 1992; manufactured by Top Mouton, Belgium, 2001; aluminium.
Physical description
Chair made of unpainted aluminium, with a seat and back formed from a single sheet of metal supported on four metal legs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 38.1cm
  • Depth: 43.2cm
Dimensions taken from MoMA website. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/130143
Credit line
Given by Maarten Van Severen Meubelen by TM - Belgium
Object history
In 2001 the manufacturer claimed to make 150 examples of this chair each year.
Bibliographic reference
'The Furniture Machine: furniture since 1990', Gareth Williams, V&A Publications, 2006, illustrated p.43
Collection
Accession number
W.670-2001

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Record createdAugust 31, 2001
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